The Little Girl Class - 9 English

The Little Girl - Summary

The author presents young children psychology through this story. Parents always points out their kids  mistakes and even punish them when they do something wrong. Specially Father seems more strict and hard and so children look upon their parents with negativity and fear. Children takes time to understand the actions of their parents . However , as kids grow older, their attitude towards their parents undergoes a change.

This story is about a little girl named Kezia who always afraid from her father. Her feelings for her father also changes after an incident. She lived with her mother, her father and her grandmother. She used to feel relieved on seeing her father go to his office. She always wanted to avoid his presence. He appeared to her as harsh, rude, and critical. Her grandmother wanted her to understand her parents better, and would ask her to go to the drawing room to chat with her parents. But she found them indifferent towards her. As she always found her reading and her father stretched out on the sofa.

One day grandmother suggested that she should prepare a pin cushion for her father’s birthday. Kezia stitched the three sides of the pin cushion casing. Now she wanted to stuff it with some thing.Her grandmother was out in the garden and she went to her mother's room. There she found some sheets of fine paper. Then she tore  them up into small pieces and stuffed her case and finally  stitched the fourth side. By mistake she had used the very papers which contained her father’s very important speech for the Port Authority. Though she accepted her mistake and tried to explain the reasons behind it, her father was too angry to listen to anything and punished her with a ruler on her palms. 

She failed to understand the punishment met out to her when she had already accepted her mistake. Bitterly she said,"What did God make fathers for ".

One evening she saw Mr. McDonalds, playing with his 5 children, laughing and enjoying , with them. This convinced Kezia that all fathers are not alike. Some are loving and caring . Then it was she decided there were different sorts of father.

But soon her attitude towards her father also changed. One day, her mother had to be taken to the hospital and her grandmother accompanied her. Kezia was left alone in the house with the cook. That was all right in the daytime but  she woke up in the middle of the night screaming as she had a horrible nightmare 'Grandma! Grandma!'. She started weeping out of fear. When she opened her eyes, she saw her father beside her bed. He carried her to his bedroom, and made her warm and comfortable and laid down beside . Father told her  to rub her feet with his legs and set them warm. She felt very safe and comfortable with him.

It was now she realized that her father was not all that of a-giant. She then said to herself "What a big heart you have got".And  he loved and cared for her in his own way. That he had to work the whole day to provide for his family and thus became  tired by the evening.

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लेखक इस कहानी के माध्यम से युवा बच्चों के मनोविज्ञान को प्रस्तुत करता है। माता-पिता हमेशा अपने बच्चों की गलतियों को इंगित करते हैं और यहां तक ​​कि जब वे कुछ गलत करते हैं तो उन्हें दंडित करते हैं। विशेष रूप से पिता अधिक सख्त और कठोर लगते हैं और इसलिए बच्चे अपने माता-पिता को नकारात्मकता और भय से देखते हैं। बच्चों को अपने माता-पिता के कार्यों को समझने में समय लगता है। हालाँकि, जैसे-जैसे बच्चे बड़े होते हैं, उनके माता-पिता के प्रति उनका रवैया एक बदलाव से गुजरता है।

यह कहानी केजिया नाम की एक छोटी लड़की की है जो हमेशा अपने पिता से डरती है। एक घटना के बाद उसके पिता के लिए उसकी भावनाएँ भी बदल जाती हैं। वह अपनी माँ, अपने पिता और अपनी दादी के साथ रहती थी। वह अपने पिता को अपने दफ्तर जाते देखकर राहत महसूस करती थी। वह हमेशा अपनी उपस्थिति से बचना चाहती थी। वह उसके साथ कठोर, असभ्य और आलोचनात्मक रूप में प्रकट हुआ। उसकी दादी चाहती थी कि वह अपने माता-पिता को बेहतर तरीके से समझे, और उसे अपने माता-पिता के साथ चैट करने के लिए ड्राइंग रूम में जाने के लिए कहती। लेकिन उसने उन्हें उसके प्रति उदासीन पाया। जैसा कि उसने हमेशा अपने पापा को पढ़ते पाया ।

जब वह पहले से ही अपनी गलती स्वीकार कर लेती है, तो वह उसे मिली सजा को समझने में असफल रहती है।। कड़वाहट से उसने कहा, "भगवान ने पिता को क्यो बनाया"। 

एक शाम उसने मिस्टर मैकडोनाल्ड्स को अपने 5 बच्चों के साथ खेलते, हंसते और आनंद लेते, उनके साथ देखा। इससे केजिया को यकीन हो गया कि सभी पिता एक जैसे नहीं हैं। कुछ प्यार और देखभाल कर रहे हैं। तब उसे लगा कि पिता के अलग-अलग रूप हैं। 

