Subject: English (Third Language)

Class: 8th

Board: Karnataka State Board (KSEEB)

Prose 1 : Tenali Rama



👑 Tenali Rama: The Witty Jester and a Clever Escape! 🎭

    Have you ever heard of Tenali Rama? He was a super smart and funny person who lived a long time ago. He was a special jester (someone who makes people laugh) in the court of a king named Krishnadevaraya. Tenali Rama was known for his cleverness and how he always found a way to solve problems, often with a funny twist!

Today, we're going to read about one of his amazing adventures where his quick thinking saved the day!

🏠 A Mysterious Guest Arrives! 🤫

One sunny day, a stranger came to Tenali Rama's house. He looked tired and asked Tenali Rama if he could stay for two days. Tenali Rama, being a kind person, said yes right away! But what Tenali Rama didn't know was that this stranger was sent by a king from another land. This bad stranger had a secret plan to hurt King Krishnadevaraya! 😱

✉️ A Tricky Letter and a Close Call! 🗡️

Soon, Tenali Rama had to go to his village for some work. This was the chance the stranger was waiting for! He quickly wrote a letter to King Krishnadevaraya, saying that Tenali Rama's wife was very sick and needed help.

King Krishnadevaraya really liked Tenali Rama, so he decided to go to Tenali Rama's house himself to see his wife. He even thought about taking her to the royal doctor! But guess what? The stranger was hiding behind the door with a sharp knife! He wanted to attack the king! 😲

Luckily, the king saw his own reflection in a mirror on the wall. He was super quick and moved out of the way just in time! He hit the stranger's hand, and the knife fell down. The guards heard the noise and rushed in to catch the bad stranger. Phew! That was a close one! 🙏

😡 The King's Anger and Tenali Rama's Witty Reply! 😂

When Tenali Rama came back, he found out what happened. The king was super angry with Tenali Rama! He shouted, "How could you let a stranger stay in your house without knowing who he was? An intelligent person like you made such a big mistake!"

The king was so mad that he told Tenali Rama he would be punished with death. But because Tenali Rama had served him for a long time, the king said Tenali Rama could choose how he wanted to die.

Tenali Rama didn't say anything for a while. The king kept asking, "Tell me! How do you want to die?"

Then, Tenali Rama calmly said, "Of old age!" 👴

The king burst out laughing! He loved Tenali Rama's quick and funny answer. His anger went away, and he realized he was about to make a big mistake. He quickly said sorry to Tenali Rama.

Tenali Rama, with a smile, said, "We all make mistakes sometimes, your majesty. We are all human!" And he promised not to make such a mistake again.

What a clever way to get out of trouble, right? Tenali Rama always knew how to make things right with his amazing wit! ✨


👑 तेनाली रामा: एक चतुर विनोदकार आणि चलाख सुटका! 🎭

        नमस्ते, विद्यार्थी मित्रांनो! 👋 तुम्ही कधी तेनाली रामाबद्दल ऐकले आहे का? तो खूप हुशार आणि गंमतीशीर माणूस होता जो खूप वर्षांपूर्वी होऊन गेला. तो राजा कृष्णदेवरायाच्या दरबारात एक खास विनोदकार (जो लोकांना हसवतो) होता. तेनाली रामा त्याच्या प्रचंड बुद्धिमत्तेसाठी आणि विनोदासाठी ओळखला जात असे. माणुसकी आणि न्यायावरील त्याच्या प्रेमाने त्याला अमर केले. अनेक वेळा त्याने राजा कृष्णदेवरायाला त्याच्या भावना दुखावल्याशिवाय आपली चूक लक्षात आणून दिली. तेनाली रामाच्या चातुर्याबद्दल अनेक गोष्टी आहेत.

चला, आता तेनाली रामाची एक प्रसिद्ध गोष्ट वाचूया:

🏠 एक रहस्यमय पाहुणा आला! 🤫

    एक दिवशी, एक अनोळखी माणूस तेनाली रामाच्या घरी आला. तो तेनाली रामाला भेटला आणि म्हणाला, "मी एका दूरच्या गावातून आलो आहे. मी खूप थकून गेलो आहे. तुम्ही मला दोन दिवसांसाठी आश्रय द्याल का? मी येथे दोन दिवस राहीन आणि मग निघून जाईन." तेनाली रामाने लगेच होकार दिला.

