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🇮🇳 Hindi · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Monkey and the Crocodile

An evening at home in Greater Kailash, Noah telling Priya the monkey and the crocodile: why the monkey one tonight, a monkey in a tree and a crocodile who came every day for the fruit, eating together they became friends, the wife said the monkey's heart must be sweet, so he invites him, swimming along he says my wife wants your heart, the monkey says trembling I left my heart in the tree, take me back, he jumps onto the branch laughing, a life saved is a fortune gained.

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THE STORY

The flat in Greater Kailash, an evening after Meera's bedtime, the book open on the table; Priya and Noah say the familiar you to each other.

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आज बंदर वाली क्यों?aaj ban-dar vaa-lee kyon?Why the monkey one tonight?
पेड़ पर एक बंदर, और मगरमच्छ रोज़ फल खाने आता था.per par ek ban-dar, aur ma-gar-machchh roz phal khaa-ne aa-taa thaa.A monkey in a tree, and a crocodile came every day for the fruit.
खाते-खातेkhaa-te-khaa-teeating along
खाते-खाते दोस्त बन गए. पत्नी बोली, दिल मीठा होगा.khaa-te-khaa-te dost ban ga-e. pat-nee bo-lee, dil mee-thaa ho-gaa.Eating along, they became friends. The wife said: his heart must be sweet.
तो वो उसे बुलाता है?to vo u-se bu-laa-taa hai?So he invites him?
तैरते-तैरते कहता है, पत्नी तुम्हारा दिल चाहती है.tair-te-tair-te keh-taa hai, pat-nee tum-haa-raa dil chaah-tee hai.Swimming along, he says: my wife wants your heart.
काँपते हुएkaanp-te hu-etrembling
काँपते हुए कहता है, दिल पेड़ में छोड़ आया, वापस चलो.kaanp-te hu-e keh-taa hai, dil per men chhor aa-yaa, vaa-pas cha-lo.He says, trembling: I left my heart in the tree, take me back.
डाल पर कूदकर हँसता है, जान बची तो लाखों पाए.daal par kood-kar hans-taa hai, jaan ba-chee to laa-khon paa-e.He jumps onto the branch laughing: a life saved is a fortune gained.
डॉक्टर से तेज़ सोचने वाला बंदर.daak-tar se tez soch-ne vaa-laa ban-dar.A monkey who thinks faster than a doctor.