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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Thirsty Crow, Told

Saturday at the club, Noah telling the thirsty crow in his own words before reading the page: no book first, tell it the way you would to a friend, a crow is flying about and looking for water, as if it's happening now, he sees a pot and says to himself, water at last, the beak won't reach, he drinks and says where there's a will there's a way, the book from downstairs, page twelve, now read the page.

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THE STORY

Upstairs at the bookshop-cafe in Hauz Khas Village, Saturday at six; the Shopkeeper from downstairs brings the book up. Kavita ji says the familiar you to Noah; Noah says the polite you to her, to Verma ji and to the Shopkeeper.

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पहले किताब नहीं. ऐसे सुनाओ, जैसे दोस्त को.peh-le ki-taab na-heen. ai-se su-naa-o, jai-se dost ko.No book first. Tell it the way you would to a friend.
तो एक कौआ उड़ रहा है, और पानी ढूँढ रहा है.to ek kau-aa ur ra-haa hai, aur paa-nee dhoondh ra-haa hai.So a crow is flying about, and he's looking for water.
ऐसे ही सुनाते हैं, जैसे अभी हो रही हो.ai-se hee su-naa-te hain, jai-se a-bhee ho ra-hee ho.That's how you tell it, as if it's happening now.
खुद से कहता हैkhud se keh-taa haihe says to himself
वो एक घड़ा देखता है और खुद से कहता है, पानी, आखिरकार.vo ek gha-raa dekh-taa hai aur khud se keh-taa hai, paa-nee, aa-khir-kaar.He sees a pot and says to himself: water, at last.
कहता है, चोंच नहीं पहुँचेगी. फिर कंकड़ देखता है.keh-taa hai, chonch na-heen pa-hun-che-gee. phir kan-kar dekh-taa hai.He says: the beak won't reach. Then he sees the pebbles.
जहाँ चाह वहाँ राह.ja-haan chaah va-haan raah.where there's a will, there's a way
पीता है और कहता है, जहाँ चाह वहाँ राह.pee-taa hai aur keh-taa hai, ja-haan chaah va-haan raah.He drinks and says: where there's a will, there's a way.
जी, किताब नीचे से. पन्ना बारह, कौआ.jee, ki-taab nee-che se. pan-naa baa-rah, kau-aa.The book, from downstairs. Page twelve, the crow.
सब सही जगह हँसे. अब पन्ना पढ़ो.sab sa-hee ja-gah han-se. ab pan-naa pa-rho.Everyone laughed in the right place. Now read us the page.