The Little Babul Tree - Key Words and Summaries
20 Important Words with Hindi Meanings
| Word | Meaning in Hindi (साधारण भाषा) |
|---|---|
| Babul tree | बबूल पेड़ (कांटेदार पेड़) |
| Leaves | पत्ते |
| Thorns | कांटे |
| Wish | इच्छा करना |
| Gold | सोना |
| Glass | कांच |
| Stiff | कठोर |
| Sharp | तेज (नुकीला) |
| Happy | खुश |
| Goat | बकरी |
| Theft/Thief | चोरी / चोर |
| Stole | चुरा लिया |
| Broken | टूट गया |
| Woke up | जागा |
| Bright | चमकीला |
| Sparkling | दमकता हुआ |
| Branches | डालियाँ |
| Forest | जंगल |
| Child/Children | बच्चा/बच्चे |
| Wind | हवा |
English Summary (200 words)
The story "The Little Babul Tree" is about a small babul tree that grows among big mango trees. Although the babul tree is pretty, it is not happy because its leaves are small and it has many sharp thorns. It wishes for big leaves like the mango tree. The next day, it finds big leaves, but a goat comes and eats them all. The tree then wishes for gold leaves, believing goats won't eat gold. Its wish is fulfilled, but a thief comes and steals all the gold leaves. Feeling sad, the babul tree now wishes for glass leaves as nobody would steal them. The next morning, it has shiny glass leaves. However, a strong wind blows, and all the glass leaves break and shatter. Finally, the babul tree understands that its original small leaves with thorns are best for its safety. The story ends with the babul tree accepting itself and realizing its own value. This tale teaches us to appreciate our unique qualities and that what we have is often just right for us, even if it may seem less attractive compared to others at first.
हिंदी सारांश (२०० शब्द)
"लिटिल बबूल ट्री" कहानी एक छोटे बबूल पेड़ की है, जो आम के बड़े पेड़ों के बीच उगता है। बबूल का पेड़ सुंदर होने के बावजूद खुद से खुश नहीं था, क्योंकि उसके पत्ते छोटे और उसमें बहुत से कांटे थे। वह चाहता था कि उसके भी आम के पेड़ जैसे बड़े पत्ते हों। उसकी यह इच्छा पूरी हो जाती है, लेकिन एक बकरी आकर वे सारे पत्ते खा जाती है। इसके बाद बबूल पेड़ सोने के पत्ते चाहता है, सोचता है कि सोने को कोई नहीं खाएगा। सोने की पत्तियाँ आ जाती हैं, मगर एक चोर आकर सब चुरा लेता है। दुखी होकर अब वह कांच की पत्तियाँ चाहता है, ताकि कोई न तोड़े। अगली सुबह उसके पास कांच की पत्तियाँ होती हैं, लेकिन तेज हवा के चलते वे सारी टूट जाती हैं। अंत में बबूल पेड़ समझ जाता है कि उसके छोटे पत्ते और कांटे ही उसके लिए सबसे अच्छे हैं। यह कहानी हमें सिखाती है कि हमें खुद को जैसा हैं वैसा ही स्वीकार करना चाहिए, क्योंकि हमारी सबसे बड़ी खासियत हमें अनोखा बनाती है।
Textbook Questions & Answers
Q1. Children do not like …………
Answer: d) Babul tree
Q2. The word does not describe Babul tree is ………….
Answer: d) big
Q3. From the passage, we can say that mango tree has …………
Answer: c) big leaves
Q4. Fill in the blank: Tree : trees :: leaf : ?
Answer: c) leaves
Q5. Which statement is true?
Answer: b) Babul tree was sad.
Q6. Write events in logical order: (Babul tree wishes for gold leaves, Babul tree was unhappy, Babul tree has big leaves, Mango tree had big leaves)
Answer: Mango tree had big leaves → Babul tree has big leaves → Goat ate up all the leaves → Babul tree wishes for gold leaves → Babul tree was unhappy.
Q7. “I do wish I had big leaves.” Here the word ‘wish’ means:
Answer: c) to desire
Q8. Who appeared before the babul tree?
Answer: Vandevi appeared before the babul tree.
Q9. Why did the babul tree look upset?
Answer: Because its wishes never made it happy and its new leaves were lost each time.
Q10. What was the babul’s last wish?
Answer: To have its small green leaves and thorns back.