Class 9 English Bliss Lesson (पाठ) – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa भोला नाना की कहानी
About The Author-Manoj Das
The author of the text, Manoj Das is an internationally recognized writer. Perhaps, he is the foremost bilingual Oriya writer and a master of dramatic expression both in his English and Oriya short stories and novels. He has also written many poems, travelogues, and articles on history and culture.
He was born in a small coastal village, Shankari in the Balasore district of Odisha in 1934 and he has written columns in India’s most circulated dailies like ‘The Times of India’, ‘The Hindustan Times’, ‘The Hindu’ and ‘The Statesman’.
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Among his other important positions are the honorable Member of the General Council of ‘Sahitya Academi’ (New Delhi 1998-2002) and the Author – Consultant, Ministry of Education, Govt. of Singapore (1983- 85).
Manoj Das received recognition in the form of the ‘Sahitya Academi Award’ in 1972, ‘The Odhisa Sahitya Academi Award’ in 1965 and 1982, the Sarala Award’ in 1981, ‘The Vishuba Award’ in 1986, ‘The Sahitya Bharati Award’ in 1995, the Saraswati Samman’ in 2000 and ‘Padmashri in 2001.
He is settled as an ashramite of Shri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry since 1963. He is also an English professor at the ‘Shri Aurobindo International Center of Education, Puducherry. He is a philosopher and a thinker-writer whose works can be defined as a quest for finding the eternal truth in everyday circumstances. The great fantasy, humor, and represent different aspects of life are included in his works.
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय
कहानी के लेखक, मनोज दास एक विश्व विख्यात लेखक है। संभवतः ये ही एक ऐसे द्विभाषी हैं जिन्होंने अंग्रेजी और उड़िया भाषा में लघुकथा तथा उपन्यास लेखक के रूप में ये अद्वितीय हैं। इसके अतिरिक्त भी ये कई कविताएँ, भ्रमण कहानी तथा इतिहास एवं संस्कृत से सम्बन्धित विषयों पर प्रबंध की रचना किये हैं।
इनका जन्म 1934 ई० में उड़ीसा के बालासोर जिला में समुद्री तट पर सांकारी नामक एक छोटे से गाँव में हुआ । ये भारत के विभिन्न बहु प्रचारित राष्ट्रीय पत्रिकाओं, जैसे- ‘टाइम्स ऑफ इण्डिया’, ‘दि हिन्दुस्तान टाइम्स’, ‘दि हिन्दू’ एवं ‘दि स्सेट्समैन’ आदि में नियमित अपनी लेखनी प्रस्तुत किये हैं।
इनका कुछ और भी महत्वपूर्ण पदमर्यादाएँ हैं, जिनमें उल्लेखनीय है साहित्य अकादमी के महापरिषद का सम्मानित सदस्य पद (1999-2002) तथा सिंगापुर सरकार के शिक्षा मंत्रालय के अन्तर्गत ‘ऑथर कन्सलटेंट’ का पद (1983-85)।
ये और भी जिन सम्मानों से विभूषित हुए, उनमें उल्लेखनीय है – साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार (1972), उड़ीसा साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार (1965 एवं 1982), सरला पुरस्कार (1981), विषुव पुरस्कार (1986), साहित्य भारती पुरस्कार (1995), सरस्वती सम्मान (2000), तथा पद्मश्री (2001)।
1963 ई० से ये पाण्डीचेरी के श्री अरविन्द आश्रम में एक आवासिक के रूप में रहना आरंभ किये और श्री अरविन्द अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा केन्द्र के अंग्रेजी विभाग में अध्यापक नियुक्त हुए ।
ये एक दार्शनिक एवं चिन्तनशील लेखक हैं जिनकी रचना हमें अपने जीवन में शाश्वत सत्य की खोज के रूप में विवेचित हो सकता है। इनकी रचनाओं की कल्पना तथा हास्यरस हमारे जीवन के विभिन्न दिशाओं उन्मोचित करता है।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Introduction
The present text, Tales of Bhola Grandpa’ is a series of a narrative description of the facts and experiences of Bhola Grandpa’s different phases of life.
The collection of facts begins with the protagonist’s residence, location, and condition. One of the incidents described at the very outset narrates Bhola Grandpa’s forgetful nature.
This forgetful nature makes him do unbelievable things like losing his grandson on his return journey from a festival. He has gripped his grandson’s fingers tightly lest they should be slipped out.
