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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
āĻিāύ্āϤাā§° āĻŦাāĻিāĻা
In a quiet suburb neighbourhood, there lived a young boy named Arjun and his little sister, Aisha.
āĻāĻāύ āĻļাāύ্āϤ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻŖ্āĻ āĻ āĻ্āĻāϞāϤ āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāĻāύ āϞ’ā§°া āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁā§° āϏ⧰ু āĻāύীāϝ়েāĻ āĻāϝ়েāĻļা āĻŦাāϏ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
Aisha had a small, vibrant garden in their backyard, filled with colourful flowers and delicate plants.
āĻāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻĒিāĻāĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻোāϤাāϞāϤ ā§°āĻীāύ āĻĢুāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻোāĻŽāϞ āĻāĻĻ্āĻিāĻĻেā§°ে āĻā§°া āĻāĻāύ āϏ⧰ু, āϏāĻীā§ą āĻŦাāĻিāĻা āĻāĻিāϞ।
It was her pride and joy and she tended to it with love and care.
āĻ āĻāĻিāϞ āϤাāĻā§° āĻৌā§°ā§ą āĻā§°ু āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻā§°ু āϤাāĻ āĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻŽā§°āĻŽ āĻā§°ু āϝāϤ্āύ⧰ে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻĒাāϞāύ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
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.
āĻāĻāύ ā§°ৌāĻĻ্ā§°োāĻ্āĻ্āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻŦেāϞি, āĻৌāϤুāĻšāϞ⧰ āĻŦāĻļā§ąā§°্āϤী āĻšৈ āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύে āĻāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āĻŦাāĻিāĻাā§° āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞে āĻেāϞিāĻŦāϞৈ āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤ āϞ’āϞে, āϤেāĻঁā§° āϧেāĻŽেāϞীāϝ়া āĻāĻā§°āĻŖে āĻā§°া āĻ্āώāϤিā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ ā§ąāĻāϤ āύোāĻšোā§ąাāĻৈ।
He trampled on her delicate flowers and uprooted some of the plants his sister had lovingly cultivated.
āϤেāĻঁ āϤাāĻā§° āĻোāĻŽāϞ āĻĢুāϞāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻāĻি āĻĒেāϞাāϞে āĻā§°ু āĻāύীāϝ়েāĻে āĻŽā§°āĻŽেā§°ে ā§°োāĻĒāĻŖ āĻā§°া āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻāĻ āĻāĻাāϞি āĻĒেāϞাāϞে।
When Aisha saw what had happened, she was devastated.
āĻāϝ়েāĻļাāĻ āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āĻি āĻāĻিāĻিāϞ āĻĻেāĻিāϞে, āϤাāĻ āĻŽā§°্āĻŽাāĻšāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻিāϞ।
Her eyes filled with tears.
āϤাāĻā§° āĻāĻু āĻĒাāύীā§°ে āĻā§°ি āĻĒā§°িāϞ।
She looked at Arjun, hurt and disappointed.
āϤাāĻ āĻāĻাāϤāĻĒ্ā§°াāĻĒ্āϤ āĻā§°ু āĻšāϤাāĻļ āĻšৈ āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύāϞৈ āĻাāϞে।
Aisha: "Arjun, how could you? My garden was my special place."
āĻāϝ়েāĻļা: "āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ, āϤুāĻŽি āĻেāύেāĻৈ āĻĒাā§°িāϞা? āĻŽোā§° āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāĻāύ āĻŽোā§° āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻ াāĻ āĻāĻিāϞ।"
Arjun: "I didn't mean to damage your garden, Aisha. I'm so sorry."
āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ: "āĻāϝ়েāĻļা, āĻŽāĻ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāĻāύ āύāώ্āĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻŦিāĻā§°া āύাāĻিāϞোঁ। āĻŽāĻ āϏঁāĻাāĻৈāϝ়ে āĻĻুāĻিāϤ।"
Seeing the sadness in his sister's eyes, Arjun's heart sank.
