The Purple Jar (Part-1)

Read the story and answer the following questions.

Rosamond, a little girl about seven years old. was walking with her mother in the streets of London. As she passed along she looked in at the windows of several shops, and saw a great variety of things. She wanted to stop to look at them and buy them all, without knowing their uses or even without knowing their names.

At first they stopped at a milliner’s shop. The windows of the shop were decorated with ribbons, lace and festoons of artificial flowers.

“Oh, Mamma, what beautiful roses! Won’t you buy some of them?”

“No, my dear.”

“Why?”

“Because I don’t want them. They are not real flowers.”

They went a little further and came to a jeweller’s shop. In it were a great many pretty, bright ornaments of little value, set beautifully behind the glass.

“Mamma, will you buy some of these?”

“Which of them, Rosamond?”

“Which? I don’t know which. Look at those earrings, that necklace, those pendants! Any of them will do, they are so pretty!”

“Yes, they are all pretty, but of what use would they be to me?”

“I am sure, Mamma, you could find some use if you only bought them first.”

“But I would rather find out the use first.”

Though a little disheartened, Rosamond kept on looking at the shops and tried to persuade her mother to buy this or that.

“Mamma, buckles are very useful things. Please buy some.”

“I have a pair of buckles. I don’t need any now.” So saying her mother walked on.

 

The Purple Jar (Part-1) — Bangla অনুবাদ

রোজামন্ড, সাত বছর বয়সী এক ছোট মেয়ে, তার মায়ের সাথে লন্ডনের রাস্তায় হাঁটছিল। হাঁটার সময় সে বিভিন্ন দোকানের জানালায় তাকিয়ে নানা ধরনের জিনিস দেখছিল। সে সেগুলো থামতে চেয়েছিল এবং সবকিছু কিনে নিতে চেয়েছিল, যদিও সেগুলোর ব্যবহার বা নাম সে জানত না।

প্রথমে তারা একটা মিলিনারের দোকানের সামনে দাঁড়ালো। দোকানের জানালা রিবন, লেইস এবং কৃত্রিম ফুলের মালা দিয়ে সজ্জিত ছিল।“ওহ, মম্মা, কী সুন্দর গোলাপ! তুমি কি এগুলো থেকে কিছু কিনবে?”

“না, প্রিয়।”

“কেন?”

“কারণ আমি এগুলো চাই না। এগুলো আসল ফুল নয়।”

তারা একটু এগিয়ে একটা জুয়েলার্স দোকানের কাছে এল। সেখানে অনেক সুন্দর, ঝকঝকে ছোটো গয়না গ্লাসের পেছনে সুন্দরভাবে সাজানো ছিল।

“মম্মা, তুমি কি এগুলো থেকে কিছু কিনবে?”

“কোনটা, রোজামন্ড?”

“কোনটা? আমি জানি না কোনটা। ওই কানের দুল, ওই নেকলেস, ওই পেনড্যান্ট! যেকোনোটাই হবে, এগুলো খুব সুন্দর!”

“হ্যাঁ, এগুলো সব সুন্দর, কিন্তু এগুলোর আমার জন্য কী কাজে লাগবে?”

“আমি নিশ্চিত, মম্মা, তুমি কোন না কোন কাজ খুঁজে পাবে যদি আগে এগুলো কিনে নাও।”

“কিন্তু আমি আগে জানব কাজটা কী, তারপরই কিনব।”

একটু হতাশ হলেও, রোজামন্ড দোকানগুলো দেখতে দেখতে চলতে থাকল এবং তার মা কে বিভিন্ন জিনিস কেনার জন্য বোঝানোর চেষ্টা করল।

“মম্মা, বকলস খুব দরকারী জিনিস। দয়া করে কিছু কিনো।”

“আমার কাছে একটা জোড়া বকলস আছে। এখন আমার আর দরকার নেই।” বলেই তার মা এগিয়ে গেলেন।

Words	Bangla	Synonyms	Antonyms
variety (n)	বিভিন্নতা	diversity; assortment; range	uniformity; sameness
artificial (adj)	কৃত্রিম	fake; synthetic; man-made	natural; genuine; real
ornaments (n)	অলঙ্কার	decorations; trinkets; adornments	—
disheartened (adj)	নিরুৎসাহিত	discouraged; dismayed; depressed	encouraged; hopeful; motivated
persuade (v)	রাজি করানো	convince; urge; coax	dissuade; discourage; deter
buckles (n)	বাকল	clasps; fasteners; clips	—
value (n)	মূল্য	worth; importance; merit	worthlessness; insignificance
decorations (n)	সাজসজ্জা	embellishments; ornaments; adornments	—
pretty (adj)	সুন্দর	attractive; lovely; charming	ugly; unattractive
need (v)	প্রয়োজন	require; want; demand	have; possess

50 WH Questions with Two-Sentence Answers

1. Who is Rosamond?
   Rosamond is a little girl about seven years old. She is curious and interested in the things she sees while walking with her mother.
2. Where were Rosamond and her mother walking?
   They were walking in the streets of London. The story focuses on their walk past various shops.
3. What did Rosamond want to do when she saw the shop windows?
   She wanted to stop and look at the items in the shops. She even wished to buy all of them without knowing what they were for.
4. Why did Rosamond want to buy the things in the shops?
   Because they looked pretty and attractive to her. She did not understand their use or names.
5. What was the first shop they stopped at?
   The first shop was a milliner’s shop. It was decorated with ribbons, lace, and artificial flowers.
6. Why did Rosamond ask her mother to buy roses from the milliner’s shop?
   Because she thought the roses were beautiful. She did not realize they were artificial.
7. Why did her mother refuse to buy the roses?
   Because they were not real flowers. She did not want to buy something artificial.
8. What kind of shop did they visit next?
   They visited a jeweller’s shop next. It had many pretty and bright ornaments displayed.
9. What kind of ornaments did Rosamond see in the jeweller’s shop?
   She saw earrings, necklaces, and pendants. She thought all of them were pretty.
10. Did Rosamond know which ornament she wanted to buy?
    No, she was unsure and said any of them would do. She was attracted by their appearance, not their use.