১. গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ শব্দ আৰু অৰ্থ (Important Vocabulary & Meanings)

২. পাঠৰ সাৰাংশ (Lesson Summary)

Long ago in ancient Greece, there lived a very wealthy king named Midas. Despite owning immense riches, Midas was unhappy because of his boundless greed for more gold. One day, Midas kindly welcomed a Divine Spirit. Pleased with the king’s hospitality, the Divine Spirit offered to grant him one wish. Blinded by greed, Midas requested: “Whatever I touch should turn into gold.” Although the Spirit warned him that this wish might cause trouble, the king insisted, and his wish was granted.

Delighted, Midas tested his magical power by touching a stone—it instantly transformed into pure gold! However, his joy soon turned into a nightmare. When he tried to eat and drink, his food and water turned into solid gold, leaving him starving. Worse, when his beloved daughter ran into the garden and affectionately hugged him, she instantly turned into a lifeless golden statue.

Shattered and weeping in deep despair, Midas realized his grave mistake. Hearing his desperate cries of repentance, the Divine Spirit reappeared and instructed him to wash his hands in the river to remove the spell. Midas rushed to the river, washed away the golden touch, and touched his daughter, restoring her back to life. Midas learned that love, family, and happiness are the true wealth of life, far more precious than all the gold in the world.

(প্ৰাচীন গ্ৰীচত মিডাচ নামৰ এজন অতি ধনী ৰজা আছিল। প্ৰচুৰ ধন-সম্পত্তি থকাৰ পাছতো অপৰিসীম লোভৰ বাবে তেওঁ অসুখী আছিল। এদিনাখন ৰজাই এগৰাকী দৈৱিক সত্তাক (দেৱদূতক) আদৰ-সাদৰ কৰিলে। ৰজাৰ ব্যৱহাৰত সন্তুষ্ট হৈ দেৱদূতে তেওঁক এটা বৰদান দিব বিচাৰিলে। লোভে আচ্ছন্ন কৰা মিডাচে বৰ বিচাৰিলে: “মই যিয়েই নুচুওঁ কিয়, সেয়া যেন লগে লগে সোণলৈ ৰূপান্তৰিত হয়।” দেৱদূতে সাৱধান কৰি দিয়া সত্ত্বেও ৰজাই জোৰ দিয়াত সেই বৰদান মঞ্জুৰ কৰা হ’ল।

ৰজাই এটা শিল চুই চাই আচৰিত হ’ল, কাৰণ শিলটো তৎক্ষণাত খাঁটি সোণ হৈ পৰিল। কিন্তু এই আনন্দে ক্ষণিকতে ভয়ংকৰ বিপদ কঢ়িয়াই আনিলে। ৰজাই খাবলৈ আৰু পিবলৈ যোৱাৰ লগে লগে খাদ্য আৰু পানী সোণ হৈ পৰিল। সকলোতকৈ হৃদয়বিদাৰক ঘটনাটো ঘটিল যেতিয়া ৰজাৰ মৰমৰ জীয়েক বাগিচালৈ দৌৰি আহি দেউতাকক সাৱটি ধৰিলে আৰু লগে লগে তাই এটা নিৰ্জীৱ সোণৰ মূৰ্তিত পৰিণত হ’ল!

হতাশাত ভাগি পৰি ৰজাই নিজৰ লোভৰ পৰিণতি উপলব্ধি কৰি কান্দিবলৈ ধৰিলে। ৰজাৰ অনুশোচনা দেখি দেৱদূতে তেওঁক নদীত হাত ধুবলৈ ক’লে। নদীত হাত ধোৱাৰ লগে লগে ৰজাৰ সোণালী স্পৰ্শৰ অভিশাপ আঁতৰি গ’ল আৰু জীয়েকক স্পৰ্শ কৰাৰ লগে লগে জীয়েক পুনৰ জীৱন্ত হৈ উঠিল। মিডাচে জীৱনৰ আটাইতকৈ ডাঙৰ শিক্ষা পালে: স্নেহ, প্ৰেম আৰু সুখেই হৈছে মানুহৰ প্ৰকৃত সম্পদ, যাৰ মূল্য পাৰ্থিৱ সোণ আৰু ধন-সম্পত্তিতকৈ বহু ওপৰত।)

৩. পাঠভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ আৰু কাৰ্যাৱলী (Textbook Activities & Solutions)

