Maul Bhalu 

                ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤭ा⤞ू

High up in an icy lair

ā¤ā¤• ā¤Ŧ⤰्ā¤Ģी⤞ी ā¤Žांā¤Ļ ā¤Žें ⤊ँ⤚े ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤Ē⤰

 Lived a little polar bear

ā¤ā¤• ⤛ो⤟ा ⤏ा ⤧्⤰ुā¤ĩी⤝ ⤭ा⤞ू ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤Ĩा

 Snow white, snow bright was her mane,

⤉⤏⤕ा ⤅⤝ा⤞ ā¤Ŧ⤰्ā¤Ģ़ ⤕ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ⤏ā¤Ģ़ेā¤Ļ, ā¤Ŧ⤰्ā¤Ģ़ ⤕ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ā¤šā¤Žā¤•ी⤞ा ā¤Ĩा,

 Malu Bhalu was her name. 

ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤭ा⤞ू ⤉⤏⤕ा ⤍ाā¤Ž ā¤Ĩा.

Very soon our Malu Bhalu

ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤜⤞्ā¤Ļ ā¤šā¤Žा⤰ा ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤭ा⤞ू

 Learnt the things her parents knew

ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧा⤤ें ⤏ी⤖ीं ⤜ो ⤉⤏⤕े ā¤Žा⤤ा-ā¤Ēि⤤ा ⤜ा⤍⤤े ā¤Ĩे

 Fish to catch, big and small...

ā¤Ēā¤•ā¤Ą़⤍े ⤕े ⤞िā¤ ā¤Žā¤›ā¤˛ि⤝ाँ, ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ी ⤔⤰ ⤛ो⤟ी...

 Malu was a clever girl.

ā¤Žा⤞ू ā¤ā¤• ⤚⤤ु⤰ ā¤˛ā¤Ą़⤕ी ā¤Ĩी.

 Malu said to her mother one day:

ā¤ā¤• ā¤Ļि⤍ ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤍े ⤅ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Žाँ ⤏े ā¤•ā¤šा:

 Ma, I’m going far out to play.

ā¤Žाँ, ā¤Žैं ⤖े⤞⤍े ⤕े ⤞िā¤ ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤Ļू⤰ ⤜ा ā¤°ā¤šा ā¤šूँ।

 I want to see the things that lie 

ā¤Žैं ⤉⤍ ⤚ी⤜़ों ⤕ो ā¤Ļे⤖⤍ा ⤚ाā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤šूँ ⤜ो ā¤ू⤠ ā¤Ŧो⤞⤤ी ā¤šैं

There beyond the big blue sky. 

ā¤ĩā¤šाँ ā¤ĩिā¤ļा⤞ ⤍ी⤞े ⤆⤕ाā¤ļ ⤏े ā¤Ē⤰े.

A little patience, child, said Mum,

ā¤Ĩोā¤Ą़ा ⤧ै⤰्⤝ ⤰⤖ो, ā¤Ŧ⤚्⤚े, ā¤Žाँ ⤍े ā¤•ā¤šा,

 In the summer when next it comes.

⤗⤰्ā¤Žि⤝ों ā¤Žें ⤜ā¤Ŧ ⤅⤗⤞ी ā¤Ŧा⤤ ⤆⤤ी ā¤šै.

 Summer?... Patience?... What a test! 

⤗⤰्ā¤Žी?... ⤧ै⤰्⤝?... ⤕्⤝ा ā¤Ē⤰ी⤕्⤎ा ā¤šै!

Malu simply could not rest. 

ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ो ⤆⤰ाā¤Ž ā¤šी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Žि⤞ ā¤°ā¤šा ā¤Ĩा।

First things first! Malu’s mum

⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛ी ā¤Ŧा⤤! ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ी ā¤Žाँ

Clasped Malu tight within her arms.

ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ो ⤕⤏ ⤕⤰ ⤅ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Ŧांā¤šों ā¤Žें ⤭ीं⤚ ⤞ि⤝ा.

