Long ago, there lived a woodcutter in a small village.

বহুত দিনৰ আগতে এখন সৰু গাঁৱত এজন খৰিকটীয়া বাস কৰিছিল।

He was sincere in his work and very honest.

তেওঁ নিজৰ কামত আন্তৰিক আৰু বৰ সৎ আছিল।

Every day he set out into the nearby forest to cut trees.

প্ৰতিদিনে তেওঁ গছ কাটিবলৈ ওচৰৰ হাবিলৈ গৈছিল।

He brought the woods back into the village and sold them out to a merchant.

তেওঁ খৰিবোৰ গাঁৱলৈ লৈ আনিছিল আৰু এজন বেপাৰীক বেচিছিল।

Thus he earned his living.

এইদৰে তেওঁ জীৱিকা নিৰ্বাহ কৰিছিল।

He was satisfied with the little money he earned and lived happily.

তেওঁ যি সামান্য টকা উপাৰ্জন কৰিছিল তাতে সন্তুষ্ট আছিল আৰু সুখেৰে জীৱন কটাইছিল।

One day while cutting a tree near a river, his wooden axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river.

এদিন এখন নদীৰ পাৰত গছ কাটি থাকোঁতে, তেওঁৰ কাঠৰ নাল থকা কুঠাৰখন হাতৰ পৰা পিছলি গৈ নদীত পৰিল।

The poor woodcutter became sad at this sudden incident.

এই আকস্মিক ঘটনাত দুখীয়া খৰিকটীয়াজনে বৰ দুখ পালে।

He did not have another axe with him.

তেওঁৰ লগত আন এখন কুঠাৰ নাছিল।

This was the only axe that he had.

এইখনেই তেওঁৰ একমাত্ৰ কুঠাৰ আছিল।

He immediately realized that the loss of that only axe meant lots of trouble for him.

তেওঁ লগে লগে উপলব্ধি কৰিলে যে সেই একমাত্ৰ কুঠাৰখন হেৰুৱাৰ অৰ্থ হ'ল তেওঁৰ বাবে বহুত সমস্যা।

He was so full of sorrow that tears rolled down his cheeks.

তেওঁ ইমানেই দুখ পাইছিল যে তেওঁৰ দুগালেৰে চকুলো বৈ আহিছিল।

He sat on the ground, covered his face with hands and burst into a loud cry.

তেওঁ মাটিত বহি পৰিল, দুহাতেৰে মুখ ঢাকি ডাঙৰকৈ কান্দিবলৈ ধৰিলে।

He kept crying for a long time.

তেওঁ বহুত সময় ধৰি কান্দি থাকিল।

All of a sudden, the woodcutter heard someone calling him by his name.

হঠাতে, খৰিকটীয়াজনে শুনিলে যে কোনোবাই তেওঁক নাম কাঢ়ি মাতিছে।

The kind voice asked him to stop crying.

সেই মৰমিয়াল মাতটোৱে তেওঁক কান্দিবলৈ মানা কৰিলে।

He raised his face. He saw no one.

তেওঁ মূৰ তুলি চালে। তেওঁ কাকো নেদেখিলে।

He was surprised and frightened too.

তেওঁ আচৰিত হ'ল আৰু ভয়ো খালে।

The afternoon sun was about to set.

আবেলিৰ সূৰ্য্য অস্ত যাবলৈ ধৰিছিল।

He again looked around him.

তেওঁ আকৌ চাৰিওফালে চালে।

His eyes caught sight of a beautiful girl in the middle of the river.

নদীৰ মাজভাগত এজনী ধুনীয়া ছোৱালী তেওঁৰ চকুত পৰিল।

The woodcutter immediately recognised the water-fairy.

খৰিকটীয়াজনে লগে লগে জলপৰীজনীক চিনি পালে।

When the water-fairy asked him the reason of his sorrow, he narrated the whole incident to her.

