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Class 8 English - (L-5) The Garden of Reflection


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"The Garden of Reflection" Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻ­াā§ą)

The story The Garden of Reflection is a beautiful lesson about empathy, responsibility, and environmental conservation. Arjun, a young boy, carelessly destroys his sister Aisha's vibrant garden. Seeing her devastation, he feels deep guilt. That night, he has a terrifying dream of a barren, lifeless world filled with pollution where his family struggles to breathe. This dream serves as a powerful metaphor for the consequences of human neglect toward nature.

Upon waking up, Arjun realizes his mistake and genuinely apologizes to Aisha. He commits to helping her rebuild and nurture the garden. As the plants flourish again, Arjun develops a lifelong commitment to protecting the environment. The garden becomes a symbol of personal growth, forgiveness, and the transformative power of realizing one's mistakes.

Line-by-Line Translation (āĻĒাāĻ ā§° āĻ…āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ)

The Garden of Reflection

āϚিāύ্āϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚা

In a quiet suburb neighbourhood, there lived a young boy named Arjun and his little sister, Aisha.

āĻāĻ–āύ āĻļাāύ্āϤ āωāĻĒāĻ•āĻŖ্āĻ  āĻ…āĻž্āϚāϞāϤ āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāϜāύ āϞ’ā§°া āφ⧰ু āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϏ⧰ু āĻ­āύীāϝ়েāĻ• āφāϝ়েāĻļা āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

Aisha had a small, vibrant garden in their backyard, filled with colourful flowers and delicate plants.

āφāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻĒিāĻ›āĻĢাāϞ⧰ āϚোāϤাāϞāϤ ā§°āĻ™ীāύ āĻĢুāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻ•োāĻŽāϞ āωāĻĻ্āĻ­িāĻĻেā§°ে āĻ­ā§°া āĻāĻ–āύ āϏ⧰ু, āϏāϜীā§ą āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚা āφāĻ›িāϞ।

It was her pride and joy and she tended to it with love and care.

āχ āφāĻ›িāϞ āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ—ৌā§°ā§ą āφ⧰ু āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āφ⧰ু āϤাāχ āχāϝ়াāĻ• āĻŽā§°āĻŽ āφ⧰ু āϝāϤ্āύ⧰ে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

One sunny afternoon, curiosity got the better of Arjun and he decided to play around Aisha's garden, unaware of the damage his playful antics were causing.

āĻāĻ–āύ ā§°ৌāĻĻ্ā§°োāϜ্āϜ্āĻŦāϞ āφāĻŦেāϞি, āĻ•ৌāϤুāĻšāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻļā§ąā§°্āϤী āĻšৈ āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύে āφāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাā§° āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞে āĻ–েāϞিāĻŦāϞৈ āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āϞ’āϞে, āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϧেāĻŽেāϞীāϝ়া āφāϚ⧰āĻŖে āϕ⧰া āĻ•্āώāϤিā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ…ā§ąāĻ—āϤ āύোāĻšোā§ąাāĻ•ৈ।

He trampled on her delicate flowers and uprooted some of the plants his sister had lovingly cultivated.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ•োāĻŽāϞ āĻĢুāϞāĻŦোā§° āĻ—āϚāĻ•ি āĻĒেāϞাāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻ­āύীāϝ়েāĻ•ে āĻŽā§°āĻŽেā§°ে ā§°োāĻĒāĻŖ āϕ⧰া āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻ—āĻ› āωāĻ­াāϞি āĻĒেāϞাāϞে।

When Aisha saw what had happened, she was devastated.

āφāϝ়েāĻļাāχ āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻ•ি āϘāϟিāĻ›িāϞ āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞে, āϤাāχ āĻŽā§°্āĻŽাāĻšāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›িāϞ।

Her eyes filled with tears.

āϤাāχ⧰ āϚāĻ•ু āĻĒাāύীā§°ে āĻ­ā§°ি āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

She looked at Arjun, hurt and disappointed.

āϤাāχ āφāϘাāϤāĻĒ্ā§°াāĻĒ্āϤ āφ⧰ু āĻšāϤাāĻļ āĻšৈ āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύāϞৈ āϚাāϞে।

Aisha: "Arjun, how could you? My garden was my special place."

