Crying
⤰ो⤍ा
Crying only a little bit
ā¤Ŧ⤏ ā¤Ĩोā¤Ą़ा ⤏ा ⤰ो ā¤°ā¤šा ā¤šूँ
is no use. You must cry
ā¤ो⤠ā¤ā¤Ē⤝ोā¤ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤šै. ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šें ⤰ो⤍ा ā¤šी ā¤Ēā¤Ą़ेā¤ा
until your pillow is soaked!
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ⤤⤠ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ा ⤤ā¤ि⤝ा ā¤ी⤠⤍ ā¤ाā¤!
Then you can jump in the shower
ā¤Ģि⤰ ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ļॉā¤ĩ⤰ ā¤Žें ā¤ूā¤Ļ ⤏ā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं
and splash-splash-splash!
ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤Ē-ā¤ā¤Ē-ā¤ā¤Ē!
Then you can throw open
ā¤Ģि⤰ ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ु⤞ा ā¤Ģें⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं
your window
ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ी ā¤िā¤Ą़ā¤ी
and, “Ha, ha! ha ha!”
ā¤ā¤°, “ā¤šा, ā¤šा! ā¤šा ā¤šा!”
And if people say, “Hey,
ā¤ā¤° ā¤
ā¤ā¤° ⤞ो⤠ā¤ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं, "ā¤
⤰े,
what's going on up there?”
ā¤ĩā¤šाँ ā¤ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤्⤝ा ā¤šो ā¤°ā¤šा ā¤šै?”
“Ha ha!” sing back, “Happiness
"ā¤šा ā¤šा!" ā¤ĩाā¤Ē⤏ ā¤ाā¤, “ā¤़ुā¤ļी
was hiding in the last tear!
ā¤ā¤ि⤰ी ā¤ं⤏ू ā¤Žें ā¤ुā¤Ēा ā¤Ĩा!
I wept it! Ha ha!”
ā¤Žैं⤍े ā¤ā¤¸े ⤰ो⤝ा! ā¤šा ā¤šा!”
New Words
⤍⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ
soaked : completely wet
shower : bath in which water is sprayed from above
wept : shed tears, cried
Word Meaning
ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļा⤰्ā¤Ĩ
Crying : ⤰ो⤍ा, until : ā¤ā¤Ŧ ⤤ā¤, pillow : ⤤ā¤ि⤝ा, soaked : ā¤िā¤ो, jump : ā¤ूā¤Ļ⤍ा, shower : ā¤Ģā¤ĩ्ā¤ĩा⤰ा, splash : ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤Ē, throw : ā¤Ģेंā¤, Happiness : ā¤़ुā¤ļी, hiding: ā¤़ुā¤ļी, tear: ā¤ं⤏ू,
lets read
ā¤े ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़⤍े
1. According to the poet, should you cry a little or should you cry a lot?
ā¤ā¤ĩि ā¤े ā¤
⤍ु⤏ा⤰ ā¤Ĩोā¤Ą़ा ⤰ो⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šि⤠⤝ा ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤰ो⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šिā¤?
2. What can you do after crying a lot?
ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤰ो⤍े ā¤े ā¤Ŧाā¤Ļ ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤° ⤏ā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šैं?
3. (i) Read the first two lines of the poem. Is the mood
ā¤ā¤ĩि⤤ा ā¤ी ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛ी ā¤Ļो ā¤Ēंā¤्⤤ि⤝ाँ ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़ें। ā¤Žूā¤Ą ā¤šै
Happy? sad? angry? jealous? upset?
(ii) In the last few lines the mood of the poet has changed. What is it now?
ā¤
ं⤤िā¤Ž ā¤ु⤠ā¤Ēंā¤्⤤ि⤝ों ā¤Žें ā¤ā¤ĩि ā¤ा ā¤Žूā¤Ą ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ⤞ ā¤ā¤¯ा ā¤šै। ā¤
ā¤Ŧ ā¤्⤝ा ā¤šै?
very happy angry cheerful sad jealous
4. Are these sentences right or wrong?
ā¤्⤝ा ⤝े ā¤ĩाā¤्⤝ ā¤¸ā¤šी ā¤šैं ⤝ा ā¤़⤞⤤?