āĻāύীāϝ়েāĻā§° āĻāĻুā§° āĻŦিāώাāĻĻ āĻĻেāĻি āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ⧰ āĻŽāύāĻো āĻŽā§°ি āĻ’āϞ।
He realized that his actions had not only destroyed the garden but had also hurt his sister deeply.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āĻā§°িāϞে āϝে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻাāĻŽে āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāĻāύেāĻ āϧ্āĻŦংāϏ āĻā§°া āύাāĻ āĻŦā§°āĻ্āĻ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāύীāϝ়েāĻāĻো āĻāĻীā§°āĻাā§ąে āĻāĻাāϤ āĻĻিāĻে।
That night, as he lay in bed, guilt and sadness consumed him.
āϏেāĻāĻĻিāύা āύিāĻļা āĻŦিāĻāύাāϤ āĻļুāĻ āĻĨাāĻোঁāϤে āĻĻোāώāĻŦোāϧ āĻā§°ু āĻĻুāĻে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻā§ąā§°ি āϧ⧰িāϞে।
He closed his eyes and drifted into a restless sleep.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻু āĻĻুāĻা āĻŽুāĻĻি āĻāĻা āĻ āĻļাāύ্āϤ āύিāĻĻ্ā§°াāϤ āύিāĻŽāĻ্āĻিāϤ āĻš’āϞ।
His troubled thoughts gave way to a dream-a dream unlike any he had experienced before.
āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻ āĻļাāύ্āϤ āĻিāύ্āϤাāĻŦোā§°ে āĻāĻা āϏāĻĒোāύ⧰ ā§°ূāĻĒ āϞ’āϞে - āĻāύে āĻāĻা āϏāĻĒোāύ āϝিāĻো āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻāϤে āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°া āύাāĻিāϞ।
In his dream, Arjun found himself in a world that was eerily silent.
āϤেāĻঁā§° āϏāĻĒোāύāϤ āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύে āύিāĻāĻে āĻāĻāύ āĻ āϤি āĻ āĻĻ্āĻুāϤ āύিāϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāϤ āĻĒাāϞে।
It was a world uncannily familiar yet drastically different.
āĻ āĻāĻিāϞ āĻāĻ āĻ āϏ্āĻŦাāĻাā§ąিāĻāĻাā§ąে āĻĒā§°িāĻিāϤ āĻ āĻĨāĻ āĻāĻŽূāϞ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąী।
The sky was tinged with a sickly hue and the once lush green trees were nowhere to be seen.
āĻāĻাāĻļāĻāύ āĻāĻা āĻ āϏ্āĻŦাāϏ্āĻĨ্āϝāĻā§° āĻāĻাā§°ে ā§°āĻ্āĻিāϤ āĻāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻāϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āϏেāĻāĻীāϝ়া āĻāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻāϤো āĻĻেāĻা āĻĒোā§ąা āύāĻৈāĻিāϞ।
Panic gripped his heart as he surveyed the barren landscape.
āĻŽā§°ুāĻূāĻŽিā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāĻĒāĻāĻো āύিā§°ীāĻ্āώāĻŖ āĻā§°োঁāϤে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŦুāĻুāϤ āĻāϤংāĻāĻ āϧ⧰িāϞে।
He wandered through the desolate landscape, searching for signs of life.
āĻীā§ąāύ⧰ āĻিāύ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āϤেāĻঁ āĻāύāĻļূāύ্āϝ āĻ াāĻāĻāύāϤ āĻূā§°ি āĻĢুā§°িāĻিāϞ।
As he walked, he realized that something was terribly wrong.
āĻোāĻ āĻাāĻĸ়ি āĻĨাāĻোঁāϤে āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āĻā§°িāϞে āϝে āĻিāĻŦা āĻāĻা āĻ āϤি āĻŦেāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻে।
There were no trees, no birds, and no greenery anywhere.
āĻāϤো āĻāĻ āύাāĻিāϞ, āĻā§°াāĻ āύাāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻোāύো āϏেāĻāĻীāϝ়া āύাāĻিāϞ।
The world seemed barren and lifeless.
āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύ āĻāĻা āĻā§°ু āύিā§°্āĻীā§ą āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ।
A feeling of emptiness gripped his heart as he realized the dire consequences of his actions.
āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻাāĻŽā§° āĻāϝ়াā§ąāĻš āĻĒā§°িāĻŖāϤি āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āĻā§°াā§° āϞāĻে āϞāĻে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ়āϤ āĻāĻ āĻļূāύ্āϝāϤাāĻ āĻŦিā§°াāĻ āĻā§°িāϞে।
On prying farther, he was shocked beyond words to see some familiar faces.
āĻ āϧিāĻ āĻ āύুāϏāύ্āϧাāύ āĻā§°াāϤ āϤেāĻঁ āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ āĻĒā§°িāĻিāϤ āĻŽুāĻ āĻĻেāĻি āĻāĻā§°িāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।
He could see his parents and neighbours move like shadows; their faces expressed their acute distress.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻĻেāĻিāϞে āϝে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŽাāĻ-āĻĻেāĻāϤাāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻুāĻŦুā§°ীāϝ়াāϏāĻāϞে āĻাঁā§° āĻĻā§°ে āϞ⧰āĻā§° āĻā§°িāĻে; āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻŽুāĻāϤ āϤীāĻŦ্ā§° āĻĻুāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাāĻļ āĻĒাāĻāĻিāϞ।
The air felt heavy with pollution and every breath felt like a struggle.
āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĻূāώāĻŖā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦāϤাāĻšāĻাāĻ āĻāϧুā§° āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻšৈāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āĻāĻļাāĻš āĻāĻা āϏংāĻ্ā§°াāĻŽā§° āĻĻā§°ে āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ।
They coughed and he could perceive their bodies becoming weak from the toxic air they were inhaling.
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻাঁāĻšি āĻāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁ āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°িāĻিāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে āĻ্ā§°āĻšāĻŖ āĻā§°া āĻŦিāώাāĻ্āϤ āĻŦāϤাāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°া āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻļā§°ীā§° āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻে।
The world before his eyes was suffocating and he could not but be filled with remorse.
āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāĻুā§° āĻāĻā§° āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύ āĻāĻļাāĻš āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻšোā§ąা āϝেāύ āϞাāĻিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁ āĻ āύুāϤাāĻĒāϤ āĻĻāĻ্āϧ āύোāĻšোā§ąাāĻৈ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°িāϞে।
Amid the chaos, Arjun's eyes met his parents'. A plea for help emanated from them.
āĻāĻ āĻেāϞিāĻŽেāϞিā§° āĻŽাāĻāϤে āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ⧰ āĻāĻু āĻŽাāĻ-āĻĻেāĻāϤাāĻā§° āĻāĻুā§° āϞāĻāϤ āĻŽিāϞি āĻ’āϞ। āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻĒā§°া āϏāĻšাāϝ়ā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāĻা āĻাāϤ⧰ āĻ āύুā§°োāϧ āύিā§°্āĻāϤ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
Arjun sat down on the ground; his heart heavy with regret.
āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ āĻŽাāĻিāϤ āĻŦāĻšি āĻĒā§°িāϞ; āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŽāύāĻো āĻ āύুāϤাāĻĒāϤ āĻāϧুā§° āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।
Suddenly, a faint whisper reached his ears.
āĻšāĻ াāϤে āĻāĻা āĻĻুā§°্āĻŦāϞ āĻĢুāĻāĻĢুāĻāύি āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻাāĻŖāϤ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।
It was a voice, gentle and soothing.
āĻ āĻāĻিāϞ āĻāĻ āĻোāĻŽāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻļাāύ্āϤ āĻā§°া āϏ্āĻŦā§°।
Voice: "Every action has consequences, Arjun. The choices we make today shape the world of tomorrow."
