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HSC English First Paper English For Today Unit 3 Lesson 4

HSC English First Paper English For Today Unit 3 Lesson 4

Khona

The mythical story of Khona is deeply rooted in Bangla folklore. Khona, originally named Lila, an incredible woman with a gift for predicting weather and understanding the ways of farming. Her wisdom was shared through memorable rhyming verses known as “Khona's Words" or "Khonar Bochon." These sayings, though simple and easy to remember, were filled with practical advice for farmers.

Khona used her knowledge to help the peasants, but her actions often challenged the ruling class. The rulers, not pleased with her defiance, punished her cruelly by cutting out her tongue. Thus she became known as Khona, which means “someone who cannot speak." Despite this harsh punishment, her wisdom lived on through her sayings, which have been passed down for over 1500 years.

There are many versions of Khona's story. One retelling goes like this: in the kingdom of Deyulnagar, there was a royal astrologer named Varaha who served King Dharmaketu. Sadly, Varaha's wife died while giving birth to their son, Mihir. Worried about his son's future, Varaha saw in the stars that Mihir was destined for a life of trouble and death. Heartbroken, Varaha decided to save Mihir by placing him in a copper pot and setting the pot afloat on the river Viddyadhory. The baby was found and rescued in Sri Lanka, where he was raised by the king. As he grew up in the royal court, he married the king's daughter, an astrologer herself, named Lila. 

Lila and Mihir managed to find Varaha and prove that his predictions about Mihir's future had been wrong. Varaha, though surprised by his mistake, was thrilled to see his son again and welcomed both Mihir and Lila warmly. They were soon introduced to the royal court and became royal astrologers themselves. 

Even though Lila was now a royal astrologer, she kept in touch with the local farmers. She learned a lot from them and found that they shared valuable knowledge through short, easy-to-remember verses. Lila began to use these simple verses to explain her own complex astrological knowledge. 

Varaha, feeling jealous and angry, ordered his son to punish Lila by cutting out her tongue, hoping to silence her. However, Khona's story and her knowledge remained alive. Her wisdom about nature-oriented farming continued to benefit the people of the land.

Read the passage again and answer the questions  

(1) Who was Khona, and what special ability did she have? 

Answer. Khona was a wise woman who could predict weather and knew a lot about farming.

(2) How did Khona share her knowledge with the farmers? 

Answer. Khona shared her knowledge with farmers through simple rhymes that they could easily remember.

(3) What happened to Khona because she helped the farmers? 

Answer. Khona was punished by having her tongue cut out because the rulers did not like her helping the farmers.

(4) What are Khonar Bochon?  

Answer. Khonar Bochon are Khona's sayings that gave advice to farmers about nature and farming.

(5) How long have Khona's sayings been remembered? 

Answer. Khona's sayings have been remembered and passed down for more than 1500 years.

(6) What was Khema's original name before abe became known as Khona?

Answer. Khona's original name was Lilla before she became known by the name Khona.

(7) How did Khona learn so much about farming and astrology?

Answer. Khona learned about farming and astrology by staying in touch with local farmers and studying astrological knowledge .   

(8) Why were the rulers angry with Khona, and how did they punish her?

Answer. The rulers were angry because Khona's advice helped the farmers, and they felt threatened. They punished her by cutting out her tongue.  

(9)  What does the name "Khona' mean, and why was she given this name?

Answer. The name "Khona" means "someone who cannot speak." She was given this name after the rulers cut out her tongue.  

(10) Who was Varaha, and what role did he play in Khona's story?

Answer. Varaha was a royal astrologer and Mihir's father. He played a key role in the story by trying to save his son from a bad future.  

(11) Why did Varaha place his baby son Mihir in a copper pot and set it afloat in the river?

Answer. Varaha placed his son Mihir in a copper pot and set it afloat because he believed Mihir was destined to face trouble and wanted to protect him.    

 (12) Where was Mihir found, and how was he raised after being set afloat? 

Answer. Mihir was found in Sri Lanka and was raised by the king there, who took care of him like his own son.  

(13) Who did Miher marry, and what was special about his wife?

Answer. Mihir married Lila, the daughter of the Sri Lankan king, who was also an astrologer with great knowledge like Mihir's father.  

