Chidiya

Question 1

chidiya

Answer 1

bird

Question 2

bethna

Answer 2

to sit

Question 3

sa (accha sa)

Answer 3

sa just adds some emphasis to the adjective

Question 4

khilna

Answer 4

to bloom

Question 5

Ek sundar sa phool khil raha hai.

Answer 5

A beautiful flower is blooming

Question 6

padna

Answer 6

usually to read but can also mean to lay (meaning something is there). Like an object is laying there.

Question 7

tayyar karna

Answer 7

to prepare

Question 8

tabhi

Answer 8

just then/at that moment

Question 9

kahana (kehena*)

Answer 9

to say

Question 10

kaha

Answer 10

said

Question 11

si

Answer 11

just like sa (adds some emphasis”

Question 12

vahaan

Answer 12

there

Question 13

guzarna

Answer 13

to pass (like the train poem rail si guzarti…)

Question 14

hissa

Answer 14

part/portion/proportion

Question 15

phir

Answer 15

again

Question 16

bachna

Answer 16

to remain

Question 17

pachtana

Answer 17

to regret

Question 18

mehnat

Answer 18

hard work

Question 19

kamaana

Answer 19

to earn

Question 20

doosre

Answer 20

other

Question 21

par

Answer 21

can also mean “but”

Question 22

mahaan

Answer 22

great

Question 23

sikh

Answer 23

lesson (like seekhnaa)

Question 24

madad karna

Answer 24

to help

Question 25

zarurat/zaruri

Answer 25

need/necessary

Question 26

pura/puri

Answer 26

fulfill/complete

Question 27

Ek baar ek chidiya (bird) ped (tree) par baithi thi. Usne dekha ki uske paas ek achha sa roti (bread) pada hai. Chidiya bahut khush hui aur roti ko khane ke liye tayyar ho gayi.

Lekin tabhi ek kabootar (pigeon) uss ped par aaya. Kabootar ne dekha ki chidiya ke paas roti hai aur usne kaha, “Mujhe bhi thodi si roti dedo, main bhi bhukha hoon.”

Chidiya ne socha ki itni chhoti si roti se usko kya hoga, isliye usne kabootar ko thodi si roti di. Kabootar bahut khush hua aur roti ko khaya.

Phir kuch samay baad, ek kauwa (crow) vahan se guzra. Kauwa ne roti dekhi aur bola, “Mujhe bhi thoda sa hissa dedo, main bhi bhukha hoon.”

Chidiya ne phir se socha ki uske paas abhi bhi roti hai aur kauwa ko roti dene se kuch nahi hoga. Isliye usne kauwa ko thoda sa hissa diya. Kauwa bhi khush hua aur roti ko khaya.

Lekin ab chidiya khud bhookhi ho gayi. Uske paas koi roti nahi bach gayi thi. Chidiya bahut pachtayi aur sochne lagi, “Maine itni mehnat se roti kamayi thi, par maine dusre ko bhi di. Ab main bhukhi hoon.”

Isse chidiya ne ek mahaan sikh (lesson) seekha. Usne samjha ki humein dusre ki madad karni chahiye, lekin apne liye bhi kuch bacha lena chahiye.

Yah kahani humein yeh sikhaati hai ki humein dusre ki madad karni chahiye, lekin apni bhookh ko bhi pura karna jaruri hai.