āĻāĻŖ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°: "āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āĻাāĻŽā§°ে āĻĒā§°িāĻŖāϤি āĻĨাāĻে, āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ। āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻি āϞোā§ąা āϏিāĻĻ্āϧাāύ্āϤāĻ āĻাāĻāϞৈā§° āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ে।"
Arjun looked around, searching for the source of the voice.
āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύে āĻāĻŖ্āĻ āϏ্āĻŦā§°āĻোā§° āĻā§āϏ āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞে āĻাāϞে।
He saw a faint glow in the distance and he walked towards it.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻĻূā§°ৈā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻāĻা āĻ্āώীāĻŖ āĻĒোāĻšā§° āĻĻেāĻিāϞে āĻā§°ু āϏেāĻāĻĢাāϞে āĻোāĻ āϞ’āϞে।
Suddenly he came across a withered plant.
āĻšāĻ াāϤে āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻোāĻĒা āĻļুāĻাāĻ āϝোā§ąা āĻāĻĻ্āĻিāĻĻ āĻĒাāϞে।
Instinctively he knew what to do.
āϏ্āĻŦাāĻাā§ąিāĻāĻাā§ąেāĻ āϤেāĻঁ āĻাāύিāĻিāϞ āĻি āĻā§°িāĻŦ āϞাāĻে।
He vehemently searched for some water and was glad to come across a pitcher.
āϤেāĻঁ āϤীāĻŦ্ā§°āĻাā§ąে āĻ āϞāĻĒ āĻĒাāύী āĻŦিāĻাā§°িāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻāĻা āĻāϞāĻš āĻŦিāĻাā§°ি āĻĒাāĻ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻিāϤ āĻšৈāĻিāϞ।
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 āĻĒাāĻ āĻāĻļ্āĻŦāϏ্āϤ āĻšৈ āϤেāĻঁ āĻঁāϝ় āĻĒā§°া āĻāĻāĻোāĻĒাāϤ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻেā§°ে āĻ āϞāĻĒ āĻĒাāύী āĻāĻিāϝ়াāĻ āĻĻিāϞে āĻā§°ু āϞāĻে āϞāĻে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύ 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 āĻāĻাāĻļāĻāύ āĻāĻা āĻāĻ্āĻ্āĻŦāϞ āύীāϞা ā§°āĻāϞৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻŦā§°্āϤিāϤ āĻš’āϞ āĻā§°ু āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻā§°িā§° āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŽাāĻিāϤ āĻাঁāĻš āĻā§°ু āĻĢুāϞ āĻāĻি āĻāĻ িāϞ।
In his dream, Arjun witnessed the world coming back to life.
āϤেāĻঁā§° āϏāĻĒোāύāϤ āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύে āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻšৈ āĻāĻ া āĻĒ্ā§°āϤ্āϝāĻ্āώ āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
Trees grew tall, birds filled the air with their melodies and flowers bloomed in a riot of colours.
āĻāĻāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻāĻৈ āĻŦাāĻĸ়িāĻিāϞ, āĻā§°াāĻāĻŦোā§°ে āĻŦāϤাāĻšāϤ āĻŽāϧুā§° āĻাāύেā§°ে āĻā§°াāĻ āĻĻিāĻিāϞ āĻā§°ু āĻĢুāϞāĻŦোā§° āĻŦিāĻিāύ্āύ ā§°āĻāϤ āĻĢুāϞি āĻāĻ িāĻিāϞ।
The world was vibrant and alive once more.
āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύ āĻāĻৌ āĻāĻŦাā§° āϏāĻীā§ą āĻā§°ু āĻীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻšৈ āĻāĻ িāϞ।
Suddenly, Arjun woke up, his heart racing.
āĻšāĻ াāϤে āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ āϏাā§° āĻĒাāĻ āĻāĻ িāϞ, āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻŦুāĻুāĻāύ āϧāĻĒāϧāĻĒাāĻ āĻāĻিāϞ।
He realized that it had all been a dream, but the impact was very real.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āĻā§°িāϞে āϝে āĻāĻāĻো āĻāĻা āϏāĻĒোāύ āĻāĻিāϞ, āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻāϝ়াā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą āĻāĻেāĻŦাā§°ে āĻŦাāϏ্āĻ¤ā§ą āĻāĻিāϞ।
He knew what he had to do.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻাāύিāĻিāϞ āĻি āĻā§°িāĻŦ āϞাāĻিāĻŦ।
The next morning, Arjun went to Aisha with a heavy heart.
