Class 9 English Bliss Lesson (पाठ) – 2 All About A Dog एक कुत्ते की कहानी
About The Author-Alfred George Gardiner
Born in Chelmsford in 1865, Alfred George Gardiner was a British journalist and author. As a boy, he worked at the ‘Chelmsford Chronicle’ and the ‘Bournemouth Directory. He joined the ‘Northern Daily Telegraphy’ in 1887.
In 1899 he was appointed the Editor of the ‘Black burn Weekly Telegraph. From 1915 he contributed to ‘The Star’ under the pen-name ‘Alpha of the Plough’.
His essays are highly regarded for their uniformly elegant, graceful and humorous style. Gardiner’s uniqueness lay in his ability to teach the basic truths of life in an easy and amusing manner.
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The Pillars of Society, ‘Pebbles on the Shore’, ‘Many Furrows’ and ‘’Leaves in the Wind’ are some of his well-known writings.
To the general people, Gardiner is known more as an author than a journalist. He excelled in ‘pen-portraits’ of eminent personages, which he gathered together between the covers of several books like
‘The War Lords, ‘Prophets, Priests and Kings’ and ‘Certain People of Importance.’ On March 3, 1946, this versatile writer died at his home, The Spinnery white leaf Princes Risborough’, Buckinghamshire.
Class 9 English Bliss (पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी लेखक परिचय
1865 ई० में चेम्सफोर्ड में जन्मग्रहण करने वाले अल्फ्रेड जार्ज गार्डिनार एक ब्रिटिश संवाददाता और लेखक थे। बाल्यावस्था में ही वे ‘चेम्सफोर्ड क्रनिकल’ तथा ‘बोर्नमाउथ डायरेक्टरी’ में कार्य किये। उसके बाद 1887 ई० में ‘नादर्न ‘डेली टेलीग्राफ’ में नियुक्त हुए। 1899 ई० में ‘ब्लैक बर्न विकली टेलीग्राफ’ पत्रिका का सम्पादक के रूप में नियुक्त हुए।
1915 ई० से ये ‘अल्फा ऑफ दि प्लाऊ’ छद्मनाम से ‘दि स्टार’ में लिखना आरंभ किये। इनकी रचनाएँ सम्यक रूप से स्पष्ट रुचिमय तथा हास्यरस से भरपूर है। सहज एवं सुलेखनी के माध्यम से जीवन की गूढ़ सच्चाई को प्रकट करने की दक्षता में ही इनकी विशेषता निहित है ।
इनकी विख्यात रचनाओं में कुछ उल्लेखनीय हैं- ‘दि पिलर्स ऑफ सोसाइटी’, ‘पेबल्स ऑन द शोर’, ‘मेनी फारोज’ तथा ‘लिव्स इन द विन्ड’ आदि। आम लोगों में गार्डिनार एक संवाददाता से कहीं अधिक एक लेखक के रूप में परिचित हैं।
ये अपनी उत्कर्षता का परिचय दिये हैं विख्यात व्यक्तिवर्गों के चरित्र चित्रांकन में जिसे वे कुछ ग्रंथों में संग्रह करके रख गये हैं, जैसे- ‘द वार लर्डस्’, ‘प्रफेट्स प्रिस्ट्स एण्ड किंस’ तथा ‘सरटेन पिपुल ऑफ इम्परटान्स’ |
3 मार्च, 1946 ई० को इस बहुमुखी रचनाकार का देहांत उनके वासस्थान बाकिंमशायर के ‘द स्पिनरी ह्वाइट लिफ प्रिंसेस रिजवरो’ में हो गया ।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Introduction
The present essay, All About a Dog begins with the description of a bus journey on a chilly wintry night. The Journey got into trouble. A lady carrying her pet dog boarded the bus with companions.
The bus conductor taking their fare watched the dog. To carry a dog on a bus was against the accepted rule. So, he objected and ordered her to remove the dog from the bus.
The lady requested him to consider her matter and exempt her. the stubborn conductor stuck to his decision and ordered her to go to the top of the bus with the dog. At such inhuman behaviour and strange attitude of the conductor, the passengers became furious and burst into vehement protest.
They demanded t fares back when the bus stopped as he announced the bus would not move until the dog was removed. But the demand was turned down by the conductor.
When the agitation against the conductor was going on some passengers were found to get down from the bus to walk on to reach their destinations.
The policeman appeared there, but performed his duty casually and replied to the passenger’s inquiry demands perfunctorily. With other constables, he just watched the drama without paying any heed to the public demand.
The lady had to go to the top of the with her dog. Ignoring the trenchant criticism of the bus passengers, the bus conductor remained obstinate, nonchalant and triumphant.
After the lady yielded, the bus started moving on. But it stopped again soon. This time for the trouble of its engine. So, the driver and the conductor rushed to attend and they were engaged in mending it. In the meantime, taking the opportunity of this situation, the lady came down stealthily to enter the bus once again.
When the problem with the engine was recovered after its repair work, the bus was about to start. But virtually the conductor’s gaze fell on the dog again and there and then he pulled the bell rope to stop the bus. Strife and hot altercation started again.
Finally, the lady decided to go to the top of the bus with her dog and the conductor remained firm in his decision. At this time, as the bus began to move, it was getting almost empty.
Only the author remained yet as the last passenger. When the conductor came to him to justify his stance, the author told that all rules are not so important that they need to be followed rigidly.
The rules should be protected, following their spirit, not their application only. The author’s parting words seemed to convince the conductor who wished him modestly a good night in the end.