āφāϝ়েāĻļা: "āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ, āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ৈ āĻĒাā§°িāϞা? āĻŽোā§° āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύ āĻŽোā§° āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻ াāχ āφāĻ›িāϞ।"

Arjun: "I didn't mean to damage your garden, Aisha. I'm so sorry."

āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ: "āφāϝ়েāĻļা, āĻŽāχ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύ āύāώ্āϟ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚ⧰া āύাāĻ›িāϞোঁ। āĻŽāχ āϏঁāϚাāĻ•ৈāϝ়ে āĻĻুāĻ–িāϤ।"

Seeing the sadness in his sister's eyes, Arjun's heart sank.

āĻ­āύীāϝ়েāϕ⧰ āϚāĻ•ুā§° āĻŦিāώাāĻĻ āĻĻেāĻ–ি āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ⧰ āĻŽāύāϟো āĻŽā§°ি āĻ—’āϞ।

He realized that his actions had not only destroyed the garden but had also hurt his sister deeply.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āϕ⧰িāϞে āϝে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ•াāĻŽে āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύেāχ āϧ্āĻŦংāϏ āϕ⧰া āύাāχ āĻŦā§°āĻž্āϚ āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ­āύীāϝ়েāĻ•āĻ•ো āĻ—āĻ­ীā§°āĻ­াā§ąে āφāϘাāϤ āĻĻিāĻ›ে।

That night, as he lay in bed, guilt and sadness consumed him.

āϏেāχāĻĻিāύা āύিāĻļা āĻŦিāϚāύাāϤ āĻļুāχ āĻĨাāĻ•োঁāϤে āĻĻোāώāĻŦোāϧ āφ⧰ু āĻĻুāĻ–ে āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āĻ†ā§ąā§°ি āϧ⧰িāϞে।

He closed his eyes and drifted into a restless sleep.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϚāĻ•ু āĻĻুāϟা āĻŽুāĻĻি āĻāϟা āĻ…āĻļাāύ্āϤ āύিāĻĻ্ā§°াāϤ āύিāĻŽāϜ্āϜিāϤ āĻš’āϞ।

His troubled thoughts gave way to a dream-a dream unlike any he had experienced before.

āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ…āĻļাāύ্āϤ āϚিāύ্āϤাāĻŦোā§°ে āĻāϟা āϏāĻĒোāύ⧰ ā§°ূāĻĒ āϞ’āϞে - āĻāύে āĻāϟা āϏāĻĒোāύ āϝিāϟো āϤেāĻ“ঁ āφāĻ—āϤে āĻ•েāϤিāϝ়াāĻ“ āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰া āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

In his dream, Arjun found himself in a world that was eerily silent.

āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϏāĻĒোāύāϤ āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύে āύিāϜāĻ•ে āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ…āϤি āĻ…āĻĻ্āĻ­ুāϤ āύিāϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāϤ āĻĒাāϞে।

It was a world uncannily familiar yet drastically different.

āχ āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻāĻ• āĻ…āϏ্āĻŦাāĻ­াā§ąিāĻ•āĻ­াā§ąে āĻĒā§°িāϚিāϤ āĻ…āĻĨāϚ āφāĻŽূāϞ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ• āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąী।

The sky was tinged with a sickly hue and the once lush green trees were nowhere to be seen.

āφāĻ•াāĻļāĻ–āύ āĻāϟা āĻ…āϏ্āĻŦাāϏ্āĻĨ্āϝāϕ⧰ āφāĻ­াā§°ে ā§°āĻž্āϜিāϤ āφāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻāϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āϏেāωāϜীāϝ়া āĻ—āĻ›āĻŦোā§° āĻ•āϤো āĻĻেāĻ–া āĻĒোā§ąা āύāĻ—ৈāĻ›িāϞ।

Panic gripped his heart as he surveyed the barren landscape.

āĻŽā§°ুāĻ­ূāĻŽিā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻĒāϟāϟো āύিā§°ীāĻ•্āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰োঁāϤে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŦুāĻ•ুāϤ āφāϤংāĻ•āχ āϧ⧰িāϞে।

He wandered through the desolate landscape, searching for signs of life.

āϜীā§ąāύ⧰ āϚিāύ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϜāύāĻļূāύ্āϝ āĻ াāχāĻ–āύāϤ āϘূā§°ি āĻĢুā§°িāĻ›িāϞ।

As he walked, he realized that something was terribly wrong.