लेकिन जल्द ही उसका अपने पिता के प्रति रवैया भी बदल गया। एक दिन, उसकी माँ को अस्पताल ले जाना पड़ा और उसकी दादी उसे साथ ले गई। रसोइया के साथ केजिया घर में अकेली रह गई।  दिन में सब ठीक था, लेकिन  रात के बीच में वह चीखती हुई चिल्लाती थी क्योंकि वह एक भयानक दुःस्वप्न देख़ती है 'दादी! दादी! '। वह डर के मारे रोने लगी। जब उसने आँखें खोलीं, तो उसने अपने पिता को अपने बिस्तर के पास देखा। वह उसे अपने बेडरूम में ले गया, और उसे गर्म और आरामदायक बनाया और बगल में लेटा दिया। पिता ने उसे अपने पैरों से अपने पैरों को रगड़ने और उन्हें गर्म करने के लिए कहा। वह उनके साथ बहुत सुरक्षित और सहज महसूस करने लगी। 

अब उसे एहसास हुआ कि उसके पिता एक विशालकाय व्यक्ति नहीं थे। उसने फिर अपने आप से कहा "तुम्हें कितना बड़ा दिल मिला है"। और वह उसे प्यार करते थे और अपने तरीके से उसकी देखभाल करता थे। कि  उन्हें अपने परिवार के लिए पूरा दिन काम करना पड़ता हैऔर इस तरह शाम तक वह थक जाते है।

 

 

The Best Christmas Present in the World

Captain Macpherson

The theme of the story the best Christmas present in the world depicts the brotherhood and focuses on the lives of soldiers that they do not hate their enemies besides in enemy camps want peace and harmony. They want to live with their families. They wish to celebrate and play together. The female character waited long for their husband to return from the war front.And how when the soldiers met during Christmas Day forgot their enmity and behaved like best friends.

The Best Christmas Present in the World Summary of the Lesson

The narrator went to a junk shop in Bridport looking for a roll-top desk. The junk-seller informed him that the desk he picked up was made of oak and need some repairing. The narrator found it cheaper than the others he had seen.

Although the desk was, not in proper shape yet he bought it and started working on it. He took out the damaged cover. He observed that water and fire spoiled the desk. He removed the roll-top completely and pulled out the drawers but for the last one, he had to apply force.

He took out a black tin box which had sello-tape on the top of it.There was a note on it with instructions to bury the letter with her when the time comes. Out of curiosity, he read the letters that mention the address of the lady Macpherson. It was written in pencil. He read the letter.

Her husband was happily narrating an incident. It was Christmas morning and they were standing in their trenches.

He observed a white flag waving from the side of German soldiers. They called out ‘Happy Christmas’ loudly. Soldiers from his side also wished them back cheerfully.

However, the air of confusion was offering them to share schnapps and sausage. About twelve soldiers started coming towards them in no man’s land. Initially, the narrator was apprehensive yet he made no efforts to stop them.

He was rather happy that they were celebrating happiness with his enemy soldiers. He further added that he liked the way the German officer came towards him and introduced him.

He wished him ‘Happy Christmas’ and told him that he was from Dusseldorf and he played the cello in the orchestra. Mr. Macpherson greeted him and replied that he was a school teacher from Dorset,in the west of England. 

He spoke almost perfect English. He was surprised to see Dusseldorf speaking good English and knew about Dorset where he never went. The source of his information was from reading English books.

They talked  about Bathsheba, Gabriel Oak, Sergeant Troy, and Dorset. They agreed on many things and also talked about their families. Jim shared his rum ration and his excellent sausage.

In the letter Jim was describing how did he celebrated with the enemy on the Christmas Eve.Then they played a game of football. 

Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson wanted to resolve the differences and would not harm their families. Macpherson was sure of winning a game of cricket. The game was won by Germans and to his surprise, Hans Wolf admitted that their goal was wider than theirs

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Soldiers of both the sides bade goodbye to each other and felt that the night was a memorable one. They exchanged carols, ‘Stille Nacht from German’s side and While Shepherd’s Watched’ from England side. Jim concluded the letter by saying that both armies wanted for peace.

After reading the letter, the author couldn’t sleep and decided to drive to Bridport. He asked a boy the address when he went there, an old man told him that he knew about Ms. Macpherson.

Her house was burnt. She used – candles instead of electricity considering it to be cheap. She was in a nursing home named ‘Burlington House’ on the Dorchester road.

When he entered he saw hallway and a lighted Christmas tree kept in a corner with a lopsided angel on top. He asked for Mr. Macpherson while waiting to observe that everyone in the dining room was singing and wearing a paper hat.

The matron offered a mince pie and took him along the corridor. She told him that  She would be happy to have a visitor as she didn’t have a family.

