फूल शुभकामनाओं के : कुछ बालकथाओं का अंगरेजी अनुवाद
1
Flowers
Of Greetings
Brajesh
Kanungo
Pinky was very happy to come to
her new home. The previous house was so small that neither she was able to play
well or there was not an open space to plant. She got both facilities in the new house.
Pinky's
father brought many plants from the nursery, which also had rose plants. Pinky plantet
them with her love. Every day she irrigated the plants with fountains and
watched every new outing leaf and were happy. She would wait for buds to come.
One day, when suddenly she saw two fresh buds in the rose plant, he gladly
called her mother running to the ground. Her mother was very happy to see Pinky's flowers
bloom.
The
next morning the buds were blossomed and turned into flowers of rose. Upon
reaching the school, she kept discussing only with her friends all day the
flowers of the rose blossoms of hes house. She wanted to return home in the evening and be thrilled
by offering flowers to her father before returning home. But as soon as she
reached home, she was shocked. Flowers were not at their place. She did not
even think that the flowers would be stolen in this way.
In the
next morning, some new roses flowerd in garden..
Pinky's face also blossomed after seeing them. But in the evening when she
returned home from school, the flowers were disappearing again. She got annoyed
with the everyday burglaries of flowers.
The
next day was Sunday. Due to it being a weekend, Pinky decided today she
would keep an eye on her flowers and see
who stole the roses. From the morning, she continued to read and play around garden.
Keeping an eye on every visitor from the window.
Kamlabai
used to work at Pinky's house everyday. But she fell sick her twelve year old boy Raju came to settle the
small business of pinky’s house. That day Raju came too. He pounded wheat from
Pinky's house and brought the vegetable from the market. When he finished his
work and returned home, he secretly broke the rose flower plants.
Pinky
was watching all this. She wanted to shoutloudly
- 'thief thief' but she did not do anything of such. She wanted to know what
Raju did with the roses after stealing
them? She walked behind Raju. Raju's
house was only a few minutes away. When Raju reached home, Pinky followed him
in the door and started looking inside.
Raju's
mother Kamlabai slept on a cot. Flowers were decorated with some jars in a
bottle on a pan. Raju removes stale flowers from the bottle and punishes fresh
flowers in their place. Kamalabai lovingly took Raju into her arms.
Then
Kamelabai's eyes fell on the pillow hidden in the door. She called Pinky to herself. Pinky had already
filled with anger, she said, 'These roses are ours .. Raju has stolen them.'
Kamala Bai looked towards Raju. Raju cried, said, 'Amma! my teacher said that
decorating flowers with a sick person will run away quickly’ ‘So I ......
...... she hid his face in a blanket. Kamala Bai explained to Raju: 'Due to the
flowering of, the disease is definitely run away but my son,the flower should
not be stolen; only then I have been sick like that for three days.'
The
next day when Raju came to work on Pinky’home, in the morning, Pinky made a
beautiful bouquet and gave it to raju for Kamalabai. When Raju took the bouquet
in his own hands, his eyes filled with tears. Now his mother will recover
quickly because the flowers were of true
good wishes.
With
the fall of sunlight on the drop of dew, hundreds of celestial flowers started
to appear on pinky’s garden plants.
Brajesh
Kanungo
2
Ekta's Hospital
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Ekta’s new home was very beautiful. There was open ground in front and the hills were visible in the back.
In the evening when the sun began to set, the owls of the hills hooting , Ekta enjoys this beauty of the nature. Ekta kept looking at Hundreds of parrots, pigeons and other birds that traveled to the hills every evening, and Ekta was very glad to see them.
On the top of Ekta’s house, electric wires also went out. In the evening when very few birds passed, one or two birds were injured and wounded every day by straying into the open electrical wires. Ekta would be very sad, but what could she do?
One day, Ekta was watching birds fly by the window of their house in the evening, a parrot collided with electric wires and hit the road.
Ekta saw that it was not dead. She ran immediately and came to the street. she sprinkled water on the parrot.
On the wounds of the parrot, she sprayed a medicine and sat in a corner of the room.
