My Shadow
ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤ा⤝ा
I have a little shadow that goes
ā¤Žे⤰े ā¤Ēा⤏ ā¤ā¤ ā¤ोā¤ी ⤏ी ā¤ा⤝ा ā¤šै ā¤ो ā¤ा⤤ी ā¤šै
in and out with me.
ā¤Žे⤰े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ā¤
ंā¤Ļ⤰ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧाā¤šā¤°.
And what can be the use of him is
ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤Ē⤝ोā¤ ā¤šो ⤏ā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šै
more than I can see.
ā¤ि⤤⤍ा ā¤Žैं ā¤Ļे⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šूँ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¸े ā¤
⤧िā¤.
He is very, very like me from the
ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧि⤞्ā¤ु⤞ ā¤Žे⤰े ā¤ै⤏ा ā¤šी ā¤šै
heels up to the head;
ā¤ā¤Ą़ी ⤏ि⤰ ⤤ā¤;
And I see him jump before me,
ā¤ā¤° ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍े ⤏ाā¤Žā¤¨े ā¤ूā¤Ļ⤤े ā¤šु⤠ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šूँ,
When I jump into my bed.
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žैं ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ŧि⤏्⤤⤰ ā¤Žें ā¤ूā¤Ļ⤤ा ā¤šूँ.
The funniest thing about him is the way
ā¤ā¤¨ā¤े ā¤Ŧा⤰े ā¤Žें ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤Žā¤ेā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤Ŧा⤤ ā¤šै ā¤ā¤¨ā¤ा ⤤⤰ीā¤ा
he likes to grow
ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤Ŧā¤ĸ़⤍ा ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļ ā¤šै
Not at all like proper children, which is
ā¤Ŧि⤞्ā¤ु⤞ ā¤ी ā¤ā¤ि⤤ ā¤Ŧā¤्ā¤ों ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ā¤¨ā¤šीं, ā¤ो ā¤ि ā¤šै
always very slow;
ā¤šā¤Žेā¤ļा ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤧ीā¤Žी ā¤ā¤¤ि ⤏े;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an
ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤ी-ā¤ā¤ी ā¤ā¤ ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ⤞ंā¤Ŧा ā¤šो ā¤ा⤤ा ā¤šै
India-rubber ball,
ā¤ा⤰⤤-⤰ā¤Ŧ⤰ ā¤ी ā¤ेंā¤Ļ,
And he sometimes gets so little that
ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤ी-ā¤ā¤ी ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤ā¤¤ā¤¨ा ā¤ā¤Ž ā¤Žि⤞⤤ा ā¤šै
There's none of him at all.
ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤ो⤠ā¤ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤šै.
One morning, very early, before the
ā¤ā¤ ⤏ुā¤Ŧā¤š, ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤Ļी, ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¸े ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛े
sun I was up,
⤏ूā¤°ā¤ ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Ĩा,
I rose and found the shining dew
ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤ ा ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤Žā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤šु⤠ā¤ā¤¸ ā¤Ēाā¤
on every buttercup;
ā¤šā¤° ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤°ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤Ē⤰;
But my lazy little shadow, like an
⤞ेā¤ि⤍ ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¸ी ā¤ोā¤ी ā¤ा⤝ा, ā¤ā¤ ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š
arrant sleepyhead.
ā¤
⤰ा⤍्⤠⤏्⤞ीā¤Ēीā¤šेā¤Ą।
Had stayed at home behind me and was
ā¤Žे⤰े ā¤Ēीā¤े ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē⤰ ⤰ुā¤ा ā¤Ĩा ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ĩा
Fast asleep in bed.
ā¤Ŧि⤏्⤤⤰ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤šā¤°ी ⤍ींā¤Ļ.
