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Contents

saIrIja, kI BaUimaka ....................................................................................................... 4

laaok kqaaAaoM maoM maCilayaa^ ............................................................................................... 5

1 maClaI @yaaoM nahIM baaola saktI ......................................................................................... 7

2 phlao Aa^saU ......................................................................................................... 11

3 inak maClaI ........................................................................................................ 14

4 Saak- ka rajaa ..................................................................................................... 21

5 baokr ka AalasaI baoTa ............................................................................................. 26

6 naaomaI AaOr jaadU kI maClaI ......................................................................................... 32

7 camaktI hu[- maClaI ................................................................................................. 39

8 saunahrI maClaIo ...................................................................................................... 44

9 AaQaa naaOjavaana ..................................................................................................... 56

10 saat isar vaalaa raxasa ............................................................................................ 71

11 baovakUf [maOlyaana .................................................................................................. 98

12 baovakUf [vaana AaOr jaadu[- pa[k maClaI ....................................................................... 122

13 gaulaambara AaOr saulaambara ........................................................................................ 135

14 maClaI h^saI @yaaoM ................................................................................................ 149

15 Svaot vasant kI khanaI ......................................................................................... 161

saIrIja, kI BaUimaka

laaok kqaaeoM iksaI BaI samaaja kI saMskRit ka ek ATUT ihssaa haotI hOM. yao saMsaar kao ]sa samaaja ko baaro maoM batatI hOM

ijasakI vao laaok kqaaeoM hOM. Aaja sao bahut saala phlao, krIba 100 saala phlao, yao laaok kqaaeoM kovala ja,baanaI hI khI

jaatIM qaIM AaOr kh sauna kr hI ek pIZ,I sao dUsarI pIZ,I kao dI jaatI qaIM [sailayao iksaI BaI laaok kqaa ka maUla $p

@yaa rha haogaa yah khnaa mauiSkla hO.

Aaja hma eosaI hI kuC AMgaòjaI AaOr kuC dUsarI BaaYaa baaolanao vaalao doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaeoM Apnao ihndI BaaYaa

baaolanao vaalao samaaja tk phu^caanao ka p`yaasa kr rho hOM. [namaoM sao bahut saarI laaok kqaaeoM hmanao AMgaòjaI kI iktabaaoM sao,

kuC ivaSvaivaValayaaoM maoM dI gayaI qaIsaoja, sao, AaOr kuC pi~kaAaoM sao laI hOM AaOr kuC laaogaaoM sao sauna kr BaI ilaKI hOM.

Aba tk 1500 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hOM. [namaoM sao 400 sao BaI AiQak laaok kqaaeoM tao

kovala AfÌka ko doSaaoM kI hI hOM.

[sa baat ka ivaSaoYa Qyaana rKa gayaa hO ik yao saba laaok kqaaeoM hr vah AadmaI pZ, sako jaao qaaoD,I saI BaI ihndI

pZ,naa jaanata hao AaOr ]sao samaJata hao. yao kqaaeoM yaha^ tao sarla BaaYaa maoM ilaKI gayaI hO pr [nakao ihndI maoM ilaKnao maoM

k[- samasyaaeoM AayaI hO ijanamaoM sao dao samasyaaeoM mau#ya hOM.

ek tao yah ik krIba krIba 95 pìtSat ivadoSaI naamaaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa bahut mauiSkla hO, caaho vao AadimayaaoM

ko haoM yaa ifr jagahaoM ko. dUsaro ]naka ]ccaarNa BaI bahut hI Alaga trIko ka haota hO. kao[- kuC baaolata hO tao kao[-

kuC. [sakao saaf krnao ko ilayao [sa saIrIja, kI saba iktabaaoM maoM fuTnaaoT\sa maoM ]nakao AMgaòjaI maoM ilaK idyaa gayaa hOM

taik kao[- BaI ]nakao AMgaòjaI ko SabdaoM kI sahayata sao khIM BaI Kaoja sako. [sako Alaavaa AaOr BaI bahut saaro Sabd jaao

hmaaro Baart ko laaogaaoM ko ilayao nayao hOM ]nakao BaI fuTnaaoT\sa AaOr ica~aoM Wara samaJaayaa gayaa hO.

yao saba kqaaeoM “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM” naama kI saIrIja ko Antga-t CapI jaa rhI hOM. yao laaok kqaaeoM

Aap sabaka manaaorMjana tao kroMgaI hI saaqa maoM dUsaro doSaaoM kI saMskRit ko baaro maoM BaI jaanakarI doMgaI. AaSaa hO ik ihndI

saaih%ya jagat maoM [naka Bavya svaagat haogaa.

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laaok kqaaAaoM maoM maCilayaa^

p`kRit ko bahut saaro p`aiNayaaoM ka Alaga Alaga doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM maoM Alaga Alaga trIko sao vaNa-na Aata hO –

AadimayaaoM ka, jaanavaraoM ka, jaMgalaI jaanavaraoM ka, panaI maoM rhnao vaalao jaanavaraoM ka, QartI ko naIcao rhnao vaalao jaanavaraoM

ka, ]D,nao vaalao jaanavaraoM ka Aaid Aaid.

[sa pustk maoM hma vao laaok kqaaeoM do rho hO ijanamaoM maCilayaaoM ka vaNa-na hO. maCilayaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM kI [na

laaok kqaaAaoM maoM maCilayaaoM kI eosaI bahut saarI laaok kqaaeoM hOM ijanamaoM maCilayaaoM ka kovala vaNa-na hO AaOr kuC eosaI hOM

ijanamaoM maCilayaa^ laaogaaoM kI sahayata krtI hOM. yaha^ daonaaoM pkar kI laaok kqaaeoM dI jaa rhI hOM. tao laao pZ,ao maCilayaaoM

kI bahut saarI laaok kqaaeoM bahut saarI jagahaoM sao laI hu[-.

yao kqaaeoM bahut iSaxaap`d hOM. AaSaa hO ik yao laaok kqaaeoM tuma laaogaaoM kao saIK donao ko Alaavaa tuma laaogaaoM ka

BarpUr manaaorMjana BaI kroMgaI.

laaok kqaaAaoM maoM maCilayaa^ ~ 7 ~

1 maClaI @yaaoM nahIM baaola saktI1

baccaaoM @yaa tuma jaanato hao ik maClaI baaola nahIM saktI. maCilayaaoM

kI sabasao phlaI laaok kqaa maoM hma tumhoM yahI batato hOM ik maClaI

@yaaoM nahIM baaola saktI. yah laaok kqaa yaUraop ko naaOsa- doSaaoM ko pa^ca

doSaaoM maoM sao if,nalaOMD doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.

[sa samaya hma tumakao ]sa samaya kI trf calato hOM jaba duinayaa^

banaI hI banaI qaI. phaD, baZ, rho qao, naidyaaoM nao bahnaa Sau$ hI ikyaa

qaa AaOr maOdana Aaosa sao Zko hue qao.

ek idna duinayaa^ banaanao vaalao nao ]na sabakao baulaayaa jaao sauna

sakto qao AaOr ]na sabasao kha — “saunaao jaao Aba maOM tumasao khta

hU^. maOM tuma laaogaaoM kao tumharI psand kI Aavaaja donaa caahta hU^,.

taik jaba tuma laaoga kama kr rho hao AaOr [Qar ]Qar GaUma rho hao tao

tuma laaoga Aapsa maoM baaola sakao, baat kr sakao.”

saba phaD, duinayaa^ banaanao vaalao ko sabasao pasa qao jaha^ vah

Aasamaana maoM rhta qaa. saao jaba duinayaa^ banaanao vaalaa QartI pr Aayaa

tao phaD,aoM kI caaoiTyaaoM ko saaqa saaqa bahut ja,aor kI Aavaaja krta

Aayaa.

1 Why Fish Cannot Talk? - a folktale from Finland, Europe. Adapted from the Web Site : http://www.mikelockett.com/stories.php?action=view&id=122 Collected and retold by Mike Lockett

http://www.mikelockett.com/stories.php?action=view&id=122


phaD,aoM kao vah Aavaaja bahut AcCI lagaI AaOr ]nhaoMnao ]nhIM

baadlaaoM kI saI garja kI Aavaaja maoM baaolanaa inaScaya kr ilayaa. [saI

ilayao Aaja phaD, jaba ihlato hOM AaOr QartI ka^ptI hO tao hma ]saI

garja kI Aavaaja saunato hOM.

hvaa BaI bahut ja,aor sao baaolanaa caahtI qaI pr vah ja,aor sao baaolanaa

tao phaD,aoM nao lao ilayaa qaa tao hvaa nao jaba duinayaa^ banaanao vaalao kI

saITI kI AaOr JaunaJaunao kI AavaajaoM saunaI tao hvaa nao vao AavaajaoM nakla

kr laIM.

nadI kao duinayaa^ banaanao vaalao kI ]^gailayaaoM kI

hap-2 pr saMgaIt bajaanao kI Aavaaja saunaayaI pD,I tao

]sanao vah saMgaItmayaI Aavaaja Apnao baulabaulao ]znao

kI Aavaaja maoM nakla krko imalaa laI.

poD,aoM kao duinayaa^ banaanao vaalao kI paoSaak kI

baa^haoM ko ihlanao kI sarsarahT kI Aavaaja AcCI

lagaI tao ]nhaoMnao ]sakI vah Aavaaja lao laI. icaiD,yaaoM nao duinayaa^

banaanao vaalao kI baa^saurI AaOr gaanao kI Aavaaja saunaI tao ]nhaoMnao ]sakI

vah AavaajaoM lao laI.

kuC icaiD,yaoM jaao gaanao maoM AcCI nahIM qaIM ]nasao ijatnaa AcCa hao

sakta qaa vao caIKnao, yaa ka^va ka^va krnao, yaa ifr hU hU krnao

lagaIM.

2 Harp is a western string music instrument – see its picture above.


jaao jaIva jamaIna pr rhto qao ]nhaoMnao dUsaro iksma kI AavaajaoM

banaanaI saIK laIM – kao[- BaaOMkta qaa tao kao[- myaa}^ baaolata qaa.

kao[- fusafusaata qaa tao kao[- gaura-ta qaa. kao[- baa baaolata qaa tao

kao[- kuhukta qaa. kao[- icallaata qaa tao kao[- gaunagaunaata qaa.

matlaba yah ik sabanao ApnaI ApnaI psand kI AavaajaoM banaa laIM.

[na sabamaoM AadmaI sabasao j,yaada haoiSayaar inaklaa. vah [na saarI

AavaajaaoM kao imalaa kr baaola sakta qaa. vah na kovala jaanavaraoM kI

AavaajaaoM kI nakla BaI kr sakta qaa bailk vah ApnaI Alaga sao

BaI Aavaaja banaa sakta qaa.

AadmaI nao [sao baat krnao ka naama idyaa. vah saaocata qaa ik

kovala vah hI baat kr sakta hO pr vah yah BaUla gayaa ik jaanavar

]sakI trh sao tao baat nahIM kr sakto qao pr ]naka baat krnao ka

Apnaa trIka hO.

duinayaa^ banaanao vaalaa sabakao Aavaaja do kr bahut KuSa qaa. pr

samaud` ko jaIva Aavaaja nahIM pa sako. @yaaoMik saarI iksma kI

maCilayaa^ panaI ko Andr qaIM [sailayao ]nakao yahI pta nahIM calaa ik

]nako }pr QartI AaOr Aasamaana maoM @yaa hao rha hO.

]nhaoMnao phaD,aoM kao igarto hue doKa AaOr ]nako ihlanao kao mahsaUsa

ikyaa. ]nhaoMnao hvaa kao toja Baagato hue doKa pr vao ]sakI saITI

kI AaOr JaunaJaunao kI Aavaaja nahIM sauna payaIM.


]nhaoMnao icaiD,yaaoM kao AaOr dUsaro jaanavaraoM kao Apnaa mau^h Kaolato

AaOr band krto hue tao doKa tao pr ]nakI cahcahahT AaOr gaanaa

AaOr vao Aapsa maoM @yaa kh sauna rho hOM yah nahIM sauna payaIM.

vao Apnaa isar panaI ko }pr inakala kr sauna saktIM qaIM AaOr

yah jaana saktIM qaIM ik baahr @yaa hao rha hOM pr vao saba DrI hu[-M qaIM

[sailayao vao panaI ko Andr hI rhIM AaOr basa Apnao mau^h kao KaolatI

AaOr band krtI rhIM pr baaolanaa nahIM saIK sakIM.

kuC laaoga [sa khanaI kao yahIM K%ma kr doto hOM AaOr khto hOM

ik “[saI vajah sao maClaI baat nahIM kr saktI.” pr Agar tuma

doKao tao k[- baar ]D,tI hu[- maCilayaa^ hvaa maoM ]ClatI hOM AaOr naava

maoM baOzo laaogaaoM kI baatoM saunanao kI kaoiSaSa ja$r krtI hOM.

pr vao Kud kao[- baat nahIM kr saktIM.


2 phlao Aa^saU3

maCilayaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM kI yah dUsarI laaok kqaa yah batatI hO

ik vah maClaI hI qaI ijasakI vajah sao AadmaI kI Aa^KaoM maoM phlaI

baar Aa^saU Aayao. yah laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao ]<arI Amaoirka

maoM rhnao vaalao AaidvaaisayaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI hO.

yah bahut phlao kI baat hO ik ek AadmaI saIla maClaI ka

iSakar krnao ko ilayao samaud` ko iknaaro gayaa.

]sa AadmaI kI KuSaI ka izkanaa na rha jaba ]sanao doKa ik

samaud` ko iknaaro tao bahut saarI saIla maCilayaa^ baOzI hu[- qaIM. ]sakao

lagaa ik Aaja tao vah bahut saarI maCilayaa^ ApnaI p%naI AaOr baoTo ko

ilayao lao jaa payaogaa.

vah QaIro QaIro dbao pa^va ]na maCilayaaoM kI trf baZ,a. saIla

maCilayaa^ kuC baocaOna hao gayaIM. ]nakao baocaOna doK kr ]sa AadmaI

kI caala BaI qaaoD,I QaImaI pD, gayaI.

Acaanak saIla maCilayaa^ samaud` ko panaI maoM iKsaknao lagaIM. vah

AadmaI kuC AaOr proSaana hao gayaa. ]sakI tao davat jaa rhI qaI.

pr ifr ]sanao ek saIla maClaI Apnao saaiqayaaoM ko pICo pICo jaatI

doKI. vah Apnao saaiqayaaoM kI trh sao toja, nahIM cala pa rhI qaI.

3 The First Tears – a story from the Inuit Tribe, Native Americans, North America. Adapted from the Web Site : http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/09/the_first_tears.html retold by SE Schlosser.

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/09/the_first_tears.html


]sanao saaocaa ik Aba vah [saI saIla kao pkD,ogaa. ]sakao [sa

saIla kao pkD,nao sao pOda hu[- ApnaI p%naI AaOr Apnao baoTo kI Aa^KaoM

maoM KuSaI kI Jalak idKayaI dI.

[tnaI baD,I saIla sao tao ]naka poT k[- idnaaoM tk ko ilayao Bar

jaayaogaa. yah saaoca kr vah dbao pa^va ]sa saIla kI trf cala

idyaa. vah ]saI saIla maClaI kao pkD,ogaa.

AadmaI kao lagaa ik ]sa saIla nao ]sakao doKa nahIM hO pr

Acaanak hI vah saIla maClaI ]ClaI AaOr samaud` maoM calaI gayaI.

AadmaI ]sako pICo Baagaa tao pr vah ]sakao pkD, nahIM payaa.

laoikna ]saI samaya ]sakao Apnao idla maoM kuC AjaIba saa mahsaUsa

huAa. ]sakI Aa^KaoM sao panaI Tpknao lagaa. ]sanao ApnaI Aa^KoM Cu[-

AaOr ]naka panaI caKa. vah ]sakao namakIna lagaa.

]sako mau^h AaOr CatI sao BaI AjaIba AjaIba AavaajaoM Aa rhI qaIM

jaOsao ]saka dma saa GauT rha hao.

]sako baoTo nao ]sakI vao AavaajaoM saunaIM AaOr jaa kr ApnaI maa^

kao batayaa tao vao daonaaoM yah jaananao ko ilayao samaud` ko iknaaro kI trf

daOD,o ik vah AadmaI zIk qaa ik nahIM.

]sa AadmaI kI p%naI AaOr baoTa yah doK kr baD,o AaScaya- maoM

pD, gayao ik ]sa AadmaI kI Aa^KaoM sao panaI bah rha qaa.

]sa AadmaI nao ]nakao batayaa ik jaba vah samaud` ko iknaaro saIla

maCilayaa^ pkD,nao gayaa qaa tba samaud` ka iknaara saIla maCilayaaoM sao


Bara huAa qaa. yah doK kr vah bahut KuSa huAa. pr jaOsao hI

]sanao ]nakao Apnao caakU sao maarnaa caaha pr vao saba kI saba panaI maoM

iKsak gayaIM.

jaba vah yah saba kh rha qaa tao ]sakI p%naI AaOr baoTo kI

Aa^KaoM sao BaI panaI bahnaa Sau$ haoo gayaa AaOr vao daonaaoM BaI ]sa AadmaI

ko saaqa saaqa raonao lagao.

saao [sa trh sao ]na laaogaaoM nao sabasao phlao raonaa Sau$ ikyaa.

baad maoM ]sa AadmaI AaOr ]sako baoTo nao imala kr ek saIla maarI

AaOr ifr ]sa saIla maClaI kao dUsarI saIla maCilayaaoM kao pkD,nao ka

jaala banaanao ko ilayao [stomaala ikyaa.


3 inak maClaI4

maCilayaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM kI yah laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao

yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI hO. yah laaok

kqaa maClaI kI laaok kqaa tao nahIM hO pr [samaoM ek laD,ka maa^ ko

Saap sao AaQaa maClaI AaOr AaQaa AadmaI bana jaata hO.

ek baar masaInaa5 maoM ek s~I

rhtI qaI ijasako inak6 naama ka

ek baoTa qaa. vah Apnaa saara

samaya caaho idna hao yaa rat samaud` maoM

tOr kr hI guajaarta qaa.

]sakI maa^ ]sakao basa samaud`

ko iknaaro sao hI Aavaaja dotI rhtI qaI — “inak, panaI sao baahr

Aa, tU kao[- maClaI nahIM hO jaao hr samaya panaI maoM hI rhta hO.”

pr vah ]sakI baat ibalkula nahIM saunata AaOr Aagao tk tOrta

calaa jaata. [tnaa icallaato icallaato inak kI maa^ kI Aa^toM Kraba

hao gayaIM.

4 Nick Fish (Story No 147) – a folktale from Italy from its Palermo area. Adapted from the book : “Italian Folktales”, by Italo Calvino”. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 5 Messina – a port city in Italy on its Sicily Island – see its map above. 6 Nick – the name of the boy


ek baar jaba ]sakI maa^ ]sakao samaud` maoM sao baahr baulaanao ko

ilayao bahut dor tk icallaatI rhI tao ]sakI Aavaaja BaI fTnao

lagaI.

ifr BaI vah jaba iknaaro pr nahIM Aayaa tao ]sako mau^h sao

inaklaa — “inak, jaa tao tU ifr maClaI hI bana jaa.”

Saayad svaga- ]sa idna sauna rha qaa saao ]saka kha saca hao

gayaa. doKto hI doKto inak AaQaa maClaI AaOr AaQaa AadmaI bana

gayaa. ]sako pOr batK kI trh jaala vaalao qao AaOr ]saka galaa

maoMZk jaOsaa qaa.

]sako baad tao inak nao ifr kBaI iknaaro pr kdma hI nahIM

rKa. yah baat inak kI maa^ ko idla kao [tnaI lagaI ik vah kuC

hI idnaaoM maoM mar gayaI.

Aba yah baat rajaa ko kanaaoM tk phu^caI ik masaInaa ko samaud` maoM

ek eosaa jaanavar hO jaao AaQaa maClaI hO AaOr AaQaa AadmaI hO.

yah sauna kr rajaa nao Apnao saba naaivakaoM kao caotavanaI do dI ik

jaao kao[- naaivak inak kao doKo tao vah ]sakao pkD, kr ]sako pasa

lao Aayao vah ]sasao baat krnaa caahta qaa.

ek idna ek naaivak Kulao samaud` kI trf baZ,ta jaa rha qaa

ik ]sanao inak kao samaud` maoM tOrto hue doKa. vah vahIM naava ko pasa

hI tOr rha qaa.


]sanao inak sao kha — “masaInaa ko rajaa tumasao imalanaa caahto

hOM.” inak turnt hI rajaa ko mahla ko pasa tk tOr gayaa.

rajaa mauskurato hue ]sako pasa Aayaa AaOr ]sasao baaolaa —

“inak maClaI, tuma tao bahut hI AcCo tOrak hao. maOM caahta hU^ ik

tuma isaisalaI TapU7 ko caaraoM trf tOrao AaOr mauJao bataAao ik samaud`

kha^ sabasao j,yaada gahra hO AaOr vaha^ pr kaOna saI eosaI jagah eosaI hO

jaao doKnao ko kaibala hO.”

rajaa ko hukuma sao inak maClaI isaisalaI TapU ko caaraoM trf tOra

AaOr qaaoD,o hI samaya maoM rajaa ko pasa vaapsa Aa gayaa.

]sanao batayaa ik saaro samaud` ko naIcao ]sanao phaD,, GaaiTyaa^,

gaufaeoM, AaOr bahut saaro trIko kI maCilayaa^ doKIM. vah kovala ]sa

jagah Dra jaba vah laa[Tha]sa8 ko pasa sao inaklaa @yaaoMik vaha^ vah

samaud` kI tlaI nahIM doK saka.”

rajaa nao pUCa — “tao ifr masaInaa iksako }pr banaa huAa hO?

yah tumakao vaha^ jaa kr doKnaa hOo.”

inak vaha^ ifr gayaa AaOr saaro idna panaI ko Andr rha. vaha^

sao laaOT kr ]sanao rajaa sao kha — “rajaa saahba, masaInaa ek

ca+ana pr banaa huAa hO AaOr vah ca+ana tIna KmBaaoM pr rKI hu[- hO.

7 Sicily Island is in the Mediterranean Sea in the South-West of Italy. See it in the map. 8 Lighthouse – is tall tower on the seashore showing light to the ships. They are a guide point for ships.


ek KmBaa tao “Aavaaja” hO dUsara KmBaa hO “lakD,I ka ek TUTa

huAa TukD,a” AaIr tIsara hO “TUTa huAa”.

Aao masaInaa Aao masaInaa ek idna tuma bahut ptlao hao jaaAaogao

rajaa kao yah sauna kr bahut AaScaya- huAa AaOr ]sanao inaScaya

ikyaa ik vah inak kao naOiplsa9 lao jaayaogaa jaha^ vah jvaalaamauKI

vaalaI samaud` kI tlaI doKogaa.

inak vaha^ BaI gayaa AaOr vaha^ sao Aa kr rajaa kao batayaa ik

vaha^ ]sakao zMDa panaI imalaa, ifr garma panaI imalaa AaOr kuC jagah

pr ]sakao tajaa panaI ko sa`aot BaI idKayaI idyao.

rajaa kao yah saba samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa tao inak nao rajaa sao dao

baaotlaoM maa^gaIM – ek garma panaI sao BarI hu[- AaOr ek tajaa panaI sao

BarI hu[-.

pr rajaa yah sauna kr bahut duKI qaa ik ]sako laa[Tha]sa ko

naIcao kI jagah ko naIcao tao tlaI hI nahIM qaI. vah inak maClaI kao

vaapsa masaInaa lao gayaa AaOr ]sasao kha ik vah yah doK kr ]sao

batayao ik laa[Tha]sa ko naIcao iktnaI gahrayaI qaI.

inak ifr panaI ko naIcao gayaa AaOr dao idna tk vaha^ rha. jaba

vah sath pr laaOTa tao ]sanao rajaa kao batayaa ik ]sakao tao vaha^

]sakI tlaI hI idKayaI nahIM dI.

9 Naples is a historical port town of Italy situated on the Mediterranean Sea shore on the Western side of South of Italy.


[sakI vajah yah qaI ik naIcao kI ek ca+ana Qaue ka ek

KmBaa saa }pr foMk rhI qaI AaOr ]sasao saara panaI Qau^Qalaa hao rha

qaa.

Aba rajaa kI ]%saukta AaOr baZ, gayaI. vah baaolaa — “tuma

laa[Tha]sa sao naIcao kUd maar kr doKao.”

Asala maoM yah laa[Tha]sa BaI QartI sao inaklaI hu[- ek ca+ana

kI naaok pr KD,a qaa. puranao samaya maoM yaha^ ek AadmaI rhta qaa

jaao jahajaaoM kao samaud` maoM jvaar Aanao kI Kbar ibagaula bajaa kr AaOr

ek JaMDa lahra kr idyaa krta qaa taik vao gahro samaud` sao dUr

rhoM.

inak maClaI vaha^ sao kUda. rajaa nao ]saka ek idna [ntjaar

ikyaa, dao idna [ntjaar ikyaa, ifr tIna idna, pr inak ka kao[-

pta nahIM qaa. Ant maoM vah ek pIlao pD,o BaUt kI saI Sa@la ko saaqa

baahr inaklaa.

rajaa nao pUCa — “@yaa baat hO inak, @yaa huAa?”

“maOM tao Dr ko maaro mar hI gayaa qaa. maOMnao vaha^ ek [tnaI baD,I

maClaI doKI ijasamaoM ek pUra ka pUra jahaja Aa jaayao. vah mauJao na

inagala lao [sailayao maOM masaInaa kao qaamanao vaalao tIna KmBaaoM maoM sao ek

KmBao ko pICo iCp gayaa.”


]saka yah hala saunato samaya rajaa ka mauh Kulaa ka Kulaa rh

gayaa. pr ]sakI yah ]%saukta tBaI BaI banaI rhI ik laa[Tha]sa

ko naIcao iktnaI gahrayaI qaI.

pr inak nao manaa kr idyaa ik vah Aba vaha^ naIcao jaanao kao

tOyaar nahIM qaa. vah baaolaa — “yaaor maOjaosTI, maOM ]Qar jaanao maoM bahut

Drta hU^. maOM vaha^ jaanao kao tOyaar nahIM hU^.”

jaba rajaa ]sakao ifr sao jaanao kao rajaI nahIM kr saka tao

]sanao Apnaa r%na jaD,a taja ]tara AaOr ]sakao samaud` maoM foMk idyaa

AaOr baaolaa — “inak jaaAao, maora taja lao kr AaAao.”

“maOjaosTI, yah tao baD,a AcCa ivacaar hO. ek rajya ka

taja.”

rajaa baaolaa — “inak, yah duinayaa^ maoM Apnao iksma ka ek hI

taja hO jaaAao AaOr ]sakao lao kr AaAao.”

inak baaolaa — “Agar Aapka hukuma hO tao maOM ]sao ja$r lao kr

Aa}^gaa. pr maora mana khta hO ik AbakI baar maOM Agar naIcao gayaa

tao maOM ifr vaapsa nahIM Aa pa}^gaa.

mauJao qaaoD,I saI masaUr do dIijayao. Agar maOM baca gayaa tba tao maOM

}pr Aa jaa}^gaa pr Agar Aap masaUr }pr AatI doKoM tao samaJa

laIijayaogaa ik maOM ifr kBaI nahIM laaOTU^gaa.”

rajaa nao ]sakao qaaoD,I saI masaUr do dI AaOr inak samaud` maoM kUd

gayaa. ]sako jaanao ko baad rajaa nao ]saka bahut [ntjaar ikyaa.


kafI baad maoM samaud` kI sath pr masaUr tOrtI najar AayaI pr laaoga

inak maClaI ko vaapsa Aanao ka ABaI tk [ntjaar kr rho hOM.


4 Saak- ka rajaa10

maCilayaaoM kI yah laaok kqaa ]<arI Amaoirka mahaWIp ko hvaa[- rajya

maoM khI saunaI jaatI hO. [sa laaok kqaa maoM ek Saak- maClaI kao ek

laD,kI sao Pyaar hao jaata hO.

ek idna Saak- maCilayaaoM ko rajaa nao ek bahut saundr laD,kI

kao samaud` maoM tOrto doKa. tao ]sakao doKto hI ]sakao ]sasao Pyaar hao

gayaa.

saao ]sanao Apnao Aapkao ek bahut saundr

naaOjavaana AadmaI ko $p maoM badlaa sardaraoM jaOsaa pMKaoM

ka ek Saala11 AaoZ,a AaOr ]sa laD,kI ko gaa^va tk

]sa laD,kI ko pICo pICo calaa gayaa.

gaa^va vaalao tao ek ivadoSaI sardar kao Apnao gaa^va maoM doK kr

bahut hI KuSa hao gayao. ]nhaoMnao ]sakI baD,I AavaBagat kI. ]sakao

davat iKlaayaI, ]sako ilayao KolaaoM ka [ntjaama ikyaa. ]sa

naaOjavaana nao saaro Kola jaIt ilayao.

10 The King of Sharks – a folktale from Native Americans, Hawaii, North America. Adapted from the Web Site : http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_trickster_tricked.html retold by SE Schlosser. 11 Translated for the word “Cape” which is worn on both shoulders both for decoration and for saving oneself from cold. See its picture above. It may be without hood too.

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_trickster_tricked.html


]sako baad jaba ]sa naaOjavaana nao ]sa laD,kI sao SaadI kI [cCa

p`gaT kI tba tao vah laD,kI BaI bahut hI KuSa hao gayaI.

Aba vah Saak- ka rajaa ek Jarnao ko pasa ek Gar maoM ApnaI

p%naI ko saaqa KuSaI KuSaI rhnao lagaa. vah Apnao AadmaI ko $p maoM

Jarnao ko naIcao vaalao talaaba maoM raoja tOrta qaa.

kBaI kBaI vah panaI maoM Andr [tnaI j,yaada dor tk rhta qaa

ik ]sakI p%naI kao Dr laganao lagata. pr Saak- ko rajaa nao ]sakao

samaJaayaa ik vah ]sa talaaba kI tlaI maoM Apnao baoTo ko ilayao jagah

banaa rha qaa [sailayao ]sakao Drnao kI kao[- ja$rt nahIM hO.

baccaa haonao sao phlao Saak- ka rajaa nao ek pMK lagaa Saala

ApnaI p%naI kao idyaa AaOr ifr Apnao laaogaaoM maoM laaOT gayaa. pr vah

ApnaI p%naI sao yah vaayada lao gayaa ik vah Apnao baoTo kao hmaoSaa vah

pMK lagaa Saala AaoZ,a kr rKogaI.

jaba baccaa pOda huAa tao ]sakI maa^ nao ]sakI pIz pr ek

inaSaana doKa jaao ]sakao Saak- ko mau^h jaOsaa lagaa. tba ]sakao pta

calaa ik ]saka pit kaOna qaa.

baccao ka naama naanaavao12 rKa gayaa. jaOsao jaOsao vah baccaa baD,a

haota gayaa vah BaI Apnao ipta kI trh Apnao Gar ko pasa ]sa Jarnao

ko naIcao vaalao talaaba maoM raoja tOrta.

12 Nanave – name of the son of the Shark King


kBaI kBaI jaba ]sakI maa^ ]sakao ]sa talaaba maoM tOrto doKtI

tao ]sakao lagata ik jaOsao panaI ko naIcao kao[- AadmaI nahIM bailk

kao[- Saak- tOr rhI hao.

hr saubah naanaavao talaaba ko iknaaro KD,a haota, pMKaoM vaalaa

Saala ]sako kMQaaoM pr pD,a rhta AaOr vah Aato jaato maiCyaaraoM sao

pUCta ik vao ]sa idna maCilayaa^ kha^ pkD,oMgao.

vao maiCyaaro saIQao svaBaava sao ]sakao bata doto ik vao ]sa idna

maClaI kha^ pkD,oMgao. basa ifr naanaavao ]sa talaaba maoM kUd jaata

AaOr GaMTaoM ko ilayao gaayaba hao jaata.

Asala maoM vah ]sa talaaba maoM jaa kr vaha^ kI maCilayaaoM kao

saavaQaana kr dota taik vao pkD,I na jaayaoM. [sasao maiCyaaraoM nao doKa

ik vao raoja kma AaOr kma maCilayaa^ pkD, pa rho qao.

[sasao gaa^va ko laaoga BaUKo rhnao lagao tao gaa^va ko sardar nao gaa^va

ko laaogaaoM kao gaa^va ko maindr maoM baulaayaa.

]sanao gaa^va ko laaogaaoM sao kha — “eosaa lagata hO ik hma laaogaaoM

maoM kao[- baura dovata hO jaao hmaaro maiCyaaraoM kao maCilayaa^ pkD,nao maoM

rukavaT Dala rha hO. ]sakao ZUZnao ko ilayao maOM Aba Apnaa jaadU

[stomaala krnao vaalaa hU^.”

yah kh kr sardar nao jamaIna pr kuC pi<ayaa^ ibaCa dIM ifr

]sanao gaa^va ko hr AadmaI kao ]na pi<ayaaoM ko }pr calanao ko ilayao

kha.


]sanao batayaa ik jaba laaoga ]na pi<ayaaoM pr calaoMgao tao Agar vah

AadmaI haogaa tba tao ]sako pa^vaaoM sao vao pi<ayaa^ kucala jaayaoMgaIM jabaik

Agar vah kao[- dovata haogaa tao ]sako pa^va pi<ayaaoM ko }pr kao[-

inaSaana nahIM CaoD,oMgao.

yah sauna kr naanaavao kI maa^ bahut Dr gayaI @yaaoMik ]sakao maalaUma

qaa ik ]saka baoTa tao dovata ka baoTa qaa AaOr Agar laaogaaoM kao yah

pta cala gayaa tao vao ]sakao maar doMgao.

jaba p<aaoM pr calanao kI naanaavao kI baarI AayaI tao vah ]nako

}pr bahut toja,I sao daOD,a pr [sa toja,I sao daOD,nao kI vajah sao vah

ifsala gayaa.

ek AadmaI nao ]sakao igarnao sao caaoT laganao sao bacaanao ko ilayao

]saka pMKaoM vaalaa Saala pkD, ilayaa jaao vah hmaoSaa AaoZ,o rhta qaa.

]sako pkD,nao pr vah Saala ]sako knQaaoM sao iKsak gayaa AaOr naIcao

igar pD,a AaOr saaro laaogaaoM nao ]sakI pIz pr Saak- ko Kulao hue mauh

vaalaa inaSaana doK ilayaa.

]nhaoMnao naanaavao kao gaa^va sao baahr inakala idyaa pr vah ]nako

haqaaoM sao ifsala gayaa AaOr talaaba maoM DubakI maar gayaa. [sa pr

laaogaaoM nao ]sa talaaba kao Barnao ko ilayao ]sa talaaba maoM baD,o baD,o p%qar

foMko.

[tnao saaro p%qar foMknao ko baad ]nhaoMnao saaocaa ik Saayad naanaavao

mar gayaa pr naanaavao kI maa^ kao maalaUma qaa ik ]sako ipta nao ]sako


rhnao ko ilayao ]sa talaaba kI tlaI maoM ek jagah banaayaI qaI. AaOr

vah jagah qaI ek rasta jaao ]sa talaaba maoM sao samaud` maoM jaa kr

Kulata qaa.

basa naanaavao nao ek Saak- ka $p rKa AaOr samaud` maoM jaa kr

Apnao ipta Saak- ko rajaa sao imala gayaa.

pr ]sa idna ko baad ]na maiCyaaraoM nao ifr kBaI iksaI sao yah

nahIM kha ik vao ]sa idna maClaI pkD,nao kha^ jaa rho qao.

]nakao Dr qaa ik Agar khIM iksaI Saak- nao yah sauna BaI ilayaa

tao vah ]na maCilayaaoM kao vaha^ sao Bagaa dogaa AaOr vao maCilayaa^ nahIM

pkD, payaoMgao AaOr vao Aba BaUKaoM marnaa nahIM caahto qao.


5 baokr ka AalasaI baoTa13

maClaI kI yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko put-gaala doSa maoM khI

saunaI jaatI hO.

ek baar kI baat hO ik put-gaala maoM ek

s~I baokr14 qaI. ]sako ek bahut hI AalasaI

baoTa qaa.

jaba saaro baccao Aaga jalaanao ko ilayao

lakD,I [k{a krnao ko ilayao jaato qao tao ]sakao

BaI lakD,I laanao ko ilayao kha tao jaata qaa pr

vah vaha^ kBaI nahIM jaata qaa.

Apnao eosao AalasaI baoTo kao doK kr ]sa s~I kao bahut duK

haota qaa pr ]sakI samaJa maoM nahIM Aata ik vah ]sako baaro maoM kro

tao kro @yaa.

saao ek idna ]sanao ]sa baoTo kao jabardstI ]na baccaaoM ko saaqa

lakiD,yaa^ laanao ko ilayao Baoja idyaa tao vah BaI dUsaro baccaaoM ko saaqa

calaa gayaa.

13 Baker’s Idle Son – a folktale from Portugal, Europe. Adapted from the book “Portugese Folk-Tales” This tale is available at : http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/fishermanwife/stories/bakersidleson.html also. 14 Baker is the man or woman who bakes bread, biscuits, cookies cakes etc… Baking is a process of cooking food – see her picture above.

http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/fishermanwife/stories/bakersidleson.html


pr jaOsao hI vah jaMgala phu^caa tao dUsaro baccao tao lakiD,yaa^ AaOr

poD,aMo kI CaoTI CaoTI SaaKoM [k{a krnao maoM laga gayao pr vah ek nadI

ko iknaaro Apnaa Kanaa Kanao baOz gayaa jaao vah Apnao Gar sao laayaa

qaa.

jaba vah Kanaa Ka rha qaa tao ek maClaI vaha^ AayaI AaOr

]saka igara huAa Kanaa Kanao lagaI. AaiKr ]sanao ]sakao pkD,

ilayaa. maClaI nao ]sasao p`aqa-naa kI ik Agar vah ]sakao maaro nahIM

AaOr CaoD, do tao vah ]sakI hr [cCa pUrI krogaI.

pr ]sa AalasaI laD,ko kao ]sa maClaI pr ivaSvaasa nahIM huAa

tao vah ]sasao baaolaa — “maoro Bagavaana AaOr maorI maClaI ko naama pr maOM

yah [cCa krta hU^ ik lakD,I ka ek bahut baD,a Zor jaao maoro saaqa

vaalao saba baccaaoM ko lakD,I ko ZoraoM sao BaI baD,a hao maoro saamanao Aa

jaayao. AaOr vah maoro ibanaa Cue hI yaha^ sao maoro Gar tk calata

jaayao.”

turnt hI lakD,I ka ba^Qaa huAa ek bahut baD,a Zor ]sako

saamanao Aa gayaa. jaba ]sanao lakD,I ko ]sa Zor kao zIk sao doK

ilayaa tBaI ]sanao ]sa maClaI kao samaud` maoM jaanao idyaa.

Aba vah Gar vaapsa calaa. Gar jaato samaya vah baIca maoM mahla ko

saamanao sao gaujar rha qaa tao mahla kI iKD,kI pr rajakumaarI baOzI hu[-

qaI.


rajakumaarI ko saaqa saaqa saaqa rajaa BaI baOza qaa. ]sakao ]sa

lakD,I ko Zor kao Apnao Aap calato doK kr bahut Aanand Aayaa.

rajakumaarI kao BaI vah doKnao maoM [tnaa AcCa lagaa ik vah h^sa

pD,I.

