Class 7 English — Chapter 3: Golu Grows a Nose

What you'll learn

• ▸Golu's Inquisitive Nature
• ▸The Quest for an Answer
• ▸The Encounter with the Crocodile
• ▸The Transformation: The Nose Pull
• ▸The Role of the Python
• ▸Advantages of the Trunk
• ▸The Story as a Fable

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 0754CH05 3 Golu Grows a Nose * There was a time when the elephant had no trunk. * Golu, a baby elephant with a bulgy nose, is full of questions. * He goes to the Limpopo river to find out more about the crocodile's eating habits. LONG, long ago the elephant had no trunk. He had only a bulgy nose, as big as a boot. He could wiggle it from side to side, but couldn't pick up things with it. There was a baby elephant called Golu. He, too, had no trunk but only a bulgy nose, as small as a small boot. Golu was full of questions. He asked his tall aunt, the ostrich, "Why don't you ever fly like Reprint 2024-25 --- PAGE 2 --- other birds?" Then he asked his tall uncle, the giraffe, "What makes your skin so spotty?" He asked his huge uncle, the hippopotamus, "Why are your eyes always so red?" He asked his hairy uncle, the baboon, "Why do melons taste like melons?" The ostrich, the giraffe, the hippopotamus and the baboon had no answers to Golu's questions. "Gol…

Practice Questions from this Chapter

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1. Explain how trunks are useful. Get Solution →
2. Describe other amazing animal adaptations. Get Solution →
3. Compare elephant trunks and human noses. Get Solution →
4. What kind of animal was Golu? Get Solution →
5. What type of nose did Golu have at the beginning of the story? Get Solution →
6. Which bird told Golu to go to the Limpopo river? Get Solution →
7. What did Golu initially mistake the crocodile for? Get Solution →
8. Who helped Golu when the crocodile caught him by the nose? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 An elephant's trunk has over 40,000 muscles but no bones at all.
• 💡 Elephants use their long trunks to drink water and even shower themselves.
• 💡 Baby elephants often suck their trunks just like human babies suck their thumbs.
• 💡 Crocodiles shed "tears" to keep their eyes clean, not because they are sad.
• 💡 Some animals grow new body parts over time to help them survive better.

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