Class 8: English, Lesson 5: Princess September
Lesson 5: Princess September
(Unit 1: Page 40 – 42)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: Princess September, the daughter of the king of Siam, was very unhappy. She was weeping alone one day in her own room when she saw a little bird hop in. Then the little bird began to sing. He sang a beautiful song all about the lake in the king’s garden and the willow trees reflected in the still water. When he had finished, the Princess was not crying any more. “That was a very nice song”, she said.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏāĻŋā§āĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§ā§ā§, āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ, āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ
āϏā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϤāϰ⧠āĻāϏāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āϝāĻāύ āϏ⧠āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāϞ, āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ “āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ”, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤
Text: “Would you want me to live with you?” said the little bird. Princess September clapped her hands with delight. Then the little bird hopped on to the end of the bed and sang her to sleep. When she awoke the next day the little bird was still sitting there, and as she opened her eyes he said good morning. She stretched out the first finger of her right hand so that it served as a perch.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ?” āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§ āĻšāĻžāϤāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋā§ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻ āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāύ āĻā§ā§ā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻĒāĻžā§āĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϞā§āύ, āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻāύāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āϞāϤā§āĻ āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āϤāϰā§āĻāύ⧠āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Text: The little bird flew down and sat on it. Then she went through the palace and called on each of the princesses in turn. And for each of the princesses the little bird sang a different song. The other princesses were jealous and visited September together. “Well, my dear,” they said, “your little bird flies in and out just as he likes.” They looked round the room. “Where is your bird now?” they said.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāϏāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻ āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻ āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ āĻ
āύā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻž āĻāϰā§āώāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āĻŦā§āĻļ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž,” āϤāĻžāĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ, “āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϝā§āĻŽāύ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻā§āϤāϰ⧠āĻāϏ⧠āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤” āϤāĻžāĻāϰāĻž āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžā§?” āϤāĻžāĻāϰāĻž āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤
Text: “He’s gone off to visit his home,” said September. “And what makes you think he’ll come back?” asked the princesses. “He always does come back”, said September. “Well, my dear,” said the princesses, “if you take our advice, pop him into the cage and keep him there.” “But I like to have him fly around the room”, said the Princess. “Safety first,” said her sisters ominously. They got up and walked out of the room, shaking their heads, and they left September very uneasy. It seemed to her that the little bird was away a long time and she could not think what he was doing. He might forget her, or he might take a fancy to someone else!
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻā§,” āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āĻāϰ āĻāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻŦā§?” āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āϏ āĻāϰāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āϏ⧠āϏāĻŦ āϏāĻŽā§ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏ⧔, āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āĻŦā§āĻļ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž,” āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύ, “āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āύāĻžāĻ, āϤāĻŦā§ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤” “āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋ āϏ⧠āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻā§ā§ āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāĻ”, āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ,” āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻŦā§āύā§āϰāĻž āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āϏā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻ ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āύāĻžā§āϤ⧠āύāĻžā§āϤ⧠āĻāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞā§āύ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāϰāĻž āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻā§āώāĻŖ āϧāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āύāĻž āϏ⧠āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻšā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§, āĻ
āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āϏ⧠āĻ
āύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§!
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest) [Page 42]
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| hop | jump and skip (āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻžāύā§) |
| perch | to sit or stand on something (āĻĻāĻžāĻā§ / āĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžā§āĻāĻž) |
| pop | put (āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž / āϰāĻžāĻāĻž) |
| ominously | in a warning manner (āĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ / āϏāϤāϰā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āϏā§āϰā§) |
| fancy | liking (āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ / āĻāĻžāϞā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻž) |
Let’s do (Textual Activities: 1, 2 & 3) [Page 42]
Activity 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(i) When the little bird hopped into Princess September’s room, she was â
- (a) clapping her hands
- (b) crying alone
- (c) sleeping in her bed
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(ii) The little bird perched on the â
- (a) finger of the Princess
- (b) branch of the willow tree
- (c) window
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(iii) The sisters of Princess September â
- (a) loved her
- (b) were envious of her
- (c) hated her
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(iv) Princess September was advised to â
- (a) let the bird go free
- (b) hand the bird over to her sisters
- (c) put the bird in a cage
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Activity 2
Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given boxes:
(2) Princess September was crying alone in her room.
(3) A little bird hopped on to the end of the Princess’s bed.
(4) Princess September feared that the bird might forget her.
(5) The bird sang a beautiful song.
(6) The Princess was advised to put the bird into a cage.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§ (Click for Answers)
1. (2) Princess September was crying alone in her room.
2. (5) The bird sang a beautiful song.
3. (3) A little bird hopped on to the end of the Princess’s bed.