]sakao h^sato doK kr AalasaI laD,ka baaolaa — “maoro Bagavaana

AaOr maorI maClaI ko naama pr maOM yah [cCa krta hU^ ik rajakumaarI ko

ek baoTa hao AaOr ]sakao yah pta na calao ik ]saka ipta kaOna

hO.”

rajakumaarI kao ]saI samaya sao laganao lagaa ik ]sakao baccao kI

AaSaa hao AayaI hO. jaba rajaa kao yah pta calaa tao vah yah jaana

kr ]sasao bahut naaraja huAa. ]sanao ]sakao ]sakI ip`ya daisayaaoM ko

saaqa ek mahla maoM kOd kr idyaa. samaya Aanao pr rajakumaarI nao ek

baoTo kao janma idyaa.

vah AalasaI laD,ka ifr jaMgala laaOTa tao vah maClaI ifr AayaI

AaOr ]sanao laD,ko kao batayaa ik ]sa rajakumaarI ko baoTa huAa hO.

maClaI ko kho Anausaar ]sanao rajaa ko

mahla ko saamanao ek mahla banavaayaa jaao rajaa

ko mahla sao BaI j,yaada Saanadar qaa. [sako

mahla ko baagaIcao maoM hr rMga ko fUla qao AaOr

]namaoM ek flaaoM ko poD,aoM ka baagaIcaa BaI qaa. [sa fla ko baagaIcao maoM

ek santro ka poD, qaa ijasa pr 12 saunahrI santro lagao qao.


pr yah saba tao ]sao ]sa maClaI AaOr piryaaoM ka idyaa huAa

qaa. vah Kud tao bahut AalasaI qaa. mahla bana jaanao ko baad vah

AalasaI laD,ka ]sa mahla maoM gayaa AaOr ek rajakumaar bana kr rhnao

lagaa. dUsaro laaoga ]sakao kovala rajakumaar kI trh sao hI jaanato qao

iksaI AaOr trh ]sao jaanato hI nahIM qao.

ek idna rajaa nao ]sa laD,ko ko pasa yah sandoSa Baojaa ik vah

]saka mahla doKnaa caahta hO. ]sa AalasaI laD,ko nao kha ik vah

KuSaI sao Apnaa mahla ]sakao idKayaogaa. ]sanao rajaa AaOr ]sako

saaro drbaairyaaoM kao saubah ko naaSto ko ilayao baulaa ilayaa.

rajaa AaOr ]sako drbaarI ]saka mahla doK kr bahut KuSa hue

ik ]samaoM iktnao Aarama ko saaQana qao. mahla doKnao ko baad vao

]saka baagaIcaa doKnao gayao.

baagaIcao maoM [tnao saaro fUla doK kr vao AaScaya-caikt rh gayao

pr sabasao j,yaada AaScaya- tao ]na sabakao santro ka poD, doK kr

huAa jaao ]sako flaaoM ko baagaIcao maoM lagaa huAa qaa AaOr ijasa pr

saunahrI santro lagao hue qao.

]sa AalasaI laD,ko nao rajaa AaOr ]sako drbaairyaaoM sao kha ik

vao vaha^ sao kuC BaI lao jaa sakto qaa isavaaya saunahrI santraoM ko.

saba kuC doK kr vao saba naaSto ko ilayao mahla laaOTo AaOr naaSto

ko ilayao baOzo. jaba naaSta K%ma hao gayaa tao rajaa AaOr drbaarI laaoga

Apnao mahla jaanao ko ilayao laaOTo.


jaato samaya ]sa laD,ko nao rajaa sao kha ik vah ]na sabakao

Apnao mahla maoM baulaa kr bahut KuSa qaa AaOr ]sanao ]naka bahut

AcCo sao svaagat ikyaa pr vah [sa baat sao bahut duKI qaa ik [tnao

AcCo svaagat ko baavajaUd ]saka ek santra gaayaba qaa.

drbaairyaaoM nao tao saaf manaa kr idyaa ik ]namaoM sao iksaI nao

]saka kao[- santra nahIM ilayaa. ]nhaoMnao ]sa laD,ko kao Apnao kaoT

]tar kr BaI idKayao taik vah Kud ApnaI Aa^KaoM sao yah doK sako

ik ]saka ]nakao ApraQaI zhranaa zIk nahIM qaa.

rajaa kao yah sauna kr bahut Sarma AayaI @yaaoMik Aba kovala

vahI ek doKnao sao rh gayaa qaa.

]sanao Apnaa kaoT ]tara pr jaa^ca krnao pr ]sakI jaobaaoM sao

kuC nahIM imalaa. saao vah jaba Apnao kaoT kao daobaara phnanao lagaa

tao ]sa laD,ko nao ]sasao ek baar ifr sao ApnaI jaobaoM doKnao ko ilayao

kha @yaaoMik jaba vah santra ]sako drbaairyaaoM nao nahIM ilayaa tao

ja$r ]saI nao ilayaa haogaa.

saao rajaa nao ifr sao ApnaI jaoba maoM haqa Dalaa tao ]sakao AbakI

baar ApnaI jaoba maoM ek santra imala gayaa. ]sanao vah santra ApnaI

jaoba sao inakala ilayaa.

pr rajaa yah doK kr bahut proSaana hao gayaa ik yah santra

]sakI jaoba maoM Aayaa kha^ sao? @yaaoMik ]sanao tao santra CuAa BaI

nahIM qaa. ]sakao bahut Sarma AayaI.


AalasaI laD,ko nao kha ik Aap icanta na kroM @yaaoMik yahI

rajakumaarI ko saaqa BaI huAa ijasanao yah jaanao ibanaa ek baoTo kao

janma idyaa ik ]saka ipta kaOna qaa.

[sa trh maClaI ko }pr pD,a huAa jaadU TUT gayaa. Aba vah

ek saundr rajakumaar bana gayaI AaOr ]sanao rajakumaarI sao SaadI kr

laI.

AaOr vah AalasaI laD,ka ek bahut hI AmaIr AadmaI bana kr

Apnao Gar laaOT gayaa.


6 naaomaI AaOr jaadU kI maClaI15

maClaI kI yah laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao AfÌka mahaWIp ko

dixaNaI AfÌka doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI hO. yah ek

isanDrOlaa jaOsaI laaok kqaa hO.

ek baar kI baat hO ik dixaNa AfÌka maoM ek laD,kI rhtI

qaI ijasaka naama naaomaI16 qaa. jaba vah bahut CaoTI qaI tBaI ]sakI

maa^ mar gayaI qaI. ]sakI maa^ ko marnao ko baad maoM ]sako ipta nao dUsarI

SaadI kr laI. [sa s~I ko ApnaI BaI ek baoTI qaI ijasaka naama qaa

naaomsaa17.

naaomaI ek saundr AaOr lambaI laD,kI qaI jabaik naaomsaa ek CaoTI

AaOr badsaUrt laD,kI qaI. ]sa AadmaI kI dUsarI p%naI naaomaI kao

ibalkula nahIM caahtI qaI.

vah A@sar ]sakao pITtI AaOr ]sakao Saama ka Kanaa idyao

ibanaa hI ]sakao saaonao ko ilaya Baoja dotI. jabasao naaomaI Ch saala kI

qaI tBaI sao ]sakI saaOtolaI maa^ ]sakao gaayaaoM kI doKBaala ko ilayao

Baoja dotI qaI.

15 Nomi and the Magical Fish – a fairy tale from South Africa, Africa. Adapted from the Web Site : http://www.365cinderellas.com/2011/05/cinderella-121-nomi-and-magic-fish-1969.html by Sierra J, 1992. 16 Nomi – the name of the girl whose mother died. 17 Nomsa – the name of the girl who came with the new wife of the man.

http://www.365cinderellas.com/2011/05/cinderella-121-nomi-and-magic-fish-1969.html


raoja saubah savaoro vah baccaI kao drvaajao ko baahr yah khto hue

Qakola dotI — “jaa jaa kr gaayaaoM kao maOdana maoM cara kr laa AaOr ha^

doK daophr kao Gar mat Aanaa @yaaoMik maoro pasa toro ilayao Kanaa nahIM

hO. AaOr Apnaa yah badsaUrt ku<aa BaI saaqa hI laotI jaa.”

yah saunanao ko baad naaomaI ko baad AaOr kao[- caara hI nahIM rh

jaata ik vah gaayaaoM kao caranao ko ilayao maOdana jaayao AaOr ifr Saama

kao hI Gar laaOTo.

ek idna eosaa huAa ik gaayaoM panaI ko ek talaaba ko pasa panaI

pInao ko ilayao [k{a hu[-M tao naaomaI ]nakao doKnao lagaI. ]sanao doKa

ik panaI maoM ek baD,I saI maClaI [Qar ]Qar GaUma rhI qaI. ]sanao ]sao

pkD,nao kI saaocaa. pr vah ]sasao Dr gayaI.

vah raonao lagaI @yaaoMik ]sakao BaUK lagaI qaI. ]saka raonaa sauna

kr vah maClaI panaI ko }pr AayaI AaOr naaomaI sao baaolaI — “Drao

nahIM naaomaI maOM tumhoM Cu}^gaI BaI nahIM. tuma rao @yaaoM rhI hao?”

baccaI saubaktI hu[- baaolaI — “mauJao BaUK lagaI hO. maoro ipota kI

dUsarI p%naI maoro ilayao bahut hI inad-yaI hO. vah A@sar mauJao Kanaa BaI

nahIM dotI.

Aaja saubah naaSto ko phlao hI ]sanao mauJao gaayaoM caranao ko ilayao

Baoja idyaa. kla rat kao BaI maOMnao Kanaa nahIM Kayaa. maorI baahaoM kI

trf doKao yao iktnaI ptlaI saI hOM. maoro haqaaoM kI ]^gailayaa^ tao

ibalkula iksaI icaiD,yaa ko pMjao kI trh lagatI hOM.


jaaD,o maoM maOM zMDI rhtI hU^ @yaaoMik maoro pasa Apnao Aapkao garma

rKnao ko ilayao kao[- kaoT hI nahIM hO. ja,ra maoro [na Ba_o kpD,aoM kao

doKnaa tao jaao maOM phna rhI hU^. maoro pasa tao phnanao ko ilayao saundr

kpD,o BaI nahIM hOM.”

yah sauna kr maClaI nao naaomaI sao baD,I nama`ta sao baat kI AaOr

]sakao raoTI AaOr dUQa idyaa. ]sanao ]sakao gaayaaoM kao raoja vaha^ panaI

iplaanao ko ilayao laanao ko ilayao kha. ]sanao yah BaI kha ik jaba vao

gaayaoM vaha^ panaI pI rhI haoMgaI tba vah ]sakao Kanaa iKlaayaa krogaI.

naaomaI nao eosaa hI ikyaa AaOr vah ifr ]sako baad sao tndurust

haotI calaI gayaI. Kanaa imalanao sao vah Aba KuSa BaI rhnao lagaI qaI

AaOr saundr BaI hao gayaI qaI. ]saka ku<aa BaI maClaI ka idyaa Kanaa

Ka kr maaoTa hao gayaa qaa AaOr Aba Kanao kI maoja ko naIcao nahIM

Gausata qaa.

yah doK kr tao naaomaI kI saaOtolaI maa^ kuC naaraja saI hao gayaI

AaOr ]sao kuC Sak saa haonao lagaa ik kao[- ja$r naaomaI kao Kanaa

dota hO.

ek idna ]sanao ek baD,I saI DMDI sao naaomaI kao KUba pITa taik

vah ]sakao yah batayao ik ]sakao Kanaa kaOna dota hO pr naaomaI nao

]sakao bata kr nahIM idyaa.


jaba naaomaI nao ]sakao nahIM batayaa tao ]sanao ku<ao kao pITa.

AaiKr ku<ao kao batanaa pD,a ik ek baD,o sao talaaba maoM ek baD,I saI

maClaI rhtI hO vahI hmakao raoja Kanaa dotI hO.

yah sauna kr baocaarI laD,kI ]sa talaaba kI trf daOD,I gayaI

AaOr jaa kr yah saba ]sa maClaI sao kha.

maClaI baaolaI — “maOM ]sa naIca s~I kao bahut AcCI trh sao

jaanatI hU^. maOM jaanatI hU^ ik vah mauJao maar DalaogaI AaOr Ka jaayaogaI.

pr jaba vah mauJao maar Dalao tao tuma raonaa nahIM. tuma maorI hiD\Dyaa^

laonaa AaOr ]nakao sardar ko baagaIcao maoM foMk donaa. pr Qyaana rKnaa

ik eosaa krto hue tumhoM kao[- doKo nahIM.”

AaOr ifr eosaa hI huAa. Agalao idna hI naaomaI kI saaOtolaI maa^ nao

naaomaI ko ipta sao ApnaI tibayat Kraba haonao ka bahanaa ikyaa AaOr

]sasao kha ik ]sakI baImaarI ka [laaja kovala ek baD,I maClaI hO

jaao ek Kasa talaaba maoM imalaogaI.

saao naaomaI ko ipta nao naaomaI kI daost maClaI kao maar Dalaa AaOr

laa kr ApnaI p%naI kao do idyaa. p%naI nao ]sao Ka ilayaa. AaKIr

maoM basa ]sakI hiD\Dyaa^ hIM ]sakI PlaoT maoM bacaIM.

Ka kr ]sanao naaomaI sao kha — “jaa yah PlaoT lao jaa AaOr Qaao

do. Aba tuJao AaOr toro [sa badsaUrt ku,<ao kao kao[- Kanaa nahIM dogaa

Aao SaOtana laD,kI. tU ifr sao badsaUrt AaOr ptlaI dubalaI hao

jaayaogaI AaOr torI ]Mgailayaa^ BaI icaiD,yaa ko pMjao jaOsaI hao jaayaoMgaI.”


naaomaI nao ]sakI vah PlaoT ]zayaI AaOr ]sakao Qaaonao lao gayaI pr

]sa maClaI kI hiD\Dyaa^ ]sanao caupcaap iCpa dIM.

]saI rat kao jaba saba saao gayao tao A^Qaoro maoM vah dbao pa^va ]zI

AaOr caupcaap sardar ko baagaIcao kI trf calaI AaOr vaha^ jaa kr

]sanao ]sa maClaI kI hiD\Dyaa^ ]sako baagaIcao maoM foMk dIM.

]sako baad vah Gar calaI gayaI AaOr jaa kr saao gayaI.

saubah kao tao @yaa hllaa gaullaa macaa ik sardar ko Gar ko

baagaIcao maoM safod hiD\Dyaa^ payaI gayaI hOM. iksanao DalaIM vao hiD\Dyaa^

vaha^? AaOr kovala hiD\Dyaa^ hI nahIM bailk vaha^ kuC AaOr BaI AjaIba

caIja, qaI. AaOr vah yah ik kao[- ]nakao ]za nahIM pa rha qaa.

]na hiD\DyaaoM kao vaha^ sao ]zanao ko ilayao phlao ek, ifr dUsara, ifr tIsara naaOkr Baojaa gayaa pr ]na tInaaoM maoM sao kao[- BaI ]na

hiD\DyaaoM kao na ]za saka. jaOsao hI kao[- ]nakao ]zanao kI kaoiSaSa

krta tao ]sakI ]Mgailayaa^ ]na hiD\DyaaoM maoM sao hao kr inakla jaatIM

jaOsao ik vao Qau^e kI banaI haoM.

AaiKr sardar ]nakao Kud ]zanao ko ilayao Aayaa pr ]sakI

iksmat BaI ]sako naaOkraoM sao kuC j,yaada AcCI nahIM qaI.

ifr ]sanao gaa^va kI saarI laD,ikyaaoM kao baulavaayaa AaOr ]nasao

]nakao ]zanao kI kaoiSaSa krnao ko ilayao kha AaOr saaqa maoM yah BaI

kha ik jaao kao[- BaI laD,kI ]na hiD\DyaaoM kao ]za kr ]sako pasa

laayaogaI vah ]sasao SaadI kr laogaa.


saao saba laD,ikyaaoM nao Apnao Apnao sabasao AcCo kpD,o phnao AaOr

]na hiD\DyaaoM kao ]zanao ko ilayao sardar ko Gar jaa phu^caIM. pr kao[-

BaI laD,kI ]na hiD\DyaaoM maoM sao ek hD\DI BaI na ]za sakI.

jaba saba laD,ikyaaoM nao ApnaI ApnaI kaoiSaSa kr laI tao sardar

nao pUCa — “@yaa gaa^va kI saarI laD,ikyaa^ yaha^ qaIM?”

ek s~I baaolaI — “yaha^ naaomaI tao qaI hI nahIM. vah tao gaaya

caranao gayaI hO.”

naaomsaa kI maa^ baaolaI — “naaomaI tao tao kao[- bahut taktvar nahIM

hO. vah tao bahut hI ptlaI dubalaI hO vah tao yao hiD\Dyaa^ nahIM ]za

saktI.”

pr sardar baaolaa — “]sakao maOdana sao lao kr AaAao.”

jaba naaomaI kao sardar ko Gar laayaa gayaa tao vah vaha^ gayaI jaha^

hiD\Dyaa^ pD,I hu[- qaIM AaOr ]sanao vao saarI hiD\Dyaa^ ]za kr sardar

kao eosao do dIM jaOsao kao[- Kasa baat hI na hao. ]saka ku<aa ]sako

pICo KD,a KD,a KuSaI sao BaaOMk rha qaa.

sardar nao [sa saundr lambaI laD,kI AaOr ]sako KuSa ku<ao kao

doKa tao ]sasao kha — “maOM tumasao kla SaadI k$^gaa.”

AaOr ifr bahut saarI is~yaaoM nao sardar kI SaadI ko ilayao bahut

AcCo AcCo Kanao banaayao raoiTyaa^ banaayaIM. AadimayaaoM nao Ch baOla maaro

AaOr bahut saarI BaoD,oM maarIM.


sardar AaOr naaomaI kI SaadI kI bahut baD,I davat hu[- pr ]samaoM

naaomsaa AaOr ]sakI maa^ nahIM Aayao. vao Dr ko maaro jaMgala maoM Baaga gayao

qao.

sardar AaOr naaomaI ifr KuSaI KuSaI bahut idna tk rho.


7 camaktI hu[- maClaI18

maClaI kI yah laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI

doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.

ek baar ek bahut hI AcCo baUZ,o pit p%naI ko laD,ko mar gayao

qao tao vao baocaaro yah hI nahIM saaoca pa rho qao ik vao ]nako ibanaa ApnaI

baakI kI ija,ndgaI kOsao ibatayaoMgao.

baUZ,o kI p%naI bahut baUZ,I qaI AaOr baImaar BaI bahut rhtI qaI.

baUZ,a raoja jaMgala jaata qaa AaOr lakD,I kaT kr laata qaa. ifr

]sa lakD,I kao baocanao ko ilayao baajaar lao jaata qaa. ]nakao baoca kr

jaao pOsaa imalata qaa ]sasao vah Apnaa poT palata qaa. [saI trh sao

vah Apnaa gaujaara calaa rha qaa.

ek idna jaba vah jaMgala jaa rha qaa tao kuC krahta jaa rha

qaa ik rasto maoM ]sakao ek Balaa AadmaI imalaa ijasako lambaI saI

daZ,I qaI.

vah lambaI daZ,I vaalaa ]sa baUZ,o sao baaolaa — “mauJao tumharI

proSaainayaaoM ka pta hO. maOM tumharI sahayata k$^gaa. laao yah baTuAa

laao. [samaoM 100 DkOT19 hOM. Saayad yah tumharI kuC sahayata kr

sako.”

18 Shining Fish (Story No 118) – a folktale from Abruzzo area, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book : “Italian Folktales”, by Italo Calvino”. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 19 Ducat – currency in use at that time in Europe


baUZ,o nao vah baTuAa lao ilayaa AaOr vah baohaoSa hao gayaa. jaba tk

]sao haoSa Aayaa tba tk vah Balaa AadmaI tao gaayaba BaI hao gayaa

qaa. vah baUZ,a ]sa baTue kao lao kr Apnao Gar calaa gayaa AaOr vah

baTuAa Kad ko ek Zor ko naIcao iCpa idyaa.

]sanao ApnaI p%naI kao BaI [sa baaro maoM kuC nahIM batayaa. ]sanao

saaocaa — “Agar maOMnao ]sakao [sako baaro maoM batayaa tao yah saara pOsaa

bahut jaldI hI K%ma ha o jaayaogaa.” saao Agalao idna vah raoja kI

trh ifr lakD,I kaTnao jaMgala calaa gayaa.

]sa Saama jaba vah Gar phu^caa tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sakI Kanao

kI maoja pr tao davat ka Kanaa lagaa huAa hO. vah doK kr vah

caaOMk gayaa AaOr ApnaI p%naI sao pUCa — “tumanao yah saba kha^ sao

KrIda?”

p%naI saIQao svaBaava baaolaI — “Aaja maOMnao Kad baoca dI.”

vah AadmaI baaolaa — “ArI baovakUf ]sako naIcao tao 100 DkOT

iCpo hue qao.”

“mauJao @yaa maalaUma. tumanao mauJasao ]sako baaro maoM kuC kha hI nahIM

qaa tao mauJao kOsao pta calata. kha^ sao Aayao vao?”

Agalao idna vah baUZ,a ifr ja,aor ja,aor sao krahta huAa jaMgala kI

trf cala idyaa. ]sakao vah phlao vaalaa Balaa AadmaI ]saI jagah

ifr imala gayaa.


vah Balaa AadmaI baaolaa — “mauJao tumharI badiksmatI ka pta

hO. Saant hao jaaAao. yah laao 100 DkOT AaOr.”

baUZ,o nao ]na DkOTaoM kao lao ilayaa AaOr Apnao Gar vaapsa Aa

gayaa. AbakI baar ]sanao vao pOsao raK ko Zor maoM iCpa idyao AaOr raoja

kI trh Agalao idna ifr jaMgala lakD,I kaTnao calaa gayaa.

pr jaba vah Saama kao Gar vaapsa laaOTa tao ]sakI Kanao kI maoja

ifr vaOsao hI bahut saaro KanaaoM sao sajaI hu[- qaI. vah ifr ]sakao doK

kr proSaana hao gayaa.

]sanao ApnaI p%naI sao ifr pUCa — “Aaja tumanao [tnaa saara

Kanaa kha^ sao KrIda?”

p%naI nao saIQao svaBaava kha — “Aaja maOMnao raK baoca dI.”

magar Aaja ]sa baUZ,o ko galao sao vah Kanaa naIcao nahIM ]tra AaOr

vah ibanaa Kanaa Kayao hI saaonao calaa gayaa. Agalao idna vah baUZ,a ifr

lakD,I kaTnao ko ilayao jaMgala cala idyaa. Aaja vah bahut ja,aor ja,aor

sao raota huAa jaa rha qaa.

Aaja BaI ]sakao jaMgala maoM vahI Balaa AadmaI

]saI jagah imala gayaa. Aaja vah baaolaa —

“AbakI baar maOM tumakao pOsao nahIM dU^gaa. Aaja tuma

yao 24 maoMZk lao jaaAao AaOr [nakao baoca kr [nako

pOsao sao ek maClaI KrId laao – sabasao baD,I maClaI jaao BaI tuma KrId

sakto hao.”


baUZ,o nao vao 24 maoMZk ]sa Balao AadmaI sao lao ilayao AaOr jaa kr

]nakao baajaar maoM baoca idyao. ]sasao Aayao pOsao sao ]sanao ek bahut

baD,I maClaI KrId laI AaOr Gar Aa gayaa. rat kao ]sanao doKa ik

vah maClaI tao camak rhI qaI. ]samaoM sao tao bahut ja,aor kI raoSanaI

inakla rhI qaI ijasasao saarI jagah maoM raoSanaI fOla rhI qaI.

]sakI raoSanaI [tnaI toja, qaI ik Agar ]sa maClaI

kao haqa maoM lao kr calaao tao eosaa lagata qaa jaOsao kao[-

laalaTona lao kr cala rha hao. Saama kao vah ]sa maClaI

kao Gar ko baahr laTka dota taik vah tajaa rho.

ek idna baD,I A^QaorI AaOr tUfanaI rat qaI.

maiCyaaro jaao baahr samaud` pr maCilayaa^ pkD,nao gayao qao ]nakao Gar

vaapsa laaOTnao ka rasta nahIM sauJaa[- do rha qaa saao vao laaoga proSaana qao

ik vao Aba Gar kOsao phu^caoM.

tBaI ]nakao [sa baUZ,o kI iKD,kI pr laTkI hu[- [sa maClaI sao

inaklaI raoSanaI idKayaI do gayaI. ]sakao doK kr ]nhaoMnao [saI trf

ApnaI naavaoM Konaa Sau$ kr idyaa AaOr vao samaud` maoM rasta BaTknao sao

baca gayao. vao zIk sao iknaaro Aa gayao qao.

[sa sabako badlao maoM ]na sabanao ApnaI ApnaI kmaa[- ka AaQaa

AaQaa ihssaa ]sa baUZ,o kao do idyaa AaOr ]sasao samaJaaOta ikyaa ik

Agar vah ]sa maClaI kao vaha^ pr eosao hI laTka kr rKogaa tao vao

hmaoSaa Apnaa rat ka iSakar ]sasao AaQaa AaQaa baa^T laoMgao.


baUZ,o nao eosaa hI ikyaa AaOr ifr ]sakao kBaI Kanao kI kao[-

mauiSkla nahIM ]zanaI pD,I.


8 saunahrI maClaIo20

maClaI kI yah laaok kqaa ]<arI Amaoirka mahaWIp ko inakaragauAa21

doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.

inakaragauAa doSa ko iksaI gaa^va maoM ek baUZ,a maiCyaara rhta

qaa. vah bahut garIba qaa. ek idna ]sanao saaocaa — “maOM garIba hU^

tao @yaa huAa, maOM raoja maClaI pkD,nao jaata tao hU^.” AaOr yah saaoca

kr hI ]sako caohro pr mauskurahT Aa gayaI.

pr [sasao ]sakI p%naI nahIM mauskurayaI, Kasa krko jaba jabaik

vah iksaI BaI idna maClaI pkD, kr nahIM laata qaa. vah maClaI

pkD,nao jaata ja$r qaa pr ]sako haqa kao[- maClaI lagatI hI nahIM

qaI.

ek idna ]sakI p%naI icallaayaI — “caar idna hao gayao hOM, saunato

hao? caar idna. caar idna hao gayao hmakao ibanaa maClaI Kayao hue.

tuma @yaa saaocato hao ik tuma Agar mauJao maClaI laa kr nahIM daogao tao maOM

@yaa maOM tumharo ilayao Kanaa banaa dU^gaI?”

AaOr ifr Aayaa pa^cavaa idna. KOr, pr yah pa^cavaa^ idna kao[-

maamaUlaI idna nahIM qaa. hala^ik Aaja BaI vah maiCyaara ibanaa maClaI

20 The Golden Fish - a folktale from Nicaragua, North America. Adapted from the Web Site : http://www.themuralman.com/nicaragua/nicaragua_folk_tale.html Collected and retold by Phillip Martin 21 Nicaragua country is in Central America but still is in the continent of North America

http://www.themuralman.com/nicaragua/nicaragua_folk_tale.html


pkD,o hI vaapsa Aa gayaa qaa pr ifr BaI Aaja ka idna kao[- maamaUlaI

idna nahIM qaa. yah ]sa maiCyaaro kI p%naI kao baad maoM pta calaa.

jaba p%naI nao maiCyaaro ko haqa maoM maClaI nahIM doKI tao vah ifr

icallaayaI — “Aaja pa^cavaa^ idna hO AaOr Aaja BaI kao[ - maClaI nahIM

hO. pa^ca idna ibanaa maClaI ko? ]f,.”

]sa baUZ,o maiCyaaro nao baIca maoM hI ApnaI p%naI kI baat kaTI —

“[sasao phlao ik tuma Aagao kuC AaOr baaolaao maOM tumakao Apnao Aaja ko

idna ko baaro maoM bata dU^.

Aaja sacamauca maoM maOMnao ek maClaI

pkD,I qaI – ek bahut hI saundr

saunahrI maClaI. AaOr tuma saca maanaao yaa

nahIM, pr vah maClaI mauJasao baaolaI qaI.

]sanao mauJasao kha ik Agar tuma mauJao

vaapsa samaud` maoM foMk daogao tao tumakao kuC [naama imalaogaa.”

“tao ifr tumanao @yaa ikyaa?”

“maOM AaOr @yaa krta, maOMnao ]sakao samaud` maoM vaapsa foMk idyaa

taik mauJao [naama imala sako.”

p%naI nao pUCa — “ifr tumanao ]sasao iksa trh ka [naama

maa^gaa?”

“kuC nahIM.”


p%naI icallaayaI — “kuC BaI nahIM? pr @yaaoM? @yaaoM nahIM maa^gaa

tumanao ]sasao [naama? mauJao tao na yaha^ kao[- [naama idKayaI do rha hO

AaOr na hI kao[- maClaI AaOr na hI kao[- Saama ka Kanaa. mauJao tao

yaha^ kovala ek baovakUf AadmaI idKayaI do rha hO.

@yaa tumakao idKayaI nahIM do rha ik rsaao[- kI AalamaarI maoM kuC

BaI Kanaa nahIM hO? kao[- raoTI yaa caIja,22 ka TukD,a BaI nahIM hO.

@yaa tumharo idmaaga maoM [tnaa BaI nahIM Aayaa ik tuma kuC Kanaa hI

maa^ga laoto ]sasao? Aba tuma vaapsa samaud` jaaAao AaOr jaa kr ]sasao

[naama maa^gaao.”

saao ]sanao vahI ikyaa. baocaara maiCyaara caupcaap vaapsa samaud` kI

trf cala idyaa.

vaha^ jaa kr vah Apnao mau^h pr daonaaoM haqaaoM ka ek Pyaalaa banaa

kr icallaayaa — “mauJao maora [naama dao Aao saunahrI maClaI, maorI ek

saadI saI [cCa pUrI kr dao.”

saunato hI vah saunahrI maClaI samaud` ko iknaaro sao baahr inaklaI

AaOr maiCyaaro ko pOraoM pr igar pD,I. ]saka SarIr camak rha qaa.

vah baaolaI — “jaba maOMnao tumasao vaayada ikyaa qaa ik t umakao kao[-

[naama imalaogaa tao maora vaayada saccaa qaa. baaolaao tumakao @yaa [naama

caaihyao?”

22 Cheese – a kind of processed Paneer. It is a very common food item in Western countries.


maiCyaara baaolaa — “maorI p%naI nao kha hO ik maOM tumasao ApnaI

rsaao[- kI AalamaarI ko baaro maoM bata}^. hmaaro Gar maoM ja,ra saI BaI

raoTI yaa caIja, nahIM hO. AaOr @yaaoMik maOM tumakao pkD, kr Apnao Gar

nahIM lao gayaa tao Aba hmaaro pasa Kanao ko ilayao kuC BaI nahIM hO.”

maClaI nao ApnaI pU^C panaI maoM fTkarI AaOr baaolaI — “jaaAao

maiCyaaro Gar jaaAao, mauJao Apnaa vaayada yaad hO.”

[sasao phlao ik maiCyaara Aagao kuC baaolata ]sa maClaI nao

ApnaI pU^C panaI maoM ifr sao fTkarI AaOr panaI maoM gaayaba hao gayaI.

maiCyaaro kao Apnaoo Gar tk Aanao ka rasta bahut lambaa lagaa.

vah saaocata Aa rha qaa — “@yaa maOM ek hI idna maoM dao baar baovakUf

bana gayaa? saubah BaI maOM KalaI haqa calaa gayaa AaOr ABaI BaI KalaI

haqa hI jaa rha hU^.”

pr ]sako saaro Sak Gar phu^ca kr dUr hao gayao jaba ]sanao ApnaI

p%naI ko caohro pr h^saI doKI.

]sakao doKto hI vah icallaayaI — “ip`yao, doKao hmaarI

AalamaarI Kanao sao Bar gayaI hO. maOMnao tao [tnaI saarI raoTI AaOr caIja,

kBaI ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM nahIM doKI. AaAao Kanaa KayaoM.”

Kanao ko ilayao Aaja bahut saarI caIja,oM qaIM. baUZ,o maiCyaaro nao

ApnaI p%naI kao [tnaa KuSa kBaI nahIM doKa qaa. ]sakao [tnaa KuSa

doK kr vah BaI bahut KuSa hao gayaa.


pr [samaoM AaScaya- kI kao[- baat nahIM ik vao laaoga raoja raoja vahI

raoTI AaOr caIja, Kato Kato qak gayao. ek idna ]sakI p%naI

icallaayaI — “ip`yao, tumakao kuC AaOr AcCa [naama maa^ganaa caaihyao

qaa.”

baUZ,a maiCyaara baaolaa — “tuma khnaa @yaa caahtI hao? hmaaro

pasa tao ABaI BaI bahut saarI raoTI AaOr caIja, k[- idnaaoM ko ilayao

rKI hO. hmaaro pasa tao [tnaa saara Kanaa tao phlao kBaI BaI nahIM

qaa.”

p%naI ifr BaI baaolaI — “pr tumakao kuC AaOr j,yaada maa^ganaa

qaa. Apnao Gar kI trf tao doKao ja,ra. kOsaa saUArKanaa lagata hO

AaOr tumanao kovala raoTI AaOr caIja, hI maa^gaI ]sasao.”

maiCyaara baaolaa — “pr tumanao kovala raoTI AaOr caIja, hI tao

maa^ganao ko ilayao kha qaa.”

p%naI baaolaI — “pr Aba maOM tumasao ]sa saunahrI maClaI sao vah

caIja, maa^ganao ko ilayao khnaa caahtI hU^ jaao tumakao sabasao phlao maa^ganaI

caaihyao qaI. Aba tuma vaapsa jaaAao AaOr ]sasao ek bahut AcCa saa

Gar maa^gaao.” saao ]sanao vahI ikyaa.

ek baar ifr vah samaud` kI trf cala idyaa. ek baar ifr

vah Apnao mau^h pr daonaaoM haqaaoM sao Pyaalaa banaa kr icallaayaa — “Aao

saunahrI maClaI, maorI p%naI kI dUsarI [cCa pUrI kr dao.”


ek baar ifr maClaI panaI sao baahr AayaI. ]saka SarIr phlao

kI trh sao camak rha qaa. vah Aa kr ifr sao maiCyaaro ko pOraoM ko

pasa pD, gayaI.

vah baaolaI — “maOMnao tumasao vaayada ikyaa qaa AaOr vah saccaa qaa.

baaolaao maOM tumharI kaOna saI dUsarI [cCa pUrI k$^?”

“maorI p%naI nao kha hO ik maOM tumasao khU^ ik hmaara Gar iksaI

saUArKanao sao kma nahIM hO. ]saka khnaa hO ik maOMnao tumasao kovala

raoTI AaOr caIja, maa^ga kr galatI kI. sabasao phlao mauJao tumasao yah Gar

hI maa^ganaa caaihyao qaa.”

ek baar ifr maClaI nao ApnaI pU^C panaI maoM fTkarI AaOr ek

baar ifr vah baaolaI — “Aba Aao maiCyaaro tuma Gar jaaAao. maOMnao

tumharI [cCa pUrI kI.”

AaOr [sasao phlao vah maiCyaara kuC AaOr khta ]sa saunahrI

maClaI nao ifr sao ApnaI pU^C fTkarI AaOr ifr sao panaI maoM kUd kr

gaayaba hao gayaI.

[sa baar maiCyaaro kao Apnao Gar ka rasta lambaa nahIM lagaa

@yaaoMik Aba maiCyaaro kao maClaI kI baat pr ivaSvaasa qaa.

]sakao pta qaa ik ]sako ilayao ek AcCa saa makana ]saka

[ntjaar kr rha haogaa pr ]sakao [tnaa Andajaa nahIM qaa ik ]sa

kao [tnaa baiZ,yaa makana imalaogaa ijatnaa baiZ,yaa makana ]sa saunahrI

maClaI nao ]sao idyaa qaa.


]sakI p%naI tao ]sa baD,o makana sao bahut hI KuSa qaI. vah

Apnao pit ko svaagat ko ilayao turnt hI baahr inakla kr AayaI.

ApnaI p%naI kao [tnaa KuSa doK kr vah Kud BaI bahut KuSa huAa.

pr ipClaI baar kI trh sao kuC hI idna maoM ]sakI p%naI ]sa

baD,o makana sao }ba gayaI.

ek idna vah krahtI hu[- saI baaolaI — “mauJasao [tnao baD,o Gar

kI safa[- nahIM haotI. hmaaro pasa Kanao ko ilayao tao bahut kuC hO pr

baakI ka saara samaya tao maora [tnao baD,o Gar kI safa[- krnao maoM hI

inakla jaata hO.”

baUZ,a maiCyaara baaolaa — “pr yahI tao tuma caahtI qaIM.”

“AaOr yah tumharI galatI hO ik tumanao mauJao saaocanao ka maaOka hI

nahIM idyaa. mauJao Aba pta calaa hO ik mauJao sacamauca maoM @yaa caaihyao

qaa. tuma ]sa saunahrI maClaI ko pasa ifr jaaAao AaOr Aba kI baar

]sasao zIk sao [naama maa ^ga kr laaAao.”

baUZ,a maiCyaara baaolaa — “mauJao Dr lagata hO ik AbakI baar tuma

pta nahIM @yaa maa^gaaogaI.”

p%naI baaolaI — “Aro yah tao baD,I Aasaana saI baat hO. maClaI

ko pasa vaapsa jaaAao AaOr ]sasao khnaa ik maOM Aba ranaI bananaa

caahtI hU^. mauJao ek mahla caaihyao ijasamaoM bahut saaro naaOkr

naaOkrainayaa^ haoM, bahut saaro. jaaAao AaOr [sa baar zIk sao lao kr

AaAao.”


AaOr ifr ]sanao vahI ikyaa. tIsarI baar vah maiCyaara samaud`

kI trf cala idyaa. tIsarI baar vah ifr Apnao mau^h pr daonaaoM haqaaoM

sao Pyaalaa banaa kr icallaayaa — “Aao saunahrI maClaI, mauJao [naama dao maorI p%naI kI [cCa pUrI kr dao.”

ek baar vah maClaI ifr panaI sao baahr AayaI. ]saka SarIr

phlao kI trh sao camak rha qaa. vah Aa kr ifr sao maiCyaaro ko

pOraoM ko pasa pD, gayaI.

vah baaolaI — “maOMnao tumasao vaayada ikyaa qaa AaOr vah vaayada

saccaa qaa. baaolaao maOM tumharI kaOna saI dUsarI [cCa pUrI k$^?”

maiCyaara baaolaa — “maorI p%naI khtI hO ik maOMnao ]sakao [naama

ko baaro maoM zIk sao saaocanao ka samaya nahIM idyaa. Aba ]sakao ek

mahla caaihyao ijasamaoM bahut saaro naaOkr naaOkrainayaa^ haoM AaOr vah doSa

kI ranaI hao.”

tIsarI baar maClaI nao ApnaI pU^C panaI maoM fTkarI AaOr baaolaI

— “Aao maiCyaaro, Aba tuma Gar jaaAao. maOM Apnaa vaayada inaBaatI

hU^.”

[sasao phlao ik maiCyaara kuC khta vah saunahrI maClaI ifr sao

panaI maoM kUd kr gaayaba hao gayaI.

[sa baar maiCyaara Apnaa isar ihlaata huAa AaOr yah saaocata

huAa Apnao Gar Aa rha qaa — “maClaI nao ABaI tk tao Apnaa

vaayada inaBaayaa hO. jaba BaI maOMnao ]sasao baat kI hO ]sanao maorI hr


[cCa pUrI kI hO. pr Aba kI baar na jaanao mauJao @yaa doKnao kao

imalaogaa.”

maiCyaaro ka saaocanaa zIk hI qaa. yakInana ek mahla vaha^

maaOjaUd qaa, bahut saaro naaOkr AaOr naaOkrainayaa^ BaI [Qar ]Qar Aa jaa

rho qao.

baIca maoM ek baD,o sao kmaro maoM ek isaMhasana pr SaahI paoSaak

phnao AaOr saunahra taja lagaayao ]sakI p%naI ranaI banaI baOzI qaI AaOr

maiCyaaro kI trf nafrt BarI inagaah sao doK rhI qaI.

vah baaolaI — “Aao baUZ,o maiCyaaro, yah SaahI mahla hO jaao bahut

baiZ,yaa gahnao, saaonaa AaOr Kjaanao sao Bara hO. tuma tao eosaa lagata hO

ik iksaI saUArKanao sao Aayao hao. tuma maoro mahla ko nahIM hao sakto.

jaaAao Apnao saaqa rhnao ko ilayao kuC saUAr ZU^Z laao.”

vah baUZ,a maiCyaara mauskurayaa AaOr saaocaa — “kma sao kma saUAr

tumharo jaOsaI kao[- maa^ga nahIM krto. kao[- ]sa saUAr sao j,yaada KuSa

nahIM jaao kIcaD, maoM rhta hO.”