New Words
⤍⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ
India-rubber ball : a ball that can bounce very high
ā¤ा⤰⤤-⤰ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ ā¤ी ā¤ेंā¤Ļ : ā¤ā¤¸ी ā¤ेंā¤Ļ ā¤ो ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤ā¤Ē⤰ ⤤⤠ā¤ā¤ā¤˛ ⤏ā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤šै
buttercup : a yellow flower
ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤°ā¤ā¤Ē: ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ēी⤞ा ā¤Ģू⤞
arrant : bad
ā¤
⤰ें⤠: ā¤़⤰ाā¤Ŧ
arrant sleepyhead : completely inattentive
ā¤
⤰ा⤍्⤠⤏्⤞ीā¤Ēीā¤šेā¤Ą: ā¤Ēू⤰ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ⤏े ā¤
⤏ाā¤ĩ⤧ा⤍
Word Meaning
ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļा⤰्ā¤Ĩ
Little: ā¤Ĩोā¤Ą़ा, shadow: ā¤ा⤝ा, head: ⤏ि⤰, jump: ā¤ूā¤Ļ⤍ा, before: ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛े, funniest: ā¤Žā¤ेā¤Ļा⤰, grow: ā¤Ŧā¤ĸ़⤍ा,
proper: ā¤ā¤ि⤤, sometimes: ā¤ā¤ी-ā¤ā¤ी, taller: ā¤˛ā¤Ž्ā¤Ŧे, rubber: ⤰ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़, early: ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤Ļी, shining: ā¤ā¤Ž ā¤ā¤Ž,
buttercup: ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤°ā¤ā¤Ē, lazy: ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¸ी, sleepyhead: ⤍िंā¤Ļा⤏ा ā¤ā¤Ļā¤Žी, stayed: ⤰ुā¤े, behind: ā¤Ēीā¤े, asleep: ⤏ो ā¤ā¤¯ा
Let's Read
ā¤े ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़⤍े
1. Who do you think your shadow looks like?
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤े ā¤
⤍ु⤏ा⤰ ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ी ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ा⤠ā¤ि⤏ā¤ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ā¤Ļिā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤šै?
2. Why do you think your shadow jumps into bed before you can?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤¸ा ā¤्⤝ों ⤏ोā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं ā¤ि ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ी ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ा⤠ā¤ā¤Ē⤏े ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛े ā¤šी ā¤Ŧि⤏्⤤⤰ ā¤Ē⤰ ⤠ā¤ा⤤ी ā¤šै?
3. What time of the day do you think it is when your shadow is the tallest? why?
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤े ā¤
⤍ु⤏ा⤰ ā¤Ļि⤍ ā¤ा ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ा ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ā¤šै ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ी ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ा⤠⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤ँā¤ी ā¤šो⤤ी ā¤šै? ā¤्⤝ों?
morning
Afternoon
night
4. Read the lines from the poem and answer the following.
ā¤ā¤ĩि⤤ा ā¤ी ā¤Ēंā¤्⤤ि⤝ाँ ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़ें ā¤ā¤° ⤍िā¤Ž्⤍⤞िā¤ि⤤ ā¤ा ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ ā¤Ļें।
He is very like me.
ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧि⤞्ā¤ु⤞ ā¤Žे⤰े ā¤ै⤏ा ā¤šै.
From the heels up to the head!
ā¤ā¤Ą़ी ⤏े ⤞ेā¤ā¤° ⤏ि⤰ ⤤ā¤!
(i) Who does he refer to?
ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ि⤏ā¤ा ā¤ā¤˛्⤞े⤠ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ा ā¤šै?
(ii) Who does me refer to?
ā¤Žे⤰ा ⤤ा⤤्ā¤Ē⤰्⤝ ā¤ि⤏⤏े ā¤šै?
(iii) Why are he and me alike?
ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤° ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤ ā¤ै⤏े ā¤्⤝ों ā¤šैं?
Work in pairs and discuss the following.
ā¤ोā¤Ą़ि⤝ों ā¤Žें ā¤ाā¤Ž ā¤ā¤°ें ā¤ā¤° ⤍िā¤Ž्⤍⤞िā¤ि⤤ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤°्ā¤ा ā¤ā¤°ें।
What would you do if
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤
ā¤ā¤°
a dog chases you?
ā¤ā¤ ā¤ु⤤्⤤ा ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ा ā¤Ēीā¤ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ा ā¤šै?
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you have forgotten your homework copy at home?
ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍ा ā¤šोā¤Žā¤ĩ⤰्⤠ā¤ॉā¤Ēी ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ू⤞ ā¤ā¤ ā¤šैं?
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you are alone in a room and the lights go out?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤Žā¤°े ā¤Žें ā¤
ā¤े⤞े ā¤šैं ā¤ā¤° ⤰ोā¤ļ⤍ी ā¤ā¤˛ी ā¤ā¤ ā¤šै?
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you have forgotten your homework copy at home?
ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍ा ā¤šोā¤Žā¤ĩ⤰्⤠ā¤ॉā¤Ēी ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ू⤞ ā¤ā¤ ā¤šैं?
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you are alone in a room and the lights go out?
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤Žā¤°े ā¤Žें ā¤
ā¤े⤞े ā¤šैं ā¤ā¤° ⤰ोā¤ļ⤍ी ā¤ā¤˛ी ā¤ā¤ ā¤šै?
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1. Fill in the blanks using one of the words given in brackets.