Then she said — her voice was firm

ā¤Ģि⤰ ⤉⤏⤍े ā¤•ā¤šा- ⤉⤏⤕ी ⤆ā¤ĩा⤜़ ā¤Ļृā¤ĸ़ ā¤Ĩी

Now my dear you’ll have to swim.

⤅ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žे⤰े ā¤Ē्⤰ि⤝ ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šें ⤤ै⤰⤍ा ā¤šो⤗ा।

But Ma! said Malu, what do I know?

⤞े⤕ि⤍ ā¤Žाँ! ā¤Žा⤞ू ā¤Ŧो⤞ा, ā¤Žुā¤े ⤕्⤝ा ā¤Ē⤤ा?

How will I? I’ve never swum before!

ā¤Žैं ⤕ै⤏े ⤕⤰ूं⤗ा? ā¤Žैं ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛े ⤕⤭ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ⤤ै⤰ा!

Don’t worry dear, said Malu’s mother,

⤚िं⤤ा ā¤Žā¤¤ ⤕⤰ो ā¤Ē्⤰ि⤝, ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ी ā¤Žाँ ⤍े ā¤•ā¤šा,

Do as I do, that’s all, she advised her.

⤜ै⤏ा ā¤Žैं ⤕⤰⤤ी ā¤šूं ā¤ĩै⤏ा ⤕⤰ो, ā¤Ŧ⤏ ⤇⤤⤍ा ā¤šी, ⤉⤏⤍े ⤉⤏े ⤏⤞ाā¤š ā¤Ļी।

She had no choice, no other way,

⤉⤏⤕े ā¤Ēा⤏ ⤕ो⤈ ā¤ĩि⤕⤞्ā¤Ē ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ĩा, ⤕ो⤈ ⤅⤍्⤝ ⤰ा⤏्⤤ा ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ĩा,

Malu had to swim that day.

⤉⤏ ā¤Ļि⤍ ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ो ⤤ै⤰⤍ा ā¤Ĩा.

Tight she gripped her mother’s hand,

⤉⤏⤍े ⤕⤏⤕⤰ ⤅ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Žाँ ⤕ा ā¤šाā¤Ĩ ā¤Ēā¤•ā¤Ą़ ⤞ि⤝ा,

Into the water splash! to land.

ā¤Ēा⤍ी ⤕े ⤛ीं⤟ों ā¤Žें! ⤞ैंā¤Ąिं⤗ ⤕े ⤞ि⤝े।

Brave mother’s brave young daughter!

ā¤ĩी⤰ ā¤Žाँ ⤕ी ā¤ĩी⤰ ⤜ā¤ĩा⤍ ā¤Ŧे⤟ी!

Doubt and fear she left behind her.

⤏ंā¤Ļेā¤š ⤔⤰ ⤭⤝ ā¤ĩā¤š ⤅ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ēी⤛े ⤛ोā¤Ą़ ā¤—ā¤ˆ।

Malu swam with all her might,

ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤅ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Ēू⤰ी ⤤ा⤕⤤ ⤏े ⤤ै⤰ी,

It didn't matter wrong or right.

⤇⤏⤏े ⤕ो⤈ ā¤Ģ⤰्⤕ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ēā¤Ą़⤤ा ⤕ि ⤗⤞⤤ ā¤šै ⤝ा ā¤¸ā¤šी.

But swimming came so naturally,

⤞े⤕ि⤍ ⤤ै⤰⤍ा ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤏्ā¤ĩा⤭ाā¤ĩि⤕ ā¤Ĩा,

Her mother knew this and all could see.

ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤Ŧा⤤ ⤉⤏⤕ी ā¤Žाँ ⤕ो ā¤Ē⤤ा ā¤Ĩी ⤔⤰ ⤏ā¤Ŧ ā¤Ļे⤖ ⤏⤕⤤े ā¤Ĩे।

Fearless was Malu, this she knew,

ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤍िā¤Ąā¤° ā¤Ĩी, ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ĩā¤š ⤜ा⤍⤤ी ā¤Ĩी,

Not just brave, but special too.