āĻ–োāϜ āĻ•াāĻĸ়ি āĻĨাāĻ•োঁāϤে āϤেāĻ“ঁ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āϕ⧰িāϞে āϝে āĻ•িāĻŦা āĻāϟা āĻ…āϤি āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।

There were no trees, no birds, and no greenery anywhere.

āĻ•āϤো āĻ—āĻ› āύাāĻ›িāϞ, āϚ⧰াāχ āύাāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻ•োāύো āϏেāωāϜীāϝ়া āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

The world seemed barren and lifeless.

āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻ–āύ āωāĻ•া āφ⧰ু āύিā§°্āϜীā§ą āϝেāύ āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ।

A feeling of emptiness gripped his heart as he realized the dire consequences of his actions.

āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ•াāĻŽā§° āĻ­āϝ়াā§ąāĻš āĻĒā§°িāĻŖāϤি āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āϕ⧰াā§° āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ়āϤ āĻāĻ• āĻļূāύ্āϝāϤাāχ āĻŦিā§°াāϜ āϕ⧰িāϞে।

On prying farther, he was shocked beyond words to see some familiar faces.

āĻ…āϧিāĻ• āĻ…āύুāϏāύ্āϧাāύ āϕ⧰াāϤ āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻĒā§°িāϚিāϤ āĻŽুāĻ– āĻĻেāĻ–ি āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

He could see his parents and neighbours move like shadows; their faces expressed their acute distress.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞে āϝে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ• āφ⧰ু āϚুāĻŦুā§°ীāϝ়াāϏāĻ•āϞে āĻ›াঁā§° āĻĻā§°ে āϞ⧰āϚ⧰ āϕ⧰িāĻ›ে; āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻŽুāĻ–āϤ āϤীāĻŦ্ā§° āĻĻুāĻ– āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•াāĻļ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞ।

The air felt heavy with pollution and every breath felt like a struggle.

āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻূāώāĻŖā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦāϤাāĻšāϜাāĻ• āĻ—āϧুā§° āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āωāĻļাāĻš āĻāϟা āϏংāĻ—্ā§°াāĻŽā§° āĻĻā§°ে āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ।

They coughed and he could perceive their bodies becoming weak from the toxic air they were inhaling.

āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ•াঁāĻšি āφāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ—্ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āϕ⧰া āĻŦিāώাāĻ•্āϤ āĻŦāϤাāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°া āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻļā§°ীā§° āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›ে।

The world before his eyes was suffocating and he could not but be filled with remorse.

āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϚāĻ•ুā§° āφāĻ—ā§° āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻ–āύ āωāĻļাāĻš āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻšোā§ąা āϝেāύ āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻ…āύুāϤাāĻĒāϤ āĻĻāĻ—্āϧ āύোāĻšোā§ąাāĻ•ৈ āĻĨাāĻ•িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°িāϞে।

Amid the chaos, Arjun's eyes met his parents'. A plea for help emanated from them.

āĻāχ āĻ–েāϞিāĻŽেāϞিā§° āĻŽাāϜāϤে āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ⧰ āϚāĻ•ু āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāϕ⧰ āϚāĻ•ুā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻŽিāϞি āĻ—’āϞ। āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āϏāĻšাāϝ়ā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāϟা āĻ•াāϤ⧰ āĻ…āύুā§°োāϧ āύিā§°্āĻ—āϤ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

Arjun sat down on the ground; his heart heavy with regret.

āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ āĻŽাāϟিāϤ āĻŦāĻšি āĻĒā§°িāϞ; āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŽāύāϟো āĻ…āύুāϤাāĻĒāϤ āĻ—āϧুā§° āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

Suddenly, a faint whisper reached his ears.

āĻšāĻ াāϤে āĻāϟা āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞ āĻĢুāϚāĻĢুāϚāύি āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ•াāĻŖāϤ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

It was a voice, gentle and soothing.

āχ āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻāĻ• āĻ•োāĻŽāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻļাāύ্āϤ āϕ⧰া āϏ্āĻŦā§°।

Voice: "Every action has consequences, Arjun. The choices we make today shape the world of tomorrow."

