STD 9th rapid reading 4

Lady luck & the beggar

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A street in an Indian town. It is winter,& the whether is rather cold. A shop is to be seen with theShopkeeper sitting over his little charcoal fire. Bhim comes in & salaams to the shopkeeper ,holding on his biggining-bowl.the man pays no attention to him,but shout ,``jao!”Bhim sit down on the path ,and continus to make appeals to the Shopkeeper.

BHIM: sir!Kind master!See how cold I am.You have your fire your warm blanket,but look at my naked body.have pity on te poor on such a cold day.Master, sparesonly two annas

SHOPKEEPER: Get away from my shop.You are very lasy fellow.how dirty you are,and how dirty your cloths are. You sopil all the look of my shop.BHIM master,maharaj! Help the hungry; I have not eaten to-day.

BANKER: what are you bigging here! I thought that my begger questions had been settled.In this town.You seem an able-bodied man. Do you know that a strong fellow like you can getTwelve annas a day, digging the bund of new tank? The police have ordered that arrest all beggers.

BHIM: Sahib, I have no strength for to the dig.I am weak & I have no food for days. Sahib for pity’s sake, just four annas.BANKER.certainly not! Why I was the first to raise question of beggers in the muncipal council! I told them what a bad thing it is to encourage beggers. Off you go!The banker goes inti the shop, but BHIM continues to make appeals from outside.

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BHIM: Maharaj I shall die if I do not eat son. I am truly dying the hunger.But four annas would save my Life.I would be a glad to work if I could get a chance.

BANKER: there is a plenty of work in our town now-a-days.But I know men like you.they will never work as long as silly people give them money and food for nothing. Send him away!(A SERVANT comes out of the shop & pushes cloths, comes along and look at the scence

POOR MAN: Hulloa! What is this about? What have you done to offend gopalan , the shopkeeper That his servant trees you like this?

BHIM: Sir,I have done no harm. I did but I ask for one anna, to help me out of my hunger.

SERVENT: This fellow stand outsides the shop and annoys my masters computers with his bigging.And he will be arrested and locked up if they see you.Life is very hard for poor people ; I can’t tell you that,because I am one of them.BHIM. But you have some cloths to wear such a cold days.Look at my cloths.!POOR MAN. They are not very grand, but they could at least they washed.And tear can always be mended .If you gave a little care to your cloth, They would look better. But I must go. Here is half an anna for you.

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A1 i)Why was the shopkeeper sitting over his charcoal fire? ii)What was the Bhim doing?A2 Why did servant push Bhim away?A3 Do you think the people like Bhim will ever work?Give your explanation

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Bhim: [In great excitement] That is all right, it is verystrong .You may fill it up.Lady luck: Well, here you are .I shall pour in the gold coins .Now that seems a good load, and the old bowl is bending a little. I had better stop now.Bhim: No it will hold a few more . Do not stop! I may never meet you again.Lady luck : Well here are some more . Now I should truly advise you to be satisfied. Remember what the result may be.Bhim: Oh, it is all right . It will easily hold five more gold coins.

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Lady luck: I see you are greedy in your own wayas the Banker and the Shop-keeper. Well, here you are ; one-two-three-four-see, the calabash is breaking![The old begging bowl breaks into with the weight of gold , and the cooings fall to the ground. At once they all turn to dust and disappear. So does Lady luck.Bhim tries to save than from falling ,but finds only dust in his hands.]Bhim: Oh, my money ! It is all gone ! Help me,Lady luck! She is gone too. Why was I so greedy? Why did I not listen to her? O how foolishI have been! Come back , Lady Luck ,and give me another chance! Come back!

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[ A Policeman comes from behind the tree]Policeman: I have been listening to you. Either you are mad or you have been drinking. Come along with me.Bhim: No, I have not been drinking. Lady Luck was giving me some gold mohurs. She put too many in my bowl.Policeman : Yes ,yes just so. Come and tell the magistrate about it.Shopkeeper: Hulloa , are you taking that fellow away? It is really time too. Has he been begging again?Policeman : I think he has gone mad ,or else he has been in the toddy shop. He is telling a story about a lady who filled his begging bowl with gold mohurs.

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Shopkeeper: This is good joke. I hope that lady will pay a visit to shop. It is a long time since I saw a gold mohur. Good bye,Bhlm, you are a very lucky man to have met such a lady. [Bhim is led away]

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QuestionsA1. Say if the following statements are true or false. 1. The beggar become rich at the end. 2. Bhim repented for his greediness.A2. What was the result of Bhim’s greediness?A3. What lesson do you learn from the passage?

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