đ Lesson 6 (Class V) â The Clever Monkey(āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰ)
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đ The Clever Monkey Bengali Translation (āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ)
Once upon a time there lived a monkey on the bank of a river.
āĻāĻāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤāĨ¤
Right in the middle of the river there was a small island with many fruit trees.
āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻĢāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
Sweet and juicy fruits grew on the trees.
āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āϏāϰāϏ āĻĢāϞ āϧāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
At a distance from the bank, there was a huge rock in the river.
āϤā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϰ⧠āύāĻĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
A part of it was above water.
āĻāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰā§āĨ¤
One day, attracted by the delicious fruits, the monkey jumped to reach the rock and from there leapt onto the island.
āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ, āϏā§āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻĢāϞā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻā§āώā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāϞāĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
âNot so difficult, after all,â he said to himself. â
” āϝāĻžāĻāĻšā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āύ⧠,â āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤
Soon he was enjoying the sweet fruits from the trees.
āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĢāϞ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤
There was hardly any other animal there, so he was in no danger.
āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻā§āύāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻž āĻŦāϞāϞā§āĻ āĻāϞā§, āϤāĻžāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
Hence, the monkey decided to visit the island every day.
āϤāĻžāĻ, āĻŦāĻžāύāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
On the far bank of the river a big crocodile lived with his wife.
āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤāĨ¤
One day, he noticed the monkey crossing the river in his unique way.
āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏ⧠āϞāĻā§āώā§āϝ āĻāϰāϞ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻ āύāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
He told his wife, âDid you see him? Letâs catch him tomorrow. “
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ? āĻāϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϧāϰāĻŦāĨ¤ “
Next morning, however, the crocodile found that catching the monkey was not easy.
āϝāĻžāĻ āĻšā§āĻ, āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§, āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϞ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϧāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
The monkey landed on the rock and in a flash jumped off onto the island.
āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§āĨ¤
Hiding behind the rock, the crocodile could only watch him.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§, āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻļā§āϧā§āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤
He returned home without his catch.
āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āϧāϰā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϞāĨ¤
Days went by.
āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
The crocodile thought of many plans to catch the monkey, but nothing worked.
āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āύāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻšāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
The monkey always escaped from his clutches.
āĻŦāĻžāύāϰ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒā§āĻĒāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤāĨ¤
One day his wife said, âYouâve failed to catch the monkey, but I really want to taste his sweet flesh. So, this time, you must follow my plan.â
āĻāĻāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϏā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϧāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻ, āϤāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤â
The crocodile said, âRight, tell me the plan then.â
āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāĨ¤â
âThe monkey jumps on that big rock in the river, âsaid the wife, âYou must lie still on the rock. When he jumps upon you, thinking you to be a rock, you can catch him easily then !â
âāĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ,â āϏā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āϝāĻāύ āϏ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻā§āĻŦā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŦā§, āϤāĻāύ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āϧāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§!â
âWhat an idea! Iâll get him tomorrow for sure. âsaid the crocodile with joy.
âāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž! āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦāĨ¤â āĻāύāύā§āĻĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤
đ ACTIVITY 1
Answer the following questions:
(a) Where did the monkey live?
Ans: The monkey lived on the bank of the river.
(b) Why was there no danger for the monkey on the river island?
Ans: There was no danger for the monkey because there was hardly any other animal on the river island.
(c) What was so attractive to the monkey?
Ans: The delicious fruits were so attractive to the monkey.
(d) Where did the crocodile live?
Ans: The crocodile lived on the far bank of the river.
(e) Who gave advice to the crocodile about catching the monkey?
Ans: The crocodileâs wife gave advice to the crocodile about catching the monkey.
đ§ ACTIVITY 2
Letâs take words from the box and fill in the blanks:
(Box: flesh, plans, tasty, listen, swim, still, difficult, monkey)
(a) The trees on the island had tasty fruits.
(b) The monkey found that crossing the river was not very difficult.
(c) The crocodile made many plans to catch the monkey.
(d) The crocodile would lie still on the rock.