āĻĒিāĻāĻĻিāύা ā§°াāϤিāĻĒুā§ąা āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύে āĻāϧুā§° āĻŽāύেā§°ে āĻāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āĻāĻā§°āϞৈ āĻ’āϞ।
He apologized to her, genuinely sorry for his actions.
āϤেāĻঁ āϤাāĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϤ āĻ্āώāĻŽা āĻুāĻিāϞে, āύিāĻā§° āĻাāĻŽā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāύ্āϤ⧰িāĻāϤাā§°ে āĻĻুāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাāĻļ āĻā§°িāϞে।
Aisha looked at him, surprised by his sincerity.
āĻāϝ়েāĻļাāĻ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻāύ্āϤ⧰িāĻāϤা āĻĻেāĻি āĻāĻā§°িāϤ āĻšৈ āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻĢাāϞে āĻাāϞে।
Aisha: "I appreciate your apology, Arjun. But how do I know you mean it?"
āĻāϝ়েāĻļা: "āĻŽāĻ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻ্āώāĻŽা āϏ্āĻŦীāĻাā§° āĻā§°িāĻোঁ, āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ। āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŽāĻ āĻেāύেāĻৈ āĻাāύিāĻŽ āϝে āϤুāĻŽি āϏঁāĻাāĻৈāϝ়ে āĻĻুāĻ āĻĒাāĻāĻা?"
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§°্āĻুāύ: "āĻŽāĻ āϤোāĻŽাāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŽাāĻŖ āĻā§°ি āĻĻেāĻুā§ąাāĻŽ। āĻŽāĻ āϤোāĻŽাāĻ āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāĻāύ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āύিā§°্āĻŽাāĻŖ āĻā§°াāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āĻā§°িāĻŽ āĻā§°ু āĻŽোā§° āύিāĻā§° āĻŦুāϞি āĻāϝ়াā§° āϝāϤ্āύ āϞ’āĻŽ।"
And so, both worked together, planting new flowers and nurturing the garden back to life.
āĻā§°ু āĻāύেāĻĻā§°ে āĻĻুāϝ়ো āĻŽিāϞি āĻাāĻŽ āĻā§°িāϞে, āύāϤুāύ āĻĢুāϞ ā§°ুāϞে āĻā§°ু āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāĻāύāĻ āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻā§°ি āϤুāϞিāϞে।
With each seed they planted, Arjun felt a sense of responsibility and connection to the world around him.
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻে ā§°োāĻĒāĻŖ āĻā§°া āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻো āĻŦীāĻā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞ⧰ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāĻāύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻāĻ āĻĻাāϝ়িāϤ্āĻŦāĻŦোāϧ āĻā§°ু āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻ āĻ āύুāĻā§ą āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
Over time, as the garden flourished, so did Arjun's sense of empathy and understanding.
āϏāĻŽāϝ়ā§° āϞāĻে āϞāĻে āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāĻāύ āϞāĻšāĻĒāĻšāĻৈ āĻŦাāĻĸ়ি āĻ āĻšাā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻ ā§°্āĻুāύ⧰ āϏāĻšāĻŽā§°্āĻŽিāϤা āĻā§°ু āĻŦুāĻাāĻŦুāĻিā§° āĻাā§ąো āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧি āĻĒাāϞে।
He had learned that his actions could have a lasting impact on others and the world.
āϤেāĻঁ āĻļিāĻিāĻিāϞ āϝে āϤেāĻঁā§° āĻাāĻŽে āĻāύ⧰ āĻā§°ু āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĻীā§°্āĻāĻŽ্āϝাāĻĻী āĻĒ্ā§°āĻাā§ą āĻĒেāϞাāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ে।
His dream had taught him the importance of preserving nature and cherishing the beauty around him.