[samaoM BaI kao[- AaScaya- kI baat nahIM ik vah baUZ,I ranaI bahut

jaldI hI ]sa saba eoSaao Aarama sao BaI ]kta gayaI.

ek idna ]sanao Apnao naaOkraoM kao Apnaa pit ZU^Znao ko ilayao

Baojaa. halaa^ik kao[- BaI naaOkr Apnao nayao kpD,aoM pr kIcaD, lagaanao

kao tOyaar nahIM qaa pr yah BaI saca qaa ik kao[- ranaI kao naaraja BaI


nahIM krnaa caahta qaa [sailayao vao saba ranaI ko pit kao ZU^Znao cala

idyao.

maiCyaara imala gayaa tao ]sa maiCyaaro kao ]sako saUArKanao sao

mahla maoM laayaa gayaa. ]sakao nahlaayaa Qaulaayaa gayaa pr ifr BaI

naaOkraoM nao ranaI kI caIK saunaI — “yah saba tumharI galatI hO.”

baUZ,o maiCyaaro nao pUCa — “tumhara matlaba @yaa hO, maorI ranaI?”

ranaI baaolaI — “maora matlaba yah hO ik maora rajya kafI baD,a

nahIM hO. tuma ]sa maClaI ko pasa ifr sao jaaAao AaOr ]sasao khao ik

maOM samaud` kI BaI ranaI haonaa caahtI hU. maOM caahtI hU^ ik saarI

maCilayaa^ maoro Aagao isar JaukayaoM.”

baUZ,a baaolaa — “mauJao yakIna nahIM hO ik vah saunahrI maClaI

tumharI yah p`aqa-naa maana laogaI.”

ranaI baaolaI — “yah p`aqa-naa nahIM hO yah tao SaahI frmaana hO.”

“jaOsaI tumharI [cCa, maorI ranaI.”

AaOr ]sanao vaOsaa hI ikyaa. saao caaOqaI baar ifr vah samaud` kI

trf cala idyaa. ek baar ifr vah Apnao mau^h pr daonaaoM haqaaoM sao

Pyaalaa banaa kr icallaayaa — “Aao saunahrI maClaI, mauJao [naama dao.

maorI p%naI nao ApnaI SaahI [cCa badla dI hOo.”

pr [sa baar kao[- saunahrI maClaI panaI maoM sao baahr nahIM AayaI.

saao ek baar ifr sao ]sanao Apnao mau^h pr Apnao daonaaoM haqaaoM ka

Pyaalaa banaayaa AaOr icallaayaa — “mauJao [naama dao, Aao maorI saunahrI


maClaI, maorI p%naI nao ApnaI SaahI [cCa badla dI hO vah [sa naIlao

samaud` ko }pr raja krnaa caahtI hO , , ,.”

pr kao[- camakIlaa SarIr panaI ko baahr nahIM Aayaa.

]sanao ek baar ifr Apnao mau^h pr Apnao daonaaoM haqaaoM ka Pyaalaa

banaayaa AaOr icallaayaa —

“mauJao [naama dao, Aao maorI saunahrI maClaI, maorI p%naI nao ApnaI

SaahI [cCa badla dI hO vah [sa naIlao samaud` ko }pr raja krnaa

caahtI hO , , , tuma pr BaI.”

[sa baar maiCyaaro kao kao[- AaScaya- nahIM huAa jaba panaI maoM sao

kao[- Cpak kI Aavaaja nahIM AayaI. ]sakao lagaa ]sanao dUr khIM

saunahrI pU^C panaI maoM doKI jaao turnt hI gaayaba hao gayaI.

baocaara maiCyaara vaapsa mahla calaa Aayaa. vah saaoca rha qaa

ik Aaja ]sakI p%naI bahut gaussaa haogaI AaOr BaI na jaanao @yaa @yaa

haogaa.

mahla Aanao ko baad tao ]sanao vah doKa ijasakao vah saaoca BaI

nahIM sakta qaa. vaha^ na tao kao[- mahla qaa, na kao[- naaOkr caakr

[Qar ]Qar GaUma rho qao. na vaha^ kao[- isaMhasana qaa na kao[- taja, na kao[- raoTI qaI AaOr na hI kao[- caIja,.

vaha^ tao kovala ]saka puranaa vaalaa Gar qaa jaao vaak[- iksaI

saUArKanao sao j,yaada AcCa nahIM qaa AaOr ]sa Gar ko saamanao KD,I qaI

]sakI p%naI.


vah ]sakao doKto hI icallaayaI — “Aao AalasaI maiCyaaro, tuma

@yaa saaocato hao ik tuma @yaa kr rho hao? @yaa tuma Gar ibanaa Kanaa

ilayao laaOT rho hao? maOMnao ranaI kI trh ko kpD,o nahIM phna rKo hOM tao

@yaa huAa pr tumharI ranaI tao maOM ABaI BaI hU^.

tuma ABaI ABaI vaapsa jaaAao AaOr Saama ko Kanao ko ilayao maClaI

lao kr AaAao.” AaOr Aba maiCyaara mauskura idyaa.


9 AaQaa naaOjavaana23

ek baar ek laD,kI kao baccao kI AaSaa hu[-

tao ]sakI pasa-lao24 Kanao kI [cCa hu[-.

]sako Gar ko barabar maoM ek jaadUgarnaI rhtI

qaI. [sa jaadUgarnaI ka pasa-lao ka ek bahut

baD,a baagaIcaa qaa AaOr ]sa baagaIcao ka

drvaajaa hmaoSaa Kulaa rhta qaa.

@yaaoMik pasa-lao vaha^ bahut pOda haota qaa saao ]sa baagaIcao maoM kao[-

BaI Andr Aa sakta qaa AaOr Apnao Aap pasa-lao taoD, kr lao jaa

sakta qaa.

saao vah laD,kI BaI ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko baagaIcao maoM pasa-lao taoD,nao ko

ilayao calaI gayaI. ]sakI pasa-lao Kanao kI [cCa [tnaI j,yaada qaI ik

vah ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko baagaIcao ka krIba krIba AaQaa pasa-lao Ka

gayaI.

jaba vah jaadUgarnaI vaapsa AayaI tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sako

baagaIcao sao tao AaQaa pasa-lao gaayaba hao cauka qaa. ]sanao saaocaa ik vah

23 Cloven Youth (Story No 34) – a folktale from Venice, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book: “Italian Folktales” by Italo Calvino. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 24 Parsley is a kind of herb, looks like green coriander leaves (cilanthro). It is most used in Italian dishes both as fresh and dried herbs. See its picture above.


Agalao idna Apnao pasa-lao ko Kot pr najar rKogaI ik ]saka [tnaa

saara pasa-lao kaOna lao gayaa.

vah laD,kI vaha^ bacaa huAa pasa-lao Kanao ko ilayao Agalao idna BaI

gayaI. ]sanao mauiSkla sao ]sa baagaIcao ko pasa-lao ka AaiKrI paOQaa

Kayaa haogaa ik vah jaadUgarnaI vaha^ Aa gayaI AaOr baaolaI — “Aaha, tao vah tuma hao jaao maoro baagaIcao ka saara pasa-lao Ka gayaIM.”

vah laD,kI baocaarI Dr gayaI AaOr igaD,igaD,atI hu[- baaolaI —

“maohrbaanaI krko mauJao jaanao dao. maOM ek baccao kI maa^ bananao vaalaI

hU^. maorI pasa-lao Kanao kI [cCa hu[- tao maOM yaha^ Aa gayaI.”

jaadUgarnaI baaolaI — “zIk hO maOM tumakao jaanao dotI hU^ pr jaao BaI

baccaa tumakao haogaa, caaho vah laD,ka hao yaa laD,kI, jaba vah saat

saala ka hao jaayaogaa tba vah AaQaa maora haogaa AaOr AaQaa tumhara.”

yah sauna kr vah laD,kI bahut Dr gayaI saao vah jaldI sao ]sakao

ha^ krko vaha^ sao calaI AayaI. samaya Aanao pr ]sako ek baoTa

huAa. baoTa Apnao samaya sao baD,a haonao lagaa.

jaba ]saka baoTa Ch saala ka hao gayaa tao ek idna saD,k pr

]sakao vah jaadUgarnaI imalaI. ]sa baccao kao doK kr vah baaolaI —

“ApnaI maa^ kao yaad idlaanaa ik basa Aba ek saala hI AaOr baakI

hO.”


baccaa Gar Aayaa AaOr ApnaI maa^ sao baaolaa — “maa^ Aaja mauJao

ApnaI pD,aosana imalaI qaI. vah kh rhI qaI ik ApnaI maa^ kao yaad

idlaanaa ik basa Aba ek saala hI AaOr baakI hO.”

maa^ baaolaI — “Agar AbakI baar vah tumakao ifr imalao AaOr

ifr yah kho ik “basa Aba ek saala hI AaOr baakI hO.” tao tuma

khnaa ik “tuma pagala hao”.”

jaba ]sa baccao ko saat saala ko haonao maoM tIna mahInao baakI rh

gayao tao ek idna ]sa pD,aosana nao ifr ]sa baccao sao kha — “ApnaI

maa^ sao khnaa ik basa Aba kovala tIna mahInao hI AaOr baakI rh gayao

hOM.”

baccao nao Gar Aa kr ApnaI maa^ kao ApnaI pD,aosana ko Sabd jaOsao

ko tOsao daohra idyao. ]sakI maa^ nao ifr kha ik “Agar AbakI baar

vah tumasao eosaa vaOsaa kuC kho tao tuma ]sasao khnaa ik “maOma tumhara

idmaaga Kraba hao gayaa hO @yaa”.”

baccao nao maa^ ko Sabd ]sa pD,aosana kao baaola idyao tao pD,aosana

baaolaI — “doKto hOM iksaka idmaaga Kraba haota hO.”

tIna mahInao baad bauiZ,yaa jaadUgarnaI ]sa baccao kao saD,k pr sao

]za kr lao gayaI AaOr Apnao Gar lao jaa kr ]sao ek maoja pr pIz

ko bala ilaTa idyaa. ifr ek baD,a saa caakU ]zayaa AaOr isar sao lao

kr pOr tk ]sakao dao barabar ihssaaoM maoM baa^T idyaa.


ek ihssao sao ]sanao kha — “tuma Gar jaaAao.” AaOr dUsaro

ihssao sao kha — “tuma maoro pasa rhao.” saao ek ihssaa ApnaI maa^ ko

pasa Apnao Gar calaa gayaa AaOr dUsara ihssaa ]sako Apnao pasa rh

gayaa.

ek ihssaa jaao Gar calaa gayaa qaa ApnaI maa^ sao jaa kr baaolaa

— “doKa maa^? ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao maoro saaqa @yaa ikyaa AaOr tuma khtI

qaI ik ]saka idmaaga Kraba hao gayaa hO, vah pagala hao gayaI hO.”

]sakI maa^ nao gaussao maoM Aa kr Apnao haqa pOr foMko pr Aba vah

kr hI @yaa saktI qaI ]saka baoTa tao AaQaa hao hI cauka qaa. Aba

yah AaQaa laD,ka AaOr baD,a haonao lagaa pr ]sakao yahI pta nahIM qaa

ik vah Aagao cala kr ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM @yaa krogaa.

AaiKr ]sanao maiCyaara bananao ka

inaScaya ikyaa. ek idna jaba vah [-la

maClaI25 pkD, rha qaa tao ]sanao ek

[tnaI lambaI [-la maClaI pkD,I ijatnaa

lambaa vah Kud qaa.

jaba ]sanao ]sao baahr KIMcaa tao vah [-la baaolaI — “tuma mauJao

jaanao dao AaOr ifr tuma mauJao daobaara pkD,naa.”

yah sauna kr ]sa laD,ko nao ]sa maClaI kao ifr sao panaI maoM foMk

idyaa. ]sa maClaI ko kho Anausaar ]sanao Apnaa maClaI pkD,nao

25 Eel fish – a kind of fish like a snake – see its picture above


vaalaa jaala ifr sao panaI maoM Dalaa AaOr jaba ifr sao ]sao KIMcaa tao

AbakI baar ]sa jaala maoM bahut saarI [-la maCilayaa^ qaIM.

vah ApnaI [-la maCilayaaoM sao BarI naava lao kr iknaaro Aa gayaa

AaOr ]sa idna ]sanao ]nakao baoca kr bahut saara pOsaa kmaayaa.

Agalao idna jaba vah maClaI pkD,nao gayaa tao ]sako jaala maoM vahI

baD,I [-la maClaI ifr sao Aa gayaI. AbakI baar ]sanao laD,ko sao kha

— “mauJao jaanao dao AaOr CaoTI [ -la kI ksama Ka kr jaao kuC BaI tuma

maa^gaaogao tumharI vah [cCa pUrI haogaI.” saao ]sanao ]sa baD,I [-la kao

ifr panaI maoM CaoD, idyaa.

ek idna jaba vah maClaI pkD,nao jaa rha qaa tao vah rajaa ko

mahla ko pasa sao gaujara. mahla kI iKD,kI pr rajaa kI baoTI

ApnaI daisayaaoM ko saaqa baOzI hu[- qaI.

]sanao rasto pr jaata ek eosaa AadmaI doKa jaao isar sao pOr

tk AaQaa qaa – AaQaa SarIr, AaQaa isar, ek baa^h, ek Ta^ga.

vah eosao AjaIba AadmaI kao doK kr h^sa pD,I.

]sakI h^saI kI Aavaaja sauna kr laD,ko nao }pr doKa AaOr

baaolaa — “tuma maoro }pr h^sa rhI hao? CaoTI [-la kI ksama, rajaa kI baoTI ko mauJasao ek baccaa haogaa.” yah kh kr vah Aagao baZ,

gayaa.

kuC samaya baad hI rajaa kI baoTI kao baccao kI AaSaa hu[- tao

rajakumaarI GabarayaI.


]sako maata ipta kao BaI [sa baat ka pta cala gayaa tao ]nhaoMnao

ApnaI baoTI sao pUCa — “[saka @yaa matlaba hO?”

baoTI baaolaI — “ipta jaI, maOM BaI Aap hI kI trh sao [sa baat

sao ibalkula Anajaana hU^. mauJao kuC nahIM maalaUma.”

maata ipta baaolao — “hmaarI yah samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa ik hmaarI

trh tuma [sa baat sao Anajaana kOsao hao? [saka ipta kaOna hO?”

rajaa kI baoTI ruAa^saI hao kr baaolaI — “ipta jaI, mauJao sacamauca hI kuC pta nahIM hO. maOM [sako baaro maoM vaak[- kuC BaI nahIM

jaanatI.”

]sako maata ipta ]sasao k[- baar pUCto rho AaOr yah BaI khto

rho ik vah ]nakao saca saca bata do. ]sakI Agar kao[- BaI galatI

haogaI tao vao ]sakao maaf kr doMgao pr vah ApnaI [saI baat pr AD,I

rhI ik ]sakao [sa baaro maoM kuC pta nahIM hO AaOr vah baokusaUr hO.

jaba ]sa laD,kI nao kuC bata kr nahIM idyaa tao ]nhaoMnao ]sakao

baura Balaa khnaa Sau$ ikyaa AaOr ]sako saaqa baura bartava krnaa

Sau$ kr idyaa.

samaya Aanao pr ]sako ek baoTa huAa. bajaaya KuSa haonao ko ]sa

laD,kI ko maata ipta KUba raoyao @yaaoMik ]nako Gar maoM ek ibanaa baap

ka baoTa pOda huAa qaa.


[sa baat kI pholaI saulaJaanao ko ilayao ]nhaoMnao ek jaadUgar kao

baulavaayaa. jaadUgar baaolaa — “ek saala tk [ntjaar krao jaba

tk yah ek saala ka haota hO tba Saayad kuC pta calao.”

ek saala ko baad jaadUgar nao kha — “tumakao [sa baccao ko

janma pr ek Saanadar davat donaI caaihyao AaOr ]samaoM saaro kulaIna

laaogaaoM kao baulaanaa caaihyao.

jaba vao saba yaha^ Aa jaayaoM tao ek saaonao

ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka saoba [sa baccao ko haqa

maoM donaa caaihyao.

ifr yah baccaa ]na saobaaoM kao lao kr sabako saamanao jaayao. yah

baccaa saaonao ka saoba Apnao ipta kao do dogaa AaOr caa^dI ka saoba Apnao

naanaa kao do dogaa.”

saao rajaa nao Apnao Qaovato26 ko ilayao dao saoba banavaayao ek saaonao

ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka. AaOr ifr ]sako janma kI KuSaI maoM ek

bahut baD,I Saanadar davat ka [ntjaama ikyaa.

[sa davat maoM bahut saaro jaanao maanao laaogaaoM kao baulaayaa gayaa. ek

baD,o band kmaro maoM dIvaar ko saharo kurisayaa^ lagavaayaI gayaIM. jaba

laaoga vaha^ Aanaa Sau$ hue tao ]nakao ]na kurisayaaoM pr ibazayaa gayaa.

26 Grandson – daughter’s son is called Dhevataa or Navaasaa


jaba saba laaoga vaha^ Aa gayao tao baccao kao ]sakI Aayaa ko saaqa

vaha^ laayaa gayaa AaOr ]sako haqa maoM dao saoba, ek saaonao ka AaOr ek

caa^dI ka, do idyao gayao.

baccao kI Aayaa baccao AaOr saobaaoM kao lao kr ]sa kmaro maoM caaraoM

trf GaUmanao lagaI. caaraoM trf GaUma kr vah baccaa rajaa ko idyao hue

saobaaoM ko saaqa vaapsa Aa gayaa AaOr ]sanao caa^dI ka saoba laa kr rajaa

kao do idyaa.

rajaa baaolaa — “maOM [tnaa tao AcCI trh jaanata hU^ ik maOM

tumhara naanaa hU^ pr maOM jaananaa caahta hU^ ik tumhara ipta kaOna hO.”

baccao kao ]sa kmaro maoM k[- baar ca@kr lagavaayaa pr vah ibanaa iksaI

kao saoba idyao hue hI rajaa ko pasa vaapsa Aa gayaa.

vah jaadUgar ifr sao baulavaayaa gayaa tao ]sanao kha ik AbakI

baar Aap Apnao Sahr ko saba garIba AadimayaaoM kao baulavaa[yao. saao

rajaa nao AbakI baar Apnao rajya ko saaro garIba laaogaaoM ko ilayao ek

davat ka [ntjaama ikyaa AaOr ]samaoM ]na sabakao baulavaayaa.

jaba ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao yah saunaa ik rajaa ko mahla maoM saba

garIbaaoM ko ilayao ek davat hao rhI hO tao vah ApnaI maa^ sao baaolaa —

“maa^ maorI sabasao AcCI vaalaI AaQaI kmaIja, AaQaI pOnT, ek jaUta, AaOr maorI AaQaI TaopI inakala dao @yaaoMik Aaja maOM rajaa ko mahla maoM

jaa rha hU^. Aaja ]nhaoMnao mauJao vaha^ Kanao ka nyaaOta idyaa hO.”


maa^ nao vaOsaa hI ikyaa AaOr vah Apnao sabasao AcCo kpD,o phna

kr rajaa ko mahla kI trf cala idyaa. kmara KcaaKca Bara qaa –

maiCyaaro, iBaKarI saba trh ko garIba vaha^ jamaa qao. vao saba baOncaaoM

pr baOzo qao. rajaa nao ]nako ilayao BaI baOncaoM dIvaar ko saharo saharo hI

lagavaa rKI qaIM.

jaba saba laaoga Aa gayao tao baccao kI Aayaa baccao

kao lao kr vaha^ AayaI. rajaa nao baccao ko haqa maoM saaonao

ka saoba do kr Aayaa kao ]sakao kmaro maoM caaraoM trf

Gaumaanao ko ilayao kha.

Aayaa baccao kao lao kr cala dI. Gaumaato Gaumaato vah ]sa baccao sao

khtI jaatI qaI — “baoTo, yah saoba Apnao ipta kao do dao.”

jaOsao hI vah baccaa ]sa AaQao AadmaI ko pasa phu^caa tao vah

icallaayaa — “ipta jaI yah saoba laIijayao.”

saaro garIba AadmaI yah sauna kr ja,aor sao h^sa pD,o — “ha ha ha

ha. ja,ra doKao tao rajaa kI baoTI pD,I BaI tao iksako p`oma maoM pD,I.”

kovala ek rajaa hI qaa jaao ]sa samaya pUro trIko sao Saant qaa.

vah baaolaa — “Agar eosaa hO tao yahI maorI baoTI ka pit haogaa.”

AaOr ]sanao ApnaI baoTI kI SaadI ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana ko saaqa kr

dI.


nayao SaadISauda pit p%naI caca- sao inaklao

tao ]nhaoMnao saaocaa ik ]nakao vaha^ sao lao jaanao

ko ilayao kao[- bagGaI ]naka [ntjaar kr rhI

haogaI pr vaha^ kao[- bagGaI tao nahIM, ha^ ek

baD,a saa KalaI baOrla27 rKa qaa.

rajaa nao ]sa baOrla maoM ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana, ]sakI p%naI AaOr

]nako baccao kao rK kr ]sa baOrla kao band kr idyaa AaOr ]sao

samaud` maoM foMk idyaa.

samaud` maoM ]sa samaya tUfana Aayaa huAa qaa saao vah baOrla lahraoM

ko }pr KUba }pr naIcao ]Cla rha qaa. kuC hI plaaoM maoM vah

Aa^KaoM sao AaoJala hao gayaa. rajaa ko mahla ko hr AadmaI nao saaocaa

ik vah baOrla tao Aba hmaoSaa ko ilayao samaud` maoM calaa gayaa.

pr vah baOrla DUbaa nahIM qaa. vah baahr kI trf tOrnao lagaa.

AaQao naaOjavaana nao mahsaUsa ikyaa ik rajaa kI baoTI bahut DrI hu[- qaI

saao ]sanao ]sasao kha — “ip`yao, @yaa tuma caahtI hao ik maOM yah baOrla

samaud` ko iknaaro lao calaU^?”

27 A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of wooden staves bound by wooden or metal hoops. It has a standard size – in UK it is 36 Imperial gallons (160 L, 43 US Gallons). Modern barrels are made of US Oak wood and measure 59, 60 and 79 US Gallons. A US Gallon is 3.8 Liter and an Imperial Gallon is 4.5 Liter – see its picture above.


rajaa kI baoTI Dr sao sahmaI saI baaolaI — “ha^, Agar tuma [sa

kao vaha^ lao jaa sakto hao tao.” pr ]sako khnao sao phlao hI yah hao

gayaa.

“CaoTI [ -la kI ksama, Aao baOrla, samaud` ko iknaaro calaao.” AaOr

vah baOrla samaud` ko iknaaro Aa kr laga gayaa. ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao

]sa baOrla ka tlaa taoD,a AaOr vao tInaaoM ]samaoM sao baahr inakla Aayao.

yah Kanaa Kanao ka samaya qaa saao vah AaQaa naaOjavaana baaolaa —

“CaoTI [ -la kI ksama, hmakao Kanaa caaihyao.” basa turnt hI vaha^

ek maoja laga gayaI ijasa pr bahut saara Kanaa lagaa qaa.

jaba vao poT Bar kr Kanaa Ka cauko tao ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao

ApnaI p%naI sao pUCa — “@yaa tuma mauJasao KuSa hao?”

rajaa kI baoTI baaolaI — “tuma mauJao tba AaOr j,yaada AcCo lagato

jaba tuma pUro haoto.”

[sa pr ]sanao Apnao Aapsao kha — “CaoTI [ -la kI ksama,

@yaa maOM pUra AaOr ek saundr naaOjavaana bana sakta hU^?” turnt hI vah

AaQaa naaOjavaana ek saundr AaOr pUra naaOjavaana bana gayaa AaOr ek

kulaIna AadmaI kI trh idKayaI donao lagaa.

]sanao rajaa kI baoTI sao ifr pUCa — “Aba tao tuma KuSa hao

na?”


“maOM tba j,yaada KuSa haotI jaba tuma ek baiZ,yaa mahla maoM rh rho

haoto. bajaaya [sako ik hma samaud` ko [sa ]jaaD, iknaaro pr KD,o hue

hOM.”

]sa naaOjavaana nao ifr kha — “CaoTI [ -la kI ksama, @yaa hma ek baiZ,yaa mahla maoM rh sakto hOM ijasamaoM dao saoba ko poD, lagao haoM.

ek saoba ko poD, pr saaonao ko saoba lagao haoM AaOr dUsaro poD, pr caa^dI ko

saoba lagao haoM. hmaaro pasa bahut saaro dasa daisayaa^ haoM, rsaao[yao haoM AaOr vah saba kuC hao jaao ek mahla maoM haonaa caaihyao.”

turnt hI vaha^ saba kuC Aa gayaa – mahla, saoba ko poD,, rsaao[yao,

dasa, daisayaa^, Aaid Aaid.

kuC idna baad ]sa AaQao naaOjavaana nao jaao Aba AaQaa nahIM rh

gayaa qaa bailk ek saundr AaOr pUra naaOjavaana bana gayaa qaa saba

rajaaAaoM AaOr kulaIna laaogaaoM kao ek davat ka nyaaOta Baojaa. [samaoM

]sakI p%naI ko ipta BaI Saaimala qao.

jaba saba laaoga ]sako Gar Aayao tao ]sa naaOjavaana nao ]na sabaka

Apnao drvaajao pr svaagat ikyaa AaOr kha — “maOM Aap sabakao

caotavanaI dota hU^ ik kao[- BaI [na saaonao AaOr caa^dI ko saobaaoM kao na

Cue. Agar Aap laaoga [nakao CueoMgao BaI tao ifr Bagavaana hI Aap

kI rxaa kro.”


vao saba baOz gayao AaOr Kanao pInao lagao. AaQao naaOjavaana nao caupko

sao kha — “CaoTI [ -la kI ksama, ek saaonao ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka

saoba maoro sasaur jaI kI jaoba maoM calaa jaayao.”

eosaa hI huAa. ek saaonao ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka saoba ]sa

naaOjavaana ko sasaur kI jaoba maoM calaa gayaa.

jaba sabanao Kanaa Ka ilayaa tao vah Apnao saba maohmaanaaoM kao

Apnao baagaIcao maoM Gaumaanao ko ilayao lao gayaa tao vaha^ payaa ik ]sako dao

saoba gaayaba hOM. ]sa naaOjavaana nao pUCa — “Aro maoro dao saoba gaayaba hOM

ek saaonao ka AaOr ek caa^dI ka. iksanao ilayao hOM maoro saoba?”

saba baaolao “maOMnao nahIM ilayao”, “maOMnao nahIM ilayao”.

sabakI tlaaSaI laI gayaI pr iksaI ko pasa BaI vao saoba nahIM

inaklao. AaQaa naaOjavaana baaolaa — “maOMnao Aap sabakao phlao hI kha

qaa ik [na saobaaoM kao CUnaa nahIM pr Aba maOM saba rajaaAaoM kI tlaaSaI

laonao ko ilayao majabaUr hU^.”

saao vah BaID, maoM KD,o hr rajaa ranaI kI tlaaSaI laota cala

idyaa. AaKIr maoM vah ApnaI p%naI ko ipta ko pasa Aayaa AaOr

]nakI daonaaoM jaobaaoM maoM ]sanao dao saoba payao.

vah baaolaa — “iksaI AaOr kI tao saobaaoM kao CUnao kI ihmmat BaI

nahIM hu[- AaOr Aapnao dao saoba caura ilayao? Aapkao mauJao [na daonaaoM saobaaoM

ka ihsaaba donaa pD,ogaa.”


rajaa nao ]sakao samaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa krto hue kha — “pr maOM

[na saobaaoM ko baaro maoM kuC BaI nahIM jaanata. maOMnao [nakao nahIM caurayaa.

maOMnao tao [nakao CuAa BaI nahIM. maOM ksama Kata hU^.”

AaQaa naaOjavaana baaolaa — “pr saaro sabaUt tao Aapkoo iKlaaf hOM

ifr BaI Aap kh rho hOM ik Aap baokusaUr hOM?”

“ha^ maOM yah [sailayao kh rha hU^ @yaaoMik maOM baokusaUr hU^.”

“zIk. jaOsao Aap baokusaUr hOM vaOsao hI AapkI baoTI BaI tao

baokusaUr hao saktI qaI. pr jaao bartava Aapnao ]sako saaqa ikyaa

Agar vaOsaa hI bartava maOM Aapko saaqa k$^ tao Saayad [samaoM kao[-

Anyaaya nahIM haogaa.”

]saI samaya ]sakI p%naI BaI Aa gayaI AaOr baaolaI — “Aba eosaa

kuC mat khnaa yaa krnaa ik maoro ipta kao maorI vajah sao kuC sahnaa

pD,o. vah Agar maoro ilayao baorhma qao BaI ifr BaI vah maoro ipta hOM

AaOr maOM tumasao ]nako }pr dyaa krnao kI BaIK maa^gatI hU^.”

AaQao naaOjavaana nao dyaa krko rajaa kao maaf kr idyaa.

rajaa ApnaI baoTI kao ija,nda doK kr bahut KuSa qaa ijasakao

]sanao mara samaJa ilayaa qaa AaOr saaqa maoM yah jaana kr BaI bahut KuSa

qaa ik vah baokusaUr qaI.


rajaa ]na tInaaoM kao ifr Apnao Gar lao gayaa. vaha^ vao saba KuSaI

KuSaI rhnao lagao. jaba tk vao ijayao tba tk saba Aapsa maoM ihla

imala kr rho.


10 saat isar vaalaa raxasa28

maCilayaaoM kI yah laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao [TlaI doSa kI laaok

kqaaAaoM sao laI hO.

ek baar ek maiCyaara qaa ijasako kao[- baccaa nahIM qaa halaa^ik

]sakI SaadI kao k[- saala hao gayao qao.

ek idna ]sa maiCyaaro nao

Apnaa jaala ]zayaa AaOr maClaI

pkD,nao ko ilayao pasa vaalaI ek

JaIla pr gayaa. vaha^ ]sa idna ]sanao

ek bahut baD,I AaOr saundr maClaI pkD,I.

jaOsao hI ]sanao vah maClaI panaI sao baahr inakalaI ]sa maClaI nao

maiCyaaro sao p`aqa-naa kI vah ]sakao CaoD, do. ]sanao kha ik Agar

vah ]sakao CaoD, dogaa tao vah ]sakao ek eosao talaaba ka pta

batayaogaI jaha^ vah bahut jaldI sao AaOr bahut saarI maClaI pkD,

payaogaa.

maClaI kao baaolato hue sauna kr maiCyaara Dr gayaa AaOr turnt hI

]sanao ]sakao vahIM panaI maoM CaoD, idyaa. maClaI nao ifr ]sakao ]sa

talaaba ka pta batayaa jaha^ vah bahut jaldI sao AaOr bahut saarI

28 The Dragon With Seven Heads (Story No 58) – a folktale from Italy from its Bologna area. Adapted from the book: “Italian Folktales”, by Italo Calvino. Translated ny George Martin in 1980.


maClaI pkD, sakta qaa AaOr vah Kud turnt hI panaI maoM gaayaba hao

gayaI.

maiCyaara maClaI ko batayao gayao talaaba pr gayaa AaOr dao tIna

baar maoM hI ]sanao [tnaI saarI maCilayaa^ pkD, laIM ik vah ek gaQao ko

baaoJa ko barabar hao gayaIM.

jaba vah Gar laaOTa tao ]sakI p%naI nao pUCa ik ]sanao [tnaI saarI

maClaI [tnaI jaldI sao kOsao pkD, laIM. maiCyaaro nao jaao kuC JaIla BaI

pr huAa qaa saba kuC ]sakao ivastar maoM bata idyaa.

[sa pr ]sakI p%naI bahut naaraja hao kr baaolaI — “tuma tao

bahut hI saIQao hao. tumanaoo [tnaI saundr maClaI kao kOsao jaanao idyaa? kla yaad krko ]sa maClaI kao pkD, laonaa AaOr Gar lao Aanaa. kla

maOM ]saka saUp banaa}^gaI. ]saka saUp tao baD,a majaodar bananaa

caaihyao.”

ApnaI p%naI kao KuSa krnao ko ilayao Agalao idna vah ]saI JaIla

pr ifr vaapsa gayaa AaOr maClaI pkD,nao ko ilayao Apnaa jaala

foMka. ]sa idna BaI vah baaolatI maClaI ]sako jaala maoM Aa gayaI AaOr

]sa idna BaI ]sanao ]sakI p`aqa-naa pr ]sakao CaoD, idyaa.

ipClao idna kI trh sao ]sa maiCyaaro nao ]sa idna BaI ]saI

talaaba maoM sao ifr sao bahut saarI maCilayaa^ pkD,IM AaOr ifr jaba vah

Gar laaOT kr Aayaa tao ]sanao ApnaI p%naI kao batayaa ik ]sa idna

@yaa huAa qaa tao vah ifr sao bahut bahut naaraja hu[-.


]sanao ApnaI kmar pr haqa rKo AaOr Apnao pit kao Gar sao

baahr inakala kr kha — “Aao baovakUf baOla, Kridmaaga29, @yaa

tumakao pta nahIM cala rha ik KuSaiksmatI tumasao dUr Baaga rhI hO?

tuma eosaI maClaI kao CaoD, kOsao sakto hao? yaa tao tuma mauJao vah

baD,I maClaI kla laa kr do dao varnaa pCtaAaogao ik tuma ]sakao lao

kr @yaaoM nahIM Aayao. Aayaa samaJa maoM?”

saubah kao vah maiCyaara ifr ]saI JaIla pr gayaa. ]sanao ifr

Apnaa jaala foMka AaOr ]sa baD,I maClaI kao ifr sao pkD, ilayaa.

Aaja ]sanao ]sa maClaI kI p`aqa-naa pr ibalkula BaI Qyaana nahIM

idyaa.

basa vah ]sakao lao kr saIQaa Gar gayaa. ]sakI p%naI nao ]sasao

vah maClaI lao laI. vah maClaI ABaI BaI ija,nda qaI saao ]sanao ]sakao

tajaa panaI sao Baro ek Tba maoM Dala idyaa.

daonaaoM pit p%naI ]sako pasa KD,o KD,o ]sakao doKto rho AaOr

baat krto rho ik ]sakao iksa trh sao banaayaa jaayao taik vah saba

sao j,yaada svaaidYT banao.

[saI samaya ]sa maClaI nao Apnaa isar panaI maoM sao baahr inakalaa

AaOr baaolaI — “@yaaoMik maOM Aba marnao sao nahIM baca saktI [sailayao maOM

tuma laaogaaoM sao kuC khnaa caahtI hU^.”

29 Translated for the word “Blockheaded”


maiCyaaro AaOr ]sakI p%naI nao kha ik “baaolaao” tao maClaI baaolaI

— “jaba maOM mar jaa}^, pk jaa}^ AaOr kaT dI jaa}^ tao maora maa^sa

[sa AaOrt kao Kanao ko ilayao do donaa.

maora rsa GaaoD,I kao iplaa donaa. maora isar ku<ao kao iKlaa donaa.

maorI tIna sabasao baD,I hiD\Dyaa^ baagaIcao maoM gaaD, donaa AaOr maora gaaOla

blaODr30 rsaao[- maoM ek la{o sao Ta^ga donaa. tumharo baccao hao jaayaoMgao.

Agar tumharo baccaaoM maoM sao iksaI BaI baccao kao kao[- BaI duK haogaa tao

maoro gaaOla blaODr sao KUna Tpknao lagaogaa.”

[sako baad maiCyaaro kI p%naI nao ]sao kaT kr pka ilayaa.

daonaaoM nao jaOsaa ik maClaI nao ]nasao kha qaa vaOsaa hI ikyaa. ]saka

maa^sa ]sa AaOrt nao Ka ilayaa. ]saka rsa GaaoD,I kao iplaa idyaa.

]saka isar kuityaa kao iKlaa idyaa. ]sakI tIna sabasao baD,I

hiD\Dyaa^ baagaIcao maoM gaaD, dIM AaOr ]saka gaaOla blaODr rsaao[- maoM ek

la{o sao Ta^ga idyaa.

kuC samaya baIt gayaa tao ek hI rat maoM ]sa AaOrt kao, ]sa

GaaoD,I kao AaOr ]sa kuityaa kao sabakao tIna tIna nar baccao hue.

maiCyaara baaolaa — “Aaoh, naaO baccao ek hI rat maoM.”

vao tInaaoM baccao Aapsa maoM [tnao ek sao lagato qao ik Agar ]nako

galao maoM kao[- p+a na baa^Qaa jaayao tao ]nakao Alaga Alaga krnaa

maumaikna nahIM qaa.

30 Gall Bladder – a part of the body


maClaI kI jaao tIna hiD\Dyaa^ baagaIcao maoM baaoyaI gayaIM qaIM ]nasao

tIna saundr tlavaaroM pOda hu[-M. maiCyaaro ko tInaaoM laD,ko jaba baD,o hao

gayao tao ]sanao ]nakaoo hr ek kao ek ek GaaoD,a, ek ek ku<aa

AaOr ek ek tlavaar AaOr ApnaI trf sao ek ek bandUk BaoMT maoM

do dI.

kuC idnaaoM baad ]saka sabasao baD,a baoTa garIbaI maoM rhta rhta

qak gayaa tao ]sanao baahr jaa kr ApnaI iksmat Aajamaanao ka

ivacaar ikyaa.vah Apnao GaaoD,o pr caZ,a, Apnaa ku<aa, tlavaar AaOr

bandUk ]zayaI AaOr sabakao ivada kha.

Apnao Baa[yaaoM sao ]sanao kha — “Agar ]sa la{o sao laTko gaaOla

blaODr sao KUna Tpko tao tuma laaoga mauJao ZU^Znao inakla pD,naa. @yaaoMik

]sa samaya maOM yaa tao mar gayaa hao}^gaa yaa ifr iksaI BaarI mausaIbat maoM

f^sa gayaa hao}^gaa.” AaOr vah vaha^ sao calaa gayaa.

bahut idnaaoM tk vah AnajaanaI jagahaoM sao gaujarta rha. AaiKr

maoM vah ek baD,o Sahr ko drvaajao pr Aayaa. ]sanao doKa ik saara

Sahr duK maoM DUbaa huAa hO.

vah ]sa Sahr maoM Gausaa tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sa Sahr ko saba rhnao

vaalao Saaok manaa rho hOM AaOr kalao kpD,o phnao GaUma rho hOM. ]sanao

Kanaa Kanao ko ilayao ]sa Sahr maoM ek saraya ZUZI AaOr ]sa saraya ko

maailak sao [sa duK AaOr Saaok kI vajah pUCI.


saraya ko maailak nao ]sakao batayaa ik ek saat isar vaalaa

raxasa hO jaao yaha^ raoja pula pr tIsaro phr maoM Aata hO. ]sa samaya

Agar ]sakao kao[- ku^AarI laD,kI Kanao ko ilayao na dI jaayao tao vah

Sahr ko Andr Gausa Aata hO AaOr jaao kao[- BaI ]sako rasto maoM Aata

hO ]sakao maar Dalata hO.

raoja hI bahut saaro laaoga maaro jaato hOM. Aaja rajaa kI baoTI ka

baarI hO. Aaja ]sa raxasa ko Kanao ko ilayao ]sakao ]sa pula pr

daophr kao haonaa caaihyao.

rajaa nao maunaadI BaI ipTvaa rKI hO ik jaao kao[- rajaa kI baoTI

kao [sa saat isar vaalao raxasa sao bacaayaogaa vah ]saI sao ApnaI baoTI

kI SaadI kr dogaa.

vah laD,ka baaolaa — “rajaa kI baoTI kao AaOr saaro Sahr kao

bacaanao ka kao[- na kao[- rasta tao haonaa hI caaihyao. maoro pasa ek

majabaUt tlavaar h,O ek ku<aa h,O ek GaaoD,a hO, AaOr ek bandUk

hO. maOM rajaa sao imalanaa caahU^gaa.”

