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Class 8 English - (L2) A Day at the Living Root Bridge


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Summary / Overview (āĻŽূāϞ āĻ­াā§ą)

This lesson narrates the experience of a ten-year-old girl named Ruhi, who visits the famous Living Root Bridge in Mawlynnong, Meghalaya, with her family. Away from the noise of the city, she is mesmerized by the peaceful environment and the unique beauty of the bridge. While resting and writing in her diary, she meets some Spanish tourists and reflects on how people from all over the world come to see this man-made natural wonder.

She notes that these root bridges, some around 500 years old, were built by the local people using the roots of rubber trees. Because bamboo bridges were often swept away by the heavy rainfall and strong river currents in Meghalaya, the living root bridges provided a robust and permanent solution. The lesson beautifully captures the harmony between humans and nature.

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

Ruhi kept on looking at the wonderful root bridge;

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়ে āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύāϞৈ āϚাāχ āĻĨাāĻ•িāϞ;

She was awestruck by the beauty of the bridge.

āϤাāχ āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύ⧰ āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝāϤ āφāĻļ্āϚ⧰্āϝাāύ্āĻŦিāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

She said to herself, "How talented the people are, those who built this bridge!"

āϤাāχ āύিāϜāĻ•ে āĻ•'āϞে, "āϝিāϏāĻ•āϞে āĻāχ āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύ āύিā§°্āĻŽাāĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻ›ে, āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ• āĻ•িāĻŽাāύ āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāĻ­াāĻļাāϞী!"

Really, the root bridge was one of a kind.

āϏঁāϚাāĻ•ৈāϝ়ে, āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ• āĻ…āύāύ্āϝ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

She had never seen anything like that before.

āϤাāχ āφāĻ—āϤে āĻāύেāĻ•ুā§ąা āĻāĻ•ো āĻĻেāĻ–া āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

Her ten-year-old mind was totally captivated by the amazing view of the bridge.

āϤাāχ⧰ āĻĻāĻš āĻŦāϛ⧰ীāϝ়া āĻŽāύāϟো āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύ⧰ āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻĻৃāĻļ্āϝāχ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖā§°ূāĻĒে āĻŽোāĻšিāϤ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।

After savouring the beauty of it for some time, she went near the bridge.

āĻ•িāĻ›ু āϏāĻŽāϝ় āχāϝ়াā§° āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰াā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ, āϤাāχ āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϞৈ āĻ—'āϞ।

She started walking slowly on the bridge.

āϤাāχ āϞাāĻšে āϞাāĻšে āĻĻāϞāϙ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ–োāϜ āĻ•াāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে।

Ruhi felt an aura of mystery around her and the gradually thickening fog was adding to it.

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়ে āϤাāχ⧰ āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞে āĻāĻ• ā§°āĻšāϏ্āϝ⧰ āφāĻ­া āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻ•্ā§°āĻŽাāύ্āĻŦāϝ়ে āĻĄাāĻ  āĻšৈ āĻ…āĻšা āĻ•ুঁā§ąāϞীāϝ়ে āχāϝ়াāĻ• āφ⧰ু āĻŦāĻĸ়াāχ āϤুāϞিāĻ›িāϞ।

Ruhi felt as if she was in another world.

ā§°ুāĻšিā§° āĻāύেāĻ•ুā§ąা āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ āϝেāύ āϤাāχ āĻ…āύ্āϝ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąীāϤ āφāĻ›ে।

Silence everywhere!

āϚাā§°িāĻ“āĻĢাāϞে āύিāϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧāϤা!

No sound of horns, nor the noise of the industries, nor the hue and cry made by human beings- nothing.

āĻšā§°্āĻŖā§° āĻ•োāύো āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āύাāχ, āωāĻĻ্āϝোāĻ—ā§° āĻ•োāύো āĻ•োāϞাāĻšāϞ āύাāχ, āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āϕ⧰া āϚিāĻžā§°-āĻŦাāĻ–ā§°ো āύাāχ- āĻāĻ•োā§ąেāχ āύাāχ।

Just peace and tranquility!

āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āĻļাāύ্āϤি āφ⧰ু āύিāϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧāϤা!

Ruhi sat down on a mossy rock.

ā§°ুāĻšি āĻļেāϞাāχ āϧ⧰া āĻļিāϞ āĻāϟাā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻŦāĻšিāϞ।

She looked at her parents and her younger brother.

āϤাāχ āϤাāχ⧰ āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ• āφ⧰ু āĻ­াāϝ়েāϕ⧰ āĻĢাāϞে āϚাāϞে।

They were playing by splashing the water from the stream running under the root bridge.

āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞāϙ⧰ āϤāϞেā§°ে āĻŦৈ āϝোā§ąা āϜুā§°িāϟোā§° āĻĒাāύী āϚāϟিāϝ়াāχ āĻ–েāϞি āφāĻ›িāϞ।

She touched the moss on the rock gently.

āϤাāχ āϞাāĻšেāĻ•ৈ āĻļিāϞāϟোā§° āĻļেāϞাāχāĻ–িāύি āϚুāχ āϚাāϞে।

So soft, so pure!

āχāĻŽাāύ āĻ•োāĻŽāϞ, āχāĻŽাāύ āĻŦিāĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ!

Slowly she took out her diary from her backpack and started writing, "Far away from the madding crowd, there lies a wonderful place in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.

āϞাāĻšে āϞাāĻšে āϤাāχ āϤাāχ⧰ āĻŦেāĻ—ā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীāĻ–āύ āωāϞিāϝ়াāϞে āφ⧰ু āϞিāĻ–িāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে, "āωāύ্āĻŽাāĻĻ āϜāύāϤাā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻŦāĻšুāĻĻূā§°āϤ, āĻŽেāϘাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻĒূāĻŦ āĻ–াāϚী āĻĒাāĻšাā§°āϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻ াāχ āφāĻ›ে।

The scenic beauty of this place cannot be described in words; one can only experience it with one's own eyes."

āĻāχ āĻ াāχāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻ•ৃāϤিāĻ• āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ āĻ­াāώাā§°ে āĻŦā§°্āĻŖāύা āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āύোā§ąাā§°ি; āχāϝ়াāĻ• āĻ•েā§ąāϞ āύিāϜ⧰ āϚāĻ•ুā§°েāĻšে āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ি।"

A group of tourists passed by her.

āĻāĻĻāϞ āĻĒā§°্āϝāϟāĻ• āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ•াāώেā§°ে āĻĒাā§° āĻšৈ āĻ—'āϞ।

One young, pretty girl with golden hair looked at her.

āϏোāĻŖাāϞী āϚুāϞিā§° āĻāϜāύী āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻ—াāĻ­ā§°ু āĻ›োā§ąাāϞীāϝ়ে āϤাāχāϞৈ āϚাāϞে।

With a bright smile, she said to Ruhi, "Hola!"

āĻāϟা āωāϜ্āϜ্āĻŦāϞ āĻšাঁāĻšিā§°ে āϤাāχ ā§°ুāĻšিāĻ• āĻ•'āϞে, "āĻšāϞা!"

Ruhi smiled back and said, "Hola! Enjoying this place?"

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়েāĻ“ āĻšাঁāĻšিāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻ•'āϞে, "āĻšāϞা! āĻāχ āĻ াāχāĻ–āύ āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻ›ে āύেāĻ•ি?"

The girl said, "Yes, very much. What are you writing?"

āĻ›োā§ąাāϞীāϜāύীāϝ়ে āĻ•'āϞে, "āĻ…ঁ, āĻŦāĻšুāϤ। āϤুāĻŽি āĻ•ি āϞিāĻ–ি āφāĻ›া?"

Ruhi replied that she was writing about the place and her feelings.

