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It All Began With Drip - Drip Bengali Analysis
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Class 6 English Lesson 1 It All Began With Drip - Drip
It All Began With Drip - Drip Alka Shankar & Sharleen Mukundan
It All Began With Drip - Drip
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👇A tiger was caught in a storm.
একটি বাঘ ঝড়ে আটকে পড়েছিল।
He had wandered near the village, looking for something to eat.
সে গ্রামের কাছে ঘোরাঘুরি করতে লাগল খাবারের জন্য।
On the outskirts of that village lived an ill-tempered old woman.
গ্রামের শেষ প্রান্তে বাস করত এক খিটখিটে মেজাজের বুড়ি।
The tiger huddled in shelter close to the wall of the woman's hut.
বাঘটি গুটিসুটি মেরে আশ্রয় নিয়েছিল বুড়ির কুড়ে ঘরের দেওয়ালের কাছে।
The old woman was feeling very ill-tempered that night.
বুড়িটির মেজাজ সেই রাত্রে খুবই খারাপ ছিল।
The rainwater was leaking through the roof.
বৃষ্টির জল পড়ছিল চুইয়ে পড়ছিল তাঁর ছাদ বেয়ে।
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"There is no escape from this drip-drip", she muttered angrily, pushing her bed around the room to keep it dry.
এই ড্রিপ ড্রিপ থেকে নিস্তার নেই সে বিড়বিড় করে বলতে লাগল বিছানাটি ঘরের শুকনো জায়গায় ঠেলতে ঠেলতে।
She shoved the bed and a tin trunk against a wall.
দেওয়ালের দিকে সে বিছানা
এবং একটি টিনের ট্রাঙ্ক ঠেলে সরিয়ে দিল।
The wall shook.
দেয়ালটির কেঁপে উঠল।
"This drip-drip will be the death of me!
“এই ফোঁটা ফোঁটা বৃষ্টিতেই
আমার মৃত্যু হবে”।
"she shouted.
সে চিৎকার করে বলল।
The tiger on the opposite side of the wall felt the wall
shake and was frightened.
দেওয়ালটির উল্টোদিকে বাদ
দেওয়ালটির কম্পন অনুভব করল এবং ভয় পেয়ে গেল।
"The drip-drip must be a very dreadful creature,"
he thought.
সে ভাবল ফোঁটা ফোঁটা বৃষ্টি
খুব ভয়ংকর একটি জন্তুই হবে।
Meanwhile, Bholenath, the potter, was out in the night, looking for his donkey in the storm.
ইতিমধ্যে কুমোর ভোলেনাথ তার
গাধাটির খোঁজে ঝড়ে রাত্রিতে বেরিয়েছিল।
Suddenly he saw an animal huddled in the
dark against the wall of the woman's hut.
হঠাৎ সে স্ত্রীলোকটির কুঁড়ে
ঘরের দেওয়াল ঘেঁষে একটি জন্তুকে অন্ধকারে কুকড়ে বসে থাকতে দেখল।
Word Nest:
outskirts : parts of the village or city farthest from the
central area
huddled : curled up
muttered : talked indistinctly in a low voice
shoved : pushed
something in a rough way
dreadful : fearful
👉Let's do:
Activity 1
Tick [✔]the correct alternative:
(a) The tiger took shelter near the house of
(i) an old woman[✔]
(ii) an old man
(iii) a neighbour.
(b) The old woman was
(i) soft-spoken
(ii) ill-tempered[✔]
(iii) shy.
(c) The tiger thought drip-drip was
(i) the constant falling of rain
(ii) the name of a man
(iii) a creature. [✔]
(d) Bholenath was a
(i) farmer
(ii) weaver
(iii) potter. [✔]
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Activity 2
👉Rearrange the
following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given
boxes. One is done for you:
(1) She pushed her bed around the room to keep it dry. [4]
(2) The tiger took shelter outside an old woman's hut. [2]
(3) Bholenath was looking for his donkey. [6]
(4) A tiger was caught in a storm. [1]
(5) Bholenath saw an animal huddled against the wall of the
woman's hut. [3]
(6) The old woman was ill-tempered that night. [5]
Activity 3
👉Answer the following
question:
What do you think would Bholenath's reaction be if he knew that the animal 'huddled in the dark' was actually a tiger?
Ans-
Bholenath knew that the animal was his donkey. If he found that it was a tiger,
he would rush away in fear of death shouting.
Let's continue:
"There is my donkey!"Bholenath shouted, and
running to the tiger, grabbed it.