But forgetfulness involves other thoughts and has lost his grandson inadvertently. In his trance, he walks ahead with a tight grip over the supposed fingers of the grandson. He looks like he holds something.
When he is reminded of the fact he then only realizes that his grandson may be lost. He bursts into lamentation. Ultimately his grandson has been found in the comfortable shelter of a cow’s belly.
It is heard about Bhola Grandpa that he notices a group of pirates hiding a large box of treasures under one of the sand dunes on the seashore. Hearing this from him the narrator’s father with his friend venture to find out the hidden treasures throughout the night.
But at the very climax, Bhola Grandpa declares that there is no treasure. He confesses candidly that what he has seen all about the pirates is his reverie during his midday nap.
The most miraculous incident happens when Bhola’s Grandpa comes across a tiger chasing him on his way home from the weekly market. He instantly climbs up a nearby banyan tree to save him.
He stays upon the tree in fear and spends the night there. The next morning in his forgetfulness, he climbs down dreamily. In a calm and quiet manner, he passes the staring tiger that waits all night for its prey.
It is really incredible that nothing happens to him and he returns home sharply. In the end, it is mentioned that Bhola’s Grandpa passes away at the age of ninety-five. So, in these narrations of incidents, the reader may explore the simplicity and forgetfulness of Bhola Grandpa.
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय भूमिका
‘टेल्स ऑफ भोला ग्राण्डपा’ भोला नाना के जीवन के विभिन्न अवस्थाओं की घटनायें और तजुर्बे का संग्रह है। इस की शुरुआत भोला नाना के निवास स्थान और वहाँ की परिस्थिति से होता है ।
घटनाओं में से एक उनके भुलक्कड़ स्वभाव की स्थिति का है। उनका यह स्वभाव बहुत कुछ अविश्वसनीय घटनाओं में मददगार है। जैसे एक उत्सव (मेला) से घर लौटते समय रास्ते में अपने नाती को खो बैठते हैं। लौटते समय अपने नाती के ऊँगली को जोर से पकड़े रहते हैं ताकि छिटक न जाये ।
भुलक्कड़ स्वभाव के कारण किसी अन्य चिन्ता में मग्न होकर अपने नाती की ऊँगली को छोड़ बैठते हैं और वह ओझल हो जाता है। किन्तु वे अपनी हाथ की मुट्ठी को कसकर पकड़े हुए सामने की ओर बढ़े चले जा रहे थे। उन्हें देखकर प्रतीत हुआ जैसे हाथ में कुछ पकड़े हुए हैं।
याद दिलाने पर उन्हें सब कछ स्मरण होता है और बात को जान कर अपने नाती के खो जाने की शोक में विलाप करने लगते हैं । अन्ततः उनके नाती को एक गाय की पेट के नीचे सुरक्षित एवं आरामदायक आश्रय से उद्धार किया जाता है।
ऐसा सुना जाता है कि, भोला नाना एक बार कुछ समुद्री डाकू को समुद्र तट पर बालू के नीचे कुछ गुप्तधन के एक बक्से को छुपाते हुए देखते हैं। यह सुनते ही कथाकार के पिता दल-बल लेकर सारी रात उस गुप्तधन को खोजना आरंभ करते हैं ।
किन्तु अन्तिम क्षण में भोला नाना कहते हैं कि वैसा कोई गुप्तधन नहीं है। वे चटपट स्वीकार करते हैं कि समुद्री डाकू से सम्बन्धित जो कुछ भी उन्होंने देखा है वह उनका दिवा स्वप्न है।सबसे ज्यादा अलौकिक घटना वह थी जब साप्ताहिक हाट से वापस आते समय भोला नाना को एक बाघ से सामना होता है । बाघ उन्हें देखते ही उनका पीछा करता है।
भोला नाना जी-जान दौड़ते हुए निकट के एक वरगद के पेड़ पर चढ़ बैठते हैं । डर से कांपते हुए पेड़ पर बैठे रहे और सारी रात वही पर बिताये। दूसरे दिन सुबह होते ही भुलक्कड़ मन से आँख मलते हुए पेड़ से नीचे उतरते हैं।
आस्ते आस्ते उस बाघ के बगल से जो उनकी ओर टकटकी लगाये हुए था और सारी रात उनकी शिकार के प्रतीक्षा में था, निकल आते हैं। यह सचमुच अविश्वसनीय है कि भोला नाना का कुछ भी नहीं हुआ। वे शीघ्र घर वापस आ गये।
कहानी के अन्त में उल्लेख किया गया है कि भोला नाना 95 वर्ष की उम्र में मरे। उनके मरने के बाद उनकी शोकाकुल पत्नी ने अपनी पूर्व धारणा के आधार पर बोली कि भोला नाना संभवत: नींद में श्वाँस लेना भी भूल गये थे।
अतएव, इन सबं घटनाओं के बीच पाठक भोला नाना की सरलता और उनके भुलक्कड़ स्वभाव को देख पाते हैं । ये घटनाएँ हास्य रस का माहौल बनाता है जो वस्तुतः कहानी के मूलभाव में सजीवता लाता है।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Summary
This story begins with a description of the location and condition of Bhola Grandpa’s residence where he lived with his wife. They lived together peacefully with a small gang of monkeys living on the Bokal tree by their cottage.
