NCERT Solutions Class 6 English Reader Poem 3 The Quarrel

SUMMARY IN ENGLISH

One day the sister quarrelled with her brother. The reason was very petty. But they shouted at each other. The quarrel was mild at first. But it became strong in the end. Both claimed that they were right.

They began to hate each other. They did not talk to each other till evening. Then suddenly the brother realised his mistake. He decided to make up with the narrator. He walked up to her, and patted on her back. He suggested that they should patch up. He admitted that he was at fault. The narrator also forgot and forgave him.

SUMMARY IN HIND

एक दिन बहन अपने भाई से झगड़ा कर बैठी। कारण बहुत छोटा-सा था। पर वे दोनों एक-दूसरे पर गरजने लगे। झगड़ा प्रारंभ में तो बहुत हल्का-फुल्का था। पर अंत में वह प्रबल हो गया। दोनों ने दावा किया कि वही सही है।

वे दोनों एक दूसरे से नफरत करने लगे। उन्होंने शाम तक परस्पर बात नहीं की। फिर सहसा भाई को महसूस हुआ कि गलती उसकी थी। उसने अपनी बहन से समझौता करने का निर्णय ले लिया। वह उसके पास गया तथा उसके कधे को थपथपाया। उसने कहा चलो हम लोग गुस्सा थूक कर पुन: दोस्ती कर लें। उसने स्वीकार कर लिया कि गलती उसी की थी। बहन ने भी झगड़ा भुला दिया तथा भाई को क्षमा कर दिया।

HINDI VERSION OF THE POEM WITH COMPREHENSION

1.

I quarrelled with my brother

I don’t know what about,

One thing led to another

And somehow we fell out.

The start of it was slight,

The end of it was strong,

He said he was right

I knew he was wrong.

मेरा झगड़ा अपने भाई के साथ हो गया, याद नहीं आता कि कारण क्या था। पर वाद-विवाद बढ़ता गया और हमारे बीच मनमुटाव हो गया। झगड़े का कारण या प्रारम्भ तो तुच्छ था, पर उसका अंत गंभीर हो गया। वह कहता रहा कि उसकी बात सही है, मैं जानती थी कि वह गलत बोल रहा है।

Questions:
Now read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

1. The poet had a quarrel with her…….
   
   (a) friend
   
   (b) brother
   
   (c) sister
   
   (d) classmate.
2. What made them fall Out?
   
   (a) Some petty issue
   
   (b) Some grave issue
   
   (c) Some unknown reason
   
   (d) Their quarrelsome nature.
3. Why did the quarrel take a serious turn?
   
   (a) There was no one in the house except these two
   
   (b) Both were quarrelsome by nature
   
   (c) Neither offered a compromise
   
   (d) No one came to settle their dispute.
4. What was the result of the quarrel?
   
   (a) Both left the house
   
   (b) Both became tense
   
   (c) Both stopped reading together
   
   (d) Both became cool.
5. Which phrase means the same as to ‘quarrel’?
   
   (a) Led to
   
   (b) Start of
   
   (c) End of
   
   (d) Fall out.

Answer :

1. (b)
2. (a)
3. (C)
4. (b)
5. (d)

2.

We hated one another

The afternoon turned black.

Then suddenly my brother

Thumped me on the back,

And said, “Oh, come along

We can’t go on all night

I was in the wrong.”

So he was in the right.

हम एक-दूसरे से घृणा करने लगे। पर दोपहर बाद का समय तो बहुत बुरा या उदासी पूर्ण हो गया। तभी अचानक मेरा भाई आया और उसने मेरी पीठ थपथपाई। वह बोला, ‘अरे, चलो, चलते हैं। हम इस प्रकार से सारी रात तो झगड़े में नहीं बिता सकते। मैं मान लेता हूँ कि मैं गलत था।’ इस प्रकार से वह सही हो गया, उसने गलती जो मान ली थी।

Questions:
Now read the following questions and choose the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

1. What does ‘We’ here refer to?
   
   (a) The neighbourhood children
   
   (b) The School children
   
   (c) Brother and sister
   
   (d) People in general.
2. Explain The afternoon turned black.
   
   (a) After the quarrel, both realised their mistake
   
   (b) After the quarrel, both became tense and remorseful
   
   (c) They were quarrelling in the afternoon
   
   (d) In the afternoon they decided not to quarrel again.
3. The quarrel finally ended when 
   
   (a) the brother went up to his sister, apologised and offered to compromise
   
   (b) their parents came from the market
   
   (c) the sister offered to compromise
   
   (d) their grandparents taught them a lesson.
4. What lesson did they possibly learn?
   
   (a) They should work hard instead of quarrelling
   
   (b) It was interesting to quarrel over little issue
   
   (c) It was futile to quarrel over something too small
   
   (d) Their quarrel would bring bad name too them.
5. What does the phrase in the extract ‘turned black’ mean here?
   
   (a) Became pleasant
   
   (b) Became unpleasant
   
   (c) Became enemy
   
   (d) Became rude.

Answer :

1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (b)