🏏 The Lagori Champions
Class 4 • Santoor • Chapter 8
Part I
Prakash :
Ravi! How are you?
Ravi :
I am fine, Prakash! Let’s go and play outside; it’s a sunny day.
Prakash :
Yes, let’s go.
(Ravi and Prakash went to the children’s park near their house. A few children were playing there. They waved at Ravi. Ravi waved back and introduced Prakash as his cousin to all his friends. After playing for a while, they started talking.)
Guneet :
Tomorrow is the Lagori match. We should include Prakash in our team; he’s a good runner.
Deepa :
Yes, he is quick.
Prakash :
Will somebody please tell me what this Lagori match is about?
(Everybody looked at Prakash with great surprise.)
Guneet :
Don’t you know Lagori game?
Prakash :
No, I don’t.
Nidhi :
Wait, I will tell you. Lagori is actually a game of seven stones.
Prakash :
Seven stones game? How is it played?
(Imran joins them)
Nidhi :
Look! Imran is here. He is also a champion of this game. He will explain.
Imran :
In Lagori the seven flat stones are stacked one above the other. After that, one team knocks down the stones with a ball, and the other team tries to rebuild the stack while avoiding the ball thrown by the members of the first team or the opponent team.
Prakash :
Oh! Okay, you mean Satoliya.
Deepa :
What is Satoliya now?
Prakash :
In Rajasthan, we call this game Satoliya.
Guneet :
Wow! We learned another name of our favourite game. So, in our Sundarpur village, we call it Lagori, and in Rajasthan, it is called as Satoliya.
Imran :
Now we know that this game is played in Rajasthan too!
Guneet :
Do you know, Prakash, our Lagori team is called by the name of Sundarpur Tigers and our friend Deepa is our captain.
Ravi :
No doubt! She runs fast!
Nidhi :
Ravi, tell him about our opponent team.
Ravi :
Yes, Prakash, we are playing this match with the ‘Green Warriors’ team from the nearby village.
Deepa :
We have to tell Prakash about the game rules also.
Prakash :
Yes, please do tell me.
Imran :
The field is marked with a boundary. The players are not supposed to go beyond the boundary. Seven flat stones are stacked one over the other, in the centre of the field.
Prakash :
Yes, these are the same rules we have while playing Satoliya.
Ravi :
It seems we are all ready for the match.
Part II
(The next day, all children gathered for the match. The referee blew the whistle and Deepa took the first shot. She threw the ball straight at the stack, and the stones scattered. Everyone cheered. The Sundarpur Tigers began to rebuild the stack of stones. The Green Warriors took the ball and aimed to hit the Sundarpur Tigers. Ravi stacked two stones and ducked when the ball was about to hit him. Deepa added a stone to the pile while a Green Warrior threw the ball at Guneet and Deepa.)
Imran :
Deepa, watch out! Here comes the ball.
Deepa :
Thanks Imran! I dodged the ball just in time.
(Nidhi came running. She placed the fourth and fifth stones and ran away from the ball. Ravi came running with sweat dripping down his face. He put the sixth stone in place. Only one stone was left to be placed. The Green Warriors tried one last time to hit Ravi with the ball. Before that, Prakash came and set the seventh stone on top. The final whistle blew.)
Referee :
The Sundarpur Tigers have won!
(The match was over. The players from both teams shook hands and appreciated each other for a good game. The villagers clapped and cheered the teams. The Refree lifted the hands of both the captains and everyone celebrated with laughter and joy. The Lagori match had brought the villagers together, reminding everyone of the simple joys of teamwork.)
Deepa :
That was so much fun! Even better than our video games!
Ravi :
Indeed! We should play our traditional games more.
📚 New Words — Click to Learn
🧠 On the Basis of Your Understanding — Part I
🧠 On the Basis of Your Understanding — Part II
📝 A. Answer the following.
💭 B. Think and Discuss
✅ C. True or False
✏️ D. Fill in the blanks
🔢 E. Number the sentences in order
Arrange the events according to the order in which they happened in the story.
📖 Let us Learn
A. Circle the word that does not have the same meaning as the word in bold.
B. Let’s unscramble the letters as per the meaning of the words given.
📌 Note to the Teacher
Children often have the habit of using terms like “cousin brother” or “cousin sister”. The teacher may enlighten the students, that it is grammatically incorrect, as “cousin” is a common gender.
