10: The Banyan Tree
✨ Summary (Easy English)
This is a nature-based story about a boy and his experiences in his grandfather’s garden.
In the garden, there is a big banyan tree where many animals live.
The boy watches a fight between a mongoose and a snake.
The fight is sudden and fierce.
At last, the mongoose wins and the snake dies.
The story shows how nature works on its own.
Animals fight to survive, and the strongest survives.
👉 Message: Nature has its own laws, and survival depends on strength and alertness.
✨ कहानी का सार (Hindi में)
यह कहानी लेखक के बचपन की यादों पर आधारित है।
वह अपने दादाजी के घर रहता है,
जहाँ एक बड़ा बरगद का पेड़ है।
इस पेड़ पर कई जानवर रहते हैं।
एक दिन लेखक
नेवले और साँप की भयानक लड़ाई देखता है।
अंत में नेवला जीत जाता है और साँप मर जाता है।
यह कहानी हमें
प्रकृति का वास्तविक रूप दिखाती है—
जहाँ हर जीव जीवित रहने के लिए संघर्ष करता है।
📘 Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning (English) | Hindi Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Banyan tree | A large tree | बरगद का पेड़ |
| Mongoose | A small animal | नेवला |
| Snake | Reptile | साँप |
| Fierce | Violent | भयानक |
| Survival | Staying alive | जीवित रहना |
| Nature | Natural world | प्रकृति |
📝 Question–Answer
Q1. Where did the boy live?
Ans: The boy lived in his grandfather’s house.
Q2. What special tree was in the garden?
Ans: There was a big banyan tree in the garden.
Q3. Which two animals fought in the story?
Ans: A mongoose and a snake fought with each other.
Q4. Who won the fight?
Ans: The mongoose won the fight.
Q5. What lesson does the story teach us?
Ans: Nature follows its own rules, and only the alert and strong survive.
✅ Message of the Lesson
Nature is powerful
Survival needs strength and alertness
Observe nature to learn life lessons
