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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The hare and the tortoise

Meera's bedtime in Greater Kailash, Priya at the door: a tale with animals, the hare who laughed whenever he saw the tortoise, the race, the hare who looked back and slept under a tree, and when he woke the tortoise was at the line: the fruit of patience is sweet.

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THE STORY

Meera's room in the flat in Greater Kailash at bedtime, Meera two and nearly asleep; Noah and Priya, husband and wife, say the familiar you to each other.

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जानवरों वाली कहानीjaan-va-ron vaa-lee ka-haa-neea tale with animals
मीरा के लिए जानवरों वाली कहानी, नोआ.mee-raa ke li-e jaan-va-ron vaa-lee ka-haa-nee, no-aa.A tale with animals for Meera, Noah.
जब भीjab bheewhenever
हँसता थाhans-taa thaahe laughed, every time
जब भी खरगोश कछुए को देखता था, हँसता था.jab bhee khar-gosh ka-chhu-e ko dekh-taa thaa, hans-taa thaa.Whenever the hare saw the tortoise, he laughed.
और कछुए ने क्या कहा?aur ka-chhu-e ne kyaa ka-haa?And what did the tortoise say?
जब तंग आ गयाjab tang aa ga-yaawhen he'd had enough
रेस हो जाएres ho jaa-elet's race
जब तंग आ गया, तब बोला: चलो, रेस हो जाए.jab tang aa ga-yaa, tab bo-laa: cha-lo, res ho jaa-e.When he'd had enough, then he said: come on, let's race.
और खरगोश, नोआ?aur khar-gosh, no-aa?And the hare, Noah?

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