या माणसाला शेजारच्या राज्याच्या राजाने पाठवले होते. त्याला राजा कृष्णदेवरायाला मारायचे होते. तेनाली रामाला अशा कटाबद्दल संशय कसा येऊ शकला असता? दुसऱ्या दिवशी, तेनाली रामाला काही वैयक्तिक कामासाठी त्याच्या गावी जावे लागले.

✉️ एक फसवे पत्र आणि थोडक्यात बचाव! 🗡️

त्या अनोळखी माणसाला ज्या संधीची तो वाट पाहत होता, ती मिळाली. त्याने राजाला एक पत्र पाठवले: "तेनाली रामाची पत्नी आजारी आहे. तिला त्वरित वैद्यकीय मदतीची गरज आहे."

राजाला तेनाली रामाबद्दल खूप आदर होता. तो स्वतःशीच म्हणाला, "मी स्वतः तेनाली रामाच्या पत्नीला भेटायला जातो. गरज पडल्यास, मी तिला विशेष वैद्यकीय उपचारांसाठी राजवैद्याकडे (शाही डॉक्टर) घेऊन जाईन."

असा विचार करून, राजा आपल्या घोड्यावर बसला आणि तेनाली रामाच्या घरी पोहोचला. तो अनोळखी माणूस मुख्य दरवाजाच्या मागे लपून बसला होता. त्याच्या हातात एक तीक्ष्ण कट्यार होती. ज्या क्षणी त्याने राजावर वार करण्यासाठी हात वर केला, त्याच क्षणी राजाला भिंतीवर टांगलेल्या आरशात स्वतःचे प्रतिबिंब दिसले. त्याने प्रचंड प्रसंगावधान आणि चपळता दाखवत, राजा पटकन बाजूला सरकला आणि त्याने अनोळखी माणसाच्या हातावर जोरात प्रहार केला. आणि ती कट्यार अनोळखी माणसाच्या हातातून खाली पडली. जेव्हा रक्षकांनी मोठा आवाज ऐकला, तेव्हा ते घरात धावले आणि त्यांनी त्या अनोळखी माणसाला पकडले.

लवकरच, तेनाली रामाच्या घराबाहेर मोठा जमाव जमला. त्याच वेळी, तेनाली रामा देखील तेथे आला.

तेथे त्याला समजले की, ज्या अनोळखी माणसाला त्याने आश्रय दिला होता, त्याने राजाला मारण्याचा प्रयत्न केला होता. जेव्हा तेनाली रामा दरबारात गेला, तेव्हा राजा खूप रागात होता. तो तेनाली रामावर ओरडू लागला, "तू एका अनोळखी माणसाला आश्रय कसा काय दिलास? तू त्याच्याबद्दल काहीतरी माहिती काढण्याचा प्रयत्न करायला नको होतास का? तुझ्यासारख्या बुद्धिमान माणसाकडून इतकी मोठी चूक कशी झाली?"

तेनाली रामा एकही शब्द बोलला नाही. राजा म्हणाला, "तुझ्यामुळेच मला मारण्याचा प्रयत्न करण्यात आला. आणि त्यामुळे तुला शिक्षा झालीच पाहिजे. आणि शिक्षा फाशीच्या शिक्षेपेक्षा कमी नसेल. पण तुझ्या दीर्घ सेवेचा विचार करून, तू कोणत्या मार्गाने मरायला आवडेल ते निवडण्याची परवानगी देतो." तेनाली रामा तरीही एकही शब्द बोलला नाही.

राजा पुढे म्हणाला, "तुला फाशी द्यायची आहे का? तू काही बोलत का नाहीस? मला सांग... तुला कसे मरायला आवडेल?"

"म्हातारपणाने," तेनाली रामा शांतपणे म्हणाला.

राजा जोराने हसू लागला. तेनाली रामाच्या चलाख उत्तराने तो खूप खूश झाला. त्याचा राग शांत झाला. पण जेव्हा त्याला कळले की तो आपल्या प्रचंड रागात कोणती चूक करणार होता, तेव्हा त्याला धडकी भरली. त्याने लगेच तेनाली रामाची माफी मागितली.

