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Class 5 English - Lesson 3: What Makes Us Humans ?


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Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻ­াā§ą)

"What Makes Us Humans?" is a touching short story adapted from O. Henry’s work. The story revolves around Harish, a young thief who breaks into a decent-looking house on a cold winter night, intending to steal valuables. Armed with a gun, he enters a lit room only to find a feeble old man lying alone in bed, suffering immense pain.

The situation takes an unexpected turn when the old man explains that he is suffering from severe rheumatism and cannot even raise his hands. Harish, surprisingly, reveals that he is also in the initial stages of the same painful disease. This shared pain creates an instant bond of empathy between the two. Forgetting his intention to rob, the thief helps the old man get dressed and takes him out for a walk. The story beautifully ends at a tea stall where Harish warmly pays for their tea, proving that compassion and shared suffering are the true essence of what makes us human.

Lesson Text & Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ…āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)

(The scene is a desolate road on a wintry night.)

(āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāϟো āĻšৈāĻ›ে āĻāĻ• āĻļীāϤ⧰ āύিāĻļাā§° āĻāĻ–āύ āύিā§°্āϜāύ ā§°াāϏ্āϤা।)

Harish, the thief, looks like any other young man of his age. But he carries a gun and it makes him different.

āϚোā§° āĻšā§°িāĻļāĻ• āϤাā§° āĻŦāϝ়āϏ⧰ āφāύ āϝিāĻ•োāύো āϝুā§ąāϕ⧰ āĻĻā§°েāχ āĻĻেāĻ–ি। āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āϏি āĻāϟা āĻŦāύ্āĻĻুāĻ• āϞৈ āĻĢুā§°ে āφ⧰ু āχāϝ়েāχ āϤাāĻ• āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āϕ⧰ি āϤোāϞে।

Harish (to himself): I must start searching for my target at once. I am running out of money.

āĻšā§°িāĻļ (āύিāϜ⧰ āĻŽাāϜāϤে): āĻŽāχ āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āĻŽোā§° āϞāĻ•্āώ্āϝ āĻŦিāϚ⧰া āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ। āĻŽোā§° āĻšাāϤāϤ āϟāĻ•া āĻļেāώ āĻšৈ āφāĻšিāĻ›ে।

Harish spots a decent looking house and immediately decides to steal the valuables.

āĻšā§°িāĻļে āĻāϟা āĻ­াāϞ āϞāĻ—া āϘ⧰ āĻĻেāĻ–া āĻĒাāϞে āφ⧰ু āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āĻŽূāϞ্āĻ¯ā§ąাāύ āĻŦāϏ্āϤুāĻŦোā§° āϚুā§°ি āϕ⧰াā§° āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āϞ'āϞে।

(The scene shifts to the house.) Harish jumps inside the house through an open window.

(āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāϟো āϘ⧰āϟোāϞৈ āϏāϞāύি āĻš'āϞ।) āĻšā§°িāĻļ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ–োāϞা āĻ–িā§°িāĻ•ীā§°ে āϘ⧰⧰ āĻ­িāϤ⧰āϞৈ āϜঁāĻĒিāϝ়াāχ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

Suddenly, he sees light coming from one of the rooms. He takes out his gun and enters the room.

āĻšāĻ াāϤে, āϏি āĻ•োāĻ া āĻāϟাā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĒোāĻšā§° āĻ…āĻšা āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞে। āϏি āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āĻĻুāĻ•āϟো āωāϞিāϝ়াāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻ•োāĻ াāϟোāϤ āϏোāĻŽাāϞ।

He finds an old man lying in his bed. Harish stands near the bed and points his gun at the man.

āϏি āĻāϜāύ āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻ• āĻŦিāϚāύাāϤ āĻļুāχ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻĻেāĻ–া āĻĒাāϞে। āĻšā§°িāĻļ āĻŦিāϚāύাāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ āĻĨিāϝ় āĻš'āϞ āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύāϞৈ āĻŦāύ্āĻĻুāĻ•āϟো āϟোঁā§ąাāϞে।

There is a sense of pain upon the face of the man. He is in his night suit and looks older than his age.

āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύ⧰ āĻŽুāĻ–āϤ āϝāύ্āϤ্ā§°āĻŖাā§° āĻ­াāĻŦ āĻŦিā§°াāϜāĻŽাāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ। āϤেāĻ“ঁ āύিāĻļাā§° āĻĒোāĻ›াāĻ•āϤ āφāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āύিāϜ⧰ āĻŦāϝ়āϏāϤāĻ•ৈ āĻŦেāĻ›ি āĻŦāϝ়āϏীāϝ়াāϞ āϝেāύ āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ।

Harish: Hands up! Don't shout..... Don't move.