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়ে āωāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻĻিāϞে āϝে āϤাāχ āĻ াāχāĻ–āύ āφ⧰ু āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ąā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϞিāĻ–ি āφāĻ›ে।

The girl nodded and moved on bidding goodbye to Ruhi.

āĻ›োā§ąাāϞীāϜāύীāϝ়ে āĻŽূā§° āĻĻুāĻĒিāϝ়াāϞে āφ⧰ু ā§°ুāĻšিāĻ• āĻŦিāĻĻাāϝ় āϜāύাāχ āφāĻ—āĻŦাāĻĸ়ি āĻ—'āϞ।

Ruhi again started writing, "Just met a group of Spanish tourists.

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়ে āφāĻ•ৌ āϞিāĻ–িāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে, "āĻāχāĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāĻĻāϞ āϏ্āĻĒেāύিāĻ› āĻĒā§°্āϝāϟāĻ•āĻ• āϞāĻ— āĻĒাāϞোঁ।

It's amazing how people come to visit this beautiful place from such far away places!

āĻ•িāĻŽাāύ āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āϝে āχāĻŽাāύ āĻĻূā§°-āĻĻূā§°āĻŖিā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āĻāχ āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻ াāχāĻ–āύ āϚাāĻŦāϞৈ āφāĻšে!

Anyway, let me get back to the beauty of this place.

āϝিāϝ়েāχ āύāĻšāĻ“āĻ•, āĻŽāχ āĻāχ āĻ াāχāĻ–āύ⧰ āϏৌāύ্āĻĻā§°্āϝ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨাāϞৈ āϘূā§°ি āφāĻšোঁ।

This root bridge is really very beautiful.

āĻāχ āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύ āϏঁāϚাāĻ•ৈāϝ়ে āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āϧুāύীāϝ়া।

I read a few articles about this place and root bridges before coming here.

āχāϝ়াāϞৈ āĻ…āĻšাā§° āφāĻ—āϤে āĻŽāχ āĻāχ āĻ াāχāĻ–āύ āφ⧰ু āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞāϙ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŦāύ্āϧ āĻĒāĻĸ়িāĻ›িāϞো।

There are several living root bridges across Meghalaya.

āϏāĻŽāĻ—্ā§° āĻŽেāϘাāϞāϝ়āϤে āĻ•েāχāĻŦাāĻ–āύো āϜীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞং āφāĻ›ে।

An interesting fact is that these bridges are man-made.

āĻāϟা āφāĻŽোāĻĻāϜāύāĻ• āĻ•āĻĨা āĻš'āϞ āĻāχ āĻĻāϞংāĻŦোā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āϏāϜা।

It is believed that these root bridges are around 500 years old.

āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏ āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ় āϝে āĻāχ āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞংāĻŦোā§° āĻĒ্ā§°াāϝ় ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŦāϛ⧰ āĻĒুā§°āĻŖি।

Some are even considered older than that.

āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύāĻ• āϤাāϤāĻ•ৈāϝ়ো āĻĒুā§°āĻŖি āĻŦুāϞি āĻ—āĻŖ্āϝ āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ়।

As Meghalaya receives heavy rainfall, the bamboo bridges were not good enough for the local people to cross the gushing rivers.

āϝিāĻšেāϤু āĻŽেāϘাāϞāϝ়āϤ āĻĒ্ā§°āϚুā§° āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ āĻšāϝ়, āϏেāϝ়েāĻšে āϏ্āĻĨাāύীāϝ় āϞোāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŦāϞ āĻŦেāĻ—েā§°ে āĻŦৈ āϝোā§ąা āύāĻĻীāϏāĻŽূāĻš āĻĒাā§° āĻš'āĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦাঁāĻšā§° āĻĻāϞংāĻŦোā§° āĻĒā§°্āϝাāĻĒ্āϤ āύাāĻ›িāϞ।

Often, they were swept away by the heavy current of the rivers.

āĻĒ্ā§°াāϝ়ে, āύāĻĻীā§° āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŦāϞ āϏোঁāϤāϤ āϏেāχāĻŦোā§° āωāϟি āĻ—ৈāĻ›িāϞ।

The local people found a robust solution to this problem- root bridges.