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी भूमिका
प्रस्तुत निबंध “आल एबाउट ए डॉग’ का आरंभ कंपकपाती शरद्काल की एक रात में एक बस यात्रा के वर्णन से होता है । बस में कुछ समस्या उपस्थित हुआ। एक कुत्ते को लेकर एक महिला कुछ साथियों के साथ बस में सवार होती है ।
बस का कन्डक्टर उनसे किराया लेते समय कुत्ते को देखता है । आपत्ति करते हुए उसने कुत्ते को बस से उतार देने का आदेश देता है ।
महिला ने उससे आपनी असुविधा की बात का विचार करते हुए उसे छोड़ देने की आवेदन करती । किन्तु जिद्दी बस कन्डक्टर अपने निर्णय पर अटल रहते हुए उसे बस के छत पर जाने का निर्देश देता है। बस कन्डक्टर के इस अमानवीय तथा अद्भुत आचरण से क्षुब्ध होकर बस के सभी यात्री तीव्र प्रतिवाद करते हैं । कन्डक्टर है
ने घोषणा किया कि जब तक कुत्ते को नहीं हटाया जाता है, बस आगे नहीं बढ़ेगी। ऐसे में यात्रीगण अपना किराया वापस करने की मांग करते हैं । किन्तु उसने उसी समय उनकी मांग को अस्वीकार कर देता है ।
Class 9 English BlissLesson-2 All About A Dog Introduction
The present essay, All About a Dog begins with the description of a bus journey on a chilly wintry night. The Journey got into trouble. A lady carrying her pet dog boarded the bus with companions. The bus conductor taking their fare watched the dog.
To carry a dog on a bus was against the accepted rule. So, he objected and ordered her to remove the dog from the bus. The lady requested him to consider her matter and exempt her. the stubborn conductor stuck to his decision and ordered her to go to the top of the bus with the dog.
At such inhuman behaviour and strange attitude of the conductor, the passengers became furious and burst into vehement protest. They demanded t fares back when the bus stopped as he announced the bus would not move until the dog was removed. But the demand was turned down by the conductor.
When the agitation against the conductor was going on some passengers were found to get down from the bus to walk on to reach their destinations.
The policeman appeared there, but performed his duty casually and replied to the passenger’s inquiry demands perfunctorily. With other constables, he just watched the drama without paying any heed to the public demand. The lady had to go to the top of the with her dog.
Ignoring the trenchant criticism of the bus passengers, the bus conductor remained obstinate, nonchalant and triumphant.
After the lady yielded, the bus started moving on. But it stopped again soon. This time for the trouble of its engine. So, the driver and the conductor rushed to attend and they were engaged in mending it.
In the meantime, taking the opportunity of this situation, the lady came down stealthily to enter the bus once again. When the problem with the engine was recovered after its repair work, the bus was about to start.
But virtually the conductor’s gaze fell on the dog again and there and then he pulled the bell rope to stop the bus. Strife and hot altercation started again. Finally, the lady decided to go to the top of the bus with her dog and the conductor remained firm in his decision.
At this time, as the bus began to move, it was getting almost empty. Only the author remained yet as the last passenger. When the conductor came to him to justify his stance, the author told that all rules are not so important that they need to be followed rigidly.
The rules should be protected, following their spirit, not their application only. The author’s parting words seemed to convince the conductor who wished him modestly a good night in the end.
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी भूमिका
प्रस्तुत निबंध “आल एबाउट ए डॉग’ का आरंभ कंपकपाती शरद्काल की एक रात में एक बस यात्रा के वर्णन से होता है । बस में कुछ समस्या उपस्थित हुआ। एक कुत्ते को लेकर एक महिला कुछ साथियों के साथ बस में सवार होती है । बस का कन्डक्टर उनसे किराया लेते समय कुत्ते को देखता है । आपत्ति करते हुए उसने कुत्ते को बस से उतार देने का आदेश देता है ।
महिला ने उससे आपनी असुविधा की बात का विचार करते हुए उसे छोड़ देने की आवेदन करती । किन्तु जिद्दी बस कन्डक्टर अपने निर्णय पर अटल रहते हुए उसे बस के छत पर जाने का निर्देश देता है। बस कन्डक्टर के इस अमानवीय तथा अद्भुत आचरण से क्षुब्ध होकर बस के सभी यात्री तीव्र प्रतिवाद करते हैं । कन्डक्टर है ।
ने घोषणा किया कि जब तक कुत्ते को नहीं हटाया जाता है, बस आगे नहीं बढ़ेगी। ऐसे में यात्रीगण अपना किराया वापस करने की मांग करते हैं । किन्तु उसने उसी समय उनकी मांग को अस्वीकार कर देता है ।
15 जब कन्डक्टर के खिलाफ विक्षोभ चल रहा था तब कुछ यात्री बस से उतर गये और अपने गन्तव्यस्थल की ओर पैदल ही चल पड़े। पुलिस आया, गैर-जिम्मेदारानापूर्ण अपनी कुछ भूमिका अदा किया, यात्रियों के प्रश्नों को उपेक्षा किया और चलता बना ।
उपस्थित अन्य कांसटेवल भी नाटक ही देखते रहे और लोगों की मांगे, असुविधाओं के प्रति कुछ भी सुनवाई नहीं किये ।
विवश होकर वह महिला कुत्ते को साथ लेकर बस के छत पर चली गई। यात्रियों के तीव्र समालोचना का उपेक्षा करते हुए बस कंडक्टर जिद्दी, लापरवाह और विजयी मनोभाव सा दिखता था ।
महिला को मान लेने पर बस आगे बढ़ना आरंभ किया। किन्तु शीघ्र ही वह पुनः रुक गया। इस समय समस्या इंजिन की थी। ड्राइवर तथा कांडक्टर उसे देखने के लिए नीचे उतर पड़े और मरम्मती के कार्य में व्यस्त हो गये।