āĻ•āĻŖ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°: "āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āĻ•াāĻŽā§°ে āĻĒā§°িāĻŖāϤি āĻĨাāĻ•ে, āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ। āφāĻŽি āφāϜি āϞোā§ąা āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤāχ āĻ•াāχāϞৈā§° āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻ–āύ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰ে।"

Arjun looked around, searching for the source of the voice.

āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύে āĻ•āĻŖ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°āϟোā§° āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞে āϚাāϞে।

He saw a faint glow in the distance and he walked towards it.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻĻূā§°ৈā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāϟা āĻ•্āώীāĻŖ āĻĒোāĻšā§° āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞে āφ⧰ু āϏেāχāĻĢাāϞে āĻ–োāϜ āϞ’āϞে।

Suddenly he came across a withered plant.

āĻšāĻ াāϤে āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻāϜোāĻĒা āĻļুāĻ•াāχ āϝোā§ąা āωāĻĻ্āĻ­িāĻĻ āĻĒাāϞে।

Instinctively he knew what to do.

āϏ্āĻŦাāĻ­াā§ąিāĻ•āĻ­াā§ąেāχ āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϜাāύিāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•ি āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—ে।

He vehemently searched for some water and was glad to come across a pitcher.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϤীāĻŦ্ā§°āĻ­াā§ąে āĻ…āϞāĻĒ āĻĒাāύী āĻŦিāϚাā§°িāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻāϟা āĻ•āϞāĻš āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āĻĒাāχ āφāύāύ্āĻĻিāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

Relieved to find a little water inside it, he gladly sprinkled some on the wilting plant and instantly the world around him began to change.

āϤাā§° āĻ­িāϤ⧰āϤ āĻ…āϞāĻĒ āĻĒাāύী āĻĒাāχ āφāĻļ্āĻŦāϏ্āϤ āĻšৈ āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϜঁāϝ় āĻĒā§°া āĻ—āĻ›āϜোāĻĒাāϤ āφāύāύ্āĻĻেā§°ে āĻ…āϞāĻĒ āĻĒাāύী āĻ›āϟিāϝ়াāχ āĻĻিāϞে āφ⧰ু āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻ–āύ āϏāϞāύি āĻš’āĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে।

The grey sky transformed into a brilliant blue and the ground beneath his feet sprouted with grass and flowers.

āϧোঁā§ąাāĻŦā§°āĻŖীāϝ়া āφāĻ•াāĻļāĻ–āύ āĻāϟা āωāϜ্āϜ্āĻŦāϞ āύীāϞা ā§°āĻ™āϞৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻŦā§°্āϤিāϤ āĻš’āϞ āφ⧰ু āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ­ā§°িā§° āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŽাāϟিāϤ āϘাঁāĻš āφ⧰ু āĻĢুāϞ āĻ—āϜি āωāĻ িāϞ।

In his dream, Arjun witnessed the world coming back to life.

āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϏāĻĒোāύāϤ āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύে āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻ–āύ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āϜীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻšৈ āωāĻ া āĻĒ্ā§°āϤ্āϝāĻ•্āώ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

Trees grew tall, birds filled the air with their melodies and flowers bloomed in a riot of colours.

āĻ—āĻ›āĻŦোā§° āĻ“āĻ–āĻ•ৈ āĻŦাāĻĸ়িāĻ›িāϞ, āϚ⧰াāχāĻŦোā§°ে āĻŦāϤাāĻšāϤ āĻŽāϧুā§° āĻ—াāύেā§°ে āĻ­ā§°াāχ āĻĻিāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻĢুāϞāĻŦোā§° āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ ā§°āĻ™āϤ āĻĢুāϞি āωāĻ িāĻ›িāϞ।

The world was vibrant and alive once more.

āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻ–āύ āφāĻ•ৌ āĻāĻŦাā§° āϏāϜীā§ą āφ⧰ু āϜীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻšৈ āωāĻ িāϞ।

Suddenly, Arjun woke up, his heart racing.

