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gSjYM dh cSaxuh isafly

Harold and the Purple CrayonCrockett Johnson

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Harold and the Purple CrayonCrockett Johnson

Hindi TranslationArvind Gupta

Copy EditorRadheshyam Mangolpuri

Illustration(Based on original Illustrations )

Arvind Gupta

Cover & GraphicsAbhay Kumar Jha

First EditionNovember 2007

Contributory PriceRs. 25.00

PrintingSun Shine OffsetNew Delhi - 110 018

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gSjYM dh cSaxuh isafly

Harold and the Purple Crayon

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,d 'kke gSjYM dkiQh nsj lksprk jgkAfiQj mlus ckgj pkanuh jkr esa ?kweus

tkus dk fu'p; fd;kA

One evening, after thinking it over for some time,Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.

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ckgj pkan ugha Fkk vkSj gSjYM dks ?kweusds fy, pkan dh jks'kuh dh t:jr FkhA

There wasn't any moon, and Harold needed amoon for a walk in the moonlight.

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And he needed something to walk on.

fiQj mls pyus ds fy, ,d lM+d Hkh pkfg, FkhA

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og [kks u tk, blfy, mlus viuhisafly ls ,d yach ykbu cukbZA

He made a long straight pathso he wouldn't get lost.

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fiQj og viuh eksVh isafly ysdj Vgyus fudykA

And he set off on his walk, takinghis big purple crayon with him.

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ij jkLrk ,dne lh/k pyrk pyk tk jgk FkkAblfy, gSjYM ,d ixMaMh dh vksj eqM+kA

But he didn't seem to be gettinganywhere on the long straight path.

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So he left the path for a short cut acrossa field. And the moon went with him.

fiQj mlus ixMaMh dks NksM+dj ,d [ksr dks ikj fd;kApkan Hkh mlds lkFk&lkFk pykA

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tSlk fd gSjYM dks mEehn Fkh] og jkLrkmls ,d taxy dh vksj ys x;kA

The short cut led right to whereHarold thought a forest ought to be.

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gSjYM ?kus taxy esa [kksuk ugha pkgrk FkkA blfy, mlus,d NksVk&lk taxy cuk;k ftlesa fliQZ ,d isM+ FkkA

He didn't want to get lost in the woods. So hemade a very small forest, with just one tree in it.

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It turned out to be an apple tree.

og isM+ lsc dk FkkA

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The apples would be very tasty,Harold thought, when they got red.

idus ds ckn lsc cgqr Lokfn"V gksaxs] gSjYM us lkspkA

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lscksa dh fgiQktr djus ds fy,gSjYM us ,d Mjkouk MªSxu cuk;kA

So he put a frightening dragon underthe tree to guard the apples.

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It was a terribly frightening dragon.

og MªSxu okdbZ esa cgqr Hk;kud FkkA

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MªSxu dks ns[kdj gSjYM Hkh Mj x;kA

It even frightened Harold. He backed away.

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Mj ls mlds gkFk dh isafly FkjFkjkus yxhA

His hand holding the purple crayon shook.

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mls le> esa vk;k fd og ikuh esa Mwc jgk gSA

Suddenly he realized what was happening.

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rc rd gSjYM egklkxj esa Mqcdh yxk jgk FkkA

But by then Harold was over his head in an ocean.

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He came up thinking fast.

gSjYM us iQkSju lkspkA

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And in no time he was climbingaboard a trim little boat.

mlus ,d NksVh&lh uko cukbZ vkSj mlesa p<+ x;kA

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fiQj mlus uko esa iky yxkbZA

He quickly set sail.

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pkan Hkh mlds lkFk&lkFk rSjrk jgkA

And the moon sailed along with him.

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dkiQh nsj rSjus ds ckn gSjYM dh ukofcuk fdlh ijs'kkuh ds rV ij tk igqaphA

After he had sailed long enough,Harold made land without much trouble.

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og leqnz ds rV ij mrjdjlkspus yxk fd og vc dgka gS\

He stepped ashore on the beach,wondering where he was.

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leqnz ds rV dks ns[k gSjYM dks fidfud dh ;kn vkbZAfidfud dh ;kn vkrs gh mlds isV esa pwgs dwnus yxsA

The sandy beach reminded Harold of picnics.And the thought of picnics made him hungry.

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So he laid out a nice simple picnic lunch.

fiQj mlus fidfud ds idoku cuk,A

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gj Fkkyh feBkb;ksa ls Hkjh FkhA

There was nothing but pie.

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ukS Fkkfy;ka gSjYM dh euilan feBkb;kas ls Hkjh FkhaA

But there were all nine kinds of piethat Harold liked best.

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gSjYM us tedj [kk;kA fiQj Hkh cgqr&lh feBkbZ cp xbZA

When Harold finished his picnicthere was quite a lot left.

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bruh Lokfn"V feBkbZ csdkj gks];g gSjYM dks vPNk ugha yxkA

He hated to see so much delicious pie go.

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blfy, gSjYM us ,d Hkw[kk fgj.k vkSj ,d lkghcukdj mUgsa feBkbZ pV djus dks yxk;kA

So Harold left a very hungry moose and adeserving porcupine to finish it up.

