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Let's Understand

When people are kind to us, we feel good. Respect means you

accept others as they are. We can show our respect through
kindness and politeness.

For example, you show respect to your mother when you

obey her. When we respect people, we feel good and they feel

good, too. But tolerating disrespectful behaviour is also a bad

habit.

Let’s read a story about respecting others.
Let’s read a story about respecting others.

Story
Story

Respecting Others
Respecting Others

Carl loved his
Carl loved his
parents. He
parents. He
would show his
would show his
love by obeying
love by obeying
them. This was
them. This was
also his way of
also his way of
showing them
showing them
respect.
respect.
One day, Carl
One day, Carl’’s s
mother was
mother was
fighting with his
fighting with his
father. “Mummy, you should not shout at daddy, nor should
father. “Mummy, you should not shout at daddy, nor should
you say bad things to him,” said Carl.
you say bad things to him,” said Carl.
“Y
“Yes, you are right, Carl. Our way of showing love and respect es, you are right, Carl. Our way of showing love and respect
should
should be to listen to each other just the way you listen to us,” be to listen to each other just the way you listen to us,”
his mother said. Carl smiled and hugged his mother.
his mother said. Carl smiled and hugged his mother.

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