He saw an old lady sitting in a wheelchair. She folded hands in her lap. Her hair was folded in a wispy bun. The visitor wished her Merry Christmas Connie and gave her the tin box.

He described her how he discovered that. But she paid no heed to all his conversation. Rather she was smiling. She came forward with tearful eyes. She mistook him for her husband Jim.

She asked him to sit near her and read the letters himself. She wanted to hear his voice. She told him that she would make Christmas cake and marzipan.

The sound of music - Bismillah Khan

 About the Poet Ustaad Bismillah Khan

Ustad Qamruddin “Bismillah” Khan, often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class.  Bismillah accompanied his uncle to the Allahabad Music Conference. When Bismillah Khan was 14 years of age, he accompanied his maternal uncle, Ali Bux to the Allahabad Music Conference.

Poet Name	Ustaad Bismillah Khan
Born	21 March 1916, Dumraon
Died	21 August 2006, Heritage Hospitals, Varanasi
Instrument	Shehnai
Awards	Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan,  Padmashri

The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi in his royal court. He disliked the sound and so, the pungi was termed to be a noisemaker. A barber tried to improve the pungi’s tone. He got a hollow stem, wider and longer than the pungi, made seven holes on it and blew into it, closing and opening the holes. It produced soft, melodious music. As this instrument had been developed by a barber called ‘nai’ in India and was played in the king’s court called ‘shah’, the instrument was named ‘shehnai’. The shehnai became a part of auspicious occasions. It was a part of the group of nine musical instruments that were played at the royal court.

 It was Bismillah Khan who popularized shehnai and took it to the world stage. He broke the myth of shehnai not being capable to create independent tunes. He came from a family of musicians

      

As a five-year old, Bismillah Khan would go regularly to the nearby Bihariji temple to sing the Bhojpuri 'Chaita' , at the end of which earn a big laddu weighing 1.25 kg,a prize given by the local Maharaja.

So the young boy took to music early in life. He started accompanying his uncle,Ali Bux, to the Vishnu temple of Benaras where Bux was employed to play shehnai and Bismillah would sit watching him for hours .Slowly , he started getting lessons in playing shehnai and would sit practising throughout  the day. The flowing waters of Ganga inspired him to invent ragas that were earlier considered beyond the range of the shehnai.

 After achieving immense success, he was awarded various titles. He is also a recipient of the highest civilian award of India- The Bharat Ratna.

In addition to that, he has won all three awards of Padma Bhushan, Padmashree and Padma Vibhushan. Interestingly, he was the first person to be invited to play shehnai at the Red Fort in 1947, while greeting Independent India.

Most importantly, he represented India on the international stage as well. An auditorium in Tehran is also by his name. Moreover, despite many opportunities, Bismillah Khan never left his home-town Varanasi. He dedicated his life to music and passed away in 2006.

कवि उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खान के बारे में उस्ताद क़मरुद्दीन "बिस्मिल्लाह" खान, जिन्हें अक्सर उस्ताद

शीर्षक से संदर्भित किया जाता था, एक भारतीय संगीतकार थे, जिन्हें ओबनी वर्ग के एक 

उपमहाद्वीपीय पवन उपकरण शहनाई को लोकप्रिय बनाने का श्रेय दिया जाता था। बिस्मिल्लाह अपने 

चाचा के साथ इलाहाबाद संगीत सम्मेलन में आए। जब बिस्मिल्लाह खान 14 साल के थे, तब वह 

अपने मामा, अली बक्स के साथ इलाहाबाद संगीत सम्मेलन में भाग लेने आए थे। उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह

 खान - बिस्मिल्लाह खान कक्षा 9 सारांश की शहनाई कवि का नाम उस्ताद बिस्मिल्ला खान जन्म 21

मार्च 1916, डुमरांव 21 अगस्त 2006 को निधन, हेरिटेज अस्पताल, वाराणसी साधन शहनाई भारत 

रत्न, पद्म विभूषण, पद्म भूषण, पद्मश्री मुगल सम्राट औरंगजेब ने अपने शाही दरबार में पुंगी के खेलने

 पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया। उन्होंने ध्वनि को नापसंद किया और इसलिए, पुंगी को एक नीमहकीम कहा 

गया। एक नाई ने पुंगी के स्वर को सुधारने की कोशिश की। उन्हें एक खोखला तना मिला, जो पुंगी से 

अधिक चौड़ा और लंबा था, इस पर सात छेद किए और छेद को बंद करके उसे खोल दिया। इसने 

नरम, मधुर संगीत का उत्पादन किया। चूंकि इस उपकरण को भारत में 'नाई' नामक एक नाई द्वारा

 विकसित किया गया था और इसे राजा के दरबार में the शाह ’कहा जाता था, इस उपकरण का नाम

developed शहनाई’ था। शहनाई शुभ अवसरों का एक हिस्सा बन गई। यह नौ संगीत वाद्ययंत्रों के 

