Ozma, the fairy, was the ruler of the beautiful land of Oz.

পৰী অ'জমা ধুনীয়া অ'জ দেশৰ শাসক আছিল।

Dorothy was not a fairy, but a mortal.

ডৰোথী কোনো পৰী নাছিল, বৰঞ্চ এগৰাকী মৰণশীল মানৱী আছিল।

She also lived in Oz.

তাইও অ'জ দেশতে বাস কৰিছিল।

Ozma and Dorothy were good friends.

অ'জমা আৰু ডৰোথী ভাল বন্ধু আছিল।

One day they decided to visit two places, Flat Mountain and Magic Island for certain good reasons.

এদিন তেওঁলোকে কিছুমান বিশেষ কাৰণত ফ্লেট মাউণ্টেইন আৰু মেজিক আইলেণ্ড নামৰ দুখন ঠাই ভ্ৰমণ কৰাৰ সিদ্ধান্ত ল'লে।

What good reasons?

কি বিশেষ কাৰণ?

The residents of Flat Mountain were called Flatheads and the residents of Magic Island were called Skeezers.

ফ্লেট মাউণ্টেইনৰ বাসিন্দাসকলক ফ্লেটহেড আৰু মেজিক আইলেণ্ডৰ বাসিন্দাসকলক স্কীজাৰ বুলি কোৱা হৈছিল।

The Flatheads and the Skeezers had a quarrel and they were about to start a fight.

ফ্লেটহেড আৰু স্কীজাৰসকলৰ মাজত কাজিয়া হৈছিল আৰু তেওঁলোকে যুদ্ধ আৰম্ভ কৰিবলৈ ওলাইছিল।

Ozma wanted to stop that fight and so she and her friend Dorothy started their journey to those places.

অ'জমাই সেই যুদ্ধখন বন্ধ কৰিব বিচাৰিছিল আৰু সেয়েহে তাই আৰু তাইৰ বন্ধু ডৰোথীয়ে সেই ঠাইবোৰলৈ যাত্ৰা আৰম্ভ কৰিলে।

They were walking hand in hand.

তেওঁলোকে হাতে হাত ধৰি খোজ কাঢ়িছিল।

Both the girls walked a long distance.

ছোৱালীজনী দুয়ো বহুদূৰ খোজ কাঢ়িছিল।

So they were very tired.

সেয়েহে তেওঁলোক বৰ ভাগৰি পৰিছিল।

The sun was about to set.

বেলি ডুব যোৱাৰ উপক্ৰম হৈছিল।

After some time they came upon a vast plain.

কিছু সময়ৰ পিছত তেওঁলোকে এখন বিশাল সমতল ভূমিত উপস্থিত হ'ল।

It was full of beautiful trees and fragrant wild flowers.

ই ধুনীয়া গছ আৰু সুগন্ধি বনৰীয়া ফুলেৰে ভৰি আছিল।

The trees were laden with lovely blossoms and luscious fruits.

গছবোৰ ধুনীয়া ফুল আৰু ৰসাল ফলেৰে ভৰি আছিল।

They jumped with joy.

তেওঁলোকে আনন্দত জপিয়াই উঠিল।

But they saw no house there.

কিন্তু তেওঁলোকে তাত কোনো ঘৰ দেখা নাপালে।

So Dorothy became a little upset.

সেয়েহে ডৰোথী অলপ হতাশ হ'ল।

But it did not bother Ozma, because she was a fairy.

কিন্তু ই অ'জমাক বিচলিত কৰা নাছিল, কাৰণ তাই এগৰাকী পৰী আছিল।

She had a shining magic wand.

তাইৰ হাতত এডাল জিলিকি থকা যাদুদণ্ড আছিল।

It was made of silver.

ই ৰূপেৰে তৈয়াৰী আছিল।

Ozma waved her magic wand gracefully.

অ'জমাই তাইৰ যাদুদণ্ডডাল সুন্দৰভাৱে ঘূৰালে।

She also chanted some mystic words.