Sahr vaalao ]sakao turnt hI rajaa ko pasa lao gayao. ]sanao rajaa

sao ]sa raxasa kao maarnao kI [jaaja,t maa^gaI.

rajaa baaolaa — “Aao saahsaI laD,ko, Qyaana rKao ik tumasao phlao

AaOr BaI k[- laaoga ]sa raxasa kao maarnao kI kaoiSaSa kr cauko hOM

AaOr [sa kaoiSaSa maoM maaro jaa cauko hOM. baocaaro laaoga. mauJao ]na pr

trsa Aata hO.


pr Agar tuma ApnaI ija,ndgaI kao Ktro maoM Dala kr ]sa raxasa

kao maarnaa caahto hao tao tuma eosaa kr sakto hao. AaOr Agar tumanao

]sa raxasa kao maar idyaa tao maOM ApnaI baoTI kI SaadI tumasao kr dU^gaa

AaOr marnao ko baad Apnaa rajya BaI tumakao do jaa}^gaa.”

vah laD,ka baaolaa — “rajaa saahba, maOM ]sa raxasa kao maarnaa

caahta hU^ Aap ApnaI baoTI kao inaDr hao kr pula pr Baoijayao.”

yah kh kr ]sa inaDr naaOjavaana nao Apnaa ku<aa ilayaa AaOr

GaaoD,a ilayaa AaOr ]sa pula pr jaa kr baOz gayaa jaha^ vah raxasa Aanao

vaalaa qaa. zIk 12 bajao rajaa kI baoTI isar sao pa^va tk kalaI

isalk kI paoSaak phnao ApnaI daisayaaoM ko saaqa vaha^ Aa gayaI.

jaba vao saba pula pr AaQaI dUr cala kr Aa gayaIM tao ]sakI

daisayaa^ ]sakao vaha^ ]saI ko Baraosao CaoD, kr Aa^KaoM maoM Aa^saU ilayao

vaha^ sao laaOT gayaIM. ]sanao [Qar ]Qar doKa tao pula pr ek AadmaI

kao ek ku<ao ko saaqa baOza payaa.

vah baaolaI — “Aao kulaIna naaOjavaana, tuma yaha^ @yaa kr rho hao?

@yaa tumakao maalaUma nahIM ik ek raxasa yaha^ basa iksaI BaI samaya mauJao

Kanao ko ilayao Aanao vaalaa hO. AaOr Agar ]sanao tumakao yaha^ doK

ilayaa tao vah tumakao BaI Ka jaayaogaa.”

]sa laD,ko nao javaaba idyaa — “mauJao ]sako baaro maoM AcCI trh

maalaUma hO rajakumaarI jaI AaOr maOM yaha^ tumakao ]saI sao bacaanao AaOr ifr

tumasao SaadI krnao ko ilayao hI Aayaa hU^.”


rajakumaarI baaolaI — “Aao garIba naaOjavaana, tuma Baaga jaaAao yaha^

sao, nahIM tao ]sa raxasa kao Aaja maorI bajaaya dao dao laaoga Kanao kao

imala jaayaoMgao. vah raxasa bahut taktvar hO. tuma ]sakao maarnao kI

saaoca BaI kOsao sakto hao.”

]Qar vah naaOjavaana rajakumaarI kao doKto hI ]sasao Pyaar krnao

lagaa qaa. vah baaolaa — “tumharo Pyaar ko ilayao tao maOM ApnaI ija,ndgaI

kao BaI Ktro maoM Dala sakta hU^. AaOr nahIM tao @yaa haogaa maora?”

ABaI vah yah saba kh kr hI

cauka qaa ik mahla kI GaD,I nao 12

bajaayao. jamaIna ka^pnao lagaI AaOr ek

saat isar vaalaa raxasa Qau^e AaOr Aaga

kI lapTaoM maoM sao inakla kr Aata

idKayaI idyaa.

vaha^ sao inakla kr vah saIQaa rajakumaarI kI trf baZ,a.

]sako saataoM mau^h Kulao hue qao AaOr vah KuSaI sao saITI bajaa rha qaa

@yaaoMik ]sanao doK ilayaa qaa ik Aaja ]sakao ek kI bajaaya dao

AadmaI Kanao kao imala rho qao.

vah naaOjavaana ibajalaI kI saI toja,I sao Apnao GaaoD,o pr caZ, gayaa

AaOr ]sa raxasa kI trf baZ,a. ]sanao Apnao ku<ao kao BaI raxasa ko

}pr hmalaa krnao kao kha.


ApnaI tlavaar lahrato hue ]sanao ]sa raxasa ko ek ko baad

ek saat maoM sao Ch isar kaT Dalao. [sako baad raxasa nao saustanao ko

ilayao kuC samaya maa^gaa. vah laD,ka BaI bahut ha^f rha qaa saao baaolaa

— “zIk hO hma kuC dor ko ilayao sausta laoto hOM.”

pr raxasa nao @yaa ikyaa ik ]sanao Apnaa saatvaa^ isar jamaIna pr

rgaD,a AaOr vah ifr sao Apnao saataoM isaraoM ko saaqa ]z kr KD,a hao

gayaa.

yah doK kr ]sa naaOjavaana nao saaoca ilayaa ik ]sakao ]sako

saataoM isar ek saaqa hI kaTnao haoMgao tBaI vah marogaa. saao vah raxasa

kI trf daOD,a AaOr ApnaI tlavaar tba tk calaata rha jaba tk

ik ]sako saataoM isar kT kr jamaIna pr nahIM igar gayao.

]sako baad ]sanao ApnaI tlavaar sao ]sako saataoM isaraoM kI saataoM

jaIBaoM kaT laIM. ifr ]sanao rajakumaarI sao pUCa — “tumharo pasa

kao[- $maala hO @yaa?”

rajakumaarI nao ]sakao ek $maala do idyaa. ]sa $maala maoM ]sanao

vao saataoM jaIBaoM rK laIM AaOr Apnao GaaoD,o pr caZ, kr ApnaI saraya

Aa gayaa jaha^ ]sanao Kanaa Kayaa qaa.

vaha^ Aa kr vah nahayaa Qaaoyaa AaOr Apnao kpD,o badla kr

rajaa ko pasa jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar huAa.


jaOsaa ik ]sakI iksmat maoM ilaKa qaa – ]sa pula ko pasa ek

bahut hI caalaak AaOr naIca kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa31 rhta qaa. vah

dUr sao hI yah laD,a[- doK rha qaa.

]sanao saaocaa Aaja maOM [sa naaOjavaana kao baovakUf banaata hU^. [sanao

jaao yao kTo hue isar yaha^ naIcao CaoD, idyao hOM maOM [naka [stomaala kr

ko rajakumaarI sao SaadI krta hU^.

vah vaha^ gayaa, ]sanao saataoM isar ]zayao, ek qaOlao maoM rKo AaOr

rajaa ko mahla kI trf cala idyaa. saaqa maoM ]sanao raxasa ko KUna sao

sanaa huAa baD,a vaalaa caakU BaI Apnao haqa maoM lao ilayaa.

vaha^ jaa kr vah baaolaa — “rajaa saahba doiKyao, Aapko saamanao

yah raxasa kao maarnao vaalaa KD,a hO. AaOr yao hOM ]sako saataoM isar jaao

maOMnao [sa caakU sao ek ek krko kaTo hOM. Aba Aap Apnaa SaahI

vaayada inaBaayaoM AaOr ApnaI baoTI kI SaadI mauJa sao kr d oM.”

rajaa tao ]sa badsaUrt AadmaI kao doK kr sanna rh gayaa.

]sakao ]sa AadmaI kI khanaI kI sacaa[- pr Sak hao rha qaa.

]sakao pUra ivaSvaasa qaa ik vah saahsaI naaOjavaana maara gayaa AaOr

AaiKrI pla maoM jaba ]sanao raxasa kao maar idyaa haogaa tao yah kaoyalao

vaalaa AadmaI vaha^ phu^ca gayaa haogaa AaOr ]sako isar lao kr yaha^

calaa Aayaa hO.

31 Translated for the word “Coalman”


pr SaahI vaayada tao Talaa nahIM jaa sakta qaa saao rajaa baaolaa

— “Agar eosao hI huAa hO jaOsaa ik tuma bata rho hao tao maorI baoTI

tumharI hO tuma ]sao lao jaa sakto hao.”

[sa samaya rajakumaarI nao jaao ]sa samaya drbaar maoM hI qaI AaOr yah

saba sauna rhI qaI icallaanaa Sau$ kr idyaa — “yah JaUz baaola rha hO

ipta jaI. yah vah nahIM hO ijasanao ]sa raxasa kao maara. vah tao

ABaI Aanao vaalaa haogaa.”

[sa baat pr kuC garmaagarma bahsa haonao lagaI pr vah kaoyalaa

baocanao vaalaa AadmaI ApnaI khanaI pr DTa rha AaOr ]sao saaibat

krnao ko ilayao ]sanao vao saataoM isar vaha^ rKo hue qao.

rajaa ko pasa ]sakI baat na maananao kI kao[- vajah nahIM qaI

@yaaoMik raxasa ko saataoM isar vaha^ maaOjaUd qao.

]sako pasa AaOr kao[- caara BaI nahIM qaa saao ]sanao ApnaI baoTI

kao Saant rhnao ko ilayao AaOr jaa kr SaadI ko ilayao tOyaar haonao ko

ilayao kha. ]saI samaya rajaa nao ApnaI baoTI kI SaadI kI GaaoYaNaa

BaI kr dI.

tIna idna maoM SaadI haonao vaalaI qaI AaOr tInaaoM idna ek Saanadar

davat haonao vaalaI qaI. ]na tInaaoM idnaaoM ko AaKIr maoM SaadI hao jaanao

vaalaI qaI.


[sa baIca vah naaOjavaana ijasanao sacamauca maoM raxasa kao maara qaa

rajaa ko mahla maoM Aayaa. pr rajaa ko caaOkIdaraoM nao ]sakao iksaI BaI

kImat pr Andr nahIM jaanao idyaa.

]saI samaya ]sanao ek SaahI maunaadI pITnao vaalao kao saunaa. vah

kh rha qaa ik rajakumaarI kI SaadI ek kaoyalao vaalao AadmaI ko

saaqa haonao vaalaI hO.

]sa naaOjavaana nao rajaa ko caaOkIdaraoM sao bahut kha ik vao ]sakao

Andr jaanao doM pr ]nhaoMnao ]sakao Andr nahIM jaanao idyaa. kuC hI

dor maoM vah kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa AadmaI baahr Aayaa. ]sanao ]sa

naaOjavaana kao vaha^ doKa tao ]na caaOkIdaraoM kao ]sa naaOjavaana kao

baahr inakalanao ka hukuma do idyaa.

caaOkIdaraoM nao ]sa naaOjavaana kao mahla sao baahr inakala idyaa.

Aba ]sa naaOjavaana ko pasa AaOr kao[- caara nahI qaa ik vah vaha^ sao

vaapsa saraya calaa jaayao.

gaussao maoM ]sanao ]sa SaadI kao raoknao ka, ]sa kaoyalaa baocanao vaalao

kI paola Kaolanao ka AaOr Apnao kao ]sa raxasa kao maarnao vaalaa

saaibat krnao ka kao[- trIka ZU^Znao ka inaScaya ikyaa.

drbaar maoM maoja sajaI hu[- qaI AaOr saaro kulaIna laaoga vaha^ maaOjaUd

qao. rajakumaarI ko pasa vah kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa maKmala kI paoSaak

phnao baOza huAa qaa.


@yaaoMik vah kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa AadmaI bahut hI izganaa qaa

[sailayao ]sakao dUsaro laaogaaoM ko barabar maoM laanao ko ilayao ]sako naIcao

saat gai_yaa^ rKI hu[- qaIM.

saraya maoM baOz kr kafI idmaaga laD,anao ko baad ]sa naaOjavaana nao

Apnao ku<ao kao ]zayaa jaao ]sako pOraoM ko pasa saao rha qaa.

vah ]sasao baaolaa — “sauna Aao maoro vafadar ku<ao, daOD, kr

rajakumaarI ko pasa mahla maoM jaa AaOr jaa kr ]sa AkolaI kao hI

Pyaar krnaa, AaOr iksaI kao nahIM.

AaOr jaba vao saba Kanaa Kanao baOzoM tao maoja pr rKa saara Kanaa

ibagaaD, donaa AaOr Baaga Aanaa. AaOr ha^ Qyaana rKnaa pkD,o nahIM

jaanaa.”

jaao ]sa ku<ao kao maailak nao ]sasao kha vah ]sanao saba samaJa

ilayaa AaOr vaha^ sao daOD, ilayaa. mahla maoM Aa kr ]sanao rajakumaarI

kao ZU^Za AaOr ]sakI gaaod maoM Apnao pMjao rK idyao. ]sanao ]^h ]^h

kI AaOr ]sako haqaaoM AaOr caohro kao caaTa.

rajakumaarI nao ]sa ku<ao kao phcaana ilayaa AaOr vah ]sakao doK

kr bahut KuSa hu[-. ]sakao sahlaato hue ]sanao ]sako kana maoM

fusafusaa kr ]sasao pUCa ik ]sakao bacaanao vaalaa kha^ hO.

vah kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa AadmaI rajakumaarI ko ku<ao kao sahlaanao

pr Sak kr rha qaa ik vah ]sakao @yaaoM sahlaa rhI qaI saao ]sanao


davat vaalao kmaro sao ]sa ku<ao kao baahr inakalanao ka hukuma do

idyaa.

]sa samaya vaha^ pr saUp prsaa jaa rha qaa. ku<ao nao maoja ko

maojapaoSa ka ek kaonaa pkD,a AaOr KIMca idyaa. [sasao maoja pr rKI

saarI caIja,oM naIcao Aa igarIM. saara saUp ibaKr gayaa. saara fSa- Kraba

hao gayaa AaOr PlaoToM AaOr igalaasa Aaid saba TUT gayao.

yah saba krko vah saIiZ,yaaoM sao [tnaI toja,I sao naIcao Baaga gayaa

ik kao[- ]sakao doK BaI nahIM saka ik vah gayaa ikQar, pkD,naa tao

dUr kI baat qaI. saaro maohmaana BaaOca@ko sao doKto rh gayao. davat

ruk gayaI ijasasao saba laaogaaoM maoM ek KlabalaI maca gayaI.

jaba dUsaro idna davat ka [ntjaama huAa tao naaOjavaana nao Apnao

ku<ao sao kha — “jaaAao AaOr ifr sao vahI saba krko AaAao.”

rajakumaarI nao jaba ku<ao kao vaapsa Aayaa doKa tao vah bahut

KuSa hu[- pr vah kaoyalao vaalaa ifr sao Sak krnao lagaa AaOr Dr

gayaa. ]sanao ifr ja,aor idyaa ik ]sa ku<ao kao kaoD,o maar kr kmaro

sao baahr inakala idyaa jaayao.

[sa baar rajakumaarI ku<ao kao ilayao hue ]z KD,I hu[- AaOr

kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa AadmaI Apnao naIcapnao ko baavajaUd ]sasao kuC

nahIM kh saka.

[sa baar BaI jaba saUp prsaa jaa rha qaa ku<ao nao ]sa maoja ka

maojapaoSa pkD, kr KIMca idyaa AaOr saba kuC naIcao igara idyaa.


caaOkIdar AaOr naaOkr ]sako pICo pICo Baagao BaI pr [sasao phlao ik

vao ]sako pasa BaI Aato vah vaha^ sao gaayaba hao gayaa.

tIsarI davat ko zIk phlao naaOjavaana nao kha — “ifr jaaAao

AaOr vahI saba ek baar ifr krko AaAao pr [sa baar rajaa ko

caaOkIdaraoM kao yaha^ tk Apnao pICo pICo Aanao donaa.”

ku<ao nao ifr vahI ikyaa AaOr [sa baar rajaa ko caaOkIdaraoM kao

Apnaa pICa krato hue maailak ko kmaro tk lao Aayaa. vaha^ Aa

kr caaOkIdaraoM nao ]sa naaOjavaana kao pkD, ilayaa AaOr ]sakao rajaa ko

pasa lao gayao.

rajaa nao turnt hI ]sa naaOjavaana kao phcaana ilayaa AaOr ]sasao

pUCa — “@yaa tuma vahI AadmaI nahIM hao jaao ]sa idna maorI baoTI kao

]sa raxasa sao bacaanaa caahto qao?”

naaOjavaana baaolaa — “jaI sarkar. inaiScat $p sao maOM vahI

AadmaI hU^. AaOr maOMnao rajakumaarI jaI kao bacaayaa BaI hO tBaI tao vah

Aapko saamanao hOM.”

yah sauna kr kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa AadmaI icallaayaa — “eosaa

nahIM hO. ]sa raxasa kao maOMnao Kud nao Apnao daonaaoM haqaaoM sao maara hO

AaOr [sakao saaibat krnao ko ilayao maOM ]sako saat isar BaI lao kr

Aayaa hU^.”

kh kr ]sanao vao saataoM isar ma^gavaayao AaOr ma^gavaa kr rajaa ko

pOraoM pr rK idyao.


turnt hI naaOjavaana rajaa sao baaolaa — “hao sakta hO ik yah

AadmaI ]sa raxasa ko saat isar lao kr Aayaa hao pr @yaaoMik vao bahut

BaarI qao [sailayao maOM tao ]na isaraoM kao vahIM CaoD, Aayaa qaa.

ha^ maOM ]na saat isaraoM kI saat jaIBa kaT kr lao Aayaa hU^. yah

doKnao ko ilayao ik yao jaIBaoM ]nhIM isaraoM kI hOM yaa nahIM, Aap doKoM ik

[sa AadmaI ko laayao saataoM isaraoM maoM ]nakI jaIBaoM hOM yaa nahIM.”

rajaa nao ]sa kaoyalaa baocanao vaalao ko laayao saataoM isar doKo tao

]namaoM sao tao iksaI BaI isar maoM ek BaI jaIBa nahIM qaI. yah doK kr

kaoyalaa baocanao vaalaa tao sakto maoM Aa gayaa. ]sakao tao kuC samaJa maoM

hI nahIM Aayaa @yaaoMik ]sakao tao yah saba kuC pta hI nahIM qaa.

tba naaOjavaana nao ApnaI jaoba sao ek $maala inakalaa ijasamaoM vah

saataoM jaIBa rK kr laayaa qaa AaOr vah $maala rajaa ko pOraoM pr rK

idyaa. ifr ]sanao rajaa kao ApnaI laD,a[- ka pUra hala batayaa.

ifr BaI ]sa kaoyalao vaalao AadmaI nao har nahIM maanaI. ]sanao

kha — “Agar yah jaIBaoM [nhIM mau^haoM kI hOM tao vah naaOjavaana ]nakao

[na ma^uhaoM ko Andr rK kr idKayao.”

saao ]sa naaOjavaana nao ek ek krko ]na mau^haoM maoM jaIBa rKnaI

Sau$ kI. jaOsao jaOsao vah ek ek jaIBa ]na mau^haoM maoM rKta gayaa ]sa

kaoyalaa baocanao vaalao AadmaI nao Apnao naIcao sao ek ek ga_I inakala

kr baahr foMknaI Sau$ kr dI.


jaba ]sa naaOjavaana nao saatvaIM jaIBa saatvaoM mau^h maoM rKI tao vah

kaoyalao vaalaa AadmaI tao [tnaa naIcaa hao gayaa ik vah iksaI kao

idKayaI BaI nahIM do rha qaa @yaaoMik vah maoja ko naIcao tk phu^ca gayaa

qaa. basa vah vaha^ sao Baaga ilayaa.

pr rajaa ko hukuma sao ]sakao pkD, ilayaa gayaa AaOr ]sakao

Sahr ko caaOraho pr fa^saI caZ,a idyaa gayaa.

Aba rajaa, dulaihna, dulaha AaOr maohmaana saba laaoga KuSaI KuSaI

Kanaa Kanao AaOr SaadI kI rsmaoM pUrI krnao baOzo. SaadI hao gayaI.

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rat hao gayaI AaOr saBaI saaonao calao gayao. saubah kao jaba vah naaOjavaana

saao kr ]za tao ]sanao iKD,kI KaolaI. baahr Jaa^ka tao ]sakao

Apnao saamanao ek bahut baD,a jaMgala idKayaI idyaa ijasamaoM bahut saarI

icaiD,yaoM cahcaha rhI qaIM.

]sa jaMgala kao doK kr ]sao lagaa ik [sa jaMgala maoM ]sakao

iSakar ko ilayao ja$r jaanaa caaihyao.

]sakI p%naI nao ]sakao bahut manaa ikyaa ik vah iSakar ko ilayao

vaha^ na jaayao @yaaoMik vah jaMgala jaadu[- qaa. jaao kao[- BaI ]sa jaMgala

maoM jaata qaa vah ifr vaha^ sao kBaI Gar vaapsa nahIM Aata qaa.

pr ijatnaa hI vah naaOjavaana ]sa jaMgala ko baaro maoM saunata jaata

]sakao vaha^ ko KtraoM sao Kolanao kI [cCa AaOr baZ,tI jaatI qaI.


saao ]sanao Apnaa GaaoD,a ilayaa, ku<aa ilayaa AaOr ApnaI tlavaar

AaOr bandUk laI AaOr iSakar ko ilayao cala idyaa.

vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao bahut saarI icaiD,yaoM maarIM ik tBaI vaha^ garja

AaOr ibajalaI kI camak ko saaqa ek bahut baD,a tUfana Aa gayaa

AaOr ja,aor sao baairSa haonao lagaI.

baairSa [tnaI j,yaada qaI ik vah pUra ka pUra BaIga gayaa. saaqa

maoM A^Qaora haonao kI vajah sao vah ]sa jaMgala maoM rasta BaI BaUla gayaa.

ik tBaI ]sakao ek gaufa idKayaI dI. ]sa tUfana sao bacanao ko

ilayao vah ]sa gaufa maoM Gausa gayaa.

]sa gaufa ko Andr saMgamarmar kI bahut saarI maUit-yaa^ iBanna iBanna

maud`aAaoM maoM KD,I hu[- qaIM. pr vah naaOjavaana [tnaa j,yaada qaka huAa

qaa ik [sa saba pr Qyaana donao ka ]sako pasa samaya hI nahIM qaa.

Apnao Aapkao garma krnao ko ilayao ]sanao kuC lakiD,yaa^ [k{I

kI AaOr cakmak p%qar32 kI sahayata sao Aaga jalaa laI. ]sakI

garmaI maoM ]sanao Apnao kpD,o BaI sauKayao AaOr Kanao ko ilayao kuC

icaiD,yaa^ BaI BaUnaI.

tBaI ek bauiZ,yaa BaI panaI sao bacanao ko ilayao ]sa gaufa maoM Aa

gayaI. vah BaI bahut BaIgaI hu[- qaI. zMD ko maaro ]sako da^t

32 Translated for the word “Flintstone”. When these stones are hit at each other they produce fire a fire can be started from them.


ikTikTa rho qao. ]sanao ]sa naaOjavaana sao p`aqa-naa kI ik vah ]sao

ApnaI Aaga ko pasa baOznao do.

naaOjavaana nao kha — “ha^ ha^ @yaaoM nahIM. Aap yaha^ Aarama sao

baOzoM.”

vah bauiZ,yaa vaha^ baOz gayaI. ]sanao ]sa naaOjavaana kao ]sakI BaunaI

hu[- icaiD,yaaoM ko ilayao namak AaOr GaaoD,o ko Kanao ko ilayao BaUsaa idyaa.

ek hD\DI ku<ao ko ilayao AaOr tlavaar kao icaknaa krnao ko ilayao

icaknaa[- BaI dI.

pr jaOsao hI ]sa naaOjavaana nao ]sa bauiZ,yaa kI namak lagaI icaiD,yaa

KayaI, ]sako GaaoD,o nao BaUsaa Kayaa AaOr ]sako ku<ao nao hD\DI KayaI

AaOr tlavaar kao icaknaa[- lagaI saba maUit-yaaoM maoM badla gayao.

]Qar rajakumaarI Apnao pit ko laaOTnao ka [ntjaar krtI rhI

pr ifr saaoca ilayaa ik Saayad vah mar gayaa haogaa. rajaa ko hukuma

sao saara Sahr duK maoM DUba gayaa.

X X X X X X X

[sa baIca ]sa maiCyaaro ko Gar maoM jabasao vah sabasao baD,a laD,ka Gar

CaoD, kr gayaa qaa ]saka ipta AaOr ]sako daonaaoM CaoTo Baa[- raoja ]sa

gaaOla blaODr kI trf doKto rhto jaao ek la{o sao Ct sao laTka

huAa qaa.


ek idna ]nhaoMnao doKa ik rsaao[- ko fSa- pr KUna pD,a hO jaao

gaaOla blaODr sao Tpk rha qaa.

[sa pr dUsaro vaalao laD,ko nao kha — “maora baD,a Baa[- yaa tao mar

gayaa hO yaa ifr iksaI mauiSkla maoM hO. maOM ]sakao doKnao jaata hU^.”

AaOr ivada kh kr vah BaI Apnao GaaoD,o pr caZ,a, Apnaa ku<aa

saaqa ilayaa, tlavaar AaOr bandUk ]zayaI AaOr cala idyaa.

rasto maoM vah laaogaaoM sao pUCta gayaa ik Agar iksaI nao ]sako Baa[-

kao doKa hao. vah ]nasao pUCta — “@yaa tumanao iksaI eosao AadmaI

kao doKa hO jaao doKnao maoM maoro jaOsaa lagata hao?”

jaao BaI ]saka yah savaala saunata h^sata — “yah tao baD,a AcCa

majaak hO. @yaa tuma vahI nahIM hao jaao yaha^ kuC idna phlao GaaoD,o pr

caZ, kr Aayao qao?”

[sasao ]sa baIca vaalao laD,ko kao kma sao kma yah pta cala gayaa

ik ]saka baD,a Baa[- [Qar Aayaa qaa saao vah ]saI idSaa maoM calata

rha.

calato calato vah BaI ]saI rajaa ko Sahr maoM Aa inaklaa ijasamaoM

]sako Baa[- nao saat isaraoM vaalaa raxasa maara qaa. vaha^ ]sanao doKa ik

Sahr ko saba laaoga kalaI paoSaak phnao GaUma rho hOM.

laoikna jaba Sahr vaalaaoM nao ]sao doKa tao vao KuSaI sao icallaayao

— “Aro yah tao yah Aa gayaa. Aro yah tao yah Aa gayaa. yah tao

mara nahIM hO. hmaara rajakumaar ija,ndabaad.”


vah ]sao pkD, kr rajaa ko pasa ]sako drbaar maoM lao gayao.

rajakumaarI BaI vahIM baOzI qaI. sabanao ]sakao sabasao baD,a laD,ka hI

samaJaa.

rajaa nao ]sakao [tnao idna tk ibanaa kuC batayao gaayaba rhnao ko

ilayao bahut Da^Ta. [sa baIca vaalao laD,ko nao BaI ibanaa proSaana hue

rajaa sao maafI maa^gaI AaOr rajakumaarI sao BaI saulah kr laI.

]na sabako savaalaaoM ko javaaba ]sanao [tnaI AcCI trh sao idyao

ik ]sakao Apnao Baa[- ko baaro maoM saba pta cala gayaa – ]sakI SaadI

ko baaro maoM, ]sako gaayaba haonao ko baaro maoM Aaid Aaid.

]sa rat jaba vah baIca vaalaa laD,ka saaonao ko ilayao gayaa tao

]sanao myaana maoM sao ApnaI tlavaar inakala kr ]saka fla }pr kr

ko ibastr ko baIca maoM rK dI.

]sanao rajakumaarI sao kha ik vah tlavaar ko ek trf saaoyaogaI

AaOr vah Kud ]sako dUsarI trf saaoyaogaa. rajakumaarI kI samaJa maoM

kuC nahIM Aayaa pr vao daonaaoM saaonao calao gayao AaOr jaldI hI saao gayao.

vah saubah BaI jaldI hI ]z gayaa AaOr ]zto hI iKD,kI

KaolaI. saamanao jaMgala doK kr ]sakao BaI lagaa ik ]sakao iSakar

ko ilayao jaanaa caaihyao. vah rajakumaarI sao baaolaa — “maOM iSakar ko

ilayao jaa}^gaa.”


rajakumaarI baaolaI — “@yaa ek baar vaha^ sao baca kr Aa jaanaa

tumharo ilayao kafI nahIM hO? @yaa tuma mauJao AaOr proSaana krnaa caahto

hao?”

pr ]sanao tao rajakumaarI kI baat saunaI hI nahIM. vah BaI Apnao

GaaoD,o pr caZ,a, Apnaa ku<aa saaqa ilayaa AaOr tlavaar AaOr bandUk

]zayaI AaOr iSakar Kolanao ko ilayao ]sa jaMgala maoM cala idyaa.

[saka BaI vahI hala huAa jaao sabasao baD,o laD,ko ka huAa qaa.

vao saba BaI ]saI gaufa maoM maUit- bana kr KD,o hao gayao.

[sa baar rajakumaarI kao lagaa ik ]saka pit sacamauca hI mar

gayaa hO AaOr rajaa ko hukuma sao ek baar ifr saara Sahr Saaok AaOr

duK maoM DUba gayaa.

[sa baIca ]sa maiCyaaro ko Gar maoM ]sakI rsaao[- maoM ]sa gaaOla

blaODr sao ek baar ifr KUna Tpk pD,a.

@yaaoMik ]na tInaaoM laD,kaoM ka ipta AaOr sabasao CaoTa laD,ka ]sa

gaaOla blaODr kao barabar doK rho qao saao ]sa KUna ko Tpkto hI vah

tIsara laD,ka BaI turnt hI Apnao GaaoD,o pr savaar huAa.

]sanao BaI Apnao ku<ao kao saaqa ilayaa, ApnaI tlavaar AaOr

bandUk ]zayaI AaOr Apnao daonaaoM Baa[yaaoM kI Kaoja maoM cala idyaa.

vah BaI rasto maoM pUCta jaata qaa — “@yaa tuma laaogaaoM nao ibalkula

maoro jaOsao dao AadmaI GaaoD,o pr savaar [Qar sao jaato doKo hOM?”


laaoga ]sasao pUCto — “tuma kOsao h^saaoiD,yao hao? tuma hma laaogaaoM sao

kba tk baar baar yahI savaala pUCto rhaogao?”

[sa javaaba sao ]sakao yah ivaSvaasa hao gayaa ik vah sahI rasto

pr jaa rha hO. calato calato vah BaI ]saI rajaa ko Sahr maoM Aa

phu^caa. ]sanao BaI doKa ik saara Sahr duK AaOr Saaok maoM DUbaa hO

AaOr saba kalao kpD,o phnao GaUma rho hOM.

pr ]sakao doKto hI laaoga KuSa hao gayao AaOr ]sakao rajaa ko

pasa lao gayao. rajaa BaI ]sakao doK kr [tnaa KuSa hao gayaa jaOsao

]saka Apnaa damaad mar kr ija,nda hao gayaa hao.

Apnao Baa[- kI trh vah BaI jaba saaonao gayaa tao ]sanao BaI ibastr

ko baIca maoM ApnaI naMgaI tlavaar ]saka fla }pr krko KD,I kr

dI AaOr vao daonaaoM tlavaar ko dao trf saao gayao.

vah BaI saubah jaldI hI ]z gayaa AaOr saubah ]zto hI ]sanao BaI

iKD,kI KaolaI AaOr jaba Apnao saamanao jaMgala fOlaa huAa doKa tao

]sanao BaI kha ik vah iSakar Kolanao jaanaa caahta hO.

yah sauna kr rajakumaarI AbakI baar tao bahut hI duKI hao gayaI

AaOr raoo kr baaolaI — “@yaa tumanao marnao kI ksama Ka rKI hO? tuma

mauJao Pyaar krto hao yaa nahIM? tumhoM pta hO jaba BaI tuma iSakar pr

jaato hao mauJao hmaoSaa tumharo marnao ka Dr lagaa rhta hO.”

pr yah tIsara laD,ka tao Gar sao baahr inaklanao ko ilayao baocaOna

hao rha qaa @yaaoMik ]sakao tao Apnao Baa[yaaoM kao ZU^Znaa qaa.


saao ]sanao ]sakI kao[- baat nahIM saunaI AaOr iSakar Kolanao cala

idyaa. jaba vah jaMgala maoM inaklaa tao ]sako saaqa BaI vahI huAa jaao

]sako dao baD,o Baa[yaaoMo saaqa huAa qaa. ]sanao BaI tUfana sao bacanao ko

ilayao ]saI gaufa maoM SarNa laI.

vaha^ ]sa gaufa maoM [tnaI saarI maUit-yaa^ doK kr vah AaScaya- maoM

pD, gayaa. ]sanao ek ek krko jaao ]na maUit-yaaoM kao doKnaa Sau$

ikyaa tao ]sanao ]namaoM sao Apnao daonaaoM Baa[yaaoM kao phcaana ilayaa.

vaha^ ka hala doK kr ]sakao lagaa ik yaha^ ja$r kuC gaD,baD,

hO. mauJao yaha^ sa^Bala kr rhnaa haogaa.

]sanao BaI vaha^ ApnaI icaiD,yaa^ BaUnanao ko ilayao Aaga jalaayaI AaOr

icaiD,yaaoM kao ]samaoM BaUnanao ko ilayao rK idyaa. tBaI vah bauiZ,yaa vaha^

AayaI AaOr Jaukto hue nama`ta sao ]sasao Aaga ko pasa baOznao kI

[jaaja,t maa^gaI.

pr [sa laD,ko nao ]sakao Da^Ta — “dUr hT Aao badsaUUUrt

jaadUgarnaI, maOM tuJao Apnao pasa BaI nahIM ibazanaa caahta.” ]sa

bauiZ,yaa kao ]sa laD,ko ka eosaa bartava doK kr bahut duK huAa.

vah kuC BaunaBaunaa kr baaolaI — “@yaa tumharo mana maoM [nsaana ko

ilayao ja,ra saa BaI Pyaar nahIM hO? tuma kOsao AadmaI hao? kao[- baat nahIM

pr ifr BaI maOM tumharo Kanao kao svaaidYT banaanao ko ilayao tumakao kuC

caIja,oM donaa caahtI hU^.


namak tumharI BaunaI hu[- icaiD,yaaoM ko ilayao, BaUsaa tumharo GaaoD,o ko

ilayao AaOr ek hD\DI tumharo ku<ao ko ilayao. AaOr qaaoD,I icaknaa[-

tumharo hiqayaar kao jaMga laganao sao bacaanao ko ilayao.”

vah laD,ka ]sa bauiZ,yaa pr icallaayaa — “Aao bauiZ,yaa, tU yaha^

sao jaatI hO yaa nahIM yaa ifr maOM tuJao maar kr Bagaa}^? tU mauJao nahIM

pkD, saktI, saunaa tUnao?” AaOr yah kh kr vah ]sa pr kUd

gayaa. ]sakao jamaIna pr igara kr ]sanao ]sakao Apnao GauTnao sao vahIM

naIcao hI dbaayao rKa.

ifr Apnao baa^yao haqa sao ]sanao ]saka galaa dbaayaa AaOr da^yao

haqa sao ApnaI tlavaar inakala kr ]sakI naaok ]sakI gardna pr

rK kr kha — “Aao naIca jaadUgarnaI, maoro Baa[- mauJao vaapsa kr nahIM

tao maOM ABaI tora galaa kaT dU^gaa.”

bauiZ,yaa baaolaI ik ]sanao kBaI iksaI ka kao[- baura nahIM ikyaa.

pr jaba ]sa laD,ko kI tlavaar kI naaok kao Apnao galao pr mahsaUsa

ikyaa tao ]sanao Apnaa jaadU maana ilayaa. AaOr ]sasao vaayada ikyaa

ik Agar vah ]sakao CaoD, dogaa tao vah ]sakI baat maana laogaI.

laD,ko nao ]sakao CaoD, idyaa. bauiZ,yaa nao ApnaI jaoba sao ek

marhma inakalaa AaOr ]sakao ]na sabakI maUit-yaaoM pr lagaa kr ]na

sabakao ija,nda kr idyaa.

pr ]sa laD,ko nao ]sakao tba tk nahIM jaanao idyaa jaba tk ik

]sanao vaha^ rKI saba maUit-yaaoM kao ija,nda nahIM kr idyaa. [sa trh


saarI maUit-yaa^ ek ek krko ija,nda hao gayaIM AaOr vah gaufa bahut

saaro laaogaaoM sao Bar gayaI.

jaba Baa[yaaoM nao ek dUsaro kao doKa tao vao KuSaI sao ek dUsaro ko

galao laga gayao. jaba ik dUsaro laaoga baocaaro KuSaI ko maaro baaola hI nahIM

pa rho qao. vao ]sa tIsaro Baa[- ko bahut ?NaI qao.

[sa baIca vah jaadUgarnaI vaha^ sao iKsak laI pr ]na tInaaoM

Baa[yaaoM nao ]sakao pkD, ilayaa AaOr kaT kr ]sako TukD,o TukD,o kr

idyao. ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko marto hI ]sa jaMgala ka jaadU TUT gayaa.

sabasao baD,o Baa[- nao ]sa jaadUgarnaI ko marhma kI vah baaotla lao

laI ijasasao mauda- BaI ija,nda hao jaato qao.

]sako baad vao saba rajaa ko Sahr vaapsa Aa gayao. Sahr ko saaro

laaoga ]nako baaro maoM baat kr rho qao AaOr vao Aapsa maoM Apnao baaro maoM

baat kr rho qao ik ]nako saaqa @yaa huAa.

jaba baD,o Baa[- nao yah saunaa ik ]sako daonaaoM Baa[- ]sakI p%naI ko

plaMga pr laoTo qao tao ]sanao gaussao maoM Aa kr ]na daonaaoM kao ApnaI

tlavaar sao maar Dalaa. pr turnt hI ]sakao ]nako maarnao ka

pCtavaa huAa AaOr ]sanao Apnao Aapkao maarnao ko ilayao tlavaar

Apnao galao pr rKI.

dUsaro laaogaaoM nao ]sakao eosaa krnao sao raoka tao ]sakao vah marhma

vaalaI baaotla yaad AayaI. ]sanao turnt hI vah marhma Apnao Baa[yaaoM

kao lagaayaa AaOr vao ija,nda hao gayao.


sabasao baD,a Baa[- Apnao daonaaoM CaoTo Baa[yaaoM kao ija,nda doK kr

bahut KuSa huAa AaOr ]sanao ]nasao Apnao ikyao kI maafI maa^gaI.

tba ]sako Baa[yaaoM nao ]sakao batayaa ik vao Apnao AaOr ]sakI

p%naI ko baIca maoM tlavaar lagaa kr saaoyao qao [sailayao eosaa kuC nahIM

qaa jaOsaa ik vah saaoca rha qaa. ]nakao Afsaaosa qaa ik yah baat vao

]sakao phlao nahIM bata payao qao.

baatoM krto krto vao rajaa ko mahla Aa gayao. vaha^ Aa kr

]nhaoMnao rajakumaarI kao baulaayaa. rajakumaarI raotI hu[- AayaI tao ]sanao

vaha^ tIna ek sao Baa[yaaoM kao KD,o doKa tao kuC baaola hI nahIM sakI.

vah tao yah BaI nahIM phcaana sakI ik ]na tInaaoM maoM sao ]saka

pit kaOna saa qaa. tba sabasao baD,o laD,ko nao kha ik vahI ]saka

pit qaa AaOr ifr ]sanao Apnao daonaaoM CaoTo Baa[yaaoM ka ]sasao pircaya

krayaa.

rajaa nao Apnao damaad ko daonaaoM CaoTo Baa[yaaoM kI SaadI dao kulaIna

saBaasadaoM kI dao baoiTyaaoM sao kr dI. ]na saBaasadaoM kao Apnaa drbaarI

banaa ilayaa AaOr ]sa baUZ,o maiCyaaro AaOr ]sakI p%naI kao BaI vahIM

baulaa ilayaa.


11 baovakUf [maOlyaana33

maCilayaaoM kI yah laaok kqaa eiSayaa mahaWIp ko $sa doSa maoM khI

saunaI jaatI hO.

ek baar kI baat hO ik ek bahut dUr ko doSa maoM, $sa maoM hI

khIM iksaI jagah ek iksaana rhta qaa ijasako tIna baoTo qao. ]sako

dao baoTo tao haoiSayaar qao pr ]saka tIsara baoTa ijasaka naama [maOlyaana

qaa kuC baovakUf saa qaa.

iksaana bahut idnaaoM tk ijayaa AaOr jaba vah bahut baUZ,a hao gayaa

tao ]sanao Apnao tInaaoM baoTaoM kao Apnao pasa baulaayaa AaOr kha — “maoro

Pyaaro baccaaoM mauJao lagata hO ik Aba maOM jaldI hI mar jaa}^gaa saao maOM

tumakao Apnaa Gar AaOr jaanavar dota hU^ ijanhoM tuma tInaaoM Aapsa maoM

barabar barabar baa^T laonaa. maOMnao tuma tInaaoM kao saaO saaO $bala34 AaOr

BaI idyao hOM.”

[sako kuC idna baad hI vah baUZ,a mar gayaa. ]sako tInaaoMM baoTaoM

nao ]sakao df,naa idyaa AaOr kuC idna Aarama sao rhto rho.