समूह का एक हिस्सा था जो शाही दरबार में बजाया जाता था। यह बिस्मिल्लाह खान थे जिन्होंने 

शहनाई को लोकप्रिय बनाया और इसे विश्व मंच पर ले गए। उन्होंने शहनाई के उस मिथक को तोड़ा 

जो स्वतंत्र धुनों को बनाने में सक्षम नहीं था। वह संगीतकारों के एक परिवार से आया था 9 संगीत भाग

ii की ध्वनि - बिस्मिल्लाह खान की शहनाई पांच साल की उम्र में, बिस्मिल्लाह खान नियमित रूप से 

भोजपुरी 'चैता' गाने के लिए पास के बिहारीजी मंदिर जाते थे, जिसके अंत में स्थानीय महाराज द्वारा 

दिए गए पुरस्कार के रूप में 1.25 किलो वजन का एक बड़ा लड्डू कमाते थे। इसलिए युवा लड़के ने 

जीवन में शुरुआती संगीत लिया। वह अपने चाचा अली बक्स के साथ बनारस के विष्णु मंदिर में जाने 

लगे, जहाँ बक्स को शहनाई बजाने के लिए काम पर रखा गया था और बिस्मिल्लाह उन्हें घंटों देखता

 रहता था। इसके अलावा, उन्हें शहनाई बजाने का पाठ मिलना शुरू हो गया और वे पूरे दिन अभ्यास 

करते रहेंगे। गंगा के बहते पानी ने उन्हें रागों का आविष्कार करने के लिए प्रेरित किया जो पहले 

शहनाई की सीमा से परे माना जाता था।

अपार सफलता प्राप्त करने के बाद, उन्हें विभिन्न उपाधियों से सम्मानित किया गया। वह भारत के सर्वोच्च नागरिक पुरस्कार- द भारत रत्न से भी सम्मानित हैं।इसके अलावा, उन्होंने पद्म भूषण, पद्मश्री और पद्म विभूषण के तीनों पुरस्कार जीते हैं। दिलचस्प बात यह है कि, वह पहला व्यक्ति था जिसने 1947 में लाल किले पर शहनाई बजाने के लिए आमंत्रित किया, जबकि स्वतंत्र भारत का अभिवादन किया।

सबसे महत्वपूर्ण बात, उन्होंने अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मंच पर भी भारत का प्रतिनिधित्व किया। तेहरान में एक सभागार भी उनके नाम से है। इसके अलावा, कई अवसरों के बावजूद, बिस्मिल्लाह खान ने कभी अपने घर-शहर वाराणसी को नहीं छोड़ा। उन्होंने अपना जीवन संगीत को समर्पित कर दिया और 2006 में उनका निधन हो गया।

Answer these questions :

1. Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?

 

A. Aurangzeb disliked the sound produced by the pungi. It was considered to be a reeded noisemaker as it was loud, shrill and unpleasant. So, he banned playing of pungi in his royal court.

2. How is a shehnai different from a pungi?

 

A. Although the shehnai is also a reeded musical instrument like the pungi, it differs in shape, size and the quality of sound produced by it. It was made with a hollow stem which was longer and broader than the pungi and had seven holes on it. The sound produced by the shehnai was soft and melodious in contrast to the shrill noise made by the pungi.

 

3. Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change this?

A. Traditionally, the shehnai was played at the royal court as part of the traditional collection of musical instruments called ‘naubat’, in the temples and at weddings. Bismillah Khan invented new ragas with the shehnai and thus, brought it on the stage among other classical musical instruments.

 

4. When and how did Bismillah Khan get his big break?

 

A. Bismillah Khan got his big break when in 1938 the All India Radio opened its Radio Station at Lucknow. He played shehnai from the radio station regularly and his music became popular through it.

 

5. Where did Bismillah Khan play the shehnai on 15 August 1947? Why was the event historic?

 

On 15th August 1947, Bismillah Khan played the shehnai from the Red Fort and greeted the entire country. The event was historic as it was the day when India gained independence from the British rule. Bismillah’s performance was followed by the historic speech – ‘Tryst with Destiny’ given by India’s first Prime Minister – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

 

6. Why did Bismillah Khan refuse to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?

 

A. Bismillah Khan was attached to the temples of Benaras and the river Ganga. He could not leave them and so, refused to set up a shehnai school in the USA.

 

7. Find at least two instances in the text which tell you that Bismillah Khan

loves India and Benaras.

A. Bismillah’s love for India and Benaras are shown by the fact that he refused to set up a shehnai school in USA as he could not leave Benaras and river Ganga. Secondly, when he was honoured with the Bharat Ratna, he declared that Indian Classical music was India’s richest heritage.