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doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM — isalaa[- kZ,a[- kta[-- baunaa[- :

laaok kqaaAaoM maoM isalaa[- kZ,a[- kta[- baunaa[-

saMklanakta-

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Book Title : Lok Kathaon Mein Silai Kadhaai Katai Bunayi (Sewing Embroidery Spinning and knitting in Folktales)

Cover Page picture: A Woman at a Spinning Wheel

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Contents saIrIja, kI BaUimaka ....................................................................................................... 4

laaok kqaaAaoM maoM isalaa[- kZ,a[- kta[- baunaa[- ............................................................................ 5

1 CaoTI drijana ......................................................................................................... 7

2 AalasaI laD,kI AaOr ]sakI caaicayaa^ .............................................................................. 22

3 saIMgaaoM vaalaI jaadUgarinayaa^ ........................................................................................... 31

4 AaOr saat .......................................................................................................... 37

5 rimplaisTlT\iskna .................................................................................................. 51

6 baarh jaMgalaI hMsa................................................................................................... 59

7 ek rajakumaar ijasanao maoMZkI sao SaadI kI ......................................................................... 71

8 Saaipt ranaI ka mahla ............................................................................................. 79

9 saaotI hu[- saundrI AaOr ]sako baccao ................................................................................. 91

10 dao baihnaoM ........................................................................................................ 106

11 ilaAa^ga caU icaMga kI sajaa ....................................................................................... 114

12 pgaaoDa ka poD, .................................................................................................. 123

13 ek bauiZ,yaa kI Kala ........................................................................................... 135

14 gvaailana ranaI.................................................................................................... 143

saIrIja, kI BaUimaka

laaok kqaaeoM iksaI BaI samaaja kI saMskRit ka ek ATUT ihssaa haotI hOM. yao saMsaar kao ]sa samaaja ko baaro maoM batatI hOM

ijasakI vao laaok kqaaeoM hOM. Aaja sao bahut saala phlao, krIba 100 saala phlao, yao laaok kqaaeoM kovala ja,baanaI hI khI

jaatIM qaIM AaOr kh sauna kr hI ek pIZ,I sao dUsarI pIZ,I kao dI jaatI qaIM [sailayao iksaI BaI laaok kqaa ka maUla $p

@yaa rha haogaa yah khnaa mauiSkla hO.

Aaja hma eosaI hI kuC AMgaòjaI AaOr kuC dUsarI BaaYaa baaolanao vaalao doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaeoM Apnao ihndI BaaYaa

baaolanao vaalao samaaja tk phu^caanao ka p`yaasa kr rho hOM. [namaoM sao bahut saarI laaok kqaaeoM hmanao AMgaòjaI kI iktabaaoM sao,

kuC ivaSvaivaValayaaoM maoM dI gayaI qaIsaoja, sao, AaOr kuC pi~kaAaoM sao laI hOM AaOr kuC laaogaaoM sao sauna kr BaI ilaKI hOM.

Aba tk 1500 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hOM. [namaoM sao 400 sao BaI AiQak laaok kqaaeoM tao

kovala AfÌka ko doSaaoM kI hI hOM.

[sa baat ka ivaSaoYa Qyaana rKa gayaa hO ik yao saba laaok kqaaeoM hr vah AadmaI pZ, sako jaao qaaoD,I saI BaI ihndI

pZ,naa jaanata hao AaOr ]sao samaJata hao. yao kqaaeoM yaha^ tao sarla BaaYaa maoM ilaKI gayaI hO pr [nakao ihndI maoM ilaKnao maoM

k[- samasyaaeoM AayaI hO ijanamaoM sao dao samasyaaeoM mau#ya hOM.

ek tao yah ik krIba krIba 95 pìtSat ivadoSaI naamaaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa bahut mauiSkla hO, caaho vao Aadimayaa oM

ko haoM yaa ifr jagahaoM ko. dUsaro ]naka ]ccaarNa BaI bahut hI Alaga trIko ka haota hO. kao[- kuC baaolata hO tao kao[-

kuC. [sakao saaf krnao ko ilayao [sa saIrIja, kI saba iktabaaoM maoM fuTnaaoT\sa maoM ]nakao AMgaòjaI maoM ilaK idyaa gayaa hOM

taik kao[- BaI ]nakao AMgaòjaI ko SabdaoM kI sahayata sao khIM BaI Kaoja sako. [sako Alaavaa AaOr BaI bahut saaro Sabd jaao

hmaaro Baart ko laaogaaoM ko ilayao nayao hOM ]nakao BaI fuTnaaoT\sa AaOr ica~aoM Wara samaJaayaa gayaa hO.

yao saba kqaaeoM “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM” naama kI saIrIja, ko Antga-t CapI jaa rhI hOM. yao laaok kqaaeoM

Aap sabaka manaaorMjana tao kroMgaI hI saaqa maoM dUsaro doSaaoM kI saMskRit ko baaro maoM BaI jaanakarI doMgaI. AaSaa hO ik ihndI

saaih%ya jagat maoM [naka Bavya svaagat haogaa.

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laaok kqaaAaoM maoM isalaa[- kZ,a[- kta[- baunaa[-

puranao samaya maoM pUvaI-ya doSaaoM jaOsao Baart caIna Aaid doSaaoM kI trh yaUraoipyana doSaaoM maoM BaI laD,ikyaaoM ko ilayao isalaa[-, kZ,a[-,

kta[-, AaOr baunaa[- jaOsaI kuSalata ka bahut mah%va qaa. vaha^ BaI laaoga [na kuSalataAaoM kao laD,ikyaaoM ka ek bahut baD,a

gauNa maanato qao AaOr ]nakao [sa AaQaar pr psand BaI krto qao. yah kovala saaQaarNa laaogaaoM maoM hI pcailat nahIM qaa bailk

vaha^ ko rajaa maharajaa laaogaaoM maoM BaI bahut saamaanya qaa.

[sa pustk maoM hma duinayaa^ kI eosaI hI kuC bahu p`cailat laaok kqaaeoM do rho hOM jaao isalaa[-, kZ,a[-, kta[- AaOr

baunaa[- sao sambainQat hOM. halaa^ik [namaoM sao kuC kqaaeoM yaUraoipyana doSaaoM kI nahIM hOM pr ifr BaI eosaa maanaa jaata hO ik vao

AayaI yaUraoipyana doSaaoM sao hI haoMgaI. kao[- kao[- laaok kqaa tao [tnaI j,yaada fOlaI hu[- hO ik vah k[- doSaaoM maoM k[- naama sao

payaI jaatI hO jaOsao $sa kI rimplaisTlaTiskna kI laaok kqaa. [namaoM kuC kqaaeoM pUvaI- doSaaoM kI BaI hO.

tao laao pZ,ao yao isalaa[-, kZ,a[-, kta[- AaOr baunaa[- kI laaok kqaaeoM.

laaok kqaaAaoM maoM isalaa[- kZ,a[- kta[- baunaa[- ~ 7 ~

1 CaoTI drijana1

yah laaok kqaa yaUraop ko [MgalaOMD doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI

hO.

ek baar ek CaoTI drijana qaI jaao ek baD,I drijana ko pasa

kama krtI qaI. ]sa CaoTI drijana ka naama laaOTa2 qaa. halaa^ik

vah ]ma` maoM bahut CaoTI qaa prntu vah [tnaI saundr AaOr saaf isalaa[-

krtI qaI AaOr [tnao saundr iDjaa[na ko f`ak banaatI qaI ik vah

rajya Bar maoM sabasao AcCI drijana qaI.

pr yah CaoTI drijana [tnaI CaoTI qaI ik baD,I drijana nao saaocaa

— “laaOTa sao mauJao yah khnao kI ja$rt nahIM hO ik vah [sa rajya

kI sabasao AcCI drijana hO @yaaoMik Agar maOM ]sasao yah nahIM khU^gaI

tao ]sakao pta hI nahIM calaogaa ik vah rajya kI sabasao AcCI

drijana hO.

AaOr Agar maOMnao ]sasao yah kh idyaa tao yaa tao vah khIM AaOr

calaI jaayaogaI AaOr yaa ifr ApnaI dUkana Kaola laogaI AaOr maora kama

zPp hao jaayaogaa.”

yahI saaoca kr baD,I drijana nao laaOTa sao kuC nahIM kha magar vah

A@sar ]sakI tarIf ikyaa krtI. laaOTa BaI [tnaI BaaolaI qaI ik

1 A Little Tailor – a folktale from Unitd Kingdom, Europe. 2 Lotta – the name of the little tailor woman


]sakao Apnao gauNaaoM ka kuC pta hI nahIM qaa ik vah vaak[- rajya

Bar kI sabasao AcCI drijana hO.

ek idna baD,I drijana nao laaOTa sao kha — “kla raOlao paOlao kI

maaSa-naOsa3 Apnao ilayao naaca kI

paoSaak isalavaanao AayaI qaI. vah

hlko gaulaabaI rMga kI isalk kI

paoSaak ko pICo pagala hO.”

laaOTa turnt hI baaolaI —

“magar ]sa pr tao AlaUcao4 ko rMga kI maKmalaI paoSaak bahut AcCI

lagaogaI.”

baD,I drijana baaolaI — “zIk, maOMnao BaI ]sakao yahI kha qaa.

ifr vah khnao lagaI ik ]sakao ApnaI skT- maoM sa~h PlaoT

caaihyao.”

laaOTa baaolaI — “nahIM nahIM, ]sakao tao saado kaT vaalaI f`ak

phnanaI caaihyao.”

“ibalkula zIk. zIk yahI maOMnao BaI ]sakao kha qaa.”

AaOr raOlao paOlao kI maaSa-naOsa ko ilayao ]nhaoMnao bajaaya gaulaabaI rMga

kI isalk koo AlaUcao ko rMga kI maKmalaI paoSaak tOyaar kr dI jaao

3 Marshness is the wife of the younger prince to Duke – Marshness of Rolle Polle 4 Translated for the word “Plum” – see its picture above.


]sao AaOr doKnao vaalaaoM kao bahut psand AayaI. sabanao baD,I drijana

kI baD,I tarIf kI prntu laaOTa ka naama ]samaoM khIM nahIM qaa.

ijasa doSa maoM laaOTa rhtI qaI ]sakI ranaI kI ]ma` 70 saala qaI.

]sako kao[- Apnaa baccaa nahIM qaa @yaaoMik vah k^uAarI qaI magar ]sako

25 saala ka ek BatIjaa qaa ijasaka naama ircaD- qaa. vah vahIM pasa

ko ek rajya ka rajaa qaa AaOr [sa ranaI ko baad [saka rajya BaI

]saI kao imalanao vaalaa qaa.

]sa BatIjao nao 20 saala sao ApnaI bauAa kao nahIM doKa qaa. vah

ek saundr kuAa^ra naaOjavaana qaa. ]sakI bauAa ]sakao k[- baar SaadI

krnao ko ilayao ilaK caukI qaI pr ]sako javaaba maoM vah ilaK dota —

“ip`ya bauAa, tumharo Baojao poinsala ko iDbbao ko ilayao Qanyavaad.

tumhara Pyaara BatIjaa, iDk

ifr: SaadI ko ilayao ABaI bahut samaya hO.”

magar ]sakI bauAa tao 70 saala kI qaI AaOr rajaa ircaD- qaa

kovala 25 saala ka. 70 saala ko AadmaI ko saamanao [tnaa samaya

nahIM haota ijatnaa ik ek 25 saala ko AadmaI ko saamanao haota hO

[sailayao bauAa nao AbakI baar ]sakao AiQakarpUNa- ZMga sao Aanao ko

ilayao ek p~ ilaKa. tao javaaba maoM ]sanao ilaKa —

“zIk hO bauAa, jaOsaa tuma caahao.

tumhara Pyaara BatIjaa, iDk”

ifr: maOM ]saI laD,kI sao SaadI k$^gaa jaao saaZ,o ]nnaIsa saala kI hao AaOr ijasakI kmar

ka naap BaI saaZ,o ]nnaIsa [Mca hI hao.


ranaI nao turnt hI drbaar kI saarI is~yaaoM kao baulaayaa. ]namaoM sao

kovala tIna laD,ikyaa^ hI eosaI inaklaIM jaao saaZ,o ]nnaIsa saala kI qaIM

AaOr ijanakI kmar ka naap saaZ,o ]nnaIsa [Mca qaa.

]sanao ifr Apnao BatIjao kao ilaKa —

“ip`ya ircaD-, hmaaro drbaar maoM kovala tIna laD,ikyaa^ hI eosaI hOM jaao Agalao idsambar maoM 20

saala kI hao jaayaoMgaI, ABaI jaUna cala rha hO. vao tInaaoM hI saundr hOM AaOr tumharo laayak

hOM. tuma basa Aa jaaAao AaOr ]namaoM sao iksaI ek kao cauna laao.

tumharI PyaarI bauAa”

[sako badlao maoM ircaD- nao javaaba idyaa —

“ip`ya bauAa, eosaa hI ikyaa jaayaogaa. maOM saaomavaar kao Aa}^gaa AaOr maMgala, bauQa, baRhspitvaar tInaaoM idna ek ek laD,kI ko saaqa naacaU^gaa AaOr jaao mauJao sabasao AcCI

lagaogaI maOM ]saI ko saaqa Sauk`vaar kao SaadI kr laU^gaa AaOr Sainavaar kao vaapsa Aa

jaa}^gaa.

tumhara Pyaara BatIjaa, iDk”

ifr: maOM naaca maoM ]sa laD,kI kao fOnsaI D/osa maoM doKnaa hI psand k$^gaa @yaaoMik maOM Kud

BaI naaca maoM fOnsaI D/osa hI phnaU^gaa.”

magar ranaI kao yah p~ saaomavaar kI saubah imalaa AaOr ]saI Saama

kao rajaa Aa rha qaa. Aba tuma laaoga saaoca sakto hao ik mahla maoM

@yaa Saaor AaOr @yaa haya taObaa maca rhI haogaI, Kasa kr saaZ,o ]nnaIsa

[Mca kmar vaalaI laD,ikyaaoM maoM tao bahut hI Baaga daOD, maca rhI qaI.


]na sabanao Aava doKa na tava vao saba turnt hI baD,I drijana ko

pasa phu^caIM AaOr sabanao ]sasao Apnao ilayao AcCI sao AcCI paoSaak

isalanao ko ilayao AaOr samaya pr donao ko ilayao kha.

baD,I drijana nao tInaaoM laD,ikyaaoM sao vaayada kr ilayaa ik vah ]na

sabakI paoSaakoM samaya pr do dogaI. jaOsao hI vao tInaaoM calaIM gayaIM vah

Andr daOD,I hu[- laaOTa ko pasa AayaI AaOr Aa kr ]sakao saba

batayaa. “Agar hma ]na sabakao samaya sao kama donaa caahoM tao hmaoM

Apnao pUro idmaaga AaOr takt sao kama krnaa haogaa.”

laaOTa KuSaI sao baaolaI — “maOM yah kama kr saktI hU^ pr yah

kama tBaI pUra hao sakta hO jaba maOM idna rat jaaga kr kama k$^.”

“bahut AcCo laaOTa, bahut AcCo. Aba yah saaocaa jaayao ik

]nakI paoSaakoM kOsaI haoM.”

“maoro Kyaala sao DcaOsa5 ko ilayao saunahrI, ka]nTOsa

6 ko ilayao

ruphlaI AaOr laoDI blaak7 ko ilayao [nd`QanauYaI rMga kI paoSaakoM zIk

rhoMgaI.”

“tumanao bahut hI AcCa saaocaa hO laaOTa. Asala maoM tumanao maoro mau^h

kI baat CIna laI. maOM BaI yahI saaoca rhI qaI.”

5 Duchess is the wife of the Duke or has same rank of as the Duke. Duke is the king of a smaller state. 6 Countess is the wife of the Count or an Earl or has the same status as the Count. Count is a high ranking member of British family 7 Lady Block


Aba laaOTa paoSaakaoM ko iDjaa[na banaanao baOzI. phlaI D/osa ka

iDjaa[na eosaa qaa ik jaba ]sao phnanao vaalaa ]sakao phna kr naacata

tao ]samaoM sao saunahrI ikrnaoM saI inaklatI idKayaI dotIM.

vah idna AaOr rat baOz kr yah paoSaak isalatI rhI. rajaa ka

Aanaa BaI vah nahIM doK payaI AaOr Agalao idna naaca sao krIba ek

GaMTa phlao hI ]sanao vah paoSaak tOyaar krko K%ma kI.

baD,I drijana nao kha — “mahla sao paoSaak laanao ko ilayao gaaD,I

AayaI hO AaOr yaha^ sao ek laD,kI kao vah paoSaak phna kr idKanaI

haogaI. maOM iksa laD,kI kao BaojaU^? [sa paoSaak kI kmar tao kovala

saaZ,o ]nnaIsa [Mca hO.”

laaOTa nao kha — “yah tao maora naap hO.”

“calaao, AcCa huAa. tao ]zao, jaldI sao [sao phna laao AaOr

phna kr mahla calaI jaaAao.”

laaOTa nao jaldI sao vah saunahrI f`ak phnaI, saunahro jaUto phnao, ek CaoTa saa taja lagaayaa AaOr ]sako }pr Apnaa puranaa kalaa

Saala AaoZ, kr gaaD,I maoM baOz gayaI.

jaba vah mahla maoM phu^caI tao ek caaOkIdar nao ]sakao doKa AaOr

]sakao DcaOsa ko kmaro ko pasa vaalao kmaro maoM lao gayaa AaOr baaolaa —

“tuma yaha^ baOzao. jaba DcaOsa tumasao imalanao ko ilayao tOyaar haMogaI tba

vah GaMTI bajaa doMgaI. tumanao Apnao Saala ko naIcao vahI paoSaak phna

rKI hO na?”


laaOTa nao kha — “ha^, yah paoSaak DcaOsa kI hI hO. [saI

paoSaak kao phna kr vah rajaa ko saaqa naacaoMgaI. @yaa tuma [sao

doKnaa caahto hao?”

“ha^ ha^, @yaaoM nahIM.” laaOTa nao Apnaa Saala ]tara tao lagaa

kalao baadlaaoM sao saUrja kI ikrna fUT inaklaI hao.

]sanao pUCa — “@yaa yah saundr nahIM hO? @yaa tuma saaocato hao ik

[sa f`ak kao doK kr rajaa Apnao Aapkao DcaOsa ko saaqa naacanao sao

raok payaogaa?”

caaOkIdar nao kha — “mauJao pUra ivaSvaasa hO ik vah ibalkula BaI

nahIM raok payaogaa.” ifr vah qaaoD,a saa Jauk kr laaOTa sao baaolaa —

“DcaOsa, @yaa maOM Aapko saaqa naaca sakta hU^Æ”

laaOTa h^saI AaOr baaolaI — “Aaoh yaaor maOjaosTI, yah tao maorI

KuSaiksmatI hO.”

caaOkIdar nao ApnaI baa^h laaOTa kI kmar maoM Dala dI AaOr naacanaa

Sau$ kr idyaa AaOr vah laaOTa sao yah khnao hI vaalaa qaa ik ]sako

baala tao QaUp sao BaI AiQak saunahro hOM ik GaMTI baja gayaI AaOr laaOTa

kao Andr jaanaa pD,a.

DcaOsa ApnaI paoSaak doK kr bahut KuSa hu[- AaOr jaba laaOTa

nao ]sakao batayaa ik ]sa paoSaak kao phna kr iksa trh calanaa hO


AaOr iksa trh ]znaa baOznaa hO tao ]sanao turnt hI ]sao phna ilayaa

AaOr naaca vaalao kmaro maoM calaI gayaI.

DcaOsa ko kmaro maoM Gausato hI kmara tailayaaoM sao gaU^ja ]za. laaOTa

nao tailayaaoM kI Aavaaja saunaI AaOr Apnaa puranaa Saala AaoZ, kr yah

saaocatI hu[- calaI AayaI ik rajaa ]sako saaqa naaca krnao sao Aba

Apnao Aapkao raok nahIM payaogaa.

Aba ]sao ka]nTOsa ko ilayao ruphlaI paoSaak banaanaI qaI. saarI

rat AaOr saara idna kama krko ]sanao ]sako ilayao ]sakI vah ruphlaI

paoSaak tOyaar kI. jaOsao hI ]sanao vah paoSaak isala kr tOyaar kI

turnt hI ]sakao laonao ko ilayao SaahI savaarI Aa phu^caI.

phlao kI trh sao ]sanao vah paoSaak phnaI, ]sako }pr Apnaa

vahI puranaa kalaa Saala AaoZ,a AaOr savaarI maoM baOz gayaI. phlao hI

kI trh sao ]saI caaOkIdar nao ]saka svaagat ikyaa AaOr ]sao baahr

vaalao kmaro maoM [ntjaar krnao kao baaolaa.

laaOTa nao ]sasao pUCa — “kla rat @yaa huAaÆ”

caaOkIdar nao kha — “rajaa nao kla rat saunahrI DcaOsa ko saaqa

pUrI Saama naaca ikyaa AaOr mauJao AaSaa nahIM ik vah Aaja ka]nTOsa

ko saaqa naacaogaa.”

laaOTa nao Apnaa kalaa Saala ]tara tao lagaa ik A^QaorI rat maoM

caa^d inakla Aayaa. vah caaOkIdar sao baaolaI — “@yaa tuma ABaI BaI

eosaa hI saaocato hao?”


caaOkIdar nao ]saka haqa qaama kr ]sako haqa kao caUmato hue

kha — “Aaoh ka]nTOsa, @yaa tuma mauJao naaca maoM Apnaa saaqaI banaa

kr mauJao duinayaa^ ka sabasao AiQak sauKI AadmaI banaaAaogaI?”

laaOTa nao maIzI mauskurahT ko saaqa kha — “yah tao maoro ilayao

baD,I KuSaI kI baat ha ogaI yaaor maOjaosTI.”

AaOr daonaaoM nao ifr ek baar ]sa kmaro maoM naacanaa Sau$ kr

idyaa. kuC dor baad vao baOz gayao AaOr ]nhaoMnao ek dUsaro ko baaro maoM

baat krnaa Sau$ kr idyaa.

laaOTa nao ]sao batayaa ik vah saaZ,o ]nnaIsa saala kI hO AaOr ]sa

kI maa^ iksaI Gar maoM naaOkranaI ka kama krtI hO AaOr ]saka ipta

jaUto zIk krnao ka kama krta hO.

AaOr caaOkIdar nao laaOTa kao batayaa ik vah 25 saala ka hO

AaOr ]sakI maa^ kpD,o QaaotI hO AaOr ]saka ipta iktabaaoM kI ijald

baa^Qanao ka kama krta hO.

vah Kud rajaa ko yaha^ caaOkIdar ka kama krta hO AaOr rajaa

kI SaadI haoto hI vah rajaa ko saaqa Apnao doSa vaapsa calaa

jaayaogaa.

yah sauna kr laaOTa kuC saaocanao lagaI AaOr ]dasa hao gayaI.

caaOkIdar ko laaK pUCnao pr BaI vah ]sakao Apnao ]dasa haonao kI

kao[- vajah nahIM bata sakI.


caaOkIdar nao ]saka haqa pkD,a AaOr khnao hI vaalaa qaa ik

]saka haqa caa^dnaI kI trh saf,od hO ik GaMTI baja gayaI AaOr laaOTa

Andr calaI gayaI.

ka]nTOsa ]sa f`ak kao doK kr bahut KuSa hu[- AaOr ]sako

baaro maoM saba kuC jaana laonao ko baad ]sanao ]sakao phnaa AaOr naaca

vaalao kmaro maoM calaI gayaI.

laaOTa vaapsa laaOT calaI AaOr vaapsa jaato samaya ]sanao ]sa

paoSaak kI tarIfaoM kI AavaajaoM saunaI jaao naaca ko kmaro maoM ga^Uja rhI

qaIM.

laaOTa nao ifr ek baar Apnaa puranaa kalaa Saala AaoZ,a AaOr

[nd`QanauYaI paoSaak banaanao vaapsa Aa gayaI. ifr saarI rat AaOr saara

idna lagaa kr ]sanao vah [nd`QanauYaI paoSaak banaayaI.

[sa paoSaak kao banaato banaato ]sakI Aa^KoM qak caukI qaIM AaOr

mana bahut BaarI qaa magar vah yah nahIM jaana payaI ik ]sako saaqa

eosaa @yaaoM hao rha qaa. naaca Sau$ haonao sao ek GaMTa phlao ]sakI

paoSaak tOyaar qaI.

ek baar laaOTa nao ifr sao naaca kI paoSaak phnaI, }pr sao

Apnaa vahI puranaa kalaa Saala AaoZ,a AaOr gaaD,I maoM savaar hao kr

mahla jaa phu^caI. ifr sao vahI caaOkIdar ]sakao drvaajao pr imalaa

jaao ]sao ifr sao ]saI kmaro maoM lao gayaa.


vaha^ jaa kr vah Qamma sao kursaI maoM Qa^sa gayaI. ek baar ifr

caaOkIdar ]sako saamanao KD,a qaa. ]sanao caaOkIdar sao pUCa — “kla

rat naaca kOsaa rha?”

caaOkIdar nao kha — “rajaa nao ruphlaI ka]nTOsa ko saaqa bahut

saaro naaca ikyao AaOr ApnaI Aa^KoM BaI ]sa pr sao nahIM hTayaIM. maoro

#yaala sao laoDI blaak ko ilayao Aba rajaa kuC j,yaada ]%sauk nahIM

hO.”

laaOTa nao kha — “tuma kuC nahIM kh sakto.” pr vah [tnaI

qakI hu[- qaI ik ]sanao Apnaa Saala ]tar kr ]sakao laoDI blaak ko

ilayao banaayaI gayaI paoSaak idKanao kI BaI kaoiSaSa nahIM kI.

tba caaOkIdar nao Kud hI yah kama ikyaa AaOr ]saka Saala

]tar kr kursaI ko pICo rK idyaa.

jaba ]sanao laaOTa kao ]sa [nd`QanauYaI paoSaak maoM doKa tao vah

KuSaI sao ]sako pOraoM pr Jauk gayaa AaOr baaolaa — “Aaoh maa[- laoDI,

@yaa tuma maoro saaqa nahIM naacaaogaI?”

laaOTa nao nahIM maoM Apnaa isar ihlaa idyaa @yaaoMik vah bahut qakI

hu[- qaI. ]sanao mauskuranao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI prntu mauskurahT kI

bajaaya baD,o baD,o Aa^saU ]sako nama- gaalaaoM pr bah inaklao.

caaOkIdar nao ]sasao kuC nahIM pUCa basa ]sakao ek caumbana idyaa

ik tBaI GaMTI baja gayaI AaOr laaOTa Andr calaI gayaI.


laoDI blaak nao jaba ApnaI vah f`ak doKI tao vah KuSaI sao

]Cla pD,I. laaOTa nao laaOTto samaya hala maoM ek baar ifr tailayaaoM

kI gaD,gaD,ahT kI ga^Uja saunaI. ]sanao ifr vahI Apnaa puranaa Saala

AaoZ,a AaOr vaapsa Aa gayaI. vah saaoca rhI qaI Aba vah Gar jaa kr

saaoyaogaI, KUba saaoyaogaI.

magar drvaajao pr hI baD,I drijana KD,I qaI,. vah baaolaI —

“laaOTa jaldI calaao, kla rajaa kI SaadI hO. dulaihna ko ilayao saba

sao saundr paoSaak banaanaI hO jaao kla saubah tk tOyaar hao jaanaI

caaihyao. saaocaao ja,ra ik vah paoSaak kOsaI haonaI caaihyao.”

laaOTa nao saaocaa ik vah dulaihna kI paoSaak ibalkula safod

banaayaogaI. jaOsao hI vah kpD,a kaTnao baOzI ]sanao pUCa — “yah

paoSaak maOM iksako naap kI kaTU^?”

baD,I drijana nao kha — “Apnao hI naap kI kaT laao @yaaoMik

tumhara AaOr ]na tInaaoM laD,ikyaaoM ka naap tao ek hI h O.”

laaOTa nao ifr pUCa — “tuma @yaa saaocatI hao rajaa iksasao SaadI

krogaa?”

“kuC pta nahIM. laaogaaoM ka khnaa hO ik ]sao tInaaoM hI

laD,ikyaa^ psand hOM.”

“AaOr rajaa nao naaca ko samaya kaOna saI paoSaak phnaI hu[- qaI?”


“]^h, vah paoSaak tao rajaa ko ilayao baD,I Sama-naak paoSaak qaI.

vah caaOkIdar kI paoSaak maoM qaa.”

[sako baad laaOTa nao kuC nahIM pUCa AaOr vah safod paoSaak

banaanao maoM laga gayaI. rat gaujarI saubah hu[- AaOr SaadI ko samaya sao

ek GaMTa phlao dulaihna kI paoSaak tOyaar qaI.

baD,I drijana nao kha — “jaaAao, paoSaak phnaao AaOr gaaD,I maoM

baOz kr jaaAao @yaaoMik dulaihna yakInana yah doKnaa caahogaI ik

paoSaak kOsao phnaI jaayao.”

laaOTa nao ifr pUCa — “dulaihna kaOna hOÆ”

baD,I drijana baaolaI — “kao[ - nahIM jaanata. rajaa vahIM ApnaI

dulaihna caunaogaa.”

laaOTa nao vah paoSaak phnaI AaOr gaaD,I kI Aaor gayaI tao ]sako

AaScaya- ka izkanaa na rha jaba ]sanao ]saI caaOkIdar kao vaha^ KD,a

doKa.

]sanao ]sasao pUCa — “Aro @yaa tuma rajaa nahIM hao?”

“eosaa tumanao kOsao saaoca ilayaaÆ” kh kr ]sanao gaaD,I ka

drvaajaa Kaolaa, laaOTa kao ]samaoM ibazayaa AaOr drvaajaa band kr

ilayaa. gaaD,I cala pD,I. laaOTa ek kaonao maoM Aarama sao baOz gayaI

AaOr saao gayaI AaOr sapnaa doKnao lagaI jaOsao vah Kud hI SaadI ko ilayao

jaa rhI hao.


jaba ]sakI Aa^K KulaI tao gaaD,I ka drvaajaa Kula rha qaa

AaOr bajaaya mahla ko drvaajao ko vaha^ ek caca- ka drvaajaa qaa.

caaOkIdar kUda AaOr ]sanao laaOTa ka haqa pkD, kr ]sao ]tara AaOr

]sakI baa^h maoM ba^ah Dala kr calanao lagaa. laaOTa kao lagaa ]saka

sapnaa pUra haonao jaa rha qaa.

dao imanaT maoM hI ]nakI SaadI hao gayaI AaOr vah SaadI kI A^gaUzI

phnao gaaD,I maoM vaapsa laaOT AayaI. [sa baar vah caaOkIdar ]sako saaqa

baOza AaOr laaOTa ]sako knQao pr isar rK kr ifr saao gayaI.

jaba rajaa ka Sahr Aayaa tBaI ]sakI Aa^K KulaI. vaha^

]naIMdI saI vah caaOkIdar kI baa^h ka sahara ilayao mahla kI saIiZ,yaa^

caZ, rhI qaI AaOr saIiZ,yaaoM ko }pr rajaa Kud ]saka svaagat krnao

ko ilayao KD,a qaa.

@yaaoMik caaOkIdar tao Asala maoM hI caaOkIdar qaa. AaOr @yaaoMik

rajaa SaadI nahIM krnaa caahta qaa [sailayao ]sanao ApnaI jagah Apnaa

caaOkIdar Baoja idyaa qaa.

caaOkIdar kao phlaI hI najar maoM laaOTa sao p`oma hao gayaa qaa [sa

ilayao ]sako idmaaga maoM DcaOsa, ka]nTOsa AaOr laoDI blaak iksaI ko

saaqa SaadI krnao ka ivacaar BaI nahIM Aayaa.

AaOr yahI AcCa BaI huAa @yaaoMik Agar caaOkIdar nao ]na tInaaoM

maoM sao iksaI sao BaI SaadI kr laI haotI tao ranaI bahut naaraja haotI

AaOr saaqa hI dulaihna BaI.


AaiKrkar ranaI kao saca ka pta cala gayaa tao ]sanao rajaa ko

janma idna pr ]sakao yah Kt ilaKa —

“ip`ya ircaD -, yah tumharo ilayao kuC BaoMToM hOM. maOM tumasao bahut naaraja hU^ AaOr Aagao sao tumharo SaadI ko

maamalaaoM maoM Aba maOM kao[- ruica nahIM laU^gaI.

tumharI ip`ya bauAa”

AaOr basa yahI rajaa kI SaadI ka Ant qaa.