मौके का फायदा उठाकर महिला चुपचाप छत से उतर कर बस में पुनः प्रवेश कर गई। इंजिन की मरम्मती के बाद बस चलना आरंभ किया, किन्तु दुर्भाग्यवश कंडक्टर की नजर पुनः उस कुत्ते पर पड़ा।
साथ ही साथ उसने घंटी बजाकर बस को रोक दिया। तर्क-वितर्क आरंभ हो गया। अंत में महिला बस के छत पर जाने की निर्णय ली क्योंकि कंडक्टर अपने जिद्द पर अड़ा हुआ था ।
इतने में चलता हुआ बस धीरे-धीरे खाली होना शुरू हुआ। अन्तिम यात्री के रूप में लेखक उस समय भी बस में मौजूद थे। लेखक के निकट आकर जब कंडक्टर अपने निर्णय की सफाई देने लगा तो लेखक ने उससे कहा कि कोई भी कानून इतना महत्वपूर्ण नहीं होता कि उसे कठोरता से अनुसरण की जाय।
कानून की रक्षा इसके मूलभाव के अनुसरण से की जाती है, सिर्फ इसके कठोर प्रयोग के माध्यम से नहीं। लेखक के जाते समय की बातें कंडक्टर के मन में गंभीरता से रेखापात किया था और अंत में उसने लेखक को शुभरात्रि कहकर संबोधित किया था ।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Summary
Every rule aims at increasing people’s convenience and removing their inconveniences. So, rules are framed for the comfort and convenience of the people. This is the spirit of a rule. While going to apply a rule, we must see to it that its application brings comfort and ease to people.
Sometimes it may so happen that a rule’s rigid application causes trouble to people. All rules are not so important that they need to be followed rigidly. The rule about carrying a dog inside a bus is such a rule. It is a discretion in the hands of the conductor to be exercised in an emergency.
If the situation does not demand its application, it can be ignored. It was a cold wintry night. The passengers were all eager to reach home early. The young lady carrying the little dog was suffering from a cold and cough.
The other passengers on the bus did not object to the lady’s carrying the dog in their midst. Rather they sympathised with the lady and her dog.
Considering all these aspects of the situation, the bus conductor could have easily ignored the rule cunningly and allowed the lady with her dog to sit among the other passengers. But he adamantly stuck to his rule and ordered the lady to go on top.
When the lady refused to do so, the conductor stopped the bus. He threatened that the bus would not move until the lady took the dog out.
The lady offered to give her name and address so that action might be taken against her. But the conductor would not be ‘satisfied with that. The passengers savagely criticized his misconduct. But he remained indifferent. As a result of his attitude, the passengers had to suffer a lot.
Some of them even left the bus and started on foot. Thus, this type of rigid application of the rule by the conductor not only caused immense trouble to all the passengers of the bus but also violated the true spirit of the rule.
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी सारांश
कानून की रचना आम लोगों के सुख-सुविधा के दृष्टिकोण से किया जाता है। किसी भी कानून का उद्देश्य होता है लोगों की असुविधाओं को दूर कर सुविधाओं को बढ़ाना।
यही कानून का मूलभाव है। जब हमलोग किसी भी कानून का प्रयोग करते है तो हमें देखना चाहिए कि इसका प्रयोग लोगों को आराम तथा सुविधा प्रदान करता है या नहीं। कभी- कभी कानून का कठोर प्रयोग लोगों के असुविधा का कारण हो जाता है। कोई भी कठोरता से प्रयोग किये जाने के लिए महत्वपूर्ण नहीं है।
बस में कुत्ते का वहन किया जाना वैसा ही एक कानूनी अनुशासन है। खासकर एक विशेष अवस्था में इसका प्रयोग बस कंडक्टर के संपूर्ण व्यक्तिगत अधिकार में है। अवस्था यदि अनुमोदन नहीं करता है तो कानून के प्रयोग की उपेक्षा की जा सकती है। शरद्काल के प्रचंड ठंढी रात में सभी यात्री यथाशीघ्र घर वापस होना चाहते हैं।
कुत्ते को साथ में लिए हुए युवा महिला यात्री सर्दी-खाँसी से पीड़ित है। महिला को कुत्ते के साथ बस में चढ़ना किसी भी यात्री के लिए आपत्तिजनक नहीं था। बल्कि, महिला तथा कुत्ते के प्रति सबों की संवेदना ही था।
हालात के समस्त पहलुओं का विचार कर बस कंडक्टर अति सहज ही कानून के प्रयोग का उपेक्षा कर सकता था तथा कुत्ते के साथ महिला को अन्य सबों के साथ बस में बैठने दे सकता था।
किन्तु उसने कानून के प्रयोग का जिद्द पकड़ लिया तथा महिला को कुत्ते के साथ बस के छत पर जाने का आदेश दिया। जब महिला आदेश पालन को अस्वीकार की तो उसने बस को रोक दिया।
उसने यात्रियों को यह कहकर धमकाया कि जब तक महिला कुत्ते को नहीं हटाती है, तब तक बस आगे नहीं बढ़ेगा। जब महिला ने अपने खिलाफ व्यवस्था ग्रहण करने के लिए उसका नाम-ठिकाना लिख लेने को कंडक्टर से अनुरोध की तो कंडक्टर उस पर भी सहमत नहीं हुआ।
अन्य यात्रियों ने उसके इस रूढ़ आचरण का तीव्र समालोचना किये। किन्तु उसने चुपचाप अपने इस आचरण से यात्रियों के असुविधाओं को बढ़ाया। फलस्वरूप कुछ यात्री बस से उतरकर पैदल चलना आरंभ किये।
अतएव, कंडक्टर द्वारा अपनाया गया कानून के कठोर प्रयोग नीति यात्रियों के चरम असुविधा का कारण बन गया जो कानून के मूल उद्देश्य एवं लक्ष्य को ही नष्ट करता है ।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Text
I was travelling on a bus. It was a bitterly cold night, and even at the far end of the bus the east wind cut like a knife. The bus stopped and two women and a man got in together and filled the vacant places. The younger woman carried a little Pekinese dog.