āĻšāĻ াāϤে āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ āϏাā§° āĻĒাāχ āωāĻ িāϞ, āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŦুāĻ•ুāĻ–āύ āϧāĻĒāϧāĻĒাāχ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

He realized that it had all been a dream, but the impact was very real.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āϕ⧰িāϞে āϝে āĻāχāϟো āĻāϟা āϏāĻĒোāύ āφāĻ›িāϞ, āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āχāϝ়াā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ­াā§ą āĻāĻ•েāĻŦাā§°ে āĻŦাāϏ্āĻ¤ā§ą āφāĻ›িāϞ।

He knew what he had to do.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϜাāύিāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•ি āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ।

The next morning, Arjun went to Aisha with a heavy heart.

āĻĒিāĻ›āĻĻিāύা ā§°াāϤিāĻĒুā§ąা āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύে āĻ—āϧুā§° āĻŽāύেā§°ে āφāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āĻ“āϚ⧰āϞৈ āĻ—’āϞ।

He apologized to her, genuinely sorry for his actions.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ āĻ•্āώāĻŽা āĻ–ুāϜিāϞে, āύিāϜ⧰ āĻ•াāĻŽā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āφāύ্āϤ⧰িāĻ•āϤাā§°ে āĻĻুāĻ– āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•াāĻļ āϕ⧰িāϞে।

Aisha looked at him, surprised by his sincerity.

āφāϝ়েāĻļাāχ āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āφāύ্āϤ⧰িāĻ•āϤা āĻĻেāĻ–ি āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻšৈ āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĢাāϞে āϚাāϞে।

Aisha: "I appreciate your apology, Arjun. But how do I know you mean it?"

āφāϝ়েāĻļা: "āĻŽāχ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻ•্āώāĻŽা āϏ্āĻŦীāĻ•াā§° āϕ⧰িāĻ›োঁ, āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ। āĻ•িāύ্āϤু āĻŽāχ āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ৈ āϜাāύিāĻŽ āϝে āϤুāĻŽি āϏঁāϚাāĻ•ৈāϝ়ে āĻĻুāĻ– āĻĒাāχāĻ›া?"

Arjun: "I'll prove it to you. I'll help you rebuild your garden and I'll take care of it as if it were my own."

āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ: "āĻŽāχ āϤোāĻŽাāĻ• āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŽাāĻŖ āϕ⧰ি āĻĻেāĻ–ুā§ąাāĻŽ। āĻŽāχ āϤোāĻŽাāĻ• āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āύিā§°্āĻŽাāĻŖ āϕ⧰াāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰িāĻŽ āφ⧰ু āĻŽোā§° āύিāϜ⧰ āĻŦুāϞি āχāϝ়াā§° āϝāϤ্āύ āϞ’āĻŽ।"

And so, both worked together, planting new flowers and nurturing the garden back to life.

āφ⧰ু āĻāύেāĻĻā§°ে āĻĻুāϝ়ো āĻŽিāϞি āĻ•াāĻŽ āϕ⧰িāϞে, āύāϤুāύ āĻĢুāϞ ā§°ুāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύāĻ• āĻĒুāύ⧰ āϜীā§ąāύ্āϤ āϕ⧰ি āϤুāϞিāϞে।

With each seed they planted, Arjun felt a sense of responsibility and connection to the world around him.

āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে ā§°োāĻĒāĻŖ āϕ⧰া āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϟো āĻŦীāϜ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻāĻ• āĻĻাāϝ়িāϤ্āĻŦāĻŦোāϧ āφ⧰ু āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ• āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

Over time, as the garden flourished, so did Arjun's sense of empathy and understanding.

āϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύ āϞāĻšāĻĒāĻšāĻ•ৈ āĻŦাāĻĸ়ি āĻ…āĻšাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ⧰ āϏāĻšāĻŽā§°্āĻŽিāϤা āφ⧰ু āĻŦুāϜাāĻŦুāϜিā§° āĻ­াā§ąো āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧি āĻĒাāϞে।

He had learned that his actions could have a lasting impact on others and the world.

āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻļিāĻ•িāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻ•াāĻŽে āφāύ⧰ āφ⧰ু āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĻীā§°্āϘāĻŽ্āϝাāĻĻী āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ­াā§ą āĻĒেāϞাāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।

His dream had taught him the importance of preserving nature and cherishing the beauty around him.

āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āϏāĻĒোāύে āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āĻĒ্ā§°āĻ•ৃāϤি āϏংā§°āĻ•্āώāĻŖ āϕ⧰া āφ⧰ু āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞ⧰ āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝāĻ• āφāĻĻā§° āϕ⧰াā§° āĻ—ুā§°ুāϤ্āĻŦ āĻļিāĻ•াāχāĻ›িāϞ।

Arjun's change of heart not only brought back Aisha's smile but also bloomed into a lifelong commitment to protect the environment.

āĻ…ā§°্āϜুāύ⧰ āĻŽāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°িāĻŦā§°্āϤāύে āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āφāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āĻšাঁāĻšিāϟোā§ąেāχ āϘূā§°াāχ āĻ…āύা āύাāĻ›িāϞ āĻŦā§°āĻž্āϚ āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļ āϏুā§°āĻ•্āώাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻāĻ• āφāϜীā§ąāύ āĻĻাāϝ়āĻŦāĻĻ্āϧāϤাā§°ো āϏৃāώ্āϟি āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

The garden became a symbol of growth, forgiveness, and the transformative power of realizing one's mistakes.

āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύ āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧি, āĻ•্āώāĻŽা āφ⧰ু āύিāϜ⧰ āĻ­ুāϞ āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒā§°িāĻŦā§°্āϤāύāĻ•াā§°ী āĻļāĻ•্āϤিā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤীāĻ• āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϟোāĻ•া)

suburb  =  the residential area on the outskirts of a city, or a large town (āϚāĻšā§° āĻŦা āύāĻ—ā§°ā§° āĻŦাāĻšিā§°ā§° āĻ†ā§ąাāϏিāĻ• āĻ…āĻž্āϚāϞ)

antics  =  wildly playful or funny act or action (āϧেāĻŽেāϞীāϝ়া āĻŦা āĻ…āĻĻ্āĻ­ুāϤ āφāϚ⧰āĻŖ)

trampled  =  to step heavily so as to crush or injure (āĻ—āϚāĻ•ি āύāώ্āϟ āϕ⧰া)

eerily  =  very strange (āĻ…āϤি āĻ…āĻĻ্āĻ­ুāϤ āĻŦা ā§°āĻšāϏ্āϝāϜāύāĻ•āĻ­াā§ąে)

uncannily  =  seeming to have a supernatural character (āĻ…āϏ্āĻŦাāĻ­াā§ąিāĻ• āĻŦা āĻ…āϞৌāĻ•িāĻ• āϝেāύ āϞāĻ—া)

tinged  =  a slight shade of colour (ā§°āϙ⧰ āĻāϟা āĻĒাāϤāϞ āφāĻ­া)

desolate  =  abandoned (āϜāύāĻļূāύ্āϝ āĻŦা āĻĒā§°িāϤ্āϝāĻ•্āϤ)

prying  =  inquisitive in an annoying way (āφāĻŽāύিāĻĻাāϝ়āĻ•āĻ­াā§ąে āĻ…āύুāϏāύ্āϧাāύ āϕ⧰া)

acute  =  severe (āĻ—ুā§°ুāϤ⧰ āĻŦা āϤীāĻŦ্ā§°)

withered  =  to become dry (āϞেā§°েāϞি āϝোā§ąা āĻŦা āĻļুāĻ•াāχ āϝোā§ąা)

vehemently  =  intensely (āϤীāĻŦ্ā§°āĻ­াā§ąে āĻŦা āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŦāϞāĻ­াā§ąে)

wilting  =  to become limp due to lack of water (āĻ“āϞāĻŽি āĻĒā§°া āĻŦা āϜঁāϝ় āĻĒā§°া)

nurturing  =  caring for and protecting (āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻĒাāϞāύ āϕ⧰া)

flourished  =  to grow and develop in a healthy or vigorous way (āϞāĻšāĻĒāĻšāĻ•ৈ āĻŦাāĻĸ়ি āĻ…āĻšা)

