Let’s Write a Story

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

Word

Meaning (Assamese)

Definition (English)

Wee

অতি ক্ষুদ্ৰ / বৰ সৰু

Extremely small or tiny.

Nought

একো নাই / শূন্য

Nothing; zero.

Stirring

লৰচৰ কৰা / গতি কৰা

Moving slightly or making a slight motion.

Beetle

গোবৰুৱা পোক / এক প্ৰকাৰৰ পতংগ

An insect with hard, protective wing-cases.

Screech

তীক্ষ্ণ বিকট শব্দ

A loud, harsh, and piercing cry or sound (especially of an owl).

Cricket

উঁহ / ঝিঁঝিঁ পোক

A small jumping insect that makes a loud, rhythmic chirping sound.

Whistling

সুহুৰিৰ দৰে শব্দ কৰা

Producing a clear, high-pitched musical sound.

Dewdrops

নিয়ৰৰ টোপাল

Tiny drops of moisture that condense on cool surfaces at night.

Simile

উপমা / তুলনা

A figure of speech comparing two different things using ‘as…as’ or ‘like’.

Troop

জাক / দল

A group of animals of the same kind, especially monkeys or soldiers.

Alert

সজাগ / সতৰ্ক

Quick to notice any danger or unusual occurrence.

Adjective

বিশেষণ পদ

A word that describes or modifies a noun.

২. পাঠৰ সাৰাংশ (Lesson Summary)

English

This lesson develops creative writing, reading comprehension, and storytelling skills through engaging activities.

  • Picture Story (The Tiger and the Deer): In a lush forest, an alert deer senses a stalking tiger. Running swiftly, the clever deer hides inside a thick bush, and the disappointed tiger goes away empty-handed.

  • Poem “Someone” by Walter de la Mare: A speaker hears a mysterious knock on their small wooden door in the still, dark night. Opening the door and looking left and right, the speaker finds nobody outside—only a busy beetle tap-tapping inside the wall, a screech-owl calling from the distant forest, and crickets chirping while dewdrops fall. The identity of the knocker remains a delightful mystery.

  • Classic Fable (The Cap Seller and the Monkeys): A tired cap seller rests under a tree and falls asleep. A troop of mischievous monkeys steals all his caps. Using his quick wit and realizing that monkeys imitate human actions, the cap seller throws his own cap onto the ground. The monkeys immediately copy him and throw down all the caps, allowing the clever cap seller to collect his caps and walk away happily.

অসমীয়া

এই পাঠটিয়ে ছাত্ৰ-ছাত্ৰীসকলৰ কল্পনাশক্তি, সাধু লিখাৰ কৌশল আৰু ভাষাৰ বিকাশ ঘটায়।

  • ছবিৰ সাধু (বাঘ আৰু হৰিণা): এখন অৰণ্যত চৰি থকা চতুৰ হৰিণ এটাই ওচৰতে বাঘৰ উপস্থিতি বুজি পাই অতি বেগেৰে দৌৰি এজোপা ডাঠ জোপোহাৰ মাজত লুকাই প্ৰাণ ৰক্ষা কৰে আৰু বাঘটো নিৰাশ হৈ উভতি যায়।

  • কবিতা “Someone” (ৱাল্টাৰ ডি লা মেৰে): গভীৰ নিশা কোনোবাই কবিৰ সৰু দুৱাৰখনত টোকৰ মাৰে। কবিয়ে দুৱাৰ খুলি চাই কাকো নেপালে— কেৱল দেৱালত গোবৰুৱা পোকে খুন্দিওৱাৰ শব্দ, বনৰ ফেঁচা আৰু ঝিঁঝিঁ পোকৰ মাতহে নিস্তব্ধ নিশাত ভাঁহি আহিল। কোনে দুৱাৰত টোকৰ মাৰিছিল সেয়া এক ৰহস্য হৈয়ে ৰ’ল।

