The Thief's Story: Class 10 English Chapter 2 Hinglish mein

2.1 Padhne se pehle

Socho, kabhi kisi ne tumhe koi zaroori cheez saunpi ho: parents bahar gaye hon to ghar ki chaabi, class picnic ke paise, kisi cousin ka unlocked phone. Aisa trust ek tohfa hai. Yeh ek chupa hua test bhi hai, kyunki tum ise tod sakte ho aur doosre ko shayad kabhi pata bhi na chale.

Yeh story yahi test ek pandrah saal ke chor ke saamne rakhti hai. Anil naam ka ek young writer use apne paas rakhta hai, khaana khilata hai, aur darwaaza aur paise dono uski pahunch mein chhod deta hai. Padhte samay do sawaal poochho. Ladka is mauke ka kya karega? Aur Anil use kaise jawaab dega?

Footprints without Feet tumhara supplementary reader hai. Iski stories tum khud padhte ho, aur board exam inhe short aur long answers se test karta hai. Yeh pages story ki jagah nahi lete, isliye pehle apni textbook mein story padho; lagbhag pandrah minute lagte hain. Phir is companion se plot revise karo, characters ko samjho aur answers ki practice karo.

Padhne se pehle ek aur baat. Story khud chor sunata hai, “I” ban kar. Iska matlab hai ki humein uske saare thoughts milte hain lekin Anil ka ek bhi nahi, jaisa Fig. 2.1 dikhata hai. First-person narrator ek character hota hai, author nahi, isliye yeh “I” Ruskin Bond nahi hain.

2.2 Story padhna

Story qareeb ek mahine ki hai, lekin lagbhag har zaroori baat ek raat aur uski agli subah mein hoti hai. Humne ise chaar parts mein baanta hai taaki tum ise order mein revise kar sako. Fig. 2.2 ke map par jagahon ko follow karo: ladke ki poori raat ek loop hai jo wahin khatam hoti hai jahan shuru hui thi.

2.2.1 Part I: Chor apna shikaar chunta hai

Narrator ek confession se shuru karta hai: pandrah saal ki umar mein woh pehle se ek experienced chor tha, aur achha chor. Uski opening mein chhote se word still par dhyaan do, “I was still a thief”. Isse lagta hai ki woh baad ke kisi samay se peeche dekh raha hai, jab woh chori nahi karta.

Ek wrestling match mein woh Anil ko chunta hai, lagbhag pachchees saal ka ek lamba-patla aadmi. Anil narm aur bina shaq karne wala lagta hai, ekdum sahi target. Ladke ki pehli chaal flattery hai: woh Anil se kehta hai ki uski body wrestler jaisi hai. Anil bhi patle ladke ki taareef wapas kar deta hai, aur yeh mazaak use chaunka deta hai. Woh apna naam Hari Singh batata hai. Uske baaki naamon ki tarah yeh bhi ek mahine ke liye udhaar liya gaya hai, taaki police aur jinhe usne thaga hai woh use dhoondh na sakein.

Anil ke peeche-peeche chalte hue ladka kaam karne ki offer deta hai. Anil ke paas tankhwaah ke paise nahi hain, isliye dono ek deal karte hain: khaana pakaane ke badle khaana, ek aisi skill jiska ladka jhootha daava karta hai. Ghar Jumna Sweet Shop ke upar ek hi kamra nikalta hai, aur ladke ka bistar uski balcony hai.

Jhooth turant pakda jaata hai. Pehla dinner sirf kisi aawara kutte ke laayak hai, aur Anil ladke ko nikal jaane ko kehta hai. Ladka hilne se mana kar deta hai aur tab tak muskuraata rehta hai jab tak Anil haar maan kar hans nahi deta. Tab se Anil employer ke saath-saath teacher bhi hai. Pehle cooking ke lessons aate hain, phir ladke ka apna naam likhna, aur Anil vaada karta hai ki sentences aur arithmetic bhi aayenge. Ladka shukraguzaar hai, lekin ek practical wajah se. Uske liye achha likhna badi cheezon ka ticket hai; imaandaari abhi is baat mein aati hi nahi.

Dhyaan do ki Anil ke darwaaze ke andar aane ke liye use kitni chaalein chalni padti hain, aur use kitna kam virodh milta hai. Fig. 2.3 unhe line mein dikhata hai.

2.2.2 Part II: Aasaan trust ka ek mahina

Ladka shopping mein se roz lagbhag ek rupaya maar leta hai, aur use kaafi yakeen hai ki Anil yeh jaanta hai aur jaane deta hai. Iske alaawa uske kaam halke hain: subah ki chai banana aur apni speed se chhote-mote kaam niptaana.

Anil ke paise ka koi rhythm nahi hai. Woh ek writer hai jo magazines ko apne pieces bechta hai, ek aisa kaam jo ladke ko thoda ajeeb lagta hai. Jab cheque der se aata hai, Anil udhaar leta hai aur pareshaan rehta hai; jab aata hai, to woh udhaar deta hai aur jashn manaata hai. Phir ek shaam woh ek book bech kar roz se zyaada paise lekar ghar aata hai, aur ladka dekhta hai ki raat bhar ke liye cash kahan jaata hai: mattress ke neeche.