33 Emelyan the Fool – a folktale from Russia, Asia. Taken from the Web Site : https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Russian_Folktale_13.html From the Book “The Russian Garland: Being Russian Folk Tales”, Edited by Robert Steele. NY: Robert McBride. 1916. 17 tales collected from various booklets. This tale is just like “Bevaloof Ivan Aur Pike Machhlee” given in “Roos Ki Lok Kathayen-1” by Sushma Gupta in Hindi language. 34 Rouble is the Russian currency.

https://www.worldoftales.com/European_folktales/Russian_Folktale_13.html


kuC Amaya baad [maOlyaana ko daonaaoM baD,o Baa[yaaoM ka mana ikyaa ik

vao Sahr jaayaoM AaOr Apnao ipta ko idyao hue saaO $bala sao kuC

vyaapar kroM. saao ]nhaoMnao [maOlyaana sao kha — “Aao baovakUf hma

laaoga vyaapar krnao Sahr jaa rho hOM [sailayao hma toro saaO $bala BaI

Apnao saaqa ilayao jaa rho hOM. Agar hma Apnao vyaapar maoM kamayaaba hao

gayao tao hma toro ilayao ek laala kaoT ek jaaoD,I laala baUT AaOr ek

laala TaopI lao kr AayaoMgao.

pr tU [sa saara samaya Gar pr hI rhnaa AaOr jaba hmaarI pi%nayaa^

yaanaI torI BaaiBayaa^ tuJasao kao[- kama krnao ko ilayao khoM tao tU ]naka

kama kr donaa.”

]sa baovakUf kao laala kaoT laala jaUto AaOr laala TaopI bahut

AcCI lagatI qaI saao vah ]naka kha maananao ko ilayao tOyaar hao gayaa

ik vah Gar pr hI rhogaa AaOr ApnaI BaaiBayaaoM ka kha saara kama

kr dogaa.

[sa trh ]sako daonaaoM Baa[- vyaapar krnao Sahr calao gayao AaOr

vah ApnaI BaaiBayaaoM ko pasa Gar maoM hI rh gayaa.

ek idna jaba jaaD,a Aanao vaalaa qaa AaOr zMD bahut pD, rhI qaI

tao ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao ]sasao kha ik vah ]nako ilayao panaI lao

Aayao. pr vah tao ApnaI A^gaIzI pr hI laoTa rha AaOr baaolaa —

“Aro tuma hao kaOna?”


[sa pr ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao ]sakao bahut Da^Ta AaOr kha —

“hma @yaa hOM yah tuma Aba doKaogao Aao baovakUf. tumhoM pta hO na ik

iktnaI zMD pD, rhI hO AaOr panaI laanaa tao AadmaI ka kama hO.”

“pr mauJao bahut Aalasa Aa rha hO.”

]sakI BaaiBayaa^ baaolaIM — “tumanao @yaa kha ik tuma AalasaI

hao. tao @yaa tumakao Kanaa nahIM Kanaa? Agar hmaaro pasa panaI nahIM

hO tao hma Kanaa nahIM banaa sakto.

pr kao[- baat nahIM jaba hmaaro pit AayaoMgao tao hma ]nasao kh

doMgao ik vah [sakao [sako ilayao laayaa huAa laala kaoT AaOr AaOr saba

saamaana na doM.”

naobakUf nao jaba yah saba saunaa jaao ]nhaoMnao kha tao ]sakao lagaa

ik ]sakao ]nako ilayao panaI laanao jaanaa hI caaihyao @yaaoMik ]sakao

laala kaoT AaOr laala TaopI phnanao kI bahut [cCa qaI.

saao vah A^gaIzI ko }pr sao naIcao ]tra AaOr baahr jaanao ko

ilayao Apnao jaUto maaojao phnanao Sau$ ikyao. tOyaar haonao pr ]sanao

ApnaI kulhaD,I AaOr baalaiTyaa^ ]zayaIM AaOr pasa kI nadI kI trf

panaI laanao ko ilayao cala idyaa.

nadI pr phu^ca kr ]sanao nadI maoM ek bahut baD,a saa Cod Kaoda

AaOr ApnaI baalaiTyaaoM maoM panaI Barnao lagaa AaOr ]nakao barf pr

rKnao lagaa. ifr ]sanao vahIM KD,o KD,o ]sa Cod ko panaI kI trf


doKa tao ]sanao doKa ik baD,I saI pa[k maClaI ]sa panaI maoM tOr rhI

qaI.

Aba [maOlyaana iktnaa BaI baovakUf qaa pr ]sakI [cCa hu[- ik

vah [sa pa[k maClaI kao pkD, lao. ]sanao turnt hI haqa baZ,a kr

]sakao pkD, ilayaa AaOr panaI sao baahr inakala ilayaa.

]sakao ]sanao ApnaI CatI ko pasa rK ilayaa AaOr ]sakao lao

kr Gar kI trf jaldI jaldI cala idyaa.

tao pa[k maClaI icallaayaI — “tumanao mauJao @yaaoM pkD,a?”

“tumakao Gar lao jaanao ko ilayao AaOr ApnaI BaaiBayaaoM kao donao ko

ilayao taik vao tumakao pka sakoM.”

“Aao baovakUf mauJao Apnao Gar mat lao jaaAao mauJao tuma panaI maoM hI

foMk dao. maOM tumhoM bahut AmaIr banaa dU^gaI.”

pr baovakUf [sa baat ko ilayao tOyaar hI nahIM huAa AaOr kUdta

huAa Apnao Gar kI trf calata calaa gayaa.

jaba pa[k nao doKa ik vah baovakUf tao ]sakao jaanao hI nahIM do

rha tao vah ifr baaolaI — “Aro baovakUf tU mauJao vaapsa panaI maoM CaoD,

do maOM toro ilayao vah saba kuC k$^gaI jaao tU Kud nahIM krnaa caahta.

tuJakao kovala yah [cCa p`gaT krnaI haogaI ik tuJao @yaa krvaanaa hO

AaOr tora kama hao jaayaogaa.”


yah sauna kr vah baovakUf bahut bahut bahut KuSa hao gayaa

@yaaoMik vah Kud tao bahut hI AalasaI qaa. ]saka kama kao[- AaOr

kr do [sasao AcCI baat ]sako ilayao AaOr @yaa hao saktI qaI.

]sanao saaocaa “Agar pa[k maora vah saba kama kr do jaao maOM nahIM

krnaa caahta yaa ijasamaoM mauJakao bahut maohnat lagatI hO tao yah tao

bahut hI AcCa hO.”

saao ]sanao pa[k sao kha — “maOM tumakao panaI maoM ja$r foMk dota

hU^ Agar tuma vah saba krao ijasaka tumanao vaayada ikyaa hO.”

pa[k baaolaI — “phlao mauJao jaanao dao ]sako baad hI maOM Apnaa

vaayada inaBaa}^gaI.”

baovakUf baaolaa — “nahIM phlao tuma Apnaa vaayada inaBaaAa o tBaI

maOM tumakao vaha^ CaoD,Ugaa.”

jaba pa[k nao doKa ik [maOlyaana ]sakao panaI maoM nahIM CaoD, rha

tao vah baaolaI — “Agar tumakao mauJasao kao[ - kama kranaa hO tao

tumakao ]sa [cCa kao phlao mauJasao khnaa pD,ogaa.”

yah sauna kr vah baovakUf baaolaa — “maorI [cCa hO ik maorI panaI

kI baalaiTyaa^ ibanaa panaI Clakayao nadI sao phaD,I ko }pr Apnao

Aap cala kr phu^ca jaayaoM.”

[sa pr pa[k baaolaI — “[sa trh sao nahIM. Aba saunaao AaOr [na

SabdaoM kao yaad rKnaa jaao maOM Aba tumasao khtI hU^ tBaI tuma ApnaI


[cCa pUrI krvaa sakaogao – “pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao

baalaiTyaaoM tuma Apnao Aap phaD,I pr jaaAao.”

[maOlyaana nao jaOsao hI pa[k ko yao Sabd daohrayao tao baalaiTyaa^ ]z

kr Apnao Aap phaD,I ko }pr cala dIM. vah tao yah doK kr

h@ka ba@ka rh gayaa. ]sanao pa[k sao pUCa — “@yaa eosaa hr baar

haota rhogaa?”

pa[k baaolaI — “ha^ jaba BaI tuma kao[ - BaI [cCa p`gaT kraogao

tumharI vah [cCa ]saI samaya pUrI hao jaayaogaI. pr tuma ]na SabdaoM kao

hmaoSaa yaad rKnaa jaao maOMnao tumhoM batayao hOM tBaI tumharI vah [cCa pUrI

haogaI.”

tba [maOlyaana nao maClaI kao panaI maoM CaoD, idyaa AaOr ApnaI

baalaiTyaaoM ko pICo pICo Apnao Gar calaa gayaa.

]sako pD,aosaI tao yah tmaaSaa doK kr AaScaya- maoM pD, gayao. vao

ek dUsaro sao khnao lagao — “[sa baovak Uf kI baalaiTyaa^ tao nadI sao

Gar tk Apnao Aap hI cala kr Aa gayaI hMO AaOr yah Kud ]nako

pICo pICo Aarama sao cala kr Aa rha hO.”

pr [maOlyaana nao ]nakI trf kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa AaOr Apnao

rasto Apnao Gar calaa gayaa. baalaiTyaa^ Aba tk Gar phu^ca caukI qaIM

AaOr ApnaI jagah baOnca pr jaa kr baOz gayaI qaIM saao baovakUf ifr sao

ApnaI A^gaIzI pr jaa kr laoT gayaa.


kuC samaya baad ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao ]sasao ifr kha —

“[maOlyaana tuma vaha^ AalasaI banao @yaaoM pD,o hao. ]zao AaOr jaa kr

qaaoD,I saI lakD,I kaT laaAao.”

pr baovakUf baaolaa — “tuma? AaOr tuma haotI kaOna hao?”

]sakI BaaiBayaa^ baaolaIM — “tumakao idKayaI nahIM dota ik jaaD,a

Aa gayaa hO AaOr Agar tuma lakiD,yaa^ nahIM kaTaogao tao tuma zMD sao jama

jaaAaogao.”

baovakUf baaolaa — “ha^ maOM AalasaI hU^.”

]sakI BaaiBayaa^ baaolaIM — “@yaa? tuma AalasaI hao. Agar tuma

turnt hI lakD,I kaTnao nahIM gayao tao hma Apnao Apnao pityaaoM sao kh

doMgaI ik vao tumakao laala kaoT laala baUT AaOr laala TaopI laa kr na

doM.”

Aba baovakUf kI tao baD,I [cCa qaI ik vah laala kaoT laala

baUT AaOr laala TaopI phnao tao ]sako ilayao ]sakao lakD,I kaTnao ko

ilayao baahr jaanaa pD,ogaa AaOr [sa samaya tao kD,ako kI zMD pD, rhI

qaI AaOr vah ApnaI A^gaIzI ko }pr sao naIcao nahIM ]trnaa caahta qaa

saao ]sanao dbao mau^h sao pa[k maClaI vaalao Sabd daohra idyao —

“pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao kulhaD,I tuma ]zao AaOr

lakD,I kaT kr laaAao. AaOr tuma saba la{o A^gaIzI maoM Aa kr

Apnao Aap laga jaaAao.”


basa ]saka yah khnaa qaa ik ]sakI kulhaD,I ]zI AaOr kUd

kr ]nako Gar ko pICo ko maOdana maoM lakD,I kaTnao calaI gayaI. ]sako

kaTo hue la{o Apnao Aap Aa kr Gar maoM A^gaIzI maoM [k{o haonao lagao.

jaba ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao yh doKa tao vah tao Apnao baovakUf kI

haoiSayaarI pr hOrana rh gayaIM. AaOr @yaaoMik kulhaD,I BaI lakD,I

Apnao Aap hI kaT rhI qaI tao Aba [maOlyaana kao jaba BaI maaOka

imalata vah kama sao Aarama pa jaata.

kuC dor baad saarI lakD,I K%ma hao gayaI tao ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao

kha — “[maOlyaana Aba hmaaro pasa kao[ - lakD,I nahIM hO saao Aba tuma

jaMgala jaaAao AaOr kuC lakD ,I kaT kr laaAao.”

pr baovakUf baaolaa — “Aro tuma hao kaOna?”

]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao kha — “jaMgala tao bahut dUr hO AaOr

Aajakla jaaD,a hO. hmaaro jaanao ko ilayao Aba bahut zMDa hO.”

pr baovakUf nao javaaba idyaa — “mauJao tao bahut Aalasa Aa rha

hO.”

vao icallaayaIM — “tuma [tnao AalasaI @yaaoM hao? pta hO Agar tuma

lakD,I kaT kr nahIM laayao tao tuma [sa zMD maoM jama jaaAaogao. [sako

Alaavaa hma yah BaI doK laoMgao ik jaba hmaaro pit AayaoMgao tao vao

tumakao laala kaoT laala baUT AaOr laala TaopI na doM.”


Aba @yaaoMik baovakUf kao tao laala kaoT laala baUT AaOr laala

TaopI caaihyao qaI tao ]sakao lagaa ik ]sakao jaMgala lakD,I kaTnao

jaanaa hI caaihyao.

saao vah A^gaIzI sao naIcao ]tra Apnao jaUto maaojao phnao AaOr kpD,o

phna kr tOyaar huAa. tOyaar hao kr baahr vaalao maOdana maoM gayaa SaOD

sao slao inakalaI saaqa maoM ek rssaI Aaor ek kulhaD,I laI AaOr ApnaI

BaaiBayaaoM sao baaolaa — “faTk Kaolaao.”

jaba ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao doKa ik ]naka dovar tao ibanaa GaaoD,o

jaaoto hI slao kao lao kr jaa rha hO tao ]nhaoMnao kha — “Aro

[maOlyaana tuma tao slao ibanaa GaaoD,o jaaoto hI lao kr jaa rho hao.”

pr ]sanao javaaba idyaa ik ]sakao GaaoD,aoM kI ja$rt hI nahIM qaI

AaOr ]nasao ]nasao kovala Gar ka faTk Kaolanao ko ilayao hI kha.

saao ]nhaoMnao Gar ka faTk Kaola idyaa.

baovakUf nao Sabd daohrayao “pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao

maorI yah slao jaMgala kI Aaor calao.”

slao turnt hI maOdana ko baahr [sa toja,I sao kUdI ik gaa^va ko

laaogaaoM nao jaba ]sao doKa tao vao tao [maOlyaana kI ibanaa GaaoD,aoM kI slao

kI savaarI doK kr bahut AaScaya- maoM pD, gayao. AaOr vah slao BaI

[tnaI toja,I sao jaa rhI qaI ik dao GaaoD,o BaI ]sakao [tnaI toja, nahIM

KIMca sakto qao.


baovakUf kao jaMgala Sahr ko baIca sao hao kr jaanaa qaa AaOr vah

ApnaI pUrI gait sao jaa rha qaa.

pr ]sa baovakUf kao yah pta nahIM qaa ik jaba vah [tnaI toja,

gait sao jaa rha qaa tao ]sakao Sahr vaalaaoM kao phlao sao hI ]sako

rasto sao hT jaanao ko ilayao saavaQaana kr donaa caaihyao qaa ik “rasta

CaoD,ao.” taik vah iksaI sao Tkrayao nahIM.

pr vah tao eosao hI calaa gayaa saao vah k[- laaogaaoM ko }pr caZ,

kr calaa gayaa. halaa^ik k[- laaoga ]sako pICo daOD,o BaI pr kao[-

]sakao pkD, nahIM payaa @yaaoMik vah bahut toja, jaa rha qaa AaOr

[sailayao ]sakao vaapsa BaI nahIM laa payaa.

AaiKrkar [maOlyaana Sahr sao baahr inakla gayaa AaOr jaMgala maoM

Aa gayaa. vaha^ Aa kr ]sanao ApnaI slao raok dI AaOr kha

“pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao kulhaD,I tuma jaaAao AaOr

lakD,I kaTao.”

]sako mau^h sao yao Sabd inaklao hI qao ik kulhaD,I ]zI AaOr

jaMgala maoM lakD,I kaTnao jaa phu^caI. vaha^ sao kTo la{o Apnao Aap slao

maoM Aa kr [k{o haonao lagao.

jaba kulhaD,I nao Apnaa kama kr ilayaa tao vah slao pr baOza

AaOr baaolaa “pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao Aba tuma ]zao

AaOr Gar kI trf calaao.” AaOr slao ApnaI sabasao toja, gait sao daOD,

calaI.


jaba vah Sahr maoM Aayaa jaha^ ]sanao k[- laaogaaoM kao ApnaI slao sao

Gaayala ikyaa qaa tao ]sanao doKa ik vaha^ tao ]sakao pkD,nao ko ilayao

bahut saarI BaID, jamaa qaI. jaOsao hI vah Sahr ko faTk maoM Gausaa

]nhaoMnao ]sao pkD, ilayaa.

]nhaoMnao ]sao slao maoM sao baahr KIMca ilayaa AaOr naIcao igara kr

KUba pITa. jaba baovakUf nao doKa ik laaoga ]sako saaqa kOsaa bartava

kr rho qao tao ]sanao mau^h hI mau^h maoM kha “pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr

maorI [cCa sao Aao DMDo [nhoM KUba maarao.”

turnt hI DMDa ]za AaOr ]sanao ]nakao caaraoM trf sao maarnaa Sau$

kr idyaa. DMDo kI maar Kato hI vao saba laaoga vaha^ sao Baaga gayao.

]nako vaha^ sao Baagato hI baovakUf BaI vaha^ sao Apnao Gar Baaga Aayaa.

DMDa ]nakao Bagaanao ko baad ]sako pICo pICo Gar Aa gayaa. AaOr

[maOlyaana ApnaI A^gaIzI ko }pr jaa kr laoT gayaa.

jaba [maOlyaana Sahr sao calaa gayaa tao vaha^ ko saaro laaoga ek

dUsaro sao Aapsa maoM baat krnao lagao ik iksa trh sao vah ibanaa GaaoD,aoM

kI slao pr iktnaI toja,I sao jaa rha qaa. AaiKr yah baat rajaa ko

pasa BaI phu^caI.

AaOr jaba rajaa nao yah saunaa tao ]sakI BaI ]sakao doKnao kI

[cCa hao AayaI. ]sanao Apnaa ek AaOfIsar Apnao kuC isapaihyaaoM

ko saaqa ]sakao ZUZnao ko ilayao Baojaa. AaOfIsar turnt hI ]sakI

Kaoja maoM cala idyaa.


]sanao BaI vahI rasta ilayaa jaao baovakUf nao ilayaa qaa. vah BaI

]saI gaa^va maoM Aa phu^caa ijasamaoM [maOlyaana rhta qaa. vaha^ vah gaa^va ko

sardar ko pasa gayaa AaOr ]sasao kha “mauJao rajaa nao flaa^ flaa^

baovakUf kao laanao ko ilayao Baojaa hO.”

sardar nao turnt hI ]sakao baovakUf ka Gar idKa idyaa.

AaOfIsar ]sa Gar ko Andr gayaa AaOr pUCa ik baovakUf kha^ hO.

Aba vah tao ApnaI raojamara- kI jagah yaanao A^gaIzI ko }pr laoTa

huAa qaa. ]sanao vahIM sao pUCa “tumhoM mauJasao @yaa caaihyao.”

AaOfIsar baaolaa — “@yaa? mauJao tumasao @yaa caaihyao. tuma ABaI

ABaI ]zao tOyaar hao AaOr maoro saaqa rajaa ko pasa calaao.”

[maOlyaana nao pUCa — “magar @yaaoM?”

AaOfIsar ]sako [sa badtmaIjaI ko javaaba sao bahut gaussaa hao

gayaa ik ]sanao ]sako gaala pr ek qaPpD, maar idyaa. baovakUf kao

BaI gaussaa Aa gayaa vah baaolaa — “pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa

sao Aao DMDo ]z AaOr [nakao maar.”

DMDa turnt hI ]za AaOr ]na sabakao caaraoM trf sao maarnao

lagaa. AaOfIsar kao BaI vaha^ sao ijatnaI toja,I sao vah Baaga sakta qaa

Baaga jaanaa pD,a. Baagata Baagata jaba vah rajaa ko saamanao Aayaa tao

]sanao ]sao batayaa ik kOsao ]sakao ]sa baovakUf nao DMDo sao maara.

rajaa nao ]sakI tarIf tao bahut kI pr ]sakI khanaI pr

ivaSvaasa nahIM ikyaa.


tba rajaa nao Apnao ek A@lamand AadmaI kao baulaayaa AaOr

]sasao ]sa baovakUf kao caalaakI sao laanao ko ilayao kha. A@lamand

AadmaI [maOlyaana ko gaa^va gayaa AaOr ]sa gaa^va ko sardar ko pasa

phu^caa

]sanao ]sasao kha — “mauJao tumharo gaa^va ko baovak Uf kao rajaa ko

pasa lao jaanao ka hukuma huAa hO. [sailayao mauJao bataAao ik vah

iksako saaqa rhta hO.”

sardar daOD,a huAa gayaa AaOr baovakUf kI BaaiBayaaoM kao baulaa

laayaa. A@lamand AadmaI nao ]nasao pUCa ik baovakUf kao @yaa psand

qaa.

vao baaolaIM — “Aao kulaIna janaaba, Agar hmaaro baovakUf kao kao[-

]sakI psand kI kao[- caIja, donaa caahta hO tao phlao ek dao baar tao

vah ibalkula hI manaa kr dota hO pr ha^ tIsarI baar maoM vah rajaI hao

jaata hO.

]sako baad tao Aap ]sasao vah kra sakto hOM jaao Aap kranaa

caahto hOM. ha^ Agar ]sasao kao[- baurI trIko sao bartava kro tao

]sakao AcCa nahIM lagata.”

rajaa ko dUt nao ]nakao ivada ikyaa AaOr ]nasao yah khnao kao

manaa kr idyaa ik vah ]sasao yah na khoM ik rajaa ko dUt nao ]sasao

imalanao sao phlao ]nakao baulaayaa qaa.


]sako baad ]sanao kuC ikSaimaSa kuC Baunao hue AalaUbauKaro AaOr

kuC AMgaUr KrIdo AaOr ]nakao lao kr vah baovakUf ko pasa jaa

phu^caa. vah ]sa samaya BaI ApnaI A^gaIzI pr laoTa huAa qaa.

vaha^ jaa kr vah ]sasao baaolaa — “Aro [maOlyaana tuma yaha^ @yaaoM

laoTo hue hao?” khto hue ]sanao ]sakao ikSaimaSa Baunao hue

AalaUbauKaro AaOr AMgaUr idyao.

vah Aagao baaolaa — “[maOlyaana hma daonaaoM ek saaqa rajaa ko pasa

calaoMgao. maOM tumakao Apnao saaqa lao jaa}^gaa.”

pr baovakUf nao javaaba idyaa — “maOM yaha^ zIk sao garma hU^.”

@yaaoMik baovakUf kao [sasao j,yaada kuC AaOr AcCa lagata hI nahIM

qaa.

tba dUt nao ]sakI KuSaamad krnaI Sau$ kI — “Aao Balao

[maOlyaana calaao calato hOM na. tumakao ]naka drbaar bahut AcCa

lagaogaa.”

baovakUf baaolaa — “nahIM maOM bahut AalasaI hU^.”

pr dUt nao ek baar ]sakI AaOr KuSaamad kI — “tuma maoro saaqa

calaao tao. vaha^ ek AaOr bahut AcCa AadmaI hO. AaOr ifr rajaa

tumakao ek bahut baiZ,yaa laala kaoT laala TaopI Aaor bahut AcCo

laala baUT BaI tao dogaa.”


jaOsao hI baovakUf nao laala kaoT ka naama saunaa tao baaolaa — “zIk

hO tuma Aagao Aagao calaao maOM tumharo pICo pICo Aata hU^.” yah sauna kr

dUt nao ]sasao j,yaada ijad nahIM kI AaOr vaha^ sao calaa gayaa.

vah vaha^ sao inakla kr ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM ko pasa gayaa AaOr ]nasao

pUCa ik Aba eosaa kao[- Ktra tao nahIM qaa ik vah na Aayao.

BaaiBayaaoM nao ]sakao icaSvaasa idlaayaa ik nahIM Aba eosaI kao[- baat

nahIM qaI. vah vaha^ ja$r phu^ca jaayaogaa.

[maOlyaana nao jaao ABaI tk A^gaIzI ko }pr laoTa huAa qaa saaocaa

“]f, mauJao rajaa ko pasa jaanao maoM ibalkula AcCa nahIM lagata.” pr

ifr ek imanaT ko baad hI kuC saaoca kr vah baaolaa “pa[k ko

hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao Aao A^gaIzI tU ]z AaOr Sahr cala.”

turnt hI dIvaar Kula gayaI AaOr A^gaIzI vaha^ sao baahr inakla

AayaI. Aba vah baahr kI trf cala dI AaOr jaOsao hI ]sanao Gar ka

maOdana par ikyaa tao vaha^ sao tao vah bahut toja, Baaga laI. ]sakao tao

kao[- pkD, hI nahIM sakta qaa.

turnt hI ]sanao rajaa ko dUt kao pkD, ilayaa AaOr ]sako saaqa

saaqa hI rajaa ko mahla maoM Gausa gayaI.

jaba rajaa nao baovakUf kao Aato doKa tao vah AaOr ]sako saaro

drbaarI ]sasao imalanao ko ilayao Aagao gayao.


jaba rajaa AaOr ]sako drbaairyaaoM nao doKa ik baovakUf tao

A^gaIzI pr caZ, kr Aayaa hO tao sabanao da^taoM tlao ]^galaI dbaa laI.

pr baovakUf ibanaa ihlao Dulao vahIM pD,a rha AaOr kuC baaolaa BaI nahIM.

rajaa nao ]sasao pUCa — “jaba tuma jaMgala jaa rho qao tao tumanao

[tnao saaro laaogaaoM kao proSaana @yaaoM ikyaa?”

baovakUf baaolaa — “[sa maoM maora kao[- kusaUr nahIM hO yah ]nhIM kI

galatI hO. vao laaoga rasto sao hTo @yaaoM nahIM?”

[<afak sao ]saI samaya rajaa kI baoTI ApnaI iKD,kI pr Aa

gayaI. [maOlyaana nao BaI Acaanak hI }pr doKa tao doKa ik

rajakumaarI tao bahut saundr qaI. basa turnt hI vah fusafusaayaa

“pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao yah saundr laD,kI maoro pòma maoM

pD, jaayao.”

jaOsao hI ]sanao yao Sabd kho laao vah tao ]sako pòma maoM pD, gayaI.

]sako baad vah baaolaa “pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao Aao

A^gaIzI Aba tuma ]zao AaOr Gar calaao.”

turnt hI A^gaIzI vaha^ sao ]zI AaOr Sahr maoM hao kr baovakUf ko

Gar kI trf cala dI. Gar jaa kr vah ApnaI jagah laga gayaI AaOr

[maOlyaana vaha^ kuC samaya tk Saaint AaOr KuSaI sao rha.

pr Aba Sahr kuC Alaga hao gayaa qaa @yaaoMik [maOlyaana ko

khnao pr rajaa kI baoTI Aba [maOlyaana ko pòma maoM pD, gayaI qaI. vah

Aba Apnao ipta sao ijad kr rhI qaI ik ]sakao ]sa baovakUf sao


SaadI krnaI qaI. AaOr rajaa ]na daonaaoM sao bahut gaussaa qaa pr nahIM

jaanata qaa ik vah baovakUf kao kOsao pkD,o.

tba ]sako man~I nao ]sakao ek sauJaava idyaa ik ]sao ]saI

AadmaI kao ]sa baovakUf kao pkD,nao ko ilayao sajaa ko taOr pr ifr

sao Baojanaa caaihyao ik @yaaoMik phlaI baar ]saka kama zIk sao nahIM

huAa qaa [sailayao vah ]sakao daobaara vaha^ lao kr Aayao.

yah salaah rajaa kao AcCI lagaI AaOr ]sanao Apnao AaOfIsar kao

baulaayaa AaOr kha — “daost, maOMnao tumhoM phlao BaI ]sa baovakUf kao

yaha^ laanao ko ilayao Baojaa qaa AaOr tuma ]sakao ibanaa ilayao hI calao

Aayao qao saao Aba tumharI sajaa yahI hO ik tuma vaha^ daobaara jaaAao.

Aba kI baar Agar tuma ]sakao lao Aayao tao maOM tumhoM [naama dU^gaa

AaOr Agar tuma ]sakao nahIM laa payao tao maOM tumhoM sajaa dU^gaa.”

jaba AaOfIsar nao yah saunaa tao vah rajaa ko pasa sao turnt hI

]sa baovakUf kao ZU^Znao cala idyaa. jaba vah gaa^va Aayaa tao vah ifr

sao gaa^va ko sardar sao imalaa.

]sanao ]sao kuC pOsao idyao AaOr kha — “laao yah pOsao laao AaOr

[sasao ek bahut hI baiZ,yaa Kanao ka [ntjaama krao. ifr [maOlyaana

kao Kanaa Kanao ko ilayao baulaaAao AaOr jaba vah Aa jaayao tao ]sakao

[tnaI iplaaAao ik vah saao jaayao.”

sardar kao pta qaa ik yah AaOfIsar rajaa ko pasa sao Aayaa hO

[sailayao vah ]saka kama krnao pr majabaUr qaa. ]sanao ek Kanao ko


ilayao jaao kuC BaI ja$rI qaa vah saba KrIda AaOr [maOlyaana kao Kanaa

Kanao ko ilayao baulaayaa. [maOlyaana nao kha ik vah Aayaogaa. yah sauna

kr AaOfIsar bahut KuSa huAa.

Agalao idna [maOlyaana Saama kao sardar ko Gar Kanaa Kanao

Aayaa. Apnao Plaana ko Anausaar sardar nao ]sakao [tnaI iplaayaI ik

vah saao gayaa.

jaba AaOfIsar nao yah doKa ik baovakUf Aba saao gayaa hO tao

]sanao gaaD,I baulaayaI baovakUf kao ]samaoM Dalaa AaOr Sahr kI trf

cala idyaa. vah saIQaa mahla phu^ca gayaa.

jaOsao hI rajaa nao saunaa ik ]saka

AaOfIsar baovakUf kao lao Aayaa hO tao ]sanao

turnt hI ek bahut baD,a saa ba@saa35

ma^gavaayaa jaao majabaUt laaoho ko CllaaoM sao ba^Qaa

huAa hao.

rajaa ko hukuma sao ba@saa turnt hI Aa gayaa. jaba rajaa nao doKa

ik vaha^ saba kuC ]sakI marjaI ko mautaibak tOyaar hO tao ]sanao hukuma

idyaa ik baovakUf kao AaOr ]sakI baoTI kao daonaaoM kao ]sa ba@sao maoM

rK idyaa jaayao. ifr ]sakao majabaUtI sao band kr idyaa gayaa AaOr

jaba yah saba hao gayaa tao ]sa ba@sao kao samaud` maoM ]sakI ]ClatI

kUdtI lahraoM kI dyaa pr foMk idyaa gayaa.

35 Translated for the word “Cask”. It might be like a barrel – see its picture above


yah saba krko rajaa Apnao mahla vaapsa laaOT gayaa.

ba@saa samaud` kI lahraoM pr naacata rha. [sa sabako baIca

baovakUf saaota hI rha. jaba ]sakI Aa^K KulaI tao ]sanao doKa ik

]sako caaraoM trf tao A^Qaora hI A^Qaora hO. ]sakao lagaa ik vah

Akolaa hI hO tao ]sanao saaocaa “maOM kha^ hU^.”.

[sa pr rajakumaarI baaolaI — “tuma ek ba@sao maoM hao [maOlyaana

AaOr maOM tumharo saaqa [sako Andr hU^.”

baovakUf nao pUCa — “AaOr tuma kaOna hao?”

rajakumaarI baaolaI — “maOM rajaa kI baoTI.” ifr ]sanao ]sakao

yah BaI batayaa ik vah ]sako saaqa vaha^ band @yaaoM hO AaOr ]sasao

p`aqa-naa kI ik vah Apnao Aap kao AaOr ]sao daonaaoM kao ]sa ba@sao maoM

sao Aajaad kro.

vah baovakUf baaolaa — “pr @yaaoM? maOM tao bahut AcCo sao garma

hU^.”

rajakumaarI baaolaI — “zIk hO. tuma yaha^ pr garma hao tao hao

pr maora ek kama tao kr dao. maoro Aa^sauAaoM pr rhma KaAao AaOr

kma sao kma mauJao tao [sasao baahr inakala dao.”

[maOlyaana baaolaa — “eosaa @yaaoM? maOM tao bahut AalasaI hU^.”

[sa pr rajakumaarI nao ]sakao AaOr j,yaada KuSa krnao kI

kaoiSaSa kI tao vah baaolaa — “zIk hO zIk hO maOM tumharI KuSaI ko

ilayao yah kr dota hU^.”


saao ]sanao bahut hI QaIro sao kha “pa[k ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI

[cCa sao Aao samaud` hmakao Apnao iknaaro pr foMk dao jaha^ hma saUKI

jamaIna pr rh sakoM. pr yah jagah hmaaro doSa ko pasa hI haonaI

caaihyao. AaOr Aao ba@sao tU BaI iknaaro pr jaa kr TUT jaanaa.”

baovakUf ko mau^h sao yao Sabd inaklao hI qao ik lahroM ]zIM AaOr

]nhaoMnao ba@sao kao saUKI jamaIna pr lao jaa kr foMk idyaa. ba@saa BaI

vaha^ jaa kr Apnao Aap hI TUT gayaa.

[maOlyaana ]za AaOr jaha^ vao laaoga jaa kr pD,o qao ]sako Aasa

pasa rajakumaarI ko saaqa [Qar ]Qar GaUmaa. baovakUf nao doKa ik vao

tao ek bahut hI saundr TapU pr ]tro hOM. ]sa TapU pr bahut saaro

flaaoM ko bahut saaro poD, hOM.

jaba rajakumaarI nao yah doKa tao vah tao bahut hI KuSa hao gayaI

AaOr baaolaI — “pr [maOlyaana hma rhoMgao kha^? yaha^ tao kao[- JaaoMpD,I

BaI nahIM hO.”

baovakUf baaolaa — “tumakao tao kuC j,yaada hI caaihyao.”

Aba tk rajakumaarI kao yah pta cala gayaa qaa ik vah jaao

kuC BaI caahta qaa vahI kr sakta qaa saao vah baaolaI — “basa maora

ek kama AaOr kr dao. kma sao kma ek CaoTa saa makana banavaa dao

taik hma ]samaoM baairSa sao bacanao ko ilayao rh tao sakoM.”


pr baovakUf baaolaa “maOM tao AalasaI hU^.” ifr BaI rajakumaarI

]sakI KuSaamad krtI hI rhI AaOr AaiKr [maOlyaana kao vahI krnaa

pD,a jaao vah caahtI qaI.

vah kuC dUr pr KD,a huAa AaOr baaolaa “pa[k ko hukuma sao

AaOr maorI [cCa sao [sa TapU ko baIca maoM rajaa ko iklao sao BaI AcCa

ek iklaa bana jaayao AaOr yaha^ sao rajaa ko iklao tk ik`sTla ka

ek pula bana jaayao. [sa iklao maoM ek rajaa ko laayak jaao jaao laaoga

rhto haoM vah saba laaoga vaha^ Aa jaayaoM.”

]sanao mauiSkla sao yao Sabd baaolao haoMgao ik vaha^ ek bahut hI

Saanadar iklaa bana kr KD,a hao gayaa jaha^ sao ek ik`sTla ka pula

rajaa ko mahla tk jaata qaa.

baovakUf rajakumaarI ko saaqa iklao maoM daiKla huAa AaOr doKa

ik mahla ko kmaro tao saba bahut AcCI trh sao sajao hue qao. bahut

saaro naaOkr caakr laaoga AaOr saba trh ko AaOfIsar ]sako hukuma ko

[ntjaar maoM hOM.

jaba ]sanao [na saba AadimayaaoM kao AadimayaaoM kI trh doKa tao

vah Apnao Aapkao bahut badsaUrt AaOr baovakUf lagaa. vah ]na

sabasao AcCa bananaa caahta qaa saao ]sanao ek baar ifr kha “pa[k

ko hukuma sao AaOr maorI [cCa sao maOM Aba [na sabasao saundr AaOr ek

bahut hI A@lamand AadmaI bana jaa}^.”


basa jaOsao hI ]sanao yao Sabd baaolao ik vah tao ek [tnaa saundr

AaOr A@lamand naaOjavaana bana gayaa ik laaoga tao ]sao doK kr

AaScaya-caikt rh gayao.

Aba [maOlyaana nao Apnaa ek naaOkr rajaa ko pasa rajaa kao AaOr

]sakI saaro drbaar kao Apnao yaha^ baulaanao ko ilayao Baojaa. vah naaOkr

]sa ik`sTla ko pula pr sao hao kr gayaa qaa jaao baovakUf nao Apnao

iklao sao lao kr rajaa ko mahla tk banavaayaa qaa.

jaba vah naaOkr rajaa ko mahla maoM phu^caa tao ]sako man~I ]sakao

lao kr rajaa ko drbaar maoM gayao. vaha^ phu^ca kr [maOlyaana ko dUt nao

kha — “yaaor maOjaosTI hmaaro rajaa nao Aapkao Kanao kao ilayao baulaayaa

hO.”

rajaa nao pUCa — “AaOr tumharo rajaa kaOna hOM?”

naaOkr baaolaa — “yaaor maOjaosTI maOM Aapkao ABaI Apnao maasTr ko

baaro maoM kuC nahIM bata sakta pr Agar Aap ]nako saaqa Kanaa

KayaoMgao tao vah Aapkao Apnao Aap bata doMgao ik vah kaOna hOM.”

eosaa ]sanao [sailayao kha @yaaoMik baovakUf nao ]sao Apnao baaro maoM

batanao sao manaa ikyaa qaa.

yah sauna kr rajaa kI ]%saukta bahut baZ, gayaI eosaa kaOna saa

rajaa hao sakta hO ijasanao ]sao Kanao pr baulaayaa hO. ]sanao ]sa naaOkr

kao baaola idyaa ik vah yakInana vaha^ Aayaogaa. yah sauna kr naaOkr


calaa gayaa. rajaa BaI Apnao drbaairyaaoM ko saaqa ik`sTla ko pula sao

hao kr baovakUf ko Gar cala idyaa.

rajaa kao Aato doK kr [maOlyaana ]sako svaagat ko ilayao Aagao

Aayaa. ]sakao Apnao safod haqaaoM sao Andr lao gayaa ]sako caInaI

vaalao haozaoM kao caUmaa AaOr ]na sabakao lao jaa kr Aaok kI maojaaoM ko

caaraoM trf ibazayaa ijanako }pr bahut baiZ,yaa iksma ko maojapaoSa

ibaCo hue qao AaOr ijanako }pr bahut saarI imaza[yaa^ AaOr bahut saaro

maIzo maIzo poya rKo hue qao.

rajaa AaOr ]sako main~yaaoM nao KUba Kayaa ipyaa AaOr Aanand

manaayaa. Ka pI kr jaba vao saba vaha^ sao ]zo tao baovakUf nao rajaa sao

kha — “@yaa yaaor maOjaosTI kao pta hO ik maOM kaOna hU?”

Aba @yaaoMik [maOlyaana nao bahut hI AcCo kpD,o phna rKo qao

AaOr saaqa maoM vah bahut saundr BaI hao gayaa qaa tao ]sakao phcaananaa

iksaI BaI trh maumaikna nahIM qaa. rajaa nao saaf kh idyaa ik ]sao

bahut Afsaaosa qaa ik vah ]sakao phcaana nahIM saka.