तेनाली रामा म्हणाला, "महाराज, शेवटी आम्ही सर्व मानव आहोत. आपण सर्वजण कधीकधी चुका करतो. पण मी वचन देतो की, मी ही चूक पुन्हा करणार नाही."

काय, चलाख मार्ग होता ना संकटातून बाहेर पडण्याचा? तेनाली रामा त्याच्या अप्रतिम बुद्धिमत्तेने नेहमीच गोष्टी योग्य प्रकारे कशा हाताळायच्या हे जाणून होता! ✨


English WordPronunciationMarathi Meaning
Jesterजेस्टरविदूषक (राजाच्या दरबारातील विनोद करणारा)
Immenseइमॅन्सखूप मोठा, प्रचंड
Witविटहुशारी, बुद्धीमत्ता (खासकरून विनोदी)
Humourह्यूम(र)विनोद, गंमत
Humanityह्युमॅनटीमाणुसकी
Justiceजस्टिसन्याय
Immortalइमॉटलअमर, कधीही न मरणारे
Realizeरीअलाइजजाणवणे, लक्षात येणे
Clevernessक्लेवरनेसचतुराई, हुशारी
Strangerस्ट्रेन्जरअनोळखी व्यक्ती
Shelterशेल्टरआश्रय, निवारा
Readilyरेडिलीलगेच, सहजपणे
Neighbouringनेबरिंगशेजारचे
Kingdomकिंगडमराज्य
Suspectसस्पेक्टसंशय घेणे
Conspiracyकन्स्पिरसीकट, कारस्थान
Opportunityऑपर्च्युनिटीसंधी
Immediateइमीडिएटतात्काळ, त्वरित
Respectरिस्पेक्टआदर
Personallyपर्सनलीस्वतः, स्वतःहून
Necessaryनेसेसरीआवश्यक
Treatmentट्रीटमेंटउपचार
Daggerडॅगरकट्यार, खंजीर
Stabस्टॅबभोसकणे
Reflectionरिफ्लेक्शनप्रतिबिंब
Presence of Mindप्रेझन्स ऑफ माइंडसमयसूचकता, प्रसंगावधान
Agilityएजिलिटीचपळता, वेग
Struckस्ट्रकमारले, प्रहार केला
Thudथर्डधडधड आवाज, मोठा आवाज
Rushedरश्टवेगाने धावले, घाई केली
Gatheredगॅदर्डजमा झाले
Rageरेजतीव्र राग
Shoutशाउटओरडणे
Intelligentइंटेलिजंटहुशार, बुद्धिमान
Graveग्रेव्हगंभीर
Mistakeमिस्टेकचूक
Punishedपनिश्टशिक्षा दिली
Punishmentपनिशमेंटशिक्षा
Death Sentenceडेथ सेन्टन्सफाशीची शिक्षा
Consideringकन्सिडरिंगविचार करून
Serviceसर्विससेवा
Gallowsगॅलोजफाशी देण्याचे ठिकाण
Calmlyकामलीशांतपणे
Burst out laughingबर्स्ट आउट लाफिंगहसणे फुटणे, मोठ्याने हसणे
Pleasedप्लीझ्ड़आनंदी, समाधानी
Forgivenessफर्गिव्हनेसमाफी
Majestyमॅजेस्टीमहाराज (राजाला उद्देशून वापरले जाणारे शब्द)
Promiseप्रॉमिसवचन देणे

VOCABULARY

A. Dictionary work/spelling:

  1. Which word is correctly spelled from shelter, shaltar, shalltar?

Ans. - shelter.

  1. Which word is correctly spelled from suddan, sudden, suddin?

Ans. - sudden.

  1. Which word is correctly spelled from fargive, forgive, fargeve?

Ans. -forgive.

  1. Which word is correctly spelled from oportunity, oppartunity, opportunity?

Ans. -opportunity.

  1. Which word is correctly spelled from cought, caught, caugt?

Ans. -caught.

B. Write the opposites of the following - Choose the words from the box and write them appropriately in the blanks:

  1. Far X near
  2. Behind X front
  3. Presence X absence
  4. Hard X soft
  5. Arrive X depart
  6. Forget X remember

II COMPREHENSION

A. Answer the following questions in a word, a phrase or a sentence each:

  1. Who came to Tenali Rama’s house one day?

Ans. - A stranger came to Tenali Rama’s house one day.