(14) How did Lila, later known as Khona, prove that Varaha's prediction about Mihar was wrong? 

Answer. Lila proved Varaha's 'prediction wrong by finding Mihir and showing that he had survived and was not doomed as Varaha had predicted.   

(15) What made Varaha jealous of Lila, and how did he try to silence her?

Answer. Varaha became jealous of Lila because her simple verses, "Khonar Bochon." became more popular than his complicated astrological predictions. He tried to silence her by ordering her tongue to be cut out.

āĻ–āύা

āĻ–āύাāϰ āĻĒৌāϰাāĻŖিāĻ• āĻ•াāĻšিāύী āĻŦাংāϞাāϰ āϞোāĻ•āĻ•āĻĨাāϝ় āĻ—āĻ­ীāϰāĻ­াāĻŦে āĻĒ্āϰোāĻĨিāϤ। āĻ–āύাāϰ āφāϏāϞ āύাāĻŽ āĻ›িāϞ āϞীāϞা, āϝিāύি āĻ›িāϞেāύ āĻ…āϏাāϧাāϰāĻŖ āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻ­াāϧāϰ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āύাāϰী āϝিāύি āφāĻŦāĻšাāĻ“āϝ়াāϰ āĻĒূāϰ্āĻŦাāĻ­াāϏ āĻĻিāϤে āĻāĻŦং āĻ•ৃāώিāϰ āύিāϝ়āĻŽ-āĻ•াāύুāύ āĻŦোāĻাāϰ āĻ…āϏাāϧাāϰāĻŖ āĻ•্āώāĻŽāϤা āϰাāĻ–āϤেāύ। āĻ›āύ্āĻĻāĻŽāϝ় āĻ›োāϟ āĻ›োāϟ āĻĒāĻĻাāĻŦāϞীāϰ āĻŽাāϧ্āϝāĻŽে āϤাঁāϰ āϜ্āĻžাāύ āĻ›āĻĄ়িāϝ়ে āĻĒāĻĄ়েāĻ›িāϞ, āϝা “āĻ–āύাāϰ āĻŦāϚāύ” āύাāĻŽে āĻĒāϰিāϚিāϤ। āĻāχ āĻŦāϚāύāĻ—ুāϞো āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ“ āϏংāĻ•্āώিāĻĒ্āϤ āĻšāϞেāĻ“ āĻāϤে āĻ›িāϞ āĻ—āĻ­ীāϰ āϜ্āĻžাāύ āĻāĻŦং āĻ•ৃāώāĻ•āĻĻেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻ•াāϰ্āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻĒāϰাāĻŽāϰ্āĻļ। 

āĻ–āύা āϤাāϰ āϜ্āĻžাāύ āĻĻিāϝ়ে āϚাāώীāĻĻেāϰ āϏāĻšাāϝ়āϤা āĻ•āϰāϤেāύ, āϤāĻŦে āϤাঁāϰ āĻ•াāϰ্āϝāĻ•্āϰāĻŽ āĻĒ্āϰাāϝ়āχ āĻļাāϏāĻ• āĻļ্āϰেāĻŖীāϰ āĻŦিāϰোāϧিāϤা āĻ•āϰāϤ। āĻļাāϏāĻ•েāϰা āĻ–āύাāϰ āĻāχ “āĻ…āĻŦাāϧ্āϝāϤা” āĻŽেāύে āύিāϤে āĻĒাāϰেāύāύি āφāϰ āϤাāχ āϤাāϰ āϜিāĻ­ āĻ•েāϟে āĻĢেāϞে āϤাāĻ•ে āύিāώ্āĻ ুāϰ āĻļাāϏ্āϤি āĻĻেāĻ“āϝ়া āĻšāϝ়। āĻĢāϞে, āϤিāύি āĻšāϝ়ে āϝাāύ “āĻ–āύা,” āϝাāϰ āĻ…āϰ্āĻĨ “āϝে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻŦāϞāϤে āĻĒাāϰে āύা।” āϤāĻŦুāĻ“, āϤাāϰ āĻāχ āĻ•āĻ িāύ āĻļাāϏ্āϤিāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻ“, āϤাāϰ āϜ্āĻžাāύ āϤাāϰ āĻŦāϚāύāĻ—ুāϞোāϰ āĻŽাāϧ্āϝāĻŽে āϟিāĻ•ে āϰāϝ়েāĻ›ে āĻāĻŦং āĻĒ্āϰাāϝ় ā§§ā§Ģā§Ļā§Ļ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰে āϤা āĻĒ্āϰāϜāύ্āĻŽ āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻĒ্āϰāϜāύ্āĻŽে āϚāϞে āφāϏāĻ›ে।