“ওই তো আমার গাধা”! বলে ভোলানাথ
চিৎকার করল এবং বাঘটির দিকে ছুটে গিয়ে সেটিকে খপ করে ধরে ফেলল।
Let's continue:
He pulled the tiger's ears.
সে বাঘের কান গুলি ধরে টানল।
"Move, you lazy donkey, or I will give you a hard
time!"
চল কুঁড়ে গাধা, নইলে আমি তোকে
কষ্টে ফেলবই!
The tiger was really frightened.
বাঘটি প্রকৃতই ভয় পেল।
"This must be the
terrible drip-drip!" He thought.
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সে ভাবল এটিই বোধহয় ফোটা
ফোটা বৃষ্টি নামক ভয়ানক জন্তু।
Bholenath dragged the tiger home and kept him tied by a
sturdy rope to a tree near his hut.
ভোলেনাথ বাঘটিকে টেনে বাড়ি
নিয়ে গেল এবং তার কুঁড়েঘরের কাছে একটি গাছের শক্ত দড়িতে বেঁধে রাখল।
In the morning, Bholenath's wife discovered the tiger tied to the tree and screamed in fear.
সকালে ভোলেনাথ স্ত্রী গাছটিতে
বাধা বাঘটিকে দেখতে পেল এবং ভয় চিত্কার করে উঠল।
Hearing her, the neighbours came running out of their huts.
তার চিৎকার শুনে প্রতিবেশীরা
তাদের কুঁড়েঘর থেকে দৌড়ে বেড়িয়ে এল।
He came out, too.
Bholenath was sleeping.
ভোলেনাথ ঘুমাচ্ছিল।
He came out, too.
সে ও বেরিয়ে এল।
The people were all mystified.
লোকেরা সবাই হতভম্ব হয়ে গেল।
"Who tied this tiger to the tree?" They asked.
তারা জিজ্ঞাসা করল “কে এই
বাঘটিকে গাছটিতে বাঁধল?”
A neighbour said, "I think Bholenath can tell us.
এক প্রতিবেশী বলল আমার মনে
হয় ভোলেনাথ আমাদেরকে বলতে পারে।
I saw him last night dragging an animal through the storm."
গতরাত্রে আমি তাকে ঝড়ের মধ্যে
একটি জন্তুকে টেনে আনতে দেখেছিলাম।
Bholenath was too frightened to admit his mistake.
ভোলেনাথ এতই ভয় পেয়ে গেল যে তার ভুল স্বীকার করতে পারল না।
Everyone looked questioningly at Bholenath.
প্রত্যেকেই ভোলেনাথের দিকে সন্দেহজনক ভাবে তাকালো।
In the meantime, the tiger, disturbed and confused by all the people, had chewed through the rope.
ঠিক এই সময়ে, সমস্ত লোকের
কোলাহলে বিরক্ত ও হতভম্ব হয়ে বাঘটি পুরো দড়িটি চিবিয়ে ফেলল।
It ran away to the jungle.
এটি জঙ্গলে ছুটে পালাল।
The villagers
were relieved.
গ্রামবাসীরা স্বস্তি পেল।
Bholenath now saw an opportunity to brag.
ভোলেনাথ এখন বড়াই করার একটি
সুযোগ দেখতে পেল
"It is I who captured the tiger last night.
আমি তো গতরাত্রে বাঘটিকে ধরে
এনেছিলাম।
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I even pulled its ears," Bholenath announced proudly.
“এমনকি আমি এটির কান ধরে টেনে
এনেছিলাম”ভোলেনাথ গর্বে বলল।
Everyone marvelled at his bravery.
প্রত্যেকে তার সাহসের কথা ভেবে অবাক হল।
Soon the news of Bholenath's bravery reached the king.
শীঘ্রই ভোলেনাথের সাহসের কথা
রাজার কাছে পৌঁছালো।
The king was highly impressed.
রাজা অত্যন্ত খুশি হলেন।
He made Bholenath the Commander-in-chief of the king's army.
তিনি ভোলেনাথকে প্রধান সেনাপতি
করে দিলেন।
Bholenath and his wife were given a huge house to live in.
থাকার জন্য ভোলেনাথ ও তার
স্ত্রীকে একটি বিরাট বাড়ি দেওয়া হল।
Word Nest:
Sturdy : strong
Mystified :
confused
Brag : to talk proudly about oneself
👉Let's do:
Activity 4
Complete the
following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The tiger was frightened because
Ans- it thought that it was Bholenath who was the terrible
drip-drip animal.