  1. What did he ask for?

Ans. - He asked for shelter for two days.

  1. Why did he want to stay there?

Ans. - He wanted to stay there to get a chance to kill the king.

  1. Who wrote the letter to the king?

Ans. - The stranger wrote the letter to the king.

  1. How did Tenali Rama express his wish to die?

Ans. - Tenali Rama expressed his wish to die by saying "Of old age."

B. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each:

  1. What did the stranger request Tenali Rama?

Ans. -The stranger requested Tenali Rama to give him shelter for two days as he was very tired and had come from a far-off village.

  1. What did the stranger write in the letter?

Ans. - The stranger wrote in the letter that Tenali Rama’s wife was ill and needed immediate medical help.

  1. Why did the king become angry with Tenali Rama?

Ans. - The king became angry with Tenali Rama because Tenali Rama had given shelter to a stranger who tried to kill the king. The king felt Tenali Rama should have been more careful.

C. Read the following extracts taken from the lesson and answer the questions that follow:

  1. “It is because of you that an attempt was made to kill me.”

a) Who does ‘me’ refer to?

Ans. - ‘Me’ refers to the King Krishnadevaraya.

b) Who made an attempt to kill the king?

Ans. - The stranger made an attempt to kill the king.

c) Who does ‘you’ refer to?

Ans. - ‘You’ refers to Tenali Rama.

  1. “How could an intelligent man like you make such a grave mistake?”

a) Who asked this question?

Ans. - The King Krishnadevaraya asked this question.

b) Who was this intelligent man here?

Ans. - The intelligent man here was Tenali Rama.

c) What was the grave mistake?

Ans. -  The grave mistake was Tenali Rama giving shelter to a stranger without knowing his true intentions, which led to an attempt on the king's life.

III LANGUAGE

A. Fill in the blanks choosing appropriate prepositions given in brackets:

  1. The king was sitting on the throne.
  2. He was hiding himself behind the main door.
  3. His mission was to kill the king.
  4. Rohini went to the market with her mother.
  5. Father began to shout at Rama.
  6. I come from a far off village.

B. The words in the following sentences are mixed up. Rearrange them into meaningful sentences:

  1. Had /to/He/ bag/ his/take/forgotten

Ans. - He had forgotten to take his bag.

  1. Did/utter/He/word/a/not

Ans. - He did not utter a word.

  1. Big/gathered/A/outside/house/his/crowd

Ans. - A big crowd gathered outside his house.

  1. Not/say/word/a/did/He

Ans. - He did not say a word.

  1. Kites/have/They/beautiful/made

Ans. - They have made beautiful kites.

C. Frame questions to get the underlined words as answers:

  1. Tenali Rama’s wife was ill

Ans. - Who was ill?

  1. The stranger was hiding behind the main door

Ans. - Where was the stranger hiding?

  1. She asked for a glass of water

Ans. - What did she ask for?

  1. My bag is on the book case

Ans. - Where is your bag?

  1. He went to market to buy some fruits

Ans. - Why did he go to market?

V WRITING

A. Read the following story and answer the questions given below:

  1. Who asked the courtiers a question?

Ans. - Akbar asked the courtiers a question.

  1. What was the question?

Ans. - The question was, "What is the thing that travels fastest in the world?"

  1. What were the different answers given by the courtiers?

Ans. - Some courtiers said "Bullock cart," others said "Wind," and another said "Light."

  1. What was Birbal’s answer?

Ans. - Birbal's answer was that "The thoughts in the mind travel the fastest."

  1. Why was Birbal rewarded?

Ans. - Birbal was rewarded because Akbar was proud of his wisdom.

B. Find the answers to these riddles:

  1. What is it that dies when it drinks water?

Ans: fire

  1. It has no wings to fly, It has no ladder to climb, but it climbs up to the sky.

Ans: smoke

  1. It gets beating even if it does not do anything wrong.

Ans: drum

  1. It is yours, but people use it more than you use.

Ans: name

  1. You see the world with these two windows.

Ans: eyes

 

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