Siddhartha Gautama wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a Peepal tree till he got enlightenment. After seven days of enlightenment, he renamed the ‘Bodhi Tree’ and began to teach and to share his new understanding and came to be known as the Buddha.

सिद्धार्थ गौतम सात साल तक घूमते रहे और अंत में एक पीपल के पेड़ के नीचे बैठ गए, जब तक उन्हें आत्मज्ञान नहीं मिला। सात दिनों के ज्ञानोदय के बाद, उन्होंने 'बोधि ट्री' का नाम बदला और पढ़ाना शुरू किया और अपनी नई समझ को साझा किया और बुद्ध के नाम से जाना जाने लगा।

There were many differences in Mandela’s opinion about the meaning of freedom, when he was a little boy and when he became young. While he was a little boy, the meaning of freedom was to run in the fields and to swim in the streams.When he became young, he realised that his freedom was an illusion. Now he had realised that not only his freedom, but also others freedom had been seized. So he felt a hunger for freedom now. He wanted that all the people of his country should live with self-respect. They must do what they liked.

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Lutkins was really a hard fellow to catch. He was a crook. He impressed the narrator by his open friendly and affectionate nature. He disguised himself many times. He had a good relationship with all in his village. So, it was difficult to catch him.

Yesterday I was going to school. On the way I saw a child in the middle of the road. A car was coming at full speed. I shouted at the boy, “Hey, mind the car!” to my shock, the boy did not hear to my warning.

It was too late to give him another warning. I dashed to the middle of the road, and pulled him towards me. The boy had a narrow escape. He just looked at me wonderingly. I shouted at him, ‘Are you mad? You could have run over by a car!’ again the boy did not respond! He just kept staring at me!

It then struck me, the boy could be suffering from hearing and speaking disabilities. I took him to the nearby police station and reported the matter to the inspector. As I was in the middle of this, a lady came running into the room and hugged the boy with tears streaming down her eyes.

The lady was the boy’s mother. She explained to the inspector how the boy had got lost in the crowd. The inspector also explained to the lady how I had saved the boy from getting hurt on the road.

The lady thanked me profusely. I went home feeling proud after doing the good deed.

Learning a new skill is quite challenging. I vividly remember the challenges I had to face to learn to ride bicycle. My father could not afford me children’s bicycle, which has safety wheels on either side of the bicycle to keep you from falling. So I had to learn bicycling on my father’s bicycle. It was far to bigger than me; I had real difficulty controlling it. Since my height was very short, I could not mount the seat meant for riders, I just hung on it and ran along as it moved. I fell hundreds of times, injuring myself; but I never gave up.

Initially my cousins helped me balance it. thus slowly, gradually I learnt to maintain balance. Finally I succeeded in riding it. I was greatly thrilled to have ridden it without falling.  

This lesson is a pen portrait of a traditional Goan village beaker that still has unimportant place in his vicinity. Goa is the place which has the varied culture of French, English and Portuguese. Here in this lesson the description of a village hacker reminds us of the Old Portuguese days.

The beaker comes with the jhang-jhang sound—a sound of his bamboo stuff. His one hand supports the basket of his head and the other hand the bamboo on the ground. The baker places the basket and the imploring children surround him to look into the basket what verities of eatables he carries. They buy the loves and even eat without brushing.

The sells are so importantly intertwined with the social custom with Goan people that their presence is inevitable. Marriage gifts are meaningless without the sweet bread called “bol”. Cakes and bolinhas are a must for festival. Their peculiar dress is known as “kabai” as they themselves are known as “pader”. They have a joyful life as they earn profitably well. Their plum physique is the testimony to this.

The reaction of custard was different from the others as he tried to deal badly with the pirate. ... on the other end, custard jumped in front of pirate and when the pirate missed his bullets, he then grapped him.

Lomov is the rightful owner of the disputed Oxen Meadows. The Meadows belongs to his ancestors. He has evidence and documents in support of his claim. He is familiar with the history. He argues logically. He appears to be true and honest.

