I WONDER
पाठ का परिचय-हमलोग प्रकृति की उपज है, प्रकृति में हमे विभिन चीजों से साक्षात्कार होता है किन्तु हम न तो उनके बारे में कुछ सोचते है, न ही उनका ख्याल रखते हैं। इसलिए, कवि ने यहाँ उनके प्रति सोचने के लिए हमलोगों का ध्यान आकर्षित किया है।
I wonder poem in Hindi
I wonder why the grass is green,
And why the wind is never seen.
Who taught the birds to build a nest?
And told the trees to take rest?
O, when the moon is not quite round,
Where can the missing bit be found?
Who lights the stars, when they blow out,
And makes the lightning flash about?
Who paints the rainbow in the sky?
And hang the fluffy clouds so high?
Why is it now, do you suppose,
That Dad won’t tell me, if he knows?
मैं चकित हूँ, घास क्यों हरी है,
और क्यों हवा कभी दिखती नहीं।
किसने सिखाया चिड़ियों को घोंसला बनाना ?
और बताया पेड़ों को आराम करना?
अरे, जब चाँद बिलकुल गोल नहीं होता,
वह खोया हुआ हिस्सा कहाँ पाया जा सकता?
कौन जलाता है तारों को, जब वे बझ जाते हैं,
और (कौन) पैदा करता है चारों ओर बिजली की चमक?
कौन बनाता है इन्द्रधनुष आकाश में?
और हलके-फुलके बादलों को इतना ऊँचा लटकाता है?
अब यह ऐसा क्यों है, क्या तुम मानते हो,
यद्यपि पिताजी जानते हैं, तो भी नहीं बताएँगे।
B.1.1.) Answer these questions orally:
1.) What things in the first stanza tell you that the poet is curious?
Answer: The poet is curious about many things around him. He is curious about the color of the grass. He wants to know why one cannot see the wind and who taught the birds to build their nests. He wonders why the trees take rest.
2.) Why do you think the speaker calls the cloud fluffy?
Answer: The cloud moves away slowly by evaporating so it appears to be fluffy.
3.) Does the wind have any color?
Answer: No, the wind doesn’t have any color.
4.) Do you often ask your father about the things that you wonder at? Does he answer your questions? If he doesn’t, what do you do to satisfy your curiosity?
Answer: Yes, I often ask my father about the things that I wonder at. He does answer my questions by giving examples.
B.1.2) Based on your reading of the poem say whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’:
a.) The shape of moon is fixed. False
b.) The birds make their own nests. True
c.) The rainbow is not always colorful. False
d.) The stars do not give light. False
B.2.) Think and write
B.2.1.) Think of things and ideas that you associate with rain. Then, fill in the blank bubbles with suitable words:
1.) Cloud
2.) Wet
3.) Storm
4.) Shower
5.) Rainstorm
B.2.2.) Answer each of the following questions in not more than 50 words:
1.) Make a list of things that the poet is curious to know about.
Answer: The poet is amazed by many things around him. The poet wants to know why the color of the grass is green and why the wind is never seen. The poet wonders that who taught the birds to build their nests. The poet wonders why the missing bit of moon is gone. He also wants to know about the origin of the lights of stars and lighting. He is curious to know that who colors the rainbow and who hangs cloud so high.
2.) Who do you think is the “I” in the poem- a child or an adult? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: “I” in the poem is definitely a child. An adult already knows facts about the things around him. It is a child’s curiosity that makes him wonder at the things around him and this is why he questions such things.
3.) What opinion do you form about the speaker?
Answer: The speaker is quite curious and wants to know many things. He is full of questions.
4.) What does the question in the end suggest about the speaker’s attitude towards his dad?
Answer: He is doubtful that his father would answer all his questions.
C.1.) Phrasal Verb
C.1.1.) What does the phrasal verb “blow out” mean in the poem? Look up a dictionary and list its meaning. Note down other meanings of the phrasal verb and use it in your own sentences conveying other meanings.
C.1.2.) Look up a dictionary and list other phrasal verbs that begin with blow, and use them in your own sentences.
Answer: The phrasal verb “blow out” means to extinguish.
Other phrasal verbs with blow –
1.) Blow away – Impress greatly
Eg- I was blown away by her performance.
2.) Blow down – knock with air current
She will blow your house down.
3.) Blow upon – to defame someone
Eg- She was blowing upon you.
4.) To blow one’s trumpet – to praise oneself
Eg- She has habit of blowing her own trumpet.
C.1.3.) Fill in the blanks in the sentences given below with the suitable phrasal verbs given in the box:
1.) The government is ready to wipe out polio.
2.) He set out for Kolkata with his father.
3.) Call out a doctor to examine the patient.
4.) He had to give up smoking because he had breathing problems.
5.) Put out the lantern.
D.) Rhythm Time
Look at the following pairs of words:
Green – seen
Nest – rest
These pairs of words, you will notice end with similar sounds. Such pairs of words that end with the similar sound are called rhyming pairs or words.
Pick out the rhyming pairs from the poem and add one more to each pair.
One has been done for you.
1.) Green – seen – been
2.) Nest – rest – best
3.) Round – found – ground
4.) Out – about – sprout
5.) Sky – high – dry
G.) Activity
Find in the grid words related to weather. Words may appear horizontally, vertically or diagonally. One has been done for you.
1.) Forecast
2.) Temperature
3.) Fog
4.) Rainbow
5.) Lightning
6.) Rainy
7.) Sunny
8.) Cloud
9.) Rain
10.) Windy