[sa pr baovakUf baaolaa — “yaaor maOjaosTI kao yaad haogaa ik ek

baar ek baovakUf A^gaIzI pr savaar hao kr Aapko mahla Aayaa qaa

AaOr Aapnao ]sakao ApnaI baoTI ko saaqa ek ba@sao maoM band krvaa

kr samaud` maoM ifMkvaa idyaa qaa. tao Aba Aap mauJao jaana laIijayao ik

maOM vahI baovakUf hU^. maora naama [maOlyaana hO.”


jaba rajaa nao ]sakao [sa trh doKa tao vah tao Dr gayaa AaOr

saaocanao lagaa ik vah @yaa kro. pr baovakUf rajakumaarI ko pasa gayaa

AaOr vah ]sakao Andr sao baahr lao Aayaa.

rajaa ApnaI baoTI kao ija,nda doK kr bahut KuSa huAa. vah

baaolaa — “maOMnao tuma daonaaoM ko saaqa bahut Anyaaya ikyaa hO [sailayao

Aba maOM K uSaI sao ApnaI baoTI tumakao dota hU^.”

baovakUf nao nama`tapUva-k ]sakao Qanyavaad idyaa AaOr jaba [maOlyaana

nao SaadI kI saba tOyaairyaa^ kr laIM tao ]nakI SaadI baD,I Saanadar ZMga

sao manaayaI gayaI.

baovakUf nao main~yaaoM AaOr saba laaogaaoM kao ek bahut baD,I davat

dI. jaba saba kuC K%ma hao gayaa tao rajaa Apnaa rajya Apnao damaad

kao donaa caahta qaa pr [maOlyaana ]saka taja laonaa nahIM caahta qaa

saao rajaa Apnao rajya vaapsa calaa gayaa AaOr vah baovakUf Apnao iklao

maoM Aarama sao KuSaI KuSaI rha.


12 baovakUf [vaana AaOr jaadu[- pa[k maClaI36

ek baar kI baat hO ik $sa maoM ek jagah tIna Baa[- rhto qao. ]namaoM

sao dao Baa[- tao bahut A@lamand qao pr tIsara Baa[- kuC baovakUf saa

qaa. [sa tIsaro Baa[- ka naama qaa [vaana37. [vaana saara idna A^gaIzI

ko pasa baOza baOza A^gaUza caUsata rhta AaOr sapnao doKta rhta.

jaaD,o ko maaOsama ko ek idna jaba daonaaoM baD,o Baa[- baajaar jaanao ko

ilayao tOyaar hao rho qao tao ]nhaoMnao Apnao CaoTo Baa[- saoo kha ik vao

baajaar jaa rho hOM. ]nako pICo vah ]nakI pi%nayaaoM ka khnaa maanao.

]nhaoMnao saaqa maoM yah BaI kha — “Agar tuma eosaa kraogao tao hma

tumharo ilayao laala rMga ko jaUto laa kr doMgao.”

yah sauna kr vah baovakUf mauskurayaa AaOr jaa kr A^gaIzI pr

laoT gayaa. jaba ]sako Baa[- laaoga calao gayao tao ]sako ]na baD,o Baa[yaaoM

kI pi%nayaaoM nao ]sasao kha — “jaaAao AaOr ja,ra hmaaro ilayao nadI sao

panaI laa dao.”

baovakUf baaolaa — “baahr bahut zMDa hO. maOM panaI nahIM laa

sakta.”

pi%nayaaoM nao kha — “Agar tuma nahIM jaaAaogao tao hma Apnao

pityaaoM sao kh doMgaI AaOr ifr tumakao nayao jaUto nahIM imalaoMgao.”

36 Ivan the Fool and the Magic Pike – a folktale from Russia, Asia. Adapted from the Book : “Russian Folk-Tales”. Retold by James Riordan. Oxford, OUP. 2000. 96 p. 37 Ivan – a name of a Russian man, name of the youngest brother


[vaana kuC BaunaBaunaato hue baaolaa — “AcCa AcCa zIk hO. maOM

Aapko ilayao panaI laanao jaata hU^.”

vah A^gaIzI sao naIcao ]tra, ]sanao Apnaa puranaa kaoT phnaa AaOr

dao baalaTI AaOr ek kulhaD,I lao kr jamaI hu[- nadI kI trf panaI

laanao cala idyaa.

vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao jamaI hu[- nadI kI barf maoM ek Cod ikyaa

AaOr ]samaoM sao dao baalaTI panaI inakalaa AaOr ]nakao lao kr Gar

calaa.

]sanao basa eosao hI panaI kI trf ek inagaah DalaI tao ]sakao

baD,a AaScaya- huAa. ]namaoM sao ek baalaTI maoM tao ek bahut baD,I

maClaI tOr rhI qaI – ek pa[k maClaI38.

]sa maClaI kao doK kr [vaana kao bahut KuSaI hu[-. vah baaolaa

— “vaah maorI iktnaI AcCI iksmat hO. Aaja rat tao maOM Kanao maoM

[sa maClaI ka saUp Ka}^gaa.”

pr tBaI ek dUsaro AaScaya- nao ]sakao AaScaya- maoM Dala idyaa.

vah maClaI AadmaI kI Aavaaja maoM baaolaI — “mauJao jaanao dao [vaana, mauJao jaanao dao. maOM ek idna tumakao [saka badlaa ja$r dU^gaI.”

baovakUf [vaana h^sa pD,a — “tuma maoro ilayao @yaa AcCa kama

kr saktI hao? [sasao AcCa tao yah hO ik maOM tumakao Gar lao jaa}^

AaOr Saama kao Kanao maoM Ka}^.”

38 Pike fish is a large kind of fish


pr maClaI nao ]sasao ifr sao p`aqa-naa kI — “mauJao jaanao dao [vaana, mauJao jaanao dao. maOM tumharI hr [cCa pUrI k$^gaI.”

yah sauna kr [vaana Apnaa isar Kujaata huAa baaolaa — “Agar

maOM tumakao jaanao dU^ tao tuma saaibat krao ik jaao kuC tuma kh rhI hao

saca kh rhI hao. tuma maorI baalaiTyaaoM kao ibanaa ek baU^d panaI ibaKoro

Gar tk pOdla calaa kr Baoja dao.”

maClaI baaolaI — “zIk hO. basa tumakao yah khnaa hO “pa[k

kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma krao.”

saao vah baovakUf [vaana turnt hI baaolaa — “pa[k kI [cCa sao

jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma krao. Aao baalaiTyaaoM tuma Apnao Aap Gar calaI

jaaAao.”

basa turnt hI ]na baalaiTyaaoM ko lakD,I ko pOr inakla Aayao AaOr

vao ]na lakD,I ko pOraoM sao phaD,aoM pr caZ,nao lagaIM. [vaana nao BaI ]sa

maClaI kao turnt hI nadI maoM CaoD, idyaa AaOr ApnaI baalaiTyaaoM ko

pICo Baaga ilayaa.

[sa baIca vao baalaiTyaa^ gaa^va ko baajaar kI saD,k sao hao kr jaa

rhI qaIM. gaa^va ko laaoga ]na baalaiTyaaoM kao calata doK kr AaScaya-

sao ]nakao GaUr rho qao. ]naka mau^h tao basa Kulaa ka Kulaa hI rh

gayaa qaa.

[vaana mauskurata huAa ]na baalaiTyaaoM ko pICo pICo Baagaa jaa rha

qaa. baalaiTyaa^ jaa kr saIQaI ]sako lakD,I ko makana maoM Gausa gayaIM


AaOr jaa kr ek baOnca pr baOz gayaIM. jabaik vah baovakUf [vaana

ApnaI garma A^gaIzI ko pICo jaa kr baOz gayaa.

jaba ]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao yah doKa ik [vaana panaI lao Aayaa tao

vao [vaana sao baaolaIM — “jaaAao A^gaIzI ko ilayao qaaoD,I lakD,I AaOr

kaT laaAao.”

baovakUf ApnaI jagah sao ihlaa BaI nahIM basa ja,ra saa fusafusaayaa

— “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma krao. Aao kulhaD,I tuma

AalamaarI maoM sao naIcao ]trao AaOr Apnao Aap lakD,I kaT kr

laaAao.”

jaOsao hI [vaana yah fusafusaayaa ik ]sakI

kulhaD,I AalamaarI pr sao kUdI AaOr makana ko

pICo kI trf Baaga kr Apnao Aap hI

lakD,I kaTnao lagaI.

kTo hue lakD,I ko la{o ek ek kr ko

Gar maoM Aa kr jamaa haonao lagao AaOr ifr A^gaIzI maoM jaa kr kUd

gayao.

ifr ]sako Baa[yaaoM kI pi%nayaaoM nao ]sasao jaMgala sao lakD,I kaTnao

ko ilayao jaanao ko ilayao kha. Aba ]sako krnao ko ilayao kuC nahIM qaa

basa vah A^gaIzI sao naIcao ]tra AaOr Apnao jaUto phnao. [sa baar

]sanao ek kulhaD,I AaOr ek lambaI saI rssaI AaOr saaqa maoM lao laI.


ifr ]sanao makana ko kmpa]MD maoM

sao slao39 ]zayaI AaOr baaolaa —

“BaaiBayaaoM drvaajaa Kaolaao.”

yah doK kr ]sakI BaaiBayaa^

icallaayaIM — “Aro, yah @yaa? tumanao tao slao maoM GaaoD,o BaI nahI jaaoto.

kOsao jaaAaogao?”

[vaana mauskura kr baaolaa — “mauJao GaaoD,aoM kI ja$rt nahIM hO.”

]sakI BaaiBayaaoM nao Gar ka drvaajaa Kaola idyaa AaOr vah

icallaayaa — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma krao. Aao

slao tuma poD,aoM kI trf Baaga calaao AaOr vahI krao jaao mauJao AcCa

lagao.”

yah khto hI ]sakI slao drvaajao maoM sao hao kr [tnaI toja,I sao

]D, calaI ik ]sakI daonaaoM BaaiBayaa^ tao ]sakao AaScaya- sao doKtI hu[-

vahIM barf pr igar pD,IM. ]sa slao kao ]D,ta doK kr AaOr dUsaro

gaa^va vaalao BaI AaScaya- sao naIcao igar pD,o.

vao icallaayao — “pkD, laao [sakao, pkD, laao [sakao.” pr

baovakUf nao ]nakI trf kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa bailk ApnaI slao kao

AaOr j,yaada toja, Bagaa idyaa.

39 Sleigh – Sleigh is a wheelless snow vehicle which is used by the people living in icy regions. It just slips on the ice and normally is drawn by two or four powerful dogs or horses – see its picture above.


jaba vah jaMgala phu^caa tba ]sanao ApnaI slao kao ruk jaanao kao

kha — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma krao. mauJao AaOr

caalaoM idKaAao AaOr maoro ilayao lakD,I kaTao.”

turnt hI kulhaD,I nao lakD,I kaTnaI Sau$ kr dI. ek ek

krko lakD,I kT kr [vaana kI slao maoM [k{I haonao lagaI AaOr Apnao

Aap hI ba^Qa kr ]nako ga{r BaI bananao lagao.

jaba ]sakI slao Bar gayaI tba vah ]na ga{raoM ko }pr caZ ,kr

baOz gayaa AaOr baaolaa — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma

krao. hmaara kama K%ma hao gayaa Aba Gar kI trf calaaoo.”

]sakI slao turnt hI ]sako Gar kI trf ]D, calaI. Gar phu^ca

kr vah ifr ApnaI A^gaIzI pr jaa kr laoT gayaa AaOr saao gayaa.

kuC idna baIt gayao, jaldI sao yaa dor sao yah tao pta nahIM, pr ek idna ja,ar

40 kao [sa baovakUf ko baaro maoM pta calaa tao ]sanao

Apnaa ek naaOkr [sakao Apnao mahla maoM laanao ko ilayao Baojaa.

jaba SaahI naaOkr gaa^va maoM Aayaa tao vah [na Baa[yaaoM ko makana maoM

Aayaa AaOr [sa baovakUf kao mahla calanao ko ilayao kha. pr baovakUf

[vaana nao A^gaIzI ko }pr sao saaoto hue naIMd maoM kha — “calao jaaAao

yaha^ sao AaOr mauJao saaonao dao.”

yah sauna kr ja,ar ka naaOkr bahut gaussaa hao gayaa. ]sanao ]sakI

pIz pr ek DMDa maara. pr DMDa maar kr tao ]sakao pCtanaa pD,a

40 Tsar or Tzar, pronounced as Zaar – a title of the emperor of Russia before 1917.


@yaaoMik turnt hI [vaana bauD,bauD,ayaa — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM

caahU^ vah tuma krao. Aao DMDo, [sa AadmaI kao bataAao ik [sanao mauJao

maar kr @yaa haisala ikyaa hO.”

basa ifr @yaa qaa ]sa SaahI naaOkr ka maaoTa lakD,I ka DMDa

]saI naaOkr kao maarnao lagaa. vah baocaara naaOkr vaha^ sao isavaaya mahla

kI trf Baaganao ko AaOr kuC nahIM kr saka.

jaba vah ja,ar ko pasa phu^caa AaOr ]sakao saba batayaa tao ja,ar

kao bahut AaScaya- huAa. ]sanao Apnao salaahkar kao baulaayaa AaOr

]sasao kha — “]sa baovakUf laD,ko kao ZU^Zao AaOr ]sakao yaha^ lao

kr AaAao.”

]sa A@lamand salaahkar nao ek

TaokrI maoM Sahd ko kok, saUrjamauKI ko

baIja AaOr ibalabaOrIja,41 BarIM AaOr ]sa

baovakUf ko gaa^va cala idyaa.

]sanao ]sa baovakUf ko Baa[yaaoM kao

ZUZa AaOr ]nasao pUCa ik ]nako Baa[-

kao sabasao j,yaada @yaa psand qaa.

Baa[yaaoM nao javaaba idyaa — “vah tumharo ilayao kuC BaI krogaa Agar

tuma ]sako saaqa dyaa ka bartava krao tao. AaOr ]sakao Agar sabasao

j,yaada camakIlao laala rMga ko kpD,o donao ka vaayada krao tao.”

41 Bill Berries is the other name of Blueberries – see its picture above


saao ]sa A@lamand salaahkar nao ]sa baovakUf kao vah Kanao kI

TaokrI dI AaOr kha — “Agar tuma maoro saaqa mahla calaaogao tao ja,ar

tumakao bahut baiZ,yaa laala rMga kI paoSaak dogaa. laala rMga ko jaUto

dogaa AaOr ek laala rMga ka kaFtana BaI dogaa.”

baovakUf nao [saka javaaba doKnao sao phlao kuC saaocaa ifr baaolaa

— “zIk hO. tao ifr maOM calata hU. pr jaba maOM caahU^gaa maOM tBaI

Aa}^gaa AaOr Apnao rasto sao hI Aa}^gaa.”

yah sauna kr salaahkar calaa gayaa. ]Qar [vaana BaI ApnaI

A^gaIzI pr ifr sao saao gayaa. jaba vah jaagaa tao vah baaolaa —

“pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma krao. Aao A^gaIzI, jaOsao hma yaha^ baOzo hue hOM ]saI halat maoM tuma ApnaI pUrI gait ko saaqa ja,ar

ko Gar calaao.”

basa [vaana ko mau^h sao Sabd inaklanao kI dor qaI ik A^gaIzI

Apnao Aap ]zI, drvaajao maoM sao baahr inaklaI, baahr kmpa]MD maoM

AayaI, gaa^va kI saD,k pr gayaI AaOr ja,ar ko mahla kI trf cala

pD,I. baovakUf [vaana ]sa A^gaIzI ko }pr baOza huAa qaa.

jaba A^gaIzI mahla ko pasa AayaI tao ja,ar nao iKD,kI ko baahr

Jaa^ka tao ]sakao ApnaI Aa^KaoM pr ivaSvaasa hI nahIM huAa ik ek

A^gaIzI ]D, kr ]sako mahla kI trf Aa rhI qaI.

jaba [vaana mahla maoM Aayaa tao ja,ar mahla ko drvaajao pr KD,a

huAa qaa.


ja,ar icallaayaa — “Aao baovakUf [Qar doKao. maOMnao tumharo baaro maoM

k[- iSakayatoM saunaI hOM ik tumanao bahut saaro Balao laaogaaoM kao naIcao

igarayaa hO. Aba maOM tumakao jaola maoM band krnao vaalaa hU^.”

]saI pla ja,ar kI bahut saundr baoTI lauDimalaa42 mahla kI

iKD,kI pr KD,I hu[- qaI AaOr naIcao ka dRSya doK rhI qaI. jaba

baovakUf nao ]sakao doKa tao vah ]sasao turnt hI Pyaar krnao lagaa.

vah fusafusaayaa — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah tuma

krao. maOM caahta hU^ ik yah saundr laD,kI [sa baovakUf ko Pyaar maoM

pD, jaayao.”

[sako baad maoM ]sanao yah BaI kha — “Aao A^gaIzI, jaldI sao Gar calaao.”

A^gaIzI GaUmaI AaOr barf ko }pr ifsalatI hu[- [vaana ko gaa^va

kI trf cala dI. vah Gar phu^ca gayaI AaOr ApnaI jagah jaa kr

KD,I hao gayaI. vah baovakUf BaI Gar phu^ca kr saao gayaa.

[sa baIca mahla maoM ek AaOr hllaa gaullaa maca gayaa. rajakumaarI

lauDimalaa baImaar pD, gayaI. vah Apnao p`omaI ko ilayao raotI rhI AaOr

icallaatI rhI. ]sanao Apnao ipta sao kha ik vah ]sakao ]sa

baovakUf sao SaadI krnao do.

ja,ar kao ApnaI baoTI pr bahut gaussaa Aayaa ik ]sakI baoTI ek

baovakUf sao SaadI krnaa caahtI hO pr vah @yaa krta saao ]sanao

42 Ludmilla – the name of the daughter of Tsar (Tzar)


Apnao salaahkar kao ifr sao ]sa baovakUf kao mahla laanao ko ilayao

Baojaa.

tao ek baar ifr vah A@lamand salaahkar ]sa baovakUf ko

gaa^va k[- trh kI kok AaOr maIzI Saraba lao kr calaa. vaha^ phu^ca

kr ]sanao [vaana kao bahut AcCo AcCo Kanao ka laalaca do kr

lalacaayaa.

jaba [vaana poT Bar kr Ka cauka tao vah ifr sao saao gayaa.

salaahkar nao ]sakao ApnaI gaaD,I maoM rKa AaOr mahla lao gayaa.

naaraja ja,ar nao turnt hI ek eosao bahut

baD,o baOrla43 kao banaanao ka hukuma idyaa ijasamaoM

dao laaoga band ikyao jaa sakoM AaOr ]sakao laaoho

kI pi<ayaaoM sao baa^Qaa jaa sako.

jaba vah baOrla bana gayaa tao ]sanao baovakUf [vaana AaOr

rajakumaarI lauDimalaa daonaaoM badiksmat p`oimayaaoM kao [sa baOrla maoM band

kr idyaa AaOr samaud` maoM foMk idyaa.

jaba [vaana jaagaa tao rajakumaarI nao rao kr ]sasao ApnaI

badiksmatI ko baaro maoM kha pr [vaana kao tao kao[- Dr hI nahIM qaa.

]sanao saaf saaf ja,aor sao kha — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^

43 A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container traditionally made of wooden staves bound by wooden or metal hoops. It has a standard size – in UK it is 36 Imperial gallons (160 L, 43 US Gallons). Modern barrels are made of US Oak wood and measure 59, 60 and 79 US Gallons. A US Gallon is 3.8 Liter and an Imperial Gallon is 4.5 Liter – see its picture above.


vah tuma krao. hvaa tuma bah kr [sa baOrla kao jamaIna pr lao calaao

AaOr saUKo rot pr lao jaa kr zhra dao.”

Acaanak ek bahut baD,a tUfana Aayaa, bahut }^caI }^caI lahroM

]zIM AaOr vao baOrla kao iknaaro pr lao jaa kr saUKo rot pr CaoD,

AayaIM.

jaba vao baOrla sao baahr inaklao tao rajakumaarI baaolaI — “yaha^

hma rhoMgao kha^? [sa zMDI rot pr tao hma mar hI jaayaoMgao.”

[sa pr [vaana baaolaa — “tuma icanta na krao rajakumaarI.”

AaOr ifr vah baaolaa — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaao maOM caahU^ vah

tuma krao. yaha^ ek saaonao ka mahla bana jaayao.”

turnt hI ek saaonao ko gaumbad vaalaa mahla rot pr Aa kr KD,a

hao gayaa. ]sako caaraoM trf hro hro p<aaoM ko baagaIcao qao ijanamaoM

KuSabaUdar fUla lagao hue qao AaOr ]namaoM bahut saarI icaiD,yaoM cahcaha

rhI qaIM.

rajakumaarI AaOr vah baovakUf ]sa saaonao ko mahla ko saaonao ko

drvaajao sao ]sa mahla ko Andr gayao. vao ]sako saMgamarmar ko banao hue

kmaraoM mao GaUmao AaOr ifr ]samaoM rKo saaiTna ko ka]caaoM pr baOz gayao.

rajakumaarI nao Apnao p`omaI kao Pyaar sao doKa tao ]sanao ek gahrI

saa^sa laI. vah baaolaI — “Aaoh [vaana, kaSa tuma [tnao saIQao na

haoto. kaSa tumharI naak [tnaI lambaI na haotI. kaSa tumharo baala

[tnao laala na haoto.”


[vaana kao [sa baaro maoM tya krnao kao[- dor nahIM lagaI.

vah baaolaa — “pa[k kI [cCa sao jaa o maOM caahU^ vah tuma krao.

maOM ek lambaa saundr AadmaI bana jaa}^ jaao ApnaI PyaarI rajakumaarI

kao KuSa rK sakU^.”

AaOr vah ek bahut hI saundr naaOjavaana bana gayaa jaOsao saubah ka

Aasamaana. ek [tnaa saundr AadmaI jaao Saayad hI kBaI [sa QartI

pr pOda huAa hao. AaOr daonaaoM ]sa saaonao ko mahla maoM rhnao lagao.

kuC samaya baad ek idna ja,ar iSakar Kolanao ko ilayao baahr

inaklaa tao yah doK kr hOrana rh gayaa ik samaud, ko iknaaro rot pr

ek saaonao ka mahla KD,a qaa jaao vaha^ phlao kBaI nahIM qaa.

vah icallaayaa — “maorI jamaIna pr yah [tnaa baD,a mahla banaanao

kI ihmmat iksanao kI?”

[vaana ja,ar kao Apnao mahla ko drvaajao pr imalaa AaOr ]sakao

Apnao mahla maoM Andr lao gayaa. vaha^ jaa kr ]sakao ek eosaI maoja

pr ibazayaa ijasa pr bahut saaro Kanao lagao hue qao. ja,ar nao vaha^

Kayaa ipyaa AaOr ]sako Kanao pInao kI bahut tarIf kI.

AaiKr ja,ar nao [vaana sao pUCa — “pr tuma kaOna sao [tnao baD,o

ja,ar yaa D\yaUk hao ijasanao [tnaa baD,a mahla yaha^ banavaa ilayaa?”

[vaana baaolaa — “@yaa Aapkao ]sa baovakUf kI yaad hO jaao

ek A^gaIzI ko }pr savaar hao kr Aapko Gar Aayaa qaa? @yaa

Aapkao ]sa baovakUf kI yaad hO ijasakao Aapnao ApnaI baoTI


rajakumaarI lauDimalaa ko saaqa baOrla maoM band krko samaud` maoM ifMkvaa

idyaa qaa? maOM vahI baovakUf [vaana hU^.

Agar maOM caahU^ tao ABaI [saI samaya Aapkao AaOr Aapko pUro

rajya kao [sa samaud` kI tlaI maoM phu^caa sakta hU^.”

ja,ar nao Dr ko maaro Apnao haqa }pr kr idyao AaOr ]sasao maafI

maa^gaI. vah baaolaa — “tuma maorI baoTI kao maoro AaSaIvaa -d ko saaqa lao

sakto hao. AaOr saaqa hI maora AaQaa rajya BaI. pr tuma maorI

ija,ndgaI ba#Sa dao. maOM tumasao ApnaI ija,ndgaI kI BaIK maa^gata hU^.”

[vaana nao ja,ar kao maaf kr idyaa AaOr rajakumaarI sao SaadI kr

laI. ApnaI [sa SaadI kI ]sanao [tnaI baD,I davat kI ijatnaI ik

$sa maMo Saayad hI kBaI hu[- hao. [samaoM ]sanao bahut saaro laaogaaoM kao

baulaayaa qaa.

jaba puranaa ja,ar mar gayaa tao [vaana $sa ka [tnaa AcCa rajaa

hao gayaa ijatnaa ik $sa nao phlao kBaI Saayad hI doKa hao.


13 gaulaambara AaOr saulaambara44

maCilayaaoM kI yah laaok kqaa hmanao tumharo ilayao yaUraop mahaWIp ko

ijayaaoija-yaa doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI hO.

ek baar kI baat hO ik yaa tao qaa AaOr yaa ifr nahIM qaa ek

AnQaa rajaa rajya krta qaa. rajya ko saaro Da@TraoM nao ApnaI pUrI

kaoiSaSa kr laI qaI pr vao rajaa kI Aa^KaoM kI raoSanaI nahIM laa sako

qao.

AaiKr ek Da@Tr baaolaa — “flaa^ flaa^ saagar maoM ek KUna

ko rMga jaOsaI laala maClaI hO. Agar ]sakao pkD, ilayaa jaayao AaOr

]sakao maar kr ]saka KUna AapkI Aa^KaoM pr iCD,ka jaayao tao vah

Saayad Aapka kuC Balaa kr sako.

vah AapkI Aa^KaoM kI raoSanaI vaapsa laa sako. Agar ]sasao

eosaa nahIM haota tao ifr AaOr kao[- [laaja najar nahIM Aata.”

yah sauna kr rajaa nao Apnao rajya ko saaro maiCyaaraoM kao baulaayaa

AaOr ]nakao hukuma idyaa ik vao vaha^ BaI jaayaoM jaha^ ]nakao jaanaa hO

AaOr vaha^ BaI jaayaoM jaha^ ]nakao nahIM jaanaa hO AaOr eosaI maClaI ZUZoM

AaOr ]sao pkD, kr yaha^ laayaoM. maOM ]nakao bahut saara [naama dU^gaa.

yah sauna kr saba maiCyaaro vaOsaI maClaI ko ZUZnao calao gayao.

44 Gulambara and Sulambara (Tale No 8) – a folktale from Georgia, Europe. Adapted from the Web Site : http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029936006#page/n19/mode/2up

http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924029936006#page/n19/mode/2up


kuC samaya gaujar gayaa. ek baUZ,o maiCyaaro nao vaOsaI hI laala

maClaI pkD,I AaOr ]sakao rajaa ko pasa lao kr Aayaa. rajaa ]sa

samaya saao rha qaa. kao[- ]sakao jagaanao kI ihmmat nahIM kr saka.

saao vah maClaI panaI sao Baro ek bartna maoM rK dI gayaI.

]saI samaya rajaa ka baoTa ApnaI pZ,a[- sao vaapsa laaOTa tao ]sanao

panaI sao Baro bartna maoM ek laala maClaI tOrtI doKI. ]sakao vah

bahut AcCI lagaI.

]sanao ]sakao Apnao haqa maoM ]za ilayaa AaOr Pyaar sao ]sakao

sahlaayaa AaOr Apnao naaOkraoM sao pUCa — “tumhoM panaI ko bartna maoM

rKI hu[- [sa saundr saI maClaI sao @yaa caaihyao.”

]nhaoMnao javaaba idyaa — “yah maClaI Aapko ipta ko ilayao bahut

AcCI hO. [sakao maara jaayaogaa AaOr [saka KUna Aapko ipta kI

Aa^KaoM pr iCD,ka jaayaogaa. AaOr [sasao ]nakI Aa^KaoM kI raoSanaI

vaapsa Aa jaayaogaI.”

rajakumaar nao pUCa — “pr [sakao maarnaa @yaa pap nahIM hO.”

AaOr yah kh kr rajakumaar nao vah maClaI panaI maoM sao inakalaI AaOr

maOdana maoM bahtI ek nadI kI trf lao gayaa AaOr ]samaoM Dala dI. [sa

trh sao ]sanao ]sakao Aajaad kr idyaa.

kuC dor baad rajaa jaagaa tao ]sako vajaIr nao kha — “yaaor

maOjaosTI, ek baUZ,a maiCyaara Aapkao ilayao KUna jaOsaI laala maClaI lao

kr Aayaa qaa pr Aapko baoTo nao jaao ABaI ABaI pZ, kr Aayaa qaa


]sakao vaha^ sao Aajaad kr idyaa. ]nhaoMnao ]sakao nadI maoM foMk

idyaa.”

rajaa yah sauna kr bahut gaussaa huAa AaOr ]sanao Apnao baoTo kao

]sako Gar sao baulaa Baojaa AaOr kha — “tU jaa. maOM Apnao Aap zIk

hao jaa}^gaa. tU tao rajya maoM yaad BaI nahIM ikyaa jaayaogaa. maOM ApnaI

Aa^KaoM sao tuJao doK BaI nahIM sakU^gaa. mauJao tao Aba torI yah baurI

Aavaaja BaI nahIM saunanaI. tU jaa.”

rajakumaar yah saba sauna kr bahut duKI huAa. vah ]za AaOr

]z kr vaha^ sao calaa gayaa. vah calata gayaa calata gayaa. ]sakao

yahI nahIM pta qaa ik vah kha^ jaa rha hO.

rasto maoM ek nadI pD,I. vah bahut qak gayaa qaa saao vah ]sa

nadI ko iknaaro saustanao ko ilayao baOz gayaa. laao kuC dor maoM ]saI kI

]ma` ka ek laD,ka nadI maoM sao baahr Aayaa.

vah rajakumaar ko pasa Aayaa ]sanao ]sakao namasto kI AaOr pUCa

— “tuma kha^ sao Aa rho hao AaOr tuma proSaana @yaaoM hao.”

rajakumaar nao ]sakao ApnaI saarI khanaI bata dI. ]sako nayao

saaqaI nao kha — “maOM BaI Apnao Gar sao bahut proSaana hU^ saao calaao hma

daonaaoM Baa[- bana jaato hOM AaOr daonaaoM ek saaqa rhto hOM.” rajakumaar

rajaI hao gayaa AaOr vao daonaaoM ek trf cala idyao.

vao laaoga kuC dUr hI calao qao ik ek Sahr Aa gayaa. vao vaha^

rhnao lagao. Agalao idna rajakumaar ko nayao Baa[- nao rajakumaar sao kha


— “tuma Gar pr hI rhao. Gar ko baahr mat jaanaa khIM eosaa na hao

ik vao tumhoM Ka jaayaoM @yaaoMik yaha^ ka yahI irvaaja hO.”

rajakumaar nao ]sasao vaayada ikyaa ik vah Gar sao baahr bahIM

inaklaogaa. AaOr vah saaro idna Gar maoM hI baOza rha. dUsara laD,ka

saaro idna Sahr maoM rha. Saama kao vah Gar laaOTa tao ]sako haqa maoM

ek caadr Bar kr Kanao ka saamaana qaa.

[sa trh sao rhto rhto kuC idna baIt gayao. rajakumaar saaro

idna Gar maoM rhta AaOr ]saka mau^hbaaolaa Baa[- baahr sao Kanao pInao ka

saamaana laata.

AaiKr rajakumaar nao ek idna saaocaa “yah tao baD,o Sarma kI

baat hO ik maora Baa[- tao raoja baahr Kanaa pInaa laonao jaata hO AaOr maOM

kuC nahIM krta. maOM kuC @yaaoM nahIM krta. maOM [tnaa AalasaI @yaaoM

hU^. maOM BaI baahr jaa}^gaa AaOr kuC k$^gaa.”

AaOr ifr eosaa hI huAa. ek idna rajakumaar Sahr maoM calaa

gayaa. vah [Qar sao ]Qar GaUmata rha. GaUmato GaUmato ek jagah ]sanao

doKa ik ]saka Baa[- jamaIna pr palaqaI maaro baOza qaa.

]sako pOraoM ko pasa ek $maala ibaCa huAa qaa. ]sako haqaaoM maoM

ek tar vaalaa baajaa qaa jaao vah bajaa rha qaa AaOr ]sako saaqa saaqa

ApnaI maIzI Aavaaja maoM kuC gaa BaI rha qaa. jaao kao[- ]Qar sao

gaujarta vah ]sako $maala maoM kuC pOsao Dalata jaata.


rajakumaar saunata rha saunata rha ifr baaolaa — “nahIM yah nahIM

haonaa caaihyao. [sa baat ka mauJasao kao[- matlaba nahIM hO.” kh kr

vah vaha^ sao plaTa AaOr cala idyaa.

pasa maoM hI ]sakao ek maInaar idKayaI dI. ]sako baahr kI

trf ek dIvaar qaI AaOr ]sakI caaoTI pr AadimayaaoM ko isar ktaraoM

maoM lagao hue qao. ]namaoM sao kuC caohraoM pr Jauir-yaa^ pD,I hu[- qaIM AaOr

kuC puranao qao ijanamaoM sao saD,nao kI baU Aa rhI qaI AaOr kuC vaha^

ABaI Ta^gao gayao qao.

vah ]nakao doKta rha doKta rha. jaba ]sakI kuC samaJa maoM

nahIM Aayaa tao ]sanao ek AadmaI sao pUCa — “yah iksakI maInaar

hO. AaOr yao AadimayaaoM ko isar [sa trh sao ktar maoM @yaaoM laTko hue

hOM.”

AadmaI nao javaaba idyaa — “[sa maInaar maoM ek laD,kI rhtI

hO. vah [tnaI saundr hO jaOsao saUrja. iksaI BaI rajaa ka baoTa ]saka

haqa maa^ga sakta hO.

pr vah ]sasao ek savaala pUCtI hO AaOr Agar vah ]saka

javaaba nahIM do pata tao vah ]saka isar kTvaa dotI hO. AaOr Agar

vah ]sako savaala ka javaaba do do tao vah ]sasao SaadI kr sakta

hO. ABaI tk kao[- ]sako savaala ka javaaba nahIM do payaa hO saao yao

saba ]nhIM AadimayaaoM ko isar hOM.”


rajakumaar nao bahut saaocaa bahut saaocaa AaOr ifr yah tya ikyaa

“maOM ]sako pasa ja$r jaa}^gaa AaOr maOM ]sa laD,kI ka haqa SaadI ko

ilayao maa^gaU^gaa. [sasao maOM yah jaana jaa}^gaa ik maorI iksmat maoM @yaa

hO. halaa^ik jaao haonaa hO vah tao hao kr hI rhogaa. pr vah mauJasao

@yaa pUC saktI hO yah tao maOM nahIM jaanata.” saao vah ]za AaOr

]Qar hI cala idyaa.

vah maInaar maooM gayaa ]sa saUrja jaOsaI rajakumaarI sao imalaa AaOr

]sasao ]saka haqa maa^gaa.

vah baaolaI — “yah tao zIk hO ik tuma mauJasao SaadI krnaa

caahto hao pr phlao mauJao tumasao ek savaala pUCnaa hO. Agar tuma maoro

savaala ka javaaba do daogao tao maOM tumharI hU^ AaOr Agar nahIM do payao tao

maO tumhara isar kTvaa dU^gaI.”

rajakumaar baaolaa — “eosaa hI sahI.”

rajakumaarI baaolaI — “AcCa tao yah bataAao ik gaulaambara AaOr

saulaambara kaOna hOM.”

rajaa ko baoTo nao Apnao mana maoM saaocaa “yah tao maoM jaanata hU^ ik

gaulaambara AaOr saulaambara fUlaaoM ko naama hOM pr maOMnao ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM

yah kBaI nahIM saunaa ik yao naama iksaI AadmaI ko BaI hOM. Aba maOM @yaa

bata}^ ik yao kaOna hOM.”


]sanao rajakumaarI sao tIna idnaaoM kI maaohlat maa^gaI AaOr Gar calaa

gayaa. Gar jaa kr ]sanao Apnao Baa[- kao batayaa ik ]sa idna @yaa

huAa qaa.

ifr vah baaolaa — “Agar Aba tuma maorI sahayata nahIM kr

sakto tao tIna idna baad maora yah isar kT jaayaogaa.”

]sako Baa[- nao ]sakao Da^Ta — “@yaa maOMnao tumasao yah nahIM kha

qaa ik tuma Gar maoM Andr hI rhao. yah bahut hI baura Sahr hO. AaOr

tuma maanao nahIM.”

laoikna ifr ]sanao ]sakao tsallaI doto hue kha — “zIk hO

jaaAao ek pOnaI ka KuSabaUdar gaaoMd AaOr ek maaomaba<aI KrId

laaAao. maorI ek dadI hOM. maO tumakao ]nako pasa lao jaa}^gaa AaOr

[sa maamalao maoM vah tumharI sahayata kroMgaI.

pr jaba maorI dadI hmakao doK rhIM hao tao ]sa samaya tuma vah

gaaoMd AaOr maaomaba<aI ]nakao do donaa nahIM tao vah tumakao Ka jaayaoMgaI.”

saao rajakumaar nao ek pOnaI ka KuSabaUdar gaaoMd AaOr ek

maaomaba<aI KrIdI AaOr daonaaoM ]sa laD,ko kI dadI ko pasa cala idyao.

dadI drvaajao pr hI KD,I hu[- qaI. rajakumaar nao turnt hI vah gaaoMd

AaOr maaomaba<aI dadI kao do dI.

rajakumaar ko Baa[- kI dadI nao pUCa — “yah @yaa hO AaOr

tumharo saaqa @yaa maamalaa hO.”


rajakumaar ka Baa[- Aagao baZ,a AaOr ]sanao ]sakao saba kuC

ivastar sao batayaa AaOr kha — “yah maora bahut AcCa Baa[ - hO AaOr

Aapkao [sakI sahayata ja$r krnaI caaihyao.”

bauiZ,yaa nao rajakumaar sao kha — “zIk hO. maO tumharI sahayata

ja$r k$^gaI. tuma maorI pIz pr baOz jaaAao.”

rajakumaar ]sakI pIz pr baOz gayaa AaOr vah bauiZ,yaa }^caI AaOr

bahut }^caI ]D, calaI. pr plak Japkto hI vah naIcao gahra[yaaoM

]tr gayaI.

vaha^ vah ]sakao ek Sahr maoM lao gayaI. vaha^ vao laaoga baajaar maoM

Gausanao hI vaalao qao ik vaha^ jaa kr bauiZ,yaa nao ek dUkanadar kI

trf [Saara krto hue ]sasao kha — “tuma [sa dUkanadar kao doK

rho hao na. jaaAao AaOr [sa dUkanadar ko yaha^ jaa kr kama krao.

pr jaba Saama kao jaba yah dUkanadar Apnaa kama K%ma krko

Apnao Gar jaayao tao ]sasao khnaa ik vah tumakao BaI Apnao saaqa lao

jaayao. vah tumakao ApnaI dUkana maoM iksaI BaI halat maoM na CaoD,o.

jaba tuma ]sako saaqa jaaAaogao tba tuma gaulaambara AaOr saulaambara

kI khanaI jaana paAaogao. ifr jaba tumakao maorI ja$rt hao basa ek

saITI bajaa donaa Aa Or maOM haijar hao jaa}^gaI.”

rajakumaar nao zIk vaOsaa hI ikyaa jaOsaa ik ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao ]sasao

krnao ko ilayao kha qaa. vah ]sa ksaa[- kI dUkana pr gayaa AaOr

]sako saaqa kama krnao lagaa.


Saama kao jaba ksaa[- Gar jaanao lagaa tao vah baaolaa — “maOM [sa

jagah maOM ek AjanabaI hU^ maohrbaanaI krko mauJao yaha^ Akolaa dUkana maoM

mat CaoD,oM mauJao Dr lagata hO. mauJao Aap Apnao saaqa Apnao Gar lao

cailayao.”

ksaa[- nao bahut manaa ikyaa ik vah ]sakao Apnao saaqa Apnao Gar

nahIM lao jaa sakta pr rajakumaar tba tk ]sasao ijad krta rha

jaba tk vah ]sakao Apnao Gar lao jaanaao ko ilayao rajaI nahIM hao

gayaa. saao majabaUrna ksaa[- ]sakao Apnao saaqa lao kr Gar calaa

gayaa.

vao ek dIvaar ko pasa Aayao, vaha^ ek drvaajaa Kaolaa, vao Andr gayao AaOr drvaajaa band hao gayaa. ]sako baad ek AaOr dIvaar

qaI. vao ]samaoM sao BaI hao kr gayao AaOr vah BaI ]nako Andr phu^cato

hI band hao gayaI. [sa trh sao vao naaO dIvaaraoM sao hao kr gaujaro.

]sako baad hI vao ]sa ksaa[- ko Gar maoM phu^cao.