āϏ্āĻĨাāύীāϝ় āϞোāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞে āĻāχ āϏāĻŽāϏ্āϝাāϟোā§° āĻāϟা āĻļāĻ•্āϤিāĻļাāϞী āϏāĻŽাāϧাāύ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āĻĒাāϞে- āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞং।

Generation after generation the local people have been building these root bridges, and now these have become attractions for tourists from different parts of the world."

āĻĒুā§°ুāώাāύুāĻ•্ā§°āĻŽে āϏ্āĻĨাāύীāϝ় āϞোāĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞে āĻāχ āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞংāĻŦোā§° āύিā§°্āĻŽাāĻŖ āϕ⧰ি āφāĻšিāĻ›ে, āφ⧰ু āĻāϤিāϝ়া āĻāχāĻŦোā§° āĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦā§° āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻĒ্ā§°াāύ্āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°্āϝāϟāϕ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āφāϕ⧰্āώāĻŖā§° āĻ•েāύ্āĻĻ্ā§°āĻŦিāύ্āĻĻু āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāĻ›ে।"

Ruhi looked at the bridge again.

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়ে āĻĒুāύ⧰ āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύāϞৈ āϚাāϞে।

She saw that the design of the bridge was very unique.

āϤাāχ āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞে āϝে āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύ⧰ āφ⧰্āĻšি āĻāĻ•েāĻŦাā§°ে āĻ…āύāύ্āϝ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

She wrote in her diary, "The roots of the rubber tree are directed to grow in a particular direction, from one end of a river to the other.

āϤাāχ āϤাāχ⧰ āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীāϤ āϞিāĻ–িāĻ›িāϞ, "ā§°āĻŦā§° āĻ—āϛ⧰ āĻļিāĻĒাāĻŦোā§°āĻ• āĻāϟা āύিā§°্āĻĻিāώ্āϟ āĻĻিāĻļāϤ, āύāĻĻীā§° āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒā§°া āφāύāϟো āĻĒাā§°āϞৈ āĻŦাāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āύিā§°্āĻĻেāĻļিāϤ āϕ⧰া āĻšāϝ়।

Once the roots reach the other end, they are allowed to entrench themselves in the soil and create a natural hold of their own.

āĻāĻŦাā§° āĻļিāĻĒাāĻŦোā§° āφāύāϟো āĻĒাā§° āĻĒোā§ąাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤ, āϏেāχāĻŦোā§°āĻ• āĻŽাāϟিāϤ āĻĻৃāĻĸ়āĻ­াā§ąে āϞাāĻ—ি āϧ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āφ⧰ু āύিāϜ⧰ āĻāĻ• āĻĒ্ā§°াāĻ•ৃāϤিāĻ• āĻ–াāĻŽুāϚ āϏৃāώ্āϟি āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšāϝ়।

Stones, pebbles, etc. are inserted in between to make the structure of the bridge strong."

āĻĻāϞāϙ⧰ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻŽāϜāĻŦুāϤ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŽাāϜāϤ āĻļিāϞ, āĻļিāϞāĻ—ুāϟি āφāĻĻি āϏুāĻŽুā§ąাāχ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšāϝ়।"

Ruhi closed her diary and put it back into her backpack.

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়ে āϤাāχ⧰ āĻĄাāϝ়েā§°ীāĻ–āύ āϜāĻĒাāχ āφāĻ•ৌ āĻŦেāĻ—āϟোāϤ āĻ­ā§°াāχ āĻĨ'āϞে।

Right at that moment, her father called her by her nickname, "Ru, come here. Play with us. How long are you going to keep writing!"