যেতিয়া জলপৰীজনীয়ে তেওঁৰ দুখৰ কাৰণ সুধিলে, তেওঁ গোটেই ঘটনাটো তাইক বিৱৰি ক'লে।

After knowing that, the fairy asked him not to worry and dived into the river.

সেই কথা জনাৰ পিছত, পৰীজনীয়ে তেওঁক চিন্তা নকৰিবলৈ ক'লে আৰু নদীত ডুব মাৰিলে।

She told him that she would bring his axe from the bottom of the river.

তাই তেওঁক ক'লে যে তাই নদীৰ তলিৰ পৰা তেওঁৰ কুঠাৰখন লৈ আহিব।

The woodcutter was very happy.

খৰিকটীয়াজন বহুত সুখী হ'ল।

After some time she reappeared in the surface of the water with a golden axe.

কিছু সময়ৰ পিছত তাই এখন সোণৰ কুঠাৰ লৈ পানীৰ উপৰিভাগত পুনৰ ওলাল।

The woodcutter told her with a heavy heart that it was not his axe.

খৰিকটীয়াজনে গধুৰ হৃদয়েৰে তাইক ক'লে যে সেইখন তেওঁৰ কুঠাৰ নহয়।

The fairy again dived into the river and popped up with a silver axe this time.

পৰীজনীয়ে আকৌ নদীত ডুব মাৰিলে আৰু এইবাৰ এখন ৰূপৰ কুঠাৰ লৈ ওলাই আহিল।

Again the woodcutter sadly told her that this was not his axe.

আকৌ খৰিকটীয়াজনে দুখেৰে তাইক ক'লে যে সেইখন তেওঁৰ কুঠাৰ নহয়।

This time the fairy smiled at him and promised to bring him his wooden axe.

এইবাৰ পৰীজনীয়ে তেওঁলৈ চাই হাঁহিলে আৰু তেওঁৰ কাঠৰ কুঠাৰখন আনি দিম বুলি প্ৰতিশ্ৰুতি দিলে।

Some time later the fairy appeared with the golden, the silver and the wooden axe.

কিছু সময়ৰ পিছত পৰীজনীয়ে সোণৰ, ৰূপৰ আৰু কাঠৰ কুঠাৰখন লৈ ওলাল।

The woodcutter cried with joy to see his own axe.

নিজৰ কুঠাৰখন দেখি খৰিকটীয়াজনে আনন্দতে কান্দি পেলালে।

He stretched out his hands to receive the axe.

কুঠাৰখন ল'বলৈ তেওঁ হাত দুখন আগবঢ়াই দিলে।

The fairy gave him all the three axes.

পৰীজনীয়ে তেওঁক তিনিওখন কুঠাৰেই দিলে।

The woodcutter at first declined to take the golden and silver axes.

খৰিকটীয়াজনে প্ৰথমতে সোণৰ আৰু ৰূপৰ কুঠাৰ দুখন ল'বলৈ অস্বীকাৰ কৰিছিল।

But the fairy told him that she wanted to reward him for his honesty.

কিন্তু পৰীজনীয়ে তেওঁক ক'লে যে তাই তেওঁক তেওঁৰ সততাৰ বাবে পুৰস্কৃত কৰিব বিচাৰে।

She was very happy to find the fact that the woodcutter was not at all greedy.

খৰিকটীয়াজন যে একেবাৰেই লোভী নহয় সেই কথা জানি তাই বহুত সুখী হৈছিল।

Greed is a vice.