Bhola Grandpa’s forgetful nature is evident in the incident of losing his grandson at the time of returning from a festival.
On that occasion, he had gripped his grandson’s fingers tightly. But he could not feel it when the fingers slipped out of his tight grip. He was so involved in other thoughts that he could proceed on his journey with his grip which seemed to hold something.
When he was reminded of this fact, he burst into lamentation with the realization that his grandson might be lost. Ultimately his grandson was found.
It was heard that once Bhola’s Grandpa noticed a group of pirates hiding a large box of treasures under one of the sand dunes on the seashore.
He reported this to the narrator’s father with eagerness and they started their search operation for the hidden treasure throughout the night.
In the end, Bhola Grandpa remembered and confessed candidly that what he had seen about pirates was nothing but imagination, his daydream in his midday nap.
Again, he could easily forget all about the tiger which had chased him at the time of returning from the weekly market. Promptly he climbed up the banyan tree and spent the night there.
The next morning when other people reminded him of the tiger he could then only remember the facts of the previous night.
With the sight of the tiger, he fainted in fear and ultimately returned home sharply. So, when Bhola Grandpa passed away his bereaved wife, according to her concept of her husband’s forgetful nature, observed that he must have forgotten to take a breath at the last moment.
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय सारांश
कहानी का आरंभ भोला नाना और उनकी पत्नी जहाँ रहते हैं, वहाँ की स्थिति एवं वातावरण के वर्णन से होता है । उनके साथ बन्दरों के एक छोटे समूह का शांतिपूर्ण सह- अवस्थान था जो भोला नाना के छोटी कुटिया के निकट स्थित बकूल के पेड़ पर रहते थे ।
भोला नाना के भुलक्कड़ स्वभाव का परिचय उस समय मिलता है जब वे एक बार किसी उत्सव (मेला) से वापस लौटते समय अपने नाती को खो बैठते हैं। उस वक्त वे अपने नाती की ऊँगली को कसकर पकड़े हुए थे।
किन्तु कब अनके हाथ से छिटक कर उनका नाती ओझल हो गया, इसका उन्हें अंदाज ही नहीं रहा। वे किसी अन्य सोच में इतना मग्न थे कि उन्हें आगे बढ़ते देख ऐसा प्रतीत होता था जैसे हाथ में कुछ पकड़े हुए हों। जब उनका ध्यान आकर्षित किया गया तब उन्हें अनुभव हुआ और वे जोर से रोने लगे यह जानकर कि उनका नाती ओझल हो गया है। अन्ततः उनके नाती को पाया गया ।
ऐसा भी सुना जाता है कि, एक बार भोला नाना ने कुछ समुद्री डाकुओं को समुद्र-तट पर बालू के नीचे गुप्तधन के एक बक्से को छिपाते हुए देखा था ।
प्रचंड उत्तेजित स्वर में कहानीकार के पिता को यह बात सुनाते ही कहानीकार के पिता ने अपने कुछ मित्रों के साथ सारी रात उक्त गुप्तधन की तलाश का अभियान चलाया। अन्त में भोला नाना को सब कुछ याद आते ही वे स्वीकार किये कि वे जो कुछ देखे थे वह उनका भ्रम था, दिन में देखा गया एक सपना था ।
फिर वे सहज ही भूल जाते थे उस घटना को जब वे साप्ताहिक हाट से वापस आ रहे थे तो एक बाघ कुछ ही दूरी के फासले से उनका पीछा किया था।
दौड़ कर वे एक निकट के वरगद के पेड़ पर चढ़ गये थे तथा सारी रात वहीं व्यतीत करना पड़ा था। दूसरे दिन सुबह अन्य व्यक्तियों के द्वारा बाघ के सम्बन्ध में चर्चा किये जाने पर उन्हें पिछली रात की घटना याद आता है ।
बाघ का दृश्य स्मरण होते ही वे बेहोश हो पड़ते और अन्ततः शीघ्र वापस घर चल आते हैं। अतएव, भोला नाना जब गुजर गये तो शोकमग्न उनकी पत्नी ने अपने पति के सम्बन्ध में यथार्थ ही बोली थी कि, भोला नाना अन्तिम क्षण में श्वाँस लेना ही भूल गये थे ।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Text
Bhola’s Grandpa and his wife lived at the western end of our village. A large bokal tree overshadowed their hut. In the Bokal tree lived a small troop of monkeys. Bhola’s Grandpa and his wife did not mind it. One moonlit night, we were returning from a festival.
