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UGLY (EruB, rsfiE) BOY AND
THE BEAR rarr, qE+l
Once (uur*, qsqr) there was a little
(fift, ceri) Indian t@str', qc{frsm qfir
*imal boy. The Indian boy lived
(6w., aq e<io) with his Grandmother
(qrerm/, qrft). The little boy's face 1r+-1,

{rr) was ugly twti It was so

Tsfts;.
ugly toa qr{B, ,a\ot *sfis) that the
children (64@q, ftt<i) did not like to
play with him. 'Go away (w,38, EL<),
little boy,' they said, 'We do not
like you. You are ugly.' So the
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Ugly Boy had no one to play
with lthe Ugly Boy had no one to
play with- 6es cqrqf< .dl-dl c"rqr qlft &{ il r].

But his Grandmother loved rarer.,

sre.fficsa) him. She made (.r-s, ?"fr €{(={)

him (.m wqT) cakes (r+-e rq*) out of (fiz-{)

nuts (ryra- aqm) and wild-grass 1ovr1eu.-
qF, {ri} xrc) seeds (fr-u- ae;. Every tcvtr,

)/ear tlvr, <c{) the Indians

q6er{)
picked (E1q, xr) nuts and seeds
and dried fsFr- *Isre) them (rqr.
Then they put (f, <r.r.y them away
(qrsz", E<) from the cold (r+r-e 5Nr)
winter (e{ra, +-oql. The time (aE{, wr)
came for the nuts to be ripe rrriz
"nol. The nut trees (6-q,'flE't1er) grew
(q-, (<19 E5s) near by (firr 7l Fr.s).

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 But no one dared (ru{rs- {qc F{.e- ar)
to pick them. An old 1,r1u- rq) bear
(r<r/, qqs) had made her den (rs-4,
tsr)
close by (.sLq rr.s) the trees. She
"t,
would not let (sq a[ rda- fto +1 the
Indians pick rar, cstoy the nuts.
\A,Ihen the Indians went lczrr- rwl
near the trees, the bear growled
(araru- <tc't 'r< ir r{s), 'Woof, woof (6-e

B-q vrqr6urs)!'All the Indians were

afraid (s/rq-u- qE) of her. If they did
not get (6q a; c'i!, il ("iE) nuts and
seeds what could they eat in the
long cold winter? One day Ugly
Boy carne running (rlffq cf(_s) into
the house (crB4, <rtu). He said,
'Grandmother, I am hungry <o<a.
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T{-,e). I am going out (wBa- <1lI<) to
pick some nuts. I am not afraid of
the old bear.' But his
Grandmother cried (,r'=Fe., rsrh r+q),
'Oh, my boY, You must not ((slrr<
{r€<r EGs << +)! The wicked (Bies., d)

bear will catch (+lrr., qz< crqr) you. She

will eat you up (.snrrr c{m c+sz<).'But
little Ugly Boy was not afraid. He
put16n-o; a basket (o-zaa-{c.) on his
back (rre, a*1. Then he went to the
place trr-z t0 where trees grew 1g-,
qrsEqt. The nuts had fallen (+rq", "1q

Eq) from the trees.

There were so manY tos mtrt) that
they lay (d-, fte&q) thick (ae, x-r <c-nl
on the ground (q4 a etrs., $ft'< s"i<)'
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Little Ugly Boy sat down and
began 1fr,nn, vrcc to eat the nuts.
cro;
He cracked (@F6. slsq) the shells
(r4q{, (.ri.ai) and ate the sweet ({??, 1i8)

nuts. There was a noise ({tE'. -41}in

the bushes ({a!r, c<fi"i{com; p, c<n"r1. The
wicked old bear had seen (fi-r
cqlrE c"rc{E{) the little Ugly Boy.
'Woof, woof!' she roared (.fl-o- '16{
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r." 'What are you dbing (crq

Gt{),
q<s) with my seeds 1fi-u- ft-o1? What

are you doing near (fir/, erzel my

nut trees?' Little Ugly Boy did
not move (&s a6 x-E o--r-E "r). He was
not afraid (q@o, as).
'I am eating (i-& "n@ nuts,' he
said. 'These nuts are mine (vn*

