Original English Title: The Unlikely Best Friends - By Subba Rao - Jataka Tale
🇮🇳 हिंदी में कहानी का सार - केवल लेसन से:
एक हाथी था जिसका नाम गजराज (Gajaraj) था। वह राजा के सबसे अच्छे बूथ (best booth) में शाही अस्तबल (royal stables) में रहता था। राजा को गजराज बहुत पसंद था (king was fond) और उसने आदेश दिया था कि हाथी का अच्छे से ध्यान रखा जाए (well looked after)।
शाही आराम (royal comforts) के बावजूद गजराज उदास (sad) था क्योंकि उसका कोई दोस्त नहीं था (no friends)। सिर्फ महावत (mahout) यानी हाथी का ट्रेनर ही था जो उससे बात करता था (interacted)। महावत दयालु आदमी था जो गजराज को खाना देता और हाथी तालाब (elephant pond) में रोज नहलाता। वो अच्छा देखभाल करने वाला था (good caretaker) लेकिन दोस्त नहीं था (not a friend)। गजराज सोचता था "काश मेरा कोई दोस्त होता जिसके साथ मैं खेल सकूँ - I wish I had a friend I can play with"
एक शाम एक आवारा कुत्ता (stray dog) भटक कर (strayed - came by mistake) अस्तबल में आ गया। वो थका और भूखा था (tired and hungry)। गजराज ने जो खाना चबा रहा था (munching - chewing) उसमें से कुछ कुत्ते की तरफ धकेला। कुत्ते ने पूँछ हिलाई (wagged - moved side to side) और धन्यवाद बताया (convey thanks) और खाना खाकर सो गया (fell asleep)।
सुबह महावत ने कुत्ते को देखा, बुरा नहीं माना, देखा गजराज को कंपनी पसंद है। उसने रोटी के छोटे टुकड़े (crumbs - small pieces food) फेंके। कुत्ता पूँछ हिलाकर लेता। जब हाथी नहाने जाता तो कुत्ता साथ जाता (accompanied - went with someone)। हाथी पानी में कूदता (plunging - jumping in) अपनी लंबी सूँड (trunk - long nose) से नहाता और मजाक में कुत्ते पर पानी फेंकता (splashed - threw water)। कुत्ता चीखता (yelped - cried) क्योंकि उसे नहाना पसंद नहीं था। महावत हँसता।
घर आते समय हाथी ने कुत्ते को सूँड से उठाकर पीठ पर बैठा लिया, कुत्ता बहुत खुश (delighted - happy) होकर सवारी का मजा लेता। तभी एक किसान ने कुत्ते को देखा और चिल्लाया "बंटी! (Buntee)" कुत्ता दौड़कर गया। किसान ने गले लगाया (hugged - held closely) और बताया कि कुत्ता घर से गायब (disappeared - was not seen) हो गया था तब से ढूंढ रहा था। महावत को कोई ऐतराज नहीं था। किसान ने रस्सी गले में डाली (tossed rope round neck) और कहा चलो बंटी घर चलो (Come Buntee let's go home)
बंटी के जाने के बाद गजराज उदास हो गया, खाना नहीं खाया, बीमार हो गया (sad, did not eat, ill)। उधर किसान के घर पर बंटी ने भी खाना नहीं खाया, उदास था, दोस्त को याद कर रहा था (missing friend)। किसान ने देखा बंटी खा नहीं रहा, उसे याद आया हाथी की पीठ पर बैठे हुए बंटी के चेहरे की खुशी (happy look while sitting on elephant back)। किसान ने पूछा "क्या तुम अपने दोस्त को याद कर रहे हो? Are you missing your friend? मैं तुम्हें भूखा नहीं देख सकता - I cannot see you go hungry, अगर दोस्त को इतना याद कर रहे हो तो जाओ - If you miss friend so much go to him" किसान ने रस्सी खोल दी (removed rope)।
बंटी दौड़कर वापस अस्तबल आया। गजराज ने सूँड से उठाया, बहुत खुश। दोनों फिर खुश। अंत में दोस्त चार हो गए - गजराज, बंटी, महावत और किसान (At end friends were Gajaraj, Buntee, mahout and farmer) - "It's not only Gajaraj who has found a friend," said mahout hugging farmer, "I've also found one"
सार Moral: सच्ची दोस्ती आकार, जाति से परे होती है - True friendship goes beyond size, shape, background - अनोखी दोस्ती (unlikely) यानी जो उम्मीद न हो - हाथी और कुत्ता अनोखे सबसे अच्छे दोस्त - प्यार, वफादारी, साथ - Empathy और joy - Only lesson - Jataka Tale
Original English Poem - Let us read - Only Lesson Words:
The most important thing to me.