ā¤ो⤎्ā¤ ā¤ ā¤Žें ā¤Ļि⤠ā¤ā¤ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļों ā¤Žें ⤏े ā¤ि⤏ी ā¤ā¤ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ ā¤ा ā¤ā¤Ē⤝ो⤠ā¤ā¤°ā¤े ⤰िā¤्⤤ ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤ā¤°ें।
(i) Where is the child ________ parents have come to school? (who/whose/which)
ā¤Ŧā¤्ā¤ा ā¤ā¤šां ā¤šै ________ ā¤Žा⤤ा-ā¤Ēि⤤ा ⤏्ā¤ू⤞ ā¤ā¤ ā¤šैं? (ā¤ौ⤍/ā¤ि⤏ā¤ा/ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ा)
(ii) I saw many houses ________ were quite spacious. (which/whose/who).
ā¤Žैं⤍े ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļेā¤े ________ ā¤ाā¤Ģी ā¤ĩिā¤ļा⤞ ā¤Ĩे। (ā¤ौ⤍/ā¤ि⤏ā¤ा/ā¤ौ⤍)।
(iii) Mathematics, ________ is my favourite subject, is so interesting. (who/which/that)
ā¤ā¤Ŗि⤤, ________ ā¤Žे⤰ा ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļीā¤Ļा ā¤ĩि⤎⤝ ā¤šै, ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤Ļि⤞ā¤ā¤¸्ā¤Ē ā¤šै। (ā¤ौ⤍ ā¤ĩो ā¤ौ⤍)
(iv) The poem ________ you read out, is so lovely. (whose/which/that)
ā¤ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤ो ā¤ā¤ĩि⤤ा ________ ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़ी, ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤Ē्⤝ा⤰ी ā¤šै। (ā¤ि⤏ā¤ा/ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ा/ā¤ĩो)
(v) I know the street ________ he lives on. (whose/ that/which)
ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤¸ ā¤¸ā¤Ą़⤠ā¤ो ā¤ा⤍⤤ा ā¤šूं ________ ā¤ि⤏ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤šै। (ā¤ि⤏ā¤ा/ā¤ĩो/ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ा)
(vi) I like reading books ________ have pictures in it. (that/who/which)
ā¤Žुā¤े ā¤ि⤤ाā¤Ŧें ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़⤍ा ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļ ā¤šै ________ ā¤िā¤¨ā¤Žें ā¤ि⤤्⤰ ā¤šो⤤े ā¤šैं। (ā¤ĩā¤š/ā¤ौ⤍/ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ा)
(vii) The old lady _______________ I met in your house is my neigh bour. (whom / that/which)
ā¤ि⤏ ā¤Ŧुā¤ĸ़ि⤝ा _______________ ⤏े ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤Ēā¤े ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Žि⤞ा, ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤Ēā¤Ą़ो⤏ी ā¤šै। (ā¤ि⤏ā¤ो/ā¤ĩā¤š/ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ा)
2. Complete this description by answering the questions below
ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ों ā¤े ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ ā¤ĩिā¤ĩ⤰⤪ ā¤ो ā¤Ēू⤰ा ā¤ā¤°ें ⤍ीā¤े
Write a few lines on Mithoo and his little dog named Shadow.
ā¤Žिā¤्⤠ू ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤ा⤝ा ⤍ाā¤Žā¤ ā¤ोā¤े ā¤ु⤤्⤤े ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ु⤠ā¤Ēंā¤्⤤ि⤝ाँ ⤞िā¤िā¤।
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Say aloud
ā¤़ो⤰ ⤏े ā¤ā¤šो
shoe shadow fish bush
ship sheep dish wash
shell Shade wish brush
When the sun shines, I can see
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ⤏ू⤰⤠ā¤ā¤Žā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šै, ⤤ो ā¤Žैं ā¤Ļे⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šूँ
My shadow right in front of me
ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ा⤠⤠ीā¤ ā¤Žे⤰े ⤏ाā¤Žā¤¨े
When I walk, my shadow walks!
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ा ā¤šूँ ⤤ो ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ा⤠ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ी ā¤šै!
When I hop, my shadow hops!
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ा ā¤šूँ ⤤ो ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤ा⤝ा ā¤ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ी ā¤šै!
When I jump, my shadow jumps
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žैं ā¤ूā¤Ļ⤤ा ā¤šूं ⤤ो ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤ा⤝ा ā¤ी ā¤ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ी ā¤šै
And when I stop, my shadow stops!
ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žैं ⤰ुā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šूँ ⤤ो ā¤Žे⤰ी ā¤ा⤝ा ⤰ु⤠ā¤ा⤤ी ā¤šै!
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