āĻ িāĻ• āϏেāχ āĻŽুāĻšূā§°্āϤāϤে, āϤাāχ⧰ āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ•ে āϤাāχāĻ• āĻŽā§°āĻŽā§° āύাāĻŽেā§°ে āĻŽাāϤিāϞে, "ā§°ু, āχāϝ়াāϞৈ āφāĻšা। āφāĻŽাā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻ–েāϞা। āϤুāĻŽি āφ⧰ু āĻ•িāĻŽাāύ āĻĒā§° āϞিāĻ–ি āĻĨাāĻ•িāĻŦা!"

"I am done, deuta." she replied and moved swiftly to her parents.

"āĻŽোā§° āϞিāĻ–া āĻšৈ āĻ—ৈāĻ›ে, āĻĻেāωāϤা।" āϤাāχ āωāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻĻিāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻ–ā§°āϟāĻ•ীāϝ়াāĻ•ৈ āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāϕ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϞৈ āĻ—'āϞ।

Her brother splashed some water on her.

āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ­াāϝ়েāĻ•ে āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ—াāϞৈ āĻ…āϞāĻĒ āĻĒাāύী āϚāϟিāϝ়াāϞে।

She giggled and started splashing water back on her brother and her parents.

āϤাāχ āĻ–িāĻ•āĻ–িāĻ•াāχ āĻšাঁāĻšিāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻ­াāϝ়েāĻ• āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāϕ⧰ āĻ—াāϞৈ āĻĒাāύী āϚāϟিāϝ়াāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে।

It was time to return home.

āĻāϤিāϝ়া āϘ⧰āϞৈ āωāĻ­āϤি āϝোā§ąাā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ় āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

As they were climbing up the stairs that led to the parking place, she stopped near a signboard and started reading it, "Living Root Bridge, Mawlynnong, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya."

āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻĒাā§°্āĻ•িং āϏ্āĻĨাāύāϞৈ āϝোā§ąা āϚিā§°িāĻŦোā§°েā§°ে āωāĻ ি āĻ—ৈ āφāĻ›িāϞ, āϤাāχ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ›াāχāύāĻŦā§°্āĻĄā§° āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ ā§°ৈ āχāϝ়াāĻ• āĻĒāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে, "āϞিāĻ­িং ā§°ুāϟ āĻŦ্ā§°ীāϜ, āĻŽাāĻ“āϞিāύāύāĻ™, āĻĒূāĻŦ āĻ–াāϚী āĻĒাāĻšাā§° āϜিāϞা, āĻŽেāϘাāϞāϝ়।"

She was just about to resume her walk when a frog jumped on her feet.

āϤাāχ āĻ–োāϜ āĻ•াāĻĸ়িāĻŦāϞৈ āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āϞāĻ“ঁāϤেāχ āĻāϟা āĻ­েāĻ•ুāϞী āφāĻšি āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ­ā§°িāϤ āϜāĻĒিāϝ়াāχ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।

Startled, she shouted.

āωāϚāĻĒ āĻ–াāχ āϤাāχ āϚিāĻžā§°ি āωāĻ িāϞ।

Her brother and her parents looked back worriedly.

āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ­াāϝ়েāĻ• āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ•ে āϚিāύ্āϤিāϤ āĻšৈ āĻĒিāĻ›āϞৈ āϘূā§°ি āϚাāϞে।

When they realized it was just a frog they started laughing loudly.

āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦ্āϧি āϕ⧰িāϞে āϝে āχ āĻŽাāϤ্ā§° āĻāϟা āĻ­েāĻ•ুāϞী, āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāĻ•ে āĻĄাāϙ⧰āĻ•ৈ āĻšাঁāĻšিāĻŦāϞৈ āϧ⧰িāϞে।

Ruhi also joined in.

ā§°ুāĻšিāϝ়েāĻ“ āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤ āϝোāĻ— āĻĻিāϞে।

The sound of their laughter echoed breaking the silence of the forest.

āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻšাঁāĻšিā§° āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāχ āĻ…ā§°āĻŖ্āϝ⧰ āύিāϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧāϤা āĻ­াāĻ™ি āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāϧ্āĻŦāύিāϤ āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।

A gust of cold wind blew past them.