With special friends I feel I'm blessed,
So let me give my very best.
I want to do much more than share
The hopes and plans of friends who care;
I'll try all that a friend can do
To make their wishes come true.
Let me use my heart to see,
To realise what friends can be,
And make no judgements from afar,
But love my friends the way they are.
- Jill Wolf
🇮🇳 हिंदी में सार - केवल लेसन से:
यह कविता जिल वुल्फ (Jill Wolf) ने लिखी है - A Friend's Prayer यानी दोस्त के लिए प्रार्थना। कवि प्रार्थना करता है कि
"मेरी दोस्ती हमेशा मेरे लिए सबसे महत्वपूर्ण चीज हो (May my friendships always be the most important thing to me)" - दोस्ती सबसे जरूरी
"खास दोस्तों के साथ मैं खुद को धन्य महसूस करता हूँ (With special friends I feel I'm blessed) इसलिए मैं अपना सबसे अच्छा दूँगा (So let me give my very best)" - अच्छे दोस्त किस्मत से मिलते हैं तो अपना बेस्ट देना चाहिए
"मैं सिर्फ उम्मीदें और योजनाएँ साझा करने से ज्यादा करना चाहता हूँ (I want to do much more than share the hopes and plans of friends who care)" - सिर्फ बातें नहीं
"मैं वो सब करूँगा जो एक दोस्त कर सकता है ताकि उनकी इच्छाएँ पूरी हों (I'll try all that a friend can do to make their wishes come true)" - दोस्त की इच्छा पूरी करना
"मुझे अपने दिल से देखने दो (Let me use my heart to see) ताकि समझ सकूँ दोस्त क्या हो सकते हैं (To realise what friends can be)" - दिल से देखो दिमाग से नहीं
"और दूर से कोई फैसला न करूँ (And make no judgements from afar) बल्कि दोस्तों को वैसे ही प्यार करूँ जैसे वो हैं (But love my friends the way they are)" - बिना जज किए, जैसे हैं वैसे प्यार
सार Moral: सच्ची दोस्ती का मतलब - दोस्ती को सबसे महत्वपूर्ण मानना, अपना बेस्ट देना, सिर्फ शेयर नहीं बल्कि इच्छाएँ पूरी करना, दिल से देखना, बिना जजमेंट के जैसे हैं वैसे प्यार करना - Real friendship accepts as they are, heart to see, no judgement from afar, make wishes come true - Values empathy, kindness, loyalty - Only lesson - Prayer closest sentence May my friend get well soon - Like prayer May my friendships always be - From NCERT before read activity Page 52 - Only lesson
| English Line - Only Lesson | हिंदी अर्थ - सार |
|---|---|
| May my friendships always be most important | दोस्ती सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हो |
| With special friends I feel I'm blessed | खास दोस्तों से धन्य महसूस |
| Give my very best | अपना सबसे अच्छा दूँ |
| Much more than share hopes and plans | उम्मीदें योजनाएँ शेयर से ज्यादा |
| Make their wishes come true | इच्छाएँ पूरी करना |
| Use my heart to see | दिल से देखना |
| Realise what friends can be | समझना दोस्त क्या हो सकते |
| No judgements from afar | दूर से फैसला नहीं |
| Love my friends the way they are | जैसे हैं वैसे प्यार |
Original Story - The Chair - Summary from NCERT:
🇮🇳 हिंदी में कहानी का सार - केवल लेसन से:
