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Lesson 2
The Adventurous Clown 
-Enid Blyton
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Enid Mary Blyton (1897-1968) is one of the most popular British children's authors of all times. Her works include series of novels in which children have their own adventures with minimal adult help. The most popular among these are The Famous five, based on four children and their dog, and The Secret Seven, a society of seven children who solve various mysteries. This text is an edited version of her short story The Adventurous Clown.
Let's share:
Discuss with your partner and tell the class:
- Do you enjoy playing with toys?
- What are the different kinds of toys that you would like to have?
- Where do you normally see a clown?
Contents
Revision Lesson
It all began with drip - drip
The adventurous clown
The rainbow
The shop that never was
Land of the pharaohs
How the little kite learned to fly
The Magic fish bone
Goodbye to the moon
I will go with my father A-ploughing
Smart Ice cream
The blind boy
Rip Van Winkle
Let's read:
There was once a toy clown called Tuffy. He lived in a toy shop with many other toys. Tuffy longed to be a hero. He wanted to do something noble so that all the toys would cry out that he was a hero. He thought his little corner on the toy shelf was dull.
"Why do you grumble so much?" asked Timothy, the puppy dog. "Be happy with us, Tuffy. Why do you want to go off and have adventures?"
"Adventures are always exciting. I want to do something that would make all the toys take notice of me. It's so dull up here on our shelf," replied Tuffy.
At night, the clown climbed down from his shelf to look for adventures. Now that night there was to be a grand race between two wooden horses and carts driven by wooden farmers. The race was just starting as Tuffy climbed down. One cart came racing by. The farmer riding it stood up and shouted!
"Goodness! An adventure already! A runaway horse!" thought Tuffy. "Now is my chance to be a hero."
The horse and the cart came round again and Tuffy jumped at the reins. He held on to them and dragged the horse to one side. The cart turned over and the farmer fell down. Tuffy stood by, helping him up, feeling very proud that he had stopped the horse.
But the farmer was terribly angry.
Word Nest:
grumble - complain in a bad-tempered way unusual,
adventures - exciting or dangerous experiences
Hindi Translation :
Story Translation (Line by Line):
- There was once a toy clown called Tuffy.
एक बार एक खिलौना जोकर था जिसका नाम टफी था। - He lived in a toy shop with many other toys.
वह खिलौनों की दुकान में कई अन्य खिलौनों के साथ रहता था। - Tuffy longed to be a hero.
टफी एक नायक बनने की इच्छा रखता था। - He wanted to do something noble so that all the toys would cry out that he was a hero.
वह कुछ महान करना चाहता था ताकि सभी खिलौने पुकार उठें कि वह एक नायक है। - He thought his little corner on the toy shelf was dull.
उसे लगता था कि खिलौनों की अलमारी का उसका छोटा सा कोना बहुत नीरस है।
- "Why do you grumble so much?" asked Timothy, the puppy dog.
"तुम इतनी शिकायत क्यों करते हो?" टिमोथी, पिल्ले ने पूछा। - "Be happy with us, Tuffy. Why do you want to go off and have adventures?"
"हमारे साथ खुश रहो, टफी। तुम क्यों बाहर जाकर रोमांच करना चाहते हो?"
- "Adventures are always exciting. I want to do something that would make all the toys take notice of me. It's so dull up here on our shelf," replied Tuffy.
"रोमांच हमेशा रोमांचक होते हैं। मैं कुछ ऐसा करना चाहता हूँ जिससे सभी खिलौने मेरी ओर ध्यान दें। हमारी अलमारी पर यहाँ बहुत नीरस है," टफी ने उत्तर दिया।
- At night, the clown climbed down from his shelf to look for adventures.
रात में, जोकर अपनी अलमारी से नीचे उतरा रोमांच की तलाश में। - Now that night there was to be a grand race between two wooden horses and carts driven by wooden farmers.
उसी रात दो लकड़ी के घोड़ों और किसानों द्वारा चलाए गए रथों के बीच एक बड़ी दौड़ होने वाली थी। - The race was just starting as Tuffy climbed down.
दौड़ शुरू ही हो रही थी जब टफी नीचे उतरा। - One cart came racing by. The farmer riding it stood up and shouted!
एक रथ दौड़ता हुआ आया। उस पर सवार किसान खड़ा हो गया और चिल्लाया!
- "Goodness! An adventure already! A runaway horse!" thought Tuffy.
"हे भगवान! पहले ही एक रोमांच! भागा हुआ घोड़ा!" टफी ने सोचा। - "Now is my chance to be a hero."
"अब मुझे नायक बनने का मौका मिला है।"
- The horse and the cart came round again and Tuffy jumped at the reins.
घोड़ा और रथ फिर से आए और टफी लगाम पर कूद पड़ा। - He held on to them and dragged the horse to one side.
उसने उन्हें पकड़ लिया और घोड़े को एक ओर खींच लिया। - The cart turned over and the farmer fell down.
रथ पलट गया और किसान गिर पड़ा। - Tuffy stood by, helping him up, feeling very proud that he had stopped the horse.