⤏ि⤰्ā¤Ģ ā¤Ŧā¤šाā¤Ļु⤰ ā¤šी ā¤¨ā¤šीं, ā¤Ŧ⤞्⤕ि ⤖ा⤏ ⤭ी.

                New words 

                ā¤¨ā¤ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ

lair : wild animal’s lying-place

⤖ोā¤š : ⤜ं⤗⤞ी ⤜ा⤍ā¤ĩ⤰ ⤕े ⤞े⤟⤍े ⤕ा ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍

mane : long hair on the neck of some animals

⤅⤝ा⤞ : ⤕ु⤛ ⤜ा⤍ā¤ĩ⤰ों ⤕ी ⤗⤰्ā¤Ļ⤍ ā¤Ē⤰ ⤞ंā¤Ŧे ā¤Ŧा⤞

clasped : (here) encircle, hold closely

⤆⤞िं⤗⤍ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ्⤧ : (ā¤¯ā¤šाँ) ⤘े⤰⤍ा, ā¤Ŧा⤰ी⤕ी ⤏े ā¤Ēā¤•ā¤Ą़⤍ा

might : great strength

ā¤Ē⤰ा⤕्ā¤°ā¤Ž: ā¤Žā¤šा⤍ ā¤ļ⤕्⤤ि

                    Reading is Fun 

                   ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़⤍ा ā¤Žā¤œेā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤šै

1. Where did the polar bear live with her family?

    ā¤§्⤰ुā¤ĩी⤝ ⤭ा⤞ू ⤅ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰ ⤕े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ā¤•ā¤šाँ ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी?

2. What did Malu learn to do from her parents?

     ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤍े ⤅ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Žा⤤ा-ā¤Ēि⤤ा ⤏े ⤕्⤝ा ⤕⤰⤍ा ⤏ी⤖ा?

3. Where did Malu want to travel?

 ā¤Žा⤞ू ā¤•ā¤šाँ ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ⤕⤰⤍ा ⤚ाā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤Ĩा?

4. What was it that Malu’s parents wanted her to learn?

    ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕े ā¤Žा⤤ा-ā¤Ēि⤤ा ⤉⤏े ⤕्⤝ा ⤏ि⤖ा⤍ा ⤚ाā¤šā¤¤े ā¤Ĩे?

5. Was Malu scared to swim? Did she learn it easily?

     ā¤•्⤝ा ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ो ⤤ै⤰⤍े ⤏े ā¤Ąā¤° ⤞⤗⤤ा ā¤Ĩा? ⤕्⤝ा ⤉⤏⤍े ⤇⤏े ⤆⤏ा⤍ी ⤏े ⤏ी⤖ ⤞ि⤝ा?

6. Read the last two stanzas of the poem. Whom does ‘she’ stand for in both?

    ā¤•ā¤ĩि⤤ा ⤕े ⤅ं⤤िā¤Ž ā¤Ļो ⤛ंā¤Ļ ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़ें। ā¤Ļो⤍ों ā¤Žें 'ā¤ĩā¤š' ⤕ि⤏⤕े ⤞िā¤ ā¤–ā¤Ą़ी ā¤šै?

7. See the picture shown below and talk about it

    ā¤¨ी⤚े ā¤Ļि⤖ाā¤ ā¤—ā¤ ⤚ि⤤्⤰ ⤕ो ā¤Ļे⤖ें ⤔⤰ ⤇⤏⤕े ā¤Ŧा⤰े ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧा⤤ ⤕⤰ें

use a chart 

      

Now write a detailed character sketch of Malu Bhalu.

⤅ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤭ा⤞ू ⤕ा ā¤ĩि⤏्⤤ृ⤤ ⤚⤰ि⤤्⤰ ⤚ि⤤्⤰⤪ ⤞ि⤖िā¤।

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            Let's talk 

            ā¤šā¤˛ो ā¤Ŧा⤤ ⤕⤰⤤े ā¤šैं

 Read the following passage carefully.