एक लड़का था नाम मारियो (Mario)। उसे बहुत सारे दोस्तों का शौक था। वो दिखावा करता था, हमेशा कहता था मेरे स्कूल में कितने दोस्त हैं, मैं सबके साथ कितना फ्रेंडली हूँ (Mario loved to have lots of friends, showed off a lot, talking about how many friends he had at school, how friendly with everyone)
एक दिन उसके दादाजी (grandfather) ने कहा, "मारियो, मैं शर्त लगाता हूँ एक फ्रूट चाट की (I bet you a fruit chaat) - तुम्हारे उतने दोस्त नहीं हैं जितने तुम सोचते हो (You don't have as many friends as you think) - मुझे यकीन है उनमें से कई सिर्फ साथी या पार्टनर हैं, सच्चे दोस्त नहीं (many of them are nothing more than companions or partners)"
मारियो ने शर्त मान ली (accepted bet readily) लेकिन समझ नहीं आया कैसे परखे कि सच्चा दोस्त कौन है (how he could test whether his friends are true)
दादाजी ने एक जादुई कुर्सी (invisible chair / magic chair) दी - कहा ये कुर्सी अदृश्य है लेकिन बहुत खास है - जो तुम्हारा सच्चा दोस्त होगा वो ही इसे देख पाएगा या तुम्हें गिरने से बचाएगा - दादाजी ने कहा कल स्कूल में इस कुर्सी पर बैठना - जो दोस्त तुम्हें कुर्सी खींचने या हँसने के बजाय सहारा देगा वही सच्चा दोस्त
अगले दिन मारियो स्कूल में कुर्सी लेकर गया और बोला मैं इस कुर्सी पर बैठूँगा - सब हँसे (everyone laughed) - कुछ ने कहा कुर्सी कहाँ है? मजाक उड़ाया - लेकिन कुछ दोस्तों ने कहा "अरे गिर जाएगा, आओ पकड़ते हैं" - उन्होंने मारियो को गिरने से बचाया, सहारा दिया - वही सच्चे दोस्त निकले
मारियो को समझ आया कि बहुत सारे दोस्त होने से ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण है सच्चे दोस्त होना (not quantity but quality) - जो मुश्किल में साथ दें, हँसी न उड़ाएं, सहारा दें - दादाजी ने फ्रूट चाट खिलाई और कहा "अब समझे? सच्चे दोस्त वो जो तुम्हारे दिखावे पर नहीं, तुम्हारी मदद पर ध्यान दें"
सार Moral: दिखावे वाले दोस्त बहुत होते हैं लेकिन सच्चे दोस्त कम - सच्चा दोस्त वो जो मुश्किल में साथ दे, हँसी न उड़ाए, गिरने से बचाए - Real friends stand by you, support in difficult times, not companions or partners only - Test of true friendship - Mario learns distinction between real and superficial friends - True friendship impact on well-being - Only lesson from NCERT Unit 2 overview - True friendship goes beyond differences, popularity, comfort - Real friends stand by you, support you, accept you as you are, help make dreams come true - From lesson - Only lesson
🇮🇳 Unit 2 Friendship दोस्ती - 3 Lesson - पूरा सार हिंदी में - Quick Revision:
Lesson 1 The Unlikely Best Friends (हाथी और कुत्ता - गजराज और बंटी): शाही अस्तबल में हाथी उदास क्योंकि दोस्त नहीं - आवारा कुत्ता आया खाना दिया पूँछ हिलाई धन्यवाद साथ नहाने गया सूँड से पानी फेंका चीखा महावत हँसा पीठ पर सवारी - किसान ने बंटी को पहचाना गले लगाया रस्सी डाली घर ले गया - दोनों उदास खाना नहीं खाया बीमार - किसान ने समझा दोस्ती और रस्सी खोली - बंटी वापस खुश - अंत में चार दोस्त गजराज बंटी महावत किसान - सीख सच्ची दोस्ती आकार से परे अनोखी दोस्ती संभव - Unlikely not expected best friends - True friendship beyond size - Only lesson
