1.5 Children are going to school
Morning light spreads
over the earth.
Once again, the Sky bows his head in respect,
For children are going to school
The Sun, after his morning dip in the river
dressed up in his golden muslin turban
waits and smiles on one side of the road,
For children are going to school.
Through the green-topped branches,
Breezes sing their songs of blessings.
Fragrant Flowers awaken the sleepy roads
with their melodies.
At the corner of the lane,
the Peepal in his lush deep foliage
waves his hands
For children are going to school.
Angels of light have set out …
Every road is a-gleam.
At this hour,
every particle of the Earth
throbs like a mother’s heart.
Time, sitting on an old roof,
flies pigeons in the sky.
For children are going to school
– Translated from ‘Bachche school ja rahe hain’ By Nida Fazli
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शब्दार्थ :
After – आफ्टर्- त्यानंतर
Waits – वेइटस् – वाट बघणे
golden – गोल्डन् -सोनेरी.
muslin – मझ् लिन् – मलमली.
turban-टsर्बन् – पागोटे
green-topped- ग्रीन्-टॉप्ट् – हिरवे शेंडे असलेले.
Breeze – ब्रीझ् – वाऱ्याची झुळूक
melodies – मेलोडिझ – मंजूळ गायन.
foliage -फोलिइज् – झाडांची पाने, पर्णसंभार.
angels – एइन्जल्स् -दूत.
a-gleam- अ ग्लीम- एक चमक
particle -पाsर्टिकल् -कण.
throbs- थ्राॅब्झ् -धडधडतो
pigeon -पिजीअन् -कबुतर
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ENGLISH WORKSHOP
2. Find at least two things from the poem that show the following:
(a) It is early morning.
Ans – 1. Morning light spreads over the earth.
2.The Sun dressed up in his golden muslin turban
waits and smiles on one side of the road.
(b) The atmosphere is pleasant.
Ans – 1.Breezes sing their songs of blessings.
2. Fragrant Flowers awaken the sleepy roads
with their melodies.
3. Apart from the children, no other human beings are mentioned in the poem.
However, many natural elements are shown to act like persons. Write what
each of them does:
1.The Sky – The Sky bows his head in respect
2.The Sun – The Sun dressed up in his golden muslin turban
3.Breezes – Breezes sing their songs of blessings.
4.Fragrant Flowers – Fragrant Flowers awaken the sleepy roads.
5.The Peepal – The Peepal waves his hands .
6.Every particle of the Earth – Every particle of the Earth
throbs like a mother’s heart.
4. What does Time do ? What do we understand from his action?
Ans – Time is sitting on an old roof,
flies pigeons in the sky. It shows us that time is watching the activities of people.
5. The whole world is happy because children are going to school.
Why is it so ?
Ans – Because, parents want their children to go to school for their education .They want their progress.
TOW
Two minutes of Oral Work
Tell words beginning with each letter of the following words.
Example: TIME-tea, ink, monkey, engine
Time या शब्दातील प्रत्येक अक्षरा पासून सुरु होणारे शब्द लिहले
Ans. light : leaf, inch, grass, hat, tap
earth: exam, ant, rabbit, towel, hen
turban: tower, umbrella, rat, bat, air, net
sleepy: shirt, land, earth, east, pot, year
pigeons: pot, industry, gallery, elbow, onion, net, story.