⤍िā¤Ž्⤍⤞ि⤖ि⤤ ⤗ā¤Ļ्⤝ांā¤ļ ⤕ो ⤧्⤝ा⤍ā¤Ēू⤰्ā¤ĩ⤕ ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़ें।

 One day Meena plucks a mango and brings it home. Her grandmother gives the larger piece to Raju because he is a boy. Meena protests. After all, she brought the mango and she is the elder of the two. She insists she has a greater right over her share. Her father comes to her help and divides the mango equally.

ā¤ā¤• ā¤Ļि⤍ ā¤Žी⤍ा ā¤ā¤• ā¤†ā¤Ž ⤤ोā¤Ą़⤕⤰ ⤘⤰ ⤞े ⤆⤤ी ā¤šै। ⤉⤏⤕ी ā¤Ļाā¤Ļी ⤰ा⤜ू ⤕ो ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ा ⤟ुā¤•ā¤Ą़ा ā¤Ļे⤤ी ā¤šै ⤕्⤝ों⤕ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤• ā¤˛ā¤Ą़⤕ा ā¤šै। ā¤Žी⤍ा ⤍े ā¤ĩि⤰ो⤧ ⤕ि⤝ा। ⤆⤖़ि⤰ ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤†ā¤Ž ⤞े ā¤†ā¤ˆ ⤔⤰ ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ļो⤍ों ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ी ā¤šै। ā¤ĩā¤š ⤇⤏ ā¤Ŧा⤤ ā¤Ē⤰ ⤜ो⤰ ā¤Ļे⤤ी ā¤šै ⤕ि ⤅ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤šि⤏्⤏े ā¤Ē⤰ ⤉⤏⤕ा ⤅⤧ि⤕ ⤅⤧ि⤕ा⤰ ā¤šै। ⤉⤏⤕े ā¤Ēि⤤ा ⤉⤏⤕ी ā¤Žā¤Ļā¤Ļ ⤕े ⤞िā¤ ⤆⤤े ā¤šैं ⤔⤰ ā¤†ā¤Ž ⤕ो ā¤Ŧ⤰ाā¤Ŧ⤰-ā¤Ŧ⤰ाā¤Ŧ⤰ ā¤Ŧाँ⤟ ā¤Ļे⤤े ā¤šैं।

 Now answer the questions.

⤅ā¤Ŧ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ ⤕ा ⤉⤤्⤤⤰ ā¤Ļो।

 (i) Who brought the mango home?

     ā¤†ā¤Ž ⤘⤰ ⤕ौ⤍ ⤞ा⤝ा?

 (ii) Why did Meena’s grandmother give a larger piece  to Raju?

     ā¤Žी⤍ा ⤕ी ā¤Ļाā¤Ļी ⤍े ⤰ा⤜ू ⤕ो ā¤ā¤• ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ा ⤟ुā¤•ā¤Ą़ा ⤕्⤝ों ā¤Ļि⤝ा?

 (iii) Who do you think should have got the larger piece?

     ā¤†ā¤Ē⤕े ⤅⤍ु⤏ा⤰ ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ा ⤟ुā¤•ā¤Ą़ा ⤕ि⤏े ā¤Žि⤞⤍ा ⤚ाā¤šिā¤ ā¤Ĩा?

1. Using the following clues write about yourself in the space below — name, place you live in, physical features, habits, likes and dislikes etc.

    ā¤¨िā¤Ž्⤍⤞ि⤖ि⤤ ⤏ु⤰ा⤗ों ⤕ा ⤉ā¤Ē⤝ो⤗ ⤕⤰⤤े ā¤šुā¤ ⤍ी⤚े ā¤Ļिā¤ ā¤—ā¤ ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤Žें ⤅ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ŧा⤰े ā¤Žें ⤞ि⤖ें - ⤍ाā¤Ž, ā¤ĩā¤š ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤œā¤šां ⤆ā¤Ē ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤े ā¤šैं, ā¤ļा⤰ी⤰ि⤕ ā¤ĩिā¤ļे⤎⤤ाā¤ं, ⤆ā¤Ļ⤤ें, ā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļ ⤔⤰ ⤍ाā¤Ē⤏ंā¤Ļ ⤆ā¤Ļि।

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2. What are the things your mother asks you to do?