The conductor came in and took their fares. Then his eye rested on the beady-eyed dog. I saw trouble coming up. This was the opportunity for which the conductor had been waiting, and he intended to make the most of it.
I had marked him as the type who had a general vague grievance about everything. He seemed to have a particular grievance against passengers who came and sat in his bus while he shivered at the door.
“You must take that dog out,” he said.
“I shall certainly do nothing of the kind. You can take my name and address,” said the woman. She had evidently expected the challenge and knew the reply.
“You must take the dog but that’s my order.”
“I won’t go on the top of the bus in such weather. It would kill me” said the woman. “Certainly not,” said her lady companion. “You’ve got a cough as it is.
“It’s nonsense,” said her male companion.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Bitterly : तिक्तता / कष्टदायक
- Vacant : शून्य/रिक्त ।
- Fares: भाड़ा (किराया)
- Opportunity: सुयोग, अवसर ।
- Intended : चाहा था General सामान्य, आम
- Trouble: समस्या ।
- Vague : अस्पष्ट ।
- Grievance : क्षोभ, गुस्सा ।
- Particular : निर्दिष्ट ।
- Shivered: कांपना ।
- Certainly : निश्चित रूप से ।
- Evidently : प्रत्यक्षतः ।
- Reply : उत्तर |
- Cough : खाँसी ।
- Companion: साथी ।
- Nonsense : निर्बोध ।
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी हिन्दी अनुवाद छै
मैं एक बस से जा रहा था। रात का समय था और कड़ाके की ठंड थी। बस के शेष भाग में भी पूरब की शीतल हवा चुभन दे रही थी । बस रूकी तथा दो महिला एवं एक पुरुष एक साथ चढ़कर खाली जगहों पर बैठे । अल्पायु महिला के साथ एक छोटा पेकिनीज कुत्ता था ।
कण्डक्टर आया और उससे किराया लिया। उसके बाद उसकी नजर कुत्ते पर पड़ा। मुझे प्रतीत हुआ कि कोई घटना घटनेवाली है। कन्डक्टर ऐसी ही एक मौके की प्रतीक्षा में था और उसका सद्व्यवहार करना चाहा था । उसे देखकर मुझे लगता था कि ऐसे लोगों को सबकुछ के ऊपर निरर्थक ही अभियोग रहता है ।
विशेषकर यात्रियों के प्रति उसका एक क्रोध प्रकट हो रहा था क्योंकि वे बस में बैठे थे और वह दरवाजे पर ठिठुरता हुआ खड़ा था।
उसने कहा, “आपको इस कुत्ते को बाहर निकालना होगा ।”
युवती बोली, “ऐसा मैं कुछ भी नहीं कर सकूँगी। आप मेरा नाम एवं ठिकाना लिखकर रख सकते हैं। वह निश्चय ही ऐसी परिस्थिति के लिए प्रस्तुत थी और उत्तर भी जानती थी ।
‘आपको इस कुत्ते को बाहर करना ही होगा – यह मेरा आदेश है ।”
महिला बोली, “इस मौसम में मैं बस के ऊपर नहीं जाऊँगी। इसमें मैं मर जाऊँगी।”
उसकी महिला सहेली बोली, “बिल्कुल नहीं, इसमें तो तुम्हें सर्दी हो जायगी ।”
उसके पुरुष साथी ने कहा, “यह मूर्खता है । ”
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Text
The conductor pulled the bell, and the bus stopped. “This bus doesn’t go on until that dog is brought out. He stepped on to the pavement and waited. It was his moment of triumph. He had the law on his side. Everybody on the bus was on the side of the lady and her dog. They talked in raised voices :
“Shameful.”
“Call the police!”
“Let’s all report him!”
“Let’s make him give us our fares back.”
“Yes, that’s it; let’s make him give us our fares back!”