Children often have the habit of using terms like “cousin brother” or “cousin sister”. The teacher may enlighten the students, that it is grammatically incorrect, as “cousin” is a common gender.
🗣️ Let us Speak
Your teacher will read out short sentences for you. Each sentence has one word in it which is different from the rest. Write down the word that does not fit in each sentence.
English: This is a teacher-led listening activity. The PDF does not provide the sentences or a fixed answer key, so no invented answer is presented as the textbook answer.
हिंदी: यह शिक्षक द्वारा कराई जाने वाली श्रवण गतिविधि है। PDF में वाक्य और निश्चित उत्तर नहीं दिए गए हैं, इसलिए यहाँ कोई काल्पनिक उत्तर पाठ्यपुस्तक के उत्तर के रूप में नहीं दिया गया है।
हिंदी: यह शिक्षक द्वारा कराई जाने वाली श्रवण गतिविधि है। PDF में वाक्य और निश्चित उत्तर नहीं दिए गए हैं, इसलिए यहाँ कोई काल्पनिक उत्तर पाठ्यपुस्तक के उत्तर के रूप में नहीं दिया गया है।
Model Guidance / नमूना मार्गदर्शन
The teacher may read short groups of words or sentences and ask children to identify the word that does not fit.
शिक्षक छोटे-छोटे शब्द-समूह या वाक्य पढ़ सकते हैं और बच्चों से ऐसा शब्द पहचानने के लिए कह सकते हैं जो बाकी शब्दों से मेल नहीं खाता।
📝 Let us Write
A. Word Treasure Hunt
Some words from the story are hidden in the word grid below. One word has been done for you. Find at least six words in the box.
S S W E A T R T W Y T A T W G R E E A N A D E A N U F A V B C O L R I N E M E W K D T R P N R W D E E G S I P E E O N L D E I O I R E R K B P D H R R O I K E G Z B W S D U Y L N E V P I N C L U D E F
Solution / समाधान
Words visible in the supplied grid include: SWEAT, STACKED, INCLUDE, and other story words. Children are asked to find at least six words and then use the words in their own sentences.
दिए गए शब्द-जाल में कहानी के शब्द छिपे हुए हैं। स्पष्ट रूप से दिखाई देने वाले शब्दों में SWEAT, STACKED और INCLUDE आदि शामिल हैं। बच्चों को कम-से-कम छह शब्द खोजकर अपने वाक्यों में प्रयोग करने हैं।
Model sentence examples / नमूना वाक्य:
SWEAT — Ravi had sweat on his face.
STACKED — The stones were stacked one above another.
INCLUDE — We should include everyone in the team.
SWEAT — रवि के चेहरे पर पसीना था।
STACKED — पत्थरों को एक के ऊपर एक रखा गया था।
INCLUDE — हमें सभी को टीम में शामिल करना चाहिए।
SWEAT — Ravi had sweat on his face.
STACKED — The stones were stacked one above another.
INCLUDE — We should include everyone in the team.
SWEAT — रवि के चेहरे पर पसीना था।
STACKED — पत्थरों को एक के ऊपर एक रखा गया था।
INCLUDE — हमें सभी को टीम में शामिल करना चाहिए।
B. Talk about any one community game or match organised in your village/locality/colony.
Have you participated in it?
Model Answer / नमूना उत्तर
A Lagori match was organised in our locality. Many children participated in it. I also participated in the match. We played together, followed the rules and appreciated the other team after the game.
हमारे मोहल्ले में लगोरी का एक मैच आयोजित किया गया। इसमें बहुत से बच्चों ने भाग लिया। मैंने भी इस मैच में भाग लिया। हमने मिलकर खेला, नियमों का पालन किया और खेल के बाद दूसरी टीम की सराहना की।
C. Rearrange the words to form meaningful sentences.
Sentence and Question
A sentence that asks something is a question. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
Examples: What is your name? / Where is Sanjana sitting?
