Topsy-turvy Land
ā¤ā¤˛ā¤-ā¤Ēु⤞⤠ā¤ूā¤Žि
The people walk upon their heads,
⤞ो⤠⤏ि⤰ ā¤े ā¤Ŧ⤞ ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤े ā¤šैं,
The sea is made of sand,
ā¤¸ā¤Žुā¤Ļ्⤰ ⤰े⤤ ⤏े ā¤Ŧ⤍ा ā¤šै,
The children go to school by night,
ā¤Ŧā¤्ā¤े ⤰ा⤤ ā¤ो ⤏्ā¤ू⤞ ā¤ा⤤े ā¤šैं,
In Topsy-turvy Land.
ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤ी-⤏ी⤧ी ā¤ूā¤Žि ā¤Žें।
The front-door step is at the back,
⤏ाā¤Žā¤¨े ā¤ा ā¤Ļ⤰ā¤ĩाā¤़ा ā¤Ēीā¤े ā¤ी ā¤ā¤° ā¤šै,
You're walking when you stand,
ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤Ą़े ā¤šो⤤े ā¤šैं ⤤ो ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤˛ ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šो⤤े ā¤šैं,
You wear your hat upon your feet,
ā¤ā¤Ē ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤ोā¤Ēी ⤠ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ēै⤰ों ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Ēā¤šā¤¨ā¤¤े ā¤šैं,
In Topsy-turvy Land.
ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤ी-⤏ी⤧ी ā¤ूā¤Žि ā¤Žें।
And buses on the sea you'll meet,
ā¤ā¤° ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šें ā¤¸ā¤Žुā¤Ļ्⤰ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Ŧ⤏ें ā¤Žि⤞ेंā¤ी,
While pleasure boats are planned,
ā¤ā¤Ŧā¤ि ā¤ā¤¨ंā¤Ļ ⤍ौā¤ाā¤ं ā¤ी ⤝ोā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤Ŧ⤍ा⤠ā¤ā¤ ā¤šै,
To travel up and down the streets
ā¤¸ā¤Ą़ā¤ों ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ā¤Ē⤰-⤍ीā¤े ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞िā¤
Of Topsy-turvy Land.
ā¤ā¤˛ā¤ी-⤏ी⤧ी ā¤ूā¤Žि ā¤ा।
You pay for what you never get,
ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ुā¤ā¤¤ा⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं ā¤ो ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ो ā¤ā¤ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Žि⤞⤤ा,
I think it must be grand,
ā¤Žुā¤े ⤞ā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ā¤ĩ्⤝ ā¤šो⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šिā¤,
For when you go you're coming back,
ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤Ŧ ⤤ुā¤Ž ā¤ाā¤ā¤े ⤤ो ā¤ĩाā¤Ē⤏ ā¤ā¤ā¤े,
In Topsy-turvy Land.
ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤ी-⤏ी⤧ी ā¤ूā¤Žि ā¤Žें।
New words
⤍⤠ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ
topsy-turvy : upside down
ā¤ā¤˛ā¤-ā¤Ēु⤞⤠: ā¤ā¤˛ā¤ा
pleasure : feeling of enjoyment
ā¤ā¤¨ंā¤Ļ: ā¤ā¤¨ंā¤Ļ ā¤ी ⤠⤍ुā¤ू⤤ि
grand : big, (here) great fun
ā¤्⤰ांā¤Ą: ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ा, (ā¤¯ā¤šाँ) ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤Žā¤़ा ā¤ā¤¯ा
Word Meaning
ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļा⤰्ā¤Ĩ
heads: ⤏ि⤰, turvy:ā¤Ēु⤞ā¤, walking: ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¨ा, buses: ā¤Ŧ⤏ों, pleasure: ā¤ā¤¨ंā¤Ļ, planned: ā¤ी ⤝ोā¤ā¤¨ा ā¤Ŧ⤍ाā¤, travel: ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा, grand,
Reading is Fun
ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़⤍ा ā¤Žā¤ेā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤šै
1. When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?
ā¤ॉā¤Ē⤏ी-ā¤ā¤°ā¤ĩी ⤞ैंā¤Ą ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧā¤्ā¤े ⤏्ā¤ू⤞ ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤ा⤤े ā¤šैं?
