Getting to Know the Book

A Grade 2 Literary Reading topic: «Getting to know the book» (pp. 3–6). Autumn has come and the new school year has begun — today is the day of knowledge. In Ysmayyl Kadyrov's poem «Тилегим» the boy, like Manas ata, wishes peace for his people and wants to study well to become an envoy and a diplomat. In the story «Билим — түгөнбөс байлык» the father means to give the whole inheritance to his elder son, but on a traveller's advice the younger son goes off to study. He studied hard for many years, learned several crafts and grew rich through his craft. The elder brother learned no craft, lived off his father's wealth and grew poor. New words: айкөл, энчи, өнөр, дөөлөт.