Chapter 16: The Little Bully (Story)
NCERT – Marigold (Class 5) | Engaging, exam-ready notes
Section 1 20 Most Important Words & Meanings (हिंदी में सरल अर्थ)
Bully — तंग करने वाला बच्चा
Pinch — चुटकी लेना/चुटकी काटना
Prick — सुई से चुभोना
Bruise — नीला सूजन/चोट का निशान
Seaside — समुद्र-तट
Hoarse — भारी/भर्राई आवाज़
Pincer — पंजा/कैंची जैसे चिमटे
Crab — केकड़ा
Lobster — झींगा/लॉब्स्टर
Shrimp/Prawn — छोटे झींगे
Stalk (eye) — डंठल जैसी डंडी
Nipped — जोर से चुटकी काटी
Horrid — भयानक/बुरा
Queer — अजीब/विचित्र
Champion — उस्ताद/सबसे आगे
Black and blue — चोट से नीला-पीला पड़ना
Unpopular — अलोकप्रिय/जिसे कोई पसंद न करे
Articles (a/an/the) — अव्यय शब्द (a, an, the)
Shell — कठोर खोल/आवरण
Protect — सुरक्षा करना/बचाना
Section 2 Summary (केवल सरल हिंदी)
हरी नाम का लड़का दूसरों को अक्सर चुटकी काटकर और पिन चुभाकर तंग करता था, इसलिए कोई उससे दोस्ती नहीं करता। पिकनिक पर समुद्र-तट पर उसे केकड़े, लॉब्स्टर और झींगों ने अपने पिंसर से खूब नोंचा—जैसा वह बच्चों के साथ करता था। दर्द से उसे अपनी गलती समझ आई और उसने ठान लिया कि अब वह किसी को तंग नहीं करेगा।
Section 3 सार (सरल हिंदी)
बदमाशी का जवाब दर्द से मिला तो हरी सुधर गया—सीख: दूसरों से वैसा ही व्यवहार करो जैसा तुम अपने लिए चाहते हो।
Section 4 All Questions & Perfect Answers
1) Why did all the children hate Hari?
Because he always pinched and pricked them.
2) “Nobody took Hari’s hand… Nobody played with him.” This shows Hari had—?
No friends.
3) Which actions make a friendly person?
Respecting other people; Being helpful to everyone; Helping classmates; Protecting a weaker person. (Not friendly: eating a small child’s tiffin, calling rude names, pushing smaller kids, mocking friends.)
4) Opposites for the grid (Down/Across):
smile → frown • happy → sad • quiet → noisy • strong → weak • punish → pardon.
5) “Black and blue” means—?
He had bruises all over his body.
6) “I shan’t pinch anyone anymore.” “shan’t” means—?
shall not.
7) Give full forms: won’t, weren’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t.
will not, were not, would not, could not.
8) Find five more “-ly” words that tell how something is done.
politely, kindly, quickly, slowly, neatly. (Many correct answers possible.)
9) Add “-ly” to the words: clear, merry, bright, dreary, weary, bad, fond, double.
clearly, merrily, brightly, drearily, wearily, badly, fondly, doubly.
10) Rhyming practice (samples).
bruise — choose; creatures — teachers; carriage — marriage; feast — least;
prawn — dawn; vowed — crowed.
prawn — dawn; vowed — crowed.
11) How did the seaside creatures teach Hari a lesson?
They pinched and pricked him with their pincers just as he hurt others; the pain made him realise how bad bullying feels.
12) Fill in articles (a/an/the).
(i) Hari was an unpopular boy.
(ii) … went to the seaside…
(iii) He saw a big crab…
(iv) I found an empty bottle…
(v) The sea creatures ate his food.
(ii) … went to the seaside…
(iii) He saw a big crab…
(iv) I found an empty bottle…
(v) The sea creatures ate his food.
13) Circle animals with hard cover (answer list).
Snail, tortoise, hedgehog, porcupine, crocodile, turtle. (Lizard/snake have scales but not hard shells; gorilla/frog do not.)
14) Difference between a turtle and a tortoise (few lines).
Turtles live mostly in water, have webbed feet/flippers and streamlined shells; tortoises live on land, have sturdy legs and dome-shaped heavy shells. Turtles are generally faster swimmers; tortoises walk slowly on land.
15) Use is/are + -ing (model answers).
(i) Mary is climbing up the slide.
(ii) Hari is sparring and boxing her.
(iii) Little Bitoo is licking a lollipop.
(iv) Rita is sliding down the slide.
(ii) Hari is sparring and boxing her.
(iii) Little Bitoo is licking a lollipop.
(iv) Rita is sliding down the slide.
16) Imagine tomorrow in the playground (models).
John will play kabaddi; Neha will swing; Tarun will race; Asha will skip; we will share snacks.
17) Be a good friend—write a short paragraph (model).
A good friend listens, shares, supports in problems, never bullies, apologises when wrong, and celebrates others’ success.
Practice chips:
anti-bullying
articles a/an/the
-ly adverbs
friendly actions