The road was long and foggy. I was riding on the village chowkidar’s shoulders. Suddenly, Bhola’s Grandpa let out a loud wail. Everyone at our party was surprised.
We halted. Inquiry revealed that Bhola’s Grandpa had taken his grandson to the festival. He had tightly held on to the two fingers of the boy.
He did not realize when those fingers slipped out. Bhola Grandpa was continuing as before. Then someone asked Bhola’s Grandpa what he was gripping. He remembered his grandson and let out a loud wail.
My father chose two sharp-eyed men from our party to go back with Bhola Grandpa to the festival. The grandson was found before long. He had taken a cozy shelter under a cow’s belly.
Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Overshadowed : उपर से छाया डालना ।
- Bokal: बकूल ।
- Troop : समूह |
- Moonlit: चांदनी ।
- Festival : उत्सव (मेला) |
- Foggy : कुहासाछन्न |
- Loud: ऊँची आवाज में |
- Wail : आर्तनाद करना
- Surprised : विस्मयकारी |
- Halted: चलते-चलते रुक जाना ।
- Enquiry: अनुसंधान
- Revealed: प्रकट किया था।
- Realize : उपलब्धि करना
- Slipped: फिसल गया था।
- Gripping: पकड़ कर रखना ।
- Remembered: याद रखा था |
- Sharp: तीक्ष्ण
- Grandson : नाती।
- Cosy: आरामदायक |
- Shelter: आश्रय
- Belly: उदर (पेट)।
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय हिन्दी अनुवाद
भोला नाना और उनकी पत्नी हमारे गाँव के पश्चिमी भाग में रहते थे। उनकी कुटिया के ऊपरी भाग को एक बड़े बकूल के पेड़ की डाली और पत्तियों से ढँक रखा था। बकूल के पेड़ पर बन्दरों का एक छोटा समूह रहता था। भोला नाना और उनकी पत्नी को इससे कोई असुविधा नहीं था ।
एक चाँदनी रात में, हमलोग एक उत्सव (मेला) से वापस आ रहे थे। पथ लंबी और कुहासाछन्न था। मैं गाँव के चौकीदार के कंधे पर बैठा आ रहा था। अकस्मात भोला नाना ऊँची आवाज में चिल्लाये ।
हमारे समूह के सभी लोग आश्चर्यचकित हुए । हमलोग रुके। अनुसंधान करने पर पता चला कि भोला नाना उत्सव में अपने नाती को साथ लेकर गये थे।
वे लड़के की दो ऊँगलियाँ सख्ती से पकड़ रखे थे। फिर भी वे समझ ही नहीं सके कि कब वह ऊँगली से फिसल गया है । भोला नाना पहले की भांति ही मुट्ठी बांधे आगे बढ़े चले जा रहे थे। बाद में किसी ने भोला नाना से जानना चाहा कि वे क्या पकड़े हुए हैं। तब उन्हें अपने नाती का ध्यान आया और वे चिल्लाने लगे ।
मेरे पिताजी हमारे समूह से दो तीक्ष्ण दृष्टि रखने वाले लोगों को साथ लेकर भोला नाना के साथ उत्सव में जाने के लिए वापस हुए। उत्सव स्थल के बहुत पहले ही नाती को सुरक्षित पाया गया । वह एक गाय के पेट के नीचे आरामदायक आश्रय में था
Class 9 English BlissLesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Text
I remember another funny incident about Bhola Grandpa related to my father. It had been a rainy afternoon. Bhola Grandpa, wild with excitement, told my father and his friends that he had seen a gang of pirates.
They were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by our village. At once father and his friends started looking for the hidden treasure.
The evening passed on tonight. Moonlight came in through the clouds. A pack of jackals was howling. It was past midnight. At this point in time, Bhola’s Grandpa confessed that there was no real treasure. It was all a dream which he had during his midday nap.