2 AalasaI laD,kI AaOr ]sakI caaicayaa^8

yah laaok kqaa hmanao yaUraop ko AayarlaOMD doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao

laI hO.

ek samaya kI baat hO ik ek garIba ivaQavaa ApnaI ek saundr

saI baoTI ko saaqa rhtI qaI. ]sakI baoTI qaI tao idna ko ]jaalao jaOsaI

saundr pr vah AalasaI bahut qaI jabaik vah s~I Kud bahut hI

maohnatI qaI.

vah s~I hmaoSaa yahI caahtI qaI ik ]sakI baoTI BaI ]saI kI

trh sao maohnatI banao prntu saba baokar. ]sako mau^h sao tao Sabd BaI

[tnaI mauiSkla sao inaklato qao maanaao ]nakao BaI inaklanao maoM Aalasa Aa

rha hao.

ek idna vah s~I ApnaI baoTI kao ]sako AalasaI haonao pr Da^T

rhI qaI ik ]Qar sao ek rajakumaar Apnao GaaoD,o pr savaar inaklaa.

vah baaolaa — “lagata hO maa^ jaI ik Aapko Gar maoM kao[ - Kraba baccaa

hO jaao ijasakao Aap [tnaa Da^T rhIM hOM nahIM tao [tnaI saundr laD,kI

kao tao kao[- [sa trh nahIM Da^T sakta.”

8 A Lazy Girl and Her Aunts – a folktale from Ireland, Europe. This story is similar to Russian folktale Rumplestiltuskin given in the Books “Roos Ki Lok Kathayen” and “Lok Kathaon Mein Silaai, Kadhaai, Kataai, Bunaai-2” written by Sushma Gupta in Hindi.


s~I baaolaI — “yaaor maOjaosTI, ibalkula nahIM. maOM tao bailk [sa

laD,kI kao [tnaa j,yaada kama krnao sao manaa krnao kI kaoiSaSa kr

rhI qaI.

Aap Saayad ivaSvaasa nahIM kroMgao ik yah ek idna maoM 3 paOMD

tk ru[- kat laotI hO, Agalao idna ]sa saUt ka kpD,a bauna laotI hO

AaOr tIsaro idna ]sa kpD,o kI kmaIjaoM banaa laotI hO.”

yah sauna kr tao rajakumaar kI Aa^KoM fTI kI fTI rh gayaIM.

vah baaolaa — “AcCa? tba tao yah laD,kI maorI maa^ kao bahut psand

AayaogaI @yaaoMik maorI maa^ BaI saUt bahut jaldI kattI hOM.

maa^ jaI, Aap eosaa kIijayao ik ApnaI baoTI kao maoro GaaoD,o pr maoro

pICo ibaza dIijayao. maorI maa^ [sakao doK kr bahut KuSa haogaI AaOr

hao sakta hO ik ekaQa hFto maoM vah [sasao maorI SaadI BaI kr do

Agar AapkI baoTI rajaI haogaI tao.”

Baod Kulanao ka Dr BaI qaa AaOr ranaI bana jaanao kI KuSaI BaI, saao ]na daonaaoM kao yah samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa ik vao @yaa kroM

prntu ifr BaI ]sa laD,kI kI maa^ nao ApnaI baoTI kao rajakumaar ko

GaaoD,o pr ]sako pICo ibaza idyaa AaOr rajakumaar ]sakao lao kr Apnao

Gar cala idyaa.

rajakumaar s~I kao kafI Qana do kr ]sa laD,kI kao vaha^ lao

gayaa.


laD,kI ko jaanao ko baad ]sakI maa^ bahut proSaana hu[- ik khIM

]sakI baoTI ko saaqa kuC baura na hao jaayao. rajakumaar nao rasto maoM

]sasao k[- savaala ikyao pr ]nasao ]sakao ]sa laD,kI ko baaro maoM iksaI

Kasa baat ka pta nahIM cala saka.

]Qar ranaI nao jaba rajakumaar ko pICo ek dohatI laD,kI kao

GaaoD,o pr baOzo doKa tao vah BaI sakto maoM Aa gayaI laoikna jaba ranaI nao

]saka saundr mauKD,a doKa AaOr ]sako kamaaoM ko baaro maoM saunaa tba ]sao

kuC tsallaI saI hu[-.

[saI samaya rajakumaar nao ApnaI maa^ ko kana maoM fusafusaa idyaa

ik Agar vah laD,kI rajaI hao gayaI tao vah ]sasao SaadI BaI kr

sakta hO.

Saama gaujar gayaI AaOr rajakumaar AaOr vah laD,kI ijasaka naama

eonTI9 qaa Aapsa maoM ek dUsaro kao caahnao lagao. prntu eonTI katnaa

baunanaa Aaid kamaaoM ko baaro maoM tao saaoca kr hI ka^p ]ztI qaI.

rat kao jaba saaonao ka samaya Aayaa tao ranaI ]sakao ek bahut

hI saundr sajao hue kmaro maoM saulaanao ko ilayao lao gayaI. jaba vah vaha^

sao jaanao lagaI tao eonTI sao baaolaI — “baoTI, tuma [sa ru[- ka saUt

katnaa. kla saubah ko baad tuma [sao kBaI BaI Sau$ kr saktI hao

AaOr yah saUt tuma mauJao prsaaoM saubah do donaa.”

9 Anty – name of the girl


ranaI tao yah kh kr calaI gayaI

prntu eonTI kao rat Bar naIMd nahIM AayaI.

vah rat Bar yahI saaoca saaoca kr raotI rhI

ik ]sanao ApnaI maa^ kI salaah maana kr

yah saba kama @yaaoM nahIM saIKa.

saubah haonao pr ]sao ek kmaro maoM Akolao ibaza idyaa gayaa AaOr

]sao ek bahut hI baiZ,yaa iksma ka carKa do idyaa gayaa.

kpasa BaI bahut baiZ,yaa qaI AaOr carKa BaI prntu ]saka Qaagaa

tao baar baar TUT jaata qaa. kBaI vah bahut baarIk Aata AaOr

kBaI bahut maaoTa.

@yaaoMik eonTI nao tao saUt kBaI kata hI nahIM qaa [sailayao ]sasao

saUt kt hI nahIM rha qaa. AaiKrkar eonTI nao tMga hao kr carKa

ek trf iKsaka idyaa AaOr raonao lagaI.

[tnao maoM ek baD,o pOraoM vaalaI CaoTI bauiZ,yaa ]sako saamanao p`gaT hu[-

AaOr baaolaI — “baoTI tumhoM @yaa duK hO?”

eonTI baaolaI — “maoro saamanao yah [tnaI saarI kpasa pD,I hO [sa

sabaka saUt kat kr mauJao kla saubah tk donaa hO AaOr mauJasao tao ek

gaja saUt BaI nahIM kata jaa rha hO.”

bauiZ,yaa baaolaI — “jaba tumharI SaadI haogaI tao @yaa tuma mauJao

baulaaAaogaI? Agar tuma eosaa krao tao rat kao ijasa samaya tuma saao rhI

haogaI tumhara yah saara saUt kt jaayaogaa.”


laD,kI baaolaI — “zIk hO. maOM tumakao ApnaI SaadI pr Aanao ko

ilayao ABaI sao baulaavaa dotI hU^ AaOr vaayada krtI hU^ ik maOM tumakao

ija,ndgaI Bar nahIM BaUlaU^gaI.”

bauiZ,yaa baaolaI — “zIk hO. tuma Saama tk Apnao kmaro maoM hI

rhao AaOr Saama kao jaba ranaI Aayao tao ]sasao khnaa ik vah saubah Aa

kr Apnaa saUt lao jaa saktI hO.”

eosaa hI huAa. Agalao idna saubah ranaI nao jaba saUt doKa tao

]sakao doK kr bahut KuSa hu[- AaOr baaolaI — “kla tuma [sa saUt

ka kpD,a baunanaa.”

baocaarI eonTI [sa baar phlao sao BaI j,yaada proSaana qaI @yaaoMik

]sakao tao kpD,a baunanaa BaI nahIM Aata qaa AaOr vah rajakumaar kao

Kaonaa nahIM caahtI qaI.

yahI saaocatI vah proSaana saI baOzI qaI ik ek BaarI kmar vaalaI

CaoTI saI s~I ]sako saamanao p`gaT hu[- AaOr ]sasao phlao vaalaI bauiZ,yaa

kI trh saaOda ikyaa ik Agar vah ]sakao ApnaI SaadI maoM baulaayaogaI

tao rat Bar maoM ]sako saUt ka kpD,a bauna jaayaogaa.

eonTI nao ]sakao ivaSvaasa idlaayaa ik vah ]sakao ApnaI SaadI maoM

ja$r baulaayaogaI. eonTI nao ha^ kr dI tao vah ]sasao baaolaI ik vah

Aarama kro AaOr rat Bar maoM ]saka kpD,a bauna jaayaogaa. AaOr Agalao

idna saubah jaba vah laD,kI ]zI tao ]sako ilayao tao bahut hI baiZ,yaa

kpD,a bauna kr tOyaar qaa.


Agalao idna saubah ranaI nao jaba kpD,a doKa tao vah tao bahut hI

KuSa hao gayaI. vah baaolaI — “baoTI Aba tuma Aarama krao kla mauJao

[sa kpD,o kI kmaIjaoM banaa kr AaOr idKa donaa. tuma ek kmaIja

maoro baoTo kao BaI do saktI hao, basa ifr tumharI AaOr rajakumaar kI

SaadI hao jaayaogaI.”

Agalao idna tao eonTI bahut hI proSaana qaI. vah rajakumaar ko

ijatnaI pasa qaI ]tnaI hI dUr BaI qaI. pr Aaja vah ]tnaa Gabara

nahIM rhI qaI @yaaoMik ]sakao ivaSvaasa qaa ik Aaja BaI ]sakI

proSaanaI dUr krnao ko ilayao kao[- na kao[- Aa hI jaayaogaa. vah daophr

tk Saaint sao [ntjaar krtI rhI.

daophr baad ]sako saamanao ek baD,I laala naak vaalaI s~I p`gaT

hu[- AaOr ]sanao BaI ]sasao phlaI daonaaoM is~yaaoM kI trh hI saaOda kr

ko ]sakI 12 kmaIjaoM isala kr maoja pr th krko rK dIM. saubah

jaba ranaI AayaI tao ]na kmaIjaaoM kao doK kr bahut KuSa hu[-.

Aba tao basa daonaaoM kI SaadI kI hI baat haonao lagaI. SaadI

bahut hI Saanadar ZMga sao hu[-. eonTI kI maa^ BaI AayaI hu[- qaI. ranaI

ko mau^h pr kovala eonTI kI kmaIjaaoM kI hI tarIf qaI.

tBaI ek phrodar nao Aa kr eonTI sao kha “rajakumaarI jaI, AapkI caacaI Andr Aanaa caahtI hOM.”


eonTI tao yah sauna kr Gabara gayaI ik yah ]sakI kaOna saI caacaI

Aa gayaI @yaaoMik ]sakI jaanakarI maoM tao ]sakI kao[- caacaI qaI hI

nahIM.

vah ApnaI ]na tInaaoM is~yaaoM kao ibalkula hI BaUla gayaI qaI

ijanhaoMnao ]sakao ru[- katnao maoM, ifr ]sa saUt ka kpD,a baunanao maoM AaOr

ifr ]nakI kmaIjaoM banaanao maoM sahayata kI qaI.

pr rajakumaar baaolaa — “]nakao khao ik eonTI ka kao[- BaI

irStodar hma laaogaaoM ko pasa kBaI BaI Aa sakta hO.”

saao baD,o pOraoM vaalaI ek s~I AayaI AaOr rajakumaar ko pasa Aa

kr baOz gayaI. baD,I ranaI kao yah AcCa nahIM lagaa pr ]saka

kuSala maMgala pUCnao ko baad ranaI nao pUCa — “maOma, @yaa maOM pUC

saktI hU^ ik Aapko yao pOr [tnao baD,o @yaaoM hOM?”

vah s~I baaolaI — “maOM ija,ndgaI Bar carKo pr KD,o hao kr saUt

kattI rhI hU^ na, [saI ilayao.”

yah sauna kr rajakumaar eonTI sao baaolaa — “ip`yao, maOM tao Abasao

tumhoM kBaI saUt katnao hI nahIM dU^gaa.”

tBaI ek phrodar nao ifr Aa kr eonTI sao kha “rajakumaarI

jaI, AapkI kao[- dUsarI caacaI Andr Aanaa caahtI hOM.”

rajakumaar ifr baaolaa — “]nasao khao ik eonTI ka kao[ - BaI

irStodar hma laaogaaoM k o pasa kBaI BaI Aa sakta hO.”


ifr ek BaarI kmar vaalaI s~I AayaI AaOr Aa kr baOz gayaI.

ranaI nao ]sakI BaI kuSala maMgala pUCnao ko baad ]sasao pUCa — “maOma, @yaa maOM pUC saktI hU^ ik AapkI kmar baIca maoM sao [tnaI caaOD,I @yaaoM

hO?”

vah s~I baaolaI — “ranaI jaI, maOM saarI ija,ndgaI baOz kr kpD,a

baunatI rhI hU^ na, [saI ilayao.”

yah sauna kr rajakumaar baaolaa — “ip`yao, maOM tao Aaja sao tumakao

kpD,a baunanao ko ilayao kBaI krGao pr baOznao hI nahIM dU^gaa.”

[sako baad baD,I laala naak vaalaI s~I AayaI AaOr vaha^ Aa kr

baOz gayaI. ranaI nao ]sasao BaI pUCa — “maOma, @yaa maOM jaana saktI hU^

ik AapkI naak [tnaI baD,I AaOr laala @yaaoM hO?”

vah s~I baaolaI — “@yaaoMik maOM ija,ndgaI Bar isar naIcaa krko

kpD,o isalatI rhI hU [sailayao maoro SarIr ka saara KUna maorI naak kI

trf iKMca Aayaa hO, [saI ilayao.”

rajakumaar ifr ]sa laD,kI sao baaolaa — “ip`yao, maOM tao tumhoM kBaI

sau[- hI nahIM pkD,nao dU^gaa.”

pr baccaao, yah tao piryaaoM kI khanaI hO. eosaa BaI khIM haota hO

@yaa? na tao Aajakla rajakumaar hOM, na sahayata krnao ko ilayao

piryaa^ hOM. saba kuC Apnao Aap hI krnaa pD,ta hO.


[sailayao [sa khanaI sao hmaoM yahI saIKnaa caaihyao ik sabakao

ApnaI ija,ndgaI maoM bahut kama krnaa caaihyao @yaaoMik saBaI laaoga kama

kao Pyaar krto hOM AaOr hr jagah kama kI hI tarIf haotI hO.


3 saIMgaaoM vaalaI jaadUgarinayaa^10

AayarlaOMD kI yah dUsarI laaok kqaa BaI jaadUgarinayaaoM kI laaok kqaa

hO.

ek rat ek s~I Gar maoM sabako saao jaanao ko baad ApnaI }na

zIk krnao baOzI ik Acaanak iksaI s~I nao drvaajaa KTKTayaa AaOr

kha — “Kaolaao Ka olaao, drvaajaa Kaolaao.”

s~I nao pUCa — “kaOna hO?”

baahr vaalaI s~I nao kha — “maOM hU^ ek saIMga vaalaI

jaadUgarnaI.”

Gar kI s~I kao lagaa ik pD,aosa kI kao[- s~I ]sasao iksaI trh

kI sahayata maa^ganao AayaI hO saao ]sanao drvaajaa Kaola idyaa. ek

s~I Andr GausaI. ]sako haqa maoM }na saaf krnao kI maSaIna qaI AaOr

]sako isar pr ek saIMga qaa jaOsao vah ]sako isar sao hI ]gaa hao.

vah Gar ko Andr Aa kr Aaga ko pasa baOz gayaI AaOr jaldI

jaldI }na saaf krnao lagaI. Acaanak vah baaolaI — “AaOr is~yaa^

kha^ hOM? ]nakao bahut dor hao gayaI.”

tBaI iksaI nao ifr drvaajaa KTKTayaa AaOr phlao kI trh sao

ek Aavaaja AayaI — “Kaolaao Kaolaao, drvaajaa Kaolaao.”

10 Witches with Horns – a folktale of Ireland, Europe


Gar kI s~I maSaIna kI trh ]zI AaOr jaa kr Gar ka drvaajaa

Kaola idyaa. ek dUsarI jaadUgarnaI Gar maoM GausaI. ]sako haqa maoM

carKa qaa AaOr isar pr dao saIMga qao.

vah Aato hI baaolaI — “mauJao baOznao ko ilayao jagah caaihyao. maOM

dao saIgaaoM vaalaI jaadUgarnaI hU^.” vah phlaI vaalaI jaadUgarnaI ko pasa

jaa kr baOz gayaI AaOr ]sanao }na katnaa Sau$ kr idyaa.

[sa trh drvaajaa dsa baar KTKTayaa gayaa AaOr k[- saIMgaaoM

vaalaI jaadUgarinayaa^ Andr AatI calaI gayaIM. phlaI vaalaI jaadUgarnaI

ek saIMga kI qaI AaOr AaiKrI vaalaI baarh saIMga kI.

]na sabamaoM kao[- }na saaf kr rhI qaI tao kao[- }na kat rhI

qaI, tao kao[- ]sakI pUlaI banaa rhI qaI tao kao[- ]sao bauna rhI qaI.

kama krto samaya vao kao[- puranaa gaanaa gaa rhIM qaIM pr ]namaoM sao

kao[- BaI jaadUgarnaI Gar kI s~I sao nahIM baaolaI. [na jaadUgarinayaaoM kI

Aavaaja baD,I AjaIba qaI AaOr isar pr saIMga ]gao haonao kI vajah sao yao

saba doKnao maoM BaI bahut DravanaI qaIM.

Gar kI s~I kao yah saba doK sauna kr baD,a Dr laga rha qaa.

]sakao laga rha qaa ik vah tao Aba basa mar hI jaayaogaI. ]sanao ]z

kr sahayata ko ilayao icallaanaa BaI caaha prntu na tao vah ihla sakI

AaOr na hI iksaI kao pukar hI sakI @yaaoMik ]na jaadUgarinayaaoM ka

jaadU ]sako }pr qaa.


[tnao maoM ek jaadUgarnaI nao ]sasao kha — “]zao AaOr hmaaro

ilayao ek kok banaaAao.”

Gar kI s~I phlao kI trh sao ek maSaIna kI trh ]zI AaOr

kuê sao panaI laanao ko ilayao kao[- bartna ZU^Znao lagaI taik vah kok

banaanao ko ilayao AaTa gaU^Qa sako AaOr ifr kok banaa sako pr ]sakao

Apnao Gar maoM kao[- bartna hI idKayaI nahIM idyaa.

jaadUgarnaI baaolaI — “yah calanaI rKI hO [saI maoM panaI lao

AaAao.”

]sa samaya ]sa s~I kI samaJa maoM yahI nahIM Aayaa ik vah calanaI

maoM panaI kOsao laayaogaI. basa vah tao ]zI, ]sanao pasa pD,I calanaI

]zayaI AaOr kuê kI trf panaI laanao cala dI. jaba vah panaI ]samaoM

Barnao lagaI tao ]samaoM tao ]sasao panaI hI nahIM Bara jaa rha qaa. vah

vahIM kuê ko pasa baOz gayaI AaOr raonao lagaI.

[tnao maoM kao[- ]sako kana maoM fusafusaayaa — “vah pIlaI ima+I

]zaAao AaOr vah Gaasa laao AaOr daonaaoM kao imalaa kr calanaI ko Cod

band krao tBaI ]samaoM panaI Bara jaa sakogaa.”

]sanao eosaa hI ikyaa. tba khIM jaa kr ]samaoM kok banaanao ko

ilayao panaI Bara jaa saka.

[tnao maoM vahI Aavaaja ifr ]sako kanaaoM maoM fusafusaayaI —

“jaaAao, Aba tuma vaapsa Apnao Gar jaaAao AaOr jaba tuma Apnao Gar

ko ]<arI maaoD, pr phu^caao tao tIna baar ja,aor sao icallaa kr khnaa —


“fOinayaana kI is~yaaoM ko phaD,11 AaOr ]sako }pr ka Aasamaana

daonaaoM maoM Aaga laga gayaI hO.”

]sanao eosaa hI ikyaa. ]Qar Gar maoM baOzI jaadUgarinayaaoM nao jaba

yah saunaa tao ]nako mau^h sao caIK inakla gayaI AaOr vao saba raotI

icallaatI ]sa phaD, kI trf Baaga laIM.

pr [sa baIca maoM ]na jaadUgarinayaaoM nao ]sa s~I ko jaanao ko baad

ek kok banaayaa AaOr ]sako pirvaar ko laaogaaoM ko mau^h maoM rK idyaa

ijasasao vao saba mar gayao.

[Qar ]sa k^ue kI Aa%maa12 nao ijasa ku^e sao vah s~I panaI Barnao

gayaI qaI ]sa s~I kao ]na jaadUgarinayaaoM sao Apnaa Gar saurixat krnao

ko ilayao kuC ikyaa taik vao jaadUgarinayaa^ Agar vaapsa BaI laaOToM tao

]sako Gar maoM Andr na Gausa sakoM.

[sako ilayao sabasao phlao ]sanao Apnao panaI sao ]sako baccao ko pOr

Qaaoyao. ifr ]sa panaI kao drvaajao kI dohrI pr iCD,ka.

ifr ]sanao jaadUgarinayaaoM nao Gar kI s~I ko jaanao ko baad jaao

kok banaayaa qaa ]samaoM ]sako saaoto hue pirvaar ka KUna imalaa kr

]sa kok ko CaoTo TukD,o krko ]sako pirvaar ko saba laaogaaoM ko mau^h maoM

rK idyao ijasasao vao saba ija,nda hao gayao.

11 Mountain of the Women of Fenian 12 Spirit of the Well


ifr ]sanao ]na jaadUgarinayaaoM ko baunao hue kpD,o kao AalamaarI maoM

AaQaa Andr AaOr AaQaa baahr rK idyaa AaOr AalamaarI ko drvaajao

kao ek baD,o sao lakD,I ko la{o sao band kr idyaa AaOr ]na

jaadUgarinayaaoM ka [ntjaar krnao lagaI.

jaadUgarinayaa^ jaldI hI vaapsa laaOT AayaIM AaOr gaussao maoM Bar kr

baaolaIM — “Aao pOraoM ko panaI, drvaajaa Kaolaao.”

pOraoM ka panaI baaolaa — “maOM yah drvaajaa nahIM Kaola sakta, maOM tao jamaIna pr ibaKr cauka hU^ AaOr naIcao kI trf bah rha hU^.”

ifr vao drvaajao sao baaolaIM — “jaMgala, poD,, la{o, drvaajaa Kaolaao.”

drvaajaa baaolaa — “maOM tao ihla BaI nahIM sakta @yaaoMik maOM tao

la{o sao band hU^.”

vao ifr baaolaIM — “Kaolaao Kaolaao, Aao kok jaao hmanao KUna imalaa

kr banaayaa qaa, drvaajaa Kaolaao.”

kok baaolaa — “maOM nahIM Kaola sakta @yaaoMik mauJao taoD, idyaa

gayaa hO AaOr maora KUna baccaaoM ko mauh pr hO.”

yah sauna kr saba jaadUgarinayaa^ caIKtI icallaatI AaOr ku^e kI

Aa%maa kao kaosatI hu[- Apnao phaD, kI trf Baaga gayaIM. [sa trh

]sa ku^e kI Aa%maa nao ]sa s~I ka Gar bacaayaa.


jaba saba jaadUgarinayaa^ Baaga rhIM qaIM tao Baagato

samaya ]namaoM sao ek jaadUgarnaI ka Saala13 igar gayaa.

vah ]sa Gar kI s~I nao ]sa rat kI GaTnaa kI yaad maoM

Apnao Gar maoM Ta^ga ilayaa qaa. vah Saala 500 saala baad

Aaja BaI ]sako Gar maoM saurixat hO.

13 Translated for the word “Cloak: - it is a kind of overall cloth to cover one’s whole body – see its picture above.


4 AaOr saat14

yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao

laI gayaI hO.

ek baar ek s~I qaI ijasako ek baoTI qaI. ]sakI vah baoTI

bahut baD,I AaOr maaoTI qaI. jaba ]sakI maa^ ]sako ilayao maoja pr saUp

laatI qaI tao vah ]saka phlaa kTaora pItI, ifr dUsara, ifr

tIsara AaOr ifr BaI vah maa^gatI hI rhtI.

]sakI maa^ BaI ]saka kTaora BartI hI rhtI AaOr iganatI rhtI

– “yah tIsara”, “yah caaOqaa”. jaba vah laD,kI saUp ka saatvaa^

kTaora maa^gatI tao ]sakI maa^ bajaaya ]saka kTaora Barnao ko ]sako

KalaI kTaoro kao ]sako isar pr maartI, icallaatI AaOr khtI “AaOr

yah saat”.

ek baar ek bahut hI AcCo kpD,o phnao ek naaOjavaana ]Qar sao

gaujar rha qaa ik ]sanao ]sa laD,kI kI maa^ kao iKD,kI sao doKa ik

vah saUp ka kTaora ]sa laD,kI ko isar pr ]laTa krko maar rhI qaI

AaOr ]sasao kh rhI qaI “AaOr yah saat”.

14 And Seven (Story No 5) – a folktale from Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book “Italian Folktales” by Italo Calvino. 1956. Translated by George Martin in 1980.


]sa naaOjavaana kao ]sa maaoTI laD,kI sao Pyaar hao gayaa. vah

Andr calaa gayaa AaOr ]sanao pUCa — “saat @yaa maa^ jaI?”

ApnaI baoTI kI [tnaI BaUK sao Sarimanda maa^

baaolaI — “saat }na katnao kI tklaI15 baoTa.

yah maorI baoTI hO jaao }na katnao ko pICo [tnaI

pagala hO ik ]sanao Aaja saubah sao BaoD, ko }pr ko

baalaaoM sao saat tklaI }na kat laI hOM.

@yaa tuma saaoca sakto hao ik ]sanao [sa saubah sao saat tklaI

}na kat dI hO AaOr ABaI AaOr BaI katnaa caahtI hO. ]saI kao

raoknao ko ilayao mauJao ]sao maarnaa pD,a.”

vah naaOjavaana baaolaa — “Agar yah [tnaI hI maohnat krnao vaalaI

laD,kI hO tao Aap [sao mauJao do doM. maOM kaoiSaSa k$^gaa ik Agar Aap

saca baaola rhI hOM tao maOM [sasao SaadI kr laU^.”

maa^ nao ApnaI ]sa baoTI kao ]sa naaOjavaana kao do idyaa AaOr vah

naaOjavaana ]sakao Apnao Gar lao gayaa. Gar lao jaa kr ]sanao ]sakao

ek kmaro maoM band kr idyaa.

]sa kmaro maoM bahut saarI }na pD,I qaI katnao ko ilayao. ]sakao

vaha^ lao jaa kr vah naaOjavaana ]sasao baaolaa — “maOM samaud`I jahaja ka

kPtana hU^ AaOr ABaI maOM ek samaud`I yaa~a pr jaa rha hU^. Agar tuma

15 Translated for the word “Spindle” – a round rod on a spinning wheel by which the thread is twisted and at the same time it is wounded upon. “Takalee” is for small work, while “Takuaa” is fixed in a Charakhaa. It is bigger in size and can contain much longer thread.


yah saarI }na maoro vaapsa Aanao tk kat daogaI tao maOM ApnaI yaa~a pr

sao Aa kr tumasao SaadI kr laU^gaa.”

[sa kmaro maoM bahut saundr saundr kpD,o AaOr javaahrat BaI rKo qao

@yaaoMik vah kPtana bahut AmaIr qaa. ]sanao ]sasao yah BaI kha —

“jaba tuma maorI p%naI bana jaaAaogaI tba yao saarI caIja,oM tumharI hao

jaayaoMgaI.”

yah kh kr vah ]sakao ]sa }na ko saaqa vahIM CaoD, kr ApnaI

yaa~a pr calaa gayaa.

Aba @yaa qaa. Aba tao vah laD,kI qaI AaOr vah kmara qaa.

vah raoja nayaI nayaI paoSaakoM phnatI nayao nayao javaahrat phnatI.

]sako idna tao basa eosao hI gaujarnao lagao. vah ]na kpD,aoM AaOr gahnaaoM

kao phna kr Apnao kao SaISao maoM doKtI AaOr ApnaI tarIf krtI.

baakI samaya vah yah saaocanao maoM gaujaartI ik vah @yaa KayaogaI

AaOr ifr Gar ko naaOkr ]sako ilayao vahI banaato jaao vah ]nasao banaanao

ko ilayao khtI.

ABaI tk ]sanao ]sa }na kao haqa tk nahIM lagaayaa qaa jaao

]sakao katnaI qaI AaOr Aba kPtana ko Aanao maoM kovala ek idna hI

baakI rh gayaa qaa. laD,kI nao ]sa kPtana sao SaadI kI saarI ]mmaIdoM

CaoD, dIM AaOr rao pD,I.

vah ABaI rao hI rhI qaI ik iKD,kI sao icaqaD,aoM ka ek qaOlaa

]sako pOraoM ko pasa Aa kr igar pD,a.


]sanao ]sa qaOlao kI trf doKa tao vah kao[- icaqaD,aoM ka qaOlaa

nahIM qaa bailk vah tao ek bauiZ,yaa qaI ijasakI lambaI lambaI plakoM

qaIM. ]sanao laD,kI sao kha — “Drao mat. maOM tumharI sahayata krnao

AayaI hU^. maOM yah }na kattI hU^ AaOr tuma [sa }na kI lacCI

banaatI jaaAao.”

baccaao, tumanao khIM BaI kao[- BaI [tnaI toja, }na katta nahIM

doKa haogaa ijatnaI toja, vah bauiZ,yaa }na kat rhI qaI. 15 imanaT ko

Andr Andr ]sanao vah saarI }na kat dI.

vah ijatnaa j,yaada }na kattI gayaI ]sakI plakoM ]tnaI hI

j,yaada lambaI haotI gayaIM. phlao vao ]sakI naak sao lambaI hu[-M, ifr

]sakI zaoD,I sao lambaI hu[-M AaOr ifr vao ek fuT lambaI hao gayaIM.

ifr BaI vah lambaI haotI hI jaa rhI qaIM.

jaba ]saka kama K%ma hao gayaa tao laD,kI nao pUCa — “maOma, maOM

[sako badlao maoM Aapkao @yaa dU^?”

vah bauiZ,yaa baaolaI — “tumhoM mauJao [sako badlao maoM kuC donao kI

ja$rt nahIM hO. basa jaba tumharI SaadI kI davat hao tba mauJao ]sa

davat maoM baulaa laonaa.”

“pr maOM Aapkao baulaa}^gaI kOsao?”

bauiZ,yaa baaolaI — “basa tuma kaolaimbayaa16 baaola donaa AaOr maOM Aa

jaa}^gaI. pr Bagavaana tumharI sahayata kroM Agar tuma maora naama BaUla 16 Columbia – the name of the first old woman


gayaIM tao [saka matlaba yah haogaa ik jaOsao maOMnao kBaI tumharI sahayata

kI hI nahIM qaI AaOr tumhara yah saba kama baokar hao jaayaogaa.”

Agalao idna kPtana jaba Gar vaapsa Aayaa tao ]sanao doKa ik

]sakI tao saarI }na ktI pD,I hO. ktI hu[- }na doKto hI vah tao

bahut KuSa hao gayaa AaOr ]sako mau^h sao inaklaa “vaah, bahut baiZ,yaa.

mauJao lagata hO ik tuma hI vah laD,kI hao ijasakao maOM ApnaI SaadI ko

ilayao ZU^Z rha qaa.

laao yao kpD,o AaOr javaahrat laao. yao maOMnao tumharo ilayao KrIdo

qao. pr ABaI mauJao ek AaOr samaud`I yaa~a pr jaanaa hO. tba tk

tuma ek [imthana AaOr do dao.

yah ]sa }na sao daogaunaI }na hO jaao maOMnao tumakao phlao dI qaI.

Agar jaba tk maOM ApnaI yaa~a sao vaapsa Aa}^ tuma [sakao kat dao

tao maOM tumasao vaha^ sao Aa kr SaadI kr laU^gaa.” [tnaa kh kr vah

naaOjavaana vaha^ sao ifr calaa gayaa.

]sako jaato hI jaOsao ]sa laD,kI nao phlao ikyaa qaa vaOsao hI vah

AbakI baar BaI krtI rhI. kPtana ko vaapsa Aanao tk vah kpD,aoM

AaOr gahnaaoM kao phna phna kr doKtI rhI AaOr AcCo AcCo Kanao

KatI rhI jaba tk ik kPtana ko Aanao ka AaiKrI idna nahIM Aa

gayaa. AaOr vah saarI }na katnao ko ilayao vahIM pD,I rhI.


jaba kPtana ko Aanao ka AaiKrI idna Aayaa tao vah ifr raonao

baOz gayaI. tBaI kmaro kI icamanaI ko rasto sao ek paoTlaI Aa igarI

AaOr ]sako pOraoM tk lauZ,ktI calaI AayaI.

phlao kI trh sao ]sa paoTlaI maoM sao BaI ek bauiZ,yaa inakla

AayaI. [sa bauiZ,yaa ko haoz naIcao tk laTk rho qao.

