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Birbal the wise class 5th Tulip Series

Class 5th Tulip Series

Chapter 2


Birbal the wise

Introduction

‘Birbal the wise’ is one of the widely read stories for children. Who doesn’t know about Birbal? His real name was ‘Maheshdas’. The character of Birbal is a common name everywhere as he is known for his outstanding wit and wisdom. He was a great poet and singer in the court of Emperor Akbar. He composed poetry by another pen name ‘Brahma’. His exceptional wit earned him a place of courtier among the narratives of Akbar. This story is one among many which shows his wit.

Summary

This story is about Surya Singh, Prince of Manipur. Once Surya Singh came to Delhi for a secret mission. On his way he saw a weak and tired man sitting on a road side. He stopped his horse and asked him which way he was going. The man replied that he was going to Delhi but was too tired to go any further. Surya singh felt sorry for him and offered his Horse up to Delhi. The man gladly got on the prince’s Horse. When they reached the city gates, Surya Singh asked the man to get down from the Horse, but the man refused to give him his Horse back.

Then they both went to Birbal to solve their matter, on listening their stories, Birbal told them to come next day. After both men had left, Birbal told the servant to take the horse and follow two men at a distance, then free the animal and see which one it follows. The next day, Birbal called Surya Singh and the traveller and took them to the stable. There were about a dozen of horses of same size and color. He said to the two men that their horse is there. The traveller could not recognize the Horse while as Surya Singh found him at once. The Horse knew his Master too. The traveller got fifty strokes of whip. The message of this story is that the lies have no legs.



New Words

mission, nightfall, doubt, advantage, rein, stable, recognize, offer, rob, whip, wisdom

Glossary:

mission: a specific task or duty assigned to a person

nightfall: the approach of darkness; night

doubt: uncertainty about the truth, fact, etc.

advantage: better or more favourable position

rein: a leather strap used to control the horse

stable: a place where horses are kept

recognize: to accept or be aware of

offer: to present

rob: to take something from someone illegally, as by force or threat of

violence

whip: a length of leather used to beat a person or urge an animal

wisdom: knowledge, judgement and good sense



Thinking about the Text (Questions Answers)

A. Answer these questions:

1. Who was Surya Singh? Who did he meet on his way?
Ans. Surya Singh is a character of story ” Birbal the Wise “. Surya Singh was the Prince of Manipur and came to Delhi on business. He was travelling alone because it was a secret mission. On his way he met a weak and tired man sitting on a road side.


2. How did Surya Singh help the traveller?
Ans. On his way Surya Singh saw a weak and tired man sitting on a road side.Surya singh felt sorry for him and offered his Horse up to Delhi. The man gladly got on the prince’s Horse.


3. Where did the two men go to settle the dispute?
Ans. The two went to Birbal to solve the dispute.

4. How did Birbal settle the dispute?

Ans. When the two men went to Birbal to solve their matter, on listening their stories, Birbal told them to come next day. The next day Birbal called Surya Singh and the traveller and took them to the stable. There were about a dozen of horses of same size and color. He said to the two men that their horse is there.The traveller could not recognize the Horse while as Surya Singh found him at once. The Horse knew his Master too.

B. Complete the following sentences:

a) Surya Singh was kind because he asked the man to ride his horse up to Delhi.

b) The traveller was dishonest because he refused to give him his Horse back .

Language Work

A. Horses live in stables and cows live in sheds. In Column A, names of some animals are given. Match them with the places they live in Column B:

Answers



B. Phrasal Verbs: A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a particle (preposition, adverb or both).

Its meaning has to be understood as a whole e.g. look into means to investigate. Here are some phrasal verbs which have been used in the story. Use them in sentences of your own.

get off, get on, get down, ride away, bring back, put in, look at , arrange for

get off: escape a punishment or to avoid something serious or dismount

She got off lightly

get on: to mount on horse in order to ride

We would not let him get on the horse with him.

get down: to dismount or to demoralize

She carefully got from from the horse.

ride away: To depart (from some place) by riding a vehicle or animal.

They throw the criminal over a horse and ride away.

bring back: to come back with (something or someone)

What did you bring back from your vacation?

Put in: to spend (time)

Wahid has been putting in more hours at the office recently.

look at: to think about a situation or subject carefully, especially in order to make a decision.