(b) Bholenath's wife screamed in fear when
Ans- she discovered a tiger tied to a tree.
(c) Disturbed and confused by the people, the tiger
Ans- had chewed through the rope and ran away to the jungle.
(d) Bholenath announced proudly that
Ans- he had captured the tiger and even pulled is cars
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Activity 5
👉Answer the following
questions:
(a) Why did Bholenath bring the tiger home?
Ans- At night Bholenath thought that the tiger was his lost
donkey, so he brought it home.
(b) What made the neighbours come running out of their huts?
Ans- Hearing the scream of Bholenath’s wife, the neighbours
came running out of their huts.
(c) Why were the villagers relieved?
Ans- Having been disturbed and confused by the people the
tiger ran away to the jungle. So, all the villagers were relieved.
(d) How did the king reward Bholenath for his bravery?
Ans- The king made Bholenath the Commander-in-chief of his
army . he gave him and his wife a huge house to live in. thus the king rewarded
Bholenath for the bravery.
Let's continue:
A few months after that evening, news came that a neighbouring king has declared war.
ওই রাত্রির কয়েক মাস পরে
খবর এলো যে এক প্রতিবেশী রাজার যুদ্ধ ঘোষণা করেছেন।
Bholenath and his king gathered at the royal court.
ভোলেনাথ এবং তার রাজা রাজদরবারে
সমবেদ হলেন।
The king told Bholenath, "You are the Commander-in-chief of my army.
রাজা ভোলানাথ কে বললেন তুমি
হলে আমার সেনাবাহিনীর প্রধান সেনাপতি।
I entrust you with the duty of protecting my state."
আমার রাজ্য রক্ষা করার দায়িত্ব
তোমাকে দিচ্ছি।
Bholenath came back home in utter despair.
ভোলেনাথ চরম হত চাই বাড়ি
ফিরল।
"I don't even know how to ride a horse", he told his wife helplessly, "How will defend our borders
against eight thousand enemy soldiers?"
সে হতাশ হয়ে তার স্ত্রীকে
বলল, “আমি তো ঘোড়া চড়তেই জানিনা, কেমন করে আমি ৮-হাজার সৈন্যদের কাছ থেকে আমার সীমানাগুলি
রক্ষা করব”।
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"Don't
worry," his wife said, "I'll tie you to the horse."
“চিৎকার করো না” তার স্ত্রী
বলল আমি তোমাকে ঘোড়াটি সঙ্গে বেঁধে দেবো।
In the morning, the king sent Bholenath a magnificent stallion.
সকালে রাজা মশাই ভোলেনাথের
জন্য একটি চমৎকার ঘোড়া পাঠালেন।
Bholenath got up glumly on the horse and his wife securely tied him to it with a rope.
ঘোড়াটির উপর ভোলেনাথ গোমড়া
মুখে চড়ে বসলেন এবং তার স্ত্রী দড়ি দিয়ে তাকে ঘোড়ার সঙ্গে দৃঢ়ভাবে বেধে দিল।
The horse did not like the feel of the tight ropes.
ঘোড়াটির আঁটসাঁটও দড়ির বাঁধনের
অনুভূতি পছন্দ হলো না।
It reared suddenly and galloped off wildly.
হঠাৎ এটি পেছনের পায়ে ভর দিয়ে দাড়ালো এবং উন্মাদের মত দ্রুতগতিতে ছুটল।
Bholenath hung desperately to its mane.
ভোলেনাথ মরিয়া হয়ে এটির
ঘাড়ের চুল ধরে ঝুলে থাকল।
Realising that the horse was headed straight for the enemy camp, Bholenath shouted in fear.
শত্রু শিবিরের দিকে ঘোরাটির
গতি বুঝে ভোলেনাথ ভয়ে চিৎকার করতে লাগলো।
The horse could not be stopped.
ঘোড়াটিকে থামানো গেল না।
Bholenath noticed a large tree with its branches hanging over the road.
রাস্তার ওপর শাখা প্রশাখা
ঝুলছে এমন একটি বড় গাছ ভোলেনাথ লক্ষ্ করল।
As the horse galloped under the tree, Bholenath reached up to grasp the branches and pull himself free.
সেই ঘোড়াটি গাছের নিচে দিকে
উদ্দাম গতিতে ছুট ছিল ভোলেনাথ গাছের ডালপালা গুলিকে ঝাপটে ধরে নিজেকে মুক্ত করতে হাত
বাড়ালো।
But the branches broke away in his hands.