[sa bauiZ,yaa nao BaI [sa laD,kI sao kha ik vah ]sakI sahayata

krnao ko ilayao vaha^ AayaI qaI. ]sanao [sasao phlao vaalaI bauiZ,yaa sao BaI

j,yaada maohnat AaOr toja,I sao kama ikyaa.

ijatnaa j,yaada vah }na kattI jaatI qaI ]sako haoz ]tnao hI

j,yaada naIcao kao laTkto jaato qao. [sa bauiZ,yaa nao vah saarI }na

AaQaa GaMTo maoM kat kr rK dI.

jaba [sa laD,kI nao ]sa bauiZ,yaa sao pUCa ik vah ]sakao [sako

badlao maoM @yaa do tao [sanao BaI yahI kha ik ]sakao [sako badlao maoM

kuC donao kI ja$rt nahIM hO. basa jaba ]sakI SaadI kPtana sao hao

tba vah ]sakao ApnaI SaadI kI davat maoM baulaa lao.

laD,kI nao pUCa ik vah ]sakao kOsao baulaayao.

tao ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao BaI vahI javaaba idyaa — “basa tuma mauJao

kaolambara17 kh kr pukar laonaa maOM Aa jaa}^gaI. pr maora naama mat

BaUla jaanaa @yaaoMik Agar tuma maora naama BaUla gayaIM tao maora yah saba

17 Columbara – the name of the second old woman


ikyaa Qara baokar hao jaayaogaa. AaOr ifr tumakao [saka fla Baugatnaa

pD,ogaa.” yah kh kr vah vaha^ sao calaI gayaI.

Agalao idna kPtana ApnaI yaa~a sao vaapsa Aa gayaa. ]sa saarI

}na kao kta huAa doK kr vah tao AaScaya- maoM pD, gayaa pr }na

tao kt caukI qaI saao [samaoM Aba Sak kI tao khIM kao[- gauMjaayaSa hI

nahIM qaI.

pr ifr BaI ]sasao rha nahIM gayaa tao ]sanao ]sasao pUC hI ilayaa

— “yah saba }na tumanao katI hO?”

“ha^ maOMnao ABaI ABaI Apnaa kama K%ma ikyaa hO.”

“tuma yao kpD,o AaOr javaahrat laao. maOMnao yao BaI tumharo ilayao hI

ilayao qao. Aba Agar tuma yah tIsara Zor BaI maoro vaapsa Aanao tk

kat dao tao maOM tumasao vaayada krta hU^ ik AbakI baar maOM tumasao SaadI

ja$r kr laU^gaa. yah Zor ]na daonaaoM ZoraoM sao khIM j,yaada baD,a hO.”

[tnaa kh kr vah naaOjavaana ApnaI tIsarI samaud`I yaa~a pr

calaa gayaa. [sa laD,kI nao [sa baar BaI vahI ikyaa jaao phlaI dao baar

ikyaa qaa. ]sanao Apnaa saara samaya nayao nayao kpD,o AaOr gahnao

phnanao maoM AaOr Apnao Aap kao SaISao maoM doKnao maoM AaOr AcCa AcCa

Kanaa Kanao maoM ibata idyaa AaOr vah }na vaha^ eosao hI pD,I rhI.

kPtana ko Aanao sao phlao idna vah ifr raonao baOz gayaI. tBaI

kmaro kI Ct kI naalaI ko Cod sao ifr sao ek fTo kpD,aoM kI


paoTlaI ]sako pOraoM ko pasa Aa igarI AaOr phlao kI trh sao ]sa

paoTlaI maoM sao BaI ek bauiZ,yaa inakla AayaI.

[sa bauiZ,yaa ko Aagao ko da^t bahut Aagao kI trf inaklao hue

qao. [sa bauiZ,yaa nao BaI Aato hI }na katnaI Sau$ kr dI. pr yah

bauiZ,yaa tao ]na daonaaoM bauiZ,yaaoM sao BaI j,yaada toja,I sao }na kat rhI qaI

jaao ]sasao phlao ]sakI }na kat kr gayaI qaIM.

ijatnaI j,yaada }na vah kattI jaatI qaI ]sako da^t ]tnao hI

AaOr j,yaada Aagao kI trf inaklato jaato qao. ]sanao vah saarI }na

bahut jaldI hI K%ma kr dI.

jaba bauiZ,yaa ka kama K%ma hao gayaa tao [sa laD,kI nao [sa

bauiZ,yaa sao BaI pUCa ik vah ]sakao [sa kama ko badlao maoM @yaa do.

[sa bauiZ,yaa nao BaI vahI kha jaao phlaI dao bauiZ,yaaoM nao kha qaa

ik ABaI ]sakao kuC BaI donao kI ja$rt nahIM hO. basa kovala jaba

]sakI SaadI kPtana sao hao tao vah ]sakao ApnaI SaadI kI davat maoM

baulaa lao.

pUCnao pr ik vah laD,kI ]sa bauiZ,yaa kao ApnaI SaadI kI

davat maoM kOsao baulaayao vah bauiZ,yaa baaolaI “basa tuma mauJao kaolambana18

kh kr baulaa laonaa maOM Aa jaa}^gaI. pr Agar tuma maora naama BaUla

jaaAaogaI tao basa samaJa laonaa ik jaOsao tumanao mauJao phlao kBaI doKa hI

18 Columban – the name of the third old woman.


nahIM qaa.” yah kh kr vah bauiZ,yaa vaha^ sao turnt hI gaayaba hao

gayaI.

Agalao idna kPtana ApnaI samaud`I yaa~a sao laaOT Aayaa AaOr

[tnaI saarI }na ktI doK kr tao ]sanao AaScaya- sao Apnao da^taoM tlao

]^galaI dbaa laI. pr @yaaoMik Aba }na tao ktI pD,I qaI [sailayao

Aaja BaI Sak kI kao[- gauMjaayaSa nahIM qaI.

yah saba doK kr vah baaolaa — “Aba hmaarI tumharI SaadI

haogaI.” AaOr ]sanao SaadI kI tOyaairyaa^ Sau$ kr dIM. ]sanao ApnaI

SaadI maoM Sahr ko saBaI kulaIna laaogaaoM kao baulaayaa qaa. SaadI kI

tOyaairyaaoM maoM vah laD,kI ]na bauiZ,yaaoM kao ibalkula hI BaUla gayaI.

ijasa idna ]sakI SaadI haonao vaalaI qaI ]sa idna saubah ]sakao

yaad Aayaa ik ]sakao tao ]na tInaaoM bauiZ,yaaoM kao BaI baulaanaa qaa

ijnhaoMnao ]sakao }na katnao maoM sahayata kI qaI. pr jaba vah ]nako

naama yaad krnao lagaI ta ]namaoM sao tao ]sakao ek ka BaI naama yaad

nahIM Aayaa. vao ]sako idmaaga sao ibalkula hI inakla gayao qao.

]sanao Apnao idmaaga pr bahut ja,aor Dalaa ik vao naama ]sakao

iksaI trh sao yaad Aa jaayaoM pr ]sakao tao ]na tInaaoM maoM sao ek ka

naama BaI yaad nahIM Aayaa.

vah hmaoSaa KuSa rhnao vaalaI laD,kI duK ko saagar maoM DUba gayaI.

kPtana nao yah Baa^p ilayaa ik vah laD,kI bahut proSaana hO tao ]sanao

]sasao pUCa — “@yaa baat hO tuma [tnaI proSaana @yaaoM hao?”


pr vah ]sakao @yaa batatI. jaba kPtana kao ]sako duKI haonao

ka kuC pta na cala saka tao ]sanao saaocaa ik Saayad SaadI ka yah

idna hI zIk nahIM hO saao ]sanao ApnaI SaadI kI tarIK ]sa idna sao

badla kr ]sako Agalao vaalao idna ko ilayao tya kr dI.

pr ]saka Agalaa idna tao AaOr BaI Kraba qaa. AaOr ]saka

Agalaa idna, yaanaI SaadI ka idna, kOsaa qaa yah tao batanao kI

ja$rt hI nahIM hO. kPtana kao ApnaI SaadI kI tarIK ifr sao

badlanaI pD,I.

pr jaOsao jaOsao idna baItto jaato qao vah laD,kI AaOr j,yaada duKI

AaOr caup saI haotI jaatI qaI. ]sako maaqao pr isakuD,naoM pD,I rhtIM

jaOsao vah kuC saaoca rhI hao AaOr ]sakao ]sakI proSaanaI ka hla na

imala rha hao.

kPtana nao ]sakao h^saanao kI bahut kaoiSaSa kI – ]sakao

cauTkulao saunaayao, h^saI kI khainayaa^ saunaayaIM pr ]sakI kao[- BaI

kaoiSaSa ]sa laD,kI kao KuSa na kr sakI.

Aba @yaaoMik vah ]sakao KuSa nahIM kr saka tao ek idna ]sanao

iSakar pr jaanao ka p`aoga`ama banaayaa. jaba vah iSakar ko ilayao jaMgala

gayaa tao [<afak sao baIca jaMgala maoM kafI ja,aor ka tUfana Aa gayaa

AaOr vah ]sa tUfana maoM iGar gayaa. pasa hI maoM ]sakao ek JaaoMpD,I

idKayaI do gayaI saao ]sa tUfana sao bacanao ko ilayao vah ]sa JaaoMpD,I maoM

calaa gayaa.


vah vaha^ pr A^Qaoro maoM KD,a qaa ik ]sanao vaha^ kuC AavaajaoM

saunaI — “Aao kaolambaInaa, Aao kaolambara, Aao kaolambana, ma@ka ka

dilayaa19 banaanao ko ilayao bartna Aaga pr rK dao. lagata hO ik vah

laD,kI tao hmakao ApnaI SaadI kI davat maoM baulaanao vaalaI nahIM hO.”

yah sauna kr ]sanao pICo mauD, kr doKa tao vaha^ ]sakao tIna

ptlaI dubalaI badsaUrt bauiZ,yaoM20 idKayaI dIM. ]namaoM sao ek kI

plakaoM ko baala jamaIna tk igaro hue qao, tao dUsarI ko haoz ]sako pOraoM

tk Aa rho qao AaOr tIsarI ko }pr ko da^t [tnao baD,o qao ik vao

]sako GauTnaaoM tk Aa rho qao.

Aba ]sa kPtana kI kuC kuC samaJa maoM Aayaa ik ]sakI haonao

vaalaI p%naI duKI @yaaoM qaI. Aba vah ]sakao eosaa kuC bata sakta

qaa ijasasao vah h^sa sako. AaOr Agar vah [sa baat pr BaI na h^sa

sakI tba ifr vah iksaI baat pr BaI nahIM h^sa sakogaI.

saao vah iSakar tao BaUla gayaa AaOr vaha^ sao turnt hI Apnao Gar

kI trf daOD, calaa. jaa kr ]sanao turnt ]sa laD,kI kao baulaayaa

AaOr Apnao pasa ibaza kr kha — “pta hO Aaja @yaa huAa? basa

tuma sauna laao jaao maOM tumakao bata}^. AaOr doKao ha^ baIca maoM mat

baaolanaa.

19 Translated for the Italian dish “Polenta” – a kind of thick paste of yellow cornmeal. 20 Translated for the word “Crone”


Aaja jaba maOM jaMgala gayaa tao vaha^ bahut ja,aor kI baairSa Aa

gayaI. AaOr baairSa sao bacanao ko ilayao maOM ek JaaoMpD,I maoM calaa gayaa.

vaha^ maOMnao tIna jaadUgarinayaa^21 doKIM ijanamaoM sao ek kI plakaoM ko

baala jamaIna pr laTk rho qao, tao dUsarI ko haoz ]sako pOraoM tk

laTko hue qao AaOr tIsarI ko da^t ]sako GauTnaaoM tk lambao qao. AaOr

vao ek dUsaro kao kaolaimbayaa, kaolambara AaOr kaolambaInaa kh kr

pukar rhI qaIM.”

yah sauna kr ]sa laD,kI ka caohra tao vaak[- camak gayaa AaOr

vah bahut ja,aor sao h^sa pD,I.

jaba ]sakI h^saI qaaoD,I saI rukI tao vah baaolaI — “SaadI kI

davat kI tOyaarI krao. pr tuma maoro }pr ek maohrbaanaI AaOr kr

dao. @yaaoMik tumanao ]na tIna jaadUgarinayaaoM ko naamaaoM sao mauJao h^saayaa hO

maOM ]nakao BaI ApnaI SaadI kI davat maoM baulaanaa caahtI hU^.”

“yah BaI kao[- pUCnao kI baat hO. tuma ]nakao ja$r baulaaAao.”

AaOr ifr ]sa laD,kI nao ]nakao ApnaI SaadI kI davat maoM baulaayaa.

SaadI kI davat ko idna ]na tInaaoM ko ilayao Alaga sao ek gaaola

maoja sajaayaI gayaI. vah maoja [tnaI CaoTI qaI ik ]na tInaaoM kI Aa^KaoM

kI lambaI plakaoM ko baala, laTkto haoz AaOr baD,o baD,o da^t kha^ qao

yah iksaI kao BaI idKayaI nahI idyao.

21 Translated for the word “Witches”


jaba Kanaa K%ma hao gayaa tao kOPTona nao kaolambaInaa sao pUCa —

“AapkI plakaoM ko baala [tnao lambao @yaaoM hOM?”

kaolambaInaa nao javaaba idyaa — “bahut hI baarIk Qaagaa katnao

kI vajah sao maorI Aa^KaoM pr bahut ja,aor pD,ta hO [saI ilayao vao [tnao

lambao hao gayao hOM.”

ifr kOPTona nao kaolambara sao pUCa — “maOma, @yaa maOM jaana sakta

hU^ ik Aapko haoz [tnao naIcao kao laTko hue @yaaoM hOM?”

kaolambara baaolaI — “@yaaoMik maOM jaba Qaagaa kattI hU tao A@sar

ApnaI ]^galaI gaIlaI krnao ko ilayao Apnao haozaoM pr haqa fortI rhtI

hU^ [sailayao vao laTkto jaato hOM.”

ifr kOPTona nao kaolambaInaa sao pUCa — “AaOr kaolambaInaa jaI

Aap? Aapko da^t [tnao lambao kOsao hao gayao?”

kaolambaInaa baaolaI — “@yaaoMik mauJao A@sar Qaagao maoM pD,I gaa^zoM

Apnao da^taoM sao kaTnaI pD,tI hOM na, [saI ilayao.”

“Aaoh AcCa AcCa.”

ifr vah ApnaI p%naI sao baaolaa — “jaaAao AaOr ek Qaagaa

lapoTnao vaalaI tklaI lao kr AaAao.”

jaba vah tklaI lao kr AayaI tao ]sanao ]sakao vahIM Aaga maoM

foMk idyaa AaOr baaolaa — “Abasao tuma kBaI Qaagaa nahIM kataogaI.”


[sako baad vah maaoTI laD,kI KuSaI KuSaI kOPTona ko saaqa Aarama

sao rhI. ]sakao katnao ko ilayao ifr kBaI Qaagaa nahIM idyaa gayaa.


5 rimplaisTlT\iskna22

yah laaok kqaa sabasao phlao iga`ma Baa[yaaoM nao yaUraop ko jama-naI doSa sao

[k{I kI gayaIM kqaaAaoM maoM ilaKI qaI. pr yah laaok kqaa jaao yaha^

dI jaa rhI hO eiSayaa ko $sa doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.

ek baar kI baat hO ik $sa ko iksaI ihssao maoM ek garIba

AadmaI rhta qaa jaao laaogaaoM ka AaTa pIsa kr Apnaa AaOr ApnaI

saundr eklaaOtI laD,kI ka poT Barta qaa.

ek idna ]sa rajya ko rajaa nao ]sao baulaa Baojaa. jaba vah garIba

AadmaI rajaa ko drbaar maoM Aayaa tao vah Dr ko maaro qar qar ka^p

rha qaa. bajaaya caup rhnao ko GabarahT maoM ]sako mauh sao inaklaa —

“maoro ek laD,kI hO jaao BaUsao kao saaonao ko taraoM maoM kat saktI hO.”

“AcCa? Agar tuma jaOsaa kh rho hao vah saca hO tao tumharI

laD,kI tao baD,I hI haoiSayaar AaOr catur hO. tuma ]sao kla drbaar maoM

lao kr AaAao hma BaI ]sao doKnaa caahoMgao.” rajaa nao kha.

Agalao idna vah AadmaI ApnaI laD,kI ko saaqa rajaa ko drbaar

maoM haijar huAa.

22 Rumplestiltskin – a folktale from Russia, Asia (originated in Germany and recorded in Brothers Grimm’s “Children’s and Household Tales in 1812)


rajaa ]sa laD,kI kao ek kmaro maoM lao

gayaa jaao BaUsao sao Bara huAa qaa. ]sa kmaro

maoM BaUsao ko Alaavaa baOznao ko ilayao ek

caaOkI, BaUsaa katnao ko ilayao ek carKa

AaOr Qaagaa lapoTnao ko ilayao kuC lakD,I kI rIlaoM rKIM qaIM.

rajaa nao ]sa laD,kI sao kha — “Aba tuma Apnaa kama Sau$

kr dao. Agar kla saubah tk tumanao [sa BaUsao kao saaonao maoM nahIM

badlaa tao tumakao jaana sao haqa Qaaonao pD,oMgaoM.” eosaa kh kr rajaa nao

kmaro ka talaa lagaa idyaa AaOr calaa gayaa.

vah laD,kI caaOkI pr baOz gayaI AaOr ]sa BaUsao kao doKnao lagaI.

vah ]sao saaonao maoM kOsao kato, vah nahIM jaanatI qaI. saubah ka ivacaar

Aato hI vah AaOr BaI AiQak Dr gayaI. ]sao AaOr tao kuC nahIM

saUJaa basa vah Apnaa caohra Apnao haqaaoM maoM iCpa kr raonao lagaI.

[tnao maoM ek AaScaya-janak GaTnaa GaTI. Acaanak

hI band kmaro ka drvaajaa Kulaa AaOr ek AjaIba saI

banaavaT ka CaoTa saa AadmaI ]sa kmaro maoM Aayaa.

eosaa AadmaI ]sanao Apnao ija,ndgaI maoM phlao kBaI nahIM

doKa qaa. ]sa AadmaI nao Aato hI kha — “namasto, tuma

[tnaI dor sao @yaaoM rao rhI hao? tumhoM @yaa duK hO?”

laD,kI nao kha — “@yaa bata}^ mauJao yah saara BaUsaa saaonao ko

taraoM maoM katnaa hO AaOr mauJao yah kama Aata nahIM hO.”


]sa AadmaI nao kha — “Agar maOM tumhara yah kama kr dU^ tao

tuma mauJao @yaa daogaIÆ”

laD,kI baaolaI — “maoro galao maoM jaao yah maalaa pD,I hO yah maOM tumhoM

do dU^gaI.” ]sa AadmaI nao vah maalaa lao laI AaOr carKo ko saamanao baOz

gayaa.

Gar- Gar- Gar-, carKo ko tIna baar Gaumaanao maMo hI ek rIla saaonao ko

tar sao Bar gayaI. Gar- Gar- Gar-, AaOr carKo ko tIna baar daobaara

Gaumaanao maMo hI dUsarI rIla BaI Bar gayaI.

rat Bar vah AadmaI [saI trh sao Gar- Gar- krta rha AaOr saubah

haonao sao phlao saara BaUsaa ]na rIlaaoM pr saaonao ko taraoM ko $p maoM ilapT

cauka qaa. [sa trh saara BaUsaa kat kr saubah haonao sao phlao hI vah

AadmaI vaha^ sao gaayaba hao gayaa,.

saubah kao jaba rajaa Aayaa tao vah [tnaa saara saaonaa doK kr

KuSa haonao kI bajaaya AaScaya-caikt j,yaada huAa. laoikna vah [tnao

saaonao sao hI santuYT nahIM qaa. saaonao kI Jalak nao ]sakao AaOr j,yaada

laalacaI banaa idyaa qaa.

Aba vah ]sa laD,kI kao ek dUsaro kmaro maoM lao gayaa jaao phlao

kmaro sao BaI baD,a qaa AaOr BaUsao sao Bara huAa qaa. rajaa nao ]sa

laD,kI sao ifr vahI kha — “Agar kla saubah tk tumanao [sa BaUsao

kao saaonao maoM nahIM badlaa tao tumakao jaana sao haqa Qaaonao pD,oMgao.”


ek baar ifr vah laD,kI ]sa BaUsao sao Baro kmaro maoM AkolaI rh

gayaI. vah ifr ja,aor ja,aor sao raonao lagaI.

pla Bar maoM hI drvaajaa Kulaa AaOr vahI AjaIba saa CaoTa AadmaI

ifr Andr Aayaa. ]sanao ifr pUCa — “Agar maOM tumharo [sa BaUsao

kao saaonao maoM kat dU^ tao tuma mauJao @yaa daogaI?”

laD,kI nao kha — “Aba maoro pasa yah A^gaUzI hO. tuma yah lao

laonaa.”

]sa AadmaI nao vah A^gaUzI ]sako haqa sao ]tar laI AaOr carKo

ko saamanao baOz gayaa. Gar- Gar- Gar-, rat Bar maoM ]sanao vah saara BaUsaa

kat kr saaonao ko taraoM maoM badla idyaa AaOr phlao kI trh saubah haonao

sao phlao hI gaayaba hao gayaa.

saubah haoto hI jaba rajaa Aayaa tao vah ]sa saaonao kao doK kr

bahut KuSa huAa prntu ABaI BaI vah ]tnao saaonao sao santuYT nahIM qaa.

vah ]sa laD,kI kao ek tIsaro kmaro maoM lao gayaa jaao phlao dao

kmaraoM sao khIM j,yaada baD,a qaa AaOr pUro ka pUra BaUsao sao Bara huAa

qaa. [sa baar ]sanao ]sa laD,kI sao kha — “[sa BaUsao kao Agar tuma

saubah tk saaonao maoM badla dao tao tuma maorI ranaI bana jaaAaogaI.”

jaba vah laD,kI kmaro maoM AkolaI rh gayaI tao ifr baD,o ja,aor

ja,aor sao raonao lagaI. ek baar ifr vah CaoTa AadmaI ifr Andr

Aayaa AaOr baaolaa — “AbakI baar tuma mauJao @yaa daogaI Agar maOM

tumhara yah saara BaUsaa saaonao maoM kat dU^?”


laD,kI isasaikyaa^ Barto hue baaolaI — “Aba tao maoro pasa tumhoM

donao ko ilayao kuC BaI nahIM hO.”

“AcCa, tao vaayada krao ik jaba tuma ranaI bana jaaAaogaI tao

Apnaa phlaa baccaa mauJao daogaI.”

“na tao maOM ranaI banaUgaI na maoro baccaa haogaa” yahI saaoca kr ]sanao

]sa AadmaI sao vaayada kr ilayaa ik vah ranaI bananao ko baad Apnaa

phlaa baccaa ]sakao do dogaI.

hr baar kI trh [sa baar BaI ]sa CaoTo AadmaI nao saara BaUsaa

ifr sao saaonao ko taraoM maoM kat idyaa AaOr saubah haonao sao phlao hI calaa

gayaa.

jaba rajaa saubah Aayaa tao [tnao saaro saaonao kao doK kr fUlaa na

samaayaa. ]sanao saaocaa ik laD,kI saundr hO AaOr ]sanao ]sao Qana BaI

bahut idyaa hO saao ]sanao Apnaa vaayada inaBaato hue ]sasao SaadI kr

laI.

Aba vah laD,kI ranaI bana gayaI qaI saao vah bahut KuSa qaI AaOr

]sa AadmaI ko baaro maoM saba kuC BaUla caukI qaI ijasanao ]sao saaonaa kat

kr ranaI banaayaa qaa. ek saala baad ranaI ko ek saundr baccaa

huAa. ranaI AaOr rajaa fUlao na samaayao.

kuC idnaaoM baad vah AjaIba AadmaI Acaanak hI ranaI ko kmaro

maoM Aayaa AaOr baaolaa — “Apnaa vaayada pUra krao AaOr yah baccaa


mauJao do dao.” ranaI nao Dr ko maaro Apnao baccao kao ApnaI CatI sao

icapTa ilayaa.

ranaI nao Apnao baccao ko badlao maoM ]sao rajya ka saara Kjaanaa donao

kao kha prntu ]sa AadmaI nao saaf manaa kr idyaa AaOr baaolaa —

“mauJao tao Kjaanao ko badlao maoM AadmaI ka baccaa j,yaada psand hO.”

[sa baat kao sauna kr ranaI bahut raoyaI, bahut icallaayaI. ]saka

raonaa icallaanaa sauna kr ]sa AadmaI kao ]sa laD,kI pr dyaa Aa

gayaI.

]sanao kha — “zIk hO, maMO tumakao tIna idna ka samaya dota hU^, Agar tumanao maora naama bata idyaa tao yah baccaa tumharo hI pasa rhogaa

nahIM tao [sao maOM lao jaa}^gaa.” AaOr yah kh kr vah vaha^ sao calaa

gayaa.

]sa rat ranaI ]na saba naamaaoM kao yaad krtI rhI jaao ]sanao kBaI

saunao qao. saubah ranaI nao ek AadmaI baulavaayaa AaOr ]sasao doSa ko

saBaI laD,kaoM ko naama [k{o krnao kao kha.

jaba vah CaoTa AadmaI Agalao idna Aayaa tao ]sa laD,kI nao naamaaoM

kI ek lambaI ilasT pZ, dI pr ]sa AadmaI ka naama ]sa ilasT maoM

khIM nahIM qaa.

Agalao idna ifr ranaI nao ]sa AadmaI kao dUsaro doSa maoM laD,kaoM ko

naama maalaUma krnao Baojaa. vah Saama tk ifr ek lambaI ilasT lao kr

Aa gayaa. Saama kao jaba vah CaoTa AadmaI Aayaa tao ranaI nao vao saba


naama BaI ]sakao batayao pr ]sa ilasT maoM BaI ]saka naama nahIM qaa.

ranaI bahut inaraSa hu[-.

tIsara idna AaiKrI idna qaa. Agar Aaja ranaI ]sa CaoTo

AadmaI ka naama maalaUma nahIM kr payaI tao vah CaoTa AadmaI ]sako

baccao kao lao jaayaogaa. idna Bar ranaI bahut proSaana rhI AaOr Apnao

Baojao AadmaI ko vaapsa Aanao ka baD,I baosab`aI sao [ntjaar krtI rhI.

]sa idna ranaI ka AadmaI bahut dor sao laaOTa AaOr baaolaa —

“Aaja mauJao kao[ - AaOr nayaa naama tao maalaUma nahIM pD,a prntu jaba maOM

jaMgala ko iknaaro ek }^cao phaD, sao Aa rha qaa tao vaha^ maOMnao ek

Gar doKa.

]sa Gar ko saamanao Aaga jala rhI qaI AaOr ]sa Aaga ko caaraoM

trf ek AjaIba saa CaoTa saa AadmaI naaca rha qaa AaOr gaa rha qaa

— “Aaja maOM raoTI banaa rha hU^. kla maOM ranaI ka baccaa lao laU^gaa.

maora naama vah kBaI nahIM jaana payaogaI [sailayao vah Sat- jaIt BaI nahIM

payaogaI @yaaoMik maora naama rimplaisTlTiskna23 hO.”

ranaI bahut KuSa hu[-. jaba vah CaoTa AadmaI Aayaa tao ]sanao

eosaa bahanaa ikyaa jaOsao vah ]saka naama jaanatI hI na hao. k[- naama

laonao ko baad ]sanao kha rimplaisTlTiskna.

23 Rumpelstiltskin


Apnaa naama sauna kr vah AadmaI bahut gaussaa huAa AaOr gaussao maoM

Bar kr ]sanao Apnaa pOr fSa- pr do maara. [sasao ]saka pOr fSa- maoM

Qa^sa gayaa.

[sa pr vah AaOr BaI AiQak gaussaa huAa AaOr iksaI trh

Apnaa pOr fSa- sao inakala kr vaha^ sao Baagata najar Aayaa AaOr ifr

]sakao kBaI iksaI nao nahIM doKa. [sako baad ranaI Apnao baccao ko

saaqa inaDr haokr rhI.


6 baarh jaMgalaI hMsa24

ek baar AayarlaOMD maoM ek rajaa AaOr ranaI qao. ]nako 12 baoTo qao

prntu ifr BaI vao duKI qao @yaaoMik ]nako kao[- baoTI nahIM qaI.

eosaa A@sar haota hO ik jaao kuC hmaaro pasa haota hO hma ]sakI

tao prvaah krto nahIM hOM AaOr jaao nahIM haota ]saI kI [cCa krto

hOM. eosaa hI kuC ranaI ko saaqa BaI qaa. vah ek laD,kI ko ilayao

bahut baocaOna qaI.

ek idna jaaD,aoM ko maaOsama maoM jaba saba jagah

barf hI barf fOlaI hu[- qaI ranaI nao ek

tajaa mara huAa baCD,a AaOr ]sako barabar maoM

baOza ek rOvana25 pxaI doKa tao ]sako mana maoM

ek [cCa jaagaI AaOr vah kh ]zI — “kaSa maoro ek baoTI haotI

ijasaka rMga barf jaOsaa safod haota, ]sako gaala [sa baCD,o ko KUna

kI trh laala haoto AaOr ]sako baala [sa rOvana kI trh kalao

haoto.”

pr jaOsao hI yao Sabd ]sako mau^h sao inaklao ik vah Dr ko maaro

ka^p gayaI. ]sanao Apnao saamanao ek bahut hI baUZ,I AaOrt kao KD,o

doKa.

24 Twelve Wild Swans – a folktale of Ireland, Europe 25 Raven is a crow-like bird – see its picture above.


vah AaOrt baaolaI — “baoTI, eosaI [cCa kao Apnao mau^h sao

inakala kr tumanao AcCa nahIM ikyaa AaOr Aba tuma [sakI sajaa

Baugatnao ko ilayao tOyaar hao jaaAao @yaaoMik tumharI yah [cCa pUrI kI

jaa caukI hO.

jaOsaI baoTI kI tumanao [cCa kI hO vaOsaI hI baoTI Aba tumharo Gar

maoM janma laogaI. prntu ijasa samaya vah janma laogaI ]saI samaya tuma

Apnao dUsaro baccaaoM kao Kao daogaI.” yah kh kr vah AaOrt tao

gaayaba hao gayaI AaOr ranaI vahIM kI vahIM baut saI banaI KD,I rh gayaI.

]sa bauiZ,yaa nao jaOsaa kha qaa vaOsaa hI huAa.samaya Aanao pr

]sanao vaOsaI hI ek baoTI kao janma idyaa jaOsaI baoTI kI ]sanao [cCa

kI qaI.

halaa^ik baoTI ko Aanao ko samaya ]sanao Apnao baarhaoM baoTaoM kao

ek kmaro maoM ibaza kr ]na pr kD,a phra lagaa idyaa pr jaba ]sako

Gar baoTI AayaI tao phrodaraoM nao baahr pMKaoM ko fD,fD,anao kI Aavaaja

saunaI.

]nhaoMnao baahr doKa tao vaha^ ]nakao 12 hMsa ek ko baad ek

KulaI iKD,kI sao baahr jaato AaOr ]D,to idKayaI idyao. vao saba

turnt hI jaMgala kI Aaor ]D, gayao AaOr gaayaba hao gayao.

rajaa kao Apnao baoTaoM ko [sa trIko sao gaayaba hao jaanao ka bahut

hI j,yaada Afsaaosa huAa. ]sakao ApnaI p%naI pr Saayad AaOr BaI


j,yaada gaussaa Aata Agar ]sao yah pta cala jaata ik yah saba ranaI

kI [cCa ka fla qaa.

rajakumaarI bahut saundr qaI AaOr sabakI bahut PyaarI qaI. jaba

vah 12 saala kI hu[- tao bahut ]dasa AaOr AkolaI rhnao lagaI. ]sanao

Apnao ]na Baa[yaaoM ko baaro maoM pUCnaa Sau$ kr idyaa qaa ijanako ilayao

vah saaocatI qaI ik vao mar cauko qao.

ranaI kao yah Baod iCpanaa bahut mauiSkla hao gayaa qaa @yaaoMik

rajakumaarI ek ko baad ek savaala pUCtI hI jaatI qaI. Ant maoM

]sao ApnaI baoTI kao saba kuC saca saca batanaa hI pD,a.

rajakumaarI baaolaI — “maa^, maorI hI vajah sao maoro Baa[- jaMgalaI hMsa bana kr tklaIfoM ]za rho hOM. maOM Aaja hI ]nakao ZU^Znao jaatI hU^

AaOr ifr sao ]nakao rajakumaaraoM ko $p maoM laanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI

hU^.” rajaa AaOr ranaI daonaaoM nao ]sakao raoknao kI bahut kaoiSaSa kI

pr vah nahIM rukI.

AgalaI rat vah mahla sao inakla pD,I AaOr jaMgala kI Aaor cala

dI. ]sanao saaqa maoM rasto mao Kanao ko ilayao kuC kok, maovaa, fla AaOr

maIzo vaalao koMkD,o lao ilayao.

calato calato Agalao idna Saama kao ]sakao lakD,I ka ek Gar

idKayaI idyaa. ]sa Gar ko caaraoM trf baagaIcaa qaa ijasamaoM saundr

saundr fUla lagao qao. vah ]sa Gar ko Andr calaI gayaI.