The poet is describing the various wild animals. These animals are very dangerous and she has introduced them one by one in a very funny way. First of all she tells us about an Asian lion. She says that if you are visiting the jungles of the east and there you see an animal which has tawny skin and he roars so loudly that you will die out of fear. This means that you have seen an Asian lion. Next in the line is the Bengal tiger that she has explained to be a royal animal that at once attacks and kills a man. She says by adding humour that if this beautiful black striped animal kills you and eats you, then you have surely met a Bengal tiger. After this, she says that if the reader met an animal that has black spotted skin and it at once jumps on him, then it means that the reader has met a leopard. Moreover, she says that if one will cry out in pain, it maybe of no use as the leopard will not stop attacking him. Then she moves on to the bear that she says will hug very tightly. This is the way to recognize a bear as it kills a person by hugging him very tightly. So, she says that the bear will continue to hug us tightly and that is the only way to recognize him. After this, she asks a question to the readers that do they know how to recognize beasts that hunt their prey. Here she explains about hyenas which she thinks have a smiling face and the crocodiles that have tears in their eyes. This can be seen when they are killing their prey. The last one in the list is the Chameleon. She says that it is a lizard - like creature which doesn’t have ears and wings just like a lizard. Only this can help you differentiate between a lizard and chameleon. She further says that the chameleon has a quality of changing its color according to the colour of the surface. So, to explain this she says that if the reader looks at the tree and if he can only see the tree, this means that there is a chameleon sitting on it which has already turned its color to brown just like the branch of the tree.

Bholi’s marriage was going to take place with Bishamber who himself was forty-five or fifty years old. He also limped and had two children from his first wife. Even then he demanded 5000 rupees as dowry. Bholi stopped the marriage by throwing away the garland in the fire. She threw away the veil and asked her father to take back the money and refused to marry Bishamber. She was indeed correct in doing so.

Poetic Devices Used in the Poem

Simile : When comparison is made between two words using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

• Moth like a fireplace
• Belinda was as brave as a barrel
• Repetition
• And the little
• Suddenly, suddenly they heard
• Belinda paled and she cried Help! Help!

Simile

• Snorting like an engine
• Clashed his tails like irons in a dungeon
• He went at the pirate like a robin at the worm

Alliteration : Repetition of initial consonant sounds in the same line.

And he held in his teeth.

Oxymoron: In this poem, the poet uses the device of an oxymoron when he writes the phrase ‘pet dragon’. We know that dragons are dangerous creatures, and therefore, cannot be kept as pets.

Simile: In this poem, the poet uses the device of simile in the 3rd line of the 2nd stanza when he compares Belinda’s dog with mustard, saying that both are sharp, and also uses the word ‘as’ while making the comparison. The poet also uses this device in the 3rd line of the 3rd stanza when he compares the dragon’s mouth with a fireplace, and also uses the word ‘like’ while making this comparison.

Metaphor: In this poem, the poet uses the device of metaphor in the 3rd line of the 3rd stanza when he compares the dragon’s nose with a chimney.

Personification: In this poem, the poet uses the device of personification with respect to Belinda’s kitten, mouse, and dog. In the 2nd line of the 5th stanza, he gives them all the human ability to speak to and tease another being.

Southern part of India i.e. in Karnataka because the state fulfill the condition of growth of coffee plantation that is hill slopes, 800 - 1600 above sea level and temperature between 15 to 30˚ C

 Coffee is the main crop of Coorg. During the monsoon season, when the weather is pleasant and the wind is blowing, it carries with it the strong fragrance of coffee. Coffee estates with colonial bungalows are abundant and even provide homestays for visitors to experience the Coorgi way of life.

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The rain with large hailstorm had ruined Lencho’s field of ripe corn. So he was sad. His only hope was—help from God. So he asked God for money.
बड़े ओलावृष्टि के साथ हुई बारिश ने लेनो के पके मकई के खेत को बर्बाद कर दिया था। इसलिए वह दुखी था। उनकी एकमात्र आशा थी - ईश्वर से सहायता। इसलिए उसने भगवान से पैसे मांगे।

No doubt Hari is a thief as well as good human being. Situations compel a person to become either beast or remain as a human being. Even goodness and nobility of a person changes anyone’s heart and mind.

The definition of courage for Mandela was to win and attain victory over fear. For him, the absence of fear was not the meaning of being courageous. He considered men to be brave when they had the courage to conquer fear. He does not wanted a condition in the society where the men would be fearless.

Valli had carefully saved every coin that came her way , resisting every temptation to buy sweets,candies or toys. Finally,she managed to save sixty paise. This must have been really difficult for her ,as she suppressed almost every desire just because she wanted to have a ride on the bus.Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/87722/how-did-valli-save-up-money-for-her-first-journey-was-it-easy-for-her

The sight of the bus that travelled between her village and the nearest town, filled each time with a new set of passengers, was a source of unending joy for Valli. Her strongest desire was to ride the bus. Valli found out that the bus journey to the town took 45 minutes and the one-way fare costed 30 paisa.