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qmr),'growled the bear, 'You must
(qrqt- q{.rrt) not eat them (rq.{, u4etr+)'
'They are not yours (frq-o, r"tfl<),'said
little Ugly BoY. But the old bear
growled (€[-44, <L'i 'r< r< E<r), 'They are
mine. If you do not runaway(caw
16{:ns), I will eat you. I am bigger
(fr,r, {s) and braver (o-q, c<ft qrqA) than
you are.' Little UglY BoY said,
'The nuts and seeds are not Yours'
You may be bigger than I am, but
you are not braver" 'Yes, I am
braver,,' roared 1mr-o., 'i"'firrel the bear'
Then little UglY BoY said, 'I will
tell you what we will do. First You
may try (rv.AE, cs?l rff. "n{) to scare (F rwr,
s{ ffi:nc.,) me. Then I will try to scare
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you. The one who is not afraid (cq
w "nzrlr) will have all the nuts and
grass seeds.' This made the bear
laugh 1+-q {ft) lThis made the bear
laugh - o<rtr we.+r+ efrL-i c€ds ].
'Ho, ho' she roared, 'Do you
think you can scare (+rt("-fl, sq cn?r-c.
lr+my me? Well, let us try.' So the

bear went away and hid (frs- dhcr

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 Little Ugly Boy sat (ryra., <'n) on
"rcq).
the ground eating (i-E<, c*to clts)
nuts. Soon ({-r, tu) the bear gave
a loud (qras., Fsr fl-dr) roar. She
rushed out 1++v wffi- Brt
qq) and ran
(a-, 6izv c'ro) at (qra, ar+) little Ugly
Boy. 'Woof, woofl' she roared,
'I'11 eat you up, I'11 eat you up!'
But little Ugly Boy only t,s-tB, t0
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laughed. The bear saw (c-, n{q)
that Ugly BoY was not afraid' So
she gave it up t'i <;I"rtr( qr{ re@ ft'{)'
'You are a brave boY,' she
growled (qil-cTo- 'rfl< +m *r"r) ' 'Now
run away and see if You can
scare me!' UglY BoY ran to his
Grandmother.'Oh, Grandmother!'
he cried (ott6- 6sF1R ac-< <'cq), 'The old
bear tried to scare me, but I was
not afraid. Now rw. u.r.t give me
my bow 1ro- r*e) u^d ut.o*" (*--,
q<t. I will go and trY to scare her''
'Oh, no, do not gol' cried his
Grandmother. 'What can You do
to scare such a great {'rs <v)
wicked (6i/+s- @) bear?' But little
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Ugly Boy took (i+, nq) his bow and
arrows. He went back 1o-a vr+, ttru
c.rq) and climbed (sE{6- mrv Er{) a
tree. Then he called (+-4o- urs-q) to
the bear, 'Come up there (rrfl, €{rtl)
old black (iim, $rG1) face (r+,r, x.r), I
will scare vou.'
./
When the bear
came to the tree, she stood (*-e
,iME) on her behind (ffi.{s., c"isri<)
feet. [she stood on her behind feet -
c"rc(.r< qt "tc* s{ fi-cr 619r{]. She opened

(srrds- {{-q) her great (r4-4 ffi) red

mouth and laughed. 'Ha, ha! Ho,
ho' she roared. The bear was so
near that little UglY BoY could
almost @-4*-rt, sl{) touch (tE- P'1 $-{l)
her. Quick (sft, w) as a wink (Ei<{,
6Tc{< "rEs) he shot (1'- wq) an arrow. It

went right down (utrr, {irE< ftr) the

throat (r+tr- "m; of the wicked old
bear and kitled (frrs- aFx qnal her.
Then little Ugly BoY ran (ol*, ckte
c,rq) home. 'Oh, Grandmother!'
He cried" 'A11 the Indians can
gather ( irn7, c(qs €ro 'rl{r) the nuts
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now. I have killed the wicked
bear. I shot <€ aq€fl) her with my
bow and arrows.'