Andr ]sanao ek Kanao kI maoja lagaI doKI ijasa pr 12 PlaoToM

rKI qaIM, 12 cammaca rKo qao, 12 CurI AaOr ka^To rKo qao. vaha^ kok

qaI, maugaa- qaa AaOr fla BaI qao. ]saI kmaro maoM ek trf Aaga jala

rhI qaI. barabar maoM ek dUsara kmara qaa ijasamaoM 12 plaMga pD,o qao.

ABaI vah yah saba doK hI rhI qaI ik [tnao maoM ]sakao pOraoM kI

Aavaaja saunaayaI dI AaOr ]sanao doKa ik vaha^ 12 naaOjavaana calao Aa

rho hOM. jaOsao hI ]nhaoMnao [sa laD,kI kao doKa tao ]nako caohraMo pr

]dasaI Ca gayaI.

]namaoM sao sabasao baD,a naaOjavaana baaolaa — “Aaoh iksakI

badiksmatI sao tuma yaha^ AayaI hao? @yaaoMik kovala ek laD,kI kI

vajah sao hI hma Apnao ipta ko Gar sao inakalao gayao hOM AaOr Aba hma

saara idna hMsaaoM ko $p maoM yaha^ rhto hOM.

[sa baat kao 12 saala baIt gayao AaOr hmanao tBaI yah ksama

KayaI qaI ik hmaarI Aa^KaoM ko saamanao jaao BaI phlaI laD,kI AayaogaI

hma ]sao jaana sao maar DalaoMgao.

AaOr Aba yah baD,o Afsaaosa kI baat hO ik Aaja tuma jaOsaI

BaaolaI BaalaI AaOr saundr laD,kI hmaaro saamanao Aa gayaI hO. pr @yaa

kroM hmaoM ApnaI ksama tao pUrI krnaI hI pD,ogaI.”

rajakumaarI baaolaI — “mauJao maairyao mat. maOM hI Aap laaogaaoM kI

vah eklaaOtI baihna hU^ ijasakI vajah sao Aapkao mahla sao inaklanaa

pD,a. kla sao phlao mauJao [sa baat ka ibalkula BaI pta nahIM qaa.


maOM Apnao maata ipta ko manaa krnao pr BaI Aap laaogaaoM kao ZU^Znao

AaOr Aap laaogaaoM ko ilayao kuC krnao inaklaI hU^, Agar maOM kuC kr

pa}^ tao.”

yah sauna kr baarhaoM naaOjavaanaaoM kI maui{yaa^ iBaMca gayaI AaOr ]nako

mau^h sao inakla pD,a — “hmaarI ksama kao Aaga lagao pr Aba hma @yaa

kroM?”

tBaI ek bauiZ,yaa ]sa makana ko Andr GausaI AaOr baaolaI — “maOM

batatI hU^ ik tuma laaoga @yaa krao. sabasao phlao tao ApnaI ksama

taoD,ao ijasakao tumhoM laonaa hI nahIM caaihyao qaa.

Agar tuma laaogaaoM nao [sa laD,kI kao AaOr j,yaada kuC kha tao maOM

tuma laaogaaoM kao poD, ko tnaaoM maoM badla dUgaI. pr maOM tuma laaogaaoM ka Balaa

caahnao vaalaI hU^. yah laD,kI BaI tao tuma laaogaaoM kao [sa Saap sao

Aajaad kranao hI AayaI hO.”

ifr ]sanao ]sa laD,kI sao kha — “baoTI, Aba tuma Apnao

Baa[yaaoM ko Aajaad haonao ka trIka saunaao. [sa jaMgala maoM baahr kI

trf jaao kpasa lagaI hO vah tuma Apnao haqa sao [k{a krko ]sakao

Qaunaao, katao AaOr ]sako Qaagao sao 12 kmaIjaMo banaaAao.

pr [sa sabako baIca Agar tuma ek baar BaI baaolaIM, h^saI yaa raoyaI tao tumharo yao Baa[- hmaoSaa ko ilayao hMsa banao rh jaayaoMgao. yah kama 5


saala maoM K%ma hao jaanaa caaihyao. AaOr rajakumaaraoM tba tk tuma laaoga

ApnaI baihna kI doKBaala krao.”

[tnaa kh kr vah bauiZ,yaa gaayaba hao gayaI AaOr Baa[- laaoga yah

saaocanao lagao ik ]namaoM sao sabasao phlao kaOna ApnaI baihna ka Qanyavaad

kro.

3 saala tk rajakumaarI kpasa caunanao, ]sao Qaunanao katnao AaOr

]sakI kmaIjaoM banaanao maoM lagaI rhI. ]sanao 3 saala maoM 8 kmaIjaoM banaa

laIM qaIM. [sa baIca vah baocaarI na h^saI, na baaolaI AaOr na raoyaI.

ek idna vah saubah ko samaya bagaIcao maoM baOzI saUt kat rhI qaI

ik ek ku<aa Aayaa AaOr ]sako knQaaoM pr Apnao pMjao rK kr KD,a

hao gayaa. ifr ]sanao rajakumaarI ka maaqaa caaTa AaOr baala BaI

caaTo.

[tnao maoM ]sao ek rajakumaar Aata idKayaI idyaa. ]sanao [sa

trh Acaanak vaha^ Aanao ko layao rajakumaarI sao k[- baar maaf,I

maa^gaI. ifr ]sanao ]sasao baatoM krnao kI k[- baar kaoiSaSa kI prntu

rajakumaarI kuC nahIM baaolaI.

[Qar rajakumaar ]sakI [na saba baataoM sao [tnaa maaoiht huAa ik

vah ]sasao Pyaar krnao lagaa. ]sanao ]sakao batayaa ik vah ek doSa

ka rajakumaar qaa AaOr ]sakao ApnaI p%naI banaanaa caahta qaa.


[Qar rajakumaarI BaI ]sakao Pyaar krnao lagaI qaI. halaa^ik k[-

baataoM maoM ]sakao naa maoM isar ihlaanaa pD,a prntu Ant maoM ]sanao ha^ maoM

isar ihlaa idyaa AaOr Apnaa haqa rajakumaar ko haqa maoM do idyaa.

rajakumaarI kao maalaUma qaa ik ]sako Baa[- AaOr prI ]saka pta

lagaa hI laoMgao saao jaanao sao phlao ]sanao ApnaI ru[- laI, AazaoM kmaIjaoM

laIM, AaOr rajakumaar ko saaqa ]sako GaaoD,o pr baOz kr ]sako saaqa

cala dI.

rajakumaar rajakumaarI kao Apnao Gar lao tao jaa rha qaa prntu

]sakao ApnaI saaOtolaI maa^ sao Dr laga rha qaa ik khIM ]sanao ]sakao

svaIkar nahIM ikyaa tao. KOr, Gar jaa kr baD,I QaUmaQaama sao ]na daonaaoM

kI SaadI hao gayaI.

saaOtolaI maa^ [sa sabasao ibalkula BaI KuSa nahIM qaI. ]sakao laga

rha qaa ik vah laD,kI yakInana hI jaMgala ko iksaI lakD,haro kI

baoTI qaI [sailayao vah ]sakao bahut proSaana krtI qaI prntu

rajakumaar ApnaI ranaI kao bahut Pyaar krta qaa.

samaya Aanao pr CaoTI ranaI nao ek baoTo kao janma idyaa tao rajaa

kao bahut hI KuSaI hu[- prntu saaOtolaI maa^ [sa baat sao bahut hI j,yaada

naaKuSa qaI.

vah yah saaoca hI rhI qaI ik vah ]sa baccao ka @yaa kro ik

[tnao maoM ]sao bagaIcao maoM ek BaoiD,yaa idKayaI idyaa. basa ]sakao samaJa

maoM Aa gayaa ik ]sakao @yaa krnaa hO. ]sanao turnt hI saaotI hu[-


CaoTI ranaI ko pasa sao baccao kao ]zayaa AaOr ]sao BaoiD,yao kI trf

foMk idyaa.

BaoiD,yao nao BaI turnt hI baccao kao Apnao mau^h maoM lapk ilayaa AaOr

bagaIcao kao par krta huAa jaMgala kI trf Baaga gayaa. [Qar ranaI

nao ApnaI ]^galaI caIr kr kuC KUna inakalaa AaOr CaoTI ranaI ko mau^h

pr lagaa idyaa.

kuC dor baad rajakumaar iSakar sao vaapsa laaOTa tao baD,I ranaI nao

]sako saamanao JaUzo Aa^saU baha kr ]sao batayaa ik CaoTI ranaI nao Apnao

baccao kao Ka ilayaa hO AaOr baccao ka KUna ABaI BaI ]sako mauh pr

lagaa hO. AaOr yah kh kr ]sanao CaoTI ranaI ka mau^h BaI rajakumaar

kao idKa idyaa.

rajakumaar yah saba doK sauna kr bahut duKI huAa. [Qar CaoTI

ranaI baocaarI na kuC baaola saktI qaI AaOr na rao saktI qaI.

rajakumaar nao saba laaogaaoM kao yahI batayaa ik CaoTI ranaI baccao kao

laokr iKD,kI ko pasa KD,I qaI, baccaa ]sako haqaaoM sao CUT gayaa

AaOr ek BaoiD,yaa ]sakao lao Baagaa.

prntu baD,I ranaI yah saba khnao ko baad saBaI laaogaaoM sao iCpo $p

sao yah BaI kh dotI qaI ik yah saba galat qaa AaOr sahI vahI qaa ik

vah Apnao baccao kao Ka gayaI qaI.

kafI samaya tk CaoTI ranaI duK maoM DUbaI rhI @yaaoMik ek tao

]saka baccaa mar gayaa qaa AaOr dUsaro rajakumaar BaI Aba ]sasao kuC


iKMcaa iKMcaa rhta qaa. pr na vah kuC baaolaI AaOr na raoyaI. vah

kovala kmaIjaoM banaanao maoM hI lagaI rhI.

A@sar hI vah 12 hMsaaoM kao ApnaI iKD,kI ko Aasa pasa ]D,to

doKtI. QaIro QaIro pa^cavaa^ saala BaI K%ma haonao kao Aayaa. ]sakI 11

kmaIjaoM K%ma hao caukI qaIM AaOr baarhvaIM kmaIja kI kovala ek

AastIna rh gayaI qaI. ]saI samaya ]sanao ek saundr saI baoTI kao janma

idyaa.

AbakI baar rajakumaar nao Kud ]sako kmaro kI phrodarI krnao

ka inaScaya ikyaa pr baD,I ranaI nao ifr BaI iksaI trh ]sa baccaI

kao BaI CaoTI ranaI ko pasa sao ]zavaa ilayaa.

vah ]sakao maarnao hI vaalaI qaI ik ]sakao ifr sao ek BaoiD,yaa

bagaIcao maoM idKayaI do gayaa. basa ]sanao vah baccaI BaI ]sa BaoiD,yao kI

trf foMk dI.

BaoiD,yao nao ]sakao BaI turnt hI Apnao mau^h maoM dbaaoca ilayaa AaOr

bagaIcaa par krko jaMgala kI trf Baaga gayaa. ranaI nao saaotI hu[-

ranaI ko mau^h pr ifr KUna lagaa idyaa AaOr Saaor macaa idyaa ik CaoTI

ranaI nao ApnaI baccaI kao Ka ilayaa.

Gar ko saBaI laaoga daOD,o calao Aayao AaOr ]nhaoMnao doKa ik baccaI

Apnao ibastr pr nahIM hO AaOr CaoTI ranaI ko mau^h pr KUna lagaa hO.

baD,I ranaI saaocatI qaI ik [na dao GaTnaaAaoM ko baad CaoTI ranaI

Saayad [sa duK kao nahIM sa^Baala payaogaI AaOr vah mar jaayaogaI.


prntu CaoTI ranaI tao [sa samaya eosaI halat maoM qaI ik na tao

]sako pasa saaocanao ka samaya qaa, na p`aqa-naa krnao ka, na raonao ka, na h^sanao ka AaOr na hI ApnaI safa[- donao ka. vah tao basa ApnaI

baarhvaIM kmaIja kI AastIna pUrI krnao maoM lagaI hu[- qaI.

rajakumaar nao Apnao Gar vaalaaoM sao k[- baar kha ik vah CaoTI

ranaI kao jaMgala maoM vahIM CaoD, Aata hO jaha^ sao vah ]sakao laayaa qaa

pr baD,I ranaI nao ]sakI ek na saunaI AaOr drbaairyaaoM kI sahayata sao

]sakao ]saI idna 3 bajao jalaa kr maar donao ka fOsalaa saunaa idyaa.

CaoTI ranaI ko jalaanao ka samaya jaba pasa Aa gayaa tao rajakumaar

mahla ko iksaI dUsaro ihssao maoM calaa gayaa @yaaoMik [sa sabasao vah bahut

hI duKI qaa AaOr ApnaI ip`ya ranaI kao [sa trh marto nahIM doK

sakta qaa. pr vah kuC kr BaI nahIM sakta qaa.

kuC hI dor maoM CaoTI ranaI kao jalaanao vaalao Aa phu^cao. vao ]sakao

]sa jagah pr lao gayao jaha^ ]sakao jalaayaa jaanaa qaa. CaoTI ranaI nao

saarI kmaIjaoM Apnao saaqa lao laIM. jaato samaya BaI vah AaiKrI kmaIja

maoM kuC kama krtI jaa rhI qaI.

jaba vao laaoga ]sakao KmBao sao baa^Qa rho qao tBaI ]sanao AaiKrI

kmaIja maoM AaiKrI Ta^ka lagaayaa AaOr ek Aa^saU ]sakI Aa^K sao

kmaIja pr igar gayaa.

vah icallaa pD,I — “maOM baokusaUr hU^. maoro pit kao baulaaAao.”


kovala ek AadmaI kao CaoD, kr saBaI nao Apnao haqa raok ilayao

pr ]sa ek AadmaI nao ]na lakiD,yaaoM ko Zor maoM Aaga lagaa dI.

saBaI AaScaya-caikt rh gayao jaba sabanao doKa ik khIM sao 12

hMsa ]D,to hue Aayao AaOr ]nhaoMnao Apnao pMKaoM kI fD,fD,ahT sao

Aaga bauJaa dI AaOr CaoTI ranaI ko caaraoM trf KD,o hao gayao.

turnt hI CaoTI ranaI nao sabako }pr ek ek kmaIja Dala dI

AaOr plak Japkto hI vao baarhaoM hMsa saundr rajakumaar bana gayao.

]nhaoMnao turnt hI ApnaI baihna kao Kaola idyaa. sabasao baD,o Baa[- nao

Aaga lagaanao vaalao kao ek JaTko maoM hI maar idyaa.

[tnao maoM CaoTI ranaI ka pit rajakumaar BaI Aa gayaa. ]na sabako

baIca ek bahut hI saundr s~I p`gaT hu[-. ]sakI gaaod maoM ek caa^d

saI baoTI qaI AaOr ]sakI ek haqa kI ]^galaI pkD,o ek CaoTa saa

saundr rajakumaar KD,a qaa.

]sanao ]na sabakao pUrI khanaI saunaayaI AaOr batayaa ik BaoiD,yao ko

$p maoM vahI ]na daonaaoM baccaaoM kao lao gayaI qaI. ]sanao baccaaoM kao ]nako

maata ipta kao saaOMp idyaa AaOr gaayaba hao gayaI.

rajakumaar ApnaI CaoTI ranaI AaOr Apnao baccaaoM ko saaqa KuSaI

KuSaI rhnao lagaa AaOr vao 12 rajakumaar BaI Apnao maata ipta ko pasa

vaapsa calao gayao.


[sa trh vah CaoTI baihna ijasakI vajah sao ]sako Baa[- hMsa bana

kr Gar CaoD ,kr gayao qao ]nakao ifr sao rajakumaar ko $p maoM vaapsa

lao AayaIo.


7 ek rajakumaar ijasanao maoMZkI sao SaadI kI26

ek baar ek rajaa qaa ijasako tIna baoTo qao AaOr ]sako tInaaoM baoTo

SaadI ko laayak qao.

ijasasao ik ]nakI pi%nayaa^ caunanao maoM iksaI trh

kI JagaD,a na hao [sailayao rajaa nao kha — “tuma

laaoga ApnaI ApnaI gaulaolaaoM sao ijatnaa dUr p%qar

foMk sakto hao foMkao AaOr ijasaka p%qar jaha^

pD,ogaa vahIM sao tumharI p%naI caunaI jaayaogaI.”

saao tInaaoM laD,kaoM nao ApnaI ApnaI gaulaolaoM ]za laIM AaOr ]samaoM

p%qar rK kr bahut ja,aor sao maara. sabasao baD,o baoTo ka p%qar ek

baokrI27 kI Ct pr pD,a saao ]sakI SaadI ]sa dUkana ko maailak kI

baoTI sao tya kr dI gayaI.

dUsaro baoTo ka p%qar ek kpD,a baunanao vaalao ko Gar pr jaa kr

igara saao ]sakI SaadI ]sa kpD,a baunanao vaalao kI laD,kI sao tya kr

dI gayaI. pr sabasao CaoTo baoTo ka p%qar ek gaD\Zo maoM igar pD,a.

gaulaola calaanao ko baad turnt hI hr baoTa ApnaI ApnaI p%naI kao

A^gaUzI phnaanao ko ilayao daOD, pD,a.

26 The Prince Who Married a Frog (Story No 14) – a folktale from Italy from its Monferrato area – Adapted from the book, “Italian Folktales”, by Italo Calvino. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 27 Bakery is a place where bread, bun, cake etc are baked.


sabasao baD,o laD,ko kI p%naI bahut saundr qaI. baIca vaalao laD,ko

kI p%naI bahut gaaorI qaI. ]sako baala AaOr ]sakI Kala daonaaoM roSamaI

qao.

pr sabasao CaoTa laD,ka ApnaI p%naI kao ]sa

gaD\Zo maoM ZU^Zta rha ZU^Zta rha pr ek maoMZkI ko

Alaavaa ]sa gaD\Zo maoM ]sakao AaOr kuC imalaa hI

nahIM.

vao saba ApnaI ApnaI pi%nayaaoM ko baaro maoM rajaa kao batanao ko

ilayao Gar laaOTo tao rajaa baaolaa — “Aba ijasa iksaI kI BaI sabasao

AcCI p%naI haogaI rajaga_I ]saI kao imalaogaI. saao Aba ]na laD,ikyaaoM

ka [imthana Sau$ haota hO.”

[tnaa kh kr ]sanao Apnao tInaaoM baoTaoM kao kuC ru[- dI AaOr

kha ik vao ]sakao ApnaI haonao vaalaI pi%nayaaoM kao do doM AaOr vao

]sakao tIna idna ko Andr Andr kat kr rajaa ko pasa laayaoMgaI.

[sasao vah yah doKnaa caahta qaa ik ]na tInaaoM maoM sao kaOna sabasao

AcCa Qaagaa kattI qaI.

saba baoTo ApnaI ApnaI haonao vaalaI pi%nayaaoM ko pasa gayao AaOr

]nakao vah ru[- do kr ]nasao tIna idna ko Andr Andr sabasao AcCa

saUt katnao ko ilayao kha.


sabasao CaoTa baoTa bahut hI proSaana qaa ik vah kOsao ]sa ru[- kao

lao kr ApnaI maoMZkI p%naI ko pasa jaayao AaOr ]sasao saUt katnao ko

ilayao kho.

pr ifr BaI vah ]sa gaD\Zo ko pasa gayaa AaOr ApnaI p%naI kao

pukara — “maoMZkI Aao maoMZkI.”

“mauJao kaOna pukar rha hO?”

laD,ka baaolaa — “maOM tumhara Pyaar jaao tumakao Pyaar nahIM

krta.”

“Agar tuma mauJakao Pyaar nahIM krto tao na krao pr baad maoM tuma

mauJao Pyaar ja$r kraogao jaba maOM bahut saundr hao jaa}^gaI.”

vah maoMZkI panaI sao kUd kr baahr Aa gayaI AaOr baahr Aa kr

ek p<ao pr baOz gayaI. rajaa ko baoTo nao ]sakao Apnao ipta kI dI

hu[- ru[- doto hue kha — “maOM [saka kta huAa saUt laonao ko ilayao

tIna idna baad Aa}^gaa.”

tIna idna ko baad rajaa ko daonaaoM baD,o baoTo ApnaI ApnaI pi%nayaaoM

ko pasa ]nako kato hue saUt laonao ko ilayao gayao. baokrI vaalao kI

laD,kI nao bahut hI saundr saUt kata qaa AaOr kpD,a baunanao vaalao kI

laD,kI tao [sa kama maoM maaihr qaI saao ]saka kta huAa saUt tao roSama

kI trh idKayaI dota qaa.

pr sabasao CaoTo baoTo ka @yaa huAa? vah ]sa gaD\Zo ko pasa gayaa

AaOr pukara — “Aao maMoZkI, Aao maoMZkI.”


“mauJao iksanao pukara?” “tumhara Pyaar jaao tumakao Pyaar nahIM krta.”

“Agar tuma mauJakao Pyaar nahIM krto tao na sahI. kao[ - baat

nahIM. baad maoM tuma kraogao jaba maOM bahut saundr hao jaa}^gaI.”

kh kr vah maoMZkI panaI maoM sao kUd kr

baahr Aa kr ek p<ao pr baOz gayaI. ]sako

mau^h maoM ek AKraoT qaa.

]sanao vah AKraoT Apnao pit kao idyaa

AaOr ]sakao lao jaa kr Apnao ipta kao donao ko ilayao kha. ]sanao

yah BaI kha ik vah ]nasao kho ik vah ]sa AKraoT kao taoD, laoM.

vah laD,ka ]sa AKraoT kao Apnao ipta kao donao maoM ihcaikcaa

rha qaa @yaaoMik ]sako daonaaoM Baa[- bahut saundr kta huAa saUt laayao

qao.

KOr ifr BaI ihmmat krko ]sanao Apnaa AKraoT Apnao ipta

kao do idyaa. ipta nao ijasanao phlao hI Apnao daonaaoM baoTaoM kI pi%nayaaoM

ko kamaaoM kao doK rKa qaa kuC sandoh sao ]sa AKraoT kao taoD,a.

daonaaoM baD,o Baa[- BaI doK rho qao ik ]naka CaoTa Baa[- yah kOsaa

saUt ktvaa kr laayaa hO.

pr saba AaScaya-caikt rh gayao jaba ]sa AKraoT maoM sao [tnaa

baiZ,yaa Qaagaa inaklaa ijatnaa ik makD,I ka jaalaa haota hO AaOr


[tnaa saara inaklaa ik ]sa Qaagao sao rajaa ka saara kmara Zk

gayaa.

rajaa baaolaa — “pr [saka kao[ - Aaor Caor tao khIM idKayaI hI

nahIM do rha.” jaOsao hI yao Sabd ]sako mau^h sao inaklao vah Qaagaa K%ma

hao gayaa.

pr ipta kao ek maoMZkI kao ranaI banaanao ka ivacaar kuC jamaa

nahIM saao ]sanao ek AaOr [imthana laonao ka ivacaar ikyaa. rajaa kI

iSakarI kuityaa nao tBaI tBaI tIna baccaaoM kao janma idyaa qaa.

]na tInaaoM baccaaoM kao ]sanao Apnao tInaaoM baoTaoM kao idyaa AaOr baaolaa

— “[nakao ApnaI ApnaI pi%nayaaoM ko pasa lao jaaAao AaOr ]nakao do

dao. ifr ek mahInao baad ]nako pasa jaanaa AaOr ijasanao BaI Apnao

ku<ao kI sabasao AcCI doKBaala kI haogaI vahI [sa rajya kI ranaI

banaogaI.”

saao tInaaoM nao vao ku<ao ko baccao ilayao AaOr ]nakao lao jaa kr

ApnaI ApnaI pi%nayaaoM kao do Aayao. ek mahInao baad vao ifr gayao tao

baokrI vaalao kI baoTI ka ku<aa KUba baD,a AaOr maaoTa hao cauka qaa

@yaaoMik ]sakao vaha^ hr trh kI Dbala raoTI Kanao kao imalatI qaI.

kpD,a baunanao vaalaI ka ku<aa [tnaa baD,a AaOr maaoTa nahIM hao

payaa qaa @yaaoMik ]sakao ]tnaa Kanaa nahIM imala payaa qaa. vah

AaQaa BaUKa saa qaa.


sabasao CaoTa baoTa ek CaoTa saa ba@saa ilayao calaa Aa rha qaa.

rajaa nao ]sa ba@sao kao Kaolaa tao ]samaoM sao ek bahut CaoTa saa baD,o

baD,o baalaaoM vaalaa ku<aa kUd pD,a.

vah CaoTa saa ku<aa bahut saundr laga rha qaa AaOr ]sako baalaaoM

maoM sao KuSabaU Aa rhI qaI. vah Apnao ipClao pOraoM pr KD,a hao kr

Aagao baZ, rha qaa.

AbakI baar rajaa baaolaa — “[samaoM kao[- Sak nahIM hO ik maora

sabasao CaoTa baoTa hI rajaa banaogaa AaOr vah maoMZkI ranaI banaogaI.”

Aba rajaa nao Apnao tInaaoM baoTaoM kI SaadI ek hI idna krnao ka

inaScaya ikyaa.

daonaaoM baD,o Baa[- ApnaI maalaa sao sajaayaI gayaI AaOr caar GaaoD,aoM sao

KIMcaI gayaI gaaiD,yaaoM maoM savaar hao kr ApnaI ApnaI pi%nayaaoM kao laanao

gayao. vaha^ pMKaoM AaOr javaahrataoM sao sajaI hu[- vao laD,ikyaa^ ]na

gaaiD,yaaoM maoM savaar hu[-M AaOr mahla cala dIM.

sabasao CaoTa laD,ka ]sa gaD\Zo ko pasa gayaa

jaha^ vah maoMZkI ek AMjaIr28 ko p<ao sao banaI

AaOr caar GaaoMGaaoM29 sao KIMcaI jaa rhI gaaD,I maoM baOzI

]saka [ntjaar kr rhI qaI.

28 Translated for the word “Fig” – see its picture above. 29 Translated for the word “Snail” – see its picture above.


rajakumaar Aagao Aagao calaa AaOr vao GaaoMGao AMjaIr ko p<ao pr

maoMZkI kao ibaza kr ]sako pICo pICo calao. qaaoD,I qaaoD,I dUr pr ]sa

laD,ko kao ruknaa pD,ta qaa taik vao GaaoMGao ]sako saaqa tk Aa

jaayaoM.

[tnaI QaIro QaIro calanao kI vajah sao ek baar tao vah saao hI gayaa

qaa. AaOr jaba vah jaagaa tao ek saaonao kI gaaD,I ]sako barabar maoM

Aa kr rukI.

]sa gaaD,I kao dao safod GaaoD,o KIMca rho qao. ]samaoM Andr

maKmala ko ga_o lagao hue qao AaOr ]samaoM saUrja sao BaI j,yaada camakdar

ek laD,kI baOzI hu[- qaI. ]sanao pnnao jaOsao hro rMga kI paoSaak phnaI

hu[- qaI.

]sa laD,ko nao pUCa — “tuma kaOna hao?”

“maOM maoMZkI hU^, tumharI p%naI.”

vah tao Apnao kanaaoM pr ivaSvaasa hI nahIM kr saka ik vahI

laD,kI ]sakI maoMZkI qaI. ]sa laD,kI nao gahnaaoM ka ek ba@saa

Kaolaa AaOr ]samaoM sao AMjaIr ka ek p<aa inakalaa AaOr GaaoMGaaoM ko

caar Kaola inakala kr ]sa laD,ko kao idKayao.

ifr vah ]sa laD,ko sao baaolaI — “maOM ek rajakumaarI qaI

ijasakao ek prI nao jaadU sao ek maoMZkI banaa idyaa gayaa qaa. maoro

AadmaI ko $p maoM Aanao ka kovala ek hI trIka qaa ik kao[-


rajakumaar mauJasao ]saI Sa@la maoM SaadI krnao kao tOyaar hao jaayao ijasamaoM

maOM qaI.

tuma mauJasao SaadI krnao kao tOyaar hao gayao tao maOM Apnao AsalaI

$p maoM Aa gayaI.”

daonaaoM baD,o Baa[- Apnao CaoTo Baa[- sao jala rho qao. jaba rajaa kao

[sa baat ka pta calaa tao vah Apnao daonaaoM baD,o baoTaoM sao baaolaa ijasanao

BaI galat p%naI caunaI hO vah rajya krnao ko laayak nahIM hO.

[sailayao vah sabasao CaoTa baoTa AaOr ]sakI maoMZkI p%naI ]sa

rajya ko rajaa AaOr ranaI bana gayao.


8 Saaipt ranaI ka mahla30

yah laaok kqaa yaUraop ko [TlaI doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI

hO.

bahut puranaI baat hO ik ek Sahr maoM ek

baUZ,I ivaQavaa rhtI qaI. jaao saUt katkr

Apnaa gaujaara krtI qaI.

]sako tIna baoiTyaa^ qaIM. vao BaI saUt

kattI qaIM. halaa^ik vao tInaaoM rat idna Apnao Apnao carKaoM pr lagaI

rhtI ifr BaI vao ek saOnT BaI nahIM bacaa patI qaI @yaaoMik ]sa

kta[- sao vao kovala ]tnaa hI kmaa patI qaIM ijasasao ]naka raoja ka

Kcaa- cala jaayao.

ek idna vah bauiZ,yaa baImaar haogayaI. ]sakao bahut toja, bauKar

Aa gayaa AaOr tIna idna baad tao vah basa marnao vaalaI hI haogayaI.

]sanao ApnaI tInaaoM raotI hu[- baoiTyaaoM kao baulaayaa AaOr kha —

“baoTI raoAao nahIM. kao[ - yaha^ hmaoSaa ko ilayao nahIM rhta. maOM tao

kafI idna ijanda rh kr ApnaI kafI ijandgaI jaI caukI. Aba

maora marnao ka samaya Aa gayaa hO.

30 The Palace of the Doomed Queen – a folktale from Siena area, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book “Italian Folktales” by Italo Calvino. 1956. Translated by George Martin


maora idla tao kovala [sailayao fTa jaata hO ik maOM tuma laaogaaoM kao

[tnaa garIba CaoD, kr jaa rhI hU^. pr @yaaoMik tuma laaoga ApnaI

kmaa[- krnaa jaanatI hao [sailayao tuma laaoga iksaI trh sao Apnao

Aapkao sa^Baala laaogaI. maOM Bagavaana sao p`aqa-naa k$^gaI ik vah tumharI

sahayata kro.

jaao kuC dhoja maoM maOM tumharo ilayao CaoD, kr jaa rhI hU vah hOM yao

tIna ru[- ko gaaolao. vao tInaaoM gaaolao AalamaarI maoM rKo hOM.” AaOr yah

kh kr ]sanao ApnaI AaiKrI saa^sa laI AaOr mar gayaI.

kuC idnaaoM baad vao tInaaoM laD,ikyaa^ Aapsa maoM baat kr rhI qaIM

— “[sa rivavaar kao [-sTr rivavaar hO AaOr hmaaro pasa ek AcCo

[-sTr Kanao ko ilayao kuC BaI nahIM hO.”31

saao sabasao baD,I vaalaI laD,kI maOrI32 baaolaI — “maOM Apnao Qaagao ka

gaaolaa baoca dU^gaI AaOr ]sako Aayao pOsao sao [-sTr ko ilayao Kanaa

KrIdU^gaI.”

[-sTr kI saubah ]sanao Apnao Qaagao ka gaaolaa ]zayaa AaOr ]sakao

baocanao ko ilayao baajaar cala dI. ]sako haqa ka kta huAa Qaagaa

bahut baiZ,yaa qaa saao vah bahut AcCo damaaoM maoM ibak gayaa. ]sa pOsao sao

]sanao Dbala raoTI, bakro kI ek Ta^ga AaOr ek baaotla Saraba

KrIdI AaOr Gar kI trf cala dI.

31 Easter Sunday – the day Jesus was resurrected after his crucifixion on Friday (Good Friday), 32 Mary – name of the eldest girl


jaba vah Gar Aa rhI qaI tao ek ku<aa ]sako pICo daOD, pD,a.

]sanao vah bakro kI Ta^ga AaOr Dbala raoTI tao mau^h maoM dbaaoca laI AaOr

Saraba kI baaotla naIcao igara dI.

naIcao igarto hI vah baaotla tao TUT gayaI AaOr bakro kI Ta^ga AaOr

Dbala raoTI vah ku<aa lao kr Baaga gayaa. vah laD,kI tao Dr ko maaro

h@ka ba@ka saI rh gayaI. vah turnt hI Gar Baaga gayaI.

jaba vah Gar AayaI tao ]sanao ApnaI baihnaaoM kao batayaa ik

]sako saaqa @yaa huAa qaa. saao ]sa idna ]nakao ba`a]na Dbala raoTI ko

kuC TuuukD,o Ka kr hI santuYT rh jaanaa pD,a.

Agalao idna baIca vaalaI laD,kI raoja,33 baaolaI — “Aaja maOM

doKtI hU^ ik vah ku<aa kOsao proSaana krta hO?” saao ]sa idna vah

Apnaa saUt lao kr baajaar gayaI.

