The Drawing Game

Anitha Murthy

Jeenu is spending her summer holidays at her grandma’s house. She has no friends here. She is bored.
“Play with me, Ajji!” she says.
Ajji says, “Go get a piece of chalk. Let’s play a game.”

Jeenu is excited. What game will Ajji play? Ajji draws a shape.
“Can you guess what this is?” she asks.
“It is a circle.” Jeenu makes a face. She does not like this silly game.

“Yes, but it is also something more,” says Ajji.
Jeenu thinks, then she smiles.
“It is a smiley face!” she says.
Ajji claps. “You understood the game!”

“Look at what I have drawn!” says Jeenu.
Activity: What can you draw with three circles?

Ajji draws another shape.
“A triangle!” Jeenu shouts.
Then she laughs.

“Look what I have made!”

“Well done, Jeenu!” says Ajji. “Look who has come to play with us!”
Activity: What can you draw with three circles and four triangles?

Ajji draws a shape with four sides.
“Is it a rectangle?” Jeenu asks.
“Look carefully. All the sides are the same length.”
“It is a square! Hmmm...see Ajji, I have drawn a window.”

“Do you want a tree near your window?” asks Ajji.
“Yes Ajji, thank you!” says Jeenu.
She looks at all the chalk drawings. Can she paint them now?
Activity: What can you draw with a triangle and a rectangle?

Soon, Jeenu holds up her painting.
“Ah, so many circles
and triangles and squares!” says Ajji.

“Yes,
but it is also something more, Ajji! It is a bird flying to its
home in a tree. And guess who is coming to lunch? Her best friend,
Mr. Giraffe!”

“That’s
so clever, Jeenu!” Ajji exclaims.
Jeenu
wants to draw some more. What do she and Ajji draw next?
Activity: What
would you draw using circles, triangles and squares?