Rainbow Class 5
Lesson - 14 The little fir tree
Once a magician was returning home.
(एक बार एक जादूगर घर लौट रहा था।)
All of a sudden it began to rain heavily.
(अचानक तेज़ बारिश होने लगी।)
He looked around for shelter and saw a little fir tree.
(उसने चारों ओर आसरा ढूंढा और एक छोटा फर का पेड़ देखा।)
He ran there and took shelter.
(वह वहां दौड़ा और उसने शरण ली।)
Soon it stopped raining.
(जल्द ही बारिश रुक गई।)
The magician said to the tree, “Thank you! You have been kind to me.
(जादूगर ने पेड़ से कहा, “धन्यवाद! तुम मेरे प्रति दयालु रहे हो।)
I would like to reward you. Ask for four wishes, and I will grant them.”
(मैं तुम्हें इनाम देना चाहता हूँ। चार इच्छाएँ मांगो, और मैं उन्हें पूरी कर दूंगा।”)
The fir tree had needle-like leaves and no birds ever made their nests in it.
(उस फर के पेड़ की सुई जैसी पत्तियाँ थीं और कोई पक्षी उसमें घोंसला नहीं बनाता था।)
So it said, “I wish I had green leaves like my other friends.”
(तो उसने कहा, “काश मेरी भी हरी पत्तियाँ होतीं, जैसे मेरे बाकी दोस्तों की होती हैं।”)
Next morning, its wish was granted.
(अगली सुबह, उसकी इच्छा पूरी हो गई।)
Soon a goat came along and ate all the green leaves.
(जल्द ही एक बकरी आई और सारी हरी पत्तियाँ खा गई।)
“Oh! dear,” said the fir tree, “I wish I had gold leaves.”
(“ओह! हे भगवान,” पेड़ ने कहा, “काश मेरी पत्तियाँ सोने की होतीं।”)
When the little fir tree woke up the next morning, it was surprised to see the gold leaves.
(जब अगली सुबह वह छोटा फर का पेड़ उठा, तो वह सोने की पत्तियाँ देखकर चौंक गया।)
A man came along and stole all the gold leaves.
(एक आदमी आया और सारी सोने की पत्तियाँ चुरा ले गया।)
This time the fir tree said, “I wish I had glass leaves. Men do not steal glass leaves.”
(अब पेड़ ने कहा, “काश मेरी पत्तियाँ काँच की होतीं। इंसान काँच की पत्तियाँ नहीं चुराते।”)
At night the wind blew and all the glass leaves broke.
(रात को तेज हवा चली और सारी काँच की पत्तियाँ टूट गईं।)
The fir tree said, “I want my old needle-like leaves back,
(फर का पेड़ बोला, “मुझे मेरी पुरानी सुई जैसी पत्तियाँ वापस चाहिएं,)
so that goats do not eat them, man cannot steal them and wind cannot break them.”
(ताकि बकरी उन्हें न खा सके, आदमी उन्हें न चुरा सके और हवा उन्हें न तोड़ सके।”)
The tree went to sleep.
(पेड़ सो गया।)
When it woke up the next morning, its needle-like leaves were back again.
(जब वह अगली सुबह उठा, उसकी सुई जैसी पत्तियाँ वापस आ गई थीं।)
Moral: You should be happy with what you have.
(नैतिक शिक्षा: आपको जो मिला है, उसमें खुश रहना चाहिए।)
| Word / Phrase | Hindi Meaning |
|---|---|
| Magician | जादूगर |
| Returning | लौटना |
| Suddenly | अचानक |
| Rain heavily | तेज़ बारिश होना |
| Shelter | आश्रय / शरण |
| Fir tree | फर का पेड़ |
| Took shelter | शरण ली |
| Reward | इनाम |
| Grant (wish) | (इच्छा) पूरी करना |
| Needle-like leaves | सुई जैसी पत्तियाँ |
| Green leaves | हरी पत्तियाँ |
| Gold leaves | सोने की पत्तियाँ |
| Glass leaves | काँच की पत्तियाँ |
| Steal / Stole | चुराना / चुराई |
| Blew (wind) | हवा चली |
| Broke | टूट गई |
| Be happy | खुश रहना |
| Moral | नैतिक शिक्षा |
Answer the following questions:
Questions and Answers
a. Who granted four wishes to the fir tree and why?
हिंदी: एक जादूगर ने देवदार के पेड़ को चार इच्छाएँ दीं क्योंकि पेड़ ने उसे भारी बारिश से आश्रय दिया था।
English: A magician granted four wishes to the fir tree because the tree gave him shelter from heavy rain.
b. Why did no bird make its nest in the fir tree?
हिंदी: किसी भी पक्षी ने देवदार के पेड़ में घोंसला नहीं बनाया क्योंकि उसकी पत्तियां सुई जैसी थीं।
English: No bird made its nest in the fir tree because it had needle-like leaves.
c. What was the second wish of the fir tree?
हिंदी: देवदार के पेड़ की दूसरी इच्छा सोने की पत्तियाँ पाने की थी।
English: The fir tree’s second wish was to have gold leaves.
d. Why did the fir tree want to have glass leaves? What happened to the glass leaves?
हिंदी: देवदार के पेड़ को काँच की पत्तियां चाहिए थीं क्योंकि आदमियों ने सोने की पत्तियां चुरा ली थीं। तेज हवा के कारण सारी काँच की पत्तियां टूट गईं।
English: The fir tree wanted glass leaves because men had stolen the gold leaves. However, all the glass leaves broke when the wind blew.
e. Why did the fir tree wish to have its needle-like leaves back?
हिंदी: देवदार के पेड़ ने अपनी सुई जैसी पत्तियां वापस मांगी ताकि बकरियां उन्हें खा न सकें, आदमी उन्हें चुरा न सकें, और हवा उन्हें तोड़ न सके।
English: The fir tree wished for its needle-like leaves back so that goats couldn’t eat them, men couldn’t steal them, and the wind couldn’t break them.
True or False
a. The fir tree had soft green leaves. (F)
b. The wind broke all the glass leaves. (T)
c. The fir tree did not get its needle-like leaves back. (F)
d. We should be happy with what we have. (T)
Word Power
1. Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box:
a. The building was heavily damaged by the fire.
b. I took shelter under my friend’s umbrella.
c. Kindly grant me leave for two days.
d. She went along with her mother to watch a movie.
e. It is a bad habit to steal other’s things.
2. Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words:
a. enelde – needle
b. dlgo – gold
c. algss – glass
c. reeng – green
Language Practice
1. Fill in the blanks using ‘has’ or ‘have’:
a. Raman has a good story book.
b. I have a younger brother.
c. They have completed their classwork.
d. We have a get together.
e. It has started raining.
f. Elephants have big ears.
g. Anita has a new pencil box.
h. We have been to the zoo.
i. A giraffe has a long neck.
j. Beena has lost her water bottle.
k. What have they done?
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