]saka saUt BaI AcCa qaa saao ]sakao BaI Apnao saUt ko bahut

AcCo pOsao imalao. ]sanao BaI Apnao pOsaaoM sao bakro ka kuC maa^sa, Dbala

raoTI AaOr Saraba kI ek baaotla KrIdI AaOr Gar kI trf cala

dI.

[sa laD,kI nao maOrI ko rasto kao CaoD, kr Apnao Gar ko ilayao

ek dUsara hI rasta ilayaa. pr vah ku<aa tao [sa rasto pr BaI

]sako pICo Baagaa. ]sanao [sa laD,kI ka BaI bakro ka maa^sa AaOr

33 Rose – the name of the middle girl


Dbala raoTI Apnao mau^h maoM dbaa laI AaOr Saraba kI baaotla naIcao igara

kr taoD, dI AaOr Baaga gayaa.

raoja, maOrI sao j,yaada ihmmat vaalaI qaI saao vah ]sa ku<ao ko pICo

BaagaI pr vah ku<aa tao ]sasao khIM toja Baaga rha qaa saao vah ]saka

pICa bahut dor tk nahIM kr sakI AaOr kuC hI dor maoM vaapsa Gar

Aa gayaI. ]sanao BaI ha^fto ha^fto ApnaI baihnaaoM kao batayaa ik

]sako saaqa @yaa huAa qaa.

]sa idna BaI ]na laaogaaoM kao ba`a]na Dbala raoTI hI KanaI pD,I.

]sa idna sabasao CaoTI laD,kI naInaa34 baaolaI — “kla maorI baarI hO.

kla maOM jaa}^gaI AaOr doKtI hU^ ik vah ku<aa maoro saaqa BaI eosaa hI

krta hO @yaa.”

saao AgalaI saubah naInaa nao Apnao saUt ka gaaolaa ilayaa AaOr ApnaI

daonaaoM baihnaaoM ko jaanao ko samaya sao bahut phlao hI Gar sao baajaar ko

ilayao inakla pD,I.

vaha^ ]sanao BaI Apnaa saUt bahut AcCo damaaoM pr baocaa AaOr bahut

saara Kanao ka saamaana KrIda AaOr ek tIsaro rasto sao Gar kI trf

cala dI.

kuC dUr calanao ko baad ]sako pICo BaI ku<aa Aayaa. ]sanao BaI

naInaa ko haqa maoM lagaI Saraba kI baaotla igara kr taoD, dI AaOr baakI

ka saamaana lao kr Baaga gayaa.

34 Nina – the name of the youngest girl


naInaa ]sako pIoCo pICo BaagaI AaOr BaagatI hI rhI. Baagato

Baagato vah ek mahla ko pasa Aa gayaI jaha^ Aa kr vah ku<aa

gaayaba hao gayaa.

]sanao saaocaa ik Agar mauJao kao[- [sa mahla ko Andr imalata hO

tao maOM ]sakao baaolaUgaI ik ek ku<aa tIna idna sao hmaara Kanaa lao kr

Baaga rha hO AaOr maOM ]sasao Apnao Kanao ka badlaa lao laU^gaI.

yah saaoca kr vah ]sa mahla maoM Andr GausaI AaOr ]sako rsaa[-Gar

tk Aa phu^caI. vaha^ Aaga jala rhI qaI AaOr bartnaaoM maoM Kanaa

pkayaa jaa rha qaa.

bakro kI Ta^ga BaUnaI jaa rhI qaI. naInaa nao ek bartna ka

Zknaa ]za kr ]sa bartna maoM Jaa^ka tao ]sanao doKa ik ]samaoM tao

vahI maa^sa pk rha qaa jaao ]sanao ABaI qaaoD,I dor phlao hI KrIda qaa

AaOr dUsaro bartna maoM bakro ka maa^sa qaa. ifr ]sanao rsaao[-Gar kI

ek AalamaarI KaolaI tao doKa ik ]samaoM tIna Dbala raoiTyaa^ rKI hu[-

qaIM.

ifr vah mahla GaUmanao calaI gayaI. vah saaro mahla maoM GaUma laI pr

AaScaya- kI baat ik ]sakao ]sa mahla maoM ek BaI AadmaI idKayaI

nahIM idyaa. pr vaha^ Kanao ko kmaro maoM ek maoja pr tIna AadimayaaoM

ko ilayao Kanaa lagaa qaa.

naInaa nao Apnao mana maoM saaocaa “lagata hO ik yah Kanaa tao kovala

hmaaro ilayao hI lagaa hO AaOr vah BaI hmaaro hI KrIdo hue Kanao sao.


Agar maorI baihnaoM yaha^ haotI tao maOM yaha^ ABaI ABaI Kanaa Kanao baOz

jaatI pr Aba maOM @yaa k$^.”

]saI samaya ]sanao saD,k pr jaatI hu[- ek gaaD,I kI Aavaaja

saunaI tao ]sanao iKD,kI sao baahr doKa. ]sanao ]sa gaaD,I calaanao vaalao

kao phcaana ilayaa.

]sanao ]sa gaaD,Ivaana sao kha ik vah ]sakI baihnaaoM sao jaa kr

kh do ik ]nakI CaoTI baihna naInaa yaha^ mahla maoM ]naka [ntjaar

kr rhI qaI. ]nako ilayao yaha^ bahut baiZ,yaa Kanaa lagaa rKa hO.

]sa gaaD,Ivaana nao ]sakI baihnaaoM kao jaa kr naInaa ka sandoSa

idyaa tao vao daonaaoM vahIM Aa gayaIM. naInaa nao ]na daonaaoM kao batayaa ik

]sako saaqa @yaa @yaa huAa.

ifr vah baaolaI — “calaao Kanaa Kato hOM. Agar [sa Gar ko

maailak Aa jaato hOM tao hma ]nasao kh doMgao ik hma tao kovala Apnaa

hI Kanaa Ka rho hOM.”

]sakI baihnaoM ]tnaI bahadur tao nahIM qaIM pr [sa samaya tk

]nakao BaUK laga AayaI qaI saao vao saba vaha^ ]sa maoja pr Kanaa Kanao

baOz gayaIM.

ABaI vao maoja pr baOzI hI qaIM ik laD,ikyaaoM nao doKa ik Acaanak

baahr A^Qaora hao Aayaa qaa. ]sa mahla kI iKD,ikyaa^ band haonao lagaIM

AaOr ]samaoM lagao laOmp jalanao lagao. vao ABaI ]nakI tarIf hI kr


rhI qaIM ik ]naka Kanaa Apnao Aap Aagayaa AaOr maoja pr laga

gayaa.

naInaa nao Kanaa Kanao sao phlao p`aqa-naa kI — “jaao BaI hmaoM hmaara

yah Kanaa prsa rha hO AaOr ijasanao hmaoM Kanaa banaanao sao bacaayaa hma

]saka Qanyavaad krto hOM.”

ifr vah ApnaI baihnaaoM sao baaolaI “AaAao baihnaaoM Kanaa Sau$

krto hOM.” AaOr ]nhaoMnao bakro kI Ta^ga KanaI Sau$ kr dI.

naInaa kI baihnaoM tao Dr ko maaro saunna saI hao gayaI qaIM. vao baD,I

mauiSkla sao Kanaa Ka pa rhI qaIM AaOr vao saarI Saama ek dUsaro kao hI

doKtI rhIM @yaaoMik ]nakao laga rha qaa ik vaha^ kBaI BaI khIM sao

BaI kao[- baD,a saa raxasa Aa sakta qaa.

pr naInaa baaolaI — “Agar vao hmakao yaha^ Kanaa iKlaanaa nahIM

caahto qao tao vao hmaaro ilayao na tao Kanaa pkato, na hmaoM Kanaa prsato

AaOr na hI hmaaro ilayao laOmp jalaato.” pr ]sakI baihnaoM ]sako [sa

ivacaar sao rajaI nahIM qaIM.

Kanaa Kanao ko baad jaldI hI ]nakao naIMd Aanao lagaI tao naInaa

]nakao mahla maoM laogayaI. vaha^ vao saba ek eosao kmaro maoM Aa gayaIM jaha^

tIna ibastr lagao hue qao saao naInaa baaolaI “calaao saaoyaa jaayao.”

]sakI baihnaoM baaolaIM — “nahIM nahIM. hma laaogaaoM kao Apnao Gar

calanaa caaihyao. yaha^ tao hmakao bahut Dr laga rha hO.”


naInaa nao h^sakr kha — “tuma laaoga tao bahut hI Drpaok hao.

hma laaoga yaha^ Aanand sao hOM AaOr tuma laaoga yaha^ sao jaanaa caahtI hao.

maOM tao saaonao jaa rhI hU^ tumakao Agar Aanaa hao tao tuma BaI Aa

jaanaa.”

vah ]nakao daobaara saaonao ko ilayao khnao hI vaalaI hI qaI ik

]nhaoMnao saIZ,I ko naIcao sao ek Aavaaja saunaI — “naInaa, mauJao ja,ra raoSanaI tao idKanaa.”

yah sauna kr naInaa kI baihnaoM tao Dr ko maaro jama saI gayaIM —

“ho Bagavaana hma pr dyaa krao. yah kaOna hao sakta hO? naInaa, mat

jaanaa vaha^. pta nahIM kaOna hO vaha^.”

naInaa baaolaI — “maOM tao jaa}^gaI.” AaOr ]sanao ek laOmp ]zayaa

AaOr saIiZ,yaaoM sao naIcao kI trf jaanao lagaI. vah naIcao ]trI tao ek

kmaro maoM Aa gayaI ijasamaoM ek ranaI ek kursaI pr jaMjaIraoM sao ba^QaI

baOzI qaI. ]sako mau^h kana AaOr naak sao lapToM inakla rhI qaIM.

ranaI ]na lapTaoM ko baIca maoM sao hI baaolaI — “saunaao naInaa, @yaa

tuma ApnaI iksmat banaanaa caahaogaI?”

“ha^ ha^ @yaaoM nahIM.”

“tba tumakao ApnaI baihnaaoM kI sahayata laonaI pD,ogaI.”

“maOM ]nakao bata dU^gaI.”


ranaI ifr baaolaI — “tuma laaogaaoM kao kuC AjaIba AjaIba caIjaoM

krnaI pD,oMgaI AaOr Qyaana rKnaa ik Agar tuma Dr gayaIM tao tuma mar

jaaAaogaI.”

naInaa baaolaI — “maOM ]nakao vaOsao kamaaoM kao krnao ko ilayao iksaI

trh sao manaa laU^gaI jaao ]nakao krnao ko ilayao ja$rI haoMgao.”

ranaI ifr vaaolaI — “bahut AcCo. tao doKao, vao tIna ba@sao

Kaolaao. ]na saba maoM rainayaaoM vaalao kpD,o AaOr gahnao rKo hOM. maOM ek

baar Sahr ko ek naaOjavaana sao p`oma krnao lagaI qaI AaOr ]saI kI

vajah sao maOM Aaja nark maoM hU^.

]sanao jaao BaI kuC maoro saaqa ikyaa galat ikyaa. vah iksaI

dUsarI laD,kI sao SaadI krnaa caahta qaa. Aba maOM yah caahtI hU^ ik

vah BaI maoro saaqa [sa nark kao saho. ]sako saaqa nyaaya krnao ka

yahI ek trIka hO.

tuma kla maoro kpD,o phnanaa. Apnao baala BaI vaOsao hI banaanaa

jaOsao maoro banao hOM AaOr haqa maoM ek iktaba lao kr baahr Cjjao kI

dIvaar ko saharo Jauk kr KD,I hao jaanaa.

ek inaiScat samaya pr vah naaOjavaana yaha^ Aayaogaa AaOr tumasao

pUCogaa — “maOma, @yaa maoM Aapko pasa Aa sakta hU^?” tao tuma ]saka

javaaba donaa “ha^.”

AaOr tba tuma ]sakao kaOfI ko ilayao baulaanaa AaOr ]sakao yah

jahrIlaa Pyaalaa do donaa. jaba vah mar jaayao tao ]sakao yaha^ naIcao lao


Aanaa. ifr yah AalamaarI Kaolanaa AaOr ]sakao [sa AalamaarI ko

Andr foMk donaa. AaOr ifr ]sako caaraoM trf caar maaomaba<aI jalaa

donaa.

maOM bahut AmaIr qaI. yah maorI caIja,aoM kI ilasT hO ijanakao tuma

maoro naaOkraoM sao lao saktI hao jaao Aaja kla maorI hr caIja, cauranao pr

lagao hOM.”

yah sauna kr naInaa saIiZ,yaaoM sao }pr gayaI AaOr ApnaI baihnaaoM kao

jaakr saba kuC batayaa AaOr baaolaI — “tuma laaoga ksama KaAao ik

tuma maorI sahayata kraogaI nahIM tao ifr Bagavaana hI tumharI sahayata

kro.” ]sakI daonaaoM baihnaaoM nao vaayada ikyaa ik vao ]sakI sahayata

ja$r kroMgaI.

AgalaI saubah naInaa ]sa marI hu[- ranaI kI trh tOyaar hu[- AaOr

vaha^ jaOsao ranaI nao batayaa qaa haqa maoM iktaba laokr Cjjao kI dIvaar

ko saharo Jauk kr KD,I hao gayaI.

jaldI hI ]sakao GaaoD,o kI TapaoM kI Aavaaja saunaayaI pD,I AaOr

ek naaOjavaana GaaoD,o pr savaar vaha^ Aayaa. ]sanao naInaa kI trf doK

kr ]sakao namasto kI. naInaa nao BaI Apnaa isar ihlaa kr ]sakI

namasto ka javaaba idyaa.

]sa naaOjavaana nao pUCa — “@yaa maOM Aapko pasa Aa sakta hU^

maOma?”

naInaa baaolaI — “yakInana.”


vah naaOjavaana Apnao GaaoD,o pr sao ]tra AaOr mahla kI saIiZ,yaa^

caZ,kr }pr Aa gayaa.

naInaa nao kha — “calaao, hma laaoga saaqa baOz kr kaOfI pIto

hOM.”

vah naaOjavaana baaolaa — “KuSaI sao.”

naInaa nao ]sakao ek jahrIlao Pyaalao maoM kaOfI Dala kr do dI.

vah naaOjavaana ]sa kaOfI kao pIto hI mar gayaa. naInaa nao ifr ApnaI

daonaaoM baihnaaoM kao baulaayaa AaOr ]nasao kha ik vah ]sako SarIr kao

naIcao lao jaanao maoM ]sakI sahayata kroM pr ]nhaoMnao manaa kr idyaa.

naInaa baaolaI — “Agar tuma laaogaaoM nao maorI sahayata nahIM kI tao maOM

tuma laaogaaoM kao yahIM maar dU^gaI.”

[sa pr vao Dr gayaIM AaOr ]sa naaOjavaana ko SarIr kao naIcao lao

jaanao maoM naInaa kI sahayata krnao maoM laga gayaIM. naInaa nao ]sa naaOjavaana

ka isar pkD,a AaOr ]sakI baihnaaoM nao ]sako pOr AaOr tInaaoM ]sakao

KIcato hue naIcao AalamaarI ko pasa lao gayaIM. ]sa AalamaarI ko caaraoM

trf caar maaomaba<aI lagaI hu[- qaIM.

]sakI baihnaoM tao yah saba doK kr ka^pnao lagaIM AaOr ]sa

naaOjavaana ko SarIr kao vahIM CaoD, kr Baaganao hI vaalaI qaIM ik naInaa

baaolaI — “tuma Baaga kr tao doKao. ifr tuma doKnaa ik maO M tumharo

saaqa @yaa krtI hU^.”


]sako baad ]sakI baihnaaoM kI vaha^ sao Baaganao kI ihmmat hI nahIM

pD,I.

naInaa nao vah AalamaarI KaolaI tao ]samaoM vah Aaga kI lapT vaalaI

ranaI ek saaonao ko isaMhasana pr baOzI qaI. ]nhaoMnao ]sako p`omaI kao

]sako pasa hI rK idyaa.

ranaI nao BaI ]sakao haqa sao pkD, kr Apnao pasa ibaza ilayaa

AaOr baaolaI — “AaAao maoro pasa nark maoM AaAao, Aao naIca AadmaI.

Aba tuma mauJao CaoD, kr khIM nahIM jaa sakaogao.”

[sako saaqa hI vah ba@saa ek bahut ja,aor kI Aavaaja ko saaqa

JaTko sao band hao gayaa AaOr gaayaba hao gayaa.

yah saba doK kr naInaa kI baihnaoM tao Dr ko maaro baohaoSa saI hao

gayaIM. naInaa ]nakao haoSa maoM laayaI AaOr ]nakao ]sa GaTnaa ko Qa@ko

sao baahr inakalaa.

ifr ]nhaoMnao ]sa ranaI ka Kjaanaa naaOkraoM sao ilayaa AaOr vao

duinayaa^ kI sabasao jyaada AmaIr laD,ikyaa^ hao gayaIM.

kuC saala baad naInaa kI daonaaoM baihnaaoM kI SaadI hao gayaI AaOr

]sanao ]nakI SaadI maoM [tnaa AcCa dhoja idyaa jaOsao iksaI rajakumaarI

kI SaadI maoM idyaa jaata hO. baad maoM ]sakI ApnaI

BaI SaadI hao gayaI AaOr vah BaI ek ranaI kI trh

rhI.


9 saaotI hu[- saundrI AaOr ]sako baccao35

yah laaok kqaa BaI yaUraop ko [TlaI doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI

gayaI hO.

ek baar ek rajaa AaOr ranaI qao ijanako kao[- baccaa nahIM qaa.

[sa baat sao kovala vao hI nahIM bailk ]naka saara drbaar BaI duKI

rhta qaa. eosaa lagata qaa jaOsao vao saba iksaI ka Afsaaosa manaa rho

haoM.

ranaI baocaarI idna rat pàqa-naa krtI pr vah nahIM jaanatI qaI ik

vah iksa sant kI pàqa-naa kro taik ]sakao

ek baccaa hao jaayao. vah saaro santaoM kI pàqa-naa

kr caukI qaI pr iksaI nao kao[- javaaba nahIM

idyaa qaa.

ek idna ]sanao yah pàqa-naa kI — “Aao

vardana dI gayaI maa^36, maohrbaanaI krko mauJao ek laD,kI hI do dao

caaho vah tkue37 kI naaok ApnaI ]^galaI maoM cauBa jaanao sao 15 saala

kI ]ma` maoM hI mar jaayao.”

35 Sleeping Beauty and Her Children (Story No 139) – a folktale from Italy from its Calabria area. Adapted from the book “Italian Folktales”, by Italo Calvino. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 36 O Blessed Mother 37 Translated for the word “Spindle”. It is used to spin thread – see its picture above.


basa ifr @yaa qaa ]sakao baccao kI AaSaa hao gayaI AaOr samaya

Aanao pr ]sako ek bahut saundr baoTI pOda hu[-. ]nhaoMnao ]saka bahut

Saanadar baOpiTsma38 ikyaa AaOr ]saka naama kOraola

39 rK idyaa. [sa

baccaI ko pOda haonao sao rajaa AaOr ranaI bahut KuSa hue. eosaa lagata

qaa ik basa QartI pr vahI KuSa qao AaOr kao[- nahIM.

samaya baItto iktnaI dor lagatI hO. 15 saala BaI basa eosao hI

inakla gayao. jaba kOraola 15 saala kI haonao kao AayaI tao ranaI kao

p`aqa-naa krto samaya kI ApnaI p`aqa-naa yaad AayaI tao ]sanao vah saba

rajaa sao kha tao rajaa tao bahut saaoca maoM DUba gayaa.

laoikna baad maoM ifr vah sa^Balaa AaOr ]sanao Apnao rajya maoM sao

saaro tkue naYT krnao ka hukuma do idyaa. ]sanao kha ik ijasa

iksaI ko Gar maoM BaI tkuAa payaa gayaa ]saka isar ]sasao ibanaa kuC

pUCo hI QaD, sao Alaga kr idyaa jaayaogaa.

[sa GaaoYaNaa sao jaao laaoga saUt kat kr Apnaa gaujaara krto qao

rajaa ko pasa gayao AaOr ApnaI proSaanaI ]sakao saunaayaI tao rajaa baaolaa

ik [sa baat kI ]nakao icanta krnao kI ja$rt nahIM hO @yaaoMik

]nako pirvaar ka palana paoYaNa vah Kud krogaa.

pr rajaa kao ApnaI [sa GaaoYaNaa sao BaI santuiYT nahIM hu[- tao

]sanao ApnaI baoTI kao ]sakI saurxaa ko ilayao ]sako Apnao kmaro maoM

38 Baptism or Christening - the ceremony of baptism, especially as accompanied by the giving of a name to a child. 39 Carol – the name of the girl.


band kr idyaa AaOr Apnao mahla maoM sabakao kh idyaa ik ]sasao kao[-

na imalao. pr haonaI kao kaOna raok sakta hO.

Aba kOraola Apnao kmaro maoM AkolaI rh gayaI saao vah Apnao kmaro

kI iKD,kI sao baahr doKtI rhtI. ]sako kmaro kI iKD,kI kI

trf sao saD,k ko ]sa par ek bauiZ,yaa rhtI qaI.

saba jaanato hOM ik baUZ,o laaoga kOsao haoto hOM. vao Apnao maoM [tnao

Kaoyao rhto hOM ik vao Apnao baaro maoM saaocanao ko Alaavaa iksaI AaOr ko

baaro maoM saaocato hI nahIM.

[sa bauiZ,yaa ko pasa ek tkuAa qaa AaOr ru[- BaI. jaba BaI

]saka mana krta vah ]sa tkue sao Apnaa kuC saUt kat laotI qaI.

vah A@sar iKD,kI ko pasa baOz kr saUt kattI qaI @yaaoMik

iKD,kI ko pasa QaUp AaOr raoSanaI daonaaoM AatI qaI.

ek baar rajaa kI baoTI nao ]sakao saUt katto doK ilayaa.

]sanao [sasao phlao kBaI iksaI ko haqa [sa trIko sao ihlato nahIM doKo

qao. saao ]sanao jaba bauiZ,yaa ko haqaaoM kao ]sa AjaIba trIko sao ihlato

doKa tao ]sakI ]%saukta ]sakI trf baZ,tI gayaI.

jaba ]sakI ]%saukta hd par kr gayaI tao ek idna ]sanao ]sa

bauiZ,yaa kao pukar kr pUCa — “Aao maOma, yah Aap @yaa kr rhI

hOM?”

bauiZ,yaa baaolaI — “maOM qaaoD,I saI ru[ - kat rhI hU^ baoTI, pr tuma

iksaI sao khnaa nahIM.”


“@yaa maOM BaI qaaoD,a saa saUt kat saktI hU^?”

“ha^ ha^ @yaaoM nahIM. pr basa tuma BaI iCpa kr hI katnaa. eosaa

na hao ik kao[- tumakao saUt katto doK lao.”

kOraola baaolaI — “zIk hO maOma, maOM iksaI sao nahIM khU^gaI AaOr maOM

saUt BaI iCp kr hI katU^gaI. maOM ek rssaI ko saharo ek TaokrI

naIcao laTkatI hU^. Aapkao ]sa TaokrI maoM Apnao ilayao ek BaoMT

imalaogaI.”

yah kh kr kOraola nao rssaI ko saharo ek TaokrI naIcao galaI maoM

laTka dI. ]samaoM pOsaaoM sao Bara huAa ek baTuAa qaa. bauiZ,yaa nao

]samaoM baTuAa inakala ilayaa AaOr ek tkuAa AaOr kuC ru[- rK dI.

kOraola nao ]sa TaokrI kao }pr KIMca ilayaa.

kOraola tao ]sa TaokrI kao doK kr bahut KuSa hao gayaI. ]sanao

turnt hI ]sa tkue sao ru[- saUt katnao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI.

]sanao ]sasao ek baar Qaagaa kata, dUsarI baar kata, pr jaba tIsarI baar kata tao vah tkuAa ]sako haqa sao ifsala gayaa AaOr

]sako saIQao haqa ko A^gaUzo ko naaKUna ko naIcao cauBa gayaa. laD,kI

turnt hI fSa- pr igar gayaI AaOr mar gayaI.

jaba rajaa ApnaI baoTI kao doKnao Aayaa AaOr ]sako kmaro ka

drvaajaa KTKTayaa tao na tao iksaI nao drvaajaa Kaolaa AaOr na hI

iksaI nao Andr sao kao[- javaaba idyaa.


rajaa nao doKa ik drvaajaa tao Andr sao band qaa. Asala maoM

rajakumaarI nao Apnao kmaro ka drvaajaa [sailayao band kr ilayaa qaa

taik ]sakao saUt katto hue kao[- doK na lao.

rajaa nao drvaajaa tuD,vaayaa tao doKa ik ]sakI PyaarI baoTI tao

jamaIna pr marI pD,I hO AaOr ]sako pasa hI ek tkuAa pD,a hO. yah

doK kr rajaa nao Apnaa isar pIT ilayaa.

rajaa AaOr ranaI daonaaoM hI ApnaI eklaaOtI baoTI kao mara doK

kr [tnao duKI hue ik ]nakao tsallaI donao ko ilayao iksaI ko pasa

Sabd hI nahIM qao.

pr vah laD,kI marnao ko baad BaI ]tnaI hI saundr laga rhI qaI

ijatnaI vah phlao qaI. vah eosaI laga rhI qaI jaOsao saao rhI hao.

]saka SarIr BaI zMDa nahIM pD,a qaa. ]sakI tao jaOsao basa saa^sa

hI nahIM cala rhI qaI AaOr ]saka idla BaI nahIM QaD,k rha qaa. jaOsao

iksaI nao ]sako }pr jaadU Dala idyaa hao.

rajaa AaOr ranaI nao kOraola kao ]za kr ]sako ibastr pr ilaTa

idyaa. hFtaoM tk vao ]sako ibastr ko pasa [saI ]mmaId maoM baOzo rho

ik Saayad vah Aaja ija,nda hao jaayao, Saayad vah Aaja ija,nda hao

jaayao.

]nakao tao Asala maoM yah ivaSvaasa hI nahIM hao rha qaa ik ]nakI

baoTI mar caukI qaI [sailayao vao ]sakao dfnaa BaI nahIM rho qao.


ifr ]nhaoMnao ek phaD, kI caaoTI pr ek CaoTa saa iklaa

banavaayaa ijasamaoM kao[- drvaajaa nahIM qaa. basa kovala ek iKD,kI

qaI, AaOr vah BaI jamaIna kI sath sao bahut }pr.

]sa iklao ko Andr ]nhaoMnao ek ibastr pr ApnaI baoTI kao

saulaa idyaa. ]saka plaMga kafI caaOD,a qaa AaOr ]sa pr Ct lagaI

hu[- qaI.

]sa Ct pr saaro maoM saaonao ko fUla kZ,o hue qao. ]nhaoMnao ]sakao

dulaihna kI paoSaak phnaa dI qaI. ]sa paoSaak kI saat skT- qaIM

ijanamaoM caa^dI ko GauGau$ lagao hue qao.

ApnaI baoTI ko gaulaaba jaOsao tajaa caohro kao AaiKrI baar caUma

kr rajaa AaOr ranaI ]sa iklao ko drvaajao sao baahr Aa gayao AaOr

]nako baahr inaklato ko baad vah drvaajaa icanavaa kr band krvaa

idyaa gayaa.

[sa GaTnaa ko k[- idna baad ek naaOjavaana rajakumaar iSakar

Kolanao ko ilayao inaklaa tao [sa iklao kI trf Aa inaklaa. ]sa

rajakumaar kI maa^ saaOtolaI qaI.

]sa iklao kao doK kr ]sanao

saaocaa ik yah @yaa hao sakta hO.

@yaaoMik yah iklaa idKayaI tao dota hO

pr [samaoM kao[- drvaajaa nahIM hO.

kovala ek iKD,kI? yah hO @yaa?


]sako ku<ao ]sa iklao ko caaraoM trf daOD, rho qao AaOr BaaOMk rho

qao. ]naka BaaOMknaa hI nahIM ruk rha qaa. ]Qar rajakumaar kI

]%saukta yah jaananao kI baZ,tI hI jaa rhI qaI ik ]sa iklao ko

Andr @yaa hO ijasaka drvaajaa hI nahIM hO. AaOr jaba drvaajaa hI

nahIM hO tao vah ]sako Andr jaayao kOsao.

]sa samaya tao vah vaha^ sao vaapsa laaOT gayaa pr Agalao idna vah

ek rssaI AaOr ek saIZ,I lao kr laaOTa. ]sanao iKD,kI kao saharo

saIZ,I rKI AaOr ]sa pr caZ, gayaa.

ifr vaha^ sao iKD,kI pr rssaI foMkI. ]sa rssaI ko saharo vah

iksaI trh ]sa iKD,kI sao hao kr ]sa iklao ko Andr calaa gayaa.

vaha^ ]sanao ek bahut saundr laD,kI kao ek baD,o sao plaMga pr

laoTo doKa. ]saka caohra gaulaaba ko fUla kI trh sao iKlaa huAa

AaOr tajaa idKayaI do rha qaa. ]sako caaraoM trf fUla rKo hue

qao. ]sakao doK kr tao ]sakao ca@kr hI Aa gayaa.

]sanao Apnao Aapkao ]sa plaMga kao pkD, kr saMBaalaa. ifr

haqa baZ,a kr ]sa laD,kI ko maaqao kao CuAa. ]sa laD,kI ka maaqaa

ABaI BaI garma qaa. ]sanao saaocaa tao yah ABaI marI nahIM hO.

vah ]sakao doKo jaa rha qaa doKo jaa rha qaa. ]sakI Aa^KoM

]sako caohro sao hT hI nahIM pa rhI qaIM. vah vaha^ rat haonao tk [saI

]mmaId maoM baOza rha ik Saayad vah Aba jaagao Aba jaagao pr vah nahIM

jaagaI.


Agalao idna vah ifr vaapsa Aayaa, ]sako Agalao idna BaI Aayaa

hO AaOr [sako baad tao ifr vah ]sasao ek GaMTa BaI Alaga rhnao kI

nahIM saaoca sakta qaa. ]sanao ]sakao k[- baar caUmaa pr ifr BaI vah

haoSa maoM nahIM AayaI.

vah Aba ]sasao Pyaar krnao lagaa qaa. idna pr idna rajakumaar

dubalaa haota jaa rha qaa AaOr ranaI maa^ kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa

ik ]sako baoTo kao @yaa hao rha qaa AaOr ]saka baoTa saara saara idna

Gar sao baahr @yaaoM rhta qaa.

]Qar ]sa rajakumaar ka Pyaar ]sa laD,kI ko ilayao [tnaa j,yaada

baZ, gayaa qaa ik ]sa laD,kI nao kuC mahInaaoM ko baad jauD,vaa^ baccaaoM kao

janma idyaa – ek laD,ka AaOr ek laD,kI. vao daonaaoM baccao BaI [tnao

saundr qao ik iksaI nao [tnao saundr baccao khIM doKo nahIM haoMgao.

baccao BaUKo qao tao ]nakao dUQa kaOna iplaata jabaik ]nakI maa^

ibastr pr ek maro hue ko samaana pD,I hu[- qaI. vao rao rho qao pr

]nakI maa^ kao ]naka raonaa hI saunaayaI nahIM pD, rha qaa.

baccaaoM ko mau^h Kulao hue qao AaOr vao kuC Kanaa caahto qao. ]nako

mau^h [Qar ]Qar kuC ZU^Z rho qao ik ]nako mau^h maoM ]nakI maa^ ka

A^gaUza Aa gayaa tao vao ]saI kao caUsanao lagao.

]saka A^gaUza caUsato caUsato rajakumaarI ko naaKUna ko naIcao jaao

tkue ka TukD,a Gausa gayaa qaa vah baahr inakla gayaa AaOr vah jaaga


gayaI. ]sanao ApnaI Aa^KoM malato hue kha — “Aaoh, maOM iktnaa saao

gayaI?”

ifr [Qar ]Qar doK kr baaolaI — “pr maOM hU^ kha^? @yaa iksaI

maInaar maoM? AaOr yao dao baccao kaOna hO?”

]sakI ]laJanaoM baZ,tI jaa rhI qaIM ik [tnao maoM rajakumaar

iKD,kI sao kUd kr Andr Aa gayaa. ]sakao doK kr tao vah AaOr

j,yaada caaOMk gayaI. ]sanao ]sasao pUCa — “tuma kaOna hao? AaOr

tumakao mauJasao @yaa caaihyao?”

“Aaoh tuma ija,nda hao gayaIM? mauJasao baat krao ip`yao.”

]naka Sau$ ka AaScaya- K%ma huAa tao vao Aapsa maoM baat krnao

lagao. daonaaoM nao ek dUsaro ko maata ipta AaOr doSa ko baaro maoM jaanaa, KuSa hue AaOr pit p%naI trh sao galao lagao. ]nhaoMnao Apnao baoTo ka

naama saUrja rKa AaOr baoTI ka naama canda rKa.