কিন্তু তার হাতে ডালপালা সব
ভেঙে পড়ল।
The horse had entered the enemy camp.
শত্রুপক্ষের শিবিরে ঘোড়াটির
ঢুকে পড়ল।
The enemy soldiers were astonished to see a wild-looking man tied to a fierce stallion, waving branches excitedly.
শত্রু সৈন্যরা দেখে আশ্চর্য
হয়ে গেল এক ভয়ংকর ঘোড়ায় চেপে উন্মাদের মতো দেখতে একজন লোক উত্তেজিতভাবে গাছের ডালপালা
নাড়াচ্ছে।
"Help, help!"Bholenath was shouting.
“বাঁচাও বাঁচাও” ভোলেনাথ চিৎকার
করতে লাগল।
The enemy soldiers did not hear him.
শত্রু সৈন্যরা তার গলার আওয়াজ শুনতে পেল না।
They were greatly scared.
তারা ভীষণ ভয় পেল।
"This must be some great warrior come single-handedly to defeat us!"
এই নিশ্চয়ই কোন এক বিরাট
যোদ্ধা হবে যে আমাদের পরাজিত করতে একা এগিয়ে এসেছে।
The soldiers were overcome with fear and instantly ran away without putting up a fight.
সৈনিকরা ভয়ে জড়োসড়ো হয়ে
গেল এবং তৎক্ষণাৎ যুদ্ধ না চালিয়ে ছুটে পালিয়ে গেল।
Soon the news of Bholenath's great victory spread.
শীঘ্রই ভোলানাথের অসামান্য
জয়ের খবর ছড়িয়ে গেল।
Everyone was amazed that he had defended his state all by himself against eight thousand enemy soldiers.
প্রত্যেকেই বিষয়ে হতবাক হয়ে
গেল যে ৮-হাজার সৈন্যদের বিরুদ্ধে যে একাই রাজ্যকে রক্ষা করতে পেরেছে।
The king awarded him in a public ceremony.
রাজা প্রকাশ্য সমাবেশে তাকে
পুরস্কৃত করলেন।
Bholenath became a legend.
ভোলানাথ কিংবদন্তি হয়ে উঠল।
It all had started with a drip-drip!
এই সমস্ত ফোঁটা ফোঁটা বৃষ্টি
দিয়েই শুরু হয়েছিল!
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Word Nest:
Despair :the feeling of
having lost all hope
Stallion : a fully
grown male horse
Reared : brought
up
Let's do:
Activity 6
👉Write 'T' for true
and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your
answers:
(a) Bholenath did not know how to ride a horse. [T]
supporting statements-
He told his wife helplessly, “ I don’t even know how to ride a horse.”
(b) The king sent Bholenath a magnificent elephant. [F]
supporting statements-
The king sent Bholenath a magnificent stallion.
(c) The enemy soldiers were happy to see Bholenath. [F]
supporting statements-
The enemy soldiers were afraid to see Bholenath.
(d) Bholenath defeated the enemy soldiers single-handedly. [F]
supporting statements-
Thet were overcome with fear and instantly ran away without putting up
afight.
Activity 7
👉Answer the following
questions in complete sentences:
(a) Why was Bholenath full of despair?
Ans- As Bholenath did not know how to ride a horse, he was
full of despair.
(b) How did his wife help him to overcome his trouble?
Ans- His wife securely tied him to the horse with a rope.
(c) What made the enemy soldiers greatly scared?
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Ans- As the enemy soldiers saw a wild
looking man tied to a fierce stallion with branches of tree were greatly
scared.
(d) Do you think Bholenath could truly be called a legendary character? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans- In fact Bholenath could not be truly called a legendary
character. He was a very timid character.
Let's learn:
Read the following sentences:
(a) This drip-drip will be the death of me!
(b) Everyone marveled at his bravery.
(c) Bholenath came back home in utter despair.
In the above sentences, the blue-coloured words are Nouns
which indicate either a state of being or a quality of mind.
Let's do:
Activity 8(a)
👉Read the following
sentences. Underline the the Nouns which indicate either a state of being or a
quality of mind:
(1) The king is known for his kindness.
Ans- kindness
(ii) The beauty of the flower attracted me.
Ans- beauty
(iii) Childhood is fun.
Ans- Childhood
(iv) India attained freedom in 1947.
Ans- freedom
Let's learn:
The words you have underlined in Activity 8 (a) are Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns always
indicate a state of being or a quality of mind.