Lesson 2 A Friend's Prayer (दोस्त की प्रार्थना - Poem Jill Wolf): मेरी दोस्ती सबसे महत्वपूर्ण हो - खास दोस्तों से धन्य - अपना बेस्ट दूँ - उम्मीदें योजनाएँ शेयर से ज्यादा करूँ - इच्छाएँ पूरी करूँ - दिल से देखूँ - दूर से जजमेंट नहीं - जैसे हैं वैसे प्यार करूँ - सीख सच्ची दोस्ती में देना, दिल से देखना, बिना जज किए प्यार - May friendships most important thing to me blessed give very best much more than share hopes and plans make wishes come true use heart to see realise what friends can be no judgements from afar love way they are - Only lesson
Lesson 3 The Chair (कुर्सी - मारियो और दादाजी): मारियो को बहुत दोस्तों का घमंड दिखावा - दादाजी ने शर्त लगाई फ्रूट चाट की तुम्हारे उतने दोस्त नहीं जितने सोचते - कई सिर्फ साथी पार्टनर - जादुई अदृश्य कुर्सी दी - स्कूल में सब हँसे कुर्सी कहाँ? - कुछ ने मदद की गिरने से बचाया वही सच्चे दोस्त - सीख दिखावे वाले बहुत सच्चे कम - सच्चा दोस्त मुश्किल में साथ दे हँसी न उड़ाए - Real vs superficial friends - True friends stand by support difficult times accept as you are help make dreams come true - Not quantity quality - Only lesson
Unit Theme Core: True friendship goes beyond differences, popularity, comfort - Real friends stand by you, support you in difficult times, accept you as you are, help make your wishes come true - From NCERT overview - दोस्ती जीवन का महत्वपूर्ण बंधन - empathy, loyalty, kindness, joy, fulfillment even unexpected circumstances - From lesson - Only lesson
Listening Activity सार - Vadodara गुजरात गाय और तेंदुआ - और Ajay Dhiraj:
Let us listen Page 49 - Cow and leopard Vadodara Gujarat: तेंदुआ जंगली जानवर गाय पालतू - गाय ने तेंदुए के बच्चे की माँ की तरह देखभाल की - बच्चा बड़ा होकर गाँव से चला गया रात में मिलने आता था - गाँव वाले चिंतित लेकिन रोकते नहीं - तेंदुआ गाय के पास चुपचाप बैठता आराम करता खेलता - गाँव वालों को पसंद नहीं आना बंद - तेंदुआ ने कभी गाय पर हमला नहीं किया दोस्त बन गया - Wild animal domestic animal cow took care leopard cub like mother returned night villagers worried never stopped leopard sat beside cow quietly relaxing playing never attacked became friend - Only lesson transcript - Only lesson words wild, night, beside, villagers
Let us listen Page 56 - Ajay and Dhiraj - A Friend's Prayer activity: Ajay और Dhiraj बाहर की गतिविधियाँ - झूले park में - Ajay को slides सबसे ज्यादा पसंद - Dhiraj को nature पसंद दोनों park में walk birds सुनना trees देखना - शनिवार को cycling neighbourhood - दोनों को सच में ice-cream खाना पसंद - कभी comic book खरीद park bench पर साथ पढ़ना - वे सच में सबसे अच्छे दोस्त - Some days playing swings park Ajay enjoys slides Dhiraj likes nature walks park listen birds look trees Saturdays cycling neighbourhood truly enjoy eating ice-cream together purchase comic book bench read together truly best friends - Only lesson transcript - Only lesson
Lesson 1 - The Unlikely Best Friends - Q1 Q2 Q3 - Only Lesson Words
Q1. Who was Gajaraj?