⤆ā¤Ē⤕ी ā¤Žाँ ⤆ā¤Ē⤏े ⤕ौ⤍ ⤏े ⤕ाā¤Ž ⤕⤰⤍े ⤕े ⤞िā¤ ā¤•ā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤šै?

 Things you like to do                      Things you do not like to do

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                Let's write 

                ā¤šā¤˛ो ⤞ि⤖⤤े ā¤šै

3. Malu lived with Malu’s parents in the North Pole. Malu had great fun with seagull Malu’s friends.

 ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤉⤤्⤤⤰ी ⤧्⤰ुā¤ĩ ā¤Žें ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕े ā¤Žा⤤ा-ā¤Ēि⤤ा ⤕े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤ा ā¤Ĩा। ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤍े ⤏ी⤗⤞ ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕े ā¤Ļो⤏्⤤ों ⤕े ⤏ाā¤Ĩ ⤖ूā¤Ŧ ā¤Žā¤¸्⤤ी ⤕ी.

 One day, Malu’s father told Malu that the hunters had come to trap Malu and Malu’s family. Malu knew how to hide very well. Malu shut Malu’s eyes and curled up like a ball of snow. 

ā¤ā¤• ā¤Ļि⤍ ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕े ā¤Ēि⤤ा ⤍े ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ो ā¤Ŧ⤤ा⤝ा ⤕ि ā¤ļि⤕ा⤰ी ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤔⤰ ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕े ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰ ⤕ो ā¤Ģं⤏ा⤍े ā¤†ā¤ ā¤šैं। ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤛ुā¤Ē⤍ा ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤…ā¤š्⤛े ⤏े ⤜ा⤍⤤ा ā¤Ĩा. ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤍े ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕ी ⤆ँ⤖ें ā¤Ŧंā¤Ļ ⤕⤰ ⤞ीं ⤔⤰ ā¤Ŧ⤰्ā¤Ģ ⤕े ⤗ो⤞े ⤕ी ā¤¤ā¤°ā¤š ⤏िā¤Žā¤Ÿ ā¤—ā¤ˆ।

 The hunters searched for Malu and Malu's family everywhere but in vain

ā¤ļि⤕ा⤰ि⤝ों ⤍े ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤔⤰ ā¤Žा⤞ू ⤕े ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰ ⤕ो ā¤šā¤° ā¤œā¤—ā¤š ⤖ो⤜ा ⤞े⤕ि⤍ ⤏ā¤Ģ⤞⤤ा ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Žि⤞ी । 

We can avoid repeating the names by using certain other words in their place. Study the table below

ā¤šā¤Ž ⤍ाā¤Žों ⤕े ⤏्ā¤Ĩा⤍ ā¤Ē⤰ ⤕ु⤛ ⤅⤍्⤝ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļों ⤕ा ā¤Ē्⤰⤝ो⤗ ⤕⤰⤕े ⤉⤍्ā¤šें ā¤Ļोā¤šā¤°ा⤍े ⤏े ā¤Ŧ⤚ ⤏⤕⤤े ā¤šैं। ⤍ी⤚े ā¤Ļी ā¤—ā¤ˆ ⤤ा⤞ि⤕ा ⤕ा ⤅⤧्⤝⤝⤍ ⤕⤰ें 

                                     Singular                                    Plural

 person speaking         I, me                                         we, us

 person spoken to       you                                             you

 other persons he,       him she, her                               they, them ,

 places, things             it, 

 Now rewrite the above paragraph using words from the above table.

⤅ā¤Ŧ ⤉ā¤Ē⤰ो⤕्⤤ ⤤ा⤞ि⤕ा ⤕े ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļों ⤕ा ⤉ā¤Ē⤝ो⤗ ⤕⤰⤕े ⤉ā¤Ē⤰ो⤕्⤤ ā¤Ēै⤰ा⤗्⤰ाā¤Ģ ⤕ो ā¤Ģि⤰ ⤏े ⤞ि⤖ें। _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________