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Rip Van Winkle Class 6 English Bengali Analysis
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Rip Van Winkle Unit 1 With Fully Activity Solved
WBBSE Class 6 English
Unit - 1
Rip Van Winkle
By Washington Irving
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In a village among the Kaatskill Mountains, there lived a simple, good natured fellow, called Rip Van Winkle.
ক্যাটস্কিল পর্বতমালার মাঝে একটি গ্রামে, সেখানে রিপ ভ্যান উইঙ্কল নামে একজন সহজ-সরল, সাদাসিধে মানুষ বাস করতেন।
The children of the village loved him.
গ্রামের ছেলে মেয়েরা তাকে ভালবাসত।
He assisted at their sports and made their playthings.
তিনি তাদের খেলাধুলায় সাহায্য করতেন এবং তাদের খেলার সামগ্রী তৈরি করে দিতেন।
He also taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them stories.
তিনি তাদের আরও শিখিয়েছিলেন ঘুড়ি ওড়ানো ও মার্বেল-গুলতি মারা এবং তাদের গল্প বলতেন।
Rip helped everyone in their work, but could not keep his own farm in order.
রিপ প্রত্যেককে তাদের কাজে সাহায্য করত, কিন্তু নিজের খামার ঠিক রাখতে পারত না।
His fences fell to pieces, his cows strayed, weeds grew in his fields.
তার বেড়া টুকরো হয়ে ভেঙ্গে গেছে, গরু পথভ্রষ্ট হয়েছে, জমিতে আগাছা বেড়েছে।
His wife complained about his idleness.
তার স্ত্রী অভিযোগ করত তার অলসতার,
His son, Rip, inherited his habits.
তার ছেলে রিপ, উত্তরাধিকার সুত্রে এই অভ্যাস পেয়েছে।
His sole follower was his dog, Wolf.
তার একমাত্র অনুসারি ছিল তার কুকুর, নেকড়ে।
Rip used to sit and talk with his friends, on long summer days.
লম্বা গ্রীষ্মকালীন দিনগুলিতে রিপ তার বন্ধুদের সাথে বসে গল্প করত।
Nicholas. Vedder, the landlord of the village inn was Rip's good friend.
গ্রামের সরাইখানার মালিক নিকোলাস ভেডার রিপের ভালো বন্ধু ছিলেন।
Rip had to leave this group eventually, as his wife complained that his friends encouraged his idle habits.
অবশেষে রিপকে এই দল ছেড়ে যেতে হয়েছিল, কেননা তার স্ত্রী অভিযোগ করত যে, তার বন্ধুদের উৎসাহে সে অলস হয়ে পড়ছে।
Poor Rip was reduced almost to despair.
বেচারা রিপ অলস হয়ে পড়েছিল।
He started walking away into the woods with Wolf.
সে জঙ্গলের মধ্যে হাঁটা শুরু করেছিল নেকড়েকে সঙ্গে নিয়ে।
On one of these days, Rip had gone high up the Kaatskill Mountains.
এই দিনে রিপ ক্যাটস্কিল পর্বতমালার উপরে উঠেছিল।
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From there, he looked down into a deep and dark valley.
সেখান থেকে তিনি নিচের গভীর ও অন্ধকার উপত্যকার দিকে তাকালেন।
Evening was gradually advancing.
ক্রমে সন্ধ্যা এগিয়ে এলো।
He felt that he should return home.
সে অনুভব করল তার বাড়ি ফেরা উচিত।
As he was about to go down, he heard a voice from the distance calling: "Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle.
যখন তিনি নীচে নামতে শুরু করলেন, তখন দূর থেকে একটি কণ্ঠস্বর শুনতে পেলেন: “রিপ ভ্যান উইঙ্কল! রিপ ভ্যান উইঙ্কল!”
Let's do:
Activity 1
Rearrange the
following sentences in the correct order and put the numbers in the given
boxes:
(1) Rip had to leave his group eventually. [3]
(2) On one of these days Rip had gone high up to the
Kaatskill Mountains. [5]
(3) Rip used to sit and talk with his friends. [1]
(4) He heard a voice from the distance calling, "Rip
Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle." [6]
(5) His wife complained that his friends encouraged his idle
habits. [2]
(6) Poor Rip was reduced almost to despair. [4]
Activity 2
Fill in the blanks
with words from the Help Bax. There is one extra word:
Rip assisted
children at their sports. He always helped others in their work His wife complained
about his idle habits. One day Rip went high
up the Kaatskill Mountains.