āĻšā§°িāĻļ: āĻšাāϤ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϞৈ āϕ⧰া! āϚিāĻžā§°-āĻŦাāĻ–ā§° āύāϕ⧰িāĻŦা..... āϞ⧰āϚ⧰ āύāϕ⧰িāĻŦা।

(The old man opens his eyes and looks at Harish confused by the sudden happenings. He manages to raise only one of his hands.)

(āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύে āϚāĻ•ু āĻŽেāϞিāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻšāĻ াāϤে āϘāϟা āϘāϟāύাāϤ āĻŦিāĻ­্ā§°াāύ্āϤ āĻšৈ āĻšā§°িāĻļāϞৈ āϚাāϞে। āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāĻ–āύ āĻšাāϤāĻšে āĻĻাāĻ™িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāϞে।)

Old man: (in a tired and feeble voice): Take whatever you want. But please allow me to put my hand down.

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš: (āĻ•্āϞাāύ্āϤ āφ⧰ু āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞ āĻŽাāϤেā§°ে): āϤোāĻŽাāĻ• āϝি āϞাāĻ—ে āϞৈ āϝোā§ąা। āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻ…āύুāĻ—্ā§°āĻš āϕ⧰ি āĻŽোāĻ• āĻšাāϤāĻ–āύ āύāĻŽাāχ āĻĨāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĻিāϝ়া।

Harish (confused): What's wrong with you?

āĻšā§°িāĻļ (āĻŦিāĻ­্ā§°াāύ্āϤ āĻšৈ): āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āĻ•ি āĻšৈāĻ›ে?

(The old man begins his story painfully.)

(āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύে āĻ•āώ্āϟ⧰ে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ•াāĻšিāύী āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰িāϞে।)

Old man: "Look! Here I am all alone to take care of myself. I can't even move my hands. I am suffering from rheumatism."

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš: "āϚোā§ąা! āχāϝ়াāϤ āĻŽāχ āύিāϜ⧰ āϝāϤ্āύ āϞ'āĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻ•েāĻŦাā§°ে āĻ…āĻ•āϞāĻļā§°ীāϝ়া। āĻŽāχ āφāύāĻ•ি āĻŽোā§° āĻšাāϤ āĻĻুāĻ–āύো āϞ⧰āϚ⧰ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ো। āĻŽāχ āĻŦাāϤāĻŦিāώāϤ āĻ­ুāĻ—ি āφāĻ›ো।"

(Tears of pain roll down the cheeks of the old man. Harish drops the gun and sits down beside the old man.)

(āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύ⧰ āĻ—াāϞেā§°ে āϝāύ্āϤ্ā§°āĻŖাā§° āϚāĻ•ুāϞো āĻŦাāĻ—ā§°ি āĻĒā§°িāϞ। āĻšā§°িāĻļে āĻŦāύ্āĻĻুāĻ•āϟো āĻĒেāϞাāχ āĻĻিāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύ⧰ āĻ•াāώāϤ āĻŦāĻšিāϞ।)

Harish (in a gentle voice): I am extremely sorry for causing you the pain. Please be comfortable.

āĻšā§°িāĻļ (āύāĻŽ্ā§° āĻŽাāϤেā§°ে): āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āĻ•āώ্āϟ āĻĻিāϝ়াā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŽāχ āĻ…āϤ্āϝāύ্āϤ āĻĻুāĻ–িāϤ। āĻ…āύুāĻ—্ā§°āĻš āϕ⧰ি āφ⧰াāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻ•।

I share your pain, sir. I am suffering from rheumatism myself. I am in the initial stage.

āĻŽāχ āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āĻ•āώ্āϟ āĻŦুāϜি āĻĒাāĻ“ঁ, āĻ›াā§°। āĻŽāχ āύিāϜেāĻ“ āĻŦাāϤāĻŦিāώāϤ āĻ­ুāĻ—ি āφāĻ›ো। āĻŽāχ āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻĨāĻŽিāĻ• āĻĒā§°্āϝাāϝ়āϤ āφāĻ›ো।

Old man: Oh.... Uhhh! Then you will suffer like me in the old age.