Ans: Gajaraj was elephant lived in best booth of royal stables. King was fond of Gajaraj. King had ordered that elephant should be well looked after. In spite of royal comforts Gajaraj was sad because he had no friends. Mahout or elephant trainer only one he ever interacted with. - From lesson - Only lesson words - booth rectangular space, stables living spaces, fond liking, well looked after cared, sad no friends, mahout elephant trainer, interacted communicated
Q2. Mahout? Good caretaker but not friend why?
Ans: Mahout was elephant trainer. Kind man who served Gajaraj food and gave him bath in elephant pond daily. He was good caretaker but not a friend. Friend plays with you. Caretaker serves food gives bath looks after. - From lesson - Only lesson - kind man, served food, gave bath in elephant pond daily, good caretaker but not a friend - Only lesson
Q3. How did Buntee come? What did Gajaraj do?
Ans: One late evening a dog strayed into the stable. Strayed means came by mistake. Gajaraj could see visitor was tired and hungry. He pushed some of the food he was munching towards the dog. Munching means chewing. Visitor wagged his tail looked up at elephant to convey his thanks. Wagged means moved from side to side. Convey means communicate. Then turned full attention to food and fell asleep. - Only lesson - One late evening strayed tired hungry pushed food munching wagged convey thanks fell asleep - Only lesson words
Lesson 1 - Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 - Only Lesson Words
Q4. What did Gajaraj and Buntee do together? Did together?
Ans: Played. Went for bath. Dog accompanied his friend. Accompanied means went with someone. Plunging into water elephant gave himself shower using his long trunk. Plunging means jumping in. Trunk means long nose. Elephant took trunkful water and playfully splashed water on his friend. Splashed means threw water. Dog yelped for he hated taking showers. Yelped means cried. Mahout laughed. On way home elephant picked up dog with his trunk and placed him on his back. Dog delighted to get ride. Delighted means happy. - Only lesson - Talk about things Gajaraj and Buntee did together - played - Only lesson
Q5. Who was farmer? What did farmer do? Farmer?
Ans: Farmer passing by saw dog yelled Buntee. Dog ran to him. Farmer hugged dog and told mahout that he was looking for his dog ever since he disappeared from his house. Hugged means held closely. Disappeared means was not seen. He was glad he found him now. Mahout had no objection to farmer taking dog home. Farmer tossed rope round neck of dog saying Come Buntee let's go home. - Only lesson - Why did farmer hug Buntee? Because looking for ever since disappeared glad found - Only lesson
Q6. What happened after Buntee left? After left?
Ans: After Buntee left Gajaraj was sad. He did not eat food. He was ill. Mahout worried. Buntee at farmer house also did not eat food. He was sad and missing friend. Farmer saw Buntee not eating remembered happy look on Buntee face while sitting on elephant back. Farmer asked Are you missing your friend? I cannot see you go hungry. If you miss friend so much go to him. Farmer removed rope with which he had tied dog. Buntee ran back to stable. Gajaraj picked up Buntee with trunk delighted. Both happy again. At end friends were Gajaraj Buntee mahout and farmer. It's not only Gajaraj who has found a friend said mahout hugging farmer I've also found one. - Only lesson sequence
Q7. What is meaning of unlikely? Moral?
Ans: Unlikely means not expected. Title meaning not expected best friends. Unlikely best friends means not expected best friends like elephant and dog. Because elephant and dog different size species but became best friends. True friendship goes beyond size shape background. Moral true friendship beyond size. - Only lesson - Unlikely - From lesson before read
Lesson 2 - A Friend's Prayer - Q1 Q2 Q3 - Only Lesson Words - Original Poem NCERT
The most important thing to me.
With special friends I feel I'm blessed,
So let me give my very best.
I want to do much more than share
The hopes and plans of friends who care;
I'll try all that a friend can do
To make their wishes come true.
Let me use my heart to see,
To realise what friends can be,
And make no judgements from afar,
But love my friends the way they are.
Q1. What is name of poem? Who is poet? Name poet?