(i) The poet says you must not cry much. ( )
ā¤ā¤ĩि ā¤ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं ā¤ि ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šें ā¤
⤧ि⤠⤰ो⤍ा ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤ाā¤šिā¤।
(ii) The poet says that you should cry till your pillow is
soaked. ( )
ā¤ā¤ĩि ā¤ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं ā¤ि ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ो ⤤ā¤Ŧ ⤤⤠⤰ो⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šि⤠ā¤ā¤Ŧ ⤤⤠ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ा ⤤ā¤ि⤝ा ā¤ी⤠⤍ ā¤ाā¤।
(iii) The poet says that after crying you should open the
window and laugh so that people will see that you are
happy. ( )
ā¤ā¤ĩि ā¤ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं ā¤ि ⤰ो⤍े ā¤े ā¤Ŧाā¤Ļ ā¤िā¤Ą़ā¤ी ā¤ो⤞ā¤ā¤° ā¤šं⤏⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šि⤠⤤ाā¤ि ⤞ो⤠ā¤Ļेā¤ें ā¤ि ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ुā¤ļ ā¤šैं।
(iv) The poet says that you should open the window and
show people that you are crying.
( )
ā¤ā¤ĩि ā¤ā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤ि ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šें ā¤िā¤Ą़ā¤ी ā¤ो⤞⤍ी ā¤ाā¤šि⤠ā¤ā¤° ⤞ोā¤ों ā¤ो ā¤Ļिā¤ा⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šि⤠ā¤ि ⤤ुā¤Ž ⤰ो ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šो।
Let's Write
ā¤ā¤˛ो ⤞िā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šै
1. Fill in the blanks with the exact feeling word.
⤰िā¤्⤤ ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤ो ⤏ā¤ी⤠ā¤ाā¤ĩ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ ⤏े ā¤ā¤°ें।
(i) The tourists were ___________ to see the beautiful Taj Mahal. (amazed, shocked, worried)
ā¤Ē⤰्⤝ā¤ā¤ ⤏ुंā¤Ļ⤰ ⤤ाā¤ ā¤Žā¤šā¤˛ ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠___________ ā¤Ĩे। (ā¤ā¤ļ्ā¤ā¤°्⤝ ā¤ā¤ि⤤, ⤏्⤤ā¤Ŧ्⤧, ā¤िं⤤ि⤤)
(ii) The lights went out suddenly. I was alone and _____________. (worried, shocked, frightened)
⤞ाā¤ā¤ें ā¤
ā¤ा⤍⤠ā¤Ŧंā¤Ļ ā¤šो ā¤ā¤ं। ā¤Žैं ā¤
ā¤े⤞ा ā¤Ĩा ā¤ā¤° _____________। (ā¤िं⤤ि⤤, ⤏्⤤ā¤Ŧ्⤧, ā¤ā¤¯ā¤ी⤤)
(iii) He has been ill for a long time and his parents were __________. (unhappy, worried, angry)
ā¤ĩā¤š ⤞ंā¤Ŧे ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¯ ⤏े ā¤Ŧीā¤Žा⤰ ā¤šैं ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¨ā¤े ā¤Žा⤤ा-ā¤Ēि⤤ा __________ ā¤Ĩे। (⤍ाā¤ुā¤ļ, ā¤िं⤤ि⤤, ā¤्⤰ो⤧ि⤤)
(iv) The shopkeeper was ____________when he saw his safe wide open with all his money Missing. (unhappy, shocked, angry)
ā¤Ļुā¤ा⤍ā¤Ļा⤰ ____________ ā¤Ĩा ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍ी ⤤िā¤ो⤰ी ā¤ु⤞ी ā¤Ļेā¤ी ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ⤏ा⤰े ā¤Ēै⤏े ā¤ा⤝ā¤Ŧ ā¤Ĩे। (⤍ाā¤ुā¤ļ, ā¤šै⤰ा⤍, ā¤्⤰ो⤧ि⤤)
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