  • টুপী বিক্ৰেতা আৰু বান্দৰৰ সাধু: গছৰ তলত টোপনিয়াই থকা এজন টুপী বিক্ৰেতাৰ টুপীবোৰ গছৰ ওপৰৰ বান্দৰৰ জাকে লৈ যায়। মানুহজনে উপস্থিত বুদ্ধি খটুৱাই নিজৰ মূৰৰ টুপীটো মাটিত দলিয়াই দিয়াত বান্দৰবোৰেও সকলো টুপী মাটিত দলিয়াই দিলে আৰু চতুৰ টুপী বিক্ৰেতাই টুপীবোৰ বুটলি হাঁহি মুখে গুচি গ’ল।

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

Picture Story Completion: The Clever Deer and the Tiger (বাঘ আৰু হৰিণাৰ সাধু)

  • a) What is there in the first picture?
    Answer: There is a tiger roaming in the forest.

  • b) What do you see in the second picture?
    Answer: There is a deer grazing in the forest.

  • c) What happens in the third picture?
    Answer: The tiger sees the deer.

  • d) What does the tiger do in the fourth picture?
    Answer: The tiger crawls quietly towards the deer.

  • e) What does the deer do in the fifth picture?
    Answer: The deer becomes alert. He looks here and there and feels the presence of the tiger.

  • f) What does the deer do after that?
    Answer: The deer runs away very fast to save his life.

  • g) Where does the deer hide?
    Answer: The deer hides himself in a bush.

  • h) What happens in the end?
    Answer: The tiger searches for the deer and goes away sadly.

Complete Story: The Clever Deer and the Tiger

Once upon a time, a tiger was roaming in a green forest. In another part of the forest, a gentle deer was peacefully grazing on fresh grass. The hungry tiger spotted the deer and started crawling quietly towards it. Sensing danger, the deer suddenly became alert, looked around, and felt the tiger’s presence. Without wasting a single moment, the deer ran away at top speed to save his life. The clever deer hid himself inside a thick green bush. The tiger searched everywhere but could not find the deer and walked away sadly. Thus, the alert and clever deer saved his life.

Activity 1: Comprehension on the Poem “Someone” (কবিতাৰ প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)

  • (a) Someone came knocking at a ________ (small / big) door.
    Answer: Someone came knocking at a small (wee) door.

  • (b) The poet looked out in the still ________ (dark / bright) night.
    Answer: The poet looked out in the still dark night.

  • (c) Only the ________ (lazy / busy) beetle was tap-tapping in the wall.
    Answer: Only the busy beetle was tap-tapping in the wall.

  • (d) The poet listened and ________ (opened / closed) the door.
    Answer: The poet listened and opened the door.

Activity 2: Sound Words in the Poem (শব্দ বুজোৱা শব্দসমূহ)

  • tapping (টোকৰ মৰা শব্দ)

  • knocking (দুৱাৰত টুকুওৱা শব্দ)

  • screech (ফেঁচা চৰাইৰ তীক্ষ্ণ মাত)

  • whistling (সুহুৰিৰ দৰে শব্দ)

  • call (চৰাই-চিৰিকটিৰ মাত / আহ্বান)

Activity 3: Similar Words / Synonyms (সমৰ্থক শব্দ মিলোৱা)

  • wee = small (অতি সৰু / ক্ষুদ্ৰ)

  • listen = hear (শুনা)

  • look = watch (চোৱা / লক্ষ্য কৰা)

  • call = cry (চিঞৰ / মতা)

  • forest = jungle (হাবি / অৰণ্য)

Activity 4: Rhyming Body Parts Poem (শৰীৰৰ অংগৰ কবিতা)

Ten little fingers, ten little toes,
Two little ears and one little nose,
Two little eyes that shine so bright,
And one little mouth to kiss mother good night.

Activity 5: Framing ‘Wh’ Questions (Wh-প্ৰশ্ন গঠন)

  1. Statement: My name is Nitin.
    → Question: What is your name? (তোমাৰ নাম কি?)

  2. Statement: I am ten years old.
    → Question: How old are you? (তোমাৰ বয়স কিমান?)

  3. Statement: One night someone knocked at the door.
    → Question: Who knocked at the door one night? (এনিশা দুৱাৰত কোনে টোকৰ মাৰিছিল?)

