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¡ŸflÊøŸ •Ê¢ŒÊ‹Ÿ’Ê‹ ¬ÈSÃ∑§◊Ê‹Ê

““ Á∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ◊¥ ÁøÁ«∏UÿÊ° ø„Uø„UÊÃË „ÒU¢Á∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ◊¥ πÁÃÿÊ° ‹„U‹„UÊÃË „Ò¥UÁ∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ◊¥ ¤Ê⁄UŸ ªÈŸªÈŸÊà „Ò¥U¬Á⁄UÿÊ¥ ∑§ Á∑§S‚ ‚ÈŸÊà „Ò¥UÁ∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ◊¥ ⁄UÊÚ∑§≈U ∑§Ê ⁄UÊ¡ „ÒUÁ∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ◊¥ ‚Êߢ‚ ∑§Ë •ÊflÊ¡ „ÒUÁ∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ∑§Ê Á∑§ÃŸÊ ’«∏UÊ ‚¢‚Ê⁄U „ÒUÁ∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ◊¥ ôÊÊŸ ∑§Ë ÷⁄U◊Ê⁄U „ÒUÄÿÊ ÃÈ◊ ß‚ ‚¢‚Ê⁄U ◊¥ Ÿ„UË¥ ¡ÊŸÊ øÊ„Uʪ?Á∑§ÃÊ’¥ ∑ȧ¿U ∑§„UŸÊ øÊ„UÃË „Ò¥UÃÈê„UÊ⁄U ¬Ê‚ ⁄U„UŸÊ øÊ„UÃËU „Ò¥U ””

-‚$»§Œ⁄U „Uʇ◊Ë

¬«U∏Ê¥ ∑§Ë ◊Á„U◊Ê ’πÊŸ ∑§⁄UÃË ‚È¢Œ⁄U ∑§„UÊŸË– ¬«∏U „U◊¥ ÄÿÊ-ÄÿÊ Ÿ„UË¥ ŒÃ- »§‹, ¿UÊ¢fl, ÉÊ⁄U, ŸÊfl, •ÊÚÄ‚Ë¡Ÿ •ÊÁŒ– ¬⁄¢UÃÈ „U◊ ©UŸ‚ ∑§fl‹ ‹Ã

„UË „Ò¥U– ’Œ‹ ◊¥ ©Uã„U¢ ∑§fl‹ ∑§Ê≈Uà „Ò¥U •ÊÒ⁄U ¡‹Êà „Ò¥U– ¬«∏UÊ¥ ∑ ◊„Uàfl •ÊÒ⁄U©UŸ∑§Ë ŒÿÊ‹È ¬˝∑ΧÁà ∑§Ê ©U¡Êª⁄U ∑§⁄UŸ flÊ‹Ë ‚ŒÊ’„UÊ⁄U ∑§„UÊŸË–

∞∑§ ∞‚Ë ∑§„UÊŸË ¡Ê „U⁄U ©U◊˝ ∑§ ߢ‚ÊŸ ∑§Ê ¬‚¢Œ •Ê∞ªË–A green classic. Trees give us fruit, shade,wooden houses, boats, oxygen and what not.

In return, we just chop and burn them.This story recounts the eternal kindness of trees.

TTTTThe Giving The Giving The Giving The Giving The Giving Trrrrreeeeeeeeee‡Ê‹ Á‚Àfl⁄US≈UÊߟShel Silverstien

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Œ‡Ê ÷⁄U ◊¥ ø‹ ⁄U„U‚ÊˇÊ⁄UÃÊ •Á÷ÿÊŸÊ¥◊¥ ©U¬ÿʪ ∑§ Á‹∞