Pre-reading Activity: Superheroes & Characters (সুপাৰহিৰো আৰু চৰিত্ৰ চিনাক্তকৰণ)

1. Harry Potter: “He is a brave, loyal, and kind young wizard.” (এজন সাহসী আৰু মৰমিয়াল কিশোৰ যাদুকৰ)

2. Wonder Woman: “She is a courageous and compassionate superheroine.” (এগৰাকী সাহসী আৰু দয়ালু সুপাৰহিৰোইন)

3. Shaktimaan: “He is a superhero who fights against evil forces to protect humanity.” (মানৱজাতিৰ সুৰক্ষাৰ বাবে অন্যায়ৰ বিৰুদ্ধে যুঁজ দিয়া এজন সুপাৰহিৰো)

Activity 1: Comprehension Questions & Answers (বোধমূলক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)

** (a) Question: What did the king wish for? ** 
(ৰজাই কি বৰদান বিচাৰিছিল?)

• Answer: King Midas wished that whatever he touched would turn into gold.
  (ৰজা মিডাচে এই বৰদান বিচাৰিছিল যাতে তেওঁ স্পৰ্শ কৰা প্ৰতিটো বস্তুৱেই তৎক্ষণাত সোণলৈ ৰূপান্তৰিত হয়।)

** (b) Question: How did the king test his power? **
(ৰজাই তেওঁৰ নতুন যাদুকৰী ক্ষমতা কেনেকৈ পৰীক্ষা কৰিছিল?)

• Answer: King Midas tested his power by touching a stone in the garden, which instantly turned into solid gold.
  (ৰজাই বাগিচাত থকা এটা সাধাৰণ শিল স্পৰ্শ কৰি নিজৰ শক্তি পৰীক্ষা কৰিছিল, যিটো লগে লগে সোণ হৈ পৰিছিল।)

** (c) Question: What happened to the princess when the king hugged her? **
(ৰজাই যেতিয়া ৰাজকুমাৰীক সাৱটি ধৰিছিল, তেতিয়া তাইৰ কি হ’ল?)

• Answer: As soon as King Midas touched and hugged his daughter, she tragically turned into a lifeless statue of gold.
  (ৰজা মিডাচে নিজৰ জীয়েকক স্পৰ্শ কৰি আলিংগন কৰাৰ লগে লগে তাই এটা নিৰ্জীৱ সোণৰ মূৰ্তিত পৰিণত হৈ পৰিল।)

** (d) Question: How did the king get rid of his golden touch? **
(ৰজাই তেওঁৰ সোণালী স্পৰ্শৰ অভিশাপৰ পৰা কেনেকৈ পৰিত্ৰাণ পালে?)

• Answer: The king got rid of his golden touch by following the Divine Spirit’s advice and washing his hands in the nearby river.
  (দেৱদূতৰ নিৰ্দেশ অনুসৰি ওচৰৰ নদীত হাত ধোৱাৰ পাছত নদীৰ পানীয়ে ৰজাৰ হাতৰ পৰা সোণালী স্পৰ্শৰ প্ৰভাৱ ধুই আঁতৰাই পেলালে।)

** (e) Question: What lesson did King Midas learn at the end? **
(পাঠৰ শেষত ৰজা মিডাচে কি শিক্ষা পালে?)

• Answer: King Midas learned that boundless greed brings sorrow, and that love, family, and happiness are the true wealth of life, worth far more than gold and money.
  (ৰজা মিডাচে এই শিক্ষা পালে যে অন্ধ লোভে ধ্বংস আৰু দুখ কঢ়িয়াই আনে; আৰু স্নেহ, পৰিয়াল তথা সুখ-শান্তিয়েই হৈছে মানৱ জীৱনৰ প্ৰকৃত ধন, যাৰ মূল্য সোণ বা টকা-পইচাতকৈ বহু ওপৰত।)

Activity 2: True or False (শুদ্ধ নে অশুদ্ধ লিখা)

1. Midas was very happy with his wealth. → False [ ✗ ] (অশুদ্ধ)

2. The king tested his new power by touching a stone. → True [ ✓ ] (শুদ্ধ)

3. The divine spirit did not warn Midas. → False [ ✗ ] (অশুদ্ধ)

4. When Midas touched a stone, it turned into gold. → True [ ✓ ] (শুদ্ধ)

5. The divine spirit didn’t solve Midas’ problem. → False [ ✗ ] (অশুদ্ধ)

Activity 3: Vocabulary Replacement (শব্দ প্ৰতিস্থাপন)