āϤেāĻঁā§° āϏāĻĒোāύে āϤেāĻঁāĻ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻৃāϤি āϏংā§°āĻ্āώāĻŖ āĻā§°া āĻā§°ু āĻাā§°িāĻāĻĢাāϞ⧰ āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝāĻ āĻāĻĻā§° āĻā§°াā§° āĻুā§°ুāϤ্āĻŦ āĻļিāĻাāĻāĻিāϞ।
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§°্āĻুāύ⧰ āĻŽāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°িāĻŦā§°্āϤāύে āĻেā§ąāϞ āĻāϝ়েāĻļাā§° āĻšাঁāĻšিāĻোā§ąেāĻ āĻূā§°াāĻ āĻ āύা āύাāĻিāϞ āĻŦā§°āĻ্āĻ āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļ āϏুā§°āĻ্āώাā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤি āĻāĻ āĻāĻীā§ąāύ āĻĻাāϝ়āĻŦāĻĻ্āϧāϤাā§°ো āϏৃāώ্āĻি āĻā§°িāĻিāϞ।
The garden became a symbol of growth, forgiveness, and the transformative power of realizing one's mistakes.
āĻŦাāĻিāĻাāĻāύ āĻŦৃāĻĻ্āϧি, āĻ্āώāĻŽা āĻā§°ু āύিāĻā§° āĻুāϞ āĻāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āĻā§°াā§° āĻĒā§°িāĻŦā§°্āϤāύāĻাā§°ী āĻļāĻ্āϤিā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āϤীāĻ āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।
Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻোāĻা)
suburb = the residential area on the outskirts of a city, or a large town (āĻāĻšā§° āĻŦা āύāĻā§°ā§° āĻŦাāĻšিā§°ā§° āĻā§ąাāϏিāĻ āĻ āĻ্āĻāϞ)
antics = wildly playful or funny act or action (āϧেāĻŽেāϞীāϝ়া āĻŦা āĻ āĻĻ্āĻুāϤ āĻāĻā§°āĻŖ)
trampled = to step heavily so as to crush or injure (āĻāĻāĻি āύāώ্āĻ āĻā§°া)
eerily = very strange (āĻ āϤি āĻ āĻĻ্āĻুāϤ āĻŦা ā§°āĻšāϏ্āϝāĻāύāĻāĻাā§ąে)
uncannily = seeming to have a supernatural character (āĻ āϏ্āĻŦাāĻাā§ąিāĻ āĻŦা āĻ āϞৌāĻিāĻ āϝেāύ āϞāĻা)
tinged = a slight shade of colour (ā§°āĻā§° āĻāĻা āĻĒাāϤāϞ āĻāĻা)
desolate = abandoned (āĻāύāĻļূāύ্āϝ āĻŦা āĻĒā§°িāϤ্āϝāĻ্āϤ)
prying = inquisitive in an annoying way (āĻāĻŽāύিāĻĻাāϝ়āĻāĻাā§ąে āĻ āύুāϏāύ্āϧাāύ āĻā§°া)
acute = severe (āĻুā§°ুāϤ⧰ āĻŦা āϤীāĻŦ্ā§°)
withered = to become dry (āϞেā§°েāϞি āϝোā§ąা āĻŦা āĻļুāĻাāĻ āϝোā§ąা)
vehemently = intensely (āϤীāĻŦ্ā§°āĻাā§ąে āĻŦা āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŦāϞāĻাā§ąে)
wilting = to become limp due to lack of water (āĻāϞāĻŽি āĻĒā§°া āĻŦা āĻঁāϝ় āĻĒā§°া)
nurturing = caring for and protecting (āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻĒাāϞāύ āĻā§°া)
flourished = to grow and develop in a healthy or vigorous way (āϞāĻšāĻĒāĻšāĻৈ āĻŦাāĻĸ়ি āĻ āĻšা)
Textbook Questions & Answers
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
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
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.
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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