Á∑§ÿÊ ªÿÊ „ÒU–¡ŸflÊøŸ •Ê¢ŒÊ‹Ÿ∑§ ÄUà ¬˝∑§ÊÁ‡ÊÃߟ Á∑§ÃÊ’Ê¥ ∑§Ê©Ug‡ÿ ªÊ°fl ∑§

‹ÊªÊ¥ •ÊÒ⁄U ’ìÊÊ¥ ◊¢¬…∏UŸ-Á‹πŸ∑§Ë L§Áø ¬ÒŒÊ

∑§⁄UŸÊ „ÒU–

ŒÊŸË ¬«∏U : The Giving Tree

‡Ê‹ Á‚Àfl⁄US≈UÊߟ : Shel Silverstien

¬˝SÃÈÁà — •⁄UÁfl㌠ªÈ#Ê

¡ŸflÊøŸ ’Ê‹ ¬ÈSÃ∑§◊Ê‹Ê ∑§ ÄUÃ÷Ê⁄Uà ôÊÊŸ ÁflôÊÊŸ ‚Á◊Áà mÊ⁄UÊ ¬˝∑§ÊÁ‡ÊÃ

⁄UπÊ¢∑§Ÿ — ŒÈ‹Ê⁄UË(‡Ê‹ Á‚Àfl⁄US≈UÊߟ ∑§ ◊Í‹ ÁøòÊÊ¥ ¬⁄U •ÊœÊÁ⁄UÃ)

‹¡⁄U ª˝ÊÁ»§Ä‚— •÷ÿ ∑ȧ◊Ê⁄U ¤ÊÊ

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Price : 15 Rupees

◊ÍÀÿ— vz L§¬ÿU

ŒÊŸË ¬«∏U

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The Giving Tree

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ŒÊŸË ¬«∏U

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The Giving Tree

Once there was atree....

∞∑§ ¬«∏U ÕÊ....

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fl„U ∞∑§ ¿UÊ≈U ‹«∏U∑§∑§Ê ’„Èà åÿÊ⁄U ∑§⁄UÃÊ ÕÊ–

„U⁄U ⁄UÊ$¡ ‹«∏U∑§Ê ©U‚∑§¬Ê‚ •ÊÃÊ ...

and she loveda little boy.

And everyday the boywould come ...

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... •ÊÒ⁄U ¬«∏U ∑§ ¬ûÊß∑§_ÔU ∑§⁄UÃÊ ÕÊ–

fl„U ¬«∏U ∑§ »Í§‹ ß∑§_ÔU ∑§⁄U∑§U©UŸ∑§Ë ◊Ê‹Ê ’ŸÊÃÊ ÕÊ–

... and he would gatherthe leaves and make them

into a crown.

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•ÊÒ⁄U ©U‚∑§Ë ‡ÊÊπÊ¥ ‚ ¤ÊÍ‹ÃÊ–

•ÊÒ⁄U flÊ ¡¢ª‹ ∑§ ⁄UÊ¡Ê ∑§Êπ‹ π‹ÃÊ– fl„U ¬«∏U ∑§ÃŸ ¬⁄U ø…∏UÃÊ

and play king in theforest.He would climb up hertrunk

and swing from her branches

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flÊ ¬«∏U ∑§ ‚’ πÊÃÊ–

Á»§⁄U ¬«∏U •ÊÒ⁄U ‹«∏U∑§Ê‚ÊÕ-‚ÊÕ ‹È∑§Ê-Á¿U¬Ëπ‹Ã–

and eat apples. And they would playhide-and-go-seek.

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‹«∏U∑§Ê ÷Ë ¬«∏U ‚ ’„ÈUà åÿÊ⁄U∑§⁄UÃÊ ÕÊ–¬«∏U ’„ÈUà πÈ‡Ê ÕÊ–

•ÊÒ⁄U ¡’ fl„U Õ∑§ ¡ÊÃÊÃÊ fl„U ¬«∏U ∑§Ë ¿UÊ¢fl ◊¥‚Ê ¡ÊÃÊ–

And when he was tired,he would sleep in hershade.

And the boy loved the treevery much.And the tree was happy.

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•ÊÒ⁄U ‹«∏U∑§Ê ’«∏UÊ „UÊ ªÿÊ–¬⁄U ‚◊ÿ ’ËÃÃÊ ªÿÊ–

But time went by. And the boy grew older.