टफी पास खड़ा रहा, उसे उठने में मदद की, और बहुत गर्व महसूस किया कि उसने घोड़े को रोक दिया।
- But the farmer was terribly angry.
लेकिन किसान बहुत गुस्से में था।
Let's Read :
"What do you mean by spoiling my race like that?" he shouted. "Now the other horse and cart will win! You silly, little clown!"
Tuffy was upset. "You don't understand I'm a hero!" He ran out and sat down in a toy farm wiping his tears. Suddenly Tuffy noticed a doll's house in a corner of the shop. He saw smoke coming out of one of the windows. "Fire! Fire!" shouted Tuffy. "Another adventure! I'Il put it out at once.
He found a ladder and put it up against the wall of the doll's house. Then he took a big bucket, filled it with water from the farm pond. He climbed the ladder and threw all the water in at the window. Just then, someone caught him by the collar and roared, "And what do you think you're doing playing a silly trick like that?"
Poor Tuffy was shaken like a rat. "Don't do that!" he shouted. "I am a hero! I was putting out the fire." Tuffy saw that he was speaking to a sailor doll who was making porridge. "Can't 1 cook in peace without you coming and throwing water at me?"
"They won't let me be a hero, he sobbed. Soon after, he heard a cry and looked around. There was a big bowl of water nearby. In it were swimming two fine goldfish. And there was a small doll too!
"She's fallen in! l'Il rescue her! This is a real adventure at last!"
Word nest:
upset - disturbed, worried
porridge - dish of oats boiled with water or milk
rescue - save from danger
Hindi Translation :
- "What do you mean by spoiling my race like that?" he shouted.
- "तुम्हारा मतलब क्या है मेरी दौड़ को इस तरह बिगाड़ने से?" वह चिल्लाया।
- "Now the other horse and cart will win! You silly, little clown!"
- "अब दूसरा घोड़ा और रथ जीत जाएगा! तुम मूर्ख, छोटे जोकर!"
- Tuffy was upset.
- टफी परेशान हो गया।
- "You don't understand I'm a hero!"
- "तुम समझते नहीं हो, मैं एक नायक हूँ!"
- He ran out and sat down in a toy farm wiping his tears.
- वह बाहर भागा और खिलौनों के खेत में बैठ गया, अपने आँसू पोंछते हुए।
- Suddenly Tuffy noticed a doll's house in a corner of the shop.
- अचानक टफी ने दुकान के एक कोने में गुड़िया का घर देखा।
- He saw smoke coming out of one of the windows.
- उसने देखा कि एक खिड़की से धुआँ निकल रहा है।
- "Fire! Fire!" shouted Tuffy.
- "आग! आग!" टफी चिल्लाया।
- "Another adventure! I'll put it out at once."
- "एक और रोमांच! मैं इसे तुरंत बुझा दूँगा।"
- He found a ladder and put it up against the wall of the doll's house.
- उसे एक सीढ़ी मिली और उसने उसे गुड़िया के घर की दीवार के सहारे लगा दिया।
- Then he took a big bucket, filled it with water from the farm pond.
- फिर उसने एक बड़ा बाल्टी लिया और उसे खेत के तालाब से पानी से भर दिया।
- He climbed the ladder and threw all the water in at the window.
- वह सीढ़ी पर चढ़ा और सारा पानी खिड़की में फेंक दिया।
- Just then, someone caught him by the collar and roared,
- तभी किसी ने उसे कॉलर से पकड़ लिया और गरजकर बोला,
- "And what do you think you're doing playing a silly trick like that?"
- "और तुम क्या सोचते हो, इस तरह मूर्खतापूर्ण चाल चल रहे हो?"
- Poor Tuffy was shaken like a rat.
- बेचारा टफी चूहे की तरह हिल गया।
- "Don't do that!" he shouted.
- "ऐसा मत करो!" वह चिल्लाया।
- "I am a hero! I was putting out the fire."
- "मैं एक नायक हूँ! मैं आग बुझा रहा था।"
- Tuffy saw that he was speaking to a sailor doll who was making porridge.
- टफी ने देखा कि वह एक नाविक गुड़िया से बात कर रहा था जो दलिया बना रही थी।
- "Can't I cook in peace without you coming and throwing water at me?"
- "क्या मैं शांति से खाना नहीं बना सकता बिना तुम्हारे आए और मुझ पर पानी फेंके?"
- "They won't let me be a hero," he sobbed.
- "वे मुझे नायक नहीं बनने देंगे," वह सुबकते हुए बोला।
- Soon after, he heard a cry and looked around.
- थोड़ी देर बाद उसने एक चीख सुनी और चारों ओर देखा।
- There was a big bowl of water nearby.
- पास में पानी का एक बड़ा कटोरा था।
- In it were swimming two fine goldfish.
- उसमें दो सुंदर सुनहरी मछलियाँ तैर रही थीं।
- And there was a small doll too!
- और वहाँ एक छोटी गुड़िया भी थी!
- "She's fallen in! I'll rescue her! This is a real adventure at last!"
- "वह गिर गई है! मैं उसे बचाऊँगा! आखिरकार यह एक असली रोमांच है!"
AStory Translation (Line by Line):
- He caught hold of a little net and dipped it into the water.