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Box: high, complained, assisted, encouraged, work |
Activity 3
Answer the following
question:
How do you think Rip felt when he heard a voice from the distance calling?
Ans- When Rip
heard a voice from the distance calling him he was surprised at first. Then he understood
there was someone familiar in need of help.
Let's continue:
He saw a strange figure slowly coming up the rocks,
সে একটি অদ্ভুত মূর্তিকে ধীরে
ধীরে পাহাড়ের উপরে উঠে আসতে দেখল।
He carried something heavy on his back.
সে পিছনে ভারি কিছু একটি বহন
করছিল।
Coming closer, Rip saw a short old man with thick bushy hair and a beard.
আরেকটু কাছে এসে, রিপ ঘন,
নিবিড় চুল ও দাঁড়ি সমেত একজন বেঁটে বৃদ্ধ মানুষকে দেখতে পেল।
He made signs for Rip to assist him with the load.
ওই বোঝা নিয়ে তাকে সাহায্য
করতে সে রিপকে ইঙ্গিত করল।
Always helpful, Rip did so.
সর্বদা সাহায্যকারী রিপ তা-ই
করল।
They came to a round hollow, surrounded by trees.
তাঁরা একটি গাছে ঢাকা গোলাকার
নীচু জায়গাতে এল।
On a level spot in the centre, he saw a most unusual crowd of people playing at ninepins.
মাঝখানের একটি সমতল স্থানে
সে সবচেয়ে অস্বাভাবিক একদল মানুষকে নাইনপিনস খেলতে দেখল।
They looked peculiar.
তাঁদের অদ্ভুত দেখাচ্ছিল।
One had a large head, broad face and small piggish eyes.
একজনের একটি বড়ো মাথা, চওড়া
মুখ এবং শূকরের মতো ছোটো ছোটো চোখ ছিল।
The face of another seemed to consist entirely of nose!
আরেকজনের মুখ মনে হল পুরো
নাক নিয়ে গঠিত।
They all had beards, of various shapes and colours.
তাঁদের প্রত্যেকের বিভিন্ন
আকৃতির এবং রঙের দাঁড়ি ছিল।
They were enjoying themselves, yet were silent.
নীরব থেকেও তাঁরা নিজেদের
মধ্যে মজা করছিল।
They looked at Rip with a fixed, statue-like gaze.
তাঁরা রিপের দিকে স্থিরমূর্তির
মতো দৃষ্টি নিয়ে তাকিয়েছিল।
Hiscompanion, it seemed, was carrying some liquid in a keg on his back.
মনে হচ্ছিল তাঁর সঙ্গী তাঁর
পেছনে একটি পিপেতে কিছু তরল পদার্থ বহন করছিল।
This was unloaded, and everyone drank from the keg.
এটিকে খালি করা হল এবং প্রত্যেকে
ওই পিপে থেকে পান করল।
Rip was fearful at first.
রিপ প্রথমে ভয় পাচ্ছিল।
After a while, his fear subsided.
কিছুক্ষণ পর, তাঁর ভয় কমে
গেল।
Feeling thirsty, he had several drinks himself.
তৃষ্ণার্ত অনুভূত হওয়ার সে
নিজে বহুবার পান করল।
Slowly, his eyes closed.
ধীরে ধীরে তাঁর ছোখগুলি বন্ধ
হয়ে গেল।
He fell into a deep sleep.
সে গভীর নিদ্রায় আছন্ন হয়ে
পড়ল।
On waking, he found himself on the high hill where he had first seen the old man.
জেগে ওঠে সে নিজেকে উঁচু পাহাড়ের
ওপর দেখতে পেল যেখানে সে প্রথমবার ওই বৃদ্ধ মানুষ্টিকে দেখেছিল।
It was a bright sunny morning.
এটি ছিল সুর্যের উজ্জ্বল আলোয়
আলোকিত একটি সকাল।
The birds were twittering among the bushes.
ঝোপঝাড়ের মধ্যে পাখিরা কিচিরমিচির
করছিল।
"Surely, thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night!
রিপ ভাবল নিশ্চিত আমি এখানে
সারারাত ঘুমইনি।
" He whistled for Wolf, but no dog was to be seen.
