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Did You Know? (āĻিāĻŦা āĻাāĻ¨াāĻ¨ে?)
Fish do not sleep in the same way we do because they don't have eyelids to close! Instead, they rest by floating in one place or tucking themselves safely into a cozy spot in the water.
đ Quick Chapter Summary
"Little Silver Fishes" is a beautiful and simple poem about tiny, shining fish. The poet watches them darting (moving quickly) to and fro in the bright and cool water. The little fish play happily on a warm, sunny day. However, at the end of the poem, the poet lovingly asks a question: what do these little fishes do when the cold winter arrives and the weather in the pretty glen (valley) changes?
1. Lesson Text & Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ āĻ¨ুāĻŦাāĻĻ)
Little Silver Fishes
āĻ¸ā§°ু ā§°ূāĻĒাāĻ˛ী āĻŽাāĻāĻŦোā§°
Little silver fishes
āĻ¸ā§°ু ā§°ূāĻĒাāĻ˛ী āĻŽাāĻāĻŦোā§°,
Darting to and fro,
āĻāĻĢাāĻ˛ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻ¸িāĻĢাāĻ˛āĻ˛ৈ āĻŦেāĻেā§°ে āĻৈ āĻĨāĻা,
I can see you shining
āĻŽāĻ āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ˛োāĻāĻ āĻিāĻ˛িāĻি āĻĨāĻা āĻĻেāĻিāĻোঁ
As you come and go.
āĻ¯েāĻ¤িāĻ¯়া āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ˛োāĻ āĻāĻšা āĻā§°ু āĻ¯োā§ąা।
In the bright cool water
āĻāĻ্āĻ্āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ াāĻŖ্āĻĄা āĻĒাāĻ¨ীāĻ¤
Merrily you play,
āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ˛োāĻে āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨্āĻĻেā§°ে āĻেāĻ˛া,
That is very pleasant
āĻ¸েāĻāĻো āĻŦā§° āĻŽāĻ¨োā§°āĻŽ
On a sunny day.
āĻāĻা ā§°ৌāĻĻ্ā§°োāĻ্āĻ্āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĻিāĻ¨āĻ¤।
But when winter passes
āĻিāĻ¨্āĻ¤ু āĻ¯েāĻ¤িāĻ¯়া āĻļীāĻ¤āĻাāĻ˛ āĻĒাā§° āĻšৈ āĻ¯াāĻ¯়
Through this pretty glen,
āĻāĻ āĻ§ুāĻ¨ীāĻ¯়া āĻāĻĒāĻ¤্āĻ¯āĻাāĻোā§° āĻŽাāĻেā§°ে,
Little silver fishes
āĻ¸ā§°ু ā§°ূāĻĒাāĻ˛ী āĻŽাāĻāĻŦোā§°,
What do you do then?
āĻ¤েāĻ¤িāĻ¯়া āĻ¤োāĻŽাāĻ˛োāĻে āĻি āĻā§°া?
2. Word Meanings (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻাāĻ°্āĻĨ)
3. Comprehension Solutions
1. Q: What are the little silver fishes doing?
Ans: The little silver fishes are darting to and fro in the water.
2. Q: Where do the fish play?
Ans: The fish play in the bright cool water.
3. Q: What does the poet ask the fish?
Ans: The poet asks the little silver fishes what they do when winter passes through the pretty glen.
4. Q: Find out pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Ans: The rhyming words from the poem are:
- • fro - go
- • play - day
- • glen - then
4. Activities Solutions & Grammar
Grammar Tip: Adjectives (Describing Words)
āĻ¯িāĻŦোā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻ Noun āĻŦা Pronoun-ā§° āĻĻোāĻˇ, āĻুāĻŖ, āĻ ā§ąāĻ¸্āĻĨা, āĻ¸ংāĻ্āĻ¯া āĻāĻĻি āĻŦুāĻাāĻ¯়, āĻ¤াāĻ Adjective (āĻŦিāĻļেāĻˇāĻŖ) āĻŦোāĻ˛ে। In English, words that describe a noun are called Adjectives. For example, in the poem, words like little, silver, bright, and cool are adjectives used to describe the fishes and the water.
a) Q: Little silver fishes are ........ to and fro.
Ans: Little silver fishes are darting to and fro.
b) Q: The fish play in the bright ........ water.
Ans: The fish play in the bright cool water.
c) Q: It is very pleasant on a ........ day.
Ans: It is very pleasant on a sunny day.
5. Build Up Your Vocabulary
Nature and Weather Words (āĻĒ্ā§°āĻৃāĻ¤ি āĻā§°ু āĻŦāĻ¤ā§°ā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ)
6. FAQs on the Chapter
Q. What is the poem "Little Silver Fishes" about?
Ans: The poem is about the beautiful, tiny silver fishes that dart around and play merrily in the cool, bright water during sunny days.
Q. Where do the little silver fishes play?
Ans: The little silver fishes play in the bright, cool water of a pretty glen (narrow valley).
Q. What question does the poet ask at the end of the poem?
Ans: At the end of the poem, the poet asks the little fishes what they do and where they go when the cold winter season arrives in the valley.
Final Thoughts
Nature is full of beautiful wonders, and observing tiny creatures like the little silver fishes can bring us so much joy! We hope these Assam Jatiya Bidyalay Class 6 English Lesson 8 notes have helped you understand this lovely poem. Keep learning, and if you have any questions, feel free to drop a comment below!