Once Bhola’s Grandpa had a great adventure in the Sunderbans. In those days Royal Bengal tigers freely roamed the dense jungles of the Sunderbans. People took care to move about only in groups, particularly after sundown.
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय Word Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Funny: मजा ।
- Incident: घटना |
- Related : संबंधित।
- Excitement: उत्तेजना
- Pirates: समुद्री डाकू I
- Burying : गाड़ना।
- Seashore: समुद्र तट
- Hidden: छुपाना
- Treasure: धन ।
- Jackals: लोमड़ी I
- Howling : गुर्राना (झौंकना) ।
- Confessed: स्वीकार करना
- Roamed : भटकना |
- Dense: घना
- Sundown : सूर्यास्त
- Dream: सपना ।
- Nap: क्षण भर की निद्रा ।
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय हिन्दी अनुवाद pain
भोला नाना के सम्बन्ध में एक और मजेदार घटना हमें याद आ रहा है जो मेरे पिताजी से संबंधित है। वह था एक बरसात की शाम । भोला नाना उत्तेजित होकर मेरे पिताजी और उनके मित्रों से कहा था कि, वे समुद्री डाकुओं के एक समूह को देखा है।
वे गाँव के बगल में समुद्र तट पर बालू के ढेर के नीचे एक बड़ा बक्सा छुपा रहा था। तभी पिताजी और उनके मित्रों ने उस छुपाये हुए धन को खोजना आरंभ किये। शाम से रात हो गई। बादलों के बीच से चांदनी बिखर पड़ी।
लोमड़ियों का समूह गुर्रा (भौंक) रहा था। आधी रात गुजर गया। ठीक इसी वक्त, भोला नाना ने स्वीकार किया कि वहाँ दरअसल कोई धन नहीं है। यह था उनका दिन की निद्रा में देखा हुआ एक सपना ।
एक बार भोला नाना सुन्दरवन की यात्रा किये। उस समय सुन्दरवन के घने जंगल में रॉयल बंगाल बाघ इधर-उधर घूमता रहता ता, भटकता फिरता था। लोग सावधानी से झुंड बनाकर घूमते-फिरते थे, विशेषकर सूर्यास्त के बाद ।
Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Text
One evening, Bhola’s Grandpa was returning from the weekly market. Suddenly, at a distance of about five yards behind him, he heard the growl of a Royal Bengal tiger. Bhola’s Grandpa turned and found the bright gaze of the tiger on his face.
Bhola Grandpa instantly climbed up a nearby banyan tree. The tiger roared and circled the tree about a hundred times. Then it settled down under a bush without taking its eyes off him.
With nightfall, the forest grew dark and silent. Bhola’s Grandpa could hear the tiger beating its tail on the dry leaves. Hours passed.
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Weekly : साप्ताहिक |
- Distance: दूरी
- Yards: गज
- Growl : गर्जन
- Gaze : दृष्टि
- Instantly : तत्काल ही ।
- Nearby : निकटस्थ
- Banyan: वरगद ।
- Roared: गरजना
- Settled: बैठ जाना।
- Bush : झाड़ी
- Nightfall: संध्या
- Beating: मारना ।
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय हिन्दी अनुवाद inova
एक दिन शाम में, भोला नाना साप्ताहिक हाट से वापस आ रहे थे। अकस्मात ही अपने पीछे पाँच गज की दूरी से वे रॉयल बंगाल बाघ की गर्जन सुने ।
भोला नाना पीछे मुड़े और देखा कि बाघ की आग जैसी आँखें उनके मुँह पर पड़ा है। भोला नाना तभी निकट के एक वरगद के पेड़ पर चढ़ बैठे। बाघ गरजता हुआ पेड़ के चारों तरफ सौ चक्कर लगाया। उसके बाद उसने भोला नाना पर नजर टिकाये हुए एक झाड़ी के नीचे बैठ गया।
शाम होते ही जंगल अन्धकार और निस्तब्ध हो गया। भोला नाना सूखे पत्तों पर बाघ की पूँछ के पटकने की आवाज सुन पा रहे थे। इसी प्रकार घंटों बीत गये।
Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Text
Dawn broke with the cooing of doves. Bhola’s Grandpa came down. There was a group of men on a mound a little away. Bhola Grandpa climbed the mound and requested the first man he saw for some water to drink.
The man had seen the tiger waiting. He was much bewildered. “What is your secret that you simply walked past the hungry beast and it did nothing?” he asked Bhola Grandpa.