On the second day, she asked her father to order a cage from the market. Then She closed the parrot in it.
Ekta feeds it bird food every day. Fills enough water in a small bowl for the bird. Her loneliness was reduced by just looking at the parrot.
One night when she was asleep, suddenly she had a dream that she turned into a parrot child and her mother and father got separated from her. A evil hild has kept her in a cage. She got scared. she screamed .. 'Mummy ...’ Hearing her scream, her parents .Papa woke up too. Ekta narrated her scary dream to them.
Papa explained to him that after capturing the parrot's child, where she found a friend, the misery of capturing him in his heart is also suffering. That's why she had such a nightmare.
Waking up in the morning Ekta liberated the parrot from the cage.
Now Ekta sees the parrots passing through the sky every evening while sitting in the window.
Sometimes any bird collapses in the wires she takes care of it.
Once again, She liberates herself it into the sky for a happy ending. Her cage became a small hospital rather than a prison of birds, whose doctor incharge there was Ekta.
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Ekta’s new home was very beautiful. There was open ground in front and the hills were visible in the back.
In the evening when the sun began to set, the owls of the hills hooting , Ekta enjoys this beauty of the nature. Ekta kept looking at Hundreds of parrots, pigeons and other birds that traveled to the hills every evening, and Ekta was very glad to see them.
On the top of Ekta’s house, electric wires also went out. In the evening when very few birds passed, one or two birds were injured and wounded every day by straying into the open electrical wires. Ekta would be very sad, but what could she do?
One day, Ekta was watching birds fly by the window of their house in the evening, a parrot collided with electric wires and hit the road.
Ekta saw that it was not dead. She ran immediately and came to the street. she sprinkled water on the parrot.
On the wounds of the parrot, she sprayed a medicine and sat in a corner of the room.
On the second day, she asked her father to order a cage from the market. Then She closed the parrot in it.
Ekta feeds it bird food every day. Fills enough water in a small bowl for the bird. Her loneliness was reduced by just looking at the parrot.
One night when she was asleep, suddenly she had a dream that she turned into a parrot child and her mother and father got separated from her. A evil hild has kept her in a cage. She got scared. she screamed .. 'Mummy ...’ Hearing her scream, her parents .Papa woke up too. Ekta narrated her scary dream to them.
Papa explained to him that after capturing the parrot's child, where she found a friend, the misery of capturing him in his heart is also suffering. That's why she had such a nightmare.
Waking up in the morning Ekta liberated the parrot from the cage.
Now Ekta sees the parrots passing through the sky every evening while sitting in the window.
Sometimes any bird collapses in the wires she takes care of it.
Once again, She liberates herself it into the sky for a happy ending. Her cage became a small hospital rather than a prison of birds, whose doctor incharge there was Ekta.
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3
Amit and Maggie
Brajesh
Kanungo
When Amit's father started living in a new house, Amit had
to leave his old friends and make new ones. In the new place he started alone
by himself. He was also the youngest and only child in the house. As since he
was new and shy it took him time to make friends.
Even with the help of the holidays? He was restless throughout the day and waited for the evening so that when his father returned from the office, he could play Badminton for some time.
Even with the help of the holidays? He was restless throughout the day and waited for the evening so that when his father returned from the office, he could play Badminton for some time.
When Amit's mother planted some plants in her small
courtyard, Amit was happy. He watered the plants in the morning and kept
waiting to take care of them, and kept waiting for them to blossom everyday
When the plants grew up, one day some animals entered their courtyard and the fresh green plants became trampled on. Amit was disappointed.
After awhile the plants grew larger. Around the same time 4 cute puppies were born. Amit was very happy to know they were getting one. He lifted the puppy into his lap and loved her.
When the plants grew up, one day some animals entered their courtyard and the fresh green plants became trampled on. Amit was disappointed.
After awhile the plants grew larger. Around the same time 4 cute puppies were born. Amit was very happy to know they were getting one. He lifted the puppy into his lap and loved her.
