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Did You Know? (āĻিāĻŦা āĻাāύাāύে?)
Monkeys are highly intelligent animals! Just like Chintu was smart enough to ask his human friends for help to save the forest, real-life monkeys can also understand complex situations and work together to solve problems.
Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻাā§ą)
"Chintu Saves the Forest" is an inspiring story about a clever monkey named Chintu. One day, while eating sweet mangoes near the forest, he overhears two men secretly planning to cut down valuable trees to sell them for money. Knowing that the forest is a safe home for many animals and birds, Chintu gets worried and angry.
To save his home, he quickly rushes to his intelligent human friends, Rana and Raja. The boys know that trees are essential as they give us oxygen and shelter. They immediately inform their uncle, Mr. Sanjay Basumatary, who is a forest officer. The uncle promises to stop the illegal cutting of trees. In the end, Chintu, Rana, and Raja feel very happy and proud to have saved their beautiful forest together.
1. Lesson Text & Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)
It is a hot summer day.
āĻāĻāĻো āĻāĻা āĻā§°āĻŽā§° āĻĻিāύ।
Chintu, the monkey goes to a village which is near their forest, with his friends Molu and Golu.
āĻিāύ্āĻু āύাāĻŽā§° āĻŦাāύ্āĻĻā§°āĻোā§ąে āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻŽāϞু āĻā§°ু āĻāϞুā§° āϏৈāϤে āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝ⧰ āĻāĻā§°ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻাঁā§ąāϞৈ āϝাāϝ়।
There is a big mango tree at the edge of the forest.
āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝ⧰ āĻাāώāϤ āĻāĻোāĻĒা āĻĄাāĻā§° āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ āĻāĻে।
It bears very sweet mangoes.
āĻāϝ়াāϤ āĻŦā§° āĻŽিāĻ া āĻāĻŽ āϞাāĻে।
Chintu and his friends often go there to eat mangoes.
āĻিāύ্āĻু āĻā§°ু āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦোā§°ে āĻĒ্ā§°াāϝ়ে āϤাāϞৈ āĻāĻŽ āĻাāĻŦāϞৈ āϝাāϝ়।
Sometimes they meet Rana and Raja who live in the village which is near the forest.
āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻŦা āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝ⧰ āĻāĻā§°ā§° āĻাঁāĻāĻāύāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āĻā§°া ā§°াāĻŖা āĻā§°ু ā§°াāĻাāĻ āϞāĻ āĻĒাāϝ়।
They also come to eat mangoes.
āϏিāĻšঁāϤেāĻ āĻāĻŽ āĻাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻšে।
Chintu gives them ripe mangoes and thus they have become friends.
āĻিāύ্āĻুā§ąে āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ āĻĒāĻা āĻāĻŽ āĻĻিāϝ়ে āĻā§°ু āĻāύেāĻĻā§°ে āϏিāĻšঁāϤ āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻে।
Chintu is enjoying one bite of a sweet fleshy mango.
āĻিāύ্āĻুā§ąে āĻāĻা āĻŽিāĻ া āĻŽāĻāĻšাāϞ āĻāĻŽā§° āĻāĻুāĻুā§°া āĻাāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°ি āĻāĻে।
Today he is alone.
āĻāĻি āϏি āĻ āĻāϞāĻļā§°ে āĻāĻে।
His friends Molu and Golu do not want to come with him as they are not hungry.
āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻŽāϞু āĻā§°ু āĻāϞু āϤাā§° āϞāĻāϤ āĻāĻšিāĻŦ āύিāĻŦিāĻাā§°ে āĻাā§°āĻŖ āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻোāĻ āϞāĻা āύাāĻ।
Suddenly Chintu sees two men going inside the forest. They are talking.
āĻšāĻ াāϤে āĻিāύ্āĻুā§ąে āĻĻুāĻāύ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻ āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝ⧰ āĻিāϤ⧰āϞৈ āϝোā§ąা āĻĻেāĻে। āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻāĻĨা āĻĒাāϤি āĻāĻে।
1st man: There are many valuable trees in this forest. If we can cut those trees and sell them, we will earn a lot of money and we will be rich.
āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻāύ: āĻāĻ āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāĻāύāϤ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŽূāϞ্āĻ¯ā§ąাāύ āĻāĻ āĻāĻে। āϝāĻĻি āĻāĻŽি āϏেāĻ āĻāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻাāĻি āĻŦিāĻ্ā§°ী āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°োঁ, āĻāĻŽি āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻāĻা āĻāĻĒাā§°্āĻāύ āĻā§°িāĻŽ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻŽি āϧāύী āĻšāĻŽ।
2nd man: You are right. But the government does not allow anybody to cut trees without permission.
āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϤীāϝ় āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻāύ: āϤুāĻŽি āĻ িāĻ āĻৈāĻা। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻā§°āĻাā§°ে āĻাāĻো āĻ āύুāĻŽāϤি āĻ āĻŦিāĻšāύে āĻāĻ āĻাāĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āύিāĻĻিāϝ়ে।
1st man: Don't worry, we will do it secretly.
āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻāύ: āĻিāύ্āϤা āύāĻā§°িāĻŦা, āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻāĻো āĻোāĻĒāύে āĻā§°িāĻŽ।
2nd man: Let's start cutting the trees tomorrow then. I will arrange for some men to help us.
āĻĻ্āĻŦিāϤীāϝ় āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻāύ: āϤেāύেāĻš'āϞে āĻাāĻāϞৈā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻা āĻā§°āĻŽ্āĻ āĻā§°োঁ āĻāĻšা। āĻāĻŽাāĻ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŽāĻ āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻŽাāύুāĻšā§° āϝোāĻাā§° āĻā§°িāĻŽ।
Chintu hears their conversation. He doesn't know what to do.
āĻিāύ্āĻুā§ąে āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻāĻĨা-āĻŦāϤ⧰া āĻļুāύে। āϏি āĻি āĻā§°িāĻŦ āϞাāĻে āύাāĻাāύে।
He loves the forest. It is so beautiful with so many trees, animals and birds!
āϏি āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāĻāύ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāϝ়। āĻāĻŽাāύāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻ, āĻীā§ą-āĻāύ্āϤু āĻā§°ু āĻā§°াāĻā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ āĻŦā§° āϧুāύীāϝ়া!
The forest is their home. How can anybody destroy their home?
āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāĻāύেāĻ āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻā§°। āĻোāύোāĻŦাāĻ āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻā§° āĻেāύেāĻৈ āϧ্āĻŦংāϏ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে?
Chintu is very angry. Just then he remembers his friends Rana and Raja.
āĻিāύ্āĻুā§° āĻŦā§° āĻং āĻāĻ িāĻে। āĻ িāĻ āϤেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧু ā§°াāĻŖা āĻā§°ু ā§°াāĻাāϞৈ āĻŽāύāϤ āĻĒā§°ে।
He thinks that they may help him. They go to school.
āϏি āĻাāĻŦে āϝে āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āϤাāĻ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে। āϏিāĻšঁāϤ āϏ্āĻুāϞāϞৈ āϝাāϝ়।
They know many things and they are intelligent. So, Chintu rushes to them.
āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻāĻĨা āĻাāύে āĻā§°ু āϏিāĻšঁāϤ āĻŦুāϧিāϝ়āĻ। āϏেāϝ়েāĻšে, āĻিāύ্āĻু āϞ⧰াāϞ⧰িāĻৈ āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āϝাāϝ়।
Rana and Raja are surprised to see Chintu at that time. "Hey Chintu, what happened? You look so worried!" They ask.
āϏেāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻিāύ্āĻুāĻ āĻĻেāĻি ā§°াāĻŖা āĻā§°ু ā§°াāĻা āĻāĻā§°িāϤ āĻšāϝ়। "āĻšেāĻ āĻিāύ্āĻু, āĻি āĻš'āϞ? āϤোāĻŽাāĻ āĻŦā§° āĻিāύ্āϤিāϤ āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻে!" āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āϏোāϧে।
Chintu tells them everything about the plan of those two men. Now, Rana and Raja are really very angry.
āĻিāύ্āĻুā§ąে āϏেāĻ āĻŽাāύুāĻš āĻĻুāĻāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°িāĻāϞ্āĻĒāύাā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ āϏāĻāϞো āĻāĻĨা āĻāϝ়। āĻāϤিāϝ়া ā§°াāĻŖা āĻā§°ু ā§°াāĻাā§° āϏঁāĻাāĻৈāϝ়ে āĻŦā§° āĻং āĻāĻ িāĻে।
They know how important trees are for every living being.
āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻাāύে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āĻীā§ąā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāĻ āĻিāĻŽাāύ āĻুā§°ুāϤ্āĻŦāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ।
Their teachers tell them at school that trees give oxygen which every living being inhales while breathing.
āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻļিāĻ্āώāĻāϏāĻāϞে āϏ্āĻুāϞāϤ āϏিāĻšঁāϤāĻ āĻāϝ় āϝে āĻāĻে āĻ āĻ্āϏিāĻেāύ āĻĻিāϝ়ে āϝিāĻো āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āĻীā§ąāĻ āĻāĻļাāĻšāϤ āϞāϝ়।
Trees also give shelter to animals and birds. They are essential for us.
āĻāĻে āĻীā§ą-āĻāύ্āϤু āĻā§°ু āĻā§°াāĻāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻāĻļ্ā§°āϝ়ো āĻĻিāϝ়ে। āϏেāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ āϤি āĻĒ্ā§°āϝ়োāĻāύীāϝ়।
Rana says to Chintu, "Don't worry friend. We will do something."
ā§°াāĻŖাāĻ āĻিāύ্āĻুāĻ āĻāϝ়, "āĻিāύ্āϤা āύāĻā§°িāĻŦা āĻŦāύ্āϧু। āĻāĻŽি āĻিāĻŦা āĻāĻা āĻā§°িāĻŽ।"
Rana and Raja immediately go to their uncle who is a forest officer and tell them everything.
ā§°াāĻŖা āĻā§°ু ā§°াāĻা āϞāĻে āϞāĻে āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻুā§°াāĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āϝাāϝ় āϝি āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāύ āĻŦিāώāϝ়া āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁāĻ āϏāĻāϞো āĻāĻĨা āĻāϝ়।
Mr Sanjay Basumatary, their uncle listens to them and says, "I'm so happy that you have come to me.
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻুā§°াāĻ āĻļ্ā§°ীāϝুāϤ āϏāĻ্āĻāϝ় āĻŦāϏুāĻŽāϤাā§°ীāϝ়ে āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻāĻĨা āĻļুāύে āĻā§°ু āĻāϝ়, "āĻŽāĻ āĻŦā§° āϏুāĻী āϝে āϤোāĻŽাāϞোāĻ āĻŽোā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻāĻšিāĻা।
I promise I will stop those men from cutting the trees. It's my duty to save the forest."
āĻŽāĻ āĻāĻĨা āĻĻিāĻোঁ āĻŽāĻ āϏেāĻ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻŦোā§°āĻ āĻāĻ āĻāĻাā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻŦাāϧা āĻĻিāĻŽ। āĻ ā§°āĻŖ্āϝāĻāύ ā§°āĻ্āώা āĻā§°াāĻো āĻŽোā§° āĻā§°্āϤāĻŦ্āϝ।"
Rana and Raja are very happy. They feel proud that they can help their friend to save the trees.
ā§°াāĻŖা āĻā§°ু ā§°াāĻা āĻŦā§° āϏুāĻী। āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻৌā§°ā§ą āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°ে āϝে āϏিāĻšঁāϤে āĻāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŦāĻাāĻŦāϞৈ āϏিāĻšঁāϤ⧰ āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāϞে।
Chintu is also happy and proud to have friends like Rana and Raja.
ā§°াāĻŖা āĻā§°ু ā§°াāĻাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻĒাāĻ āĻিāύ্āĻুāĻ āϏুāĻী āĻā§°ু āĻৌā§°ā§ąাāύ্āĻŦিāϤ।
2. Word Meanings (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻাāϰ্āĻĨ)
3. Comprehension Solutions
a) With whom does Chintu go to the village?
Ans: Chintu goes to the village with his friends Molu and Golu.
b) Why do they go to the village?
Ans: They go to the village to eat sweet mangoes from a big mango tree at the edge of the forest.
c) What do the two men plan to do?
Ans: The two men plan to secretly cut the valuable trees in the forest and sell them to earn a lot of money.
d) Why is Chintu angry with the two men?
Ans: Chintu is angry with the two men because they are planning to cut the trees and destroy the forest, which is the home of many animals and birds.
e) Where do Chintu's friend Rana and Raja live?
Ans: Chintu's friends Rana and Raja live in the village which is near the forest.
i) Sometimes they meet Rana and Raja
Ans: c) who live in the village.
ii) Chintu is enjoying
Ans: a) one bite of a sweet fleshy mango.
iii) It is so beautiful
Ans: b) with so many trees, animals, birds!
iv) They feel proud
Ans: d) that they can help their friend to save the trees.
4. Activities Solutions & Grammar
Grammar Tip
A Proper Noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or thing, and always begins with a capital letter (e.g., Sunita, The Rajdhani Express). A Common Noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing (e.g., pen, box, book).
Q: Find out the proper and the common nouns from the words given below and write them separately.