āĻāϜাāĻ• āϚেঁāϚা āĻŦāϤাāĻš āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻŽাāϜেā§°ে āĻĒাā§° āĻšৈ āĻ—'āϞ।

Ruhi felt as if someone was whispering in her ear "Shh!"

ā§°ুāĻšিā§° āĻāύেāĻ•ুā§ąা āϞাāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ āϝেāύ āĻ•োāύোāĻŦাāχ āϤাāχ⧰ āĻ•াāĻŖāϤ āĻĢুāϚāĻĢুāϚাāχ āĻ•ৈāĻ›ে "āĻ›āĻšāĻš!"

She looked back at the living root bridge; it was standing still, beautiful, and proud.

āϤাāχ āϘূā§°ি āϜীā§ąāύ্āϤ āĻļিāĻĒাā§° āĻĻāϞংāĻ–āύāϞৈ āϚাāϞে; āχ āύিāϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧāĻ­াā§ąে, āϧুāύীāϝ়াāĻ•ৈ āφ⧰ু āĻ—ৌā§°ā§ąেā§°ে āĻĨিāϝ় āĻšৈ āφāĻ›িāϞ।

Word Notes (āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϟোāĻ•া)

awestruck  =  very impressed and mesmerized. She was amazed by something. (āφāĻļ্āϚ⧰্āϝাāύ্āĻŦিāϤ āĻŦা āĻ…āĻ­িāĻ­ূāϤ āĻšোā§ąা)

savouring  =  enjoying to the full (āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖā§°ূāĻĒে āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰া)

aura  =  the distinctive atmosphere that seems to be generated by a person, thing, or place (āφāĻ­া āĻŦা āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļ)

tranquility  =  a peaceful, calm state (āĻļাāύ্āϤি āĻŦা āύিāϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧāϤা)

madding  =  acting madly (āωāύ্āĻŽাāĻĻ āĻŦা āĻŦāϞিāϝ়াā§° āĻĻā§°ে āφāϚ⧰āĻŖ āϕ⧰া)

hola  =  Spanish word for 'hello' (āϏ্āĻĒেāύিāĻ› āĻ­াāώাāϤ 'āύāĻŽāϏ্āĻ•াā§°')

gushing  =  flowing out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream (āĻĒ্ā§°āĻŦāϞ āĻŦেāĻ—েā§°ে āĻŦৈ āϝোā§ąা)

swept away  =  to destroy completely (āωāϟুā§ąাāχ āύিāϝ়া āĻŦা āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖā§°ূāĻĒে āϧ্āĻŦংāϏ āϕ⧰া)

robust  =  strong (āĻļāĻ•্āϤিāĻļাāϞী āĻŦা āĻŽāϜāĻŦুāϤ)

entrench  =  establish so firmly that changed is very difficult or unlikely (āĻĻৃāĻĸ়āĻ­াā§ąে āĻĒ্ā§°āϤিāώ্āĻ া āϕ⧰া)

swiftly  =  quickly (āĻ–ā§°āϟāĻ•ীāϝ়াāĻ•ৈ āĻŦা āĻĻ্ā§°ুāϤāĻ­াā§ąে)

giggled  =  laughed lightly and repeatedly in a silly way (āĻ–িāĻ•āĻ–িāĻ•াāχ āĻšঁāĻšা)

startled  =  feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm (āωāϚāĻĒ āĻ–াāχ āωāĻ া āĻŦা āϏāϚāĻ•িāϤ āĻšোā§ąা)

Textbook Questions & Answers

Q1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
a) What awestruck Ruhi?
Ans: The beauty of the wonderful root bridge awestruck Ruhi.
b) How old is Ruhi?
Ans: Ruhi is ten years old.
c) Where did Ruhi sit down?
Ans: Ruhi sat down on a mossy rock.
d) In which state East Khasi Hills is located?
Ans: East Khasi Hills is located in the state of Meghalaya.
e) What is Ruhi's nickname?
Ans: Ruhi's nickname is Ru.
f) What was the name of the place that Ruhi visited?
Ans: The name of the place that Ruhi visited was Mawlynnong.
g) What are the bridges that Ruhi went to see called?
Ans: The bridges that Ruhi went to see are called Living Root Bridges.
h) With whom did Ruhi go to Meghalaya?
Ans: Ruhi went to Meghalaya with her parents and her younger brother.
Q2. Write whether the following statements are true or false.