The little animal sat blinking at the dim lights, unconscious of the trouble he had caused. The conductor came to the door. Some passengers demanded, “Give us our fares back- you’ve engaged to carry us- you can’t leave us here all night!” “No fares back,” said the conductor.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Pulled : खींचा था।
- Bell : घंटा ।
- Pavement: पैदल चलने का रास्ता
- Triumph : जय
- Raised : उत्तोलित |
- Shameful: लज्जाजनक |
- Blinking: टिमटिमाना ।
- Dim: अनुज्वल, मैला ।
- Unconscious : अचेतन ।
- Demanded : मांग किया था।
- Engaged: कार्य में नियुक्त
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी हिन्दी अनुवाद छै
कंडक्टर ने घंटी बजाया और बस रुक गयी । “यह बस तब तक आगे नहीं बढ़ेगी जब तक कुत्ते को बाहर नहीं निकाला जाता है।” कहकर वह सड़क पर इंतजार करने लगा। यह था उसका विजयी मुहुर्त। उसके पास कानून था। बस के सभी यात्री महिला और कुत्ते के पक्ष में थे । वे सब जोरों से चिल्लाना आरंभ किये।
“अति निन्दनीय ।”
“पुलिस को बुलाया जाय।”
“हम सभी उनसे शिकायत करें ।”
“उसे हमारा किराया वापस देना होगा ।”
“हाँ, वैसा ही होगा, आइये हम सब लोग मिलकर हमारा किराया वापस करने के लिए उसे बाध्य करें।
कैसी समस्या आकर खड़ी हुई है इसे न समझकर वह छोटा जन्तु ने धुंधले प्रकाश की ओर टकटकी लगाये देख रहा था । कन्डक्टर दरवाजे पर आ गया। कुछ यात्रियों ने मांग किया- “हमारा किराया वापस करो तुम हमें ले जाने के लिए नियुक्त हो तुम हमें सारी रात यहाँ बैठाकर रख नहीं सकते।” कंडक्टर ने कहा, “कोई भी किराया वापस नहीं होगा ।”
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Text
Two or three passengers got out and disappeared into the night. The conductor turned on the pavement and went to the driver to have a talk with him. Another bus, the last on the road, went by. It seemed indifferent to the shouts of the passengers to stop. A policeman strolled up and looked in at the door.
The passengers burst out with indignant protests and appeals. “Well, he’s got his rules, you know,” he said genially. Then he went away to stand a few yards down the street.
There he was joined by two more constables. Still, the little dog blinked at the lights and the conductor walked to and fro like a captain in the hour of victory. A woman passenger’s voice rose above the gale, threatening the bus conductor. But he was cold as the night and hard as the pavement.
She expressed her anger to the three policemen who stood up the street watching the drama. Then she came back, called her companion, and vanished. The bus was emptied.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Disappeared : ओझल होना ।
- Indifferent:उदासीन
- Burst : भड़क उठना ।
- Protest: प्रतिवाद ।
- Appeal : आवेदन |
- To And Fro : इधर-उधर ।
- Victory: जय
- Threatening : भय दिखाना ।
- Expressed : प्रकट करना
- Anger : क्रोध ।
- Emptying: खाली हो जाना
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी हिन्दी अनुवाद
दो-तीन यात्री उतर कर रात के अंधकार में विलीन हो गये। कंडक्टर भी बस से उतर कर ड्राइवर से बात करने के लिए गया । उस रूट की अंतिम बस चली गयी।
उसे रोकने के लिए यात्रियों ने चिल्लाया किन्तु व्यर्थ हुआ । एक पुलिस आकर दरवाजे से अन्दर झांका। अधैर्य हो यात्रीगण प्रतिवाद और आन्दोलन मुखड़ हुए। उसने दृढ़ता से कहा कि, ‘आपलोग तो जानते ही हैं कि कानून उसके पक्ष में है।” उसके बाद कुछ और दूर चल कर वे ठहर गये। उसके बाद दो और हवलदार उनके साथ आकर मिले।
छोटा कुत्ता अभी भी प्रकाश की ओर टकटकी लगाये देख रहा था तथा कंडक्टर विजयी सेनापति की भांति टहल रहा था । एक महिला यात्री आँधी-तूफान के गर्जन से भी अधिक जोर से चिल्लाकर कन्डक्टर को धमका रही थी ।
किन्तु वह रात की भांति ढंढा तथा सड़क की भांति कठोर था । महिला उन तीनों पुलिसों के प्रति आक्रोश प्रकट कर रही थी जो सड़क पर खड़े होकर नाटक देख रहे थे। उसके बाद वह वापस आयी, अपने साथियों को बुलायी और चली गई । बस खाली हो रहा था।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Text
“I’ll go to the top,” said the young lady with the dog, at last. “You’ll have pneumonia,’ the man said.
When she had disappeared up the stairs, the conductor came back and pulled the bell. The bus went on. He stood triumphant, while his conduct was criticized in his face by the passengers.
Then the bus developed engine trouble and the conductor went to the help of the driver. It was a long job. Meanwhile, the lady with the dog stole down the stairs and re-entered the bus.
When the engine was put right, the conductor came back and pulled the bell. Then his eye fell on the dog, and his hand went to the bell rope again. The driver looked round, the conductor pointed to the dog, and the bus stopped. The whole struggle began all over once again.