(Words: pen, Sunita, The Rajdhani Express, box, book, school, Navoday Jatiya Bidyalay, the Brahmaputra, river, Diary of a Wimpi Kid, tree, mango, fruit, monkey, February, month, Monday, Tommy, flower, doll)
Answer:
Proper Nouns: Sunita, The Rajdhani Express, Navoday Jatiya Bidyalay, the Brahmaputra, Diary of a Wimpi Kid, February, Monday, Tommy.
Common Nouns: pen, box, book, school, river, tree, mango, fruit, monkey, month, flower, doll.
Q: a) APJ Abdul Kalam was a great scientist.
Answer: APJ Abdul Kalam was a great scientist.
Q: b) Kaberi is reading a book.
Answer: Kaberi is reading a book.
Q: c) I have seen the Rang Ghar in Sivasagar.
Answer: I have seen the Rang Ghar in Sivasagar.
Q: d) Nabakanta Baruah wrote 'Kereluwar Rel'.
Answer: Nabakanta Baruah wrote 'Kereluwar Rel'.
Q: e) Delhi is the capital of India.
Answer: Delhi is the capital of India.
Q: f) The name of my pet dog is Jojo.
Answer: The name of my pet dog is Jojo.
Q: g) Diwali is a festival of light.
Answer: Diwali is a festival of light.
Q: h) My uncle has a Maruti car.
Answer: My uncle has a Maruti car.
Q: a) The Pacific is a big ___.
Answer: The Pacific is a big ocean.
Q: b) 'The Hare and the Tortoise' is a famous ___.
Answer: 'The Hare and the Tortoise' is a famous story.
Q: c) 'Mouchak' is a children ___.
Answer: 'Mouchak' is a children magazine.
Q: d) My father drinks tea in a ___.
Answer: My father drinks tea in a cup.
Q: e) The bicycle has two ___.
Answer: The bicycle has two wheels.
Q: f) Rishi goes to school by ___.
Answer: Rishi goes to school by bus.
Q: g) His father is a ___.
Answer: His father is a doctor.
Q: h) There are many ___ in the forest.
Answer: There are many trees in the forest.
Q: a) i like to eat bread butter and a cup of milk for breakfast
Answer: I like to eat bread, butter, and a cup of milk for breakfast.
Q: b) the elephant is a big strong and beautiful animal
Answer: The elephant is a big, strong, and beautiful animal.
Q: c) dispur is the capital of assam
Answer: Dispur is the capital of Assam.
Q: d) january is the first month of the year
Answer: January is the first month of the year.
Q: e) you and i go to music school on sundays
Answer: You and I go to music school on Sundays.
Q: f) rahul is a very good boy
Answer: Rahul is a very good boy.
Q: g) nitu ayan and sagar are good friends
Answer: Nitu, Ayan, and Sagar are good friends.
Q: h) we went to delhi agra and mathura last year
Answer: We went to Delhi, Agra, and Mathura last year.
a) Picture of a Hibiscus Flower
Answer:
1. This is a beautiful red flower.
2. It has five large red petals.
3. The flower is supported by a green stem with green leaves.
4. There is a small bud growing next to the main flower.
5. The pollen is visible at the top of the flower.
b) Picture of a House
Answer:
1. This is a beautiful picture of a house.
2. The house has a nice green roof.
3. There is a small ventilation window above the door.
4. It has a beautiful verandah at the entrance.
5. There is a green lawn and trees around the house.
5. Build Up Your Vocabulary
Rules to Change Singular Nouns into Plural Nouns
7. FAQs & Conclusion
Q. Why did Chintu go to the village near the forest?
Ans: Chintu went to the village to eat sweet mangoes from a big mango tree located at the edge of the forest.
Q. How did Chintu help save the forest?
Ans: Chintu saved the forest by quickly informing his intelligent human friends, Rana and Raja, about the two men who were planning to cut down the trees secretly.
Q. What is the moral of the story "Chintu Saves the Forest"?
Ans: The story teaches us that trees are very important because they provide oxygen and shelter. We should always protect our forests and wildlife from being destroyed.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, "Chintu Saves the Forest" imparts a highly valuable lesson about environmental conservation. Trees are the lifelines of our planet, providing us with oxygen, food, and shelter. Just like Chintu, Rana, and Raja, we must all be alert and take action to protect our nature from illegal activities. By reading these Assam Jatiya Bidyalay Class 4 English notes, we hope students will not only prepare well for their exams but also understand their duty towards Mother Earth. Keep exploring PoraGhar Axom for more helpful study materials!
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