Topsy-turvy Land 

                             ā¤‰ā¤˛ā¤Ÿ-ā¤Ēु⤞⤟ ⤭ूā¤Žि

 The people walk upon their heads, 

⤞ो⤗ ⤏ि⤰ ⤕े ā¤Ŧ⤞ ⤚⤞⤤े ā¤šैं,

The sea is made of sand, 

ā¤¸ā¤Žुā¤Ļ्⤰ ⤰े⤤ ⤏े ā¤Ŧ⤍ा ā¤šै,

The children go to school by night,

ā¤Ŧ⤚्⤚े ⤰ा⤤ ⤕ो ⤏्⤕ू⤞ ⤜ा⤤े ā¤šैं,

 In Topsy-turvy Land. 

⤉⤞्⤟ी-⤏ी⤧ी ⤭ूā¤Žि ā¤Žें।

The front-door step is at the back, 

⤏ाā¤Žā¤¨े ⤕ा ā¤Ļ⤰ā¤ĩा⤜़ा ā¤Ēी⤛े ⤕ी ⤓⤰ ā¤šै,

You're walking when you stand,

⤜ā¤Ŧ ⤆ā¤Ē ā¤–ā¤Ą़े ā¤šो⤤े ā¤šैं ⤤ो ⤆ā¤Ē ⤚⤞ ā¤°ā¤šे ā¤šो⤤े ā¤šैं,

 You wear your hat upon your feet,

⤆ā¤Ē ⤅ā¤Ē⤍ी ⤟ोā¤Ēी ⤅ā¤Ē⤍े ā¤Ēै⤰ों ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Ēā¤šā¤¨ā¤¤े ā¤šैं,

 In Topsy-turvy Land.

⤉⤞्⤟ी-⤏ी⤧ी ⤭ूā¤Žि ā¤Žें।

 And buses on the sea you'll meet, 

⤔⤰ ⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤šें ā¤¸ā¤Žुā¤Ļ्⤰ ā¤Ē⤰ ā¤Ŧ⤏ें ā¤Žि⤞ें⤗ी,

While pleasure boats are planned, 

⤜ā¤Ŧ⤕ि ⤆⤍ंā¤Ļ ⤍ौ⤕ा⤓ं ⤕ी ⤝ो⤜⤍ा ā¤Ŧ⤍ा⤈ ā¤—ā¤ˆ ā¤šै,

To travel up and down the streets 

ā¤¸ā¤Ą़⤕ों ā¤Ē⤰ ⤊ā¤Ē⤰-⤍ी⤚े ⤝ा⤤्⤰ा ⤕⤰⤍े ⤕े ⤞िā¤

Of Topsy-turvy Land.

ā¤‰ā¤˛ā¤Ÿी-⤏ी⤧ी ⤭ूā¤Žि ⤕ा।

 You pay for what you never get, 

⤆ā¤Ē ⤉⤏⤕े ⤞िā¤ ⤭ु⤗⤤ा⤍ ⤕⤰⤤े ā¤šैं ⤜ो ⤆ā¤Ē⤕ो ⤕⤭ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Žि⤞⤤ा,

I think it must be grand, 

ā¤Žुā¤े ⤞⤗⤤ा ā¤šै ā¤¯ā¤š ⤭ā¤ĩ्⤝ ā¤šो⤍ा ⤚ाā¤šिā¤,

For when you go you're coming back,

⤕्⤝ों⤕ि ⤜ā¤Ŧ ⤤ुā¤Ž ⤜ा⤓⤗े ⤤ो ā¤ĩाā¤Ē⤏ ⤆⤓⤗े,

 In Topsy-turvy Land.

⤉⤞्⤟ी-⤏ी⤧ी ⤭ूā¤Žि ā¤Žें।

                        New words 

                        ā¤¨ā¤ ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļ

topsy-turvy : upside down

ā¤‰ā¤˛ā¤Ÿ-ā¤Ēु⤞⤟ : ā¤‰ā¤˛ā¤Ÿा

pleasure : feeling of enjoyment

⤆⤍ंā¤Ļ: ⤆⤍ंā¤Ļ ⤕ी ⤅⤍ु⤭ू⤤ि

grand : big, (here) great fun

⤗्⤰ांā¤Ą: ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ा, (ā¤¯ā¤šाँ) ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤Žā¤œ़ा ⤆⤝ा


       Word Meaning 

            ā¤ļā¤Ŧ्ā¤Ļा⤰्ā¤Ĩ

heads: ā¤¸ि⤰, turvy:ā¤Ēु⤞⤟,  walking: ⤚⤞⤍ा,  buses: ā¤Ŧ⤏ों, pleasure: ā¤†ā¤¨ंā¤Ļ, planned: ā¤•ी ⤝ो⤜⤍ा ā¤Ŧ⤍ा⤈, travel: ā¤¯ा⤤्⤰ा, grand,


Reading is Fun  

ā¤Ēā¤ĸ़⤍ा ā¤Žā¤œेā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤šै

1. When do children go to school in Topsy-turvy Land?

     ā¤Ÿॉā¤Ē⤏ी-⤟⤰ā¤ĩी ⤞ैंā¤Ą ā¤Žें ā¤Ŧ⤚्⤚े ⤏्⤕ू⤞ ⤕ā¤Ŧ ⤜ा⤤े 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¤šैं ⤤ो ⤍ाā¤ĩें ā¤•ā¤šाँ ⤚⤞⤤ी ā¤šैं? ā¤¯ā¤š ⤠ी⤕ ⤏े ⤕ै⤏ा ā¤šो⤍ा ⤚ा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¤Ÿॉā¤Ē्⤏ी ⤟⤰्ā¤ĩी ⤭ूā¤Žि ā¤šā¤Žा⤰ी ⤭ूā¤Žि ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤭ि⤍्⤍ ā¤šै। ā¤†ā¤‡ā¤, ā¤œā¤šां ⤭ी ⤆ā¤ĩā¤ļ्⤝⤕ ā¤šो, ā¤ĩा⤕्⤝ ⤭⤰⤕⤰ ⤤ु⤞⤍ा ⤕⤰ें।

 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¤šै

1. Write five things that you do at home to make your home look neat and clean.

     ā¤…ā¤Ē⤍े ⤘⤰ ⤕ो ⤏ाā¤Ģ-⤏ुā¤Ĩ⤰ा ā¤Ļि⤖ा⤍े ⤕े ⤞िā¤ ⤆ā¤Ē ⤘⤰ ā¤Ē⤰ ⤜ो ā¤Ēाँ⤚ ⤕ाā¤Ž ⤕⤰⤤े ā¤šैं, ⤉⤍्ā¤šें ⤞ि⤖ि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¤Ÿ-ā¤Ēु⤞⤟ ā¤Ļृā¤ļ्⤝ ⤕ी ⤕⤞्ā¤Ē⤍ा ⤕⤰ें ⤔⤰ ⤍ी⤚े ⤕ी ā¤Ēं⤕्⤤ि⤝ों ā¤Žें ⤇⤏⤕ा ā¤ĩ⤰्⤪⤍ ⤕⤰ें।

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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¤Ē⤏ ā¤Žें ā¤Žि⤞ ā¤—ā¤ˆं. ⤉⤍्ā¤šें ⤛ाँ⤟ें ⤔⤰ ā¤‰ā¤šि⤤ ā¤Ŧ⤕्⤏ों ā¤Žें ⤞ि⤖ें।

} 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

⤜ाā¤Ļु⤈ ā¤Ē⤤ं⤗

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 Who Did the Lion Eat?

ā¤ļे⤰ ⤍े ⤕ि⤏े ⤖ा⤝ा?

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