  4. Statement: I opened the door.
    → Question: Who opened the door? (দুৱাৰখন কোনে খুলিছিল?)

  5. Statement: I felt very happy to see the dog.
    → Question: How did you feel to see the dog? (কুকুৰটোক দেখি তোমাৰ কেনে লাগিল?)

Activity 6: Framing Yes/No Questions (Yes/No প্ৰশ্ন গঠন)

  1. Statement: Yes, Nitin is opening the door.
    → Question: Is Nitin opening the door?

  2. Statement: No, a dog can’t knock at a door.
    → Question: Can a dog knock at a door?

  3. Statement: Yes, a little dog was scratching the door with its paws.
    → Question: Was a little dog scratching the door with its paws?

  4. Statement: Yes, I brought it inside.
    → Question: Did you bring it inside?

Activity 7: Jumbled Question Words (শুদ্ধ ক্ৰমত প্ৰশ্ন সজোৱা)

  1. he / happy / was ?
    Was he happy?

  2. your book / where / is ?
    Where is your book?

  3. going / you / are / when ?
    When are you going?

  4. are / old / you / how ?
    How old are you?

  5. school / which / you go / to / do ?
    Which school do you go to?

  6. why / you / crying / are ?
    Why are you crying?

Activity 8: Rhyming Poem Completion (ছন্দ মিলোৱা শব্দ)

Eight little fingers standing up tall,
Two little ears to hear mummy call, (roll / call)
One little nose that I can blow,
Ten little toes, all in a row. (raw / row)

Activity 9: Story Completion — “The Cap Seller and the Monkeys”

Once upon a time there was a cap seller. He moved from place to place. One day he went to sell his caps. After some time he was tired. So he sat under a tree and fell asleep.

A troop of monkeys came to the place. They took away the caps. When the cap seller woke up, he saw that his caps were gone. He looked up and saw a few monkeys with the caps on the tree.

The cap seller was a clever person. An idea came to his mind as quick as lightning. The cap seller took off his cap and threw it on the ground. At once, the monkeys also took their caps and threw them on the ground. The cap seller collected his caps and went away.

Activity 10 & 11: Similes (উপমা / তুলনা)

Common Similes:

  • as sweet as honey (মৌৰ দৰে মিঠা)

  • as white as snow (বৰফৰ দৰে বগা)

  • as black as coal (কয়লাৰ দৰে ক’লা)

  • as proud as a peacock (ম’ৰাৰ দৰে অহংকাৰী)

  • as brave as a tiger (বাঘৰ দৰে সাহসী)

  • as cunning as a fox (শিয়ালৰ দৰে ধূৰ্ত)

  • as quick as lightning (বিজুলীৰ দৰে ক্ষিপ্ৰ)

  • as green as grass (ঘাঁহৰ দৰে সেউজীয়া)

Sentence Completion (Activity 11):

  1. The mango was as sweet as honey.

  2. Rita wore a new frock which was as white as snow.

  3. Ami is a beautiful girl but she is as proud as a peacock.

  4. Deepak has many friends because he is as brave as a tiger.

Activity 12: Describing Words (Adjectives)

Words Found in Grid:

  • TALL (ওখ)

  • GREEN (সেউজীয়া)

  • SWEET (মিঠা)

  • QUICK (ক্ষিপ্ৰ)

  • BIG (ডাঙৰ)

  • WISE (জ্ঞানী)

  • BLACK (ক’লা)

  • COLD (ঠাণ্ডা)

  • LOUD (উচ্চস্বৰ)

  • OLD (পুৰণি / বৃদ্ধ)

Five Example Sentences:

  1. Tall: The giraffe is a very tall animal.

  2. Sweet: Ripe mangoes taste very sweet.

  3. Wise: The old man gave us wise advice.

  4. Quick: The rabbit made a quick jump into the bush.

  5. Green: The valley is covered with lush green grass.

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