7 The tiger was stretching its limbs and yawning. Then, Bhola’s Grandpa remembered the tiger and looked at it. Bhola’s Grandpa almost lost his senses in fear.
He ran back home. Half a century later, Bhola Granpa left us forever one morning at the age of ninety-five. His eighty-year-old wife lamented much. She said with a sigh, “The old man must have forgotten to breathe.”
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय Word Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Dawn : प्रात: / ऊषा |
- Cooing : कू-कू करना ।
- Doves : कबूतर जैसा एक पक्षी ।
- Mound: छोटा पठार या टीला ।
- Secret: गुप्त
- Beast: जन्तु ।
- Stretching: बिखड़ा हुआ
- Limbs: पेशी/पाँव |
- Yawning : जम्हाई लेना।
- Senses: सचेतनता ।
- Century: सौ शतक
- Forever : हमेशा के लिए |
- Lamented: दुःख
- Leghel : (E).Ena पाना / विलाप करना |
- Sigh: लंबी निःश्वास।
- Breathe : श्वाँस लेना ।
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय हिन्दी अनुवाद
कबूतर जैसी एक पक्षी की आवाज से सुबह हुआ और भोला नाना नीचे उतर आये। कुछ दूरी पर एक छोटी टीला के ऊपर कुछ लोग बैठे थे । भोला नाना टीले पर आये और सर्वप्रथम जिस व्यक्ति को देखा, उससे वे थोड़ा पीने की पानी मांगा। वह व्यक्ति बाघ को इन्तजार करते देखा था। वह व्यक्ति आश्चर्यचकित हुआ।
उसने भोला नाना से पूछा कि, “आपमें क्या रहस्य है कि एक भूखे जन्तु के बगल से आप चले आये और उसने कुछ नहीं किया ।” बाघ अपनी पाँव फैला रखा था और जम्हाई ले रहा था।
इसके बाद भोला नाना को बाघ की बात याद आया और उसकी ओर देखा । भय से भोला नाना प्रायः अचेतन-सा हो पड़े थे। दौड़ते हुए वे घर वापस आये
प्रायः पचास वर्ष बाद, एक दिन सुबह पचानब्बै वर्ष की आयु में भोला नाना हमलोगों को छोड़कर हमेशा के लिए चल बसे । उनकी अस्सी वर्ष की पत्नी बहुत ही रोयी। वह एक दीर्घ निःश्वाँस लेते हुए बोली, “बुड्ढा निश्चय ही श्वाँस लेना भूल गया होगा ।”
(पाठ) – 1 भोला नाना की कहानी लेखक परिचय Word Nest (शब्द नीड़)
Sand dunes small hills of sand formed by the wind : वायु से निर्मित बालू का छोटा-छोटा टीला; बालुका स्तूप) ।
Bewildered confused: (व्याकुल होना, विभान्त) ।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Textual Questions (पाठ्याधारित प्रश्न) Exercise (अभ्यास) – 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
1. In the Bokal tree there lived-
- Crows
- Monkeys
- Tigers
- Sparrows
Answer: 2. monkeys
2. On the way back from the festival, Bhola Grandpa tightly held on to the two fingers of his –
- Son
- Cousin
- Grandson
- Nephew
Answer: 3. Grandson
3. A gang of pirates was burying a-
- Large Box
- Small Box
- Large Bag
- Small Bag
Answer: 2. Large box
4. Bhola’s Grandpa was returning from the –
- Yearly Market
- Monthly Market
- Daily Market
- Weekly Market
Answer: weekly market
5. Bhola’s Grandpa died at the age of –
- Eighty-Five
- Ninety-Five
- Fifty-Five
- Seventy-Five
Answer: Ninety-five
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Exercise (अभ्यास) – 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
Question 1. When did Bhola’s Grandpa let out a loud wail?
Answer: Remembering his grandson who unknowingly slipped out of his grip, Bhola Grandpa let out a loud wail.
Question 2. Where had the grandson found a cozy shelter?
Answer: The grandson had been found to take a cozy shelter under a cow’s belly.
Question 3. What request did Bhola Grandpa make to the first man he saw on the mound?
Answer: Bhlola’s Grandpa requested the first man he saw on the mound to give him water to drink.
Question 4. How old was Bhola Grandpa’s wife when he died?
Answer: When Bhola Grandpa died at the age of ninety-five, his wife was eight years old.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Exercise (अभ्यास) – 3
Answer The Following Questions Within Twenty-Five Words:
Question 1. Why was no real treasure found under the sand dunes?