4. (1) All the sisters came together to advise Princess September.
5. (6) The Princess was advised to put the bird into a cage.
6. (4) Princess September feared that the bird might forget her.
Activity 3
Answer the following question:
How do you think Princess September spent her days when the bird was away?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Lesson 5: Princess September
(Unit 2: Page 43 – 44)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: Suddenly, September heard a tweet-tweet just behind her ear. The bird had come in quietly. September felt her heart go thump-thump against her chest, and she made up her mind to take no more risks. She put up her hand and took hold of the bird. The bird was quite used to this, so he suspected nothing. He was surprised when she carried him to the cage, put him in, and shut the door on him. He hopped up on the ivory perch and said, “What is wrong?”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§, āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻ-āĻā§āĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϞāĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻā§āϤāϰ⧠āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϤāϰ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻŖā§āĻĄ āϧāĻĒāϧāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏ⧠āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞ āĻāϰ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āϤā§āϞāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϧāϰāϞāĨ¤ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāϰāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻšāϞ⧠āϝāĻāύ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞ, āĻā§āϤāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻšāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤā§āϰ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āĻā§ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§?”
Text: September said, “Some of mamma’s cats are prowling about tonight, and I think you are much safer out here.” “Well, just for this once I don’t mind” said the little bird, “so long as you let me out in the morning.” He ate a very good supper and began to sing. But in the middle of his song he stopped. “I don’t know what the matter with me is,” he said, “but I don’t feel like singing tonight.” “Very well,” said September, “go to sleep instead!” So he put his head under his wing and in a minute was fast asleep.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āĻŽāĻžā§ā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋā§āĻžāϞ āĻāĻ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻā§, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻāĨ¤” “āĻŦā§āĻļ, āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻāĻŋ āύāĻž,” āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤” āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏ⧠āĻĨā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§ āĻšā§ā§āĻā§,” āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤” “āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞā§,” āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞ, “āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĒā§ā§!” āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŽā§ āϤāϞāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
Text: September went to sleep too. But when the dawn broke she was awakened by the little bird calling her at the top of his voice, “Wake up, wake up,” he said. “Open the door of this cage and let me out. I want to have a good fly while the dew is still wet on the ground.” “You’re much better off where you are,” said September. “You have a beautiful golden cage!” “Let me out, let me out,” said the little bird. “You’ll have three meals a day. You’ll have nothing to worry you from morning till night, and you can sing to your heart’s content.”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āϰ āĻšāϞā§, āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĄā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, “āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§,” āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āϝāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻļāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϰ āϤāĻāύāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤” “āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§,” āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ “āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āϏā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§!” “āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻ,” āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ “āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāϤ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ āύāĻž, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
Text: The little bird tried to slip through the bars of the cage, but he couldn’t. He beat against the door but of course he couldn’t open it. He began to cry again: “Let me out, let me out!” “I’ve only put you in the cage because I’m so fond of you”, said Princess September. But the little bird stood in the corner of his cage, looking out at the blue sky, and never sang a note. “Why don’t you sing and forget your troubles?” said September. “How can I sing?” answered the bird. “I want to see the trees and the lake and the green rice growing in the fields.” “If that’s all you want, I’ll take you for a walk,” said September.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϞ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞ: “āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻ!” “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§ āϰā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋ”, āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŖā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āύā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āϰāĻāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϰāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤ “āĻā§āύ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻ āύāĻž?” āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ?” āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻž, āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āώā§āϤ⧠āĻŦā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻ āĻž āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āϧāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤” “āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāϤ⧠āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦ,” āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest) [Page 44]
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| ivory | a hard, yellowish material made from the tusk of an elephant (āĻšāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ) |
| prowling | moving quietly and quickly with an intention of hunting (āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ⧠āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž) |
Let’s do (Textual Activities: 4 & 5) [Page 44]
Activity 4
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The little bird was surprised when __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(b) At dawn, the little bird wished to be let out from the cage because __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(c) Princess September told the bird he was better off in the cage because __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(d) The bird told the Princess that it could not sing as __________.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Activity 5
Answer the following questions:
(a) ‘So he suspected nothing’. Who is ‘he’? Why did he not suspect anything?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(b) Why did the little bird stop in the middle of his song?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(c) How did he try to free himself from the cage?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Lesson 5: Princess September
(Unit 3: Page 45 – 47)
đ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ (Text & Translation)
