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Kachhua Aur Khargosh

Hare and Tortoise Story Image

Ek tez daudane vaala kharagosh apanee raftaar par bahut ghamand karata tha, isalie ek dheeme kachhue ne use daud kee chunautee dee. Kharagosh ko poora bharosa tha ki vah jeet jaega, isalie vah tez dauda aur phir aaraam karane ke lie so gaya. Is beech, kachhua dheere-dheere chalata raha aur kharagosh se aage nikal gaya. Jab kharagosh jaaga aur dauda, to dekha ki kachhua jeet chuka tha. Yah kahaanee sikhaatee hai ki dhairy aur mehanat se saphalata milatee hai, ghamand se nahin.

Turtle and the Hare

A speedy hare constantly bragged about how fast he was, so a slow but steady turtle challenged him to a race. Confident he would win, the hare dashed ahead but then decided to nap midway through the race. Meanwhile, the turtle kept moving at a steady pace and eventually passed the sleeping hare. When the hare finally woke up and ran to the finish line, he was shocked to see the turtle had already won. The story teaches that perseverance and consistency can beat arrogance and overconfidence.

Glossary

Kachhua Aur Khargosh

Kachhua: Tortoise

Aur: And

Khargosh: Rabbit

(Meaning: The Tortoise and the Rabbit)


Sentence 1:

"Ek tez daudane vaala kharagosh apanee raftaar par bahut ghamand karata tha, isalie ek dheeme kachhue ne use daud kee chunautee dee."

Ek: A / One

Tez: Fast

Daudane vaala: One who runs / Runner

Kharagosh: Rabbit

Apanee: His / Its own

Raftaar: Speed

Par: On / About

Bahut: Very

Ghamand karata tha: Was proud / Used to boast

Isalie: Therefore

Ek: A / One

Dheeme: Slow

Kachhue: Tortoise

Ne: (Subject marker)

Use: To him / It

Daud: Race

Kee: Of

Chunautee dee: Gave a challenge

(Meaning: A fast-running rabbit was very proud of his speed, so a slow tortoise challenged him to a race.)

Sentence 2:

"Kharagosh ko poora bharosa tha ki vah jeet jaega, isalie vah tez dauda aur phir aaraam karane ke lie so gaya."

Kharagosh: Rabbit

Ko: (Object marker)

Poora: Complete / Full

Bharosa tha: Was confident

Ki: That

Vah: He / It (Rabbit)

Jeet jaega: Will win

Isalie: Therefore

Vah: He / It (Rabbit)

Tez dauda: Ran fast

Aur: And

Phir: Then

Aaraam karane ke lie: To rest

So gaya: Slept

(Meaning: The rabbit was fully confident that he would win, so he ran fast and then slept to rest.)

Sentence 3:

"Is beech, kachhua dheere-dheere chalata raha aur kharagosh se aage nikal gaya."

Is beech: Meanwhile

Kachhua: Tortoise

Dheere-dheere: Slowly

Chalata raha: Kept walking

Aur: And

Kharagosh: Rabbit

Se: From / Than

Aage: Ahead

Nikal gaya: Moved past

(Meaning: Meanwhile, the tortoise kept walking slowly and moved past the rabbit.)

Sentence 4:

"Jab kharagosh jaaga aur dauda, to dekha ki kachhua jeet chuka tha."

Jab: When

Kharagosh: Rabbit

Jaaga: Woke up

Aur: And

Dauda: Ran

To: Then

Dekha: Saw

Ki: That

Kachhua: Tortoise

Jeet chuka tha: Had already won

(Meaning: When the rabbit woke up and ran, he saw that the tortoise had already won.)

Moral (Shiksha):

"Yah kahaanee sikhaatee hai ki dhairy aur mehanat se saphalata milatee hai, ghamand se nahin."

Yah: This

Kahaanee: Story

Sikhaatee hai: Teaches

Ki: That

Dhairy: Patience

Aur: And

Mehanat: Hard work

Se: Through

Saphalata: Success

Milatee hai: Is achieved

Ghamand: Pride / Arrogance

Se nahin: Not through

(Meaning: This story teaches that success is achieved through patience and hard work, not arrogance.)