Textbook Questions & Answers

Q1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
a) What was Aisha's pride and joy?
Ans: Aisha's pride and joy was a small, vibrant garden in their backyard filled with colourful flowers and delicate plants.
b) What damage did Arjun cause to his sister's garden?
Ans: Arjun trampled on the delicate flowers and uprooted some of the plants that his sister had lovingly cultivated.
c) What did he realize after making his sister sad?
Ans: Arjun realized that his actions had not only destroyed the garden but had also hurt his sister deeply.
d) What was terribly wrong in his dream?
Ans: In his dream, there were no trees, birds, or greenery anywhere, and the world appeared barren, lifeless, and eerily silent.
e) Why did his parents and neighbours struggle to breathe?
Ans: They struggled to breathe because the air was heavy with pollution and toxic from the inhaling process.
f) How did the world around him begin to change?
Ans: The world began to change after Arjun sprinkled some water on a wilting plant; the grey sky turned blue, and grass and flowers sprouted from the ground.
Q2. Give brief answers to the following questions.
a) Write briefly about Arjun's dream.
Ans: In his dream, Arjun saw a desolate world without trees or birds, where the sky was a sickly hue and the air was thick with pollution. He saw his loved ones struggling to breathe in this barren landscape, which filled him with remorse.
b) What did Arjun do as he came across a withered plant?
Ans: Arjun instinctively searched for water, found a pitcher with a little water inside, and sprinkled it on the wilting plant.
c) How did Arjun change over time as the garden flourished?
Ans: As the garden flourished, Arjun developed a deep sense of empathy and responsibility towards nature, leading to a lifelong commitment to protecting the environment.
Q3. Write whether the following statements are true or false.

a) Arjun had a small vibrant garden.  –  False (It was Aisha's garden)

b) Arjun trampled on the delicate flowers and uprooted some of the plants.  –  True

c) In his dream Arjun saw a world uncannily familiar yet drastically different.  –  True

d) Arjun could see his friends, with their bright faces in his dream.  –  False (He saw parents and neighbours with distressed faces)

Grammar and Usage: Voice Change

Activity 1: Change the voice of the following sentences.

i) The puppy licked the bowl.  –  The bowl was licked by the puppy.

ii) The insect bit the little girl.  –  The little girl was bitten by the insect.

iii) They played cricket.  –  Cricket was played by them.

iv) Mr. Shyam teaches French.  –  French is taught by Mr. Shyam.

v) Seema draws the sketch.  –  The sketch is drawn by Seema.

vi) They revamped the hotel.  –  The hotel was revamped by them.

vii) The student is studying the course.  –  The course is being studied by the student.

viii) Father baked the cookies on the weekend.  –  The cookies were baked by father on the weekend.

ix) Have you completed your assignment?  –  Has your assignment been completed by you?

x) She has mastered the subject of design.  –  The subject of design has been mastered by her.

Writing Activity: Report Writing

1. Report on Guwahati Book Fair
Guwahati Book Fair Commences with Grand Opening
Guwahati, 21 Nov: The annual Guwahati Book Fair officially commenced yesterday, drawing a large crowd of book enthusiasts. The event was formally opened by the Governor of Assam in a colorful and well-organized function held at the fairgrounds.

Publishers and booksellers from across the state and various other parts of the country have participated, setting up numerous stalls with a vast collection of literature. The opening day saw a significant gathering of students, scholars, and families. Organizers expressed great enthusiasm during the ceremony, stating that they expect high sales and a record-breaking footfall this year. The fair provides a vital platform for promoting the habit of reading and supporting the publishing industry.
2. Report on Annual Prize Day
Annual Prize Day Celebrated with Festive Fervor
Guwahati, 17 Dec: Our school celebrated its Annual Prize Day yesterday amidst a festive and joyous atmosphere. The entire school premises were beautifully decorated for the occasion.

The Education Minister graced the event as the Chief Guest. The program began with cultural performances by students, followed by the main award ceremony. The Minister gave away prizes to students who excelled in academics, sports, and other co-curricular activities throughout the year. In his encouraging speech, the Chief Guest praised the students for their hard work and urged them to strive for excellence in all fields. The principal concluded the ceremony by thanking the guests and staff for making the day a grand success.

FAQs on "The Garden of Reflection"

Q. What is the main theme of the story "The Garden of Reflection"?

Ans: The main theme of the story highlights the importance of empathy, realizing one's mistakes, and taking responsibility for environmental conservation.

Q. What did Arjun see in his terrifying dream?

Ans: In his dream, Arjun saw a desolate, barren world with a sickly sky. The air was highly polluted, and he saw his parents and neighbours struggling to breathe and coughing weakly.

Q. How did Arjun make up for destroying Aisha's garden?

Ans: Arjun sincerely apologized to Aisha and promised to help her rebuild it. They worked together to plant new flowers and carefully nurtured the garden back to life.

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