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og vc dgka gS] ;g tkuus ds fy,gSjYM ,d Vhys ij p<+kA

And, off he went, looking for a hillto climb, to see where he was.

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gSjYM dks irk Fkk fd og ftruk mQapk p<+sxkmruk gh nwj rd ns[k ik,xkA

blfy, mlus Vhys dks ,d igkM+h cuk;kA

Harold knew that the higher up he went thefarther he could see. So he decided

to make the hill into a mountain.

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mls yxk fd cgqr mQapkbZ ls og vius ?kjds csM:e dh f[kM+dh dks ns[k ik,xkA

If he went high enough, he thought,he could see the window of his bedroom.

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gSjYM vc Fkd x;k Fkk vkSjmls vc uhan Hkh vk jgh FkhA

He was tired and he felthe ought to be getting to bed.

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fdruk vPNk gks vxj igkM+h ds mQij lsmls csM:e dh f[kM+dh fn[k tk,A

He hoped he could see his bedroomwindow from the top of the mountain.

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ij igkM+h dh pksVh ls uhpsns[krs gq, gSjYM fiQly x;kA

But as he looked down overthe other side he slipped-

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igkM+h ds ml ikj dqN Hkh ugha FkkAgSjYM gok esa uhps fxjus yxkA

And there wasn't any-other side of the mountain.He was falling, in thin air.

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ijarq HkkX;o'k gSjYM us viuh vDy dk mi;ksx fd;kAog gkFk esa vHkh Hkh eksVh isafly idM+s FkkA

But, luckily, he kept his wits andhis purple crayon.

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mlus isafly ls gok dk xqCckjk cuk;kvkSj mlls yVd x;kA

He made a balloon and he grabbed on to it.

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gSjYM us xqCckjs ds uhps [kM+sgksus ds fy, ,d Vksdjh cukbZA

And he made a basket under theballoon big enough to stand in.

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mls bruh mQapkbZ ls cgqr dqN fn[kkbZ ns jgk Fkk]ijarq ?kj dh f[kM+dh vHkh Hkh unkjn FkhA

He had a fine view from the balloonbut he couldn't see his window.He couldn't even see a house.

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So he made a house, with windows.

blfy, gSjYM us ,d ?kj cuk;kvkSj mlesa dbZ f[kM+fd;ka HkhA

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And he landed the balloonon the grass in the front yard.

fiQj mlus gok ds xqCckjs dks ?kj ds lkeus?kkl ds eSnku esa lqjf{kr mrkjkA

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ijarq bl ?kj dh f[kM+fd;ka mlds ?kj dhf[kM+fd;ksa ls fcYdqy vyx FkhaA

None of the windows was his windows.

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gSjYM viuh f[kM+dh ds ckjs esa lkspus yxkA

He tried to think where his window ought to be.

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mlus ikl [kM+s iqfyleSu ls iwNkA

He decided to ask a policeman.

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ftl vksj gSjYM tk jgk Fkk mlh vksjiqfyleSu us mls tkus dh lykg nhA

fiQj Hkh gSjYM us iqfyleSu dk 'kqfØ;k vnk fd;kA

The policeman pointed the way Harold was goinganyway. But Harold thanked him.

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mls reke f[kM+fd;ka fn[kkbZ nhaAij muesa ls ,d Hkh f[kM+dh mldh viuh ugha FkhA

But none of the windows was his window.

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mldh f[kM+dh dgka gks ldrh Fkh\ gSjYM lkspus yxkA

He couldn't think where it might be.

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mls ;kn vk;k fd mlds csM:e dh f[kM+dhges'kk pkan ds ikl gksrh FkhA

He remembered where his bedroom window was,when there was a moon.

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mldh f[kM+dh pkan ds pkjksa vksj,d Úse tSlk cukrh FkhA

It was always right around the moon.

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fiQj gSjYM pkan ds lkFk&lkFk pyus yxkA dk'k!og bl oDr vius csM:e esa gksrkA

And he walked along with the moon,wishing he was in his room and in bed.

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rHkh vpkud gSjYM dks ;kn vk;kA

Then, suddenly, Harold remembered.

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mlus dqN vkSj f[kM+fd;ka cukb±A

He made some more windows.

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fiQj mlus f[kM+fd;ksa ls Hkjh ,d cM+h bekjr cukbZA

He made a big building full of windows.

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mlus cgqr lkjh mQaph bekjrsa cukb± vkSjmudks f[kM+fd;ksa ls HkjkA

He made lots of buildings full of windows.

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mlus f[kM+fd;kas ls iwjs 'kgj dks Hkj fn;kA

He made a whole city full of windows.

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fiQj gSjYM us viuk iyax cuk;kA

And then Harold made his bed.

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fiQj mlus jtkbZ cukbZ vkSj mls vks<+dj ysV x;kA

He got in it and he drew up the covers.

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mldh eksVh isafly tehu ij fxj iM+hAfiQj gSjYM dks xgjh uhan vk xbZA

The purple crayon dropped on the floor.And Harold dropped off to sleep.

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