The conductor walked on the pavement, the little dog blinked at the lights, the lady again declared that she would not go to the top, and finally went.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Pneumonia : फेफड़ा से संबंधित एक रोग ।
- Stairs : सीढ़ी।
- Triumphant: विजयी ।
- Conduct : व्यवहार |
- Criticized: समालोचित होना।
- Developed : उन्नत, विकसित ।
- Meanwhile : इतने में, इसी समय |
- Entered : प्रवेश किया था।
- Struggle: संघर्ष, लड़ाई ।
- Declared : घोषणा करना ।
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी हिन्दी अनुवाद छै
अन्त में कुत्ते को साथ में रखनेवाली महिला बोली, “मैं उपर चली जाती हूँ ।” उसके साथ का व्यक्ति ने कहा, “तुम्हें निमोनिया हो जायगा ।”
जब वह सीढ़ी से उपर ओझल हो गई तो कन्डक्टर वापस आया, घंटी बजाया और बस चलने लगी। वह विजयी वीर की भांति खड़ा था, यद्यपि उसका व्यवहार उसके सामने ही यात्रियों द्वारा समालोचित हो रहा था।
इसके बाद बस में ईंजन की समस्या पैदा हुई जिसे ठीक करने के लिए कंडक्टर ड्राइवर की सहायता करने के लिए चला गया। यह लंबी अवधि तक चला। इसी बीच महिला अपने कुत्ते को लेकर चुपचाप सीढ़ी से उतर आयी और बस में प्रवेश कर गई। जब ईंजन ठीक हो गया तो कन्डक्टर वापस आकर घंटी बजाया।
उसके बाद उसका नजर कुत्ते पर गया और हाथ घंटी की रस्सी पर पुनः चला गया। ड्राइवर पीछे मुड़कर देखा, कन्डक्टर कुत्ते की ईशारा किया और बस रुक गई। झमेला फिर से आरंभ हुआ। कन्डक्टर रास्ते पर आकर टहलने लगा, छोटा कुत्ता प्रकाश की टकटकी लगाये रहा, महिला ने पुनः घोषणा की कि वह उपर नहीं जायगी किन्तु अन्त में गई ।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Text
The bus was soon empty, and I was the last passenger left behind. “I’ve got my rules,” the conductor said to me. He had won his victory but felt that he would like to justify himself to somebody.
“Rules,” I said, “are necessary things. Some are hard and fast rules, like the rule of the road, which cannot be broken without danger to life ‘and limb. But some are only rules for your guidance, like that rule about the dogs. You can use your common sense here.
They are meant to be observed in the spirit, not in the letter, for the comfort of the passengers. You have kept the rule but broken its spirit. You should mind your rules with a little goodwill and a good temper.”
He took it very well, and when I got off the bus he said “Good night” quite amiably.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Word-Notes (शब्दार्थ)
- Victory: जय ।
- Justify : न्यायसंगत प्रमाण करना ।
- Necessary: आवश्यक
- Limb: पेशी
- Guidance : संचालन, उपदेश |
- Spirit: तात्पर्य, मिजाज ।
- Comfort : आराम, सुविधा ।
- Observed: पालन करना |
- Will : इच्छा
- Temper : मिजाज |
- Amiably : दोस्ताना, मिलनसार ।
(पाठ) – 2 एक कुत्ते की कहानी हिन्दी अनुवाद
कुछ देर में ही संपूर्ण बस खाली हो गयी और मैं अन्तिम यात्री के रूप में पड़ा रहा। कन्डक्टर ने मुझसे कहा, “मैं अपने नियम का पालन किया है ।” उसे जीत मिली है, किन्तु अपने आपको किसी के निकट समर्थनीय प्रमाणित करने की सोच में है ।
मैने कहा, “कानून बहुत ही आवश्यक वस्तु है । कुछ हैं कठिन आवश्यक नियम, जैसे सड़क का नियम, जिसे शरीर पर आघात किये बगैर भंग नहीं किया जा सकता है।
किन्तु कुछ नियम ऐसे हैं जो तुमलोगों के संचालन के लिए हैं, जैसे कुत्ते से सम्बन्धित नियम । यहाँ तुम अपनी सामान्य बुद्धि का भी प्रयोग कर सकते थे। इसका पालन किया जाता है इसके तात्पर्य को समझने के लिए, यात्रियों के सुविधा के लिए, कानून की आक्षरिक भाषा से नहीं। तुम नियम का पालन किये हो, किन्तु उसके तात्पर्य को नष्ट किये हो ।
इस नियम का प्रयोग तुम्हें एक सदिच्छा तथा उचित मनोभाव के साथ करना चाहिए ।” उसने इसे भले मन से ही ग्रहण किया और जब मैं बस से उतरा तो अत्यन्त विनयी भाव से ही उसने मुझे ‘शुभरात्रि’ कहकर सम्बोधित किया।
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Word-Nest (शब्द नीड़)
- Pekinese dog – a small dog with flat face and long, soft fur (एक छोटा कुत्ता जिसका मुँह चौड़ा और लंबा नर्म लोम) ।
- Beady eyed – small eyed (छोटी आँखवाला) ।
- Strolled – walked up (टहलना) ।
- Indignant – angry (et)
- Genially – pleasantly (3)
- Gale storm- (आँधी-तूफान) ।
Textual Questions (पाठ्याधारित प्रश्न) 3 Exercise (अभ्यास) – 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives:
Question 1. The younger woman carried a little-
- Spaniel
- Bull Dog
- Pekinese Dog
- Spitz
Answer: Pekinese Dog
Question 2. The younger woman was suffering from-
- Stomach Pain
- Back Pain
- Fever
- Cough
Answer: Cough
Question 3. The bell was pulled by the-
- Conductor
- Driver
- Younger Woman
- Older Woman
Answer: Conductor
Question 4. The number of policemen to whom the woman expressed her anger was-
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
Answer: Three
Question 5. The problem the bus faced was the-
- Tyre
- Engine
- Brake
- Horn
Answer: Engine
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) 2
Answer The Following Questions Within Fifteen Words:
Question 1. How many people got on the bus with the younger woman?
