Leelaâs Friend : A Detailed Discussion for Class XI West Bengal āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž Class 9
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Leelaâs face became red. âOh, policemen, leave him alone. I want to play with him.â
âMy dear child,â said the police inspector, âhe is a thief.â
âLet him be,â Leela replied haughtily.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§:
Leelaâs (āϞā§āϞāĻžāϰ) face (āĻŽā§āĻ) became (āĻšā§ā§ āĻā§āϞ) red (āϞāĻžāϞ). âOh (āĻ), policemen (āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ), leave (āĻāĻžā§ā§) him (āϤāĻžāĻā§) alone (āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§). I (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āϞā§āϞāĻž) want (āĻāĻžāĻ) to play (āĻā§āϞāϤā§) with him (āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§).â
âMy dear child (āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž),â said (āĻŦāϞāϞ) the police (āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ) inspector (āĻāύā§āϏāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāϰ), âhe (āϏ⧠āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) is (āĻšā§) a (āĻāĻāĻāύ) thief (āĻā§āϰ).â
âLet him be (āĻšā§āĻ āĻā§ āϏ⧠āĻā§āϰ), Leela (āϞā§āϞāĻž) replied (āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ) haughtily (āϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋā§ā§).
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âWhat a devil you must be to steal a thing from such an innocent child!â
remarked the inspector. âEven now it is not too late. Return it. I will let you go provided you promise not to do such a thing again.â Leelaâs father and mother, too, joined in this appeal. Leela felt disgusted with the whole business and said, Leave him alone, he hasnât taken the chain.â âYou are not at all a reliable prosecution witness, my child,â observed the inspector humorously.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§:
âWhat (āĻāĻŋ) a (āĻāĻ) devil (āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻļā§āϤāĻžāύ) you (āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) must (āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝāĻ) be (āĻšā§ā§āĻ) to steal (āĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§) a (āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ) thing (āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ) from (āĻĨā§āĻā§) such (āĻāĻāϰāĻāĻŽ) an (āĻāĻāĻāĻž) innocent (āύāĻŋāώā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ) child (āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§)!â remarked (āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāϰāϞ) the inspector (āĻāύā§āϏāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāϰ). âEven (āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ) now (āĻāĻāύāĻ) it (āĻāĻāĻž) is not (āύā§) too (āĻā§āĻŦ) late (āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ). Return (āĻĢāĻŋāϰāĻŋā§ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ) it (āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻā§āύāĻāĻž). I (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ) will let (āĻ āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦ) you (āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§) go (āϝā§āϤā§) provided (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ) you (āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ) promise (āĻļāĻĒāĻĨ āĻāϰā§) not to do (āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ) such (āĻāĻāϰāĻāĻŽ) a (āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ) thing (āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ) again (āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ).â Leelaâs (āϞā§āϞāĻžāϰ) father (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž) and (āĻāĻŦāĻ) mother (āĻŽāĻž), too (āĻ), joined (āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ) in this appeal (āĻāĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύā§). Leela (āϞā§āϞāĻž) felt (āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰāϞ) disgusted (āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋ) with the whole business (āĻĒā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϤā§) and (āĻāĻŦāĻ) said (āĻŦāϞāϞ), Leave (āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ) him (āϤāĻžāĻā§) alone (āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§), he (āϏ⧠āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) hasnât taken (āύā§ā§āύāĻŋ) the chain (āĻā§āύāĻāĻŋ).â âYou (āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ) are not (āύāĻ) at all (āĻāĻĻā§) a (āĻāĻāĻāύ) reliable (āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ) prosecution (āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϰ) witness (āϏāĻžāĻā§āώā§), my child (āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ),â observed (āĻāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāϞāϞ) the inspector (āĻāύā§āϏāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāϰ) humorously (āĻā§āϤā§āĻāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§).
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âNo, he hasnât taken it!â Leela screamed.
Her father said, âBaby, if you donât behave, I will be very angry with youâ.
Half an hour later, the inspector said to the constable, âTake him to the
station. I think I shall have to sit with him tonight.âThe constable took Sidda by by the hand and turned to go.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύā§:
âNo (āύāĻž), he (āϏ⧠āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻž) hasnât taken (āύā§ā§āύāĻŋ) it (āĻāĻāĻŋ)!â Leela (āϞā§āϞāĻž) screamed (āĻāĻŋā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ āĻŦāϞāϞ).
Her (āϤāĻžāϰ) father (āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž) said (āĻŦāϞāϞ), âBaby (āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻž), if (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ) you (āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ) donât behave (āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāϰāĻŖ āύāĻž āĻāϰā§), I (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ) will be (āĻšāĻŦ) very (āĻā§āĻŦ) angry (āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ) with you (āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§)â.
Half an hour (āĻāϧ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž) later (āĻĒāϰā§), the inspector (āĻāύā§āϏāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāϰ) said (āĻŦāϞāϞ) to the constable (āĻāύāϏā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞāĻā§), âTake (āύāĻŋā§ā§ āϝāĻžāĻ) him (āϤāĻžāĻā§) to the station (āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϞāĻŋāĻļ āϏā§āĻā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšā§ā§āĻā§). I āĻāĻŽāĻŋ) think (āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋ) I shall have to sit (āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāϏāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§) with him (āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§) tonight (āĻāĻ āϰāĻžāϤā§).âThe constable (āĻāύāϏā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞ) took (āĻāĻāĻžāύā§, āϧāϰāϞ)) Sidda (āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻā§) by the hand (āĻšāĻžāϤā§) and (āĻāĻŦāĻ) turned (āĻā§ā§ā§ā§āϰāϞ) to go (āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ)āĨ¤
haunt: hide out (āĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻĄā§āϰāĻž)
consult: get advice from (āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻž)
treachery: betrayal (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž)
prosecution witness: someone who provides evidence in a legal court (āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĻāĻžāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĻā§ā§, āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āϏāĻžāĻā§āώā§)
Leelaâs Friend â Discussion Class â 7