সে শিষ দিয়ে উলফকে ডাকল, কিন্তু
কোনো কুকুরকে দেখা গেল না।
He decided to visit the scene of last evening.
সে স্থির করল গত সন্ধ্যায়
ওই ঘটনাস্থল দেখতে যাবে।
When he reached the spot, he was surprised to see that a mountain stream was now flowing through it!
যখন সে ওই স্থানে পৌঁছল, সে
দেখে অবাক হল যে একটি পাহাড়ি নদী সেটির মধ্যে দিয়ে বয়ে যাচ্ছে।
What was to be done?
এখন কি করতে হবে?
The morning was passing away, and poor Rip was hungry.
সকাল অতিক্রান্ত হয়ে যাচ্ছিল,
এবং বেচারা রিপ ক্ষুধার্ত বোধ করল।
He shook his head and went homeward.
সে মাথা নাড়াল এবং বাড়ির দিকে
চলল।
As he came near his village, he met many people he had never seen before.
সে যখন তাঁর গ্রামের কাছে
এল সে এমন অনেক মানুষের সঙ্গে সাক্ষাৎ করল যাদের আগে সে কখনও দেখেনি।
This surprised him, as he thought he knew everyone around his village.
এটি তাকে অবাক করল যেহেতু
সে ভাবত সে তাঁর গ্রামের চারিদিকের সবাইকে চিনত।
They all stared at him with surprise.
তাঁরা সবাই তাঁর দিকে অবাক
হয়ে তাকিয়েছিল।
Rip suddenly noticed that his beard had grown a foot long!
রিপ হঠাৎ লক্ষ করল যে তাঁর
দাঁড়ি একফুট লম্বা হয়ে গিয়েছিল।
He saw his village was now larger, with more people.
সে দেখল আরও অনেক মানুষ নিয়ে
তাঁর গ্রাম একন আরও বড়ো হয়েছে।
There were rows of houses which he had never seen before.
সেখানে সারি সারি বাড়ি ছিল
যেগুলি সে আগে কখন দেখেনি।
Strange names were over the doors.
দরজারগুলির ওপরে অদ্ভুত সব
নাম লেখাছিল।
He found his own house was empty and in ruins.
সে দেখতে পেল তাঁর নিজের বাড়ি
খালি এবং ধ্বংসস্তূপে পরিণত হয়েছে।
He called loudly for his wife and children.
সে উচ্চস্বরে তাঁর স্ত্রী
ও বাচ্চাদের ডাকল।
All was silence.
সবাই নীরব হয়ে রইল।
The village inn was gone.
গ্রামের সরাইখানা উধাও হয়ে
গেল।
Word Nest:
ninepins : a game where nine pins that look like bottles are
used
gaze: look steadily at something
subsided:became less intense
Let's do:
Activity 4
Write 'T' for true
and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for
each of your answers:
(a) The stranger wanted to assist Rip. [F]
supporting statements
He made signs for Rip to assist him.
(b) All the strangers had beards. [T]
supporting statements
They all had beards of various shapes and colours.
(c) Rip felt very thirsty. [T]
supporting statements
Feeling thirsty he had several drinks himself.
(d) Rip saw that his village had become smaller. [F]
supporting statements
He saw his village was now larger.
Activity 5
Answer the following questions
in complete sentences:
(a) How did the stranger look?
Ans- The stranger looked like a short old man with thick
bushy hair and a beard.
(b) What happened after Rip had drunk the liquid?
Ans- After Rip had drunk the liquid his eyes closed and he
fell into deep sleep.
(c) Why was Rip surprised when he came near the village?
Ans- Rip was surprised when he came near the village because
he met many people he had never seen before .
(d) What did Rip suddenly notice?
Ans- Rip suddenly
noticed that his beard had grown a foot long.
Let's continue:
The appearance of Rip, with his long beard and peculiar
dress, soon attracted the attention of people. Rip told them that he meant no
harm, but merely came there to look for his friends and folks. He asked about
Nicholas Vedder. There was silence for a little while. Then an old man replied,
"Nicholas Vedder? Why, he is dead and gone for these eighteen years!"
Rip's heart died away, at finding himself thus alone in the
world. He cried out, "Does nobody here know Rip Van Winkle?"