Answer: A lady and a man got into the bus with the younger woman.
Question 2. What was the conductor’s order to the younger woman?
Answer: The conductor’s order to the younger woman was to take the dog out of the bus.
Question 3. Why did the conductor stand triumphant?
Answer: The conductor stood triumphant because he made the younger woman go to the top of the bus with her dog.
Question 4. What is that rule which cannot be broken without danger to life and limb?
Answer: The rule of the road cannot be broken without danger to life and limb.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) – 3
Answer The Following Questions Within Twenty-Five Words:
Question 1. When did the author feel that trouble was coming up?
Answer: The author felt that trouble was coming up when the conductor noticed the dog with the younger woman after taking their fares.
Question 2. Mention two demands made by the passengers when the bus stopped.
Answer: When the bus stopped the passengers demanded to call the police to report the conductor. They also demanded to make the conductor give their fares back.
Question 3. How are rules of guidance to be observed?
Answer: The rules of guidance are to be observed in the spirit for the comfort of the passengers, but not in the letter. The rules are observed with goodwill and a good temper.
Grammar in use:
Read the following sets of sentences:
Set 1:
- You have kept the rule.
- The conductor had pulled the bell.
- The lady will carry a dog.
- The conductor will have returned the fare.
Set 2:
- The rule has been kept by you.
- The bell had been pulled by the conductor.
- A dog will be carried by the lady.
- The fare will have been returned by the conductor.
- In the first set of sentences, the form of the verb shows that the person denoted by the subject does something.
- In the second set of sentences, the form of the verb shows that something is done to the subject.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) – 4
In the following sentences, underline the verb forms which show that the person denoted by the subject does something. Circle the verb forms which show that something is done to the subject:
- She has sung a song.
- A song has been sung by her.
- He will draw a picture.
- A picture will be drawn to him.
The verb forms that you have underlined are in active voice. The verb forms you have circled are in passive voice.
The active voice is the form of the verb which shows that the person denoted by the subject does something. The passive voice is the form of the verb which shows that something is done to the subject.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) 5
Change The Voice Of The Following Sentences:
Question 1. Nila has bought a book.
Answer: A book has been bought by Nila.
Question 2. They will have seen the cricket match.
Answer: The cricket match would have been seen by them.
Question 3. Bhola had seen a tiger.
Answer: A tiger had been seen by Bhola.
Question 4. The nurse will attend to the patient.
Answer: The patient will be attended to by the nurse.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) – 6
Change The Voice Of The Following Sentences:
Question 1. Do the sum.
Answer: Let the sum be done.
Question 2. The poem was written by her.
Answer: She wrote the poem.
Question 3. Open the door.
Answer: Let the door be opened.
Question 4. The man is known to me.
Answer: I know the man.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) – 7
Change The Voice Of The Following Sentences:
Question 1. They agreed to my plan.
Answer: My plan was agreed to by them.
Question 2. My brother lost my favourite pen.
Answer: My favourite pen was lost by my brother.
Question 3. The man is writing a letter.
Answer: A letter is written by a man.
Question 4. Titli is looking for her watch.
Answer: Titli’s watch is being looked for by her.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) – 8
Tick The Correct Alternative Given In The Brackets:
Question 1. It (rains/has been raining/been raining) since morning.
Answer: It has been raining since morning.
Question 2. Last Sunday I (went/ had been going/go) to the zoo.
Answer: Last Sunday I went to the zoo.
Question 3. I (will be/was / am) in class X next year.
Answer: I will be in class X next year.
Question 4. Rina (have reached/had reached/has reached) home just now.
Answer: Rina has reached home just now.
Composition:
Read The Instruction Given Below And Also The Paragraph That Follows:
Use the following flow-chart and write a paragraph on the process of washing dirty clothes:
Flow-chart:-
Take water in a bucket-detergent powder mixed-dip dirty clothes for thirty minutes- scrubbed-wash in fresh water-rinse and dry-press-ready to use again Process of washing dirty clothes that need to be washed and made ready for wear.
At first, water is taken in a bucket. Next, the detergent powder is mixed into the water. Then the dirty clothes are dipped into the mixture and kept for thirty minutes. After that, the clothes are scrubbed thoroughly one by one.
Later, the clothes are washed in fresh water. Then, they are rinsed and dried well. Now, they are folded and pressed. Finally, the clothes are ready to be used again.
The Above Paragraph Has The Following Features:
- A suitable title
- An introductory sentence
- Passive voice is used (e.g. ‘be washed’)
- Use of linkers (e.g. at first, then, next, after that, later, now, finally etc.)
- The stages of the flow-chart are carefully followed
- A concluding sentence
- Process writing requires the features given above.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) – 9
Question Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph within 100 words on how to prepare orange juice: oranges bought from the market-sorted – rotten ones removed – cleaned-peeled-put in juicer-juice extracted – sugar and preservatives added – poured in bottles – sealed – ready to be sold.
Answer:
Process of making orange juice Orange juice is a tasty and healthy drink. To prepare this, at first oranges are bought from the market. Then they are sorted. Then rotten ones are removed. After that, the good oranges are cleaned and peeled.