1. Midas was surprised.
   → Midas was shocked.

2. The divine spirit agreed to fulfil his wish.
   → The divine spirit granted his wish.

3. Midas demanded forcefully that his wish be fulfilled.
   → Midas insisted that his wish be fulfilled.

4. Midas was happy and enthusiastic when his wish was fulfilled.
   → Midas was excited when his wish was fulfilled.

Activity 4: Multiple Choice Questions (বহুবিকল্প প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)

1. King Midas’ greatest desire was to:
   → (ii) have more gold (অধিক সোণ লাভ কৰা)

2. ________ granted the wish of King Midas:
   → (ii) The Divine Spirit (দৈৱিক সত্তাই)

3. King Midas got rid of his golden touch by:
   → (ii) washing his hands in the river (নদীত হাত ধুই)

4. The lesson that King Midas learnt from his experience is that:
   → (iii) love and happiness are worth more than gold (স্নেহ আৰু সুখৰ মূল্য সোণতকৈ অধিক)

5. After losing the golden touch, King Midas:
   → (ii) became wiser (অধিক জ্ঞানী আৰু বিবেচক হৈ পৰিল)

6. The message that the story conveys is that:
   → (ii) greed makes a man blind and foolish (লোভে মানুহক অন্ধ আৰু নিৰ্বোধ কৰি তোলে)

Activity 5: Story Sequencing & Connecting Words (কাহিনীৰ ক্ৰম আৰু সংযোজক শব্দ)

1. Midas always wanted more gold.

2. A divine spirit met King Midas one day.

3. The divine spirit said, “I will grant you one wish.”

4. Midas said, “I wish whatever I touch turns into gold.”

5. Then, excited, he ran to tell his daughter the news.

6. Next, when she hugged him, she instantly turned into a statue of gold.

7. Midas became very sad.

8. The divine spirit told Midas to wash his hands in the river.

9. After that, Midas quickly went to the river and washed his hands.

10. His daughter came back to life.

11. Finally, Midas learned to be happy with what he had.

Activity 6: Phonetics — Vowel Sounds (বৰ্ণৰ বিভিন্ন উচ্চাৰণ)

• (i) The sound of ‘e’ in ‘get’ is different from the sound of ‘e’ in she.

• (ii) The sound of ‘i’ in ‘king’ is different from the sound of ‘i’ in Midas (or idle / bike).

• (iii) The sound of ‘o’ in ‘gold’ is different from the sound of ‘o’ in lost.

• (iv) The sound of ‘u’ in ‘turn’ is different from the sound of ‘u’ in pull.

Activity 7: Grammar — Simple Past Tense (সাধাৰণ অতীত কাল)

(b) Regular and Irregular Past Forms:

• live → lived

• turn → turned

• touch → touched

• shock → shocked

• realise → realised

• go → went

• become → became

• get → got

• see → saw

• wash → washed

• remove → removed

(c) Paragraph Fill in with Simple Past Tense:

King Midas wanted (want) to be the richest king. So, he wished (wish) for the power to turn everything he touched into gold. The divine spirit granted (grant) him his wish. Midas touched (touch) a stone, and it turned (turn) into gold. The princess also turned to a statue of gold when the king hugged (hug) her. Slowly, he realised (realise) that everything he touched (touch) turned into gold. He wanted (want) to get rid of the golden touch. He washed (wash) his hands in the river. The water of the river removed (remove) the golden touch from his hands.

Activity 9: Words Used as both Noun and Verb (বিশেষ্য আৰু ক্ৰিয়া হিচাপে ব্যৱহাৰ হোৱা শব্দ)

1. Touch:

• As Noun: The magical touch of the king turned things into gold. (যাদুকৰী স্পৰ্শ)

• As Verb: Please do not touch the wet paint. (স্পৰ্শ কৰা / চুই চোৱা)

1. Drink:

• As Verb: We must drink clean water every day. (পানী খোৱা / পান কৰা)

• As Noun: Orange juice is my favourite drink. (পানীয়)

1. Wish:

• As Verb: I wish you a very happy birthday. (শুভেচ্ছা জনোৱা)

• As Noun: The fairy granted her one secret wish. (ইচ্ছা / বাঞ্ছা)

