Class-6 Supplementary Reader (A Pact With the Sun) Chapter-1, A Tale of Two Birds, Additional Exercises with Solutions / NCERT/CBSE
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Tale of Two Birds
दो
पक्षियों की एक कहानी
THERE once lived a bird and her two new-born babies in
a forest. They had a nest in a tall, shady tree and there the mother bird took
care of her little ones day and night.
एक बार जंगल में एक चिड़िया और उसके दो
नवजात बच्चे रहते थे। एक ऊँचे, छायादार पेड़ में उनका
घोंसला था और वहाँ दिन-रात चिड़िया अपने नन्हे-मुन्नों की देखभाल करती थी।
One day, there was a big storm. There was thunder,
lightning and rain, and the wind blew down many trees. The tall tree in which
the birds lived also came down. A big, heavy branch hit the nest and killed the
bird. Fortunately for the baby birds, the strong wind blew them away to the
other side of the forest. One of them came down near a cave where a gang of
robbers lived. The other landed outside a rishi’s ashram a little distance
away.
एक दिन, एक बड़ा
तूफान आया। बादलों की गड़गड़ाहट, बिजली और बारिश हुई,
और हवा ने कई पेड़ों को उड़ा दिया। जिस ऊँचे पेड़ में पक्षी रहते थे,
वह भी नीचे आ गिरा। एक बड़ी, भारी शाखा ने
घोंसले से टकराकर पक्षी को मार डाला। सौभाग्य से तेज हवा ने पक्षी के बच्चों को
जंगल के दूसरी तरफ छोड़ दिया। उनमें से एक उस गुफा के पास आया जहाँ लुटेरों का एक
गिरोह रहता था। दूसरा कुछ ही दूर एक ऋषि के आश्रम के पहुँच गया।
Days passed and the baby birds became big birds. One
day, the king of the country came to the forest to hunt. He saw a deer and rode
after it. It ran deep into the forest followed by the king. Soon the king lost
his way and didn’t know where he was.
दिन बीतते गए और चिड़िया के बच्चे, बड़े पक्षी बन गए। एक दिन उस देश का राजा शिकार करने जंगल में आया। उसने
एक हिरण को देखा और उसके पीछे दौड़ पड़ा। वह गहरे जंगल में चला गया और राजा भी
उसकी पीछे-पीछे था। जल्द ही, राजा अपना रास्ता भटक गया और
उसे नहीं पता था कि वह कहाँ है।
He rode on for a long time till he came to the other
side of the forest. Very tired by now, he got off his horse and sat down under
a tree that stood near a cave. Suddenly he heard a voice cry out, “Quick! Hurry
up! There’s someone under the tree. Come and take his jewels and his horse.
Hurry, or else he’ll slip away.” The king was amazed. He looked up and saw a
big, brown bird on the tree under which he was sitting. He also heard faint
noises issuing from the cave. He quickly got on to his horse and rode away as
fast as he could.
वह बहुत देर तक दौड़ता रहा जब तक कि वह जंगल
के दूसरी ओर नहीं आ गया। वह अब तक बहुत थक गया था, वह
अपने घोड़े से उतर गया और एक पेड़ के नीचे बैठ गया जो एक गुफा के पास था। अचानक
उसने एक आवाज सुनी, "जल्दी करो! जल्दी करो! पेड़ के
नीचे कोई है। आओ और उसके जेवर और उसका घोड़ा ले लो। जल्दी करो, नहीं तो वह हाथ से फिसल जाएगा।" राजा चकित रह गया। उसने ऊपर देखा और
देखा कि जिस पेड़ के नीचे वह बैठा था, उस पर एक बड़ा,
भूरा पक्षी था। उसने गुफा से हल्की आवाजें आती हुई भी सुनीं। वह
जल्दी से अपने घोड़े पर चढ़ गया और जितनी तेजी से भाग सकता था, भाग गया।
Soon, he came to a clearing which looked like an
ashram. It was the rishi’s ashram. The king tied his horse to a tree and sat
down in its shade. Suddenly he heard a gentle voice announce, “Welcome to the
ashram, Sir. Please go inside and rest. The rishi will be back soon. There’s
some cold water in the pot. Please make yourself comfortable.” The king looked
up and saw a big, brown bird in the tree. He was amazed.
जल्द ही, वह एक खुली
जगह पर आ गया जो एक आश्रम की तरह लग रहा था। वह ऋषि का आश्रम था। राजा ने अपने
घोड़े को एक पेड़ से बांध दिया और उसकी छाया में बैठ गया। अचानक उसने एक कोमल आवाज
सुनी, "आश्रम में आपका स्वागत है, महोदय। कृपया अंदर जाओ और आराम करो। ऋषि जल्द ही वापस आएँगे। बर्तन में
कुछ ठंडा पानी है। कृपया यहाँ सहजता का अनुभव करें।" राजा ने ऊपर देखा और
पेड़ पर एक बड़ा, भूरा पक्षी देखा। उसे आश्चर्य हुआ।
‘This one looks like the other bird outside the cave,’
he said to himself aloud.