Answer: No real treasure was found under the sand dunes as Bhola Grandpa confessed
candidly that during his midday nap, he saw in his reverie the pirates burying it.
Question 2. What did the tiger do after Bhola Grandpa had climbed up the banyan tree?
Answer: On noticing the tiger behind him, when Bhola Grandpa climbed up the banyan tree, the tiger followed him by roaring and circling the tree several times.
Question 3. What was the reason for Bhola Grandpa’s death according to his wife?
Answer: According to Bhola Grandpa’s wife, her husband died as he must have forgotten to breathe for his forgetful nature. She knew him quite well throughout her life.
Grammar in use:
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Exercise (अभ्यास) – 4
Change The Mode Of Narration Of The Following Sentences:
Question 1. Bulbuli said to his friend, “Will you come tomorrow?”
Answer: Bulbuli asked her friend if/whether/ he/she would go the next day.
Question 2. Paulami says, “I am fine.”
Answer: Paulami says that she is fine.
Question 3. The teacher said to the students, “Keep quiet.”
Answer: The teacher ordered the students to keep quiet. of oorlo
Question 4. My mother said to me, “May your dreams come true.”
Answer: My mother prayed/wished that my dreams might come true grab art to news
Question 5. The students said, “Sir, please allow us to play in the field.” im bonus laud
Answer: The students requested their sir to allow them to play on the field.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Exercise (अभ्यास) – 5
In each of the sentences of the following passage, some articles and prepositions are used in an incorrect manner. Underline them and replace them with the appropriate ones:
Question 1. On a winter night, I was aboard a boat. It was a moonlit night full of stars. The boat was anchored up a great river. I was thrilled to see the beauty of nature.
Answer: On a winter night I was aboard a boat. It was a moonlit night full of stars. The boat was anchored to a great river. I was thrilled to see the beauty of nature.
Composition:
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Exercise (अभ्यास) – 6
Write A Dialogue Within 100 Words On The Need To Ban The Use Of Animals Like Tigers And Lions As Circus Attractions:
Hints: wild animals decreasing – ill-treatment to animals in circuses – a criminal offense -laws against the such need to be humane to animals.
Answer:
Rahul: Rakesh! nice to meet you.
Rakesh: Are you from a circus show?
Rahul: Well guessed. Have you been to the circus?
Rakesh: Yes, it’s really amazing. But one thing hurts me.
Rahul: Really, What’s that?
Rakesh: The caged tigers and the lions. Even they are made to jump through fire!
Rahul: Right you’re! It’s painful! They are fallen victim to ruthless torture, negligence, and malnutrition.
Rakesh: They show their tricks with life risk.
Rahul: There are laws to protect wild animals. But the corrupt circus owners manage everything.
Rakesh: The government should be more stringent and vigilant.
Rahul: I think so! And public voice should be raised against this nexus. Absolutely! Oh, I have to leave to attend a tuition class!
Rahul: Ok! See you!
Rakesh: Ok! Bye!
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Exercise (अभ्यास) 7
Write A Story Within 100 Words Using The Given Hints.
Question Give a title to the story: Hints: returning from an educational excursion by bus-night journey-sudden breakdown – tires punctured-had to wait for two hours at a lonely place – tires fixed-back home.
Answer:
A Horrible Bus Journey
The excursion of our school to Bishnupur was over, we started returning on the third afternoon. We had to cross a notorious jungle famous for dacoity, snatching, etc.
Being aware of the danger, the driver of our bus picked up speed. Suddenly, we were startled by a bursting sound midway in the dark jungle. Two tires of our bus were punctured. We got down and kept on shivering in fear and praying to God for about two hours.
Though they shuddered, our teachers guarded us. Time seemed unmoved. However, the tires were refixed and the bus sped on. Our suspense and tension got over. Anyway, we reached our homes safely at daybreak. The horror of the journey haunts me still.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Additional Textual Questions & Answers.