তাই কিছুমান ৰহস্যময় শব্দও উচ্চাৰণ কৰিলে।

Instantly there appeared a handsome tent.

লগে লগে তাত এটা সুন্দৰ তম্বু আৱিৰ্ভাৱ হ'ল।

Dorothy shouted with joy.

ডৰোথীয়ে আনন্দত চিঞৰি উঠিল।

They went inside and found many dishes of delicious food, two beds with warm blankets and soft pillows.

তেওঁলোকে ভিতৰলৈ গৈ বহুতো সুস্বাদু খাদ্যৰ ব্যঞ্জন, গৰম কম্বল আৰু কোমল গাৰুৰ সৈতে দুখন বিচনা দেখা পালে।

The pillows were filled with swansdown.

গাৰুবোৰ ৰাজহাঁহৰ কোমল পাখিৰে ভৰোৱা আছিল।

The interior of the tent was beautifully lighted.

তম্বুৰ ভিতৰভাগ সুন্দৰভাৱে আলোকিত কৰা হৈছিল।

As they were very hungry they happily had their dinner and went to bed.

যিহেতু তেওঁলোকৰ বৰ ভোক লাগিছিল, তেওঁলোকে আনন্দৰে নিশাৰ আহাৰ গ্ৰহণ কৰিলে আৰু শুবলৈ গ'ল।

Dorothy wished that all men and women could be fairies with magic wands.

ডৰোথীয়ে কামনা কৰিছিল যে সকলো পুৰুষ আৰু মহিলা যাদুদণ্ড থকা পৰী হ'ব পৰা হ'লে।

If so, they could satisfy all their needs without doing any work and without any worry.

যদি তেনে হ'লহেঁতেন, তেন্তে তেওঁলোকে কোনো কাম নকৰাকৈ আৰু কোনো চিন্তা নোহোৱাকৈ তেওঁলোকৰ সকলো প্ৰয়োজন পূৰণ কৰিব পাৰিলেহেঁতেন।

Ozma understood Dorothy's feelings.

অ'জমাই ডৰোথীৰ অনুভৱ বুজিব পাৰিছিল।

She said to Dorothy, "Dear Dorothy, I can understand your feelings. But you are wrong.

তাই ডৰোথীক ক'লে, "মৰমৰ ডৰোথী, মই তোমাৰ অনুভৱ বুজিব পাৰিছোঁ। কিন্তু তুমি ভুল।

Magic wands will not bring happiness but boredom to people.

যাদুদণ্ডই মানুহলৈ সুখ নহয় বৰঞ্চ আমনিহে কঢ়িয়াই আনিব।

If people get everything by just waving a magic wand, there will be nothing to do and the pleasure of life will also be lost.

মানুহে যদি মাত্ৰ এডাল যাদুদণ্ড ঘূৰাই সকলো পায়, তেন্তে কৰিবলগীয়া একো নাথাকিব আৰু জীৱনৰ আনন্দও হেৰাই যাব।

Life will become uninteresting."

জীৱনটো নিৰস হৈ পৰিব।"

Dorothy was listening to Ozma very attentively.

ডৰোথীয়ে অ'জমাৰ কথা বৰ মনোযোগেৰে শুনি আছিল।

Ozma continued, "Today you are delighted to see my magic, but I, myself cannot feel the pleasure, because I am habituated to it.

অ'জমাই কৈ গ'ল, "আজি তুমি মোৰ যাদু দেখি আনন্দিত হৈছা, কিন্তু মই নিজেই সেই আনন্দ অনুভৱ কৰিব নোৱাৰো, কাৰণ মই ইয়াত অভ্যস্ত।

I do not find anything new in my magic.

মই মোৰ যাদুত কোনো নতুনত্ব বিচাৰি নাপাওঁ।

Besides, I would love to cook my dinner myself to eat fully and make my bed to sleep peacefully."