a) Ruhi met a group of Spanish tourists. — True

b) Mawlynnong is in Meghalaya. — True

c) Ruhi did not like the place she visited. — False

d) Ruhi played football with her brother near the root bridge. — False

e) A frog jumped on Ruhi's feet. — True

f) The root bridges are around 500 years old. — True

Q3. Give brief answers to the following questions.
a) How are the root bridges built?
Ans: The roots of the rubber tree are directed to grow in a particular direction, from one end of a river to the other. Once they reach the other end, they are allowed to entrench themselves in the soil to create a natural hold. Stones and pebbles are inserted in between to make the bridge structure strong.
b) Why were the root bridges built?
Ans: As Meghalaya receives heavy rainfall, the bamboo bridges were easily swept away by the heavy currents, making them not good enough for crossing the gushing rivers. Therefore, the local people built the root bridges as a robust solution to this problem.

Grammar and Usage: Preposition

Activity 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

a) Do not boast of your wealth.

b) There is a pen stand on the table.

c) He often suffers from illness.

d) I went to my village during the summer vacation.

e) Shoes are made of leather.

f) The student was sure of success.

g) The title of the book is How Green was my Valley. (Note: Here 'my' is a determiner/pronoun, if preposition is required based on context, check textbook options)

h) Always beware of false friends.

i) A greedy man hankers after money.

j) He will come here before sunset.

Activity 2: Rewrite the following sentences and encircle the prepositions.

Note: The prepositions are underlined as answers below.

a) She is allergic to cats.

b) The book is on the shelf.

c) We walked across the bridge.

d) The ball rolled over the street.

e) The cat jumped onto the table.

f) I have known her for three years.

g) The school is near the park.

h) The sun sets on the horizon.

i) He lives in a small town.

j) The plane flew above the clouds.

Writing Activity: Paragraph Writing

a) Write a paragraph on the Importance of internet in our life.
The internet has become an indispensable part of our modern daily lives, revolutionizing the way we communicate, learn, and work. It provides us with instant access to a vast ocean of information, making learning and research easier than ever before. Furthermore, the internet bridges geographical gaps, allowing people to connect with friends, family, and colleagues across the globe through emails and video calls. It also serves as a crucial platform for businesses, e-commerce, and entertainment, offering endless opportunities for growth and relaxation. Ultimately, the internet has deeply integrated itself into our routines, making the modern world faster and much more connected.
b) Write a paragraph on Air pollution.
Air pollution is one of the most severe environmental challenges facing the world today. It occurs when harmful gases, dust, and smoke are introduced into the atmosphere, primarily due to industrial emissions, vehicle exhausts, and the burning of fossil fuels. This contamination not only damages the ozone layer and contributes to global warming, but it also causes serious health issues in humans, such as asthma and other respiratory diseases. To combat this growing threat, we must plant more trees, switch to renewable sources of energy, and reduce our reliance on motor vehicles. Protecting the air we breathe is essential for ensuring a healthy future for both humans and the planet.

FAQs on "A Day at the Living Root Bridge"

Q. Where is the Living Root Bridge located?

Ans: The living root bridge mentioned in the lesson is located in Mawlynnong, which is situated in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.

Q. Why did the local people build the living root bridges?

Ans: Since Meghalaya receives heavy rainfall, traditional bamboo bridges were frequently swept away by strong, gushing river currents. To find a robust and permanent solution, the locals built the root bridges.

Q. How old are the living root bridges believed to be?

Ans: It is believed that these man-made root bridges are around 500 years old, and some are considered to be even older.

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