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∞∑§ ÁŒŸ ¡’ ‹«∏U∑§Ê ¬«∏U ∑§ ¬Ê‚ •ÊÿÊ ÃÊ ¬«∏U Ÿ∑§„UÊ ,““’≈UÊ •Ê•Ê ◊⁄U ß ¬⁄U ø…∏UÊ •ÊÒ⁄U ◊⁄UË «UÊ‹Ê¥‚ ¤ÊÍ‹Ê– ◊⁄U »§‹ πÊ•Ê •ÊÒ⁄U ◊⁄UË ¿UÊ¢fl ◊¥ π‹Ê•ÊÒ⁄U πÈ‡Ê ⁄U„UÊ–””‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ ∑§„UÊ, ““•’ ◊Ò¥ ’«∏UÊ „UÊ ªÿÊ „Í¢–•’ ◊⁄UË ©U◊˝ ¬«∏U ¬⁄U ø…∏UŸ •ÊÒ⁄U π‹Ÿ ∑§Ë Ÿ„UË¥ ⁄U„Uªß¸ „ÒU– ◊Ò¥ •’ øË$¡¥ π⁄UËŒ ∑§⁄U ◊$¡Ê ∑§⁄UŸÊ øÊ„UÃÊ„Í°U–◊È¤Ê ∑ȧ¿U ¬Ò‚ øÊÁ„U∞– ÄÿÊ ÃÈ◊ ◊È¤Ê ∑ȧ¿U ¬Ò‚ Œ‚∑§Ã „UÊ?””¬«∏U Ÿ ∑§„UÊ, ““¬Ò‚ ÃÊ ◊⁄U ¬Ê‚ „Ò¥U Ÿ„UË¥– ◊⁄U ¬Ê‚∑§fl‹ ¬ûÊ •ÊÒ⁄U ‚’ „Ò¥U– ◊⁄U ‚’ ÃÊ«∏U ‹Ê •ÊÒ⁄U ßã„¥U‡Ê„U⁄U ◊¥ ¡Ê∑§⁄U ’ø ŒÊ– ß‚‚ ÃÈê„¥U ¬Ò‚ Á◊‹ ¡Ê∞¢ª•ÊÒ⁄U ÃÈ◊ πÈ‡Ê „UÊ ¡Ê•Êª–””•’ ¬«∏U •¬Ÿ •Ê¬ ∑§Ê

•∑§‹Ê ◊„U‚Í‚ ∑§⁄UŸ ‹ªÊ–

And the tree wasoften alone.

Then one day the boy came to the treeand the tree said, "Come, Boy, come and climb upmy trunk and swing from my branches and eatapples and play in my shade and be happy.""I am too big to climb and play," said the boy."I want to buy things and have fun.I want some money?""But I have no money.I have only leaves and apples.Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city.Then you will have money and you will be happy."

¬«∏U ŒÈπË „ÈU•Ê–Á»§⁄U ¡’U ∞∑§ ÁŒŸ ‹«∏U∑§Ê flʬ‚ •ÊÿÊ Ãʬ«∏U πȇÊË ‚ Á„U‹Ÿ ‹ªÊ •ÊÒ⁄U ∑§„UŸ ‹ªÊ,““•Ê•Ê ◊⁄U ß ¬⁄U ø…∏UÊ, ◊⁄UË «UÊ‹Ê¥ ‚¤ÊÍ‹Ê •ÊÒ⁄U πÈ‡Ê ⁄U„UÊ–””‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ ∑§„UÊ, ““•’ ◊È¤Ê ¬«∏UÊ¥ ¬⁄U ø…∏UŸ∑§Ë »È§‚¸Ã Ÿ„UË¥ „ÒU– ◊È¤Ê ∞∑§ ÉÊ⁄U ∑§Ë $¡M§⁄UÄÒU Á¡‚◊¥ ◊¥ ‚È⁄UÁˇÊà ⁄U„U ‚∑Í¢§– ◊È¤Ê •’¬àŸË •ÊÒ⁄U ’ìÊÊ¥ ∑§ Á‹∞ ÉÊ⁄U øÊÁ„U∞–ÄÿÊ ÃÈ◊ ◊È¤Ê ∞∑§ ÉÊ⁄U Œ ‚∑§Ã „UÊ?””““◊⁄U ¬Ê‚ ÉÊ⁄U ÃÊ Ÿ„UË¥ „ÒU,”” ¬«∏U Ÿ ∑§„UÊ,““ÿ„U ¡¢ª‹ „UË ◊⁄UÊ ÉÊ⁄U „ÒU– ¬⁄U ÃÈ◊ øÊ„UÊ ÃÊ◊⁄UË ‡ÊÊπ¥ ∑§Ê≈U ∑§⁄U ©UŸ‚ ÉÊ⁄U ’ŸÊ ‹Ê–Ã’ ÃÈ◊ πÈ‡Ê „Uʪ–””

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‹«∏U∑§Ê ¬«∏U ¬⁄U ø…∏UÊ–©U‚Ÿ »§‹ ÃÊ«∏U ∑§⁄U ß∑§_ÔU Á∑§∞•ÊÒ⁄U ©Uã„¥U ’Ê$¡Ê⁄U ‹ ªÿÊ–¬«∏U •’ ÷Ë πÈ‡Ê ÕÊ–Á»§⁄U fl„U ‹«∏U∑§Ê ’„ÈUà ÁŒŸÊ¥ Ã∑§Ÿ„UË¥ •ÊÿÊ ....