The puppy was very dear to him. It was a black haired puppy
and had white spot on the forehead. The puppy and Amit grew up together day by
day. Amit's whole day now consisted of going out to give her a nice run or just
playing with a puppy. He cleans her, combs her, or plays in the garden.
Playing games with him in the evening. And watching TV at night. Amit chose to name her Maggie
Amit and Maggie loved each other equally . Both became good friends and even better siblings. One day when Amit was watching a movie with his family, he heard Maggie barking. He immediately left the room and ran outside to the backyard.
He saw Maggie barking on cat. Now though Amit was scared of cat he drove it away. Amit and Maggie now returned inside in peace.
Now Amit showered his garden every day and Maggie protects them. In a few days the garden blossomed, Amit and Maggie 's friendship started to blossom as well. Where the colourful butterflies came, sweet singing was done and the fragrance of the flowers pleased the mind.
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Playing games with him in the evening. And watching TV at night. Amit chose to name her Maggie
Amit and Maggie loved each other equally . Both became good friends and even better siblings. One day when Amit was watching a movie with his family, he heard Maggie barking. He immediately left the room and ran outside to the backyard.
He saw Maggie barking on cat. Now though Amit was scared of cat he drove it away. Amit and Maggie now returned inside in peace.
Now Amit showered his garden every day and Maggie protects them. In a few days the garden blossomed, Amit and Maggie 's friendship started to blossom as well. Where the colourful butterflies came, sweet singing was done and the fragrance of the flowers pleased the mind.
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4
Big Deal
Brajesh
kanungo
There was a lot of work in Deepak's house. Sitabai was working here for daily maintenance and cleaning etc. Sitabai also had a son, whose age was equal to the deepak. His name was Chunnilal, but everyone called him Chunnu.
The Father of Chunnu used to go to work at a factory, so Sitabai did not leave Chunnu at home and took him along with him to the deepak's house.
There was a lot of work in Deepak's house. Sitabai was working here for daily maintenance and cleaning etc. Sitabai also had a son, whose age was equal to the deepak. His name was Chunnilal, but everyone called him Chunnu.
The Father of Chunnu used to go to work at a factory, so Sitabai did not leave Chunnu at home and took him along with him to the deepak's house.
Chunnu
watched deepak playing with his toys, he also wanted to play with him.
When chunnu wanted to touch a toy, Deepak shouts and says, 'Do not touch it,
that is mine'.
Deepak had a great attachment to his things. He was not allowing, not only chunnu from touching the toys but he didn’t even allow his friends for that matter
Deepak's mother tried to convince him many times that it is not a good thing to say ' this is mine or that is mine' repeatedly, but there was no effect on deepak.
One day on a weekend, Deepak saw that the clouds in the sky. He rapidly moved towards his house. He had just gotten close when it started to rain heavily. He was going to get soaked then a friend in his class prakash passed by him, he had an umbrella, deepak also wanted shade in the umbrella but then prakash removed his umbrella from beside Deepak . And said 'This umbrella is mine, get out.' Deepak was feeling very upset, but what could he do.
Deepak had a great attachment to his things. He was not allowing, not only chunnu from touching the toys but he didn’t even allow his friends for that matter
Deepak's mother tried to convince him many times that it is not a good thing to say ' this is mine or that is mine' repeatedly, but there was no effect on deepak.
One day on a weekend, Deepak saw that the clouds in the sky. He rapidly moved towards his house. He had just gotten close when it started to rain heavily. He was going to get soaked then a friend in his class prakash passed by him, he had an umbrella, deepak also wanted shade in the umbrella but then prakash removed his umbrella from beside Deepak . And said 'This umbrella is mine, get out.' Deepak was feeling very upset, but what could he do.
Due to the rain, Deepak started getting cold. He started trembling. His teeth started chattering. Only then his eyes were laid on another boy. The umbrella of that boy was broken but still gave the boy shelter.
Deepak saw the face of that boy, he did not dare to go under the shade of his umbrella. That boy was no other than chunnu. When Chunnu saw deepak he immediately got his broken umbrella and gave as much shade as he could to Deepak.