Text: She picked up the cage and walked down to the lake round which grew the willow trees. She stood at the edge of the rice-fields that stretched as far as the eye could see. “I’ll take you out every day,” she said. “I love you and I only want to make you happy.”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āϞ āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāύā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϧāĻžāύāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϞ āϝāĻž āϝāϤāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻ āϝāĻžā§ āϤāϤāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāϏāĻŦ,” āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āϧ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
Text: “It’s not the same thing,” said the little bird. “The rice-fields and the lake and the willow trees look quite different when you see them through the bars of a cage.” So she brought him home again and gave him supper. But he wouldn’t eat a thing. The Princess was anxious. “Perhaps he’ll have got used to his cage by tomorrow,” she thought.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āύā§,” āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ “āϧāĻžāύāĻā§āώā§āϤ, āĻšā§āϰāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŽ āĻ
āύā§āϝāϰāĻāĻŽ āϞāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻāύ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤” āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻŋ āύāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻšā§ā§ āĻĒā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āĻšā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§ āĻ
āĻā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻšā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦā§,” āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞāĨ¤
Text: And next day when she awoke she cried out good morning in a cheerful voice. She got no answer. She jumped out of bed and ran to the cage. She gave a startled cry, for there the little bird lay with his eyes closed, and he looked as if he were dead. She opened the door and lifted him out. She gave a sob of relief, for she felt that his little heart was beating still.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϝāĻāύ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāϞ, āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻĢā§āϞā§āϞ āϏā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§ā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻ āϞ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻļā§ā§ā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝā§āύ āϏ⧠āĻŽā§āϤāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāύāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻĢā§āϞāϞ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻĻāĻĒāĻŋāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻāύāĻ āϏā§āĻĒāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
Text: “Wake up, wake up, little bird,” she said. She began to cry and her tears fell on the little bird. “I cannot sing unless I’m free and if I cannot sing, I die,” he said. “Then take your freedom,” the Princess said. “I shut you in a golden cage because I loved you and wanted to have you all to myself. But I never knew it would kill you. Go. Fly away among the trees that are round the lake and fly over the green rice-fields. I love you enough to let you be happy in your own way.”
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: “āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§, āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ,” āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻāϤ⧠āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϞ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĒā§āϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āύāĻž āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ, āĻāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āύāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦ,” āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ “āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϧā§āύāϤāĻž āύāĻžāĻ,” āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞā§āύāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§ āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻļā§āϧā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻā§ā§ā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύā§āĻ āĻāĻžāύāϤāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻž āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻšā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻā§ā§ āĻŦā§ā§āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŦā§āĻ āϧāĻžāύāĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻā§ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤”
Text: She threw open the window and gently placed the little bird on the sill. “I will come because I love you, little Princess,” said the bird. “And I will sing you the loveliest songs I know. I shall go far away, but I shall always come back, and I shall never forget you.” Then he opened his wings and flew right away into the blue. September kept her window open, day and night, so that the little bird might come into her room whenever he wished.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāύāϞāĻž āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϞāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāϞāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϏāĻŦ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻ āϰāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϰā§,” āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤ “āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύāĻž āϏāĻŦāĻā§ā§ā§ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāĻžāύāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻļā§āύāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻŦ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻŦ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻŦ āύāĻžāĨ¤” āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāύāĻž āĻŽā§āϞāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύā§āϞ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻā§ā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤ āϏā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύāϞāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύ-āϰāĻžāϤ āĻā§āϞāĻž āϰāĻžāĻāϤ, āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϝāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϏāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ (Word Nest) [Page 45-46]
| Word | Meaning (Bengali) |
|---|---|
| anxious | concerned (āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āύ / āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻŋāϤ) |
| sill | a narrow shelf below a window (āĻāĻžāύāϞāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻ) |
Let’s do (Textual Activities: 6 – 8)
Activity 6 [Page 46]
Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers:
(a) The little bird was happy to see the rice fields and the lake from within the cage.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
S.S: “It’s not the same thing,” said the little bird. “The rice-fields and the lake and the willow trees look quite different when you see them through the bars of a cage.”
(b) When the bird did not eat a thing, Princess September grew anxious.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
S.S: “The Princess was anxious.”
(c) The next morning Princess found the bird hopping around the cage.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
S.S: “She gave a startled cry, for there the little bird lay with his eyes closed, and he looked as if he were dead.”
(d) The bird was granted freedom.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
S.S: “Then take your freedom,” the Princess said.
Activity 7 [Page 47]
Answer the following questions:
(a) How did Princess September try to make the little bird happy?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(b) Why did the Princess give “a sob of relief”?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(c) Why was the little bird granted freedom by the Princess?