हिंदी अर्थ: जो वाक्य कोई बात पूछता है, उसे प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य कहते हैं। यह बड़े अक्षर से शुरू होता है और प्रश्नवाचक चिह्न (?) पर समाप्त होता है।
C. Tick (✓) the right box.
🎨 Let us Do
A. Lagori Team Badge
Divide the class into small groups and imagine that you are forming a Lagori team. Each team will create your own ‘Lagori Team Badge’ using art and creativity, reflecting your understanding of teamwork and traditional games.
Materials Needed:
Drawing sheets, coloured pencils, markers, glitter, and any other decorative materials.
Instructions: Each group will decide a name for their team. Design a unique badge or logo that represents your team’s spirit, values, or region.
Instructions: Each group will decide a name for their team. Design a unique badge or logo that represents your team’s spirit, values, or region.
Model Explanation / नमूना व्याख्या
A good Lagori badge may include stacked stones, a ball and symbols of unity, teamwork and traditional games. The design should show the team spirit and the values of cooperation and respect.
एक अच्छे लगोरी बैज में एक के ऊपर एक रखे हुए पत्थर, गेंद तथा एकता, टीमवर्क और पारंपरिक खेलों के प्रतीक शामिल किए जा सकते हैं। डिजाइन में टीम भावना, सहयोग और सम्मान के मूल्यों को दिखाया जाना चाहिए।
B. Point out the eight differences between the two pictures given below.
Observe the two pictures carefully and identify eight differences.
English: The PDF page contains the two-picture activity, but the parsed source does not provide a textual answer key for the eight visual differences. Therefore, the answer is intentionally left as an observation activity rather than inventing differences.
हिंदी: PDF के पृष्ठ पर दो चित्रों की गतिविधि दी गई है, लेकिन स्रोत में आठ अंतर के लिखित उत्तर नहीं दिए गए हैं। इसलिए बिना अनुमान लगाए इसे अवलोकन गतिविधि के रूप में रखा गया है।
हिंदी: PDF के पृष्ठ पर दो चित्रों की गतिविधि दी गई है, लेकिन स्रोत में आठ अंतर के लिखित उत्तर नहीं दिए गए हैं। इसलिए बिना अनुमान लगाए इसे अवलोकन गतिविधि के रूप में रखा गया है।
Guidance / मार्गदर्शन
Look carefully at the people, objects, positions, colours and small details in both pictures. Mark each difference one by one.
दोनों चित्रों में लोगों, वस्तुओं, उनकी स्थिति, रंगों और छोटी-छोटी चीज़ों को ध्यान से देखें। प्रत्येक अंतर को एक-एक करके चिन्हित करें।
🌟 Chapter Mega Revision
Lagori: A traditional game of seven flat stones.
Rajasthan: The game is called Satoliya.
Sundarpur team: Sundarpur Tigers.
Captain: Deepa.
Opponent: Green Warriors.
Champion: Imran is described as a champion of the game.
Winner: Sundarpur Tigers.
Final message: Teamwork, togetherness and the joy of traditional games.
Rajasthan: The game is called Satoliya.
Sundarpur team: Sundarpur Tigers.
Captain: Deepa.
Opponent: Green Warriors.
Champion: Imran is described as a champion of the game.
Winner: Sundarpur Tigers.
Final message: Teamwork, togetherness and the joy of traditional games.
लगोरी: सात सपाट पत्थरों से खेला जाने वाला पारंपरिक खेल।
राजस्थान: वहाँ इस खेल को सतोलिया कहा जाता है।
सुंदरपुर की टीम: सुंदरपुर टाइगर्स।
कप्तान: दीपा।
विरोधी टीम: ग्रीन वॉरियर्स।
चैंपियन: इमरान को इस खेल का चैंपियन बताया गया है।
विजेता: सुंदरपुर टाइगर्स।
अंतिम संदेश: टीमवर्क, एकजुटता और पारंपरिक खेलों की खुशी।
राजस्थान: वहाँ इस खेल को सतोलिया कहा जाता है।
सुंदरपुर की टीम: सुंदरपुर टाइगर्स।
कप्तान: दीपा।
विरोधी टीम: ग्रीन वॉरियर्स।
चैंपियन: इमरान को इस खेल का चैंपियन बताया गया है।
विजेता: सुंदरपुर टाइगर्स।
अंतिम संदेश: टीमवर्क, एकजुटता और पारंपरिक खेलों की खुशी।