Gar maoM phu^ca kr ksaa[- nao ek AalamaarI KaolaI ]samaoM sao ek

s~I ka isar inakalaa AaOr laaoho ka ek kaoD,a inakalaa. ]sanao ]sa

saD,o hue isar kao naIcao rKa AaOr ek kaoD,a maara. ifr vah ]sakao

tba tk kaoD,o maarta rha jaba tk ik vah isar ibalkula hI K%ma

nahIM hao gayaa.

rajakumaar nao jaba yah doKa tao vah tao bahut hI AaScaya-caikt

rh gayaa. vah ]sa ksaa[- sao ibanaa pUCo na rh saka — “Agar Aap


baura na maanao tao @yaa maoM Aapsao pUC sakta hU^ ik Aap yah @yaa kr

rho qao. yah isar tao vaOsao hI saD,a huAa qaa ifr Aap [sao @yaaoM maar

rho qao. AaOr yah isar iksaka hO.”

ksaa[- baaolaa — “maOM [sa baat kao iksaI kao nahIM batata yah

maora Apnaa Baod hO. pr jaba BaI maOM yah baat ijasa iksaI kao BaI

bata}^gaa ]saka isar QaD, sao Alaga hao jaayaogaa.”

rajakumaar baaolaa — “ifr BaI maOM yah baat jaananaa caahU^gaa.”

ksaa[- ]za ]sanao ek tlavaar ]zayaI Apnao Aapkao tOyaar

ikyaa AaOr rajakumaar sao baaolaa — “maorI ek p%naI qaI jaao [tnaI

saundr qaI ik saUrja BaI ]sako maukabalao maoM kuC nahIM qaa. ]saka naama

gaulaambara qaa. maOM [saI ilayao ]sakao [na naaO talaaoM ko Andr rKta

qaa.

maOM ]sakao [tnaI sa^Baala kr rKta qaa ik svaga- kI hvaa BaI

]sakao nahIM CU saktI qaI. vah jaao kuC BaI caahtI qaI maOM ]sakao

vah turnt hI do idyaa krta qaa. maOM ]sao Apnao Pyaar kI hd tk

Pyaar krta qaa AaOr ]sa pr ivaSvaasa BaI krta qaa. ek idna

]sanao mauJasao kha BaI ik vah BaI duinayaa^ maoM kovala mauJao hI Pyaar

krtI qaI.

]na idnaaoM maora ek naaOkr qaa ijasaka naama saulaambara qaa. maorI

p%naI nao mauJao QaaoKa idyaa vah maoro ]sa naaOkr sao Pyaar krnao lagaI.

ek baar maOMnao ]na daonaaoM kao ek saaqa doK ilayaa tao ]nakao pkD,


ilayaa. maOMnao ]na daonaaoM kao dao AalamaairyaaoM maoM Alaga Alaga band kr

idyaa.

jaba maOM Apnaa kama K%ma krko Gar Aata tao ]nakao ek ek

krko ]na AalamaairyaaoM maoM sao baahr inakalata AaOr KUba maarta. maOMnao

kla ]na daonaaoM kao [tnaa maara [tnaa maara ik saulaambara tao kla hI

mar gayaa pr gaulaambara ka isar ABaI BaI baca gayaa. AaOr gaulaambara

ka isar Aaja tumharo saamanao hI K%ma hao gayaa.”

khanaI K%ma hao gayaI qaI saao ksaa[- nao ApnaI tlavaar sa^BaalaI

AaOr baaolaa — “Aba maOM ApnaI QamakI pUrI krnao jaa rha hU^. saao

Aba tuma yaha^ AaAao AaOr maOM Aba tumhara isar QaD, sao Alaga krta

hU^.”

rajakumaar ]sasao dyaa kI BaIK maa^gata huAa baaolaa — “mauJao

qaaoD,a saa samaya dao. maOM drvaajao kI trf jaa kr ja,ra Bagavaana kI

p`aqa-naa kr laU^.”

ksaa[- nao saaocaa “[samaoM tao maora kao[ - nauksaana nahIM hO ik yah

marnao sao phlao drvaajao ko pasa jaa kr Bagavaana kI p`aqa-naa kr lao

@yaaoMik yah tao p@kI baat hO ik yah naaO drvaajao tao iksaI halat maoM

Kaola hI nahIM sakta.”

rajakumaar drvaajao ko pasa gayaa AaOr jaa kr saITI bajaayaI.

turnt hI vah bauiZ,yaa vaha^ Aa gayaI. rajakumaar ]sakI pIz pr baOza

AaOr vah bauiZ,yaa ]sakao lao kr ]D, calaI.


rajakumaar saIQao rajakumaarI ko mahla phu^caa AaOr ]sa saUrja jaOsaI

rajakumaarI kao gaulaambara AaOr saulaambara kI khanaI saunaayaI.

rajakumaarI tao yah sauna kr AaScaya-caikt rh gayaI. Aba vah

ApnaI Sat- ko mautaibak ]sasao SaadI krnao kao tOyaar qaI. saao ]nakI

SaadI hao gayaI. rajakumaarI nao Apnaa saara saamaana ]zayaa AaOr

rajakumaar ko saaqa ]sako ipta ko rajya jaanao ko ilayao tOyaar hao

gayaI.

jaba vao nadI ko iknaaro Aayao tba ]saka vah mau^hbaaolaa Baa[-

Aayaa AaOr ]sasao baaolaa — “tumharI mausaIbat mao M maOMnao tumasao ApnaI

daostI inaBaayaI. AaOr Aba jaba ik tuma KuSa hao tao @yaa hmaarI

daostI TUT jaayaogaI.

jao kuC tumhoM imalaa vah tumhoM maorI daostI kI vajah sao imalaa Aba

tumhoM ]sao mauJasao baa^Tnaa caaihyao.”

rajakumaar nao saba kuC AaQaa AaQaa baa^T idyaa ifr BaI ]saka

mau^hbaaolaa Baa[- santuYT nahIM qaa. vah baaolaa — “maoro saaqa yah saba

baa^Tnaa tao zIk hO pr tumharo pasa tao rajakumaarI BaI hO. ]saka

@yaa haogaa.”

rajakumaar ]za AaOr ]sanao Apnao ihssao ka saamaana BaI ]sakao do

idyaa. pr ]saka mau^hbaaolaa Baa[- ]sakao laonao ko ilayao tOyaar nahIM

qaa. vah ]sasao baaolaa — “Agar tumhoM mauJasao ApnaI daostI kayama


rKnaI hO tao tumhoM mauJasao yah rajakumaarI BaI baa^TnaI pD,ogaI jaao tumharI

sabasao j,yaada PyaarI caIja, hO.”

khto hue ]sanao rajakumaarI ka haqa pkD,a AaOr ]sakao ek

poD, sao baa^Qa idyaa. ifr ]sanao ApnaI tlavaar inakalaI AaOr ]sakao

maarnao hI vaalaa qaa ik DrI hu[- rajakumaarI ko mau^h sao ek hro rMga kI

Qaara inakla pD,I. Baa[- nao ifr sao ApnaI tlavaar ]zayaI pr ifr

sao vahI huAa. ]sanao tIsarI baar tlavaar ]zayaI pr ifr BaI vahI

huAa.

yah doK kr vah mauhbaaolaa Baa[- rajakumaarI ko pasa Aayaa ]sao

Kaolaa AaOr ]sao rajakumaar kao saaOMp idyaa AaOr rajakumaar sao baaolaa

— “halaa^ik rajakumaarI bahut saundr qaI ifr BaI vah jahrIlaI qaI

AaOr jaldI yaa dor sao tumhoM maar DalatI. Aba ]saka saara jahr

inakla gayaa hO saao Aba tumakao ]sasao Drnao kI ibalkula ja$rt nahIM

hO.

Aba tuma jaa sakto hao Bagavaana tumharI rxaa kro. jaha^ tk [na

saba caIja,aoM ka savaala hO yao saba tumharI hOM. mauJao yao saba nahIM

caaihyao. Bagavaana tumhoM SaaintpUva-k rKo.”

ifr ]sanao ApnaI jaoba sao ek $maala inakalaa AaOr ]sao

rajakumaar kao doto hue kha — “jaba tuma Gar phu^ca jaaAao tao [sa

$maala sao Apnao ipta kI Aa^KoM paoMC donaa vah doKnao laga jaayaoMgao.


maOM vahI maClaI hU^ jaao tumharo mahla maoM panaI ko bartna maoM pD,I hu[-

qaI AaOr ijasao tumanao Aajaad ikyaa qaa. [sasao tuma yah jaana laao ik

iksaI ko }pr kI gayaI dyaa kBaI KalaI nahIM jaatI.”

[tnaa khnao ko baad rajakumaar ka mau^hbaaolaa Baa[- vahIM gaayaba hao

gayaa. rajakumaar ek baar ifr AaScaya- maoM pD, gayaa. [sasao phlao

ik vah Apnao ]sa Baa[- ka Qanyavaad krta vah tao gaayaba hI hao

cauka qaa.

AaiKr jaba vah Apnao Aapo maoM Aayaa tao vah ApnaI p%naI ko

saaqa Apnao ipta ko pasa calaa gayaa. ]sanao Apnao Baa[- ka idyaa

huAa $maala Apnao ipta kI Aa^KaoM pr rKa tao turnt hI rajaa kI

Aa^KaoM kI raoSanaI vaapsa Aa gayaI.

jaba ]sanao Apnao baoTo AaOr bahU kao doKa tao vah tao [tnaa KuSa

hao gayaa ik ]sakI Aa^KaoM maoM tao Aa^saU hI Aa gayao. ifr ]sako baoTo

nao ]sakao ApnaI vah saarI khanaI saunaayaI jaao kuC BaI ]sako saaqa

GaTa qaa.


14 maClaI h^saI @yaaoM45

ek baar kI baat hO ik ek maiCyaairna ApnaI maCilayaa^ lao kr

rajaa ko mahla ko pasa sao gaujar rhI qaI ik ranaI nao Apnao mahla kI

ek iKD,kI sao baahr Jaa^ka AaOr ]sakao Apnao pasa baulaayaa AaOr

]sako pasa jaao kuC qaa vah ]sao idKanao ko ilayao kha.

]saI pla ek bahut baD,I maClaI ]sakI TaokrI kI tlaI maoM sao

baahr kUd gayaI. ranaI nao pUCa ik yah nar maClaI hO yaa maada

maClaI. mauJao tao maada maClaI caaihyao.

yah sauna kr maClaI bahut ja,aor sao h^sa pD,I. maiCyaairna baaolaI

“yah tao nar maClaI hO.” AaOr ]sao baocanao ko ilayao mahla ka ca@kr

kaTnao cala dI.

ranaI gaussaa hao kr Apnao kmaro maoM laaOT AayaI. jaba rajaa Saama

kao ApnaI ranaI sao imalanao Aayaa tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sakI ranaI kuC

proSaana hO. rajaa nao pUCa — “@yaa tuma proSaana hao.”

ranaI baaolaI — “nahIM pr maOM ek maClaI ko vyavahar sao kuC

naaraja hU^. Aaja ek s~I ek maClaI lao kr maoro pasa AayaI qaI

45 Why the Fish Laughed (Tale No 63) – a folktale of Kashmir, India. Taken from the book “Folk-Tales of Kashmir”, by James Hinton Knowles. 2nd edition. London, Kegan Paul. 1887. This book is available on Internet https://books.google.ca/books?id=ChaBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3&redir_esc=y&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false .

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AaOr jaba maOMnao ]sasao pUCa ik yah maClaI nar hO yaa maada tao vah

maClaI baD,o bauro trIko sao h^sa pD,I.”

rajaa h^sa kr baaolaa — “tumanao @yaa kha ik maClaI h^sa pD,I?

yah tao naamaumaikna hO. tumanao ja$r kao[- sapnaa doKa haogaa.”

ranaI baaolaI — “maOM kao[ - baovakUf nahIM hU^. maOM vahI baaola rhI hU^

jaao maOMnao ApnaI Aa^KaoM sao doKa AaOr Apnao kanaaoM sao saunaa.”

rajaa baaolaa — “baD,I AjaIba saI baat hO. calaao eosaa hI sahI

ik maClaI h^saI. maOM maalaUma k$^gaa ik @yaa maamalaa qaa.”

Agalao idna rajaa nao Apnao vajaIr kao baulaa kr ]sasao vahI kha

jaao ranaI nao ]sasao kha qaa AaOr ]sasao [sa maamalao kI jaa^ca krnao ko

ilayao kha ik maClaI @yaaoM h^saI. AaOr kha ik Agar Ch mahInaaoM ko

Andr Andr ]sanao [sa baat ka javaaba laa kr nahIM idyaa tao vah

]sakao maar dogaa.

vajaIr nao rajaa sao vaayada ikyaa ik vah ApnaI pUrI kaoiSaSa

krogaa halaa^ik ]sakao laga rha qaa ik vah yah baat kBaI maalaUma

nahIM kr payaogaa AaOr ]sakI maaOt Aba ]sako saamanao KD,I qaI.

pUro pa^ca mahInao tk vah maClaI ko h^sanao kI vajah ZU^Zta ZU^Zta

qak gayaa. ]sanao hr jagah ZU^Za hr iksaI sao pUCa – A@lamand sao

AaOr ivaWana sao jaadU jaananao vaalaaoM sao AaOr bahut trIko kI caalaoM

Kolanao vaalaaoM sao. kao[- BaI tao ]sakao maClaI ko h^sanao kI vajah nahIM

bata saka. saao vah TUTa idla lao kr Apnao Gar laaOT Aayaa.


Aba ]sanao ApnaI maaOt kI tOyaarI krnaI Sau$ kr dI qaI

@yaaoMik ]sakao rajaa ko baaro maoM bahut AcCa AnauBava qaa ik vah

ApnaI QamakI sao vaapsa nahIM ifroMgao. AaOr dUsarI tOyaairyaaoM ko saaqa

saaqa ]sanao Apnao baoTo kao BaI tba tk GaUmanao ifrnao Baoja idyaa qaa

jaba tk rajaa ka gaussaa qaaoD,a kma haota hO.

vajaIr ka naaOjavaana baoTa saundr BaI qaa AaOr A@lamand BaI. vah

Apnao Gar sao cala idyaa jaha^ BaI ]sakao ]sakI iksmat lao jaayao.

]sakao gayao hue kuC hI idna hue qao ik ]sakao ek baUZ,a iksaana

imala gayaa jaao iksaI gaa^va kao jaa rha qaa.

]sakao vah baUZ,a AcCa lagaa tao ]sanao yah batato hue ik vah

BaI ]saI jagah jaa rha qaa ]sasao pUCa ik @yaa vah ]sako saaqa jaa

sakta qaa. baUZ,a rajaI hao gayaa AaOr vao daonaaoM ek saaqa calanao lagao.

idna garma qaa AaOr rasta lambaa AaOr qaka donao vaalaa.

naaOjavaana baaolaa — “@yaa vah Aasaana nahIM haota Agar hma ek

dUsaro kao baarI baarI sao ]za kr lao calato?”

baUZ,o nao saaocaa yah naaOjavaana iktnaa baovakUf hO. hma laaoga ek

dUsaro kao ]za kr kOsao lao jaa sakto hOM. saao ]sanao ]sakI baat kao

Tala idyaa.

[sa samaya vao laaoga ma@ka ko ek Kot sao hao kr gaujar rho qao

jaao kTnao ko ilayao tOyaar KD,a qaa. jaba vah hvaa sao ihlata qaa tao

eosaa lagata qaa jaOsao saaonao ka samaud` hao.


naaOjavaana nao pUCa — “yah Ka ilayaa gayaa hO yaa nahIM.”

baUZ,o kI yah baat ibalkula samaJa maoM nahIM AayaI tao vah baaolaa

“pta nahIM.”

kuC dor baad yao daonaaoM yaa~I ek baD,o sao gaa^va maoM Aa gayao jaha^

Aa kr naaOjavaana nao Apnao baUZ,o saaqaI kao ek caakU idyaa AaOr kha

— “daost yah laao AaOr [sasao dao GaaoD,o KrId laao. pr Qyaana rho ik

tuma [sao vaapsa lao Aanaa @yaaoMik yah bahut kImatI hO.”

baUZ,o kao ]sakI yah baat sauna kr h^saI BaI AayaI AaOr gaussaa BaI

Aayaa. ]sanao ]saka caakU kuC eosao baD,baD,ato hue ]saI kao vaapsa

kr idyaa jaOsao ik ]saka daost yaa tao kuC pagala qaa yaa ifr

baovakUf qaa.

naaOjavaana nao ]sako javaaba kI trf kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa AaOr

jaba tk caup hI rha jaba tk vao laaoga Sahr nahIM phu^ca gayao. Sahr

ko kuC dUr baahr hI ]sa baUZ,o iksaana ka Gar qaa. vao baajaar sao hao

kr maisjad gayao pr iksaI nao BaI ]nakao Andr Aanao AaOr saustanao ko

ilayao nahIM kha.

naaOjavaana ko mau^h sao inaklaa — “Aro yah tao ek bahut baD,I

kba`gaah lagatI hO.”

baUZ,o iksaana nao saaocaa pta nahIM [sa naaOjavaana ko yah khnao ka

@yaa matlaba hO jaao [tnao baD,o Sahr kao yah kba`gaah kh rha hO.

yaha^ sao Aagao calanao ko baad vao ek kba`gaah sao gaujaro jaha^ kuC laaoga


kba`aoM pr p`aqa-naa kr rho qao AaOr Apnao maro hue PyaaraoM ko naama pr

Aanao jaanao vaalaaoM kao raoTI AaOr kulacao baa^T rho qao. ]nhaoMnao [na daonaaoM

yaai~yaaoM kao BaI Apnao pasa baulaayaa AaOr [nakao BaI Kanao ko ilayao

idyaa ijatnaa BaI [nakao caaihyao qaa.

naaOjavaana baaolaa — “Aaoh iktnaa saundr Sahr hO.”

yah sauna kr tao baUZ,o kao yakIna hao gayaa ik yah naaOjavaana

ibalkula hI pagala hO. pta nahIM Aagao yah @yaa khogaa – panaI kao

jamaIna AaOr jamaIna kao panaI. AaOr jaba raoSanaI haogaI tao yah A^Qaoro

kI baat krogaa AaOr jaba A^Qaora haogaa tba ]sao raoSanaI khogaa. pr

]sanao Apnao yao ivacaar Apnao tk hI rKo.

calato calato vao ek nadI sao hao kr gaujaro jaao kba`gaah ko

barabar sao gaujartI qaI. panaI qaaoD,a gahra qaa saao baUZ,o iksaana nao

Apnao jaUto ]tar idyao AaOr Apnaa pajaamaa }pr caZ,a ilayaa pr

naaOjavaana nao vah nadI jaUto AaOr pajaamaa phnao hI par kI.

yah doK kr baUZ,o nao Apnao mana maoM kha “maOMnao Aaja tk eosaa

baovakUf nahIM doKa jaao eosaI baovakUfI kI baatoM krta hO AaOr eosaI

baovakUfI ko kama krta hO.”

ifr BaI ]sakao yah AadmaI AcCa lagaa. ]sanao saaocaa ik yah

AadmaI ]sakI p%naI AaOr baoTI kao h^saayaogaa saao ]sanao ]sakao Apnao

Gar baulaayaa AaOr ]sakao tba tk rhnao ko ilayao kha jaba tk vah

]sa gaa^va maoM rho.


naaOjavaana baaolaa — “Aapka

bahut bahut Qanyavaad pr Agar

Aapkao baura na lagao tao phlao maOM

Aapsao ek baat pUC laU^. @yaa

AapkI Ct kI SahtIr46 kafI majabaUt hO.”

baUZ,o iksaana nao ]sakI [sa baat ka kao[- javaaba nahIM idyaa AaOr

h^sato hue Apnao Gar maoM Gausaa. Gar vaalaaoM ko Aadaba ka javaaba doto

hue vah baaolaa — “baahr ek AadmaI KD,a hO. vah maoro saaqa bahut

dUr sao Aa rha hO. maOM ]sakao tba tk yaha^ zhranao ko ilayao lao

Aayaa hU^ jaba tk vah [sa gaa^va maoM rhta hO @yaaoMik ]sakao [saI gaa^va

maoM zhrnaa hO.

pr yah AadmaI [tnaa baovakUf hO ik maOM tao [sakI ek BaI baat

ka kao[- matlaba nahIM inakala saka. ABaI yah yah jaananaa caahta hO

ik maoro Gar kI SahtIr majabaUt hO ik nahIM. Aro ]sakao [sa baat sao

@yaa matlaba ik maoro Gar kI SahtIr majabaUt hO yaa nahIM. mauJao tao yah

AadmaI kuC pagala saa lagata hO.”

AaOr yah kh kr vah Apnao Aap hI baD,o ja,aor sao h^sa pD,a.

iksaana kI baoTI bahut A@lamand qaI baaolaI — “ipta jaI jaao BaI yah

AadmaI hO vah baovakUf nahIM hO jaOsaa ik Aap saaocato hOM. vah kovala

46 Big wooden logs on which the roof of the house is rested – see their picture above.


yah jaananaa caahta hO ik Aap ]sakao Apnao Gar maoM rKnao ka Kcaa-

]za sakto hOM yaa nahIM.”

iksaana baaolaa — “@yaaoM nahIM @yaaoM nahIM. Aba maOM samaJaa. tao

Saayad tuma maorI dUsarI phoilayaaoM kao BaI saulaJaanao maoM maorI sahayata kr

sakao. jaba hma saaqa saaqa Aa rho qao tao [sanao mauJasao kha “yaa tao maOM

]sakao lao calaU^ yaa vah mauJao lao calao” @yaaoMik ]sakao lagaa ik ]sa

trIko sao Saayad hma laaoga j,yaada KuSa KuSa AayaoMgao.

laD,kI baaolaI — “yakInana ipta jaI. [sasao ]saka matlaba qaa

ik yaa tao vah Aapkao khanaI saunaata jaayao yaa ifr Aap ]sakao

khanaI saunaato jaayaoM [sasao rasta AasaanaI sao kT jaayaogaa.”

iksaana baaolaa — “AcCa. jaba hma ma@ka ko Kot maoM sao gaujar

rho qao tao [sanao mauJasao pUCa “@yaa yah Kot Kayaa huAa hO.” [saka

@yaa matlaba huAa.”

laD,kI baaolaI — “AaOr [saka matlaba Aapkao pta nahIM qaa?

vah kovala yah jaananaa caahta qaa ik ijasa AadmaI ka yah Kot qaa

]sako }pr kao[- kjaa- qaa yaa nahIM. @yaaoMik Agar Kot ko maailak

ko }pr kao[- kjaa- qaa tao ]sa Kot kI pOdavaar ]sako ilayao vaOsaI

hI qaI jaOsaI ik KayaI hu[- haotI qaI @yaaoMik vah pOdavaar tao ]saka

kjaa- inabaTanao maoM hI calaI jaayaogaI.”

iksaana ifr baaolaa — “Aaoh ha^. yah tao zIk hO. ifr hma

laaoga ek gaa^va maoM Gausao tao [sanao mauJao ek caakU do kr kha ik maOM

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]sasao dao GaaoD,o KrId laU^ AaOr vah caakU vaapsa laa kr ]sakao do dU^

@yaaoMik [saka vah caakU baD,a kImatI hO.”

laD,kI baaolaI — “@yaa dao maaoTo maaoTo DMDo dao GaaoD,aoM ko barabar

nahIM hOM ipta jaI jaao iksaI yaa~I kao saD,k pr calanao maoM sahayata

kr sakoM. [sa baat sao ]saka matlaba yah qaa ik Aap dao maaoTo maaoTo

DMDo kaT kr lao AayaoM AaOr ]saka caakU BaI vaapsa lao AayaoM.”

iksaana baaolaa — “Aaoh Aba maOM samaJaa. ifr hma laaoga ek

Sahr sao gaujar rho qao tao vaha^ hmakao kao[- idKayaI nahIM idyaa ijasakao

hma jaanato AaOr iksaI nao BaI hmakao kuC Kanao kao BaI nahIM idyaa.

ifr hma ek kba`gaah ko pasa sao gaujaro tao vaha^ kuC laaogaaoM nao hmaoM

Apnao pasa baulaayaa AaOr raoTI AaOr kulacaa Kanao ko ilayao idyaa.

[sailayao maoro saaqaI nao Sahr kao kba`gaah AaOr kba`gaah kao Sahr

kha.”

laD,kI baaolaI — “yah baat BaI ibaklula saaf hO ipta jaI.

Agar kao[- yah saaocata hO ik Sahr maoM saba kuC imala jaayaogaa pr

vaha^ eosao laaoga basato hOM jaao maohmaananavaajaI jaanato hI nahIM tao vaha^ ko

laaoga tao maro laaogaaoM sao BaI badtr hue na. Sahr jaao laaogaaoM sao Bara

huAa qaa eosaa qaa vah Aapko ilayao eosaa qaa jaOsao ]samaoM saba maro hue

laaoga rhto haoM.


AaOr vah kba`gaah jaha^ kao[- yah saaocata hO ik vaha^ tao kao[-

ija,nda AadmaI ]sakI maohmaananavaajaI krnao ko ilayao haogaa hI nahIM vaha^

]sakao Bar poT Kanaa imala jaata hO tao vah Sahr jaOsaa hao gayaa.”

iksaana nao AaScaya- p`gaT krto hue kha — “tumanao zIk kha

baoTI. ifr calato calato hma ek nadI sao gaujaro tao [sanao ibanaa jaUto

AaOr pajaamaa ]taro hI ]sao par kr ilayaa.”

laD,kI baaolaI — “ipta jaI mauJao ]sakI A@lamandI AcCI

lagaI. maOMnao A@sar saaocaa hO ik vao laaoga iktnao baovakUf hOM jaao [tnaI

toja, bahtI nadI kao ijasamao naukIlao p%qar pD,o rhto hOM jaUto ]tar kr

par krto hOM.

Agar ]naka pOr ja,ra saa BaI [Qar ]Qar pD, jaayao AaOr vao igar

jaayaoM tao vao tao isar sao lao kr pOr tk BaIga jaayaoMgao. Aapka yah

daost tao bahut hI A@lamand hO. ipta jaI maOM [sa AadmaI sao imalanaa

caahtI hU^ AaOr [sasao baat krnaa caahtI hU^.”

iksaana baaolaa — “zIk hO. maOM ]sakao ZUZta hU^ AaOr baulaa kr

laata hU^.”

laD,kI baaolaI — “Aap ]nasao kihyaogaa ipta jaI ik hmaaro

makana kI SahtIroM bahut majabaUt hOM tao vah Aapko saaqa Aa jaayaoMgao.

maOM ]nako ilayao Aapko haqaaoM ek BaoMT BaI BaojaU^gaI taik vah samaJa

jaayaoM ik hma ]nakI maohmaananavaajaI kr sakto hOM.”


saao ]sanao ek naaOkr kao baulaayaa AaOr ]sakao ek bartna Bar

kr gyava47 idyaa, baarh raoiTyaa^ dIM AaOr ek baaotla dUQa do kr

]sakao ]sa AadmaI ko pasa yah sandoSa do kr Baojaa “Aao daost caa^d

pUra hO. baarh mahInaaoM ka ek saala haota hO AaOr samaud` maoM sao panaI

bah bah kr baahr inakla rha hO.”

vah naaOkr jaba [sa BaoMT AaOr sandoSa kao lao kr calaa tao AaQao

rasto maoM hI ]sakao Apnaa CaoTa baoTa imala gayaa. baoTo nao doKa ik

]sako ipta jaI ko pasa TaokrI maoM Kanaa qaa tao ]sanao ]sasao kuC

Kanaa maa^gaa. ]saka ipta qaaoD,a baovakUf qaa saao ]sanao ]sakao kuC

Kanaa do idyaa.

]saI samaya ]sanao ]sa naaOjavaana kao doKa ijasako ilayao vah vah

Kanaa AaOr sandoSa lao kr jaa rha qaa. ]sanao bacaa huAa Kanaa AaOr

sandoSa ]sa naaOjavaana kao do idyaa.

naaOjavaana nao kha — “ApnaI maalaikna kao maora salaama khnaa

AaOr ]nasao khnaa ik caa^d nayaa hO48 mauJao saala maoM kovala gyaarh

mahInao hI imalao AaOr sama ud` BaI pUra nahIM hO.”

naaOkr [na SabdaoM ka matlaba tao nahIM samaJaa pr ]sanao Gar jaa

kr ]saka sandoSa laD,kI kao eosaa ka eosaa hI do idyaa. [sa trh

]sakI caaorI pkD,I gayaI AaOr ]sakao ]sakI sajaa BaugatnaI pD,I.

47 “Gyav” means melted butter or “Ghee”. 48 Translated for the words “Moon is new” – means New Moon or Amaavasyaa


kuC dor baad hI vah naaOjavaana iksaana ko saaqa Gar Aayaa tao

]saka ja,aor Saaor sao svaagat ikyaa gayaa AaOr ]saka [sa trh sao

svaagat ikyaa jaOsao vah kao[- baD,o baap ka baoTa hO halaa^ik ]sako

maojabaana kao ]sako baaro maoM kuC pta nahIM qaa.

kafI dor baat krnao ko baad ]sanao ]nakao ApnaI khanaI

saunaayaI – maClaI ko h^sanao ko baaro maoM ]sako ipta kI maaOt kI sajaa

ko baaro maoM AaOr ifr Apnao Gar sao inakalao jaanao ko baaro maoM. ifr

]sanao ]nasao [sa baaro maoM ]nakI salaah maa^gaI.

laD,kI baaolaI — “eosaa lagata hO ik maClaI kI h^saI hI [sa

saba mausaIbat kI jaD, hO. AaOr maClaI [sailayao h^saI lagatI hO ik

rajaa ko mahla maoM kao[- ek eosaa AadmaI hO ijasaka rajaa kao pta

nahIM hO.”

naaOjavaana baaolaa — “bahut AcCo bahut AcCo. ABaI maoro laaOT

jaanao maoM kuC samaya baakI hO ijasasao maOM Apnao ipta kao ]nakI

AnyaayapUNa- maaOt sao bacaa sakU^gaa.”

Agalao hI idna vah iksaana kI baoTI kao Apnao saaqa lao kr

vaapsa Apnao Gar kI trf laaOT pD,a.

Apnao Gar phu^cato hI vah mahla kI trf daOD, gayaa AaOr jaa

kr ]sao jaao kuC maClaI ko h^sanao ka matlaba pta calaa qaa batayaa.

baocaara vajaIr tao maaOt ko Dr sao ABaI sao mara huAa hao rha qaa.


]sakao turnt hI rajaa ko pasa lao jaayaa gayaa. ]sanao rajaa kao vahI

bata idyaa jaao ]sako baoTo nao ]sao batayaa qaa.

rajaa baaolaa — “nahIM kBaI nahIM. eosaa kBaI nahIM hao sakta.”

vajaIr baaolaa — “pr eosaa hI haonaa caaihyao rajaa saahba. jaao

kuC BaI maOMnao saunaa hO ]sakI saccaa[- kao saaibat krnao ko ilayao maOM

Aapsao ivanatI krta hU^ ik Aap phlao tao ek gaD\Za KaodoM ifr

ApnaI saarI daisayaaoM kao Apnao mahla maoM baulaayaoM AaOr ]na sabakao ]sa

gaD\Zo ko }pr sao kUdnao ko ilayao khoM. eosaa krnao sao AadmaI ka

pta cala jaayaogaa.”

yah sauna kr rajaa nao ek gaD\Za Kudvaayaa AaOr ApnaI saba

daisayaaoM kao ]sako }pr sao kUd jaanao ko ilayao kha. saba daisayaaoM nao

kaoiSaSa kI pr kovala ek hI dasaI vah gaD\Za par kr sakI. vah

kao[- dasaI nahIM bailk ek AadmaI qaa.

[sa trh ranaI santuYT hu[- AaOr vajaIr ApnaI maaOt sao baca

saka. ]sako kuC idna baad vajaIr ko baoTo kI SaadI iksaana kI

baoTI sao hao gayaI jaao Aagao cala kr bahut safla rhI.


15 Svaot vasant kI khanaI49

baccaaoM ko AjaIba janma kI yah laaok kqaa eiSayaa mahaWIp ko Baart

doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO. [samaoM ek laD,kI ek

icaiD,yaa ko AMDo maoM sao pOda haotI hO AaOr 16 saala tk ]sakao kao[-

doK nahIM pata. hO na kuC AjaIba saI baat?

ek baar kI baat hO ik ek jagah ek bahut hI AmaIr

saaOdagar rhta qaa ijasako ek hI baoTa qaa. vah ]sakao bahut Pyaar

krta qaa. ]sanao ]sakao vah saba kuC do rKa qaa jaao ]sakao caaihyao

qaa.

]sako baoTo kao ek baagaIcao maoM ek bahut saundr makana caaihyao

qaa saao ]sanao ]sako ilayao vaOsaa hI ek makana banavaayaa jaOsaa ]sakao

caaihyao qaa AaOr jaao ek bahut saundr baagaIcao maoM qaa.

ek idna jaba ]saka baoTa Apnao baagaIcao maoM Thla rha qaa tao

]sanao ek CaoTI saI icaiD,yaa TUnaTUnaI50 ko GaaoMsalao

maoM haqa Dalaa tao vaha^ ]sakao ek AMDa imalaa.

49 The Story of Swet-Basanta (Tale No 5) – a folktale from India, Asia. Taken from the Web Site : https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Folk-tales_of_Bengal/The_Story_of_Swet-Basanta Adapted from the book: “Folk-tales of Bengal”, by Lal Behari Dey. London, Macmillan & Co Limited. 1912. 1st ed 1883. 22 Tales. This book is available in English at the above Web Site. 50 Toontooni – a small bird

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Folk-tales_of_Bengal/The_Story_of_Swet-Basanta


]sanao vah AMDa ]za ilayaa AaOr ]sao Gar laa kr Apnao Gar kI

dIvaar maoM banaI ek AalamaarI maoM rK idyaa.

AMDo kao AalamaarI maoM rK kr ]sanao AalamaarI ka drvaajaa band

kr idyaa AaOr ]sao vaha^ rK kr vah ]sao ibalkula BaUla gayaa.

halaa^ik saaOdagar ko baoTo ka yah Apnaa Gar qaa pr vaha^ ]sako

pasa kuC bahut j,yaada saamaana nahIM qaa. jaOsao iksaI BaI halat maoM

]sako pasa kao[- rsaao[yaa nahIM qaa @yaaoMik ]sakI maa^ ]sako ilayao

saubah sao lao kr Saama tk ka saara Kanaa BaojatI qaI – naaSta,

daophr ka Kanaa, Saama ka naaSta, rat ka Kanaa AaOr AaOr BaI

bahut kuC jaao ]sakao ja$rt haotI.

vah AMDa jaao ]sanao AalamaarI maoM rKa qaa ek idna fUT gayaa

AaOr ]samaoM sao ek bahut saundr saI baccaI inakla AayaI. pr ]sa

saaOdagar ko baoTo kao kuC pta hI nahIM qaa.

@yaaoMik AMDo kao baaro maoM tao vah saba kuC BaUla cauka qaa AaOr

ijasa idna sao ]sanao ]sa AalamaarI maoM vah AMDa rK qaa AalamaarI ka

drvaajaa BaI band qaa halaa^ik ]samaoM talaa nahIM lagaa qaa.

vah baccaI ibanaa saaOdagar ko baoTo ko yaa iksaI AaOr kI

jaanakarI ko ]sa band AalamaarI maoM baZ,nao lagaI. jaba vah calanao

laayak hao gayaI tao ek idna ]sanao ]sa AalamaarI ka drvaajaa

Kaolaa.


]sanao doKa ik ik fSa- pr saaOdagar ko baoTo ka Kanaa rKa

huAa hO jaao ]sakI maa^ nao ]sako ilayao Baojaa qaa. vah AalamaarI sao

baahr AayaI AaOr ]sanao ]samaoM sao qaaoD,a saa Kanaa Kayaa AaOr ifr

vaapsa Apnao kmaro maoM yaanaI AalamaarI maoM calaI gayaI.

saaOdagar ko baoTo kI maa^ Apnao baoTo ko ilayao ijatnaa vah Ka

sakta qaa hmaoSaa ]sasao kuC j,yaada hI Kanaa BaojatI qaI [sailayao

]sakao vah Kanaa kBaI kma hI nahIM lagaa.

Aba vah baccaI raoja ]sa AalamaarI maoM sao baahr Aanao lagaI AaOr

]sako Kanao maoM sao Kanaa Kanao lagaI. Kanaa Kanao ko baad vah ApnaI

AalamaarI maoM vaapsa calaI jaatI.

pr jaOsao jaOsao vah baccaI baD,I haotI gayaI vah phlao sao j,yaada

Kanaa Kanao lagaI. Aba saaOdagar ko baoTo kao Apnaa Kanaa kma laganao

lagaa tao ]sao lagaa ik ]saka Kanaa kao[- Ka rha hO.

pr yah tao vah tao sapnao maoM BaI nahIM saaoca sakta qaa ik

AalamaarI ko AMDo maoM sao kao[- baccaI inaklaI haogaI AaOr vah yah Kanaa

Ka rhI haogaI. basa vah tao yahI saaocata rha ik ]sakI maa^ ]sako

ilayao [tnaa kma Kanaa kOsao Baoja saktI hO ik vah ]sakao BaI pUra na

pD, sako.

ek idna ]sanao Apnao naaOkr sao ApnaI maa^ kao khlavaayaa ik

]saka Kanaa kma qaa. AaOr kovala kma hI nahIM bailk ]sako prsao

jaanao ka ZMga BaI zIk nahIM qaa.


@yaaoMik AalamaarI vaalaI baccaI ApnaI ]^gailayaaoM sao dala caavala

AaOr Kanao kI dUsarI caIja,oM KatI qaI saao ijasa trh sao vah Kanaa

qaalaI maoM rKa jaanaa caaihyao qaa vah ]sa trh sao nahIM rKa rhta

qaa. [sailayao ]sakao lagaa ik Kanao kao prsao jaanao ka ZMga BaI zIk

nahIM qaa.

AaOr @yaaoMik vah jaldI maoM haotI qaI [sailayao Ka kr vah turnt

hI ApnaI AalamaarI vaalao Gar maoM calaI jaatI qaI taik kao[- ]sao doK

na lao. ]sako pasa [tnaa samaya hI nahIM haota qaa ik vah ]sa Kanao

maoM sao qaaoD,a saa Kanao ko baad dala caavala Aaid saba caIja,oM zIk krko

rK do.

maa^ tao yah sauna kr bahut AaScaya- maoM pD, gayaI @yaaoMik vah tao

ijatnaa ]saka baoTa Kata qaa ]sasao khIM j,yaada Kanaa BaojatI qaI.

AaOr [sako Alaavaa vah ]saka Kanaa Apnao haqa sao baD,o saaf sauqaro

trIko sao caa^dI kI ek qaalaI maoM prsa kr BaojatI qaI.

pr jaba ]sako baoTo nao vahI iSakayat baar baar kI AaOr raoja kI

tao ]sanao Apnao baoTo sao kha ik vah ek idna ]sa Kanao kao doKo ik

@yaa kao[- eosaa hO jaao ]sasao iCp kr ]saka Kanaa Kata hao.

saao [sa Plaana ko Anausaar jaba ]saka naaOkr ]saka naaSta lao

kr Aayaa AaOr ]sakao fSa- pr ek saaf jagah pr rKa tao

saaOdagar ka baoTa ]sa samaya bajaaya nahanao jaanao ko jaOsaa ik vaha^ ka

irvaaja qaa ek jagah iCp gayaa AaOr Kanao pr najar rKo rha.


kuC imanaT baad hI ]sanao doKa ik ]sakI dIvaar kI AalamaarI

ka drvaajaa Kulaa AaOr ]samaoM sao ek 16 saala kI saundr saI laD,kI

baahr inaklaI. vah naaSto ko saamanao ibaCo hue Aasana pr Aa kr

baOz gayaI AaOr ]sanao Kanaa Sau$ kr idyaa.

yah doK kr saaOdagar ka baoTa ApnaI iCpI hu[- jagah sao baahr

inakla Aayaa AaOr vah laD,kI vaha^ sao baca kr nahI Baaga sakI.

saaOdagar ko baoTo nao ]sasao pUCa — “Aao saundr laD,kI tuma kaOna

hao? tuma QartI pr pOda hu[- tao nahIM lagatIM @yaa tuma iksaI dovata

kI baoTI hao?”

laD,kI baaolaI — “mauJao nahIM maalaUma ik maOM kaOna hU^. maOM tao basa

[tnaa jaanatI hU^ ik ek idna maOMnao Apnao Aapkao [sa AalamaarI maoM

payaa AaOr tbasao maOM yahIM rh rhI hU^.”

saaOdagar ko baoTo nao saaocaa ik yah tao baD,I AjaIba baat hO. pr

ifr ]sao yaad Aayaa ik 16 saala phlao ]sanao AalamaarI maoM ek AMDa

rKa qaa jaao ]sanao TUnaTUnaI icaiD,yaa ko GaaoMsalao maoM sao ]zayaa qaa.

vah AalamaarI vaalaI laD,kI bahut saundr qaI. ]sa laD,kI kI

[tnaI saundrta nao saaOdagar ko idmaaga pr bahut Asar Dalaa tao ]sanao

Apnao mana maoM saaoca ilayaa ik vah SaadI krogaa tao ]saI sao.