]sanao ifr rajakumaarI sao kha ik ABaI vah calata hO laoikna

vaayada ikyaa ik vah ]sako ilayao bahut saarI baiZ,yaa baiZ,yaa BaoMToM lao

kr AaOr SaadI kI tOyaairyaa^ kr ko jald laaOTogaa. AaOr yah kh

kr rajakumaar Apnao Gar laaOT gayaa.

pr vah laD,kI tao lagata hO ik iksaI bauro samaya maoM pOda hu[-

qaI. jaOsao hI rajakumaar Apnao Gar phu^caa vah baImaar pD, gayaa.


]sakI baImaarI [tnaI gamBaIr hao gayaI ik ]sakI BaUK jaatI rhI AaOr

vah baohaoSa saa hao gayaa. vah basa yahI khta rha —

Aao saUrja, Aao canda, Aao kOraola, kaSa tuma maoro saaqa Kanaa Ka sakto.

yah sauna kr ]sakI maa^ kao lagaa ik iksaI nao ]sako baoTo pr

jaadU kr idyaa hO.

]sanao Apnao kuC laaogaaoM kao ]sa jaMgala maoM pta krnao ko ilayao

Baojaa jaha^ ]saka baoTa raoja jaayaa krta qaa tao ]sakao pta calaa

ik vaha^ kovala ek Akolaa iklaa qaa ijasamaoM ek naaOjavaana laD,kI

rhtI qaI AaOr ]saka baoTa ]saI ko Pyaar maoM pagala qaa. ]sasao ]sako

dao baccao BaI qao.

yah saba jaana kr ranaI maa^ kao ]sa laD,kI sao nafrt hao gayaI

ik vah laD,kI iksa trh kI qaI ijasanao ]sako baoTo pr eosaa jaadU

kr idyaa qaa. ifr BaI ]sanao Apnao dao AadmaI yah kh kr saUrja

kao laanao ko ilayao ]sa iklao maoM Baojao ik rajakumaar ]sakao doKnaa

caahta qaa.

halaa^ik kOraola Apnao baoTo kao ]nakao donaa nahIM caahtI qaI pr

]sako pasa AaOr kao[- caara nahIM qaa saao raoto hue ]sanao saUrja kao ]na

isapaihyaaoM kao do idyaa.


isapahI saUrja kao lao kr mahla Aa gayao jaha^ ranaI ]naka

[ntjaar kr rhI qaI. vah baccao kao rsaao[yao ko pasa lao gayaI AaOr

]sakao rajaa ko ilayao BaUnanao ko ilayao kha.

pr vah rsaao[yaa bahut AcCa AadmaI qaa. ]saka idla ]sa nanho

sao baccao kao maarnao ka nahIM ikyaa. ]sanao saUrja kao lao jaa kr

ApnaI p%naI kao do idyaa. ]sakI p%naI nao ]sakao iCpa kr rK

ilayaa AaOr ]sakao Apnao baccao kI trh palanao lagaI.

]Qar rsaao[yao nao baccao kI jagah ek bakro kao BaUnaa AaOr rajaa

ko pasa lao gayaa. Kanaa doK kr rajaa nao phlao kI trh sao ek

lambaI saa^sa laI AaOr baaolaa —

Aao saUrja, Aao canda, Aao kOraola, kaSa tuma maoro saaqa Kanaa Ka sakto.

ranaI maa^ nao vah bakro vaalaI PlaoT ]za laI AaOr ]sakI trf

baZ,ato hue baaolaI — “laao baoTa, tuma Apnao kao hI KaAao.”

rajakumaar nao jaba yao Sabd saunao AaOr ranaI maa^ ko cahro kI trf

doKa tao ]sakI tao yah samaJa maoM hI nahIM Aayaa ik vah kh @yaa

rhI qaI pr ifr vah Apnaa Kanaa Kanao lagaa.

Agalao idna ]sa baorhma AaOrt nao ]nhIM isapaihyaaoM kao baccaI kao

laanao ko ilayao iklao vaapsa Baojaa tao kOraola kao ]sa baccaI kao BaI

]nakao donaa pD,a.


ranaI maa^ nao [sa baar BaI ]sa baccaI kao rsaao[yao kao BaUnanao ko

ilayao do idyaa AaOr rsaao[yao nao [sa baar BaI ]sa baccaI kao ApnaI p%naI

kao do kr bacaa ilayaa.

]sakI p%naI nao ]sa baccaI kao BaI Apnao pasa rK ilayaa AaOr

vah ]sakao BaI palanao lagaI. AaOr rsaao[yao nao ek AaOr bakra BaUna

kr rajaa ko Kanao maoM praosa idyaa.

rajakumaar kI maa^ nao ifr kha — “laao baoTa tuma Apnao kao hI

KaAao.”

AbakI baar rajakumaar nao fusafusaa kr ranaI maa^ sao pUCa ik vah

jaao kuC kh rhI qaI ]saka @yaa matlaba qaa pr ranaI maa^ caup rhI.

tIsaro idna ranaI maa^ nao ]na isapaihyaaoM kao ]sa laD,kI kao laanao

ko ilayao Baojaa tao vah baocaarI laD,kI tao Dr ko maaro mar hI gayaI.

pr vah @yaa krtI vah ]na isapaihyaaoM ko saaqa cala dI.

]sanao ApnaI puranaI SaadI vaalaI paoSaak phna rKI qaI ijasamaoM

saat skT- qao ijanamaoM caa^dI ko Gau^Ga$ lagao hue qao.

ranaI maa^ ]saka saIiZ,yaaoM pr hI [ntjaar kr rhI qaI. jaOsao hI

vah laD,kI ]sako pasa AayaI ]sanao ]sako baa^yao AaOr da^yao daonaaoM gaalaaoM

pr qaPpD, maarnao Sau$ kr idyao.

laD,kI nao Baaolaopna sao pUCa — “Aap mauJao @yaaoM maar rhIM hOM?”

ranaI maa^ guassao sao baaolaI — “@yaaoM maar rhI hU^? tUnao maoro baoTo ko

}pr jaadU @yaaoM ikyaa Aao badsaUrt jaadUgarnaI? AaOr Aba vah mar


rha hO. pr tuJakao pta hO ik Aba tora @yaa haonao vaalaa hO?” yah

kh kr ]sanao ]balato panaI kI koTlaI kI trf [Saara ikyaa.

yah saba rajaa kao kuC saunaayaI nahIM do rha qaa @yaaoMik rajaa kI

maa^ nao ]sako kmaro maoM kuC gaanao bajaanao vaalaaoM kao gaanao bajaanao ko ilayao

ibaza rKa qaa. vao gaa bajaa rho qao tao ]nakI AavaajaoM saaro mahla maoM

gaU^ja rhI qaIM. vah kuC nahIM sauna sakta qaa.

Asala maoM yah saba Da@Tr kI salaah sao hao rha qaa taik vah

KuSa rh sako.

koTlaI kao doK kr tao vah laD,kI [tnaI Dr gayaI ik ]sakao

lagaa ik basa Aba tao vah mar hI jaayaogaI.

ranaI maa^ baaolaI — “ApnaI skT - ]tarao ifr maOM tumakao [sa

koTlaI maoM foMktI hU^.”

ka^pto hue ]sa laD,kI nao ranaI maa^ kI baat maanaI AaOr ApnaI

phlaI skT- ]tarI. ]sa skT- kao ]tarnao maoM ]sako ]sa skT- maoM

lagaoo Gau^Gau$ baja ]zo.

rajakumaar kao ]na Gau^GauruAaoM ko bajanao kI Aavaaja saaf saaf

saunaayaI dI tao ]sakao lagaa ik yah Aavaaja tao ]sanao khIM saunaI hO.

]sanao ApnaI Aa^K KaolaI pr tBaI baajao vaalaaoM nao kuC ja,aor sao

Zaola bajaayao tao ]sakao lagaa ik Saayad ]sanao zIk sao nahIM saunaa.

ifr ]sa laD,kI nao ApnaI dUsarI skT- ]tarI. ]sa skT- ko

Gau^Gau$ AaOr ja,aor sao bajao. yah Aavaaja BaI rajakumaar nao saunaI.


]sanao ifr Apnaa isar ]zayaa @yaaoMik AbakI baar ]sakao

yakIna hao gayaa qaa ik yah Aavaaja tao ]sakI kOraola kI skT- ko

Gau^GauruAaoM kI Aavaaja qaI. pr ]saI samaya baD,o ma^jaIraoM kI Aavaaja

ja,aor sao bajanao lagaI tao vah ifr ek baar Sak maoM pD, gayaa.

]sakao ifr lagaa ik ]sanao GauGauruAaoM kI Aavaaja saunaI. [sa baar

vah Aavaaja AaOr j,yaada saaf qaI. ifr BaI ]sakao saunanao ko ilayao

]sao Apnao kanaaoM pr bahut ja,aor Dalanaa pD,a.

[sa trh vah laD,kI ApnaI skT- pr skT- ]tartI rhI AaOr

]sako hr skT- ko Gau^GauruAaoM kI Aavaaja rajakumaar ko kanaaoM maoM pD,tI

rhI – hr baar toja, AaOr AaOr toja, jaba tk ik pUro mahla maoM ]nakI

Aavaaja gaU^ja nahIM gayaI.

rajakumaar ekdma sao icallaayaa — “kOraola.” AaOr Apnao

ibastr sao ]z kr Baagaa. ]sanao k[- idnaaoM sao zIk sao Kanaa nahIM

Kayaa qaa saao vah kmajaaor qaa AaOr ka^p rha qaa. vah saIiZ,yaaoM sao

naIcao ]tra tao ]sanao doKa ik ]sakI p%naI tao koTlaI maoM foMkI jaanao

vaalaI hao rhI hO.

vah icallaayaa — “rukao, yah tuma laaoga @yaa kr rho hao?”

]sanao ApnaI tlavaar ]zayaI AaOr ]sao ranaI kI trf kr ko

kha — “Apnao papaoM kao svaIkar krao Aao maa^.”


jaba ]sakao yah pta calaa ik ]sako baccaaoM kao ]saI ka Kanaa

banaa kr ]sakI Kanao kI maoja pr rKa gayaa qaa tba tao vah duK sao

ibalkula pagala saa hao gayaa AaOr rsaao[yao kao maarnao daOD,a.

pr jaba rsaao[yao nao ]sakao batayaa ik ]sako baccao ibalkula

saurixat qao. tao yah sauna kr ]sakao [tnaI KuSaI hu[- ik vah h^sa

pD,a AaOr KuSaI sao naacanao lagaa.

ranaI maa^ kao koTlaI maoM foMk idyaa gayaa. rsaao[yao kao baccaaoM kao

bacaanao ko ilayao BaarI [naama imalaa. rajaa kOraola, saUrja AaOr canda ko

saaqa bahut idnaaoM tk KuSaI KuSaI rajya ka sauK Baaogata rha.


10 dao baihnaoM40

yah laaok kqaa BaI yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM

sao laI gayaI hO.

ek baar kI baat hO ik dao baihnaoM qaIM – ek baihna maarkIj,a41

qaI AaOr dUsarI baihna bahut garIba halat maoM qaI.

maarkIj,a ko ek badsaUrt saI baoTI qaI AaOr ]sa garIba baihna ko

tIna baoiTyaa^ qaIM. vao tInaaoM ApnaI raojaI raoTI kmaanao ko ilayao saUt

katnao ka kama krtI qaIM.

ek idna ]nako pasa makana ka ikrayaa donao ko ilayao pOsao nahIM

qao tao ]nako makana maailak nao ]nakao Gar sao baahr inakala idyaa AaOr

vao saD,k pr Aa gayaIM.

maarkIj,a ka naaOkr ]Qar sao gaujar rha qaa tao ]sanao maarkIj,a

kI baihna AaOr ]sakI baoiTyaaoM kao saD,k pr KD,a doKa tao maarkIja,

kao jaa kr ]nako baaro maoM batayaa.

]sanao maarkIja, sao ]nakao SarNa donao kI p`aqa-naa kI AaOr vah tba

tk ]sasao p`aqa-naa krta rha jaba tk vah ]nakao Apnao saamanao vaalao

drvaajao ko }pr vaalao kmaro maoM rKnao ko ilayao tOyaar nahIM hao gayaI.

40 The Two Cousins (Story No 183) – a folktale from Italy from its Province of Regusa area. Adapted from the book: “Italian Folktales”, by Italo Calvino”. Translated by George Martin in 1980. 41 Marquise – the wife of a Marquis (Noble Man)


Saama kao laD,ikyaa^ baOzIM AaOr vao laalaTona kI raoSanaI maoM kama

krnao lagaIM taik vao Apnao laOmp ka tola bacaa sakoM. pr yah

maarkIja, kao AcCa nahIM lagaa. ]sanao saaocaa ik vao caIja,oM barbaad kr

rhI hOM [sailayao ]sanao laalaTona bauJaa dI. vao laD,ikyaa^ ifr caa^dnaI maoM

Apnaa saUt katnao lagaIM.

ek Saama sabasao CaoTI laD,kI nao inaScaya ikyaa ik vah tba tk

jaaga kr kama krogaI jaba tk caa^d iCpogaa. saao jaba caa^d ]trnao

lagaa tao vah ]sako pICo pICo cala dI.

[sa trh vah jaba vah ]sako saaqa calato AaOr saUt katto hue

]sako pICo pICo calaI jaa rhI qaI tao ek tUfana maoM f^sa gayaI. vahIM

pasa maoM ]sakao ek maaOnaosTrI42 idKayaI dI tao ]sa maaOnaosTrI maoM jaa

kr ]sanao SarNa laI.

maaOnaosTrI mao ]sakao 12 saaQau43 imalao. ]nhaoMnao ]sa laD,kI sao

pUCa — “baoTI tuma yaha^ @yaa kr rhI hao?”

vah baaolaI — “baahr tUfana Aayaa huAa hO saao maOM ]sa tUfana sao

bacanao ko ilayao yaha^ Aa gayaI.”

]namaoM sao jaao sabasao baD,a saaQau qaa vah baaolaa — “Bagavaana kro

tuma AaOr BaI j,yaada PyaarI haotI jaaAao.”

42 A monastery is the building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplace(s) of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in communities or alone (hermits). The monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church or temple, and may also serve as an oratory. 43 Translated for the word “Monk”


dUsara saaQau baaolaa — “jaba tuma Apnao baalaaoM maoM kMGaI krao tao

tumharo baalaaoM maoM sao hIro AaOr maaotI JaD,oM.”

tIsara saaQau baaolaa — “jaba tuma Apnao

haqa QaaoAao tao tumharo haqaaoM sao k[- p`kar

kI maCilayaa^ AaOr [-la maClaI44 igaroM.

caaOqaa saaQau baaolaa — “jaba tuma baaolaao tao tumharo mauh sao gaulaaba

AaOr camaolaI ko fUlaaoM kI baairSa hao.”

pa^cavao saaQau nao kha — “tumharo gaala dao saobaaoM kI trh sao hao

jaayaoM.”

Czo saaQau nao kha — “jaba tuma kama krao tao jaOsao hI tuma ]sao

Sau$ krao tao vah ]saI samaya K%ma hao jaayao.”

tba tk tUfana qama cauka qaa saao ]nhaoMnao ]sakao jaanao ka rasta

idKayaa AaOr kha ik jaba vah AaQao rasto phu^ca jaayao tao pICo mauD,

kr doKo.

[sako baad vah laD,kI vaha^ sao calaI gayaI. ]sanao ]na saaQauAaoM

ko kho Anausaar AaQao rasto jaa kr pICo mauD, kr doKa tao vah tao

[tnaI camakIlaI hao gayaI jaOsao ik tara.

jaba vah Gar phu^caI tao ]sanao phlaa kama tao yah ikyaa ik

]sanao ek bartna maoM panaI Bara AaOr ]samaoM Apnao haqa Dubaao idyao.

turnt hI ]sa bartna maoM dao tajaa [--la maClaI Aa gayaIM jaOsao ]nakao

44 Eel fish – see its picture above


ABaI ABaI pkD, kr laayaa gayaa hao. ]sakI maa^ AaOr baihnaaoM kao

yah doK kr baD,a AaScaya- huAa tao ]nhaoMnao ]sasao kha ik vah

]nakao saba baat batayao.

ifr ]nhaoMnao ]sako baalaaoM maoM kMGaI kI tao ]namaoM sao bahut saaro hIro

AaOr maaotI inakla pD,o. ]sakI maa^ AaOr baihnaaoM nao ]na sabakao [k{a

kr ilayaa AaOr vao ]nakao ApnaI maarkIj,a maaOsaI ko pasa lao gayaIM.

maarkIj,a nao turnt hI ]nasao ]saka saara hala pUCa AaOr ApnaI

baoTI kao vaha^ Baojanao ka inaScaya ikyaa @yaaoMik ]sakI laD,kI kao tao

saundrta kI bahut j,yaada ja$rt qaI.

]sanao ApnaI baoTI kao Cjjao pr KD,o hao kr pUrI Saama [ntjaar

krnao ko ilayao kha. AaOr jaba caa^d Zlanao lagaa tao ]sanao ]sakao BaI

saUt katto hue caa^d ko pICo pICo Baojaa.

]sakao BaI vah maaOnaosTrI imala gayaI AaOr vaha^ vao 12 saaQau imala

gayao. ]na saaQauAaoM nao ]sa laD,kI kao turnt phcaana ilayaa ik vah

maarkIj,a kI baoTI qaI.

vaha^ baOzo sabasao baD,o saaQau nao kha — “Bagavaana kro tuma AaOr

j,yaada badsaUrt hao jaaAao.”

dUsaro saaQau nao kha — “jaba tuma Apnao baalaaoM maoM kMGaI krao tao

tumharo baalaaoM sao bahut saaro saa^p inaklaoM.”


tIsara saaQau baaolaa — “jaba tuma Apnao

haqa QaaoAao tao tumharo haqaaoM sao bahut saaro hro

igarigaT inaklaoM.”

caaOqaa saaQau baaolaa — “jaba tuma baaolaao tao tumharo mauh sao bahut

saarI gandgaI inaklao.”

[sako baad ]nhaoMnao ]sakao vaha^ sao Baoja idyaa. maarkIj,a tao

ApnaI baoTI ko vaapsa Aanao ka bahut baocaOnaI sao [ntjaar kr rhI qaI

pr jaba ]sakI baoTI Gar vaapsa laaOTI tao ]sanao doKa ik vah tao

phlao sao BaI jyaada badsaUrt hao gayaI qaI. yah doK kr ]sakI maa^

kao tao [tnaa Qa@ka lagaa ik vah tao basa marto marto hI bacaI.

]sanao ]sasao pUCa ik ]sako saaqa @yaa huAa qaa tao jaOsao hI

]sanao baaolanao ko ilayao mau^h Kaolaa tao ]sako mau^h sao bahut saarI gandgaI

inaklato doK kr tao vah baohaoSa hI hao gayaI.

[sa baIca vah saundr laD,kI ek baar drvaajao ko pasa baOzI qaI

ik ek rajaa ]Qar sao gaujara. rajaa nao ]sakao doKa tao ]sakao ]sa

laD,kI sao p`oma hao gayaa. ]sanao SaadI ko ilayao ]saka haqa maa^gaa tao

]sakI maarkIj,a maaOsaI nao ha^ kr dI.

vah laD,kI ApnaI maarkIj,a maaOsaI ko saaqa jaao ]sakI sabasao

j,yaada krIba kI irStodar qaI ]sa rajaa ko saaqa ]sako doSa calaI

gayaI.


qaaoD,I dUr jaanao ko baad rajaa Aagao Aagao calaa gayaa taik vah

Apnao mahla maoM ApnaI p%naI ka zIk sao svaagat kr sako. jaOsao hI

rajaa Aa^KaoM sao AaoJala huAa tao maarkIj,a nao dulaihna kao pkD, kr

]sakI Aa^KoM inakala laIM. ]sakao ]sanao ek gaufa maoM foMk idyaa

AaOr ApnaI baoTI kao rajaa kI gaaD,I maoM baOza idyaa.

jaba rajaa nao ApnaI ranaI kI badsaUrt baihna kao gaaD,I sao ]trto

doKa tao vah Dr gayaa. ]sanao QaIro sao pUCa — “[saka @yaa matlaba

hO?” laD,kI nao [saka javaaba donao ko ilayao Apnaa mau^h Kaolaa hI qaa

ik ]sakI saa^sa kI baU sao rajaa vahIM baohaoSa saa igar pD,a.

tba maarkIj,a nao rajaa kao ek khanaI banaa kr saunaayaI ik ]sa

laD,kI pr iksaI nao jaadU kr idyaa hO. pr rajaa kao [sa khanaI pr

ivaSvaasa nahIM huAa AaOr ]sanao ]na daonaaoM maa^ baoTI kao jaola maoM Dlavaa

idyaa.

]Qar vah AnQaI laD,kI ]sa gaufa maoM pD,I pD,I raotI rhI AaOr

sahayata ko ilayao pukartI rhI. tBaI vaha^ sao ek baUZ,a gaujar rha

qaa. ]sanao ]saka raonaa AaOr icallaanaa saunaa tao ]sako pasa Aayaa.

]sakao ]sa baurI dSaa maoM doK kr vah ]sakao ]za kr Apnao Gar lao

gayaa.

Aba ]saka Gar tao hIro AaOr maaoityaaoM sao, gaulaaba AaOr camaolaI ko

fUlaaoM sao AaOr [-la AaOr maCilayaaoM sao Bar gayaa. ]sanao ]na sabasao dao


Taokiryaa^ Bar laIM AaOr ]nakao lao kr rajaa kI iKD,kI ko naIcao

]nakao baocanao ko ilayao KD,a hao gayaa.

laD,kI nao ]sasao kha ik vah rajaa kao vao hIro javaahrat Aa^KaoM

ko badlao maoM baocaoo.

maarkIja, nao ]sa baUZ,o kao turnt baulaayaa AaOr ApnaI baihna kI

laD,kI kI ek Aa^K do kr ]na saba saundr caIja,aoM kao KrId

ilayaa. ]sanao saaocaa ik vah rajaa sao yah khogaI ik yah saba ]sakI

baoTI nao pOda ikyaa hO.

baUZ,a vah ek Aa^K lao kr vaha^ sao cala idyaa AaOr vah ek

Aa^K laa kr ]sa laD,kI kao do dI. ]sa laD,kI nao ApnaI vah

Aa^K ApnaI Aa^K kI jagah lagaa laI. Agalao idna vah ifr vaOsaI

hI Taokiryaa^ lao kr mahla gayaa AaOr ]nakao BaI ek Aa^K ko badlao

maoM baocanao ko ilayao kha.

maarkIj,a jaao rajaa kao [sa baat ka ivaSvaasa idlaanao ko ilayao

bahut ]%sauk qaI ik vah hIro maaotI fUla maCilayaa^ Aaid saba ]sakI

baoTI nao pOda ikyao qao saao ]sanao ]sa baUZ,o sao vao daonaaoM Taokiryaa^ BaI

ApnaI baihna kI baoTI kI dUsarI Aa^K do kr KrId laIM.

pr rajaa kao [sa baat ka ivaSvaasa nahIM idlaayaa jaa saka ik

vah saba ]sa laD,kI nao hI pOda ikyaa hO @yaaoMik vah jaba BaI ]sa

laD,kI ko pasa jaata tao ]sakI saa^saaoM sao ABaI BaI vaOsaI hI baU AatI

jaOsaI ik phlaI baar AayaI qaI.


Aba ]sa garIba baihna kI laD,kI kao tao ApnaI Aa^KoM imala

gayaIM qaIM saao ek idna ]sanao ek kpD,o pr kZ,a[- krko ApnaI

tsvaIr banaayaI AaOr ]sa tsvaIr kao baUZ,o kao do kr baocanao ko ilayao

]saI saD,k pr rKvaa idyaa ijasa pr rajaa ka mahla qaa.

rajaa ]Qar sao inaklaa tao ]sanao vah tsvaIr doKI tao ]sanao baUZ,o

sao pUCa — “yah tsvaIr iksanao banaayaI hO?”

baUZ,o nao ]sakao saarI khanaI saunaa dI. tao rajaa baaolaa ik vah

]sa laD,kI sao imalanaa caahta hO. baUZ,a rajaa kao Apnao Gar lao gayaa.

rajaa nao ]sa laD,kI kao phcaana ilayaa AaOr vah ]sakao Apnao mahla

lao Aayaa.

maarkIj,a kao ]sanao garma tola maoM Dala kr ]baala kr maar idyaa

AaOr ApnaI ranaI ko saaqa KuSaI sao rhnao lagaa. baad maoM ]sanao ApnaI

ranaI ko pirvaar kao BaI Apnao mahla maoM baulavaa ilayaa.


11 ilaAa^ga caU icaMga kI sajaa45

yah laaok kqaa hmanao eiSayaa ko caIna doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI

hO.

ek baar Aasamaana ko baadSaah jaoD

baadSaah46 nao ApnaI baoiTyaaoM kao Aasamaana kI

AaOr dovataAaoM AaOr BaUtaoM kI raojamara- kI

ija,ndgaI sao bacaanao ko ilayao ek saaonao AaOr

jaoD47 ka mahla banavaayaa @yaaoMik jaha^ vao

rhtI qaIM vaha^ dovata AaOr BaUt A@sar hI Aato rhto qao AaOr vah

nahIM caahta qaa ik vao ]sakI baoiTyaaoM kao proSaana kroM.

]sa mahla maoM hr ek kao, yaha^ tk ik daisayaaoM AaOr kpD,a

baunanao vaalaI laD,ikyaaoM kao BaI, isataro vaalaa taja phnanaa haota qaa

taik vah mahla ek GaUmatI hu[- dOvaIya duinayaa^48 lagao.

kpD,a baunanao vaalaI laD,ikyaaoM kao AaOr dUsaro laaogaaoM sao bahut

j,yaada kama krnaa pD,ta qaa taik vao rajakumaairyaaoM kI paoSaakaoM ko

ilayao nayao nayao kpD,o banaa sakoM. mahla maoM rhnaa ek [j,ja,t kI baat

45 Liang Yu Ching’s Punishment – a folktale from China, Asia. Adapted from “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 46 Jade Emperor – is the Emperor of Sky 47 Jade is a kind of gemstone found in most Eastern countries – see its picture above. 48 Revolving Heavenly Galaxy

https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends


samaJaI jaatI qaI AaOr vaha^ sabakao Apnaa Apnaa kama zIk sao krnaa

pD,ta qaa.

pr vaha^ isavaaya dao kpD,a baunanao vaalaI laD,ikyaaoM ko baakI saba

laaoga Apnaa Apnaa kama zIk sao krto qao. ilaAa^ga yaU icaMga AaOr vaI

iSaMga jvaana49 ApnaI hr Saama ittilayaa^ pkD,nao AaOr iCpo iCpo

QartI pr Baaga jaanao ko Plaana banaanao maoM gaujaara krtI qaIM taik vao

jaba caahoM khIM BaI AaOr kBaI BaI Kola sakoM.

ek idna ta[- pI sTar prI50 Apnao rqa maoM mahla ko baagaIcao pr

naIcaI naIcaI ]D, rhI qaI ik ]sanao dao laD,ikyaaoM kao baat krto saunaa.

yao daonaaoM laD,ikyaa^ vahI kpD,a baunanao vaalaI daonaaoM laD,ikyaa^ qaIM.

phlaI baat tao vah prI Apnao GaUmanao sao qak gayaI qaI AaOr dUsaro

]sakao ]na laD,ikyaaoM ko baaro maoM BaI jaananao kI ]%saukta qaI saao vah

]sa baagaIcao ko }pr ek baadla ko Andr ]D,nao lagaI.

baadla ko Andr ]D,nao ko baavajaUd ]na baunanao vaalaI daonaaoM

laD,ikyaaoM nao ]sako isataro kI camakIlaI raoSanaI kao doK ilayaa AaOr

]sanao ]nakao caaOMka idyaa @yaaoMik ]sa raoSanaI sao vao ]sa dovaI kao

phcaana gayaI qaIM.

49 Liang Yu Ching and Wei Shing Jwan 50 Tai Pei Star Fairy


ilaAa^ga yaU icaMga ]sakao doK kr icallaayaI — “AaAao tuma BaI

hmaaro saaqa baOzao na sTar prI. iksaI kao pta BaI nahIM calaogaa ik

tuma yaha^ hao.”

ibanaa kuC AaOr baat ikyao ta[- pI sTar prI nao jamaIna pr

]trnao ko ilayao Apnaa rqa naIcao ikyaa pr jaOsao hI ]sako rqa ko

pihyao jamaIna sao Cue vao daonaaoM laD,ikyaa^ ]sako rqa maoM kUd kr baOz

gayaIM.

vaI iSaMga jvaana baaolaI — “hmaaro pasa ek baD,a AcCa ivacaar

hO. calaao naIcao cala kr QartI pr Kolato hOM. vaha^ hmakao kao[- nahIM

doK payaogaa.”

ta[- pI sTar prI kao QartI pr lao jaanaa Aasaana qaa @yaaoMik

]na kpD,a baunanao vaalaI laD,ikyaaoM kI trh sao vah BaI jaoD baadSaah

ko rajya sao inaklanaa caahtI qaI. saao vao tInaaoM QartI kI trf cala

dIM.

vao laaoga vaI Sahr51 maoM Sahr ko baahr ek gaufa maoM Aa kr

]trIM. pr eosaa haonaa tao bahut mauiSkla qaa ik kao[- dovata ]nakao

doK na laota [sailayaoo ]sa gaufa maoM sao vao kovala rat kao hI inaklatI

qaIM AaOr tBaI tk baahr GaUmatIM jaba tk saUrja inaklata. ]sako

baad vao ifr ApnaI gaufa maoM calaI jaatIM.

51 Wei City of China


]na sabako QartI pr Aanao ko 46 idna baItnao ko baad saaro caIna

ko laaogaaoM nao doKa ik ta[- pI sTar prI tao Aasamaana sao gaayaba hI hao

gayaI hO. ]nhaoMnao Apnao saaqa kuC BaI baura haonao sao bacanao ko ilayao jaoD

baadSaah kao BaoMT caZ,anaI Sau$ kr dI.

[sa baIca jaoD baadSaah kao BaI pta cala gayaa ik ta[- pI sTar

prI Aasamaana sao gaayaba hao gayaI hO saao vah BaI ta[- pI sTar prI pr

bahut gaussaa hao gayaa. ]sanao pa^ca phaD, ko dovataAaoM52 kao ]sa prI

AaOr daonaaoM laD,ikyaaoM kao ZU^Znao ko ilayao kha.

pa^ca phaD, ko dovataAaoM nao ]nakao ZUZnao ko ilayao Plaana banaanao ko

ilayao k[- maIiTMga kIM pr ]nako naIcao tao [tnaa baD,a caIna pD,a qaa

[sailayao vao yah inaScaya nahIM kr pa rho qao ik vao ]nakao kha^ sao

ZUZnaa Sau$ kroM.

AaiKr vao [sa natIjao pr phu^cao ik doSa kao pa^ca ihssaaoM maoM baa^T

ilayaa jaayao – ]<ar, dixaNa, pUva-, piScama AaOr baIca ka ihssaa.

AaOr ifr hr ek dovata ]nakao ZUZnao ko ilayao Apnao Apnao isapahI

AaOr jaasaUsa QartI pr Baojao.

vao saba BaI ]nakao tba tk ZU^ZoMgao jaba tk vao imala nahIM jaatIM.

eosaa hI ikyaa gayaa.

jaba yao laaoga ta[- pI sTar prI kao ZU^Z rho qao tao vah ta[- pI

sTar prI AaOr daonaaoM laD,ikyaa^ rat maoM GaUma rho qao. Asala maoM tao ]na

52 Gods of Five Mountains


tInaaoM kao pta hI nahIM qaa ik jaoD baadSaah nao ]nakao ZU^Znao ko ilayao

laaoga Baojao hue hOM.

jaba vao pUvaI-ya phaD,aoM ko }pr sao haokr jaa rhI qaIM tao ilaAa^ga

caU icaMga nao naIcao ka gaa^va doKnao ko ilayao Apnao rqa sao naIcao Jaa^ka.

pr vah kuC ja,ra j,yaada hI naIcao Jauk gayaI AaOr [sa Jauknao maoM

]saka isataraoM vaalaa taja ]sako isar sao ifsala kr naIcao igar pD,a.

vah phaD, kI Zala pr sao lauZ,kta huAa dUr naIcao GaaTI maoM jaa pD,a.

ilaAa^ga caU icaMga kao A^Qaoro maoM kuC idKayaI nahIM do rha qaa [sa

ilayao ]sanao sTar prI sao Apnaa rqa raoknao ko ilayao AaOr Apnaa

Kaoyaa huAa taja ZU^Znao maoM ]sakI sahayata krnao ko ilayao kha.

tInaaoM nao rqa kao phaD, kI caaoTI pr CaoD,a AaOr baakI bacao dao

tajaaoM kI raoSanaI maoM phaD, ko Zala pr [sa ]mmaId maoM cala dIM ik

]nakao vah taja saubah haonao sao phlao phlao imala jaayaogaa.

pr jaba vao phaD,I rasto ko ek maaoD, pr qaIM tao ]nakao ZUZnao ko

ilayao pa^ca phaD, ko dovataAaoM ko jaao isapahI pUvaI-ya ihssao maoM inaklao

hue qao vao ]nakao imala gayao. ]nakao doK kr vao turnt hI vaha^ sao

laaOT laIM AaOr Apnao rqa kI trf Baaga laIM.

jaanao kI jaldI maoM ]nakI isalk kI paoSaakoM ]sa phaD, maoM

inaklao p%qaraoM maoM ATknao lagaIM AaOr ]nako Gaava BaI haonao lagao.

pr ]nhaoMnao [sa pr kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa. yaha^ tk ik vao

Apnao isataraoM vaalao taja ]tarnaa BaI BaUla gayaIM jaao ]na isapaihyaaoM


kao ]nakI raoSanaI maoM ]naka pICa krnao ko ilayao rasta idKa rho

qao.

ta[- pI sTar prI AaOr ilaAa^ga yaU icaMga tao samaya sao Apnao rqa

maoM baOz gayaIM pr vaI iSaMga jvaana pqarIlaI jamaIna pr zaokr Ka kr

igar gayaI AaOr samaya sao ]sa rqa pr nahIM caZ, sakI.

vaI iSaMga jvaana nao ]na daonaaoM laD,ikyaaoM sao kha ik vao ]sako

ibanaa hI vaha^ sao calaI jaayaoM. saao jaOsao hI rqa hvaa maoM }pr ]za vaI

iSaMga jvaana vahIM pasa kI ek gaufa maoM Baaga gayaI AaOr ifr kBaI

idKayaI nahIM dI.