Chunnu's house was nearby. He took Deepak to his house. Chunnu's mother Sitabai was at home at the time. Deepak was nervous to see them. Sitabai witnessed the wet clothes of the deepak and worse the clothes of Chunnu.
After a while, Sitabai brought some milk in a cup. 'It has hot milk, drink it, you will get rest' sitabai said. The behavior of the Sitabai was very nice. Deepak took the cup and slowly drank it. After some time, Deepak was lead to his house by sitabai.
At night, when Deepak was lying on his bed, many of his questions were ringing in his mind. 'What If Chunnu did not give him shade in his umbrella today? What If Sitabai didn’t care rather than treat him with love? If Chunnu also spoke like Prakash or him he would say 'My umbrella, my clothes, my mother? How much trouble does he have to raise? But Chunnu did not do that.
The next day Chunnu was watching Deepak playing the ball. Then Deepak came to him and said, 'Chunnu I am playing with the ball, do you wanna ride a bicycle?' And brought his bicycle and gave it to Chunnu.
A small incident taught Deepak to the true lesson that there is not a big deal in saying 'this is mine,' the big thing is that when things come to others' work.
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5
Iron Paw Boy
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Chunnu rushing into his house. He was bleeding on his toes. He did not know that his foot was injured and bleeding so it made the floor red.
As soon as Chunnu's mother looked towards the floor, she was shocked. 'This means Chunnu has been hurt today as well'. She rushed into chunu's room. 'Chunnu, you have hurt your leg and you didn’t notice?!.' Chunnu's mother said to Chunnu.
'Hey!' Chunnu was surprised to see his toe.
She came to see the blood.
Chunnu's mother saw the chunnu’s foot. There was a clear mark with sharp glass in the tie and blood was coming out.Chunnu's mother immediately applied medicine on her wound.
Chunnu was not allowed to play outside. He does not pay attention to his mum’s advice in the hurry to play and run barefoot towards the ground. The result would be that a piece of glass or iron would make his feet bleed.
In the evening, Chunnu's aunt came from Lucknow. Chunnu had a special attachment to his aunt. Aunty was very talkative and used to tell good stories to Chunnu at night.
Seeing the striking band in.chunnu’s foot, She asked the reason for injury to Chunmu's mother. Mummy told the whole point and said that she has failed to explain to chunnu the importance of shoes.
At night, when he came to hear the story from aunt, she unfortunately said that today she had learned the story of a boy whose feet were made of iron due to his mistakes. Chunnu was looking at his aunt with surprise.
Aunt started to tell the story.. 'The boy was a big devil. He did not pay attention to the words of his mother. His mother explained that he would not walk barefoot on the streets but he avoided the instruction of the mother.
Because of the bare foot rotation, sometimes the pieces of glass would sometimes pierce in but he did not care. A few days later, his feet started getting stiffness. Gradually the rigidity grew. One day he realized that the toes of his feet became iron.
Chunnu was listening to the story carefully. The story was looking at him. So his curiosity was too much.
He thought to himself if his feet would also be iron, I did not care for any thing.
Chunnu's aunt stepped up the story. 'After getting the iron paws, the boy was very happy at first, but gradually the trouble grew for him. Raising his heavy paws, his legs started to hurt. His friends started teasing him with the iron-pawed demon child.
One day the boy's claws came in contact with the magnet and magnetism came in his claws too. Now whatever iron thing comes in contact with its claws, it sticks. Where it goes, the nails, blades, etc. sticks and sticks with it.
Aunt's story was just so nerve racking to Chunnu. He got very little sleep in this panic. Even in the dream, he saw the story of the same boy.
He felt like a story boy. What If it really happened then? What If all the pasture's garbage started clinging in his feet? Gradually, he will become so heavy that it will be difficult to move one step forward.
Suddenly he screamed 'no no'. His sleep was gone. It was over in the morning. Mummy was making tea in the kitchen. He reached the running to mummy and said, "Mummy, I will not be able to walk barefoot now."
Chunnu's aunt was smiling standing apart. She taught a lesson to Chunnu very wisely. Then Chunnu was never seen playing barefoot.
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Translation: Hindi to English by Aksh Kanungo