'यह गुफा के बाहर के दूसरे पक्षी जैसा
दिखता है,' उसने अपने आप से जोर से कहा।
“You are right, Sir,” answered the bird. “He is my
brother but he has made friends with robbers. He now talks as they do. He
doesn’t talk to me any more.” Just then the rishi entered the ashram.
"आप सही कह रहे हैं, महोदय," पक्षी ने उत्तर दिया। “वह मेरा भाई है
लेकिन उसने लुटेरों से दोस्ती कर ली है। वह अब वैसे ही बात करता है जैसे वे करते
हैं। वह अब मुझसे बात नहीं करता है।" तभी ऋषि ने आश्रम में प्रवेश किया।
“Welcome, Sir,” he said to the king. “Please come
inside and make yourself at home. You look tired. Rest for a while. Then you
can share my food.”
The king told the rishi the story of the two birds and
how each had behaved so differently though they looked so alike. “The forest is
full of surprises,” he said.
"स्वागत है, महोदय,"
उसने राजा से कहा। “कृपया अंदर आएँ और इसे अपना ही घर समझें। आप थके
हुए लग रहे हैं। थोड़ी देर के लिए आराम करें। तब आप मेरे साथ भोजन कर सकते हैं।"
राजा ने ऋषि को दो पक्षियों की कहानी सुनाई
और बताया कि कैसे वे एक जैसे दिखते हुए भी अलग-अलग व्यवहार करते थे। "जंगल
आश्चर्य से भरा है," उन्होंने कहा।
The holy man smiled and said, “After all, one is known
by the company one keeps. That bird has always heard the talk of robbers. He
imitates them and talks about robbing people. This one has repeated what he has
always heard. He welcomes people to the ashram. Now, come inside and rest. I’ll
tell you more about this place and these birds.”
संत ने मुस्कुराते हुए कहा,
"आखिरकार, एक व्यक्ति अपनी संगत से ही
जाना जाता है। उस चिड़िया ने हमेशा लुटेरों की बातें सुनी हैं। वह उनकी नकल करता
है और लोगों को लूटने की बात करता है। इसने वही दोहराया है जो इसने हमेशा सुना है।
यह आश्रम में लोगों का स्वागत करता है। अब अंदर आओ और आराम करो। मैं आपको इस जगह
और इन पक्षियों के बारे में और बताऊंगा।”
Exercises
Choose the correct option:
There was thunder, lightning and rain wind blew down
many trees
(a) Thunder
(b) Lightning
and rain
(c) All
the above (✔)
The tall tree in which the ______ lived also came down
(a) Birds
(✔)
(b) Rishi
(c) Koala
One day, the king of the country came to the forest to
_____.
(a) Meditate
(b) Walk
(c) Hunt
(✔)
The king saw a ______ and rode after it.
(a) Deer
(b) Bear
(c) Bison
The king looked up and saw a big, _______ bird in the
tree.
(a) Black
(b) White
(c) Brown
(✔)
Fill in the blanks with the
word given in the box:
found,
story, behavior, young ones, found |
1. A
mother bird and her two young ones lived in a forest.
2. Each
of the two baby birds found a different home.
3. The
king was amazed to hear a similar voice again.
4. He
came to know the birds’ true story from the Rishi.
5. The
king met the rishi who explained the behaviour of each bird.
Match the columns and
complete the sentence:
A |
B |
They
had a nest in a |
tall, shady tree. |
The
mother bird took care of her little ones |
day and night. |
One
day, there was a |
big storm. |
A
big, heavy branch hit the nest and |
killed the bird |
Days
passed and the |
baby birds became big birds. |
Ans-
1. They
had a nest in a tall, shady tree.
2. The
mother bird took care of her little ones day and night.
3. One
day, there was a big storm.
4. A
big, heavy branch hit the nest and killed the bird
5. Days
passed and the baby birds became big birds.
State whether these
statements are true or false:
1. One
is known by the company one keeps. (True)
2. A
forest has no surprises. (False)
3. The
first bird had always heard the talk of robbers. (True)
4. The
second bird used to welcomes people to the ashram. (True)
Questions
1. How did the
two baby birds get separated?
The mother was killed in a big storm and a strong wing
blew the two baby birds to different places. Thus they got separated from each
other.
2. Where did
each of them find a home?
Ans- One of them found home near a cave where a gang
of robbers lived while the other one landed outside a rishi’s ashram.
3. What did the
first bird say to the stranger?
Ans- The first bird said to the stranger, “Quick!
Hurry up! There’s someone under the tree. Come and take his jewels and his
horse. Hurry, or else he’ll slip away.”
4. What did the
second bird say to him?
Ans- The second bird said to him, “Welcome to the
ashram, Sir. Please go inside and rest. The rishi will be back soon. There’s
some cold water in the pot. Please make yourself comfortable.”
5. How did the
rishi explain the different ways in which the birds behaved?
Ans- The rishi explained that one is known by the
company one keeps. Therefore, the bird living in the company of robbers behaved
differently from the one living near ashram.
6. Which one of
the following sums up the story best?
(i) A bird in
hand is worth two in the bush.
(ii) One is
known by the company one keeps. (✔)
(iii) A friend
in need is a friend indeed.
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