And so the boy climbed upthe tree and gathered herapples and carried themaway. And the tree washappy. But the boy stayedaway for a long time....

and the tree was sad. And then one daythe boy came back and the tree shookwith joy and she said, "Come Boy, climb upmy trunk and swing from my branches, andbe happy.""I'm too busy to climb trees," said theboy. "I want a house to keep me warm," he said."I want a wife and I wantchildren and so I need a house. Can you giveme a house?""But you may cut off my branches and build ahouse. Then you will be happy."

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““◊Ò¥ ’„ÈUà ŒÈπË „Í°U •ÊÒ⁄U ◊⁄UË ©U◊˝ •’π‹Ÿ ∑§Ë Ÿ„UË¥ ⁄U„U ªß¸ „Ò,U”” ‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ∑§„UÊ– ““◊È¤Ê ∞∑§ ŸÊfl øÊÁ„U∞ ¡Ê ◊ȤʂÊà ‚◊Ⱥ˝ ¬Ê⁄U ‹ ¡Ê∞– ÄÿÊ ÃÈ◊ ◊ȤÊ∞∑§ ŸÊfl Œ ‚∑§Ã „UÊ?””““◊⁄UÊ ÃŸÊ ∑§Ê≈U ∑§⁄U ÃÈ◊ ∞∑§ ŸÊfl ’ŸÊ‹Ê,”” ¬«∏U Ÿ ∑§„UÊ–““Ã’ ÃÈ◊ ‚◊Ⱥ˝ ¬Ê⁄U ∑§⁄U ‚∑§Ã „UÊ •ÊÒ⁄UπÈ‡Ê „UÊ ‚∑§Ã „UÊ–””

And so the boy cut off her branchesand carried them away to build hishouse.And the tree was happy.But the boy stayed away for a longtime.And when he came back, the tree wasso happy she could hardly speak."Come, Boy," she whispered,"come and play."

"I want a boat that will take mefar from here. Can you give me aboat?""Cut down my trunk and make aboat," said the tree. "Then youcan sail away.... and be happy."

Ã’ ‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ ¬«∏U ∑§Ë ‡ÊÊπ¥ ∑§Ê≈UË¢ •ÊÒ⁄U ©Uã„¥U ‹ªÿÊ •¬ŸÊ ÉÊ⁄U ’ŸÊŸ– •ÊÒ⁄U ¬«∏U •’ ÷Ë πÈ‡Ê ÕÊ–¬⁄U¢ÃÈ ‹«∏U∑§Ê ’„ÈUà ÁŒŸÊ¥ Ã∑§ flʬ‚ Ÿ„UË¥ •ÊÿÊ–•ÊÒ⁄U ¡’ fl„U •ÊÿÊ Ã’ ¬«∏U ßÃŸÊ πÈ‡Ê „ÈU•Ê Á∑§©U‚‚ ’Ê‹Ã „UË Ÿ„UË¢ ’ŸÊ–““•Ê•Ê ’≈UÊ””, fl„U »È§‚»È§‚ÊÿÊ, ““•Ê•Ê •ÊÒ⁄Uπ‹Ê–””

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Ã’ ‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ ¬«∏U ∑§Ê ÃŸÊ ∑§Ê≈UÊ•ÊÒ⁄U ©U‚∑§Ë ŸÊfl ’ŸÊ∑§⁄U

‚◊Ⱥ˝ ¬Ê⁄U ªÿÊ–¬«∏U •’ ÷Ë πÈ‡Ê ÕÊ.....

