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WORD MEANINGs (शब्दार्थ)।
twig – टहनी, accounts – लेखा जोखा, glance – नज़र डालना, absorbed – तल्लीन हो गया, lumps | – ढेला, strength – बल, शक्ति, frail – कमज़ोर, desire – इच्छा करना, canoe – लम्बी हल्की नाव ।

TRANSLATION OF THE LESSON (पाठ का हिन्दी अनुवाद)।
Child, how happy ……………… mud pies.
हिन्दी अनुवाद- बच्चे, तुम कितने खुश हो मिट्टी में बैठे हुए, सुबह से टूटी टहनी से खेलते हुए। तुम्हें छोटी से टूटी हुई टहनी से खेलता देख मैं मुस्कुराता हूँ। मैं अपने लेखा-जोखा में व्यस्त हूँ, संख्याओं को इस समय जोड़ने में।
शायद तुम मुझे देखते हो और सोचते हो,“अपनी सुबह को खराब करने के लिए कितना बकवास खेल है।” बच्चे, मैं डंडियों और मिट्टी के ढेलों में खो जाने की कला भूल चुका हूँ। |

I seek out…………………….. playing a game.
हिन्दी अनुवाद- मैं महंगी खेलने की वस्तुएँ ढूँढता हूँ, और सोने और चाँदी के ढेरों को इकट्ठा करता हूँ। तुम जो भी ढूंढ कर निकालते हो, तुम उसके खेल बना लेते हो, मैं अपना समय और शक्ति दोनों उन वस्तुओं पर लगाता हूँ जिन्हें मैं कभी नहीं पा सकता। मैं अपनी कमजोर छोटी नाव में इच्छा के समुद्र को पार करने का संघर्ष करता हूँ, और भूल जाता हूँ कि मैं भी एक खेल ही खेल रहा हूँ।

EXERCISE (अभ्यास)।
Comprehension Questions
1. Answer the following questions:

Question a.
Where was the child sitting?
Answer:
The child was sitting outside in the dust.

Question b.
What is the child playing with?
Answer:
The child was playing with a broken twig.

Question c.
Which activities was the poet busy in?
Answer:
The poet was busy in adding up figures, while doing his accounts.

Question d.
What has the poet forgotten?
Answer:
The poet has forgotten the art of getting absorbed in the play of sticks and mud-pies.

Question e.
What did the poet struggle to cross?
Answer:
The poet struggled to cross the sea of his desires, in his weak canoe.

Question f.
What do you understand by the phrase ‘the sea of desire’?
Answer:
Every grown up man seeks many desires and keeps roaming on his weak boat, trying to fulfill all the desires that are a never ending sea.

Word Power
1. Write two rhyming words for the words given below:

• dust rust must
• hour far car
• think wink drink
• seek meek sleek

2. Hockey is a sport which is played with a stick and a ball. Given below are some games, write what they are played with :
Hockey – a hockey stick and a ball
Cricket – a cricket ball and a bat
Skating – roller skates
Badminton – a badminton racket and a shuttle cock
Football – a football

Activity
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