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 A GOOD CITIZEN
(q$qr{{l'tRs)

Yesterday Mrs. Sood 1fi6qan-s aoqr+<

rr!) went lffir<{) to the market
(\rz?t
(fl-ftF- nrqr). She went there in the
morning (r-ft, q$fqtcqm). She carried
1+afi-o, her umbrella (s7n6al,
rlo *&,**)
crrt with her. There was a bench
(.<t .{tu) in front of (Irst re, qFrr{) a
jewellery shop (q-a".etr r/? 'f;f{k ffiraT{).
She sat on it.
A white (.<-trtrt, cffi) car came and
stopped (drrs- errIq) in front of f:"s;
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r\:,, A man got off fat
qffi{) the shop.
s{, co({ qE) the car (d-, flG.). He had a
cap on his head and a scarf (sLe rqt
round (rtrs, rl<"rm) his face (*-z
Erh{)

lq) and neck (trr, <rv.). He was tall

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(t-4. qrl), thin rat c<r'n) and carried
(+irRs, {qn o-{E{; Tr'tr, abigbag.
Tq c*l)

He threw (&-, s@ {rr{) a big stone

(r*r-d "ircr{) at the window (wEa6.ror,
qm4k rirc) of the jewellerY shoP.
The glass pane (38 rq-+ sr'flEr 'ir')
broke (6/-+, (s.s ("iE). The man
quickly (eita, c.) jumPed in (eraq
ir, olea cssr< c'rq) through (<-, csE< fir:r)
the hole (RI-%'r-.,) He Put a number
of (w "Ea r",., oc.*El Sold chains (,'n-q
o-1T, nr{r< oto) and bangles 1or<El, nfu)

into rqf, r-.t<1 his bag. Then he

rushed ({rye., ftlq c'rq) towards (Fev-qq
ar.+t his car.

Mrs. Sood saw all this (s{fi{, q ffi

f+.el). As the man came near (6fl,+lrq)

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the bench she pushed (?w- drq ftffi{)
her umbrella in front (qnrl< &rc).
The man tripped (6t-u- rirffi c=re) and
fell rr+.4, "ftv cfl.).
'Thief! Thief te,rr ft-+1 'cur<r crmrll'
shouted ('ntas., 6q:Fk q{rq.) Mrs. Sood.
Just then qt @,6+ o<r; a police
van (14-{ E7F, "Ift."{< ffi; qF, 'llfu) Came.
Two policemen ("fu-rzw, "IFil< c'Ir)
Ian up (ara qr,f. dr-cs qE) and cau8ht (+?,

{.-< the thief red-handed t,q

r*qq)
qres- Er-slrcs). [caught the thief red-
handed - o'FFr+ ltcsl,rzs << c++e r]

Meanwhile (/i-{emft, tieltq]) the

shopkeeper $'rtu"tt-, ffir$G) also
came along (.o-Y q/4(, ura c'n;. The
policemen told him the whole
(.{/-r, r. r) story. The shoPkeePer
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 collected (offi6- q$rE r<e; his gold
ornaments (rrf-q q-;r{&{, cqr{r* 'tq+t).
' Then he went up to Mrs. Sood.
'Thank you <rrs &ts, qr<m qr"r+rr$),
(

.madam (ve-tr, qrcrqr)', he said.

'You're brave 16-,?-, fi{i}) and
clever (r*.,r, sffi).' He took her
inside 1ftnEo, ce-sr<; the shop.
Giving her a gold ring itn+ <+tr

cqFfl<qRfrftc<; frq q$) he said, 'Thank

you to you.'
Mrs- Sood smiled (aF-€., {Ef+ EFr"r{),
thanked (sr4q, {dr<r'? ii6r{) the
shopkeeper but she didn't take
the gold ring. 'I'm a good citizen
(fi aa6?4, T{tk.$) and a good citizen
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is not paid 1ao aa r?fu, {lr rn\trk r++lr q{
-r1 for being one ( sflT, €"ll{slr qd' 'eFq{
,fl"rks).' [a good citizen is not paid for
being one - .!{q{ Tl'fii+r+ 6+trdt Fln rn€lil<
"-aa.q
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