¬⁄U ‚ø◊Èø ◊¥ Ÿ„UË¥–

’„ÈUà ‚Ê‹Ê¥ ’ÊŒ ‹«∏U∑§Ê Á»§⁄U flʬ‚ •ÊÿÊ–““◊Ê»§ ∑§⁄UŸÊ ’≈UÊ,”” ¬«∏U Ÿ ∑§„UÊ, ““•’ ◊⁄U ¬Ê‚ ÃÈê„¥UŒŸ ∑§ Á‹∞ ∑ȧ¿U ÷Ë Ÿ„UË¥ ’øÊ „ÒU– ◊⁄U ‚’ Ÿ„UË¥ ’ø„Ò¥U–””““◊⁄U ŒÊ¢Ã ßß ∑§◊$¡Ê⁄U „ÒU¢ Á∑§ ◊Ò¥ ©UŸ‚ ‚’ ø’Ê „UËŸ„UË¥ ‚∑§ÃÊ,”” ‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ ∑§„UÊ–““◊⁄UË ‡ÊÊπ¥ ÷Ë •’ Ÿ„UË¥ ⁄U„UË¥,”” ¬«∏U Ÿ ∑§„UÊ,““Á¡Ÿ ¬⁄U ÃÈ◊ ¤ÊÍ‹ ‚∑§Ê–””““◊Ò¥ ’„ÈUà ’Í…∏UÊ „UÊ ªÿÊ „Í¢ •ÊÒ⁄U ‡ÊÊπÊ¥ ‚ ¤ÊÍ‹ Ÿ„UË¥‚∑§ÃÊ,”” ‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ ∑§„UÊ–““◊⁄UÊ ÃŸÊ ÷Ë Ÿ„UË¥ ⁄U„UÊ,””¬«∏U Ÿ ∑§„UÊ, ““Á¡‚ ¬⁄U ÃÈ◊ ø…∏U ‚∑§Ê–””

And so the boy cut downher trunk and made a boat

and sailed away.And the tree was happy

.... but not really.

And after a long time the boy came back again. "I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I havenothing left to give you - my apples are gone,"said the tree."My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy."My branches are gone," said the tree."You cannot swing on them.""I am too old toswing on branches,"said the boy.

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““◊Ò¥ ’„ÈUà Õ∑§Ê „Í¢– ß ¬⁄U ø…∏UŸ ∑§Ë ÃÊ∑§Ã ◊ȤÊ◊¥ Ÿ„UË¥„ÒU,”” ‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ ∑§„UÊ–““◊Ò¥ ÃÈê„¥U ∑ȧ¿U ŒŸÊ øÊ„UÃÊ ÕÊ..... ¬⁄U¢ÃÈ •’ ◊⁄U ¬Ê‚∑ȧ¿U ’øÊ „UË Ÿ„UË¥ „ÒU– ◊⁄U ¬Ê‚ Á‚»¸§ ∞∑§ ∆Í¢∆U ’øÊ „ÒU–◊È¤Ê ◊Ê»§ ∑§⁄UŸÊ.....””““◊È¤Ê •’ ÖÿÊŒÊ ∑ȧ¿U øÊÁ„U∞ ÷Ë Ÿ„UË¥,”” ‹«∏U∑§ Ÿ∑§„UÊ, ““Á‚»¸§ ∞∑§ ‡Êʢà ¡ª„U øÊÁ„U∞ ’Ò∆UŸ •ÊÒ⁄U ‚ÈSÃÊŸ∑§ Á‹∞– ◊Ò¥ ’„ÈUà Õ∑§Ê „ÈU•Ê „Í¢–””““Á»§⁄U ÄÿÊ,”” ¬«∏U Ÿ •¬Ÿ •Ê¬ ∑§Ê ‚ËœÊ ∑§⁄Uà „ÈU∞∑§„UÊ, ““•Ê•Ê ’≈UÊ– ◊⁄U ∆Í¢U∆U ¬⁄U ’Ò∆UÊ •ÊÒ⁄U •Ê⁄UÊ◊ ∑§⁄UÊ–””•ÊÒ⁄U ‹«∏U∑§Ê ∆Í¢U∆U ¬⁄U ’Ò∆U ªÿÊ–¬«∏U •’ Á»§⁄U ’„ÈUà πÈ‡Ê „ÈU•Ê–

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"My trunk is gone," said the tree."You cannot climb...""I am too tired to climb," said the boy."I am sorry," sighed the tree."I wish I could give you something....but I have nothing left.I am just an old stump. I am sorry.....""I don't need very much now," said the boy,"just a quiet place to sit and rest.I am very tired.""Well," said the tree, straightening herself up asmuch as she could," well, an old stump is good forsitting and resting.Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."And the boy did.And the tree was happy.

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