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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Rehearsing the Thirsty Crow

The kitchen table in Lajpat Nagar, Mummy ji correcting Noah's telling of the thirsty crow: from the start and slowly, first the background then what happened, it was summer, a thirsty crow was flying and looking for water, he saw a pot, a little water right at the bottom, and the beak, the beak didn't reach, pebbles one by one, the water came up, the crow drank and flew off, the one who loses in his mind has lost.

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Lesson 2 · Rehearsing the Thirsty Crow

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The kitchen table at the Sharmas' house in Lajpat Nagar, a weekday evening, Noah rehearsing the thirsty crow for Saturday; Mummy ji, a schoolteacher, says the familiar you to Noah, and he says the polite you to her.

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शुरू से, धीरे-धीरे. पहले बैकग्राउंड, फिर क्या हुआ.shu-roo se, dhee-re-dhee-re. peh-le baik-graa-und, phir kyaa hu-aa.From the start, and slowly. First the background, then what happened.
पानी ढूँढ रहा था.paa-nee dhoondh ra-haa thaa.was looking for water
गर्मी थी. एक प्यासा कौआ उड़ रहा था, पानी ढूँढ रहा था.gar-mee thee. ek pyaa-saa kau-aa ur ra-haa thaa, paa-nee dhoondh ra-haa thaa.It was summer. A thirsty crow was flying about, looking for water.
शाबाश, यह बैकग्राउंड है. अब क्या हुआ?shaa-baash, ye baik-graa-und hai. ab kyaa hu-aa?Good, that's the background. Now what happened?
उसने एक घड़ा देखा. थोड़ा पानी, बिल्कुल नीचे.us-ne ek gha-raa de-khaa. tho-raa paa-nee, bil-kul nee-che.He saw a pot. A little water, right at the bottom.
और चोंच? फिर क्या किया?aur chonch? phir kyaa ki-yaa?And the beak? Then what did he do?
चोंच नहीं पहुँची. उसने कंकड़ डाले, एक-एक करके.chonch na-heen pa-hun-chee. us-ne kan-kar daa-le, ek-ek kar-ke.The beak didn't reach. He dropped pebbles in, one by one.
पानी ऊपर आया, कौए ने पिया और उड़ गया.paa-nee oo-par aa-yaa, kau-e ne pi-yaa aur ur ga-yaa.The water came up, the crow drank and flew off.
मन के हारे हार है, मन के जीते जीत.man ke haa-re haar hai, man ke jee-te jeet.The one who loses in his mind has lost, the one who wins in his mind has won.