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš: āĻ…āĻš.... āωāĻšāĻš! āϤেāύ্āϤে āϤুāĻŽিāĻ“ āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŦāϝ়āϏāϤ āĻŽোā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ•āώ্āϟ āĻĒাāĻŦা।

Harish: Sir, I am taking the medicines as prescribed by the doctor. But the pain and swelling are terrible.

āĻšā§°িāĻļ: āĻ›াā§°, āĻŽāχ āĻĄাāĻ•্āϤ⧰ে āĻĒā§°াāĻŽā§°্āĻļ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻ…āύুāϏ⧰ি āĻ”āώāϧ āĻ–াāχ āφāĻ›ো। āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻŦিāώ āφ⧰ু āĻĢুāϞাāϟো āĻŦā§° āĻ­āϝ়াāύāĻ•।

Old Man: I know exactly how it feels! Always take bath with hot water. Never miss your medicines. Take regular walks.

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš: āĻŽāχ āϏāĻ িāĻ•āĻ­াā§ąে āϜাāύো āχ āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ুā§ąা āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āĻšāϝ়! āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻĒাāύীā§°ে āĻ—া āϧুāĻŦ। āĻ•েāϤিāϝ়াāĻ“ āĻ”āώāϧ āĻ–াāĻŦāϞৈ āύাāĻĒাāĻšā§°িāĻŦ। āύিāϝ়āĻŽীāϝ়াāĻ•ৈ āĻ–োāϜ āĻ•াāĻĸ়িāĻŦ।

Harish (eagerly): Sir, what can I do for you to make you feel comfortable?

āĻšā§°িāĻļ (āφāĻ—্ā§°āĻšেā§°ে): āĻ›াā§°, āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āφ⧰াāĻŽ āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰াāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŽāχ āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻ•ি āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ো?

Old man: Can we go out for a little walk?

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš: āφāĻŽি āĻ…āϞāĻĒ āĻ–োāϜ āĻ•াāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাāĻšিā§°āϞৈ āϝাāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°োঁāύে?

Harish: Sure! Let me help you get dressed.

āĻšā§°িāĻļ: āύিāĻļ্āϚāϝ়! āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āĻ•াāĻĒোā§° āĻĒিāύ্āϧাāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰ি āĻĻিāĻ“ঁ ā§°'āĻŦ।

(Soon Harish and the old man are down walking along the road.)

(āϏোāύāĻ•াāϞেāχ āĻšā§°িāĻļ āφ⧰ু āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύ ā§°াāϏ্āϤাā§°ে āĻ–োāϜ āĻ•াāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে।)

Old Man: I am so thankful to you, son. I could take this walk only because of you.

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš: āĻŽāχ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻ…āϤিāĻļāϝ় āĻ•ৃāϤāϜ্āĻž, āĻŦোāĻĒা। āĻŽāχ āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦেāχ āĻāχāĻĻā§°ে āĻ–োāϜ āĻ•াāĻĸ়িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāϞো।

Harish (happily): I am glad that I could be of some help to you.

āĻšā§°িāĻļ (āφāύāύ্āĻĻেā§°ে): āĻŽāχ āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āĻ•িāĻŦা āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ি āφāύāύ্āĻĻিāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›ো।

Old Man (as they are nearing a tea-stall): Would you like to have a cup of hot tea with me? It always helps to minimise the pain !

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš (āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ• āĻāĻ–āύ āϚাāĻšā§° āĻĻোāĻ•াāύ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰ āĻĒাāϞে): āϤুāĻŽি āĻŽোā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻāĻ•াāĻĒ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϚাāĻš āĻ–াāĻŦাāύে? āχ āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āĻŦিāώ āĻ•āĻŽ āϕ⧰াāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰ে!

(Harish nods in acceptance. The scene shifts to the tea-stall. The old man looks for his wallet to pay the money.)

(āĻšā§°িāĻļে āϏāύ্āĻŽāϤি āϜāύাāχ āĻŽূā§° āĻĻুāĻĒিāϝ়াāϞে। āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāϟো āϚাāĻšā§° āĻĻোāĻ•াāύāϞৈ āϏāϞāύি āĻš'āϞ। āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύে āĻĒāχāϚা āĻĻিāĻŦāϞৈ āύিāϜ⧰ āĻŽাāύিāĻŦেāĻ—āϟো āĻŦিāϚাā§°িāϞে।)

Old Man: Oh....I forgot my wallet at home. I am so sorry!

āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻš: āĻ…āĻš.... āĻŽāχ āϘ⧰āϤে āĻŽোā§° āĻŽাāύিāĻŦেāĻ—āϟো āĻĒাāĻšā§°ি āφāĻšিāϞোঁ। āĻŽোāĻ• āĻ•্āώāĻŽা āϕ⧰িāĻŦা!

Harish (smiling at the old man): I shall pay the money for tea tonight. Next time when we come here, it will be your turn!

āĻšā§°িāĻļ (āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύāϞৈ āϚাāχ āĻšাঁāĻšি): āφāϜি ā§°াāϤিā§° āϚাāĻšā§° āĻĒāχāϚা āĻŽāχ āĻĻিāĻŽ। āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āφāĻŽি āχāϝ়াāϞৈ āφāĻšিāĻŽ, āϤেāϤিāϝ়া āφāĻĒুāύি āĻĻিāĻŦ!

(The old man smiles at Harish. Harish enjoys the best cup of tea of his life with the old man.)

(āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύে āĻšā§°িāĻļāϞৈ āϚাāχ āĻšাঁāĻšিāϞে। āĻšā§°িāĻļে āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧ āĻŽাāύুāĻšāϜāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āϜীā§ąāύ⧰ āφāϟাāχāϤāĻ•ৈ āĻļ্ā§°েāώ্āĻ  āϚাāĻšāĻ•াāĻĒ āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāϞে।)

Word Meanings & New Words (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻাāϰ্āĻĨ)

desolate: āύিā§°্āϜāύ / āϜāύāĻļূāύ্āϝ
wintry: āϜাā§°ā§° / āĻļীāϤāĻ•াāϞ⧰
decent: āĻ­āĻĻ্ā§° / āĻ­াāϞ
feeble: āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞ
rheumatism: āĻŦাāϤāĻŦিāώ
acceptance: āϏāύ্āĻŽāϤি / āĻ—্ā§°āĻšāĻŖ
wallet: āĻŽাāύিāĻŦেāĻ— (āϟāĻ•া āĻĨোā§ąা āĻŦেāĻ—)
swelling: āĻĢুāϞা
glad: āφāύāύ্āĻĻিāϤ
comfortable: āφ⧰াāĻŽāĻĻাāϝ়āĻ•
nods: āĻŽূā§° āĻĻুāĻĒিāĻ“ā§ąা
tonight: āφāϜি ā§°াāϤি
valuables: āĻŽূāϞ্āĻ¯ā§ąাāύ āĻŦāϏ্āϤু
shift: āϏāϞāύি āĻšোā§ąা
confused: āĻŦিāĻ­্ā§°াāύ্āϤ
painfully: āĻ•āώ্āϟ⧰ে / āϝāύ্āϤ্ā§°āĻŖাā§°ে
suffering: āĻ­ুāĻ—ি āĻĨāĻ•া
extremely: āĻ…āϤ্āϝāύ্āϤ / āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻŦেāĻ›ি
prescribed: āĻĒā§°াāĻŽā§°্āĻļ āĻĻিāϝ়া
terrible: āĻ­āϝ়ংāϕ⧰ / āĻ­āϝ়াāύāĻ•
minimise: āĻ•āĻŽ āϕ⧰া

Comprehension Solutions

1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

a) Who is Harish?
Ans: Harish is a thief.

b) What is the old man suffering from?
Ans: The old man is suffering from rheumatism.

c) What does the old man forget at home?
Ans: The old man forgets his wallet at home.

d) Who pays the money for tea that night?
Ans: Harish pays the money for tea that night.

2. Write whether the following statements are true or false.
  • a) Harish carries a gun with him. → True
  • b) The man looks older than his age. → True
  • c) The man suffers from tonsillitis. → False
  • d) The man lives with his family. → False

Grammar, Usage & Writing Activity

Activity 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form

a) Rekha always plays with her brother.

b) Birds fly in the sky.

c) My parents work in the same office.

d) Indira practises Sattriya every day.

e) The sun rises in the east.

f) Gold is bright.

g) Priya often wants to buy new clothes.

h) The earth revolves round the sun.

i) Nitu usually comes to school on foot.

j) My sister eats vegetables regularly.

k) Anita's grandfather visits her home every month.

l) Generally he opens his shop around 8 a.m.

m) My uncle watches a film every Friday.