"Oh, there he is, leaning against the tree,"
exclaimed two or three. As he looked, Rip saw a fellow who looked exactly like
his previous self. He understood that this was his son, Rip! Just then, a young
woman with a child came his way. She said that Rip Van Winkle had been her
father, and had gone away twenty years back when she was little. All stood
amazed. An old woman looked at his face and exclaimed, "Sure enough! It is
Rip Van
"Oh, there he is, leaning against the tree,"
exclaimed two or three. As he looked, Rip saw a fellow who looked exactly like
his previous self. He understood that this was his son, Rip! Just then, a young
woman with a child came his way. She said that Rip Van Winkle had been her father,
and had gone away twenty years back when she was little. All stood amazed. An
old woman looked at his face and exclaimed, "Sure enough! It is Rip Van
Winkle! Welcome home again, old neighbour. Why, where have you been these
twenty long years?"
Soon everybody came to know Rip's story, for the whole
twenty years had been to him but as one night. Some had doubts, and insisted
that Rip had been out of his head. Even to this day, a thunder-storm on a
summer afternoon at Kaatskill reminds them of the strange people playing at a
game of ninepins
Word Nest:
Merely :hardly
previous: that what had happened before
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Let's do:
Activity 6
Fill in the following
chart with information from the text:
|
Cause |
Effect |
|
(i) Rip had a long beard and wore a peculiar dress |
|
|
(ii) |
Rip's heart died away |
|
(iii) Rip saw a fellow who looked exactly like his previous self |
|
|
(iv) |
all stood amazed |
Ans-
|
Cause |
Effect |
|
(i) Rip had a long beard and wore a peculiar dress |
Soon attracted the attention of people. |
|
(ii) He found himself alone in the world. |
Rip's heart died away |
|
(iii) Rip saw a fellow who looked exactly like his previous self |
He understood that this was his son, Rip! |
|
(iv) They found Rip Van had returned after long twenty tears. |
all stood amazed |
Activity 7
Answer the following
questions in complete sentences:
(a) What attracted the attention of the people when Rip entered the village?
Ans- His long beard and peculiar dress attracted the
attention of the people when Rip entered the village.
(b) What did Rip learn about Nicolas Vedder?
Ans- Rip learnt that Nicholas Vedder had died eighteen years before.
(c) Who looked exactly like Rip's previous self?
Ans- A fellow looked exactly like Rip’s previous self.
(d) How long did twenty years seem to Rip?
Ans- Long twenty years seemed as one night to Rip.
Activity 8
Fill in the blanks
with appropriate verbs from those given in brackets:
(i) A hundred rupees ____too much for this item (is/are)
Ans- A hundred rupees is
too much for this item.
(ii) The accountant and the cashier ________absconded.(has/have)
Ans- The accountant and the cashier have absconded.
(iii) Time and tide_____ (wait/waits) for none.
Ans- Time and tide waits
for none.
(iv) Either he or I______ mistaken. (is/am)
Ans- Either he or I am
mistaken.
(v) The ship with its crew_____ delayed.(was/were)
Ans- The ship with its crew was delayed.
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Activity 9(a)
Make meaningful
sentences of your own with the following words:
Hollow : Rahul a hallow pipe from the market.
Fearful : Momita heard of a fearful noise.
Ruins : Our ancestral is in ruins now.
Gaze : Binoy gazed at the picture for a long time.
Activity 9(b)
Identify the types of
sentences given below:
(i) Rip's sole follower was the dog Wolf.
Ans- Assertive sentence
(ii) What was to be done?
Ans-Interrogative sentence
(ii) All was silence.
Ans- Assertive sentence
(iv) Sure enough! It is Van Winkle!
Ans-Exclamatory sentence
Let's talk:
There is a mythical character called Kumbhakarna who used to
sleep for six months and keep awake for six months. Suppose you are trying to
wake up Kumbhakarna. Tell the class how you would do this.
Let's do:
Activity 10(a)
Write a short story
in about sixty words using the hints given below. Add a title to it:
you went on a tour with your friends - stayed the night in a
house inside a forest-slept in separate rooms when you woke up your friends
were all gone - your feelings - how you returned home
Activity 10(b)
Imagine that you have a very lazy brother who is always late
in getting up from sleep. Write an imaginary conversation between you and your
brother on the usefulness of early rising.