āĻ–āύাāϰ āĻ•াāĻšিāύীāϰ āĻ…āύেāĻ•āĻ—ুāϞো āϏংāϏ্āĻ•āϰāĻŖ āφāĻ›ে। āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻ•াāĻšিāύীāϤে āĻŦāϞা āĻšāϝ়, āĻĻেāωāϞāύāĻ—āϰ āϰাāϜ্āϝে āϧāϰ্āĻŽāĻ•েāϤু āύাāĻŽে āĻāĻ• āϰাāϜাāϰ āϰাāϜ-āϜ্āϝোāϤিāώী āĻ›িāϞেāύ āĻŦāϰাāĻš। āĻŦāϰাāĻšেāϰ āϏ্āϤ্āϰী āϏāύ্āϤাāύ āĻĒ্āϰāϏāĻŦāĻ•াāϞে āĻŽাāϰা āϝাāύ āĻāĻŦং āϤাāĻĻেāϰ āĻĒুāϤ্āϰ āϏāύ্āϤাāύেāϰ āύাāĻŽ āϰাāĻ–া āĻšāϝ় āĻŽিāĻšিāϰ। āĻ›েāϞেāϰ āĻ­āĻŦিāώ্āĻ¯ā§Ž āύিāϝ়ে āϚিāύ্āϤিāϤ āĻŦāϰাāĻš āĻ­াāĻ—্āϝ āĻ—āĻŖāύা āĻ•āϰে āĻĻেāĻ–āϤে āĻĒাāύ āϝে āĻ­āĻŦিāώ্āϝāϤে āĻŽিāĻšিāϰেāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻ…āĻļাāύ্āϤিāĻŽāϝ় āϜীāĻŦāύ āφāϰ āĻ…āĻĒāϘাāϤে āĻŽৃāϤ্āϝু āĻ…āĻĒেāĻ•্āώা āĻ•āϰāĻ›ে। āĻ­েāĻ™ে āĻĒāĻĄ়া āĻŦāϰাāĻš āϤাāϰ āĻ›েāϞেāĻ•ে āϰāĻ•্āώা āĻ•āϰাāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āϤাāĻ•ে āϤাāĻŽাāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟি āĻĒাāϤ্āϰে āϰেāĻ–ে āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϧāϰী āύāĻĻীāϤে āĻ­াāϏিāϝ়ে āĻĻেāύ। āĻļিāĻļুāϟি āĻļ্āϰীāϞāĻ™্āĻ•াāϝ় āωāĻĻ্āϧাāϰ āĻšāϝ় āĻāĻŦং āϏেāĻ–াāύāĻ•াāϰ āϰাāϜা āϤাāĻ•ে āϞাāϞāύ-āĻĒাāϞāύ āĻ•āϰেāύ। āϰাāϜ āĻĻāϰāĻŦাāϰে āĻŦāĻĄ় āĻšāϤে āĻšāϤে āĻŽিāĻšিāϰ āϰাāϜāĻ•āύ্āϝা āϞীāϞাāĻ•ে āĻŦিāϝ়ে āĻ•āϰেāύ, āϝিāύি āύিāϜেāĻ“ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϜ্āϝোāϤিāώী āĻ›িāϞেāύ।