লোভ হৈছে এটা পাপ (বা বেয়া গুণ)।

water-fairy: a fairy that lives in water -> জলপৰী: পানীত বাস কৰা এজনী পৰী।

popped up: appear or occur suddenly -> হঠাতে ওলাই অহা বা আৱিৰ্ভাৱ হোৱা।

vice: immoral or wicked behaviour -> পাপ বা অনৈতিক আচৰণ।

• Few, a few, the few: এইবোৰ গণনা কৰিব পৰা বিশেষ্যৰ (Countable noun) আগত বহে। 'Few' মানে প্ৰায় নাই (নঞৰ্থক), 'a few' মানে কিছু সংখ্যক (যোগাত্মক), আৰু 'the few' মানে যি অলপ আছে সকলোখিনি।
• Little, a little, the little: এইবোৰ গণনা কৰিব নোৱাৰা বিশেষ্যৰ (Uncountable noun) আগত বহে যিয়ে পৰিমাণ বুজায়। 'Little' মানে প্ৰায় নাই, 'a little' মানে সামান্য বা অলপ, আৰু 'the little' মানে যি অলপ আছে সকলোখিনি।
• Much আৰু Many: 'Much' এ পৰিমাণ বুজায় (Uncountable noun ৰ আগত বহে) আৰু 'Many' এ সংখ্যা বুজায় (Countable noun ৰ আগত বহে)।

ইংৰাজীত সাধাৰণতে সাত ধৰণৰ বাক্যৰ গঠন থাকে:

• S (Subject - কৰ্তা)
• V (Verb - ক্ৰিয়া)
• O (Object - কৰ্ম)
• C (Complement - পৰিপূৰক)
• A (Adverb/Adjunct - ক্ৰিয়া বিশেষণ)

যেনে: SVO (Subject + Verb + Object) = Sunit writes stories.

Question a) How was the woodcutter?
Answer: The woodcutter was sincere in his work and very honest.

Question b) What did he bring from the forest?
Answer: He brought woods from the forest.

Question c) What happened to his axe?
Answer: One day while cutting a tree near a river, his wooden axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river.

Question d) Who appeared before him suddenly?
Answer: A water-fairy appeared before him suddenly.

Question e) What did the water-fairy give him as a reward?
Answer: The water-fairy gave him the golden and silver axes as a reward for his honesty.

Answer: When the woodcutter cried after losing his axe, a water-fairy appeared. She dived into the river and after showing him a golden and a silver axe, she finally brought out his own wooden axe from the bottom of the river.

• a) The woodcutter sold the woods to a merchant. -> True
• b) The water-fairy was a beautiful girl. -> True
• c) At first the water-fairy gave the woodcutter the silver axe. -> False
• d) The water-fairy did not give the woodcutter his own axe. -> False
• e) Greed is a vice. -> True

• i) Give the girl a few oranges.
• ii) The few men who gathered there brought the injured boy to the hospital.
• iii) There is little hope of his brother's returning.
• iv) Please give me a little water as I am very thirsty.
• v) The cat drank the little milk which I stored in the mug.
• vi) The president felt ashamed of himself as few members of his club were present.
• vii) Many girls applied for the post.
• viii) Kunika needs a little money as she is going to buy a dictionary.
• ix) The project is taking much time.
• x) She worked here for many years.
• xi) Today I am feeling much better.
• xii) Many of his friends did not go to attend the meeting.

• i) She is crying loudly. -> SVA (Subject + Verb + Adverb)
• ii) They are playing football. -> SVO (Subject + Verb + Object)
• iii) The boy is sad. -> SVC (Subject + Verb + Complement)
• iv) Minakshi made her happy. -> SVOC (Subject + Verb + Object + Complement)
• v) Birds fly. -> SV (Subject + Verb)
• vi) He bought a car yesterday. -> SVOA (Subject + Verb + Object + Adverb)
• vii) He gave me a chocolate. -> SVOO (Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object)
• viii) I am an engineer. -> SVC (Subject + Verb + Complement)

Words Box:

He, wrestles, Hindi, made, sad, a car, a doctor, has, fast, us

• i) I am learning Hindi. (O)
• ii) He writes slowly. (S)
• iii) The sick man is sad. (C)
• iv) Manish made his mother happy. (V)
• v) A wrestler wrestles. (V)
• vi) Grandmother tells us stories. (O)
• vii) The Rajdhani Express runs fast. (A)
• viii) The monkey has a long tail. (V)
• ix) Bikash is driving a car. (O)
• x) My grandfather was a doctor. (C)