2. In the poem, if buses travel on the sea, then where do the boats travel? How should it rightly be?
ā¤ā¤ĩि⤤ा ā¤Žें ⤝ā¤Ļि ā¤¸ā¤Žुā¤Ļ्⤰ ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧ⤏ें ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ी ā¤šैं ⤤ो ⤍ाā¤ĩें ā¤ā¤šाँ ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ी ā¤šैं? ā¤¯ā¤š ⤠ी⤠⤏े ā¤ै⤏ा ā¤šो⤍ा ā¤ाā¤šिā¤?
3. The Topsy Turvy land is very different from our land. Let's draw a comparison by filling in sentences wherever needed.
ā¤ॉā¤Ē्⤏ी ā¤ā¤°्ā¤ĩी ā¤ूā¤Žि ā¤šā¤Žा⤰ी ā¤ूā¤Žि ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤ि⤍्⤍ ā¤šै। ā¤ā¤ā¤, ā¤ā¤šां ā¤ी ā¤ā¤ĩā¤ļ्ā¤¯ā¤ ā¤šो, ā¤ĩाā¤्⤝ ā¤ā¤°ā¤ā¤° ⤤ु⤞⤍ा ā¤ā¤°ें।
Topsy-turvy Land Our land
(i) People walk on their heads. (I) _______________________
(ii) ______________________ (ii) The buses run on land.
(iii) They wear their hats (iii) _______________________
on feet.
(iv) ______________________ (iv) Boats sail in the sea.
(v) People pay for what they (v) _______________________
don't get.
Let's write
ā¤ā¤˛ो ⤞िā¤ā¤¤े ā¤šै
1. Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.
⤠ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤ā¤° ā¤ो ⤏ाā¤Ģ-⤏ुā¤Ĩ⤰ा ā¤Ļिā¤ा⤍े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤ो ā¤Ēाँ⤠ā¤ाā¤Ž ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं, ā¤ā¤¨्ā¤šें ⤞िā¤िā¤।
(I) ___________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________
(iii) ___________________________________________________
(iv) ___________________________________________________
(v) ___________________________________________________
2. Let’s imagine a topsy-turvy scene and describe it in the lines below.
ā¤ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤˛ā¤-ā¤Ēु⤞⤠ā¤Ļृā¤ļ्⤝ ā¤ी ā¤ā¤˛्ā¤Ē⤍ा ā¤ā¤°ें ā¤ā¤° ⤍ीā¤े ā¤ी ā¤Ēंā¤्⤤ि⤝ों ā¤Žें ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤ĩ⤰्⤪⤍ ā¤ā¤°ें।
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3. Two stories got mixed up. Sort them out and write them in the appropriate boxes.
ā¤Ļो ā¤ā¤šा⤍ि⤝ां ā¤ā¤Ē⤏ ā¤Žें ā¤Žि⤞ ā¤ā¤ं. ā¤ā¤¨्ā¤šें ā¤ाँā¤ें ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤ि⤤ ā¤Ŧā¤्⤏ों ā¤Žें ⤞िā¤ें।
} We thought the lion had eaten someone.
} Suddenly the kite lifted him off the ground and took him over the treetops.
} He saw a shoe in the lion's cage.
} Finally, the kite brought him back to the park.
} Our class had gone to the zoo.
} Puran was flying the brand new kite in the park.
} Some children stood and screamed, and some ran to the Director of the zoo.
} Puran was frightened and excited.
} The lion had not eaten anyone, because the shoe was one of the lion's toys.
The Magic Kite
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Who Did the Lion Eat?
ā¤ļे⤰ ⤍े ā¤ि⤏े ā¤ा⤝ा?
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