Leela’s Friend : A Detailed Discussion for Class XI West Bengal āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž Class 9

Leela’s Friend : A Detailed Discussion for Class XI West Bengal āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž Class 9

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Leela’s face became red. “Oh, policemen, leave him alone. I want to play with him.”

“My dear child,” said the police inspector, “he is a thief.”
“Let him be,” Leela replied haughtily.

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇:

Leela’s (āϞ⧀āϞāĻžāϰ) face (āĻŽā§āĻ–) became (āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ) red (āϞāĻžāϞ). “Oh (āĻ“), policemen (āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ), leave (āĻ›āĻžā§œā§‹) him (āϤāĻžāϕ⧇) alone (āĻāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧀). I (āφāĻŽāĻŋ  āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āϞ⧀āϞāĻž) want (āϚāĻžāχ) to play (āϖ⧇āϞāϤ⧇) with him (āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇).”

“My dear child (āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ⧟ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻž),” said (āĻŦāϞāϞ) the police (āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ) inspector (āχāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟāϰ), “he (āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) is (āĻšā§Ÿ) a (āĻāĻ•āϜāύ) thief (āĻšā§‹āϰ).”
“Let him be (āĻšā§‹āĻ• āϗ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻšā§‹āϰ), Leela (āϞ⧀āϞāĻž) replied (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ) haughtily (āϰ⧇āϗ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡).

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“What a devil you must be to steal a thing from such an innocent child!”
remarked the inspector. “Even now it is not too late. Return it. I will let you go provided you promise not to do such a thing again.” Leela’s father and mother, too, joined in this appeal. Leela felt disgusted with the whole business and said, Leave him alone, he hasn’t taken the chain.” “You are not at all a reliable prosecution witness, my child,” observed the inspector humorously.

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇:

“What (āĻ•āĻŋ) a (āĻāĻ•) devil (āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻļ⧟āϤāĻžāύ) you (āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) must (āĻ…āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāχ) be (āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›) to steal (āϚ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇) a (āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ) thing (āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ) from (āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇) such (āĻāχāϰāĻ•āĻŽ) an (āĻāĻ•āϟāĻž) innocent (āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ) child (āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁)!” remarked (āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϞ) the inspector (āχāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟāϰ). “Even (āĻāĻŽāύāĻ•āĻŋ) now (āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“) it (āĻāϟāĻž) is not (āύ⧟) too (āϖ⧁āĻŦ) late (āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ). Return (āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“) it (āĻāϟāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āĻšā§‡āύāϟāĻž). I (āφāĻŽāĻŋ) will let (āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ) you (āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇) go (āϝ⧇āϤ⧇) provided (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ) you (āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ) promise (āĻļāĻĒāĻĨ āĻ•āϰ⧋) not to do (āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ) such (āĻāχāϰāĻ•āĻŽ) a (āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ) thing (āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ) again (āφāĻŦāĻžāϰ).” Leela’s (āϞ⧀āϞāĻžāϰ) father (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž) and (āĻāĻŦāĻ‚) mother (āĻŽāĻž), too (āĻ“), joined (āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϞ) in this appeal (āĻāχ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ⧇). Leela (āϞ⧀āϞāĻž) felt (āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϞ) disgusted (āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ) with the whole business (āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰāϟāĻžāϤ⧇) and (āĻāĻŦāĻ‚) said (āĻŦāϞāϞ), Leave (āĻ›ā§‡ā§œā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“) him (āϤāĻžāϕ⧇) alone (āĻāĻ•āĻžāϕ⧀), he (āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) hasn’t taken (āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāύāĻŋ) the chain (āĻšā§‡āύāϟāĻŋ).” “You (āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ) are not (āύāĻ“) at all (āφāĻĻ⧌) a (āĻāĻ•āϜāύ) reliable (āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ) prosecution (āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϰ) witness (āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώ⧀), my child (āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ),” observed (āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āĻŦāϞāϞ) the inspector (āχāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟāϰ) humorously (āĻ•ā§ŒāϤ⧁āĻ•āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇).

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“No, he hasn’t taken it!” Leela screamed.

Her father said, “Baby, if you don’t behave, I will be very angry with you”.
Half an hour later, the inspector said to the constable, “Take him to the
station. I think I shall have to sit with him tonight.”The constable took Sidda by by the hand and turned to go.

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ‚āϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇:

“No (āύāĻž), he (āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) hasn’t taken (āĻ¨ā§‡ā§ŸāύāĻŋ) it (āĻāϟāĻŋ)!” Leela (āϞ⧀āϞāĻž) screamed (āϚāĻŋā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ āĻŦāϞāϞ).

Her (āϤāĻžāϰ) father (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž) said (āĻŦāϞāϞ), “Baby (āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āĻž), if (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ) you (āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ) don’t behave (āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧋), I (āφāĻŽāĻŋ) will be (āĻšāĻŦ) very (āϖ⧁āĻŦ) angry (āϰāĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ) with you (āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇)”.
Half an hour (āφāϧ āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻž) later (āĻĒāϰ⧇), the inspector (āχāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āϟāϰ) said (āĻŦāϞāϞ) to the constable (āĻ•āύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāϞāϕ⧇), “Take (āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“) him (āϤāĻžāϕ⧇) to the station (āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇). I āφāĻŽāĻŋ) think (āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ) I shall have to sit (āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇) with him (āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇) tonight (āφāϜ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇).”The constable (āĻ•āύāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāϞ) took (āĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇, āϧāϰāϞ)) Sidda (āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻžāϕ⧇) by the hand (āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇) and (āĻāĻŦāĻ‚) turned (āϘ⧁⧁⧁⧁āϰāϞ) to go (āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ)āĨ¤

haunt: hide out (āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻĄā§‡āϰāĻž)

consult: get advice from (āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž)
treachery: betrayal (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž)
prosecution witness: someone who provides evidence in a legal court (āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āφāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĻā§‡ā§Ÿ, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻžā§Ž āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώ⧀)

Leela’s Friend – Discussion Class – 7

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