Spring Class 4
Lesson 14-NEVER LOSE HOPE
Anmol was a ten year old boy. He was very good at sports. He had
won many races in his school. Once he was selected as a racer to
represent his school in an inter-school sports competition. Though he
was a very good racer yet he felt nervous as the competition would be
very tough .Just then, he saw a small ant carrying a grain of sugar. It
was trying to climb the wall but it repeatedly failed. It kept on trying
and finally it succeeded in reaching its destination. Looking at the ant,
Anmol thought that if a small creature like an ant did not give up hope
and reached its destination, why should he give up? He must not lose
hope and courage. He should try his best to achieve his goal. From
the next day onwards he started practising more and more .In the final
race he ran confidently and stood second among ten participants .
Next day in the morning assembly, the Principal praised Anmol and all
the children clapped for him. His parents and teachers felt proud of
him.
अनमोल एक दस साल का लड़का था। वह खेलों में बहुत अच्छा था। उसने अपने स्कूल में कई दौड़ें जीती थीं। एक बार उसे एक अंतर-विद्यालय खेल प्रतियोगिता में अपने स्कूल का प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिए एक धावक के रूप में चुना गया।
हालाँकि वह एक बहुत अच्छा धावक था, फिर भी वह घबरा गया क्योंकि प्रतियोगिता बहुत कठिन होने वाली थी। तभी उसकी नजर एक छोटी चींटी पर पड़ी जो चीनी का एक दाना ले जा रही थी। वह दीवार पर चढ़ने की कोशिश कर रही थी लेकिन बार-बार असफल हो रही थी। फिर भी वह बार-बार कोशिश करती रही और अंत में अपने गंतव्य तक पहुँचने में सफल हो गई।
चींटी को देखकर अनमोल ने सोचा कि अगर एक छोटी-सी चींटी ने हार नहीं मानी और अपने गंतव्य तक पहुँच गई, तो उसे भी हार नहीं माननी चाहिए। उसे भी अपना साहस और आशा नहीं छोड़नी चाहिए। उसे अपने लक्ष्य को पाने के लिए पूरी कोशिश करनी चाहिए।
अगले दिन से वह अधिक अभ्यास करने लगा। अंतिम दौड़ में उसने आत्मविश्वास के साथ दौड़ लगाई और दस प्रतिभागियों में से दूसरा स्थान प्राप्त किया। अगले दिन प्रातःकालीन सभा में प्रधानाचार्य ने अनमोल की प्रशंसा की और सभी बच्चों ने उसके लिए तालियाँ बजाईं। उसके माता-पिता और शिक्षक उस पर गर्व महसूस कर रहे थे।
Word-by-word meaning
Anmol was a ten year old boy.
Anmol → अनमोल
was → था
a ten year old → दस साल का
boy → लड़का।
He was very good at sports.
He → वह
was → था
very good → बहुत अच्छा
at → में
sports → खेलों।
He had won many races in his school.
He had won → उसने जीत ली थीं
many → कई
races → दौड़ें
in his school → अपने स्कूल में।
Once he was selected as a racer to represent his school in an inter-school sports competition.
Once → एक बार
he was selected → उसे चुना गया
as a racer → एक धावक के रूप में
to represent → प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिए
his school → अपने स्कूल का
in an inter-school sports competition → एक अंतर-विद्यालय खेल प्रतियोगिता में।
Though he was a very good racer yet he felt nervous as the competition would be very tough.
Though → हालाँकि
he was → वह था
a very good racer → एक बहुत अच्छा धावक
yet → फिर भी
he felt → उसने महसूस किया
nervous → घबराहट
as → क्योंकि
the competition → प्रतियोगिता
would be → होगी
very tough → बहुत कठिन।
Just then, he saw a small ant carrying a grain of sugar.
Just then → तभी
he saw → उसने देखा
a small ant → एक छोटी चींटी
carrying → ले जा रही थी
a grain of sugar → चीनी का एक दाना।
It was trying to climb the wall but it repeatedly failed.