We’re looking carefully at all the options.

arrange for: to put into a proper order

He arranged for a meeting with his friends.



Grammar Work

A) Past Simple Tense

Look at the following sentence:

1. I met him yesterday.

The above sentence expresses some action which happened at some time in the past.

Thus, Past Simple Tense is used to show an action which happened or took place at some time in the past and the Second Form of the Verb is used with all Subjects.

But in Negative and Interrogative Sentences of Past Simple, ‘did’ is used to form the sentences.

Thus the Negative sentence of the above will be:

(a) I did not (didn’t) meet him yesterday.

Similarly, the Interrogative sentence of the above will be:

(b) Did I meet him yesterday?

NOTE: The Second Form of the Verb (met) is changed to the First Form of the Verb (meet) in both the Negative and Interrogative sentences.

This tense is also used to express some past habit, e.g.:

1. She never came here in the daytime.

2. She studied many hours every day.

EXERCISE

Use the correct tense form (Simple Past Tense) in the following sentences:

1. I ___________ the zoo last Friday. (visit)

Ans. I visited the zoo last Friday.
2. He __________ the President last night. (see)
Ans. He saw the President last night. (see)
3. She _________ out half an hour ago. (go)
Ans. She went out half an hour ago
4. The snake ___________ the boy. (bite, not)
Ans. The snake did not bite the boy.
5. They ____________ their fields last week. (plough)
Ans. They ploughed their fields last week. (plough)
6. ______ they _________ the house last Sunday? (leave) .
Ans. Did they leave the house last Sunday?
7. He __________ her last Wednesday. (meet)
Ans. He met her last Wednesday.
8. We _____________ the party last week. ( enjoy, not)
Ans. We did not enjoy the party last week.
9. When ________ the rain _________? (stop)
Ans. When did the rain stop? (stop)
10. We ________ to the movie yesterday. (go)
Ans. We went to the movie yesterday.

B) Look at the following sentence used in the text:

  • He stopped the horse and asked him, “Which way are you going?’
This sentence is in direct speech or direct narration. The same sentence can be turned into indirect speech in the following way:
  • He stopped the horse and asked him which way he was going.
While turning a Wh-question into indirect narration we use the subject before the verb.
Note: Wh-question is a question which starts with a Wh-word e.g. What, Which, Why, Where, When, Who, etc.

Now turn the following sentences into indirect narration:
    1. He said to him, “How old are you?”
    He asked me how old he was.
    2. He said to me, “Where do you live?”
    He asked me where I lived.
    3. “When did he arrive?” she asked me.
    She asked me when he arrived .
    4. You said to her, “Who told you?”
    You asked her how old she was.
    5. The teacher asked us, “Why are you late?”
    The teacher asked us why we were late.

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 दिवाली निबंधकक्षा 6


दीवाली

'दीवाली' हिन्दुओं का प्रसिद्ध त्यौहार है। दीवाली को 'दीपावली' भी कहते हैं। 'दीपावली' का अर्थ होता है - 'दीपों की माला या कड़ी'।

दीवाली प्रकाश का त्यौहार है। यह हिन्दू कैलेंडर के अनुसार कार्तिक माह की अमावस्या को मनाई जाती है। दीवाली में लगभग सभी घर एवं रास्ते दीपक एवं प्रकाश से रोशन किये जाते हैं।

दीवाली का त्यौहार मनाने का प्रमुख कारण है कि इस दिन भगवान् राम, अपनी पत्नी सीता एवं अपने भाई लक्ष्मण के साथ 14 वर्ष का वनवास बिताकर अयोध्या लौटे थे। उनके स्वागत में अयोध्यावासियों ने दिये जलाकर प्रकाशोत्सव मनाया था। इसी कारण इसे 'प्रकाश के त्यौहार' के रूप में मनाते हैं।

दीवाली के दिन सभी लोग खुशी मनाते हैं एवं एक-दूसरे को बधाईयाँ देते हैं। बच्चे खिलौने एवं पटाखे खरीदते हैं। इस दिन लोग दुकानों एवं मकानों की सफाई करते हैं  एवं रंग इत्यादि किया जाता है। रात्रि में लोग धन की देवी 'लक्ष्मी' की पूजा करते हैं।

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