Note that Abstract nouns are usually formed from-
(i) Adjectives e.g. bravery'
from 'brave', 'kindness' from 'kind'
(ii) Verbs e.g. death'
from 'die', 'freedom' from 'free'
(iii) Common nouns e.g. "childhood from "child", "heroism' from 'hero' etc.
👉Let's do:
Activity 8(b)
Form abstract nouns
from the following words:
(i) dark :darkness
(ii) adult :adulthood
(iii) amaze :amazement
(iv) disturb :disturbance
(v) confuse :confusion
(vi) sweet :sweetness
Let's learn:
Read the following sentence:
You are the Commander-in-Chief of the king's army. In the
above sentence, the word 'army' indicates a number of soldiers
spoken of as a whole.
👉Let's do:
Activity 8 (c)
Underline the words that indicate a group of people, animals
or things taken as a whole:
(i) I saw a crowd in front of the shop.
Ans- crowd
(ii) A herd of cattle is passing by.
Ans- herd
(ii) Our school cricket team has won.
Ans- team
(iv) A bunch of flowers was kept in the vase.
Ans- bunch
Let's learn:
The words you have underlined in Activity 8 (c) are called
Collective Nouns, Collective Nouns indicate a group of people, animals or
things taken as a whole. Collective Nouns always take a singular verb when it
is used in Present tense.
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👉Let's do:
Activity 8(d)
Fill in the blanks
with the appropriate collective nouns given in the Help Box. One is done for
you:
(i) A posse of policemen marched by.
(ii) I bought a ________of grapes from the market.
Ans- I bought a bunch
of grapes from the market.
(iii) A ________ of sheep was grazing in the field.
Ans- A flock of sheep was grazing in
the field.
(iv) I saw a _________of bees buzzing around.
Ans- I saw a swarm
of bees buzzing around.
(v) The_________is very noisy.
Ans- The class
is very noisy.
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Help
Box: flock, posse, swarm, bunch, class |
Let's learn:
Read at the following
sentences:
1. The wall shook.
2. The horse
galloped off wildly.
3. Rainwater was
leaking through the roof.
4. Bholenath hung desperately to its mane.
In sentences 1 and 2, the blue coloured words wall' and
'horse' are names of an object and a living being which can be counted. But in
sentence 3 and 4, the red coloured words 'rainwater' and 'mane' cannot be
counted.
👉Let's do:
Activity 8 (e)
Underline the words
in the following sentences that can be counted. Circle the the words that
cannot be counted:
Ans-
(i) I am reading a book.
(ii) Iron
is a useful metal.
(iii) Snowy is his pet dog.
(iv) She has long hair.
Let's Learn:
The words that you have underlined in Activity 8 (e) are
Countable Nouns. Countable Nouns have plural forms.
The words you have circled in Activity 8(e) are Uncountable
Nouns, Uncountable Nouns do not have plural forms.
👉Let's do:
Activity 8(f)
Read the sentences
carefully and put the underlined words in the correct columns:
(i) Milk is good for health.
(ii) The door is closed.
(iii) I bought a kilo of sugar from the market.
(iv) Children play with toys.
|
Countable
Nouns |
Uncountable
Nouns |
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Ans-
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Countable
Nouns |
Uncountable
Nouns |
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Door Market Children Toys |
Milk Suger |
Activity 9
👉Find words from the
text nearest in meaning to the words given below:
Ans-
(a) kingly: royal
(b) sorrow: worry
(c) surprised: amazed
(d) afraid: frightened
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Let's talk:
Tell the class how 'drip-drip' changed Bholenath's life,
from being a potter to a Commander-in-Chief of the king's army.
👉Let's do:
Activity 10(a)
👉Imagine you are caught in a storm while returning home one
night. Write a short paragraph in about sixty words describing your experience.
Use the
following hints: returning from aunt's place- sky darkened-
wild wind-rain- no one around- how you reached home
Ans- নিজে করো।
Activity 10(b)
Study the family
chart given below:
Raghunath Jha Banidebi
Jha
(Grandfather) (Grandmother)
Sabita-Birendralal Sundarlal-Rajani
(potter)(postman) (farmer)
(homemaker)
Damu
(College student)
Ramu
Rima
(school
(school student) student)
Suppose you are Rima. Your grandfather is Raghunath Jha.
Write a short paragraph in about six sentences about your family.
Let's work together:
Form groups.
Take a sheet of chart paper.
Draw that incident from the text which you liked the most.
Colour it.
Describe the picture that you have drawn to the class.