It was trying → वह कोशिश कर रही थी
to climb the wall → दीवार पर चढ़ने की
but → लेकिन
it → वह
repeatedly failed → बार-बार असफल हो रही थी।
It kept on trying and finally it succeeded in reaching its destination.
It kept on trying → वह लगातार कोशिश करती रही
and finally → और अंत में
it succeeded → वह सफल हुई
in reaching → पहुँचने में
its destination → अपने गंतव्य तक।
Looking at the ant, Anmol thought that if a small creature like an ant did not give up hope and reached its destination, why should he give up?
Looking at → देखकर
the ant → चींटी को
Anmol thought → अनमोल ने सोचा
that → कि
if → यदि
a small creature → एक छोटा जीव
like an ant → चींटी जैसा
did not give up → हार नहीं मानी
hope → आशा
and reached → और पहुँच गया
its destination → अपने लक्ष्य तक,
why should he give up → तो वह क्यों हार माने?
He must not lose hope and courage.
He must not → उसे नहीं चाहिए
lose → खोना
hope and courage → आशा और साहस।
He should try his best to achieve his goal.
He should try → उसे कोशिश करनी चाहिए
his best → पूरी कोशिश
to achieve → प्राप्त करने के लिए
his goal → अपने लक्ष्य को।
From the next day onwards he started practising more and more.
From the next day onwards → अगले दिन से
he started → उसने शुरू किया
practising → अभ्यास करना
more and more → और अधिक।
In the final race he ran confidently and stood second among ten participants.
In the final race → अंतिम दौड़ में
he ran → वह दौड़ा
confidently → आत्मविश्वास के साथ
and stood second → और दूसरा स्थान पाया
among ten participants → दस प्रतिभागियों में।
Next day in the morning assembly, the Principal praised Anmol and all the children clapped for him.
Next day → अगले दिन
in the morning assembly → प्रार्थना सभा में
the Principal → प्रधानाचार्य
praised → ने सराहा
Anmol → अनमोल को
and all the children → और सभी बच्चों ने
clapped for him → उसके लिए तालियाँ बजाईं।
His parents and teachers felt proud of him.
His parents → उसके माता-पिता
and teachers → और शिक्षक
felt proud → गर्व महसूस किया
of him → उस पर।
Answer the following questions :
Questions and Answers
a. How old was Anmol?
हिंदी: अनमोल दस साल का था।
English: Anmol was ten years old.
b. Why was Anmol upset?
हिंदी: अनमोल परेशान था क्योंकि उसे लग रहा था कि प्रतियोगिता बहुत मुश्किल होगी।
English: Anmol was upset because he felt the competition would be very tough.
c. What was the ant carrying?
हिंदी: चींटी चीनी का एक दाना ले जा रही थी।
English: The ant was carrying a grain of sugar.
d. What lesson did Anmol learn from the ant?
हिंदी: अनमोल ने चींटी से सीखा कि उसे हिम्मत नहीं हारनी चाहिए और अपने लक्ष्य को पाने के लिए पूरी कोशिश करनी चाहिए।
English: Anmol learned from the ant that he should not lose hope and should try his best to achieve his goal.
e. Why did the principal praise Anmol?
हिंदी: प्रिंसिपल ने अनमोल की प्रशंसा इसलिए की क्योंकि उसने प्रतियोगिता में दूसरा स्थान हासिल किया था।
English: The principal praised Anmol because he stood second in the competition.
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the help of the words given in the box:
a. We play various sports at school.
b. Slow and steady wins the race.
c. Little girls jumped and clapped their hands.
d. We should not lose hope in difficult times.
Language Practice
1. Complete the following sentences using articles- ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’:
a. A boy saw an elephant in the zoo.
b. I took an umbrella when I went for a walk.
c. We are going to see the Taj Mahal.
d. An old man gave me a flower.
e. The sun rises in the east.
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