āϞীāϞা āĻ“ āĻŽিāĻšিāϰ āĻŦāϰাāĻšāĻ•ে āĻ–ুঁāϜে āĻŦেāϰ āĻ•āϰেāύ āĻāĻŦং āĻĒ্āϰāĻŽাāĻŖ āĻ•āϰেāύ āϝে āĻŽিāĻšিāϰ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻ•ে āĻŦāϰাāĻšেāϰ āĻ­াāĻ—্āϝ āĻ—āĻŖāύা āĻ­ুāϞ āĻ›িāϞ। āĻŦāϰাāĻš āϤাāϰ āĻ­ুāϞ āĻĻেāĻ–ে āĻ…āĻŦাāĻ• āĻšāϞেāĻ“ āĻ›েāϞেāĻ•ে āĻĢিāϰে āĻĒেāϝ়ে āĻ–ুāĻļি āĻšāύ āĻāĻŦং āĻŽিāĻšিāϰ āĻ“ āϞীāϞাāĻ•ে āϏাāĻĻāϰে āĻ—্āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰেāύ। āϤাāĻĻেāϰ āϰাāϜ āĻĻāϰāĻŦাāϰেāĻ“ āĻĒāϰিāϚāϝ় āĻ•āϰিāϝ়ে āĻĻেāĻ“āϝ়া āĻšāϝ় āĻāĻŦং āϤাāϰা āύিāϜেāϰাāĻ“ āϰাāϜ-āϜ্āϝোāϤিāώী āĻšāϝ়ে āĻ“āĻ েāύ। āϞীāϞা āϤāĻ–āύ āϰাāϜ-āϜ্āϝোāϤিāώী āĻšāĻ“āϝ়া āϏāϤ্āϤ্āĻŦেāĻ“ āϏ্āĻĨাāύীāϝ় āĻ•ৃāώāĻ•āĻĻেāϰ āϏāĻ™্āĻ—ে āϝোāĻ—াāϝোāĻ— āϰাāĻ–āϤেāύ। āϤিāύি āĻ•ৃāώāĻ•āĻĻেāϰ āĻ•াāĻ› āĻĨেāĻ•ে āĻ…āύেāĻ• āĻ•িāĻ›ু āĻļিāĻ–āϤেāύ āĻāĻŦং āϤাāĻĻেāϰāĻ•ে āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ“ āϏংāĻ•্āώিāĻĒ্āϤ āĻ›āύ্āĻĻেāϰ āĻŽাāϧ্āϝāĻŽে āĻŽূāϞ্āϝāĻŦাāύ āϜ্āĻžাāύ āĻŦিāύিāĻŽāϝ় āĻ•āϰāϤে āĻĻেāĻ–āϤেāύ। āϞীāϞা āĻāχ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ›āύ্āĻĻ āĻ—ুāϞো āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ āĻ•āϰে āϤাāϰ āύিāϜেāϰ āϜāϟিāϞ āϜ্āϝোāϤিāώ āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝা āĻŦোāĻাāϤে āĻļুāϰু āĻ•āϰেāύ।

āĻŦāϰাāĻš, āϊāϰ্āώাāύ্āĻŦিāϤ āĻ“ āĻ•্āϰুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻšāϝ়ে, āϤাঁāϰ āĻ›েāϞে āĻŽিāĻšিāϰāĻ•ে āφāĻĻেāĻļ āĻĻেāύ āϞীāϞাāĻ•ে āĻļাāϏ্āϤি āĻĻেāĻ“āϝ়াāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ āĻāĻŦং āϤাঁāϰ āϜিāĻ­ āĻ•েāϟে āĻĢেāϞাāϰ āϜāύ্āϝ, āϝাāϤে āϤাঁāĻ•ে āύীāϰāĻŦ āĻ•āϰা āϝাāϝ়। āϤāĻŦে, āĻ–āύাāϰ āĻ•াāĻšিāύী āĻ“ āϤাāϰ āϜ্āĻžাāύ āφāϜāĻ“ āϟিāĻ•ে āφāĻ›ে। āϤাāϰ āĻĒ্āϰāĻ•ৃāϤি āύিāϰ্āĻ­āϰ āĻ•ৃāώি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒāϰ্āĻ•িāϤ āϜ্āĻžাāύ āϏে āϏāĻŽāϝ়েāϰ āĻ•ৃāώāĻ•āĻĻেāϰ āĻ…āύেāĻ• āĻ•াāϜে āϞেāĻ—েāĻ›ে।

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