1. Reward:

• As Noun: He received a cash reward for his honesty. (পুৰস্কাৰ)

• As Verb: The teacher will reward the best student. (পুৰস্কৃত কৰা)

1. Water:

• As Noun: Pure water is essential for life. (পানী)

• As Verb: I water the flowering plants every morning. (পানী দিয়া)

Activity 10: Syllables and Word Stress (শব্দাংশ আৰু উচ্চাৰণৰ গুৰুত্ব)

• ful-fil (2 syllables, 2 claps — stress on 2nd syllable)

• ma-gi-cal (3 syllables, 3 claps — stress on 1st syllable)

• ce-le-bra-tion (4 syllables, 4 claps — stress on 3rd syllable)

• con-stant-ly (3 syllables, 3 claps — stress on 1st syllable)

• un-be-lie-va-ble (5 syllables, 5 claps — stress on 3rd syllable)

• des-pair (2 syllables, 2 claps — stress on 2nd syllable)

Activity 11: Listening Comprehension — ‘The Tale of the Talking Cave’ (সাধুৰ প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)

** (i) Question: What trick did the fairies play? **
(পৰীসকলে কি খেল বা ছলনা কৰিছিল?)

• Answer: The playful fairies cast a magical spell on the cave to make the cave talk to Deva the monk.
  (পৰীসকলে গুহাটোৰ ওপৰত এক মায়াবী মন্ত্ৰ প্ৰয়োগ কৰিছিল যাতে গুহাটোৱে দেৱ নামৰ সন্যাসীজনৰ লগত কথা পাতিব পাৰে।)

** (ii) Question: What lesson did Deva learn? **
(দেৱে কি শিক্ষা লাভ কৰিলে?)

• Answer: Deva learned that while taking quiet pride in one’s work is acceptable, being boastful and arrogant is harmful, and one must remain truly humble.
  (দেৱে এই শিক্ষা পালে যে নিজৰ কামক লৈ আত্মসন্মান থকাটো বেয়া নহয়, কিন্তু অহংকাৰ আৰু ডাংকোপ মৰাটো বৰ বেয়া; মানুহ সদায় বিনয়ী হ’ব লাগে।)

** (iii) Question: What happened to the cave after the spell was lifted? **
(মন্ত্ৰ উঠাই লোৱাৰ পাছত গুহাটোৰ কি হ’ল?)

• Answer: After the fairies lifted the spell, the cave fell completely silent.
  (পৰীসকলে মন্ত্ৰ উঠাই লোৱাৰ লগে লগে গুহাটো পুনৰ নিস্তব্ধ হৈ পৰিল।)

** (iv) Question: What message does the story convey? **
(কাহিনীটোৱে কি বাৰ্তা প্ৰদান কৰে?)

• Answer: The story conveys that true wisdom lies in humility and being mindful of one’s own limitations rather than boasting.
  (কাহিনীটোৱে এই বাৰ্তা দিয়ে যে অহংকাৰ ত্যাগ কৰি নম্ৰ হৈ থকা আৰু নিজৰ সীমাবদ্ধতা বুজি পোৱাটোহে প্ৰকৃত জ্ঞানৰ লক্ষণ।)

Activity 12: Poster Reading & Details (পোষ্টাৰৰ তথ্য)

1. The organiser of the magic show is The Sunrise Club.

2. The show will be presented by Great Magicians N. Rupah & I. Hussain.

3. The show will be held from 1–7 May 2026, 4–6 PM.

4. The venue for the Magic Show is Natya Mandir.

5. The address to buy tickets online is www.magicworld.com.

Tongue Twister & Riddle (জিভাৰ আখৰা আৰু ধাঁধা)

• Tongue Twister: “Mystical magicians make mighty magic.”

• Riddle: “I’m waved by magicians to make things disappear. What am I?”
  → Answer: A Magic Wand (যাদুদণ্ড)

Did you know? — Mysterious Mayong (অসমৰ মায়ং)

Mayong is famously known as the land of black magic and witchcraft in Assam, located in Morigaon district near the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (about 30 km east of Guwahati). Local traditional healers and wizards are popularly known as ‘Oja’ or ‘Bej’. The name Mayong is believed to have originated from the Dimasa word ‘Miyong’ (meaning elephant) or the Sanskrit word ‘Maya’ (meaning illusion/magic).