CBSE ODIA PAPER

  RAMA TO THE RESCUE           The story takes place in a village. The incident happens one night when a tired couple was about to sleep. They listen strange noises and suspect that someone is trying to break into their home. In fact, it was a notorious thief who was breaking into their home. କାହାଣୀ ଟି କୌଣସି ଏକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧିଷ୍ଟ ଗ୍ରାମ ରେ ରାତ୍ରୀକାଳୀନ ସମୟରେ ଘଟିଥିବା ର ଅସ୍ଵାଭାବିକ ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ଉପରେ ଆଲୋକପାତ କରେ । ପତିପତ୍ନୀ ବାସ କରୁଥିବା ଏକ ଗୃହ ମଧ୍ୟ କୁ ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧ ରାତ୍ରି ସମୟରେ ଟଙ୍କା ଓ ସୁନା ଗହଣା ସବୁ କୁ ଚୋରିକରିବା ର ଉଦ୍ଧେଶ୍ୟ ନେଇ ଏକ ଚୋର ପ୍ରବେଶ କରିଅଛି । କର୍ମ ଜଞ୍ଜାଳ ରେ ଦିବସ ସାରା ଘାରି ହୋଇଥିବାରୁ କ୍ଳାନ୍ତ ଓ ଅବସନ୍ନ ହୋଇପଡିଥିବା ଏହି ଦମ୍ପତ୍ତି ଶୋଇବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହେଉଥିବା ସମୟରେ କେହି ଜଣେ ତାଙ୍କ ଘର ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଭିତରକୁ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରୁଥିବା ନେଇ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ।           The man listens carefully and realized that the burglar had already entered into their room. His wife suggests him not to react in any way. The man thinks that the village thanedar would have not seen the thief. Now both of them were thinking up a plan to scare the burglar awa

  THE RAVEN AND THE FOX Mr Raven was perched upon a limb, And Reynard the Fox looked up at him; For the Raven held in his great big beak, A morsel the Fox would go far to seek. Difficult words: - Was perched upon a limb- was sitting on a branch Looked up- stare Held- past form of hold Beak- the hard projecting part of bird’s face Morsel- a tiny piece of food In this first stanza of the poem, we see Mr. Raven, a black bird larger than crow is sitting on a branch of a tree. On the other hand, Reynard a fox is looking up at the Raven. He is interested in what the bird on the tree is holding in its beak. In fact, the Raven has a tasty piece of food which the fox really likes to have. He is eager for the food which is rare and hard to find. He is sure to have it. ଏକ ଚତୁର ବିଲୁଆ ଏବଂ କାଉ ସଦୃଶ ଦେଖାଯାଉଥିବା ଏକ ନିର୍ବୋଧ ପକ୍ଷୀ ର ଏଇ କବିତା ନୈତିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିଥାଏ । କବିତା ଟି ରେ କାଉ ସଦୃଶ ଦୃଶ୍ୟମାନ ହେଉଥିବା ପକ୍ଷୀ ର ଥୁଣ୍ଟ ରେ ସ୍ଵାଦ ଭରା କୌଣସି ଖାଦ୍ୟ ଟୁକୁଡା କୁ ଦେଖି ଚତୁର ବିଲୁଆ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ପ୍ରୟୋ

FABLES AND FOLK TALES A BOTTLE OF DEW Rama Natha was the son of a rich landlord. His father left him large tracts of land when he died. But Rama Natha did not spend even one day looking after his land. This was because he had a funny idea—he believed there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold. He spent all his time to learn more about this potion. People cheated him often, promising to tell him about it, but he did not give up. His wife, Madhumati, was tired of this and also worried because she saw how much money Rama Natha was spending. She was sure that soon they would be without money. Difficult words: - Landlord- owner of large area of land Large tracts of land- large area of land Magic potion- water having magic power Cheated- deceived Worried- became anxious The central character of the story Rama Nath is the son of a landlord and he inherited large area of land from his father when he passed away. But the man did not pay interest on land. It