3. Two Stories of Flying
I- His First Flight (Liam O’ Flaherty)
I- His First Flight (Liam O’ Flaherty)
छोटा सीगल अपनी चट्टान पर अकेला था। उसके दो भाई और एक बहन एक दिन पहले उड़कर चले गए थे। वह उनके साथ उड़ने से डर गया था। उसे ऐसा महसूस हुआ कि उसके पंख उसे सहारा नहीं दे सकेंगे। इसलिए वह वापिस दौड़कर अपनी चट्टान पर आ गया था। उसका पिता और माँ उसे आवाज देते हुए उसके पास आए थे। वे उसे डरा रहे थे कि यदि वह वहाँ से नहीं उड़ा तो वह चट्टान पर भूखा मर जाएगा, लेकिन उसमें हिलने तक का भी साहस नहीं था। छोटे सीगल को खाने के लिए कुछ भी नहीं मिला। उसे बहुत भूख लगी थी। वह अपनी चट्टान के किनारे पर बाहर निकला। उसने देखा कि उसकी माँ उसकी ओर देख रही थी। वह एक पठार पर खड़ी थी। बार-बार वह एक मछली के टुकड़े किए जा रही थी जो उसके पाँवों के पास पड़े थे। भोजन को देखकर वह पागल हो उठा था। उसने चीखकर अपनी माँ से उसके लिए कुछ भोजन लाने के लिए कहा। उसकी माँ ने मछली का एक टुकड़ा उठाया। वह उसे अपनी चोंच में उठाकर उसकी तरफ आई। वह चट्टान के समीप आई। तब वह रुक गई। उसके पंख स्थिर हो गए। छोटा सीगल हैरान था कि उसकी माँ उसकी ओर अधिक समीप क्यों नहीं आ रही थी। वह अपनी माँ की चोंच से मछली का टुकड़ा प्राप्त करने के लिए उछला। वह नीचे की ओर गिर गया। वह भयभीत हो गया। लेकिन उसका भय एक मिनट में ही समाप्त हो गया। उसके पंख बाहर की ओर फैले हुए थे और उसने ऊपर हवा में उड़ना शुरू कर दिया। अब उसे डर नहीं लग रहा था। उसने देखा कि उसके पिता, माँ, भाई एवं बहन उसके चारों ओर उड़ रहे थे। वे खुशी से चीख रहे थे। कुछ समय के बाद छोटे सीगल ने भी सागर में खड़ा होने के लिए अपने पाँव नीचे किए। उसकी टाँगें पानी में डूब गई। वह डर से चीख उठा। लेकिन तभी उसके पेट का स्पर्श पानी से हुआ। उसने देखा कि अब वह नहीं डूब रहा था। उसने भी अपने परिवार की भांति पानी पर तैरना शुरू कर दिया। इस पर पूरे परिवार ने उसकी प्रशंसा की। इस प्रकार उसने अपनी पहली उड़ान पूरी की।
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
Q. 1 Who is the writer of ‘His First Flight’?
Ans. Liam O’ Flaherty
Q. 2 Whose first flight has been described in this lesson?
Ans. A young seagull’s flight
Q. 3 Where did the seagull pass the night?
Ans. On the ledge
Q. 4 How did the young seagull feel to fly?
Ans. Afraid
Q. 5 How many days did the young seagull remain hungry?
Ans. One day
Q. 6 Whom did the young seagull beg to bring him some food?
Ans. His mother
Q. 7 Was the young seagull successful in making his first flight?
Ans. Yes
Short Type Q-Ans.
Q.1 A young Seagull is afraid to fly. How does he conquer his fear?
Ans. The young Seagull is very hungry. He thinks if he does not fly, he will remain hungry. So he conquers his fear of flying. Finally he is able to fly.
Q.1 A young Seagull is afraid to fly. How does he conquer his fear?
Ans. The young Seagull is very hungry. He thinks if he does not fly, he will remain hungry. So he conquers his fear of flying. Finally he is able to fly.
Ans. The Seagull did not want to fly. But in order to get food, he had to fly. he was very hungry. The sight of food that made the seagull to take risk for flying for the first time.
Ans. The seagull was very hungry. When he saw his mother bringing food in her beak, he dived towards her. But he fell down from the brink of the ledge. He screamed with fear. He felt that his wings spread outwards. He was flying now,
Ans. The seagull was very happy after learning how to fly. His parents, brother and sister were flying around him. Then they landed on the sea surface. When the young seagull tried to land, his legs sank into the sea. He cried but he did not drown. He started floating on the surface of the sea. Thus his first flight ended.
Ans. After flying for some time, the Seagull saw that his parents and brothers and sister were sitting on the surface of the sea. He came down and landed on it. But his legs sink into it. He cried with fear. However his belly touches the surface and he did not drown. Now the Seagull got over his fear of the water.
Ans. Yes, we sympathise with the seagull. He is very young bird. He has not yet learnt how to fly. His parents want that he should fly. They encourage him. But he is afraid of falling. His parents starve him for twenty four hours. In the end, however, the Seagull learns how to fly.
Q. 7 How did the young Seagull's parents teach him the art of flying?
Ans. The seagull parents encouraged him to fly. But he was afraid to fly. Then they kept him hungry for 24 hours. Even then the seagull did not fly. Then they thought that experience would teach him. So they made him fall from the ledge. When he fell, he felt his wings spread and started flying.
Essay type Q - Ans.
*Q. 1 What message does the story 'His First Flight' convey?*
Ans. This is an imaginary story. The story conveys the message that we learn by taking courage and not by sitting idle. A young Seagull is fed lovingly by his parents. But when the time comes for him to fly, he feels afraid. His parents try many triks to teach him to fly. But he is so afraid that he refuses to fly. At last, his mother made a plan. She tempts him with food in her beak. She only flies near his ledge and does not land there. In order to get food, the hungry seagull comes to the edge of the rock and falls from it. At first he is terrified but then he opens his wings and starts flying. He is happy to know that he did not fall in the sea. In this way, the young seagull makes the first flight of his life when he takes courage.
*Q. 2 When did the seagull's flight begin and where did it end?*
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*Describe how the young Seagull made his Maiden flight?*
Ans. The seagull was very hungry. When he saw his mother bringing food in her beak, he dived towards her. But he fell from the brink of the ledge. He screamed with fear. But his fear lasted only for a moment. The next moment, he felt that his wings spread outwords. He was flying. The seagull was very happy as he had learnt how to fly. He kept flying for sometime. His parents, brothers and sister flew around him. Then they landed on the sea surface. The seagull also came down. When he tried to land, his legs sank into the sea. He cried with fear again. But then his belly touch the water. He did not drown. He started floating on the surface of the sea. Thus the seagull made the first flight of his life.