]sako baad vah laD,kI ifr AalamaarI maoM nahIM gayaI bailk

saaOdagar ko baD,o Gar ko ek kmaro maoM hI rhnao lagaI.


Agalao idna saaOdagar ko baoTo nao ApnaI maa^ kao sandoSa iBajavaa

idyaa ik vah SaadI krnaa caahta hO. maa^ nao jaba Apnao baoTo ka yah

sandoSa saunaa tao Apnao Aapkao bahut baura Balaa kha ik ]sanao Apnao

baoTo kI SaadI ko baaro maoM phlao @yaaoM nahIM saaocaa.

ifr ]sanao AaOr ]sako pit nao baoTo sao kha ik vao Agalao idna

hI ek GaTk51 kao [Qar ]Qar Alaga Alaga doSaaoM maoM ]sako ilayao

laD,kI doKnao ko ilayao BaojaoMgao.

pr baoTo nao ]nasao kha ik ]sanao ek bahut hI PyaarI saI laD,kI

phlao sao hI doK rKI hO AaOr Agar ]nakao kao[- eotraja na hao tao

vah ]sakao ]nasao imalavaanao lao Aayao.

saaOdagar AaOr ]sakI p%naI kao kao[- eotraja nahIM qaa saao vah

]sa AalamaarI vaalaI laD,kI kao ]nasao imalavaanao ko ilayao lao gayaa.

saaOdagar AaOr ]sakI p%naI tao ]sa AjanabaI laD,kI kI baojaaoD,

saundrta AaOr Saana doK kr [tnao p`Baaivat hue ik ]sako janma ko

baaro maoM ibanaa kuC jaanao hue ]nhaoMnao ]sasao ha^ kr dI AaOr ]nakI

sagaa[- p@kI krko ]nakI SaadI BaI kr dI.

samaya baItta gayaa AaOr saaOdagar ko baoTo ko dao baoTo hao gayao.

baD,o ka naama rKa gayaa Svaot AaOr CaoTo ka naama rKa gayaa vasant.

51 Ghatak, called in Bengali language is called a matchmaker in English language. He arranges marriages.


saaOdagar AaOr ]sakI p%naI kI maR%yau hao gayaI. Svaot AaOr vasant daonaaoM

baD,o hao kr bahut hI AcCo baccao banao.

samaya Aanao pr Svaot kI BaI SaadI hao gayaI. Svaot kI SaadI ko

kuC samaya baad ]sakI maa^ yaanaI AalamaarI vaalaI laD,kI kI BaI maR%yau

hao gayaI. ApnaI phlaI p%naI ko marnao ko baad saaOdagar ko baoTo nao

jaldI hI ek AaOr naaOjavaana AaOr saundr laD,kI sao SaadI kr laI.

Aba @yaaoMik Svaot kI p%naI Svaot kI saaOtolaI maa^ sao baD,I qaI tao

vahI Gar kI maalaikna bana gayaI.

dUsarI saaOtolaI maa^AaoM kI trh sao Svaot kI saaOtolaI maa^ BaI Svaot

AaOr vasant daonaaoM sao nafrt krtI qaI. ]Qar Gar kI daonaaoM is~yaa^

yaanaI Svaot kI p%naI AaOr Svaot kI saaOtolaI maa^ BaI Aapsa maoM laD,tI

JagaD,tI rhtIM.

ek idna eosaa huAa ik ek maiCyaara saaOdagar52 ko ilayao ek

bahut saundr maClaI lao kr Aayaa. yah maClaI dUsarI maCilayaaoM jaOsaI

nahIM qaI jaOsaI ik [Qar ]Qar payaI jaatI hOM. ]sanao saaOdagar sao

]sakao KrIdnao kI p`aqa-naa kI AaOr ]sanao ]sa maClaI ko yao gauNa

batayao.

52 We will call Saudaagar to the merchant’s son, as his father has already died.


ik jaao kao[- BaI [sa maClaI kao Kayaogaa tao jaba vah h^saogaa tao

]sako mau^h sao laala53 igaroMgao jaba vah raoyaogaa tao ]sakI Aa^KaoM sao

maaotI igaroMgao.

saaOdagar nao jaba ]sa maClaI ko yao AaScaya-janak gauNa saunao tao

]sanao ]sakao 1000 rupyao do kr turnt hI KrId ilayaa AaOr ]sakao

Svaot kI p%naI ko haqa pr rK idyaa jaao Aba Gar kI maalaikna qaI.

]sanao ]sasao kha ik vah ]sakao zIk sao pkayao AaOr kovala

]saI kao Kanao ko ilayao do.

Gar kI maalaikna nao Apnao sasaur AaOr maiCyaaro ko baIca maoM hu[-

baatcaIt sauna laI qaI saao ]sanao caupcaap yah inaScaya ikyaa ik vah

yah maClaI Apnao pit Svaot AaOr ]sako Baa[- vasant

kao hI Kanao ko ilayao dogaI. Apnao sasaur ko ilayao vah

kao[- saundr saa maoMZk pkayaogaI AaOr ]sakao vah do

dogaI.

jaba ]sanao vah maClaI AaOr maoMZk daonaaoM pka

ilayao tao ]sanao ApnaI saaOtolaI saasa AaOr Apnao dovar ko baIca kuC

JagaD,o kI AavaajaoM saunaIM.

vasant kao jaao ABaI laD,ka hI qaa kbaUtr bahut AcCo lagato

qao. ]sanao ]nakao pala BaI rKa qaa. tao ABaI eosaa laga rha qaa ik

53 Translated for the word “Maanik”. In English it is called Ruby. It is one of the 9 precious gems.


jaOsao ]namaoM sao ek kbaUtr ]D, kr ]sakI saaOtolaI maa^ ko kmaro maoM jaa

phu^caa qaa AaOr ]sanao ]sakao Apnao kpD,aoM maoM iCpa ilayaa qaa.

saao vasant ]sako kmaro maoM jaa kr ]sasao ja,aor ja,aor sao baaola kr

Apnaa kbaUtr maa^ga rha qaa. ]sakI saaOtolaI maa^ nao kha ik ]sakao

]sako kbaUtr ko baaro maoM kuC nahIM maalaUma.

yah JagaD,a vasant ko baD,o Baa[- Svaot nao BaI saunaa tao ]sanao vaha^

Aa kr ApnaI saaOtolaI maa^ ko kpD,aoM maoM vah kbaUtr ZU^Znaa Sau$ ikyaa

inakalaa AaOr ]sao jabardstI vaha^ sao inakala kr Apnao CaoTo Baa[-

kao do idyaa.

saaOtolaI maa^ nao ]sao kaosaa AaOr ksama Ka kr baaolaI — “ruk

jaa. ja,ra maoro pit kao Aanao do. [sasao phlao ik maOM ]sakao panaI BaI

pInao kao dU^ maOM ]sasao tuma daonaaoM ka KUna kra kr rhU^gaI.”

Svaot kI p%naI nao Apnao pit kao baulaayaa AaOr ApnaI saaOtolaI

saasa ko baaro maoM kha — “yah s~I tao bahut hI Kraba hO. [sanao tao

maoro sasaur kao kuC ja,ra j,yaada hI Apnao kbjao maoM kr rKa hO. yah

tao vah krko hI rhogaI jaao [sanao kha hO.

hmaarI ija,ndgaI Ktro maoM hO [sailayao hmaoM [sa baaro maoM kuC krnaa

caaihyao pr phlao hma kuC KalaoM. ifr eosaa krto hOM ik hma tInaaoM

yaha^ sao Baaga calato hOM nahIM tao Aba hma bacanao vaalao nahIM.”


yah sauna kr Svaot nao vasant kao baulaayaa AaOr ]sasao vah saba

kha jaao ]sanao ApnaI p%naI sao saunaa qaa. tInaaoM nao rat haonao sao phlao

phlao yah Gar CaoD,nao ka Plaana banaa ilayaa.

Svaot kI p%naI nao Apnao pit AaOr dovar ko saamanao vah

AaScaya-janak pkI hu[- maClaI rKI ijasako AaScaya-janak gauNa ]sa

maiCyaaro nao ]sako sasaur kao batayao qao.

tInaaoM nao KUba poT Bar kr Kanaa Kayaa. ifr ]sanao Apnaa

saara gahnaa baa^Qaa. @yaaoMik ]nako pasa kovala ek hI GaaoD,a qaa AaOr

vah bahut hI toja, Baagata qaa saao vao tInaaoM ]sa GaaoD,o pr baOz gayao.

Svaot nao ]sakI rasa54 pkD,I, Svaot kI p%naI Apnaa gahnaaoM ka

ba@saa lao kr ]sako pICo baOzI AaOr ]sako pICo baOza vasant. GaaoD,a

bahut toja,I sao Baaga ilayaa.

vao k[- maOdanaaoM AaOr SahraoM sao hao kr gaujaro. AaQaI rat ko baad

vao ek nadI ko pasa ek jaMgala maoM phu^ca gayao. Aba yaha^ ek bahut

hI Aip`ya GaTnaa GaTI.

Svaot kI p%naI kao baccao kI AaSaa qaI saao ]sakao baccaa haonao

vaalaa qaa. vao saba GaaoD,o sao ]tr pD,o AaOr ]sanao ek dao GaMTo baad hI

ek baoTo kao janma idyaa. Aba vao daonaaoM Baa[- Akolao [sa jaMgala maoM

@yaa kroM.

54 Translated for the word “Reins”


nayaI maa^ AaOr ]sako nayao pOda hue baccao kao garma rKnao ko ilayao

jaMgala maoM Aaga jalaayaI jaanaI caaihyao pr [sa jaMgala maoM Aaga Aayao

kha^ sao.

@yaaoMik vaha^ na tao kao[- AadmaI hI idKayaI do rha qaa AaOr na

iksaI ko rhnao kI jagah hI idKayaI do rhI qaI tao Aaga Aayao kha^

sao. pr ifr BaI khIM na khIM sao Aaga tao laanaI hI qaI.

idsambar ka mahInaa qaa. ]sa samaya Agar maa^ AaOr baccao kao

garma nahIM rKa gayaa tao yakInana maa^ AaOr baccaa daonaaoM hI mar

jaayaoMgao. saao Svaot nao vasant kao ApnaI p%naI ko pasa baOznao ko ilayao

kha AaOr vah Kud rat ko A^Qaoro maoM Aaga ZU^Znao inakla pD,a.

Svaot jaMgala maoM k[- maIla calaa pr ]sakao ]sa jaMgala maoM Aaga tao

@yaa AadmaI tk ko rhnao kI kao[- jagah nahIM imalaI. AaiKr Sauk`

taro55 kI raoSanaI nao ]sakao rasta idKayaa tao ]sakao dUr ek baD,a

saa Sahr najar Aayaa.

yah doK kr vah bahut KuSa hao gayaa ik Aba ]sakI yaa~a

K%ma hu[- AaOr vah ApnaI p%naI ko ilayao Aaga haisala kr payaogaa jaao

Apnao nayao pOda hue baccao ko saaqa jaMgala maoM zMD maoM pD,I hO.

laoikna tBaI ]sako saaqa Acaanak ek AaOr AjaIba saI GaTnaa

GaTI.

55 Translated for the words “Venus Star”


Acaanak ek haqaI ]sako rasto pr sao gaujara. ]sanao ]sakao

ApnaI saU^D, sao ]za kr Apnao bahut hI baiZ,yaa haOdo56 pr ibaza ilayaa

AaOr ]sakao lao kr Sahr kI trf toja,I sao daOD, ilayaa.

Svaot tao yah doK kr dMga rh gayaa. ]sakao haqaI ka yah kama

ibalkula hI samaJa nahIM Aayaa ik ]sanao eosaa @yaaoM ikyaa. vah

saaocata rha ik iksmat nao pta nahIM ]sako ilayao @yaa ilaK rKa hO.

Asala maoM tao ek taja ]saka [ntjaar kr rha qaa.

]sa Sahr maoM ijasamaoM vah Aba phu^canao hI

vaalaa qaa raoja hr saubah ek rajaa caunaa jaata

qaa @yaaoMik hr saubah phlao idna vaalaa rajaa

ranaI ko kmaro maoM mara huAa payaa jaata qaa. yah

rajaa @yaaoM mar jaata qaa yah iksaI kao nahIM

maalaUma qaa yaha^ tk ik ranaI kao BaI maalaUma nahIM qaa.

Agalao idna haonao vaalaa rajaa ]sa ranaI kao ApnaI ranaI banaa laota

qaa AaOr yah haqaI ijasanao Svaot kao ]zayaa vahI rajaa kao caunata

qaa. hr saubah yah haqaI dUr AaOr pasa kI jagahaoM maoM calaa jaata qaa

AaOr ifr ijasa iksaI kao BaI ApnaI pIz pr ibaza kr lao Aata qaa

laaoga ]saI kao rajaa maana laoto qao.

56 Hauda, or Howda is the structure built for sitting on an elephant – see ts picture above. It is kept on the elephant. It may be big or small, very simply to very richly decorated, for one person or more than one persons.


]sa idna [sa haqaI nao Svaot kao ]zayaa AaOr lao Aayaa. yah

haqaI Svaot kao lao kr baD,I Saana sao Sahr kI BaID, BaaD, vaalaI saD,k

pr calaa tao vaha^ ko laaoga Svaot kao Apnaa rajaa svaIkar krto rho.

Svaot nahIM samaJa saka ik vao @yaa kh rho qao. ifr vah haqaI

mahla ,maoM Gausaa AaOr ]sanao ]sakao isaMhasana pr QaIro sao ibaza idyaa.

Aba vah kuC KuSa AaOr kuC raoto hue laaogaaoM ko baIca vaha^ ka

rajaa GaaoiYat kr idyaa gayaa qaa.

idna Bar vah vaha^ ko phlao idna caunao hue rajaa ko marnao ko baaro

maoM saunata rha jaao vaha^ hr rat haota qaa. pr vah bahut saahsaI qaa.

]sanao hr vah saavaQaanaI bartnao kI saaocaI ijasasao vah [sa Bayaanak

GaTnaa ko haonao kao badla sakta qaa.

ifr BaI ]sakI samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa ik ]sakao iksa trh

ko Ktro ka saamanaa krnaa pD,ogaa taik vah ]sako laayak trIka

Apnaa sako @yaaoMik jaba ]sakao ]sa Ktro ka hI nahIM pta qaa ik

vah iksa iksma ka qaa.

ifr BaI ]sanao dao caIj,aaoM pr ivacaar ikyaa AaOr yao dao caIja,oM qaIM

ik ek tao vah ranaI ko kmaro maoM hiqayaar lao kr jaayaogaa. dUsaro vah

saarI rat caaOknnaa hao kr jaagaogaa.

ranaI naaOjavaana qaI AaOr bahut saundr qaI. ]saka caohra [tnaa

Baaolaa qaa ik ]sako baaro maoM tao yah saaocaa hI nahIM jaa sakta qaa ik


vah Apnao rat ko saaqaI kao maarnao ko ilayao kao[- naIca trIka

[stomaala BaI kr saktI qaI.

Svaot nao ranaI ko kmaro maoM ApnaI Saama baD,o AcCo ZMga sao

gaujaarI. jaOsao jaOsao rat baZ,tI gayaI ranaI saao gayaI pr Svaot jaagata

hI rha. vah saavaQaana qaa. vah [sa AaSaa maoM kmaro ko hr kaonao

AaOr hr drar kao doKta rha ik basa Aba ]saka BaI k%la haonao

vaalaa hO.

jaba kafI rat baIt gayaI tao ]sanao doKa ik ranaI ko baa^yao

naqaunao sao ek baarIk saa Qaagaa inaklaa. yah Qaagaa [tnaa baarIk qaa

ik [sakao doKnaa naamaumaikna saa qaa.

pr ifr BaI vah ]sakao idKayaI do gayaa tao vah ]sakao doKta

hI rha. ]sakao lagaa ik vah k[- gaja lambaa qaa ifr BaI vah ]sako

baa^yao naqaunao maoM sao inaklata hI jaa rha qaa.

jaba vah Qaagaa saara ]samaoM sao inakla Aayaa tao vah fUla kr

maaoTa haonao lagaa. kuC hI plaaoM maoM ]sa baarIk sao Qaagao nao ek bahut

baD,o saa^p ka $p lao ilayaa.

jaOsao hI vah saa^p ko $p maoM badlaa Svaot nao turnt hI ]sa saa^p

ka isar kaT idyaa. isar kaTto hI ]saka SarIr tD,pnao lagaa AaOr

vah mar gayaa.

saa^p kao maarnao ko baad Svaot kmaro maoM Saant baOza qaa AaOr iksaI

AaOr AnahaonaI GaTnaa ko GaTnao ka [ntjaar krta rha pr huAa kuC


BaI nahIM. vah rat ifr eosao hI ibanaa iksaI Aip`ya GaTnaa ko gaujar

gayaI.

rat kao ranaI AaOr idnaaoM sao j,yaada dor tk saaoyaI @yaaoMik Aba

vah saa^p sao Aajaad hao caukI qaI ijasanao ]sako poT maoM Gar banaa rKa

qaa.

AgalaI saubah man~I laaoga vaha^ raoja vaalaI Kbar saunanao ko ilayao

Aayao ik rajaa mar gayaa hO pr jaba ranaI ko mahla kI daisayaaoM nao

ranaI ko kmaro ka drvaajaa KTKTayaa tao vao AaOr ranaI saBaI yah

doK kr bahut AaScaya-caikt qao ik Svaot ija,nda qaa.

baahr Aa kr Svaot nao sabakao batayaa ik iksa trh sao ranaI ko

naqaunao sao ek saa^p inaklata qaa AaOr vahI rajaa kao maar dota qaa.

AaOr Aaja ]saI saa^p kao KuSaiksmat Svaot nao maar Dalaa qaa. Aba

vaha^ kao[- rajaa nahIM marogaa.

halaa^ik yah ek baD,I AjaIba saI baat qaI pr saca qaI ik jaOsao

hI Svaot nao saa^p maara Svaot Aba ApnaI phlaI p%naI kao ibalkula BaUla

gayaa qaa. ]sao yaad hI nahIM qaa ik ]sakI p%naI jaMgala maoM ek baccao

kao janma donao ko baad zMD maoM pD,I hO AaOr ]saka Baa[- vaha^ ]sakI

doKBaala kr rha hO.

]sa rajaga_I kao pa kr eosaa laga rha qaa jaOsao vah tao ApnaI

saarI puranaI ija,ndgaI hI BaUla gayaa qaa.


Svaot tao ApnaI puranaI ija,ndgaI BaUla gayaa tao Aba hma vasant ko

pasa calato hOM jaao Svaot kI p%naI kI doKBaala kr rha hO.

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]Qar vasant ijasako }pr ]saka Baa[- ApnaI p%naI AaOr baccao

kao CaoD, gayaa qaa k[- GaMTaoM tk ]saka [ntjaar krto krto qak

gayaa. vah tao basa [saI ]mmaId maoM rha ik ]saka Baa[- Aaga lao kr

Aba Aata haogaa Aba Aata haogaa. pr vaha^ tao saarI rat baIt gayaI

AaOr ]saka tao khIM pta hI nahIM qaa.

saubah jaba saUrja inakla Aayaa tao vah nadI ko iknaaro gayaa jaao

vahIM ]sako pasa hI bah rhI qaI. ]sanao vaha^ icanta sao [Qar ]Qar

doKa ik Saayad ]saka Baa[- vahIM khIM idKayaI do jaayao pr ]sakao

tao vah vaha^ BaI khIM idKayaI nahIM idyaa.

bahut proSaana hao kr vah vahIM nadI ko iknaaro pr baOz gayaa ik

Aba vah @yaa kro. tBaI ]sanao doKa ik ek naava jaa rhI qaI

ijasamaoM ek saaOdagar Apnao doSa kao vaapsa jaa rha qaa.

@yaaoMik naava iknaaro sao bahut dUr nahIM qaI tao ]sa saaOdagar nao

vasant kao raoto hue doKa. pr ]sanao sabasao j,yaada AjaIba caIja, jaao

]sanao doKI vah yah qaI ik ]sa raoto hue AadmaI ko pasa maaotI ko

Zor lagao pD,o qao.


saaOdagar ko khnao pr naaivak naava kao iknaaro kI trf lao

gayaa. vaha^ jaanao pr saaOdagar nao doKa ik vah maaotI ka Zor tao saccao

maaotI ka Zor qaa AaOr vah Zor tao hr pla baZ,ta hI jaa rha qaa.

]sa maaotI kI camak ]sanao Aba tk ijatnao maaotI doKo qao ]namaoM sao

sabasao AcCI qaI.

yah saba [sailayao qaa @yaaoMik yao maaotI ]sa laD,ko kI Aa^KaoM sao

igaro hue Aa^saU qao AaOr yao tao vao Aa^saU BaI nahIM qao bailk yao tao maaotI

qao.

saaOdagar nao vao maaotI ApnaI naava maoM lao jaanao Sau$ kr idyao AaOr

Apnao naaOkraoM kI sahayata sao vasant kao BaI ]za kr ApnaI naava pr

ibaza ilayaa AaOr ]sakao ek la{o sao baa^Qa idyaa.

vasant nao ]nakao raoknao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI pr vah [tnao laaogaaoM

ko saamanao @yaa kr sakta qaa.

Apnao Baa[-, Baa[- kI p%naI, ]nako baccao AaOr Apnao naava pr

kOdI haonao ko baaro maoM saaocato hue vah AaOr ja,aor ja,aor sao raonao lagaa

ijasasao saaOdagar AaOr KuSa hao gayaa @yaaoMik ijatnaI j,yaada ja,aor sao vah

rao rha qaa saaOdagar ]tnaa hI AmaIr haota jaa rha qaa. @yaaoMik

ijatnao j,yaada ]sako Aa^saU bah rho qao ]tnao hI ]sako maaotI BaI baZ,

rho qao.

jaba saaOdagar Apnao Sahr phu^ca gayaa tao vasant kao ]sanao ek

kmaro maoM band kr idyaa. Aba vah ]sakao ek inaiScat samaya pr


raoja pITta qaa taik vah raoyao AaOr ]sakao AaOr bahut saaro maaotI

imala jaayaoM. @yaaoMik ]saka hr Aa^saU maaotI bana jaata qaa.

ek idna saaOdagar nao Apnao naaOkraoM sao kha — “yah laD,ka

Apnao raonao pr tao mauJakao maaotI dota hO Aba maOM yah doKnaa caahta hU^

ik yah mauJao h^sanao pr @yaa dogaa.”

saao ]sanao Apnao kOdI kao gaudgaudI krnaI Sau$ kI tao vasant kao

h^saI Aa gayaI. ]sako h^sanao pr ]sako mau^h sao bahut saaro laala igarnao

Sau$ hao gayao. Aba [sako baad tao baocaaro vasant kao kBaI kaoD,o maaro

jaato tao kBaI ]sakao gaudgaudI kI jaatI AaOr yah saba ]sako saaqa

gayao rat tk ikyaa jaata.

[saka fla yah huAa ik yah saaOdagar Aba ]sa doSa ka sabasao

AmaIr AadmaI bana gayaa.

Aba hma vasant kao [sa saaOdagar ko pasa kBaI kaoD,o Kanao ko

ilayao AaOr kBaI gaudgaudI ko ilayao yahIM CaoD,to hOM AaOr Svaot kI p%naI

pasa yah doKnao ko ilayao calato hOM ik vah @yaa kr rhI hO.

Svaot kI p%naI kao ]saka pit BaI CaoD, gayaa AaOr ]saka dovar

BaI CaoD, gayaa. vah tao duK sao pagala saI hao gayaI. Aba vah @yaa

kro.

ek s~I ijasanao kuC GaMTaoM phlao hI ek baccao kao janma idyaa hao

AaOr vah BaI ]saka phlaa phlaa baccaa hao, vah Kud jaMgala maoM


AkolaI hao, Aasapasa maoM kao[- bastI na hao tao ]sakI halat tao dyaa

ko kaibala hI hO na.

vah bahut raoyaI. [tnaa saara raonao ko baad ]sakao kuC Aarama

imalaa AaOr vah Apnao nayao pOda hue baccao kao ApnaI baa^haoM maoM lao kr

saao gayaI.

Aba eosaa huAa ik ]sa samaya vaha^ ka kaotvaala ]Qar sao gaujar

rha qaa. vah baccao ko maamalao maoM bahut hI badiksmat qaa. hr baar

jaba BaI ]sakI p%naI iksaI baccao kao janma dotI tao vah baccaa janma

laonao ko qaaoD,I dor baad hI mar jaata.

[sa samaya BaI vah Apnao hala ko pOda hue baccao kao jaao Aba mar

cauka qaa nadI ko iknaaro dfnaanao jaa rha qaa ik ]sakI inagaah ek

saaotI hu[- s~I pr pD,I jaao ek baccao kao ApnaI baa^haoM maoM ilayao hue

saao rhI qaI. yah baccaa tao ija,nda qaa AaOr ek bahut saundr laD,ka

qaa.

basa kaotvaala ko mana maoM ]sakao laonao kI [cCa hao AayaI saao

]sanao ]sako baccao kao caupcaap ]sa s~I kI gaaod sao ]zayaa Apnaa

mara huAa baccaa ]sa s~I kI gaaod maoM rKa AaOr Gar vaapsa Aa gayaa.

Gar Aa kr ]sanao ApnaI p%naI sao kha ik ]saka baccaa

sacamauca maoM nahIM mara qaa. basa ]sakao kovala eosaa laga rha qaa ik

vah mar gayaa hO vah tao ija,nda hO. laao yah baccaa laao. kh kr


]sanao ApnaI p%naI kao Svaot ka baccaa do idyaa. p%naI baccao kao lao

kr bahut KuSa hao gayaI.

Svaot kI p%naI kao kaotvaala nao ]sako saaqa jaao kuC BaI ikyaa

qaa ]saka kuC pta hI nahIM qaa. saao jaba vah jaagaI tao ]sanao doKa

ik ]sakI gaaod maoM tao mara huAa baccaa hO. [sa baat ka ]sakao

iktnaa duK huAa haogaa [sakao tao basa kovala saaocaa hI jaa sakta

hO.

]sako ilayao tao saarI duinayaa^ hI A^QaorI hao gayaI. [sa duK maoM

]sanao saaocaa ik Aba vah Aa%mah%yaa kr laogaI. nadI ]sa jagah sao

j,yaada dUr nahIM qaI saao ]sanao saaocaa ik vah ]samaoM DUba kr ApnaI

jaana do dogaI. ]sanao Apnao haqa maoM Apnao gahnaaoM ka ba@saa ilayaa

AaOr nadI kI trf cala dI.

saubah haonao vaalaI qaI saao ek ba`a*maNa vaha^ pr ApnaI saubah kI

pUjaa kr rha qaa. ]sanao ek s~I kao nadI maoM jaato hue doKa tao

]sakao lagaa ik vah BaI saubah saubah vaha^ nahanao AayaI haogaI AaOr

nadI maoM nahanao jaa rhI haogaI.

pr jaba ]sanao doKa ik vah tao gahro panaI kI trf jaa rhI hO

tao ]sakao kuC Sak huAa. ]sanao ApnaI pUjaa CaoD,I AaOr icallaa

kr ]sasao Apnao pasa Aanao ko ilayao kha.

Svaot kI p%naI nao doKa ik ek baUZ,a ]sakao Apnao pasa baulaa

rha qaa tao vah vaha^ sao vaapsa AayaI AaOr ]sa baUZ,o ko pasa AayaI.


pUCnao pr ik vah vaha^ @yaa krnao jaa rhI qaI ]sanao ]sa baUZ,o baà*maNa

kao batayaa ik vah vaha^ ApnaI ija,ndgaI K%ma krnao jaa rhI qaI.

AaOr @yaaoMik ]sako pasa kuC gahnao qao tao Agar vah ]sako vao

gahnao svaIkar kr laogaa tao ]saka ]sako }pr baD,a ehsaana haogaa.

baà*maNa ko pUCnao pr ik vah eosaa @yaaoM kr rhI qaI ]sanao

]sakao ApnaI saarI khanaI bata dI tao ]sa baà*maNa kao ]sako }pr

bahut trsa Aayaa AaOr vah ]sakao Apnao Gar lao gayaa. vaha^ baà*maNa

kI p%naI nao ]sakao ApnaI baoTI kI trh rK ilayaa.

saalaaoM gaujar gayao.

kaotvaala ka baoTa ek bahut hI tndurust majabaUt saundr laD,ko

ko $p maoM baD,a hao gayaa. @yaaoMik baà*maNa ka Gar kaotvaala ko Gar sao

j,yaada dUr nahIM qaa kaotvaala ka baoTa ek idna Acaanak hI ek

AjanabaI saundr baà*maNa kI baoTI sao imalaa.

vah s~I ]sakao bahut AcCI lagaI tao vah ]sasao SaadI krnaa

caahta qaa. ]sanao Apnao ipta kaotvaala kao [sako baaro maoM batayaa tao

kaotvaala [sa baaro maoM baà*maNa sao imalaa.

[sa baat pr baà*maNa ka gaussaa tao saatvaoM Aasamaana pr caZ,

gayaa. @yaa ek kaotvaala ka baoTa ek baà*maNa kI baoTI ka haqa

maa^ga rha qaa?


ek baaOnaa caa^d kao pkD, sakta hO pr ek kaotvaala ka baoTa

ek ba`a*maNa kI baoTI sao SaadI? nahIM nahIM kBaI nahIM. pr kaotvaala

ko baoTo nao tao yah SaadI jabardstI krnao kI zana rKI qaI.

ek idna vah Apnao [sa bauro [rado sao ba`a*maNa ko Gar kI

cahardIvaarI pr caZ,a AaOr ]sakI gaaya ko Gar kI fUsa kI Ct pr

]tr gayaa. vaha^ jaba vah ]sa kUd sao sa^Bala rha qaa tao ]sanao dao

baCD,aoM kI baatcaIt saunaI.

ek baCD,a baaolaa — “AadmaI laaoga hmakao bahut hI inad -yaI, AnapZ, AaOr AnaOitk samaJato hO pr maOM samaJata hU^ ik AadmaI laaoga

[na maamalaaoM maoM hmasao BaI pcaasa gaunaa j,yaada hOM.

dUsara baCD,a baaolaa — “tuma eosaa kOsao khto hao BaOyaa? @yaa

Aaja tumanao eosaa kuC doKa?”

phlaa vaalaa baCD,a baaolaa — “]sa laD,ko sao baD,a raxasa AaOr

kaOna haogaa jaao [sa samaya yaha^ hmaaro isar pr [sa Gar kI fUsa kI

Ct pr KD,a hO?”

dUsara baCD,a baaolaa — “eosaa @yaaoM? mauJao tao eosaa lagaa ik vah

tao hmaaro kaotvaala ka baoTa hO AaOr maOMnao tao kBaI yah saunaa nahIM ik

vah [tnaa Kraba hO.”


phlao vaalaa baCD,a ifr baaolaa — “Aro tumanao saunaa nahIM? tao laao

Aba mauJasao saunaao. tumhoM maalaUma hO ik yah Kraba laD,ka Aba ApnaI

maa^ sao SaadI krnaa caahta hO?”

[tnaa khnao ko baad phlao vaalao baCD,o nao ]sao Svaot AaOr vasant

kI khanaI saunaayaI ik iksa trh sao vao daonaaoM yaanaI Svaot AaOr vasant

Svaot kI p%naI ko saaqa ApnaI saaOtolaI maa^ kI vajah sao Gar CaoD, kr

Baaga gayao qao.

ifr kOsao Svaot kI maa^ nao jaMgala maoM nadI ko iknaaro ek baoTo kao

janma idyaa. kOsao ek haqaI nao Svaot kao rajaa banaayaa. kOsao Svaot nao

vah saa^p maara jaao raoja rat kao ranaI ko naqaunao sao inakla kr rajaa

kao maar dota qaa.

kOsao vasant kao ek saaOdagar ]za laayaa AaOr ]sao ek kmaro maoM

band kr idyaa. vaha^ ]sasao vah laala AaOr maaotI laonao ko ilayao kOsao

]sakao vah kBaI maarta hO tao kBaI ]sakao gaudgaudI krta hO. kOsao

kaotvaala nao Apnaa mara huAa baccaa Svaot ko ija,nda baccao sao badlaa.

ifr kOsao ba`a*maNa nao Svaot kI p%naI kao nadI maoM DUbanao sao bacaayaa

AaOr Apnao Gar maoM laa kr ApnaI baoTI kI trh rKa. ifr kOsao

laaD, Pyaar maoM plaa kaotvaala ka baoTa ]sako Pyaar maoM pD, gayaa.

AaOr Aba vah kOsao Apnaa yah Kraba [rada pUra krnao ko ilayao

yaha^ [sa fUsa kI Ct pr Aayaa hO.”


yah saarI khanaI kaotvaala ko baoTo nao baD,o AaScaya- sao ]sa fUsa

kI Ct pr baOzo baOzo saunaI. [sako baad vah fUsa kI Ct sao ]tr

Aayaa AaOr Apnao Gar calaa gayaa. vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao Apnao ipta

kaotvaala sao kha ik ]sakao jaa kr rajaa sao imalanaa caaihyao.

pr ]sako ipta nao manaa kr idyaa tao ]sako ipta ko manaa krnao

kI vajah kao na samaJato hue ]sanao Kud nao rajaa sao imalanao ka inaScaya

ikyaa. vaha^ jaa kr ]sanao ]nakao saarI khanaI batayaI jaao ]sanao

gaaya ko Gar kI fUsa kI Ct pr baOzo baOzo saunaI qaI.

vah rajaa tao Svaot qaa. yah khanaI sauna kr rajaa kao ApnaI

p%naI AaOr baccao kI yaad AayaI. vah Apnao baccao kao [tnaa baD,a

doK kr bahut KuSa huAa.

]sanao ApnaI p%naI kao ba`a*maNa ko Gar sao baulavaa ilayaa AaOr

ba`a*maNa kao bahut saara [naama do kr ivada ikyaa. ApnaI p%naI kao

]sanao ApnaI ranaI ka drjaa idyaa.

kaotvaala ko baoTo kao ]sanao Apnao baoTa GaaoiYat krko rajya ka

yauvaraja57 GaaoiYat ikyaa.

vasant kao vah saaOdagar kI jaola sao inakala kr laayaa AaOr ]sa

saaOdagar kao ijasanao vasant ko saaqa [tnaa Kraba vyavahar ikyaa qaa

]sanao ]sako caaraoM trf ka^To rK kr ]sao ija,nda hI jamaIna maoM gaD,vaa

idyaa.

57 Yuvaraaj means the “Crown King” – the tobe King after the King’s death.


[sako baad Svaot, Svaot kI p%naI AaOr ]naka baoTa AaOr vasant

saBaI bahut idnaaoM tk KuSaI KuSaI rho.

doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM kI saIrIja, maoM p`kaiSat pustkoM —

36 pustkoM www.Scribd.com/Sushma_gupta_1 pr ]plabQa hOM.

naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM ihndI baòla maoM saMsaar Bar maoM ]na sabakao ina:Saulk ]plabQa hO jaao ihndI baòla pZ, sakto hOM.

Write to :- E-Mail : [email protected]

1 naa[jaIiryaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1

2 naa[jaIiryaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2

3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1

4 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1

naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM [-–maIiDyama pr saaosaayaTI AaOf faOklaaor, landna, yaU ko, ko pustkalaya maoM ]plabQa hOM.

Write to :- E-Mail : [email protected]

1 ja,Mja,Ibaar kI laaok kqaaeoM — 10 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa

2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — 45 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa

naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM haD- kapI maoM baajaar maoM ]plabQa hOM.

To obtain them write to :- E-Mail [email protected]

1 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — [ndà piblaiSaMga ha]sa

2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — p`Baat p`kaSana

3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2 — p`Baat p`kaSana

4 Saobaa kI ranaI makoDa AaOr rajaa saaolaaomana — p`Baat p`kaSana

5 rajaa saaolaaomana — p`Baat p`kaSana

6 baMgaala kI laaok kqaaeoM — naoSanala bauk T/sT

naIcao ilaKI pustkoM rcanaakar DaT Aaga- pr mauFt ]plabQa hOM jaao TO@sT TU spIca TOknaaolaaojaI ko Wara dRiYTbaaiQat laaogaaoM

Wara BaI pZ,I jaa saktI hOM.


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3 rOvana Aaga kOsao laokr Aayaa AaOr Anya AmaoirkI laaok kqaaeoM

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ivaSvaivaValaya sao samaaja Saas~ AaOr Aqa- Saas~ maoM eoma e ikyaa AaOr ifr maorz ivaSvaivaValaya sao baI

eoD ikyaa. 1976 maoM yao naa[jaIiryaa calaI gayaIM. vaha^ [nhaoMnao yaUinavaisa-TI AaOf, [baadana sao laa[bao`rI

saa[nsa maoM eoma eola eosa ikyaa AaOr ek iqayaaolaaojaIkla kaOilaja maoM 10 vaYaao -M tk laa[baòiryana ka kaya-

ikyaa.

vaha^ sao ifr yao [iqayaaoipyaa calaI gayaIM AaOr vaha^ eiDsa Abaabaa yaUinavaisa-TI ko [nsTIT\yaUT

AaOf, [iqayaaoipyana sTDIja, kI laa[baòrI maoM 3 saala kaya- ikyaa. t%pScaat [nakao dixaNaI AfÌka ko ek doSa, ilasaaozao

ko ivaSvaivaValaya maoM [nsTIT\yaUT AaOf, sadna- AfÌkna sTDIja, maoM 1 saala kaya- krnao ka Avasar imalaa. vaha^ sao 1993 maoM

yao yaU eosa e Aa gayaIM jaha^ [nhaoMnao ifr sao maasTr AaOf, laa[baòrI eoMD [nafaOmao-Sana saa[nsa ikyaa. ifr 4 saala

AaoTaomaaoiTva [nDsT/I e@Sana gaùp ko pustkalaya maoM kaya- ikyaa.

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hO.

iBanna iBanna doSaaoM maoM rhnao sao [nakao Apnao kaya-kala maoM vaha^ kI bahut saarI laaok kqaaAaoM kao jaananao ka Avasar

imalaa – kuC pZ,nao sao, kuC laaogaaoM sao saunanao sao AaOr kuC eosao saaQanaaoM sao jaao kovala [nhIM kao ]plabQa qao. ]na sabakao

doK kr [nakao eosaa lagaa ik yao laaok kqaaeoM ihndI jaananao vaalao baccaaoM AaOr ihndI maoM irsaca- krnao vaalaaoM kao tao kBaI

]plabQa hI nahIM hao payaoMgaI – ihndI kI tao baat hI Alaga hO AMgaòjaI maoM BaI nahIM imala payaoMgaIM.

[sailayao [nhaoMnao nyaUnatma ihndI pZ,nao vaalaaoM kao Qyaana maoM rKto hue ]na laaok kqaaAaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa parmBa

ikyaa. [na laaok kqaaAaoM maoM AfÌka, eiSayaa AaOr dixaNaI Amaoirka ko doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM pr AiQak Qyaana idyaa

gayaa hO pr ]<arI Amaoirka AaOr yaUraop ko doSaaoM kI BaI kuC laaok kqaaeoM saimmailat kr laI gayaI hOM.

ABaI tk 1500 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hO. [nakao “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM”

k`ma maoM p`kaiSat krnao ka p`yaasa ikyaa jaa rha hO. AaSaa hO ik [sa p`kaSana ko maaQyama sao hma [na laaok kqaaAaoM kao

jana jana tk phu^caa sakoMgao.

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