[Qar dovataAaoM ko isapaihyaaoM kao A^Qaoro mao yah pta hI nahIM calaa

ik ]na tIna laD,ikyaaoM maoM sao ek laD,kI baca kr Baaga inaklaI hO.

vao Aasamaana maoM ]D,to hue rqa ka pICa krnao lagao. rqa ]D, kr vaI

Sahr ko pasa vaalaI gaufa ko pasa ]tr gayaa ijasamaoM vao laD,ikyaa^ rukI

hu[- qaIM.

imanaTaoM ko Andr hI ]sa gaufa kao Gaor ilayaa gayaa AaOr sTar

prI AaOr ilaAa^ga yaU icaMga daonaaoM hI ]samaoM sao baahr nahIM inakla

payaIM. ]nakao igarFtar kr ilayaa gayaa AaOr svaga- lao jaayaa gayaa.

jaoD baadSaah Apnao saaonao ko isaMhasana pr ]naka nyaaya krnao

baOzo. baindyaaoM nao Jauk kr ]nakao salaama ikyaa. baadSaah ko saamanao

]nakao kuC baaolanao kI [jaaja,t BaI nahIM qaI.


baadSaah baaolao — “ta[ - pI sTar prI, tuma tao ek bahut hI

ijammaodar isatara hao tumakao tao kma sao kma zIk sao bartava krnaa

caaihyao qaa taik dUsaro laaoga tumharI nakla kr sakoM. Aba hmaoSaa ko

ilayao tuma Aasamaana maoM [saI jagah rhaogaI AaOr yaha^ sao kBaI nahIM

ihlaaogaI.

AaOr tuma ilaAa^ga yaU icaMga, tuma jaao ik maorI sabasao ip`ya kpD,a

baunanao vaalaI qaIM tumakao jaamaunaI isataro53 pr doSa inakalaa idyaa jaata

hO jaha^ tuma caavala ko KotaoM maoM rhaogaI. vaha^ tuma tba tk caavala ko

hr danao ka BaUsaa inakalatI rhaogaI jaba tk maOM tumakao ruk jaanao

ilayao na khU^.”

[sa trh hjaaraoM saala tk ilaAa^ga yaU icaMga ibanaa kao[- iSakayat

ikyao hue vaha^ caavala ko KotaoM maoM rhI AaOr vaha^ ko caavala ko KotaoM

maoM pOda haonao vaalao caavala ko danaaoM ka BaUsaa inakalatI rhI.

jaba jaoD baadSaah kao lagaa ik ilaAa^ga yaU icaMga nao ApnaI sajaa

pUrI kr laI hO tba ]sanao ]sakao ek baoTI donao ka fOsalaa ikyaa –

sau[-–kU54, jaao ]sako baUZ,o haonao pr ]sakI doKBaala krtI.

sau[-–kU kao baadSaah nao bahut saarI BaoMToM dIM. vah ek bahut hI

haoiSayaar kpD,a baunanao vaalaI qaI. vah gaanaa BaI bahut AcCa gaatI

53 Purple Star 54 Sui Ku – the daughter of Liang Yu Ching. Later she became the Goddess of Rains


qaI AaOr dyaavaana BaI bahut qaI. vah hr ek kao maafI donao kao

tOyaar qaI isavaaya ApnaI maa^ ko.

sau[-–kU kI SaadI nadI ko dovata hao pI55 sao hao gayaI. jaoD

baadSaah nao ]sakao ]sakI SaadI kI BaoMT ko $p maoM ]sakao baairSa kI

dovaI56 banaa idyaa.

Aba vah yah doKnao ko ilayao ik kaOna saI jagahoM saUKI hOM AaOr

kaOna saI jagahaoM maoM baaZ, AayaI hu[- hO vah raoja Aasamaana maoM GaUmatI.

jaOsao jaOsao saala baItto gayao caIna doSa kI jamaIna KUba KuSahala

haotI gayaI AaOr vaha^ ko laaoga sau[-–kU kI bahut [jjat AaOr pUjaa

krnao lagao. pr [tnaa saba kuC haonao ko baad BaI sau[-–kU ApnaI maa^

ko ikyao gayao Sama-naak kama kao nahIM BaUlaI.

hr baar jaba BaI sau[-–kU vaI Sahr ko baahr ]sa gaufa kI trf

jaatI jaha^ vao tInaaoM rhI qaIM vah vaha^ baairSa nahIM krtI AaOr hr

baar jaba BaI ta[- pI sTar prI camakIlaI camaktI tao vah svaga- sao

baahr nahIM jaatI.

Aaja BaI vaI Sahr ko Aasa pasa kI jamaIna baMjar hO. jaba ta[-

pI sTar prI sabasao jyaada camaktI hO tba vaha^ baairSa nahIM haotI.

halaa^ik vaha^ Aaja BaI kBaI kBaI pUvaI-ya phaD, pr ek AjaIba saI

raoSanaI idKayaI dotI hO.

55 Ho Pei 56 Goddess of Rain


kuC laaogaaoM ka khnaa hO ik vaha^ vaI iSaMga jvaana sau[-–kU ka

Qyaana KIMcanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI hO taik Saayad kBaI ]sa jagah

baairSa hao jaayao.


12 pgaaoDa ka poD,57

yah laaok kqaa BaI eiSayaa mahaWIp ko caIna doSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM

sao laI gayaI hO.

tuMga yauMga58 Apnao la^gaD,o ipta ko saaqa Sahr ko baahr ek gaa^va

maoM ek ima+I kI banaI JaaoMpD,I maoM rhta qaa. jaba vah dsa saala ka

qaa tBaI sao vah ek majadUr ka kama krta qaa.

]sasao ]sao jaao AamadnaI haotI qaI vah ]sakao vaOVaoM AaOr sau[-

lagaanao vaalao Da@TraoM pr Apnao ipta ka raoja [laaja krnao maoM Kca-

kr dota qaa.

jaba ]saka ipta mara tba tuMga yauMga kovala 20 saala ka qaa

AaOr ]sakI saarI kmaa[- ]sako ipta ko [laaja pr Kca- haocaukI

qaI. Aba ]sako pasa Apnao ipta ko dfna ko ilayao BaI pOsao nahIM

qao.

tuMga yauMga nao Apnao daostaoM AaOr pD,aoisayaaoM sao kuC pOsao ]Qaar maa^gao

pr ]nhaoMnao ]sakao kao[- pOsaa donao sao manaa kr idyaa @yaaoMik ]nakao

maalaUma qaa ik vah ]naka pOsaa vaapsa nahIM kr payaogaa.

57 The Pagoda Tree – a folktale from China, Asia. Adapted from “Chinese Myths and Legends” translated by Kwok Man Ho. 2011. Its English version may be read at https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends 58 Tung Yung – the name of the boy

https://www.scribd.com/doc/57934877/Chinese-Myths-and-Legends


Aba ]sakao Apnao ipta kao tao dfna krnaa hI qaa saao ]sanao

Apnao Aapkao baocanao ka inaScaya ikyaa. ]sanao ek AmaIr saaOdagar

ilayaU59 kao Apnao Aapkao ]sako naaOkr ko $p maoM baoca idyaa.

ilayaU nao ]sakao ]sako ipta ko dfna ko ilayao pOsao idyao AaOr

[sako badlao maoM ]sanao ilayaU ko Gar maoM tIna saala kama krnao ka vaayada

ikyaa.

Apnao ipta kao dfna krnao ko baad ]sanao Apnao purKaoM kao BaoMT

dI. vah jaanata qaa ik vah Aba tIna saala tk ifr sao Apnao ipta

kI kba` pr nahIM Aa sakogaa AaOr na hI vah Apnao purKaoM kao BaoMT do

sakogaa saao baD,o BaarI idla sao ]sanao kiba`stana CaoD,a.

tuMga yauMga ko pasa jaao qaaoD,a bahut saamaana qaa vah ]sanao ek qaOlao

maMo Bara AaOr saubah savaoro ilayaU ko Gar cala idyaa jaao phaD, ko ]sa

par qaa.

daophr tk vah ]sako Gar ko AaQaI dUr tk phu^ca gayaa qaa.

Aarama krnao ko ilayao vah ek poD, ko naIcao baOz gayaa ik Acaanak

vah vaha^ ek laD,kI Aavaaja sauna kr caaOMk gayaa.

]sa laD,kI nao QaImaI Aavaaja maoM pUCa — “@yaa tuma tuMga yauMga

hao?”

tuMga yauMga ek eosaI maIzI Aavaaja sauna kr bahut KuSa huAa

halaa^ik ]sa laD,kI kao ]sanao kBaI doKa nahIM qaa.

59 Liu – the name of the Merchant


]sanao ]sasao kha “ha^” AaOr ifr ]sakao Apnao ipta ko marnao

AaOr ]sa saaOdagar sao ]sako Gar maoM naaOkrI krnao kI pUrI khanaI saunaa

dI. khanaI saunaa kr vah rao pD,a.

laD,kI baaolaI — “tuma raoAao nahIM, maOM tumharo saaqa ]sa saaOdagar

ko Gar calaU^gaI AaOr ]saka Kanaa pkanao maoM, kpD,o Qaaonao maoM AaOr

safa[- krnao maoM tumharI sahayata k$^gaI.

kama krto samaya Agar maOM tumharo saaqa rhU^gaI tao tumhara kama

AaQao samaya maoM hI hao jaayaogaa AaOr tuma tIna saala sao phlao hI vaapsa

Aa sakaogao.”

phlao tao tuMga yauMga [sa baat pr rajaI haonao kao huAa pr ifr

]sanao saaocaa ik [sa AjanabaI laD,kI kao ]saka naama maalaUma qaa tao

khIM eosaa tao nahIM ik dovata laaoga ]sako saaqa kao[- caala Kola rho

haoM.

AaOr Agar yah laD,kI AadmaI BaI hO jaao ]sakI sahayata krnao

ko ilayao AayaI hO tao BaI ]sakao ]sa saaOdagar ko Gar ek AjanabaI

laD,kI kao saaqa lao kr nahIM jaanaa caaihyao.

pr ]sa laD,kI nao jaana ilayaa ik vah @yaa saaoca rha qaa. ]sanao

]sakao haqa pkD, kr ]zayaa AaOr baaolaI — “Agar maOM tumharI p%naI

bananao ko ilayao rajaI hao jaa}^ tao @yaa tuma mauJasao SaadI kraogao?”

tuMga yauMga tao yah sauna kr AaOr BaI jyaada AaScaya-caikt hao

gayaa AaOr kuC baaola hI nahIM saka. vah kao[- bahanaa banaanao ko ilayao


[Qar ]Qar doKnao lagaa ifr baaolaa — “nahIM nahIM, yah maOM nahIM kr

sakta. yah nahIM hao sakta. hma tba tk SaadI nahIM kr sakto

jaba tk kao[- yah na kh do ik ha^ hma SaadI kr sakto hOM.60”

pr vah laD,kI ]sako [sa javaaba sao ibalkula BaI proSaana nahIM

hu[-. vah pasa maoM lagao ek baD,o sao poD, ko pasa gayaI AaOr ]sako tnao

maoM ek zaokr maarI AaOr Saaint sao baaolaI — “yah poD, batayaogaa ik

hma SaadI kr sakto hOM yaa nahIM.”

tuMga yauMga kao Aba tk yakIna hao gayaa qaa ik yaa tao vah laD,kI

pagala hO yaa ifr vah kao[- baurI Aa%maa hO. pr ]sako AaScaya- ka

kao[- izkanaa na rha jaba vah poD, “ha^” maoM isar Jaukanao ko ilayao Jauk

gayaa.

Aba tuMga yauMga nao ]sasao majaak krnao kI saaocaI. vah baaolaa —

“yah @yaa AcCa SaadI batanao vaalaa hO jaao baaola hI nahIM sakta.”

tBaI ]sako pICo sao ek BaarI saI Aavaaja AayaI — “kaOna

khta hO ik maOM baaola nahIM sakta? maOM tumharI SaadI batata hU^ AaOr maOM

tumakao hu@ma dota hU^ ik tuma laaoga SaadI krlaao.”

Aba tuMga yauMga kao ivaSvaasa hao gayaa ik AcCI AaOr baurI daonaaoM

trh kI Aa%maaeoM ]sako }pr Apnaa Apnaa kama kr rhIM hOM tao

]sanao ]na daonaaoM trh kI Aa%maaAaoM ko saamanao Apnaa isar Jauka idyaa

AaOr ]sa laD,kI sao SaadI kr laI.

60 He wanted to consult some matchmaker.


jaba vao daonaaoM ilayaU ko Gar phu^cao tao ]na laaogaaoM kao ]sako baOznao

vaalao kmaro maoM lao jaayaa gayaa. ilayaU yah doKkr bahut gaussaa hao gayaa

ik Aba ]sakao ek AaOr AadmaI kao Kanaa iKlaanaa pD,ogaa.

pr ]sa laD,kI nao ]sakao ivaSvaasa idlaayaa ik vah isalaa[-, kpD,o baunanaa AaOr safa[- ]sa Gar ko iksaI BaI naaOkr sao j,yaada

jaldI kr saktI qaI [sailayao ]sakao ]sako baaro maoM jyaada icanta

krnao kI ja$rt nahIM hO.

]sa caalaak saaOdagar nao ]sakI baat pr saaocaa AaOr ]sakao [sa

Sat- pr Apnao yaha^ rK ilayaa ik tIna idna maoM vah ]sakao kpD,o ko

24 TukD,o bauna kr dogaI.

yah sauna kr tuMga yauMga nao ]sa saaOdagar sao pUCa ik ]sakI p%naI

[sa Sat- kao iksa trh pUra krogaI @yaaoMik yah tao ]sanao ]sako

saamanao baD,I kizna Sat- rK dI qaI pr vah laD,kI baIca maoM hI baaolaI

— “tuma icanta na krao kpD,a baunanaa ta o maoro baa^yao haqa ka Kola

hO.”

tIna idna maoM ]sanao vao 24 kpD,o bauna idyao AaOr tIna idna baad

]sanao vah kpD,o ilayaU ko saamanao lao jaa kr rK idyao. jaba ilayaU ]na

kpD,aoM kao doK rha qaa tao tuMga yauMga nao ApnaI p%naI kI bahut tarIf

kI.


ipClao tIna idnaaoM maoM ]sanao ApnaI p%naI kao kao[- Qaagaa baunato hue

nahIM doKa qaa ifr BaI ]sanao tIna idna maoM vah kpD,o baunakr tOyaar

kr idyao qao. yah ]sako ilayao tarIf kI baat tao qaI hI.

ilayaU ]sa laD,kI sao baaolaa ik tuma yaha^ rh saktI hao pr maOM

tumakao mauFt maoM Kanaa nahIM iKlaa}^gaa jaba tk tuma baiZ,yaa isalk ko

50 TukD,o mauJao tIna idna maoM bauna kr nahIM daogaI nahIM tao maOM tumakao Gar

sao baahr inakala dU^gaa.” yah kh kr vah kmaro sao baahr calaa

gayaa.

jaba vah kmaro sao baahr calaa gayaa tao tuMga yauMga Apnao GauTnaaoM

pr igar pD,a AaOr baaolaa — “yah saaOdagar tumasao yah ]mmaId kOsao

krta hO ik tIna idna maoM tuma ]sako ilayao 50 isalk ko TukD,o bauna

kr do daogaI? lagata hO ik basa Aba saba kuC K%ma huAa. mauJao

maalaUma hO ik maOM Aba tumakao kBaI nahIM doK pa}^gaa.”

pr ]sa laD,kI nao ek baar ifr ]sakao ivaSvaasa idlaayaa ik

vah samaya rhto rhto ]saka kama K%ma kr dogaI AaOr vah [sa saba

ko baaro maoM ibalkula BaI icanta na kro.

pr tuMga yauMga kao ]sa pr ivaSvaasa hI nahIM qaa saao Agalao dao

idnaaoM maoM tuMga yauMga ApnaI p%naI pr kD,I inagaah rKo rha. ]sanao doKa

ik vah laD,kI Apnaa samaya baagaIcao sao fUla caunanao maoM Kca- krtI rhI

AaOr ek baar BaI kpD,a baunanao vaalao kmaro maoM nahIM gayaI.


yaha^ tk ik vah saaOdagar BaI yah doK kr AaScaya-caikt qaa

ik ]sa laD,kI ko trIko sao eosaa laga rha qaa jaOsao ik ]sakao

kpD,a baunanao kI kao[- icanta hI nahIM qaI saao vah ]sakao Gar sao baahr

inakalanao ko baaro maoM saaocanao lagaa.

dUsaro idna kI Saama kao tao tuMga yauMga kao [tnaI jyaada icanta

haogayaI ik vah rat Bar saao nahIM saka. ]sakao lagaa ik Saayad vah

rat kao kpD,a bauna rhI hao saao ]sanao baunaa[- vaalao kmaro maoM Jaa^knao kI

saaocaa ik ]sakI p%naI nao baunaa[- ka kama Sau$ ikyaa yaa nahIM.

vah ]sa kmaro tk gayaa AaOr ]sanao ]sa

kmaro ka drvaajaa bahut hI ja,ra saa Kaolaa

AaOr ]sa raoSanaI Baro kmaro maoM Jaa^ka.

]sanao doKa ik ek safod saarsa61 nao

]sakI p%naI ko haqaaoM maoM baunaa[- kI SaTla62 dI AaOr ]sakI p%naI nao

vah SaTla ek baunaa[- kI maSaIna maoM Dala dI.

]sa maSaIna nao ibanaa iksaI kI sahayata ko bahut jaldI sao Apnaa

kama krnaa Sau$ kr idyaa AaOr kuC hI dor maoM ]sa maSaIna maoM sao

kpD,a bauna kr inakla Aayaa.

tuMga yauMga nao AaScaya- sao ApnaI Aa^KoM malaIM ik khIM vah sapnaa

tao nahIM doK rha AaOr ifr jaba ]sanao ApnaI AaKoM KaolaIM tao vah

61 Translated for the word “Crane” – see its picture above. 62 Weaving Shuttle


tao AaOr BaI jyaada AaScaya- maoM pD, gayaa @yaaoMik vaha^ sao vah saarsa

AaOr ]sakI p%naI daonaaoM hI gaayaba hao cauko qao AaOr ]sa kmaro maoM

A^Qaora Ca gayaa qaa.

[sasao ]sakao lagaa ik vah vaak[- sapnaa hI doK rha qaa. tuMga

yauMga vaapsa Apnao ibastr maoM Aa kr laoT gayaa.

tIsaro idna saubah kao ]sa laD,kI nao isalk ko 50 TukD,o ]sa

saaOdagar ko saamanao rK idyao AaOr baaolaI — “Aapnao [tnao hI isalk

ko TukD,o tao maa^gao qao na?” [tnaa kh kr ]sanao ilayaU ko saamanao isar

Jaukayaa AaOr ]sa kmaro maoM sao inakla kr baahr calaI gayaI.

ilayaU [na kpD,aoM kao doK kr [tnaa caikt huAa ik saarI saubah

vah ]sako gauNa gaata rha.

Saama kao ]sanao ]sa laD,kI kao Apnao

baOznao ko kmaro maoM baulaayaa AaOr ]sasao pUCa

— “@yaa tuma isalk pr kZ,a[ - kr saktI

hao?”

laD,kI nao ha^ maoM isar ihlaayaa.

ilayaU baaolaa — “Agar eosaa hO tao maOM caahta hU^ ik tuma 10 idna

maoM isalk ko 50 TukD,o bauna kr AaOr ]nakao kaZ, kr mauJao dao.

Agar tuma eosaa kr daogaI tao maOM vah isalk baoca kr 50 dasa KrId

laU^gaa AaOr ifr tumhMo AaOr tumharo pit daonaaoM kao yaha^ kama krnao ko

badlao maoM Aajaad kr dU^gaa.


AaOr Agar tuma eosaa na kr sakIM tao ifr tuma laaogaaoM kao yaha^

tIna saala ko badlao Ch saala tk rhnaa pD,ogaa.”

[sa baar ]sa saaOdagar kao yakIna qaa ik yah kama vah laD,kI

nahIM kr payaogaI. ]sanao [sa baat kao saaoca kr hI KuSaI sao ApnaI

daZ,I sahlaayaI ik Agar ]sa laD,kI nao vah kama pUra nahIM ikyaa tao

]sakao ]na daonaaoM kao Ch saala tk naaOkr rK kr iktnaa pOsaa

imalanao vaalaa hO.

Agalao dsa idna tk tuMga yauMga na tao idna maoM zIk sao Kanaa Ka

saka AaOr na vah rat kao zIk sao saao hI saka. ]sanao ApnaI p%naI

kao hr idna baagaIcao maoM Aarama krto doKa AaOr vah basa yahI saaocata

rha ik Agar ]sakI p%naI nao ilayaU ka kama nahIM ikyaa tao Ch saala

maoM ]sako ipta kI kba` pr iktnao saaro poD, paOQao ]ga AayaoMgao.

hr baar jaba BaI vah ApnaI p%naI ko pasa gayaa tao ]sanao ]sakao

dUr hTa idyaa. navaIM rat kao tao tuMga yauMga icanta sao ibalkula pagala

saa hI hao gayaa.

navaIM rat kao AaQaI rat kao tuMga yauMga Apnao kmaro maoM bacaOnaI sao

Thla rha qaa ik ]sanao ]sa baunaa[- ko kmaro sao kuC is~yaaoM kI

AavaajaoM AatI saunaI. vah ifr vahIM doKnao ko ilayao phu^ca gayaa ik

]sa kmaro maoM @yaa hao rha qaa.


pr [sa baar jaao kuC ]sanao vaha^ doKa ]sakao doK kr tao vah

vahIM ka vahIM jama gayaa. ]sakI p%naI AaOr Ch AaOr laD,ikyaa^ bahut

hI baiZ,yaa isalk ko TukD,o bauna rhI qaIM AaOr kaZ, rhI qaI.

tBaI saat safod saarsa ]D,to hue vaha^ Aayao AaOr ]na sabakao

ek ek SaTla dI AaOr bahut hI baiZ,yaa isalk ka kZ,a[- ka Qaagaa

idyaa AaOr ]D, kr vaapsa calao gayao.

tuMga yauMga [sa sabakao doK kr [tnaa j,yaada caikt hao gayaa ik

vah vahIM baohaoSa hao kr igar pD,a. jaba vah haoSa maoM Aayaa tao ]sakI

p%naI ]sako isar pr panaI Dala rhI qaI AaOr ]sakao haoSa maoM laanao kI

kaoiSaSa kr rhI qaI.

baad maoM vah baaolaI — “mauJao tumhoM [sa trh caaOMkanao kao ilayao

bahut Afsaaosa hO pr vao maorI Ch baD,I baihnaoM qaIM jaao kpD,a baunanao maoM

maorI sahayata krnao AayaIM qaIM. pr Aba saba K%ma hao gayaa AaOr Aba

hma laaoga yaha^ sao jaanao ko ilayao Aajaad hOM.”

]na kpD,aoM kao doKnao ka jaao samaya inaiScat huAa qaa, yaanaI ik

dsavaoM idna, ]sa idna ]sa laD,kI nao vao 50 isalk ko kZ,o hue kpD,o

saaOdagar ilayaU ko saamanao fOlaa idyao. ]na kpD,aoM pr k[- jaanavar

AaOr icaiD,yaoM banaI hu[- qaIM.


]na pr D/Ogana63 banao hue qao.

]na kpD,aoM pr batKoM banaI hu[-M qaIM fIina@sa64

banao hue qao.

]na sabakao doK kr ilayaU ko mau^h sao tao

Aavaaja hI nahIM inaklaI.

]sakao Aba pUra ivaSvaasa hao gayaa qaa ik vah

[sa laD,kI ko }pr yaa ]sako pit ko }pr na tao ApnaI kao[-

takt Aajamaa sakta qaa AaOr na hI ]nakao hra sakta qaa saao ]sanao

]nakao vaha^ sao Bagaa idyaa.

tuMga yauMga AaOr ]sakI p%naI ]saI Saama kao vaha^ sao phaD,aoM ko

}pr haoto hue Apnao Gar vaapsa cala idyao. laD,kI nao tuMga yauMga sao

kha ik ]nakao ]sa poD, ko pasa ruk kr jaanaa caaihyao jaha^ vao

phlaI baar imalao qao.

vao ]sa poD, ko pasa rukoo tao tuMga yauMga jaa kr ]sa poD, sao KuSaI

sao ilapT gayaa pr vah poD, tao kuC baaolaa hI nahIM AaOr jaba vah yah

khnao ko ilayao ApnaI p%naI kI trf mauD,a ik vah poD, tao baaola hI

63 A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, namely the Japanese dragon, Korea and other East Asian countries – see the picture of Chinese Dragon above 64 A phoenix or phenix is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn. Associated with the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor – see its picture above below Dragon.


nahIM rha tao ]sanao doKa ik vah laD,kI Apnaa BaUsao ka banaa qaOlaa

Kaola rhI qaI.

]sa laD,kI nao ]sa qaOlao maoM sao ]sakao 10 baiZ,yaa isalk ko

kpD,o inakala kr idyao AaOr baaolaI — “maOM Aba jaa rhI hU^. yah

BaoMT maOM tumakao Apnao sao Alaga haonao pr dorhI hU^. maOM Amar hU^. maOMnao

yah AadmaI ka $p tumharI sahayata krnao ko ilayao ilayaa qaa.

pr @yaaoMik jaoD baadSaah65 nao hmaarI

SaadI ko baaro maoM sauna ilayaa hO [sailayao Aba maOM

yaha^ nahIM rh saktI. mauJao svaga- vaapsa jaanaa

hI pD,ogaa.

tuma yah isalk lao jaaAao [sakao baajaar maoM baoca donaa AaOr ]sasao

imalao pOsao kao zIk sao Kca- krnaa tao tuma bahut AmaIr hao jaaAaogao.

Aba tuma jaaAao. maOM tumharI hmaoSaa hI doKBaala krtI rhU^gaI.”

tuMga yauMga nao ]sakao ivada krto samaya caUmanaa caaha pr [sasao

phlao ik vah ]sakao CUta BaI vah Aasamaana kI trf ]D, calaI.

]sanao }pr kI trf doKa tao ]sanao ]sakao saat safod saarsaaoM ko

saaqa svaga- kI trf jaato doKa.

65 Jade Emperor – the God of the Sky


13 ek bauiZ,yaa kI Kala66

yah laaok kqaa BaI yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI hO. yah kuC

puranaI baat hO ik ek doSa maoM ek rajaa raja krta qaa. ]sako

tIna baoiTyaa^ qaIM. ek baar vah ek maolao maoM jaa rha qaa tao jaanao sao

phlao ]sanao ApnaI tInaaoM baoiTyaaoM sao pUCa ik vah maolao sao ]nako ilayao

@yaa lao kr Aayao.

]sakI sabasao baD,I baoTI baaolaI ik ]sakao ek $maala caaihyao.

]sakI dUsarI baoTI baaolaI ik ]sakao bahut baiZ,yaa jaUta caaihyao.

]sakI tIsarI AaOr sabasao CaoTI baoTI baaolaI ik ]sakao ek iDbbaa

namak caaihyao.

daonaaoM baD,I baihnaoM ApnaI sabasao CaoTI baihna sao bahut jalatIM qaIM

saao ]nhaoMnao Apnao ipta sao kha — “ipta jaI Aapkao pta hO ik

yah baovakUf laD,kI Aapsao namak @yaaoM ma^gavaa rhI hO? @yaaoMik yah

Aapka Acaar Dalanaa caahtI hO.”

ipta baaolaa “AcCa tao vah maora Acaar banaanaa caahtI hO. @yaa

sacamauca maoM? zIk hO. Agar [saka eosaa hI [rada hO tao maOM [sakao

baahr inakala dU^gaa.”

66 The Old Woman’s Hide (Story No 70) – a folktale from Italy from its Montale area. Adapted from the book “Italian Folktales”, by Italo Calvino”. Translated by George Martin, 1980.


AaOr ]sanao ]sakao ek dasaI ko saaqa ek saaonao ko isa@kaoM ka

baTuAa do kr ]sakao baahr inakala idyaa. saaro AadmaI AaOr

naaOjavaana tao tMga krnao vaalao haoto qao saao ]sa baocaarI laD,kI kao yahI

pta nahIM qaa ik vah jaayao kha^.

vao ek kiba`stana sao gaujar rho qao ik dasaI nao doKa ik ek

100 saala kI bauiZ,yaa ABaI ABaI marI qaI AaOr laaoga ]sakao vaha^

dfnaa rho qao. ]sakao doK kr dasaI kao ek ivacaar Aayaa.

dasaI kba` Kaodnao vaalao ko pasa gayaI AaOr ]sasao pUCa — “@yaa

tuma hmakao [sa bauiZ,yaa kI Kala baocaaogao?”

kba` Kaodnao vaalaa baaolaa “yah maOM kOsao kr sakta hU^?”

kafI pICo pD,nao ko baad vah ]sa bauiZ,yaa kI Kala ]nakao

baocanao pr rajaI hao gayaa. ]sanao caakU ilayaa, ]sa bauiZ,yaa kI Kala

inakalaI AaOr ]sako caohro, safod baala, ]^gailayaaoM AaOr naaKUnaaoM ko saaqa

]sakI pUrI Kala ]sanao ]na laaogaaoM kao baoca dI.

dasaI nao ]sa Kala ka camaD,a banaayaa ]sakao kpD,o kI trh sao

isalaa AaOr ]sakao ]sa laD,kI kao phnaa idyaa.

Aba laaoga ]sa bauiZ,yaa kao doKto nahIM qakto qao. @yaaoM? @yaaoMik

[tnaI bauiZ,yaa haonao ko baavajaUd ]sakI Aavaaja GaMTI kI trh saaf

qaI.

Aba ]nakao iksasao imalanaa qaa – rajaa ko baoTo sao. saao vao ek

eosao rajaa ko mahla maoM gayaIM ijasako ek hI baoTa qaa. jaba vao rajaa


ko baoTo sao imalaI tao ]sanao dasaI sao pUCa — “yah tao bataAao ik vah

bauiZ,yaa iktnaI baUZ,I hO.”

dasaI baaolaI — “yah Aap ]saI sao pUC laIijayao na.”

rajakumaar nao ]sa laD,kI sao pUCa — “dadI, @yaa Aap maorI

baat sauna saktI hOM? AapkI @yaa ]ma` haogaI?”

laD,kI nao h^sa kr javaaba idyaa — “maorI ]ma` 115 saala kI

hO.”

“Aaoh maoro Bagavaana. AaOr Aap AayaIM kha^ sao hOM?”

“Apnao Sahr sao.”

“Aap ko maata ipta kaOna qao?”

“maOM ApnaI maata ipta Kud hU^.”

“AaOr Aap krtI @yaa hOM?”

“kuC nahIM, basa Aanand krtI hU^.”

rajakumaar kao yah saba sauna kr bahut majaa Aayaa. ]sanao rajaa

AaOr ranaI sao kha — “ipta jaI hma [sa bauiZ,yaa kao Apnao mahla lao

calato hOM. jaba tk yah ija,nda rhogaI tba tk yah hmaara idla

bahlaatI rhogaI.”

dasaI nao ]sa laD,kI kao mahla maoM CaoD, idyaa AaOr vaha^ sao calaI

gayaI. vaha^ ]nhaoMnao ]sa bauiZ,yaa kao sabasao naIcao vaalao Cjjao pr ek

kmara do idyaa AaOr vah laD,kI vaha^ rhnao lagaI.


Aba jaba BaI vah rajakumaar KalaI haota AaOr Apnaa idla

bahlaanaa caahta tao vah ]sa bauiZ,,yaa ko pasa phu^ca jaata, ]sasao baatoM

krta AaOr ]sakI ]laTI saIQaI baataoM pr h^sata.