(e) The wife of the crocodile wished to taste the flesh of the monkey.
đ§ž ACTIVITY 3
Match Column A with Column B:
A | B |
---|---|
attractive | charming |
unique | one of its kind |
island | a piece of land with water on all sides |
delicious | mouth-watering |
still | not moving at all |
đ Letâs ContinueâĻ
Next morning, as usual, the monkey jumped onto the rock and landed on the river island.
āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϏāĻāĻžāϞā§, āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§ āύā§āĻŽā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
Seeing this, the crocodile swam to the rock.
āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§, āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϞāĨ¤
He lay still on the rock, keeping his head and tail well underwater.
āϏ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āϞā§āĻ āĻāϞā§āϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āϰā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻāϞāĨ¤
Only his back was above water and it looked like a part of the rock.
āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
After having a good meal, the monkey decided to return.
āĻāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
He looked at the rock. âStrange! The rock has become so large!â, he thought,â It wasnât so big when I came here. Possibly that crocodile is playing a trick again. Heâs lying there, pretending to be a rock.â
āϏ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāϞāĨ¤ âāĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āϤ! āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§!â, āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ,â āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§ā§ āĻāϤ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāϤ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻ āĻŦāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻļā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ â
The monkey made up his mind very quickly.
āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽāύāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
He shouted, âHello, Rock! My dear friend! You look quite big today. And you didnât welcome me today as you always do. Are you angry with me?â
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ! āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§! āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋ āϝā§āĻŽāύāĻāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻāϰāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻ?â
Hearing him, the crocodile thought: âPerhaps this rock really talks to the monkey. I should speak to him posing as the rock, otherwise he might suspect something.â
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļā§āύ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ: âāϏāĻŽā§āĻāĻŦāϤ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰāĻ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤â
So he said, âNo, no, my friend. Youâre always welcome.â
āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāύāĻž, āύāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻžāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻāĨ¤â
âIf you arenât angry, why are you looking so different?â said the monkey.
âāϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻ, āϤāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§? āĻŦāĻžāύāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞāĨ¤
At this, the crocodile got impatient.
āĻāĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻ āϧā§āϰā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āϞāĨ¤
He raised his head above water and said, âIâm not a rock, you stupid! Iâm a crocodile. Iâm going to eat you up very soon.â
āϏ⧠āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āϤā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ āύāĻ, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž! āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻļā§āĻā§āϰāĻ āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŦāĨ¤â
The monkey realized that he could not return home like all other days.
āĻŦāĻžāύāϰ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻĢāĻŋāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤
So he made another plan.
āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
He said, âMy friend, crocodile, I am so sorry. Why did you do all this to catch me? Just open your mouth wide. Iâll jump straight into your mouth.â
āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§, āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āϏāĻŦ āĻā§āύ āĻāϰāĻ? āĻļā§āϧ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞ⧠āϰāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻž āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĨ¤â
The monkey had observed earlier that whenever the crocodile opened his mouth, his eyes would shut completely.
āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āϝāĻāύāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§āϞ⧠āϤāĻāύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
But the crocodile did not know this.
āϤāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāϤ āύāĻžāĨ¤
He was happy at the monkeyâs suggestion.
āĻŦāĻžāύāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļā§ āϏ⧠āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻšāϞāĨ¤
He raised himself on the rock with his mouth wide open, and his eyes closed.
āϏ⧠āĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž āϰā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āϤā§āϞ⧠āϧāϰāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
The clever monkey leapt on the crocodileâs head and then quickly jumped back to the river bank.
āĻāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
From the safety of his home upon a riverside tree, the monkey laughed at the crocodile and said, âYou foolish crocodile! You can never catch me. No doubt youâre bigger than me, but youâre a bigger fool too!â
āύāĻĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāύāϰ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰāĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻšā§āϏ⧠āĻŦāϞāϞ, âāϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϰ! āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāύāĻ āϧāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āύā§āĻ āϝ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ, āϤāĻŦā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ!â
â ACTIVITY 4
Write âTâ for True and âFâ for False statements:
(a) The crocodile found that catching the monkey was the difficult job. â T
(b) The rock always talked to the monkey. â F
(c) The monkey jumped straight into the crocodileâs open mouth. â F
(d) The monkey returned to his home safely. â T
(e) The monkey was more clever than the crocodile. â T
âī¸ ACTIVITY 5
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The crocodile kept his head and tail under water.