Next, they are put in a juicer and crushed to extract the juice. Then, sugar and preservatives are added to it. Now, it is poured into bottles and sealed. Finally, they are ready to be sold in the market.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Exercise (अभ्यास) – 10
Question Write a paragraph within 100 words on how you plan to take care of street dogs. Use the following hints: cruel actions towards street dogs – the necessity of looking after them – ways of taking care of the dog’s conclusion
Answer:
Though killing and torturing humans is considered to be a crime, we don’t mind the torturing of street dogs. Most of street dogs live in a miserable state, suffering from disease, malnourishment and ill-treatment. People beat them, throw pebbles at them and irritate them in various ways.
We do not show any sympathy towards them. They have to be looked after and taken care of. Regular weekly camps should be planned to take place in several locations to provide care to them. The camps should consist of veterinarians and volunteers.
The dog’s infection and injuries have to be treated and they should be vaccinated against rabies. People have to be encouraged to bring sick and injured street dogs from their neighbourhoods.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Additional Textual Question & Answers
Tick The Correct Answer From The Given Alternatives:
Question 1. The vacant places in the bus were filled by
- Two women and a man
- Two men and a woman
- Two women and two men
- Two women, a man and a dog
Answer: 1. Two women and a man
Question 2. The lady with the dog got support from
- A Police Man
- All The Co-Passengers
- A Few Passengers
- The Conductor
Answer: 2. All the co-passengers
Question 3. The bus stopped for the second time because
- The Tyre Got Punctured
- The Engine Developed Trouble
- The Bank Failed
- The Passengers Wanted It To Stop
Answer: the engine developed trouble
Question 4. The bus faced trouble due to
- Mechanical Fault
- Manual Fault
- An Accident
- Automatic Fault
Answer: 1. Mechanical fault
Question 5. The lady with the dog came down the stairs
- Boldly
- Smartly
- Silently
- Loudly
Answer: silently
Question 6. Who had the law on his side?
- The Passengers
- The Dog
- The Conductor
- The Lady
Answer: 3. The conductor
Question 7. The people who spoke in raised voices were
- The Police
- The Lady And The Dog
- The Passengers
- The Driver And Conductor
Answer: the passengers
Question 8. The conductor shivered at the
- Roof
- Door
- Gate
- Window
Answer: 3. Gate
Question 9. The night was
- Hot
- Very Cold
- Moderate
- Very Hot
Answer: 2. Very Cold
Question 10. “The conductor as cold as….” –
- Without Heat
- Indifferent
- Frozen
- None Of These
Answer: 2. Indifferent
Question 11. The conductor had a general grievance against
- The Dog
- The Driver
- The Passengers
Answer: 3. The passengers
Question 12. The ‘long job’ refers to
- Development Of The Engine
- Selling Ticket To The Passengers
- Changing The Tyres
- Repairing The Engine
Answer: 3. Repairing The Engine
Question 13. “The whole struggle began…” – Here ‘struggle’ refers to
- The Dog-Related Struggle
- The Lady-Related Struggle
- The Police-Related Struggle
- A Passenger With A Dog Related Struggle
Answer: 1. The Dog-Related Struggle
Question 14. The hard and fast rules are
- Unchangeable
- Changeable
- Breakable
- Dangers To Life And Limb
Answer: 1. Unchangeable
Question 15. The conductor of the bus behaved with the narrator
- Roughly
- Quite Amicably
- Indifferent
- Haughtily
Answer: 2. Quite Amicably
Question 16. Some passengers claimed their
- Boots Back
- Fares Back
- Luggage Back
Answer: 2. Fares Back
Question 17. The conductor disagreed to give back their
- Belongings
- Amount Paid For Travel
- Rent
Answer: 2. Amount paid for travel
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Answer The Following Questions Within Fifteen Words
Question 1. How did the animal react to the fuss caused by himself?
Answer: The little animal sat blinking at the dim lights, unconscious of the fuss caused by himself.
Question 2. What opportunity did the conductor seek?
Answer: The conductor sought the opportunity to show his power to the passengers.
Question 3. How did the policemen react to the protest of the passengers?
Answer: The policemen were mostly indifferent and were mere spectators from a distance.
Question 4. What kind of a night was it?
Answer: It was a bitterly cold night with piercing east winds.
Question 5. What happened when the conductor pulled the bell rope again?
Answer: When the conductor pulled the bell rope again the driver looked around, the conductor pointed to the dog and the bus stopped.
Question 6. Which rules should be applied to dogs?
Answer: Rules with a little goodwill and a good temper should be applied to dogs.
Class 9 English Bliss Lesson-2 All About A Dog Answer The Following Questions Within Twenty-Five Words
Question 1. Why was the conductor angry particularly?
Answer: The conductor was particularly angry with passengers who came and sat in while he shivered at the door.
Question 2. What did the lady do taking advantage of the conductor’s absence?
Answer: Taking advantage of the conductor’s absence, the lady with the dog stole down the stairs and re-entered the bus.
Question 3. Why did the conductor stand triumph?
Answer: The conductor stood triumphant because, in the debate over the dog with the woman, he won and stopped the bus. He had the law on his side.
Question 4. Why was the conductor criticized by the passengers?
Answer: The conductor did not allow the woman to remain inside the bus with the little dog. He was arrogant about it. So, the passengers criticized him.
Question 5. “He took it very well”-Who is ‘he’ referred to here? What does ‘it’ refer to here?
Answer: Here ‘he’ refers to the bus conductor. ‘It’ refers to the moral lesson of the author about maintaining the rules of conducting the bus.
Question 6. How did the narrator foresee the coming-on of trouble?
Answer: The narrator foresaw the coming-on of trouble because the conductor’s attention was fixed on the little Pekinese dog.