]nhaoMnao ]sa laD,kI kao ]sakI baUZ,I Aa^KaoM kI vajah sao “saD,I

hu[- Aa^KaoM vaalaI” naama do idyaa.

ek idna ranaI nao ]sa “saD,I hu[ - Aa^KaoM vaalaI” sao kha —

“iktnaI baurI baat hO ik tuma ApnaI [na Qau^QalaI Aa^KaoM sao kuC BaI

nahIM kr saktI.”

saD,I Aa^KaoM vaalaI nao javaaba idyaa — “pr maOM ek laD,kI kI

trh sao Qaagaa kat saktI hU^.”

[sa pr ranaI baaolaI — “tao laao yah

qaaoD,I saI AlasaI67 kI ru[- laao AaOr

[sakao kat kr doKao – basa samaya

gaujaarnao ko ilayao AaOr kuC krnao ko

ilayao. kao[- Kasa baat nahIM Agar na BaI kr sakao tao.”

jaOsao hI ranaI vaha^ sao gayaI AaOr vah laD,kI Apnao

kmaro maoM AkolaI rh gayaI tao ]sanao Apnaa drvaajaa

band ikyaa AaOr ApnaI bauiZ,yaa vaalaI Kala ]tar dI.

ifr ]sanao ]sa AlasaI kI ru[- ka [tnaa baiZ,yaa

Qaagaa kata jaOsaa ik kBaI iksaI nao doKa BaI nahIM haogaa.

67 Translated for the word “Linseed or Flaxseed” – see its picture above.


]sa Qaagao kao doK kr rajaa, ranaI rajakumaar AaOr saaro drbaarI

AaScaya-caikt rh gayao ik ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao jaao hmaoSaa ihlatI rhtI

qaI AaOr AaQaI AnQaI qaI ]sa ]ma` maoM BaI ]sanao [tnaa baiZyaa Qaagaa

kata?

Aba ranaI nao ]sakao ek kpD,a idyaa AaOr ]sasao kha ik vah

]saka ek blaa]ja, banaayao. saao ifr vah jaOsao hI Apnao kmaro maoM

AkolaI hu[- ]sanao kpD,a kaTa AaOr ]saka ek blaa]ja, isala

idyaa.

ifr ]sanao ]sa pr Aagao kI trf bahut hI saundr AaOr baarIk

saunahro fUlaaoM vaalaI kZ,a[- kr dI. laaogaaoM kao tao pta nahIM calaa ik

vah ]sako baaro maoM @yaa saaocaoM pr rajakumaar kao kuC Sak hao gayaa.

AgalaI baar jaba ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao drvaajaa band ikyaa tao

rajakumaar nao ]sa kmaro ko caaBaI ko Cod sao Jaa^ka tao laao ]sanao @yaa

doKa ik ]sa bauiZ,yaa nao ApnaI bauiZ,yaa vaalaI Kala ]tarI AaOr vaha^

tao ek bahut saundr saUrja kI trh camaktI hu[- javaana laD,kI KD,I

qaI.

yah doK kr rajakumaar nao turnt hI vah drvaajaa taoD, idyaa

AaOr Andr jaa kr ]sa laD,kI kao galao lagaa ilayaa. Acaanak [sa

sabakao doK kr vah laD,kI caaOMk gayaI AaOr kuC iJaJak BaI gayaI.

]sanao Apnao Aapkao Zknao kI bahut kaoiSaSa kI pr saba baokar.


rajakumaar nao pUCa — “tuma kaOna hao AaOr tumanao [sa trh sao

Apnaa vaoSa @yaaoM badla rKa hO?”

tba ]sa laD,kI nao ]sakao ApnaI khanaI saunaayaI AaOr kha ik

vah BaI ]saI kI trh ek rajaa kI baoTI hO AaOr ]sako ipta nao

]sakao mahla sao baahr inakala idyaa hO.

rajakumaar turnt hI Apnao maata ipta ko pasa gayaa AaOr baaolaa

— “maa^, ipta jaI, maOMnao SaadI ko ilayao ek rajaa kI baoTI ZU^Z laI hO

AaOr Aba maOM ]sasao SaadI krnao vaalaa hU^.”

basa SaadI kI tOyaairyaa^ haonao lagaIM. Aasa pD,aosa ko saaro rajaa

AaOr rainayaa^ SaadI maoM baulaayao gayao. [namaoM laD,kI ko ipta kao BaI

baulaayaa gayaa pr vah ApnaI baoTI kao prdo ko pICo AaOr taja phnao

doK kr phcaana nahIM saka.

laD,kI nao Apnao ipta ko ilayao Kasa trIko sao Alaga Kanaa

banavaayaa. ]samaoM namak nahIM qaa.

saUp laayaa gayaa AaOr saba laaogaaoM nao ipyaa AaOr ]sakI bahut

tarIf kI pr ]sako ipta nao vah saUp kovala ek cammaca hI ipyaa

AaOr ]sanao ApnaI cammaca naIcao rK dI.

]sako baad ]balaa huAa maa^sa Aayaa pr ]sa laD,kI ko ipta nao

basa ja,ra saa hI caKa. baad maoM ]sasao vah Kayaa hI nahIM gayaa.

]sako baad maClaI prsaI gayaI tao AbakI baar ]sa laD,kI ko ipta nao

]sao CuAa tk nahIM.


laaogaaoM nao jaba doKa ik laD,kI ka ipta tao kuC Ka hI nahIM

rha hO tao ]sasao pUCa ik @yaa ]sakao Kanaa AcCa nahIM lagaa. [sa

pr ]sanao kha nahIM eosaa nahIM hO basa ]sakao kuC BaUK hI nahIM qaI.

]sako baad Baunaa huAa maa^sa prsaa gayaa tao ]sakao vah [tnaa

AcCa lagaa ik ]sanao vah Apnao haqa sao tIna baar ilayaa.

tba ]sakI baoTI nao ]sasao pUCa ik ]sanao dUsarI caIja,oM @yaaoM nahIM

Cu[-M AaOr yah Baunaa huAa maa^sa hI @yaaoM [tnaa psand ikyaa.

vah baaolaa — “mauJao pta nahIM pr yah Baunaa huAa maa^sa tao

sacamauca maoM bahut svaaidYT qaa AaOr baakI caIja,oM saba bahut hI baosvaad

qaIM.”

laD,kI baaolaI — “Aba doKa Aapnao ipta jaI ik ibanaa namak

ko Kanaa iktnaa baosvaad haota hO. phlao jaao caIja,oM Aapkao praosaI

gayaIM qaIM ]namaoM iksaI maoM namak nahIM qaa [saI ilayao vao saba Aapkao

baosvaad lagaIM. AaOr [sa Baunao hue maa^sa maoM namak qaa [saI ilayao Aapkao

yah [tnaa svaad lagaa ik Aap [sakao Apnao haqa sao tIna baar lao kr

Ka gayao.

[saI ilayao jaba Aap maolao jaa rho qao tao maOMnao Aapsao namak

ma^gavaayaa qaa. pr maorI ]na daonaaoM naIca baihnaaoM nao Aapsao yah kh

idyaa ik maOMnao vah namak Aapka Acaar Dalanao ko ilayao ma^gavaayaa qaa

AaOr Aapnao ]nako khnao pr mauJakao Gar sao baahr inakala idyaa.”


yah sauna kr ipta nao ApnaI CaoTI baoTI kao phcaana ilayaa.

]sakao ]sa jagah doK kr ]sakao bahut KuSaI hu[-.

ipta nao ifr ApnaI baoTI kao galao sao lagaa kr ]sasao maafI maa^gaI

AaOr ]na daonaaoM baD,I baoiTyaaoM kao ]nako [sa naIca kama kI kD,I sajaa

dI.


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isalaa[- kZ,a[- kI yah laaok kqaa yaUraop mahaWIp ko [TlaI doSa kI

laaok kqaaAaoM sao laI gayaI hO.

ek baar ek rajaa AaOr ranaI qao ijanako kao[- baccaa nahIM qaa.

ek bauiZ,yaa nao ]nakao batayaa ik ]nako yaa tao ek laD,ka haogaa jaao

Gar CaoD, kr calaa jaayaogaa AaOr vao ]sakao kBaI nahIM doK payaoMgao.

AaOr yaa ifr vah ek baoTI lao laMo ijasakao vao 18 saala kI ]ma`

tk rK payaoMgao – vah BaI jaba jabaik vao ]sa pr zIk sao najar rK

payao tao. rajaa AaOr ranaI nao kha ik vao baoTI sao hI santuYT qao.

samaya Aanao pr ]nako Gar ek baoTI hu[-. rajaa nao ]sako ilayao

jamaIna ko naIcao ek bahut hI saundr mahla banavaayaa AaOr vah ]saI maoM

rhnao, planao AaOr baZ,nao lagaI. ]sa laD,kI kao [sa baat ka ja,ra BaI

pta nahIM qaa ik jamaIna ko }pr BaI kuC hO.

jaba vah 18 saala kI haonao kao AayaI tao ]sanao ApnaI Aayaa sao

p`aqa-naa kI ik vah ]sa mahla ka drvaajaa Kaola do. halaa^ik Aayaa

nao ]sakao drvaajaa Kaolanao ko ilayao kafI manaa ikyaa pr vah ]sasao

ijad krtI rhI tao AaiKr Aayaa nao ]sako ilayao mahla ka drvaajaa

Kaola idyaa.

68 The Milkmaid Queen (Story No 81) – a folktale from Legborn area, Italy, Europe. Adapted from the book: “Italian Folktales” by Italo Calvino. Translated by George Martin in 1980.


laD,kI drvaajao sao baahr inaklaI tao Apnao Aapkao ek baagaIcao

maoM payaa. saUrja doK kr ]sakao bahut AcCa lagaa. ]sanao saUrja

phlaI baar doKa qaa. Aasamaana ko bahut saaro rMga phlaI baar doKo

qao. fUla AaOr baD,o baD,o pMKaoM vaalaI icaiD,yaoM phlaI baar doKI qaIM ik

vao kOsao naIcao ]D, ]D, kr Aa rhI qaIM.

[tnao maoM ek baD,o pMjao vaalaI icaiD,yaa AayaI AaOr ]sakao Apnao

pMjaaoM maoM dbaa kr ]D,a kr lao gayaI. vah icaiD,yaa ]D,tI gayaI AaOr

]D,tI gayaI AaOr jaa kr Kot mao banao ek makana pr baOz gayaI.

]sanao ]sa laD,kI kao ]sa Gar kI Ct pr lao jaa kr CaoD,

idyaa AaOr ]D, gayaI. ]sa samaya dao iksaana, ek ipta AaOr ek

]saka baoTa, ]sa Kot maoM kama kr rho qao. ]nhaoMnao doKa ik ]nako

makana ko }pr kao[- camakIlaI saI caIja, baOzI hO.

saao ]nhaoMnao ek saIZ,I ]zayaI AaOr Ct pr caZ, gayao. vaha^

phu^ca kr ]nhaoMnao doKa ik vaha^ tao ek saundr saI laD,kI camakIlao

hIraoM ka taja phnao KD,I hO.

]sa iksaana ka yahI ek baoTa qaa jaao ]sako saaqa kama kr rha

qaa AaOr pa^ca baoiTyaa^ qaIM. ]sakI pa^caaoM baoiTyaa^ gvaailanaoM qaIM. ]sa

iksaana nao ]sa laD,kI kao ApnaI ]na pa^caaoM baoiTyaaoM ko saaqa hI rK

ilayaa AaOr saba saaqa saaqa hI rhnao lagao.

vah iksaana hr mahInao ]sa laD,kI ko taja ka ek hIra baoca

dota AaOr ]sasao Aayao pOsaaoM sao pirvaar ka Kca- calaata qaa.


jaba laD,kI ko taja ko saba hIro

ibak gayao tao laD,kI iksaana kI p%naI

sao baaolaI — “maOM Aap laaogaaoM sao dUr

nahIM rhnaa caahtI maa^. Aap [sa doSa

ko rajaa ko pasa jaayaoM AaOr ]nasao khoM

ik vah Aapkao kZ,a[- krnao ko ilayao

kuC do doM.”

saao iksaana kI p%naI ]sa doSa ko rajaa ko pasa gayaI AaOr kZ,a[-

ko ilayao kuC maa^gaa tao ranaI baaolaI — “tuma ApnaI gvaailana baoiTyaaoM sao

yah ]mmaId kOsao rKtI hao ik vah kuC kZ,a[- kr laoMgaI?”

ifr BaI ranaI nao catura[- sao kZ,a[- krnao ko ilayao ]sakao ek

kOnavaOsa69 do idyaa. iksaana kI p%naI ]sa kOnavaOsa kao lao kr Gar

Aa gayaI AaOr ]sa kOnavaOsa kao ]sanao ]sa laD,kI kao do idyaa.

laD,kI nao ]sa kOnavaOsa pr [tnaI saundr kZ,a[- kI ik ]sakao doK

kr tao ranaI kI baaolatI hI band hao gayaI.

ranaI nao iksaana kI p%naI kao dao saaonao ko isa@ko AaOr ek saaf

krnao vaalaa kpD,a70 idyaa jaao ]sa laD,kI kao kaZ,naa qaa. kuC

idna baad iksaana kI p%naI kZ,a[- ikyao gayao safa[- krnao vaalao kpD,o

69 Translated for the word “Canvas” – canvas is a type of thick coarse cloth 70 Translated for the word “Dusting cloth”


kao lao kr ranaI ko pasa gayaI tao ranaI nao doKa ik vah kpD,a tao

bahut hI saundr kZ,a huAa qaa.

[sa baar ranaI nao ]sakao tIna saaonao ko isa@ko idyao AaOr kaZ,nao

ko ilayao ek puranaI fTI hu[- skT- do dI. jaba vah skT- ranaI kao

vaapsa dI gayaI tao vah tao Saama kao phnao jaanao vaalaI paoSaak ka hI

ek ihssaa laga rhI qaI.71

AbakI baar ranaI sao nahIM rha gayaa. ]sanao ]sa iksaana kI

p%naI sao pUCa — “tumharI baoTI nao [tnaI saundr kZ,a[ - krnaI saIKI

kha^?”

iksaana kI p%naI nao javaaba idyaa — “ek

nana72 nao ]sao yah saba isaKayaa qaa.”

ranaI baaolaI — “hao sakta hO pr ifr BaI

yah iksaI dohaitna ka kama nahIM hO. KOr kao[-

baat nahIM. maOM caahU^gaI ik vah maoro baoTo kI SaadI

kI saarI paoSaakaoM pr kZ,a[- kro.”

yah sauna kr ik ek gvaailana ]sakI

SaadI kI paoSaakoM kaZ, rhI qaI rajakumaar nao 71 It was looking so nice that it looked like a part of the eveniong dress. Evening dress is supposed to be a good dress in western world. 72 A nun is a member of a religious community of women, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. She may have decided to dedicate her life to serving all other living beings, or she might be an ascetic who voluntarily chose to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. The term "nun" or “Sister” is applicable to both Eastern and Western Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Anglicans, Lutherans, Jains, Buddhists, Taoists, Hindus and some other religious traditions – see a picture of nun above.


]sa gvaailana sao imalanao AaOr ]sakao kZ,a[- krto doKnao kI [cCa

p`gaT kI.

vah ek SarartI naaOjavaana qaa saao ]sakI yah [cCa ja,aor pkD,

gayaI. ek idna vah Acaanak ]sako Gar phu^ca gayaa AaOr ]sanao pICo

sao jaa kr ]sakao caUma ilayaa.

[sa pr ]sa laD,kI kI kZ,a[- krnao vaalaI sau[- ]sa rajakumaar

kI CatI maoM cauBa gayaI AaOr idla tk jaa phu^caI ijasasao vah mar

gayaa.

yah doK kr laD,kI tao sanna rh gayaI pr [samaoM ]sakI kao[-

galatI nahIM qaI. ]sakao pkD, kr rajaa kI Adalat maoM lao jaayaa

gayaa. ]sa Adalat maoM rajaa kI caar laD,ikyaa^ jaja ko $p maoM qaIM.

rajaa kI sabasao baD,I laD,kI nao [sa laD,kI ko ilayao maaOt kI

sajaa saunaayaI. dUsarI laD,kI nao ]sakao ija,ndgaI Bar ko ilayao jaola maoM

Dalanao kI sajaa dI. tIsarI laD,kI nao ]sakao 20 saala jaola maoM rhnao

kI sajaa saunaayaI.

pr caaOqaI laD,kI jaao rajaa kI sabasao CaoTI laD,kI qaI AaOr jaao

sabasao j,yaada dyaalau qaI samaJa gayaI ik yah maaOt tao ]saka Baa[-

Apnao ilayao Apnao Aap hI lao kr Aayaa qaa. ]sakao maarnao maoM [sa

laD,kI ka kao[- haqa nahIM hO.

]sanao ]sa laD,kI ko ilayao ek maInaar maoM 8 saala ko ilayao band

krnao kI salaah dI. AaOr saaqa maoM ]sanao yah BaI kha ik rajakumaar


ka SarIr hmaoSaa ]sako saamanao rKa rhnaa caaihyao taik vah ]sakao

doK doK kr pCtatI rho.

sabasao CaoTI laD,kI kI baat maana laI gayaI AaOr ]sa gvaailana

laD,kI kao ek maInaar maoM band kr idyaa gayaa. jaba vah maInaar kI

trf lao jaayaI jaa rhI qaI tao rajaa kI sabasao CaoTI laD,kI ijasanao

]sakao yah sajaa dI qaI ]sako kana maoM fusafusaayaI — “tuma Drnaa

nahIM maOM tumharo saaqa hU^.”

rajaa kI baoTI ApnaI baat kI saccaI qaI. vah ]sa gvaailana

kOdI kao Kanao ko ilayao raoja SaahI rsaao[- ko baiZ,yaa baiZ,yaa pkvaana

BaojatI rhI.

jaba ]sa gvaailana kao maInaar maoM kOd hue tIna saala hao gayao tao

maInaar ko pasa ek idna ifr sao vahI baD,o pMKaoM vaalaI icaiD,yaa p`gaT

hu[- jaao ]sa laD,kI kao ]sako jamaIna ko Andr vaalao mahla sao ]za

kr laayaI qaI. ]sanao maInaar kI caaoTI pr ek GaaoMsalaa banaayaa AaOr

vaha^ 10 AMDo idyao. ]na 10 AMDaoM maoM sao 10 baccao inaklao.

vah kOdI gvaailana ]sa icaiD,yaa sao raoja khtI — “icaiD,yaa Aao

icaiD,yaa, jaOsao tuma mauJao maoro Gar sao baahr inakala kr laayaI qaIM ]saI

trh tuma mauJao yaha^ sao BaI baahr inakalaao.”

maInaar ko pasa hI ek AaOr mahla qaa ijasamaoM rajaa kI tInaaoM

baD,I vaalaI laD,ikyaa^ rhtI qaIM. ek idna jaba vao iKD,kI pr KD,I


qaIM tao ]nhaoMnao ]sa gvaailana ko Sabd sauna ilayao AaOr rajaa kao jaa kr

]nakao bata idyaa.

rajaa nao hukuma idyaa ik ]sa icaiD,yaa AaOr ]sako baccaaoM kao ]sa

maInaar sao naIcao foMk idyaa jaayao taik vao saba jamaIna pr igarto hI mar

jaayaoM. caaOkIdaraoM nao ]sa icaiD,yaa ka GaaoMsalaa ]sako baccaaoM ko saaqa

saaqa ]sa maInaar sao naIcao foMk idyaa. naIcao igarto hI ]sa icaiD,yaa ko

saaro baccao mar gayao.

]saI Saama ]sa gvaailana nao ]sa baD,I icaiD,yaa kao Apnao maro hue

baccaaoM ko }pr ]D,to hue doKa. ]sakI caaoMca mao ek Kasa iksma

kI Gaasa ka gaucCa qaa. ]sanao ]sa Gaasa ko gaucCo kao ]na maro hue

baccaaoM ko }pr fora AaOr ]sako saba baccao ija,nda hao gayao.

yah doK kr gvaailana kao baD,a AaScaya- huAa AaOr vah ]sa

icaiD,yaa sao baaolaI — “mauJao BaI qaaoD,I saI yah jaadU kI Gaasa laa dao

na.”

yah sauna kr vah icaiD,yaa vaha^ sao ]D, gayaI AaOr Apnao pMKaoM maoM

vaOsaI hI qaaoD,I saI Gaasa lao kr vaapsa Aa gayaI. ]sa laD,kI nao vah

Gaasa ]sasao lao laI AaOr rajakumaar ko SarIr kao ]sa Gaasa sao

sahlaayaa. QaIro QaIro rajakumaar ija,nda hao gayaa.

yah khnaa mauiSkla hO ik ]na daonaaoM maoM sao kaOna j,yaada KuSa qaa, gvaailana yaa rajakumaar. pr gvaailana nao ]sakao galao sao lagaa ilayaa

AaOr vao kafI dor tk ek dUsaro sao h^sa h^sa kr baatoM krto rho.


halaa^ik ]nhaoMnao yah KuSaI kI Kbar iksaI kao nahIM batayaI pr

ifr BaI rajaa kI sabasao CaoTI baoTI kao yah pta cala gayaa ik

]saka Baa[- ija,nda hao gayaa hO AaOr ]sanao ]sa idna vaha^ bahut saaro

svaaidYT Kanao iBajavaayao AaOr ifr vah vaha^ raoja raoja vaOsao hI Kanao

BaojatI rhI.

]sako Baa[- nao ApnaI baihna kao ek igaTar

BaI iBajavaanao ko ilayao kha tao ]sanao ]sakao

ek igaTar BaI iBajavaa idyaa.

Aba @yaa qaa gvaailana AaOr rajakumaar ]sa

maInaar ko }prI ihssao maoM gaa bajaa kr Apnao

idna gauja,arnao lagao. pasa vaalao mahla maoM sao ijasamaoM vao tIna laD,ikyaa^

rhtI qaIM ]sa maInaar sao gaanao AaOr igaTar bajaanao kI Aavaaja saunaI tao

]nhaoMnao saaocaa ik vao vaha^ jaa kr doKoM ik vaha^ @yaa hao rha hO.

pr jaba vao tInaaoM laD,ikyaa^ vaha phu^caI tao doKa ik rajakumaar

Apnao tabaUt maoM phlao kI trh sao laoTa huAa qaa AaOr vah laD,kI BaI

duKI saI baOzI qaI saao vao tInaaoM baihnaoM baovakUfaoM kI trh sao Apnaa saa

mau^h lao kr vaha^ sao vaapsa laaOT AayaIM. pr ]sa rat ]nhaoMnao maInaar sao

AatI gaanao bajaanao kI Aavaaja ifr sao saunaI.

vao Apnao ipta rajaa ko pICo pD,I rhIM ik ]sa maInaar maoM kuC

gaD,baD, hao rhI qaI [sailayao ]sa laD,kI kao iksaI dUsarI jagah


iBajavaa idyaa jaayao. AaOr ]sa gvaailana kao ]nhaoMnao ek dUsarI jaola maoM

iBajavaa hI idyaa.

jaba caaOkIdar ]sakao laonao ko ilayao vaha^ gayao tao ]nhaoMnao doKa

ik vah laD,kI tao rajakumaar kI baa^haoM maoM baa^hoM Dala kr baOzI hu[-

hO. yah baat caaOkIdaraoM nao jaa kr rajaa sao khI tao rajaa, ranaI AaOr ]nakI caaraoM baoiTyaa^ vaha^ rajakumaar kao ija,nda doKnao ko ilayao

Aayao.

]nhaoMnao doKa ik rajakumaar tao sacamauca ija,nda qaa AaOr tndurust

qaa. yah doK kr tao saaro SaahI pirvaar kI baaolatI band hao gayaI.

rajakumaar baaolaa — “ipta jaI, maa^, baihnaaoM, maOM Aap sabakao ApnaI

p%naI sao imalaanaa caahta hU^.”

]sakI sabasao CaoTI baihna nao talaI bajaayaI pr ]sakI dUsarI

tInaaoM baihnaaoM kao ek gvaailana kao ApnaI BaaBaI banaanao ka ivacaar

kuC jamaa nahIM. jaba vao ]sakao ibalkula hI nahIM sah sakIM tao ]nhaoMnao

]sakI h^saI ]D,anaI Sau$ kr dI AaOr ]saka Apmaana krnaa Sau$ kr

idyaa.

rajaa nao Apnao baoTo kI SaadI ]sa gvaailana ko saaqa tya kr dI

AaOr SaadI ka idna pasa Aanao lagaa. SaadI sao phlao dulaihna nao

rajakumaar kI baihnaaoM sao kha — “Aba mauJao Gar jaanaa caaihyao AaOr

Apnao maata ipta sao imalanaa caaihyao. mauJao bataAao ik maOM tuma laaogaaoM

ko ilayao vaha^ sao @yaa @yaa BaoMT lao kr Aa}^.”


sabasao baD,I laD,kI nao kha — “ek baaotla dUQa.”

dUsarI laD,kI baaolaI — “qaaoD,I saI irkaoTa caIja,73.”

tIsarI laD,kI baaolaI — “mauJao tao ek TaokrI lahsauna

caaihyao.”

yah sauna kr vah gvaailana Apnao Gar calaI gayaI pr vah Kot pr

nahIM gayaI. AbakI baar vah Apnao AsalaI maata ipta ko pasa gayaI

ijanhaoMnao ]sakao ja,maIna ko naIcao ]sako ilayao mahla banavaa kr ]samaoM

]sakao 18 saala tk kOd rKa qaa.

ek hFto baad vah ek

bahut saundr gaaD,I maoM ijasakao

safod GaaoD,o KIMca rho qao dulaho ko

Gar laaOTI. ]sakao [tnaI baiZ,yaa

SaahI gaaD,I maoM baOza doK kr

]sakI tInaaoM baD,I nanadaoM ko mau^h

sao ek saaqa hI inaklaa — “Aro yah gvaailana ek SaahI gaaD,I maoM?”

vah gvaailana gaaD,I maoM sao ]nakI BaoMToM lao kr baahr inaklaI.

]sanao ApnaI sabasao baD,I nanad kao ek baaotla dUQa idyaa. yah dUQa

ek caa^dI kI baaotla maoM qaa AaOr yah baaotla ek saunahro kpD,o maoM

ilapTI hu[- qaI.

73 It is kind of processed Paneer.


dUsarI nanad kao ]sanao irkaoTa caIja, dI. vah saaonao ko iDbbao maoM

rKI qaI AaOr tIsarI nanad kao ]sanao ek TaokrI lahsauna dI. ]sa

lahsauna kI kilayaa^ hIro kI AaOr p<ao pnnao ko qao.

]sakI sabasao CaoTI nanad nao pUCa — “AaOr tuma maoro ilayao @yaa

lao kr AayaIM BaaBaI ijasanao hmaoSaa tumhoM [tnaa Pyaar ikyaa?”

gvaailana nao gaaD,I ka drvaajaa Kaolaa AaOr ]samaoM sao ]sanao ek

bahut hI saundr naaOjavaana kao baahr inakalaa. ]sakao ]sanao ApnaI

sabasao CaoTI nanad ko hvaalao krto hue ]sasao kha — “yah maora CaoTa

Baa[- hO jaao maoro vaha^ sao Aanao ko baad pOda huAa qaa. [sao maOM tumhoM

saaOMptI hU^.”

gvaailana kI SaadI ]sa rajakumaar sao hao gayaI AaOr rajakumaar kI

baihna kI SaadI ]sako baad gvaailana ko Baa[- sao hao gayaI. saba laaoga

KuSaI KuSaI rhnao lagao.

doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaAaoM kI saIrIja, maoM p`kaiSat pustkoM —

36 pustkoM www.Scribd.com/Sushma_gupta_1 pr ]plabQa hOM.

naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM ihndI baòla maoM saMsaar Bar maoM ]na sabakao ina:Saulk ]plabQa hO jaao ihndI baòla pZ, sakto hOM.

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2 naa[jaIiryaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2

3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1

4 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1

naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM [-–maIiDyama pr saaosaayaTI AaOf faOklaaor, landna, yaU ko, ko pustkalaya maoM ]plabQa hOM.

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1 ja,Mja,Ibaar kI laaok kqaaeoM — 10 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa

2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — 45 laaok kqaaeoM — saamaanya Capa, maaoTa Capa daonaaoM maoM ]plabQa

naIcao ilaKI hu[- pustkoM haD- kapI maoM baajaar maoM ]plabQa hOM.

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1 rOvana kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — [ndà piblaiSaMga ha]sa

2 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–1 — p`Baat p`kaSana

3 [iqayaaoipyaa kI laaok kqaaeoM–2 — p`Baat p`kaSana

4 Saobaa kI ranaI makoDa AaOr rajaa saaolaaomana — p`Baat p`kaSana

5 rajaa saaolaaomana — p`Baat p`kaSana

6 baMgaala kI laaok kqaaeoM — naoSanala bauk T/sT

naIcao ilaKI pustkoM rcanaakar DaT Aaga- pr mauFt ]plabQa hOM jaao TO@sT TU spIca TOknaaolaaojaI ko Wara dRiYTbaaiQat laaogaaoM

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sauYamaa gauPta ka janma ]<ar pdoSa ko AlaIgaZ, Sahr maoM sana\ 1943 maoM huAa qaa. [nhaoMnao Aagara

ivaSvaivaValaya sao samaaja Saas~ AaOr Aqa- Saas~ maoM eoma e ikyaa AaOr ifr maorz ivaSvaivaValaya sao baI

eoD ikyaa. 1976 maoM yao naa[jaIiryaa calaI gayaIM. vaha^ [nhaoMnao yaUinavaisa-TI AaOf, [baadana sao laa[bao`rI

saa[nsa maoM eoma eola eosa ikyaa AaOr ek iqayaaolaaojaIkla kaOilaja maoM 10 vaYaao -M tk laa[baòiryana ka kaya-

ikyaa.

vaha^ sao ifr yao [iqayaaoipyaa calaI gayaIM AaOr vaha^ eiDsa Abaabaa yaUinavaisa-TI ko [nsTIT\yaUT

AaOf, [iqayaaoipyana sTDIja, kI laa[baòrI maoM 3 saala kaya- ikyaa. t%pScaat [nakao dixaNaI AfÌka ko ek doSa, ilasaaozao

ko ivaSvaivaValaya maoM [nsTIT\yaUT AaOf, sadna- AfÌkna sTDIja, maoM 1 saala kaya- krnao ka Avasar imalaa. vaha^ sao 1993 maoM

yao yaU eosa e Aa gayaIM jaha^ [nhaoMnao ifr sao maasTr AaOf, laa[baòrI eoMD [nafaOmao -Sana saa[nsa ikyaa. ifr 4 saala

AaoTaomaaoiTva [nDsT/I e@Sana gaùp ko pustkalaya maoM kaya- ikyaa.

1998 maoM [nhaoMnao saovaa inavaRi<a lao laI AaOr ApnaI ek vaoba saa[T banaayaI – www.sushmajee.com. tba

sao yao ]saI vaoba saa[T pr kama kr rhIM hOM. ]sa vaoba saa[T maoM ihndU Qama- ko saaqa saaqa baccaaoM ko ilayao BaI kafI saamagaI

hO.

iBanna iBanna doSaaoM maoM rhnao sao [nakao Apnao kaya-kala maoM vaha^ kI bahut saarI laaok kqaaAaoM kao jaananao ka Avasar

imalaa – kuC pZ,nao sao, kuC laaogaaoM sao saunanao sao AaOr kuC eosao saaQanaaoM sao jaao kovala [nhIM kao ]plabQa qao. ]na sabakao

doK kr [nakao eosaa lagaa ik yao laaok kqaaeoM ihndI jaananao vaalao baccaaoM AaOr ihndI maoM irsaca- krnao vaalaaoM kao tao kBaI

]plabQa hI nahIM hao payaoMgaI – ihndI kI tao baat hI Alaga hO AMgaòjaI maoM BaI nahIM imala payaoMgaIM.

[sailayao [nhaoMnao nyaUnatma ihndI pZ,nao vaalaaoM kao Qyaana maoM rKto hue ]na laaok kqaaAaoM kao ihndI maoM ilaKnaa parmBa

ikyaa. [na laaok kqaaAaoM maoM AfÌka, eiSayaa AaOr dixaNaI Amaoirka ko doSaaoM kI laaok kqaaAaoM pr AiQak Qyaana idyaa

gayaa hO pr ]<arI Amaoirka AaOr yaUraop ko doSaaoM kI BaI kuC laaok kqaaeoM saimmailat kr laI gayaI hOM.

ABaI tk 1500 sao AiQak laaok kqaaeoM ihndI maoM ilaKI jaa caukI hO. [nakao “doSa ivadoSa kI laaok kqaaeoM”

k`ma maoM p`kaiSat krnao ka p`yaasa ikyaa jaa rha hO. AaSaa hO ik [sa p`kaSana ko maaQyama sao hma [na laaok kqaaAaoM kao

jana jana tk phu^caa sakoMgao.

ivaMDsar, kOnaoDa

idsambar 2018

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