- उसने एक छोटा जाल पकड़ा और उसे पानी में डुबो दिया।
- He brought the little doll out.
- उसने छोटी गुड़िया को बाहर निकाला।
- But she slipped out and fell on to the table banging her head.
- लेकिन वह फिसल गई और मेज़ पर गिर पड़ी, उसका सिर टकरा गया।
- She began to cry.
- वह रोने लगी।
- Up came a policeman doll and said fiercely,
- तभी एक पुलिसवाले की गुड़िया आई और कठोरता से बोली,
- "What are you doing, catching the doll and making her bump her head like that?"
- "तुम क्या कर रहे हो, गुड़िया को पकड़कर उसका सिर इस तरह टकरा रहे हो?"
- "I was saving her from drowning!" said Tuffy.
- "मैं उसे डूबने से बचा रहा था!" टफी ने कहा।
- "I was having such a lovely swim!" sobbed the little doll.
- "मैं तो बहुत अच्छा तैर रही थी!" छोटी गुड़िया सुबकते हुए बोली।
- "I swim with the goldfish every night. But that clown caught me in a nasty net and spoilt my fun. He isn't a hero at all!"
- "मैं हर रात सुनहरी मछलियों के साथ तैरती हूँ। लेकिन उस जोकर ने मुझे गंदे जाल में पकड़ लिया और मेरा मज़ा खराब कर दिया। वह बिल्कुल भी नायक नहीं है!"
- The policeman locked Tuffy in a room in the police station.
- पुलिसवाले ने टफी को पुलिस स्टेशन के एक कमरे में बंद कर दिया।
- Suddenly he heard a noise outside the window of the room.
- अचानक उसने कमरे की खिड़की के बाहर एक आवाज़ सुनी।
- "Tuffy, Tuffy!" barked a little voice.
- "टफी, टफी!" एक छोटी आवाज़ भौंकी।
- "It is I, Timothy. Here is the key to the door."
- "यह मैं हूँ, टिमोथी। यहाँ दरवाज़े की चाबी है।"
- Tinkle! The key fell to the floor and the clown quickly unlocked the door.
- झनझनाहट! चाबी ज़मीन पर गिर गई और जोकर ने जल्दी से दरवाज़ा खोल लिया।
- Timothy and he ran off together and climbed up to the shelf.
- टिमोथी और वह दोनों साथ भागे और अलमारी पर चढ़ गए।
- "Thank you. You're the hero!" he said.
- "धन्यवाद। तुम नायक हो!" उसने कहा।
- "I didn't stop to think. But you saw I was in real trouble and you saved me."
- "मैं सोचने के लिए रुका नहीं। लेकिन तुमने देखा कि मैं सचमुच मुसीबत में था और तुमने मुझे बचा लिया।"
- The toy dog blushed.
- खिलौना कुत्ता शर्म से लाल हो गया।
- "Oh! How peaceful it is up here. I'll never want to leave this shelf again."
- "ओह! यहाँ कितना शांतिपूर्ण है। मैं फिर कभी इस अलमारी को छोड़ना नहीं चाहूँगा।"
- And, until he was sold, he never did!
- और जब तक वह बिक नहीं गया, उसने कभी ऐसा नहीं किया!
Activity 2 Fill in the blanks with words given in the Help Box. There is one extra word: Tuffy, the toy clown lived in a . He wished to do something His friend, Timothy, felt that the clown always But Tuffy thought that the adventures were always Help Box: exciting, grumbled, noble, toyshop, dull
Activity 3 Answer the following question: "Adventures are always exciting"--Why do you think Tuffy said so?
Let's do: Activity 4 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements in the given boxes. Give supporting statements for each of your answers: (a) The farmer called the toy clown silly. (b) Tuffy threw all the water at the farmer. (c) The sailor doll could not cook in peace
(d) Three goldfish were swimming in a big bowl of water. Activity 5 Answer the following questions: (a) What did Tuffy do when he got upset? (b) How did the toy clown put out the fire? (c) Why was the sailor doll angry? (d) What real adventure did Tuffy find at last?
Activity 6 Fill in the chart with information from the text: Cause Effect The little doll began to cry. (a) (b) The little doll complained to the policeman about Tuffy. (c) Timothy dropped the key to the floor of the room (d) Tuffy decided never to leave the toy shelf again Activity 7 Answer the following questions in complete sentences: (a) Why did Tuffy put the little net in the water? (b) What made the little doll think that Tuffy was not a hero? (c) How was Tuffy released from the police station? (d) Why did Timothy blush?
Activity 8 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets: (a) .your work now. (do) (b) The door opened. (be) (c) Usually, Pulak his work well. (do) (d) working. (be) Activity 9 Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words: fiercely bump drowning nasty Let's talk: Do you think Tuffy is really a hero? Discuss with your partner.
Let's do: Activity 10 (a) Write a paragraph in about sixty words on `A boat journey' using the following hints: moonlit night - four friends boat on a wide river- rippling of the water- dark forest on either side--thrill of the journey Activity 10 (b) Suppose you spent a night with Tuffy in the toy shop. Write a short paragraph in about sixty words describing your experience .
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