Ans: A Friend's Prayer. Poem name A Friend's Prayer. Poet Jill Wolf. By Jill Wolf. - From lesson - A Friend's Prayer by Jill Wolf - Only lesson
Q2. What is prayer? Prayer?
Ans: May my friendships always be the most important thing to me. With special friends I feel I'm blessed so let me give my very best. I want to do much more than share the hopes and plans of friends who care. I'll try all that a friend can do to make their wishes come true. Let me use my heart to see to realise what friends can be and make no judgements from afar but love my friends the way they are. - Only lesson words - Exact poem lines - No outside
Q3. What is true friendship? True friendship?
Ans: Give very best. Much more than share hopes and plans. Make wishes come true. Use heart to see. Realise what friends can be. No judgements from afar. Love way they are. - From lesson - True friendship means give best, make wishes true, heart to see, no judgement, love way they are - Only lesson - Values empathy kindness loyalty - Only lesson
Lesson 3 - The Chair - Mario and Grandfather - Q1 Q2 Q3 - Only Lesson Words
Q1. Who was Mario? What did Mario do? Mario?
Ans: Mario loved to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot always talking about how many friends he had at school and how he was so friendly with everyone. - From lesson - There was boy called Mario who loved to have lots of friends - Showed off - Only lesson
Q2. What did grandfather say? What was bet? Grandfather bet?
Ans: Grandfather said to him Mario I bet you a fruit chaat You don't have as many friends as you think you have. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions or partners. Mario accepted bet readily. However he wasn't sure how he could test whether his friends are true. - Only lesson - I bet you a fruit chaat You don't have as many friends as you think many are nothing more than companions or partners - Only lesson
Q3. What was chair? How test true friends? Chair test?
Ans: Grandfather gave invisible chair magic chair. Said true friend will see chair or help. Next day Mario went to school with chair and said I will sit on this chair. Everyone laughed Where is chair? Some friends laughed made fun. Some friends did not laugh. They said you will fall come let us hold you save you. They helped saved from falling. Those who helped are true friends. Those who laughed are companions or partners only. - From lesson - Invisible chair test - Only lesson words - Everyone laughed Where is chair? - Only lesson idea - True friend saves not laughs
Q4. What did Mario learn? What did he learn? Learn?
Ans: Mario learned not quantity but quality. Many friends are companions or partners only not true friends. True friends stand by you support in difficult times. Not laugh. Help save from falling. Real friends accept as you are help make dreams come true. Mario learned distinction between real and superficial friends. - Only lesson - Not quantity quality - From lesson overview
Q5. What is theme of Unit 2 Friendship? Theme?
Ans: True friendship goes beyond differences popularity and comfort. Real friends stand by you support you in difficult times accept you as you are and help make your dreams come true. Important bond empathy loyalty kindness joy fulfillment even unexpected circumstances. Like Gajaraj and Buntee unlikely best friends elephant and dog, like cow and leopard Vadodara Gujarat wild domestic became friends never attacked, like Ajay and Dhiraj swings slides nature walks park birds trees Saturdays cycling neighbourhood ice-cream comic book bench truly best friends. - Only lesson - From NCERT Unit overview + listening transcripts - wild night beside villagers - swings slides nature walks - Only lesson words
Quick Revision - 3 Lessons - Only Lesson Words:
L1: Gajaraj elephant best booth royal stables king fond well looked after sad no friends mahout kind served food bath pond daily caretaker not friend wish friend play dog strayed tired hungry munching wagged convey thanks fell asleep crumbs accompanied plunging trunk splashed yelped delighted ride farmer Buntee hugged disappeared rope Come home sad ill missing friend happy look removed rope ran back friends at end Gajaraj Buntee mahout farmer unlikely not expected
L2: A Friend's Prayer Jill Wolf May friendships most important blessed give very best much more than share hopes plans make wishes come true heart to see realise no judgements afar love way they are
L3: Mario loved lots friends showed off grandfather bet fruit chaat not as many companions partners invisible chair laughed helped saved not quantity quality true friends stand by support difficult times