Tick The Correct Answer From The Given Alternatives:
Question 1. Bhola’s Grandpa lost his grandson while returning from
- Function
- Marriage Party
- Fair
- Festival
Answer: 4. Festival
Question 2. Bhola Grandpa faced a Royal Bengal tiger as close as-
- A Mile
- Three Feet
- Five Yards
- Five Miles
Answer: 4. five yards
Question 3. Finding the tiger too close to him, Bhola’s Grandpa
- Ran In Fear
- Climbed Up A Tree
- Became Extremely Nervous
- Sat down in frustration
Answer: 2. Climbed up a tree
Question 4. Bhola Grandpa’s wife was years old when Grandpa died
- Eighty-Five
- Eighty-One
- Eighty
- Eighty-Nine
Answer: 3. Eighty
Question 5. The storyteller was riding on
- A horse
- A motorcycle
- A donkey
- A village chowkidar’s shoulders
Answer: 4. A village chowkidar’s shoulders
Question 6. All of a sudden Bhola’s Grandpa let out
- A Healthy Laugh
- A Loud Wail
- A Shout
- A Cry
Answer: 1. A Loud Wail
Question 7. With nightfall, the forest gradually became
- Bright And Vibrant
- Dark And Silent
- Calm And Quiet
- Cool And Mysterious
Answer: 2. Dark And Silent
Question 8. Bhola’s Grandpa admitted that there was no real treasure
- In The Afternoon
- At Past Night
- In The Evening
- At Noon
Answer: 2. At Past Night
Question 9. Seeing the gang of pirates Bhola Grandpa became
- Cool
- Amused
- Angry
- Very Much Excited
Answer: 4. Very Much Excited
Question 10. The treasure was
- Hidden
- In The Wardrobe
- In The Bag
- Not Hidden
Answer: 1. Hidden
Question 11. Bhola Grandpa was
- Laughing
- Mourning
- Taunting
- Smiling
Answer: 3. Mourning
Question 12. How many people accompanied Grandpa in his search?
- One
- Four
- Three
- Two
Answer: 4. Two
Question 13. In earlier days people traveled in the Sundarbans after
- Alone
- In Groups
- With Weapons
- None Of These
Answer: 2. In groups
Question 14. The growl was of a
- Lion
- Dog
- Royal Bengal Tiger
- Fox
Answer: 2. Royal Bengal Tiger
Question 15. Bhola’s Grandpa requested the first man on the mound for
- Drinking Water
- Food
- Shelter
- Weapon To Kill Tiger
Answer: 1. Drinking water
Question 16. The night referred to as
- Dark
- Moonlit
- Semi-Dark
- Star-Studded
Answer: 2. Moonlit
Question 17. The road was
- Long
- Short And Foggy
- Long And Foggy
- Foggy
Answer: 4. Foggy
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Answer The Following Questions Within Fifteen Words
Question 1. When did Bhola’s Grandpa let out a loud wail?
Answer: When Bhola’s Grandpa lost his grandson he let out a loud wail.
Question 2. Where did Bhola Grandpa live with his wife?
Answer: They lived in the western part of the narrator’s village.
Question 3. What overshadowed Bhola Grandpa’s hut?
Answer: A large bokal tree overshadowed Bhola Grandpa’s hut.
Question 4. Who buried the treasure in the sand dunes?
Answer: A gang of pirates buried the treasure in the sand dunes.
Question 5. Who roamed freely in the jungles of the Sunderbans?
Answer: Royal Bengal tigers roamed freely in the jungles of the Sunderbans.
Question 6. What did Bhola’s Grandpa do when he saw the tiger?
Answer: Bhola’s Grandpa saw the tiger, and he instantly climbed up a nearby banyan tree.
Question 7. At what age, Bhola Grandpa left us forever?
Answer: Bhola’s Grandpa left us forever at the age of ninety-five.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson – 1 Tales Of Bhola Grandpa Answer The Following Questions Within Twenty-Five Words
Question 1. What did the people usually do to protect themselves from Royal Bengal tigers?
Answer: To protect themselves from Royal Bengal tigers, the people took care to move about only in groups, particularly after sundown.
Question 2. What did Bhola Grandpa dream in the midday nap?
Answer: In the midday nap Bhola Grandpa dreamt of a gang of pirates who were burying a large box under one of the sand dunes on the seashore by their village.
Question 3. “The old man must have forgotten to breathe”- What does Bhola Grandpa’s wife
mean to say here?
Answer: Bhola Grandpa’s wife means to say that Bhola Grandpa was so forgetful about everything that even in case of breathing he might be forgetful. So he died.
Question 4. What light does the tale of pirates throw on Bhola Grandpa’s nature?
Answer: Bhola’s Grandpa was a man of fanciful imagination. He could not remember whether he saw the pirates in a dream or in reality.
Question 5. What did Bhola’s Grandpa tell the narrator’s father on a rainy afternoon?
Answer: Bhola’s Grandpa told the narrator’s father that he had seen a group of pirates hiding a large box under a sand dune.