Activity 2: Complete the sentences using the verbs from the box
  • a) Grandma speaks Bengali very well.
  • b) I eat rice in the morning.
  • c) Anita swims fast.
  • d) Anish and Nisha play basketball together.
  • e) Susmita draws beautiful pictures.
  • f) This dog barks at strangers.
  • g) They write short stories for magazines.
  • h) Amit buys novels every month.
Activity 3: Find out verbs from the crossword puzzle
Ans: KEEP, TRY, RUB, RUNS, READ, ASK, EAT, COME, TAKE, DRAW, SEE, GO, TIE, SITS, STOPS, BEAT
Activity 4: Rewrite the following sentences using the adjectives predicatively

a) Ans: The morning is beautiful.

b) Ans: The girl is lazy on Sundays.

c) Ans: The cook is wonderful.

d) Ans: The room is big.

e) Ans: The scenery outside is amazing.

f) Ans: That umbrella is colourful.

g) Ans: The girl is brave.

h) Ans: The story is long.

i) Ans: Their house is big.

j) Ans: Her personality is pleasant.

Writing Activity: Complete the story (Two Friends and the Bear)
Ans: Riju and Biju are two friends. They live in a small village. One day, they go to the town. On the way they pass through a jungle. Suddenly they see a big bear on their way. It has long black hair on its body. Riju at once climbs up a tall tree. But Biju does not know how to climb a tree. He stands there for some time. He is a brave and an intelligent boy. So, he is not frightened. He knows that bears do not eat dead bodies. He lies down on the ground like a dead body. After some time the bear comes near him. It walks around him and smells him. Then it goes away. Now, Riju comes down from the tree. He asks Biju, "Biju, what did the bear tell you?" Biju says, "It told me that I should trust only those friends who help me in danger. A friend in need is a friend indeed." Then Biju goes away.

Build Up Your Vocabulary (Animals and Their Homes)

A lion lives in a den.
(āĻāϟা āϏিংāĻšāχ āĻ—ুāĻšাāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A dog lives in a kennel.
(āĻāϟা āĻ•ুāĻ•ুā§°ে āĻ•ুāĻ•ুā§°ā§° āĻ—āĻĄ়াāϞāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

Honey bees live in a hive.
(āĻŽৌāĻŽাāĻ–িāĻŦোā§°ে āĻŽৌāϚাāĻ•āϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A snake lives in a hole. (āĻāϟা āϏাāĻĒে āĻ—াঁāϤāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A cow lives in a shed. (āĻāϜāύী āĻ—ā§°ুā§ąে āĻ—োāĻšাāϞিāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A horse lives in a stable. (āĻāϟা āϘোঁā§°াāχ āφāϏ্āϤাāĻŦāϞāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A spider lives in a cobweb. (āĻāϟা āĻŽāϕ⧰াāχ āϜাāϞāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A bird lives in a nest. (āĻāϟা āϚ⧰াāϝ়ে āĻŦাāĻšāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A pig lives in a pigsty. (āĻāϟা āĻ—াāĻšā§°িāϝ়ে āĻ—াāĻšā§°িā§° āĻ—ঁā§°াāϞāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A rabbit lives in a burrow. (āĻāϟা āĻļāĻšাāĻĒāĻšুāχ āĻ—াঁāϤāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A hen lives in a coop. (āĻāϜāύী āĻ•ুāĻ•ুā§°াāχ āĻ—āĻĄ়াāϞāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A sheep lives in a fold. (āĻāϟা āĻ­েāĻĄ়াāχ āĻ—ঁā§°াāϞāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

A tiger lives in a lair / den. (āĻāϟা āĻŦাāϘে āĻ—ুāĻšাāϤ āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰ে।)

FAQs on the Chapter

Q. What is the main message of the story "What Makes Us Humans?"

Ans: The story highlights that compassion, empathy, and the ability to understand another person's pain are the true qualities that make us human, overcoming even bad intentions.

Q. Why did Harish drop his gun?

Ans: Harish dropped his gun out of sympathy when he realized that the old man he came to rob was suffering from severe rheumatism, the same painful disease Harish himself was suffering from.

Q. How did Harish help the old man?

Ans: Instead of robbing him, Harish helped the old man get dressed, took him out for a walk to make him feel better, and paid for his tea when the old man forgot his wallet.

Q. What advice did the old man give to Harish?

Ans: The old man advised Harish to always take baths with hot water, never miss his medicines, and take regular walks to manage the pain of rheumatism.

Q. Where can I find grammar solutions for AJB Class 5 English?

Ans: You can find all the grammar, usage, and writing activity solutions along with Assamese translations right here on PoraGhar Axom!

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