ইয়াৰ উপৰিও, মই তৃপ্তিৰে খাবলৈ মোৰ নিশাৰ আহাৰ নিজেই ৰান্ধি আৰু শান্তিত শুবলৈ মোৰ বিচনাখন নিজেই সজাই ভাল পাম।"

Saying this she looked at Dorothy who was fast asleep by then.

এইদৰে কৈ তাই ডৰোথীৰ ফালে চালে যি তেতিয়াই গভীৰ টোপনিত পৰিছিল।

Ozma also tried to fall asleep saying good night to herself.

অ'জমায়ো নিজকে শুভৰাত্ৰি জনাই শুবলৈ চেষ্টা কৰিলে।

Next day they were to start their journey again.

পিছদিনা তেওঁলোকে পুনৰ যাত্ৰা আৰম্ভ কৰিবলগীয়া আছিল।

a) Who was Ozma?
Ans: Ozma, the fairy, was the ruler of the beautiful land of Oz.

b) Who was Dorothy?
Ans: Dorothy was a mortal and a good friend of Ozma.

c) Who were the residents of Flat Mountain?
Ans: The residents of Flat Mountain were called Flatheads.

d) Who were the residents of Magic Island?
Ans: The residents of Magic Island were called Skeezers.

e) What did Ozma have?
Ans: Ozma had a shining magic wand made of silver.

• a) The Flatheads and the Skeezers had a quarrel.
• b) After some time they came upon a vast plain.
• c) The trees were laden with lovely blossoms and luscious fruits.
• d) Ozma waved her magic wand gracefully.
• e) Magic wands will not bring happiness but boredom to people.

• a) Ozma chanted some mystic words.
• b) The plain was full of wild flowers.
• c) Instantly there appeared a handsome tent.
• d) The pillows were filled with swansdown.
• e) Dorothy was not a fairy but a mortal.
• f) The interior of the tent was beautifully lighted.

a) They visited Gangtok last year.

b) The boys brought home an injured dog...

c) I met him last week.

d) The ship sank in the ocean yesterday.

e) Rupak made a wooden doll last month.

f) My grandfather told an interesting story...

g) Lalita wore a nice frock yesterday.

h) My cousin bought an interesting novel...

Activity 2:
a) They will build a house next year.
b) Pronita will send the book tomorrow.
c) He will teach me the lesson next Monday.
d) My father will pay my school fee tomorrow.

Activity 3:
a) You will become a good doctor.
b) You will serve the poor free of cost.
c) Your patients will love you.
d) Everybody will respect you.
e) You will be very happy.
f) Your parents and teachers will feel proud of you.

Yesterday same things happened:
In the afternoon, I sang devotional songs. My sister read storybooks. My grandmother watched TV. My father went to market. My mother cooked delicious food for us and listened to the radio. My grandfather drank tea. My elder brother rode his bicycle. My uncle went for a walk. My aunt watered the flower plants. My cousin flew kites. My younger brother played with his friends. Our neighbour Dr. Bora talked to my grandmother.

Tomorrow same things will happen:
In the afternoon, I shall sing (or will sing) devotional songs. My sister will read storybooks. My grandmother will watch TV. My father will go to market. My mother will cook delicious food for us and will listen to the radio. My grandfather will drink tea. My elder brother will ride his bicycle. My uncle will go for a walk. My aunt will water the flower plants. My cousin will fly kites. My younger brother will play with his friends. Our neighbour Dr. Bora will talk to my grandmother.

1. Once upon a time there lived a very greedy old man.
2. One day he bought a beautiful hen from the market.
3. Next morning the hen laid a golden egg.
4. The old man cried with joy to see the golden egg.
5. The hen laid one golden egg every day.
6. The old man sold the eggs and earned lots of money.
7. Those eggs made him a rich man.
8. One day he was resting on his bed and was thinking of gathering more money.
9. He thought that the hen had many golden eggs inside its body.
10. He wanted to get all those eggs at once.
11. So he cut open his hen with a knife.
12. But he found no eggs inside its body.
13. The old man realized his folly and started crying.
14. His greed was a curse to him.