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(d) “Then he opened his wings and flew right away into the blue.” Would the little bird return to the Princess again? Give reasons for your answer.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Let’s learn [Page 47]
The text introduces the concept of a Phrase. A phrase is a group of words that:
1. Do not have subjects and predicates.
2. Do not have finite verbs.
3. Do not make complete sense.
Activity 8 (a)
In the following sentences underline the groups of words that do not have a subject or a predicate and do not have a finite verb and do not make complete sense:
(i) Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
(ii) The sun rises in the east.
(iii) The farmer lived in a house made of straw.
The groups of words that you have underlined do not have a subject and a predicate. They do not have a finite verb and is incomplete in sense. Such group of words is called a Phrase.
Activity 8 (b) [Page 48]
In the following sentences, underline the groups of words that do the work of an Adjective:
(i) He was a man full of hope.
(ii) A necklace of great value was stolen.
(iii) This is a table made of wood.
The groups of words that you have underlined, do the work of an adjective, do not contain a Subject and a Predicate and do not contain a Finite verb. Such groups of words are called Adjective Phrases.
Activity 8 (c) [Page 49]
In the following sentences, underline the groups of words that do the work of an Adverb:
(i) The bird stood in the corner of his cage.
(ii) He spoke in a confident manner.
(iii) It’s raining at this moment.
The groups of words that you have underlined, do the work of an adverb, do not have a Subject and a Predicate and do not contain a Finite verb. Such groups of words are called Adverb Phrases.
Activity 8 (d) [Page 49]
In the following sentences, underline the groups of words that do the work of a Noun:
(i) Travelling by train gives me great pleasure.
(ii) The child refused to answer my question.
(iii) He wanted to go home.
The groups of words that you have underlined, do the work of a noun, do not have a Subject and a Predicate and do not have a Finite verb. Such groups of words are called Noun Phrases.
Activity 8 (e) [Page 50]
In the following sentences underline and identify the phrases:
(i) The wind blew with great speed. (Adverb Phrase)
(ii) The king wore a crown made of diamond. (Adjective Phrase)
(iii) The little girl did not know what to do. (Noun Phrase)
(iv) She is a lady of great patience. (Adjective Phrase)
Let’s learn [Page 50]
The text introduces Clauses. A clause is a group of words that:
1. have Subjects and Predicates of their own
2. have finite verbs
3. form parts of sentences.
Activity 8 (f)
In the following sentences, underline groups of words that have a Subject and a Predicate and form parts of the main sentences and have Finite verbs:
(i) He was surprised when she carried him to the cage.
(ii) He drew a picture which was very beautiful.
(iii) I did not go to school as I was unwell.
(iv) Indian cricket team is confident that it will win the match.
The groups of words that you have underlined have a Subject and a Predicate of its own, form parts of sentences and have Finite verbs. Such a group of words is called a Clause.
Activity 8 (g) [Page 51]
In the following sentences, underline the main parts of the sentences that are independent and circle the clauses that depend on the main parts:
(i) Although he was unwell, he went out.
(ii) He is a king who is very powerful.
(iii) Rani said that he had met my brother.
(iv) When she was hungry, the baby cried out.
Underlined parts = Principal or Main Clauses.
Circled parts = Subordinate or Dependent Clauses.
Activity 9 [Page 52]
Replace the underlined words with their antonyms:
(a) The boy wrote a different story.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(b) The mother placed the child gently on the bed.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(c) On hearing the news he felt very uneasy.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
(d) The gate was opened by the porter.
āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻā§āĻā§
Activity 10 (a) [Page 52]
Suppose you are a member of an organization that works for prevention of cruelty to animals. You come across a monkey in chains being made to perform tricks. You watch it for some time till it suddenly starts talking to you of its sorrow. Now write an imaginary conversation which takes place between you and the monkey longing for its freedom.
Me: Poor little monkey! You look so sad in these chains.
Monkey: Sad is a small word. I am heartbroken. I used to swing freely on trees.
Me: It must be terrible to be tied up like this and forced to do tricks.
Monkey: Yes, my master beats me if I don’t dance. I am hungry and thirsty most of the time.
Me: I belong to an organization that helps animals. I will try to free you.
Monkey: Please do! I dream of the forest every night. I want my freedom back.
Me: Don’t worry. I will talk to the authorities and rescue you soon.
Monkey: Thank you, my friend. Freedom is all I want.
Activity 10 (b) [Page 52]
Suppose you have to obey the orders of someone from morning to night. You are not allowed to act according to your own will. Write a paragraph in about eighty words describing your feelings in this situation.
Life Without Freedom
If I had to obey someone’s orders all day long, I would feel like a prisoner. Life would become dull and joyless. I would lose my confidence and ability to think for myself. Every moment would feel like a burden. I would miss the simple joys of making my own choices, like what to eat or when to play. Freedom is essential for happiness. Without it, I would feel like a bird in a cage, longing to fly in the open sky.