Ek Pyaasa Kaua
Ek baar ek kaua tha. Ek din vah bahut pyaasa tha. Vah paanee kee talaash mein idhar-udhar uda. Usane ek jag dekha. Isamen paanee thoda tha. Uskee chonch paanee tak nahin pahunch sakee. Kaua bahut chatur tha. Usane ek yojana sochee. Vah pattharon ke kuchh tukade laaya usane unhen jag mein daale. Paanee oopar aa gaya. Usane paanee piya. Vah bahut khush hua. Vah ud gaya.
The Thirsty Crow
Once upon a time there was a crow. One day he was very thirsty. He flew around in search of water. He saw a jug. There was little water in it. His beak could not reach the water. The crow was very clever. He thought of a plan. He brought some pieces of stones and put them in the jug. The water came up. He drank the water. He was very happy. He flew away.
Glossary
Ek Pyaasa Kaua
Ek: A / One
Pyaasa: Thirsty
Kaua: Crow
(Meaning: A Thirsty Crow)
Sentence 1:
"Ek baar ek kaua tha."
Ek baar: Once upon a time
Ek: A / One
Kaua: Crow
Tha: Was
(Meaning: Once, there was a crow.)
Sentence 2:
"Ek din vah bahut pyaasa tha."
Ek din: One day
Vah: He
Bahut: Very
Pyaasa: Thirsty
Tha: Was
(Meaning: One day, he was very thirsty.)
Sentence 3:
"Vah paanee kee talaash mein idhar-udhar uda."
Vah: He
Paanee: Water
Kee talaash mein: In search of
Idhar-udhar: Here and there
Uda: Flew
(Meaning: He flew here and there in search of water.)
Sentence 4:
"Usane ek jag dekha."
Usane: He
Ek: A / One
Jag: Pitcher / Pot
Dekha: Saw
(Meaning: He saw a pot.)
Sentence 5:
"Isamen paanee thoda tha."
Isamen: In it
Paanee: Water
Thoda tha: Was little
(Meaning: There was little water in it.)
Sentence 6:
"Usakee chonch paanee tak nahin pahunch sakee."
Usakee: His
Chonch: Beak
Paanee tak: Till the water
Nahin: Not
Pahunch sakee: Could reach
(Meaning: His beak could not reach the water.)
Sentence 7:
"Kaua bahut chatur tha."
Kaua: Crow
Bahut: Very
Chatur: Clever / Intelligent
Tha: Was
(Meaning: The crow was very clever.)
Sentence 8:
"Usane ek yojana sochee."
Usane: He
Ek: A / One
Yojana: Plan
Sochee: Thought
(Meaning: He thought of a plan.)
Sentence 9:
"Vah pattharon ke kuchh tukade laaya."
Vah: He
Pattharon ke: Of stones
Kuchh: Some
Tukade: Pieces
Laaya: Brought
(Meaning: He brought some pieces of stones.)
Sentence 10:
"Usane unhen jag mein daale."
Usane: He
Unhen: Them
Jag mein: Into the pot
Daale: Dropped
(Meaning: He dropped them into the pot.)
Sentence 11:
"Paanee oopar aa gaya."
Paanee: Water
Oopar: Up
Aa gaya: Came
(Meaning: The water rose up.)
Sentence 12:
"Usane paanee piya."
Usane: He
Paanee: Water
Piya: Drank
(Meaning: He drank the water.)
Sentence 13:
"Vah bahut khush hua."
Vah: He
Bahut: Very
Khush: Happy
Hua: Became
(Meaning: He became very happy.)
Sentence 14:
"Vah ud gaya."
Vah: He
Ud gaya: Flew away
(Meaning: He flew away.)
Moral (Shiksha):
"Jahaan chaah, vahaan raah."
Jahaan: Where
Chaah: Desire / Willpower
Vahaan: There
Raah: Way / Path
(Meaning: Where there is a will, there is a way.)