(b) After having a good meal, the monkey decided to return.
(c) The crocodile thought that he should speak to the monkey as the rock because he might suspect something.
(d) The monkey observed that every time the crocodile opened his mouth his eyes would shut completely.
(e) The monkey had his home upon a riverside tree.
(f) The crocodile was bigger in size and was also a bigger fool.
đââī¸ ACTIVITY 6
Answer the following questions:
(a) Who swam to the rock?
Ans: The crocodile swam to the rock.
(b) Why did the monkey become suspicious?
Ans: The monkey was suspicious because the rock became so large that day.
(c) What was the monkeyâs suggestion to the crocodile?
Ans: The monkeyâs suggestion to the crocodile was to open his mouth wide and he will jump straight into his mouth.
(d) What did the monkey tell the crocodile from his safe shelter?
Ans: The monkey told the crocodile from his safe shelter:
âYou foolish crocodile! You can never catch me. No doubt youâre bigger than me, but youâre a bigger fool too!â
đ§Š ACTIVITY 7
Fill in the blanks with words from the story.
(a) The crocodile noticed the monkey crossing the river.
(b) The monkey always escaped from the crocodileâs clutches.
(c) The monkey thought that the crocodile was playing a trick once more.
(d) The crocodile could not realize the clever monkeyâs plan.
(e) From his safe home, the monkey called the crocodile a fool.
đ ACTIVITY 8
Replace the underlined words with their opposites:
(Box: heavy, sweet, always, straight, difficult, huge)
(a) Can you see the huge tree?
(b) This medicine tastes sweet.
(c) Last year the English question paper was difficult.
(d) Sunita always feels nervous before an examination.
(e) I am carrying a heavy load.
(f) The boy has straight hair.
đ¤ ACTIVITY 9
SHORT FORM | FULL FORM |
---|---|
Weâll | We will |
Iâm | I am |
Sheâs | She is |
Didnât | Did not |
Werenât | Were not |
Youâve | You have |
Wonât | Will not |
Canât | Cannot |
đ§ ACTIVITY 10
Read the passage and underline the prepositions.
The farmer took a sharp axe and struck at the trunk of the tree. All the creatures living in the tree started to request the farmer not to cut down the tree. But the framer didnât listen to them. He was in hurry to finish off his work.
đĒ ACTIVITY 11
Choose from: in, off, on, at, to
(a) The boy is looking at me.
(b) Give this letter to your class teacher.
(c) Put the duster on the table.
(d) Fish lives in water.
(e) Put off the light.
(f) I go to school everyday.
âī¸ ACTIVITY 12
Circle the subject and underline the predicate.
SUBJECT | PREDICATE |
---|---|
Days | passed |
The rock | never talked to the monkey |
the goalkeeper | Here comes |
mother | Every evening cooks food for us |
Rohan | plays cricket for a local club |
the tree | How big is |
I | donât know his full name |
đ ACTIVITY 13
Title: The Clever Fox and The Foolish Goat
Once a fox was moving around a village. He wasnât careful. Suddenly, he fell into a well. He tried his best but failed to get out of the well. A few minutes later a goat came and peeped into the well. Then the fox asked the goat to drink water from the well. The goat believed the fox and jumped into the well. As soon as the goat fell into the well, the fox climbed on the goatâs back. Thus he got out from the well. The goat remained in the well.
You may like the following lessons â
- Lesson 1 India: Superpower in Cricket
- Lesson 2 A Feat on Feet
- Lesson 3 Phulmaniâs India
- Lesson 4 Memory in Marble
- Lesson 5 My School Days
- Lesson 6 The Clever Monkey
- Lesson 7 The Rebel Poet
- Lesson 8 Buildings to Remember
- Lesson 9 Birdâs Eye
- Lesson 10 A Great Social Reformer
- Lesson 11 The Finishing Point
- Lesson 12 Beyond Barriers