Lagbhag ek mahina beet chuka hai. Shopping ke alaawa ladke ne kuch nahi churaaya, jabki use har mauka mila hai; uske paas apni chaabi bhi hai. Woh maanta hai ki dikkat Anil ka trust hai. Uske chor wale logic ke hisaab se: laalchi aadmi ko lootna theek hai, kyunki aise aadmi ke paas faltu paisa hota hai. Laaparwaah, trust karne wale aadmi ko lootne mein koi mazaa nahi, kyunki shayad usko pata hi na chale, aur phir usmein satisfaction kahan? Yahi story ki pehli irony hai: jo trust chori ko itna aasaan banata hai, wahi use karna itna mushkil bana deta hai.

Phir woh khud ko mana leta hai. Teen bahaane kaam kar jaate hain: uski skills mein zang lag raha hai, paise waise bhi Anil ke doston par ur jaayenge, aur use kabhi tankhwaah nahi mili. Yeh bahaane hain, aur inhe line mein lagaane ki zaroorat hi ek aisi conscience dikhaati hai jise woh chup karaane ki koshish kar raha hai.

2.2.3 Part III: Chaandni aur chhooti hui train

Chori mein bas kuch minute lagte hain, aur time aisa rakha gaya hai ki woh Lucknow jaane wali 10.30 Express pakad sake. Chaandni mein use dono ke beech ka fark dikhta hai. Anil ka sota hua chehra saaf aur bina kisi fikr ka hai, jabki uska apna chehra, pandrah saal mein hi, nishaanon se bhara hai. Sone wale ki ek aah aur karvat se uska dil lagbhag ruk jaata hai, lekin woh notes le leta hai aur reng kar door chala jaata hai.

Sadak par safe pahunch kar woh apni kamaai ginta hai, jo uske pyjama ke naade mein khonsi hui hai: pachaas rupaye ke barah notes, kul 600 rupees. Uske liye yeh ek khazaana hai, do hafte aish ke liye kaafi.

Phir woh pal aata hai jiski kisi ko, ladke ko bhi, ummeed nahi thi. Woh platform par pahunchta hai (chor ticket ki line mein nahi lagta) theek usi waqt jab train chalne lagti hai. Dheere chalti train mein chadhna uske liye aasaan hai, phir bhi uske pair nahi hilte, aur woh bata nahi sakta kyun. Train chali jaati hai, aur uske saath uska bhaagne ka mauka bhi. Yeh jhijhak pehla sign hai ki uske andar kuch badal gaya hai.

Khaali platform par khade hokar woh ek uljhan bhare sach ka saamna karta hai. Apni marzi se akela rehne wala, uske paas koi dost nahi jiske paas woh jaa sake, aur sasta hotel aise sawaal pooch sakta hai jinka jawaab woh nahi de sakta. Town mein jo ek insaan use sach mein jaanta hai, woh wahi aadmi hai jise usne abhi loota hai. Bazaar ki taraf wapas bhatakte hue uska dhyaan ek aise topic par jaata hai jise woh saalon se study kar raha hai: chori ka pata chalne par log kaise dikhte hain (Fig. 2.4). Use yakeen hai ki Anil ke chehre par na darr hoga na gussa, bas thodi si udaasi, jo paise ki wajah se nahi balki “the loss of trust” ki wajah se hogi.

2.2.4 Part IV: Baarish, aadhi raat aur ek geela note

Mausam uske khilaaf ho jaata hai. Khule maidan mein ek bench par, November ki shuruaat ki ek thandi raat mein, halki boonda-baandi tez baarish ban jaati hai aur use poori tarah bhigo deti hai. Woh bazaar mein laut aata hai aur clock tower ke neeche simat kar baith jaata hai. Aadhi raat hai, aur uski kamar par rakhe notes bhi geele hain.

Asli ladaai yahin hoti hai, jo Fig. 2.5 mein dikhaayi gayi hai. Woh ek alag tarah ka hisaab lagaata hai. Ek taraf 600 rupees hain. Doosri taraf woh cinema ke paise jo Anil shayad use deta, ek chhat, ek kaam aur sabse badhkar, woh lessons jo abhi-abhi shuru hue hain. Use samajh aata hai ki chori jaldi aur sasti hai, aur pakde jaana bhi; respect aisi cheez hai jo koi chori nahi khareed sakti, aur padhai uska raasta hai. Woh wapas jaane ka faisla karta hai, khud se kehta hai ki lessons hi uski akeli wajah hain.

Wapsi uski raat ka sabse darawna hissa hai. Chor ko bina dikhe cheezein lena aata hai; bina dikhe unhe wapas rakhna uske liye naya hai. Anil hila tak nahi hai. Itne paas ki Anil ki saans uske haath ko chhooti hai, ladka jam jaata hai, phir geele notes wahin waapas khisaka deta hai jahan se liye the.

Subah role ulat jaate hain: ladka der tak sota rehta hai, aur chai Anil banata hai. Phir Anil use pachaas rupaye ka note deta hai, aur ladke ka pehla khayaal yeh hota hai ki woh pakda gaya. Lekin Anil tankhwaah ki baat karta hai: kuch paise aaye hain, isliye ab se ladke ko regular pay milegi. Raahat tab tak hi rehti hai jab tak ladka note haath mein nahi leta. Note geela hai, aur us kamre mein paison ka sirf ek bundle kal raat ki baarish mein bahar gaya tha. Woh kuch soch paaye, usse pehle Anil din ka lesson announce karta hai: “Today we'll start writing sentences”.

Bina ek word bole message saaf hai. Anil ko theek-theek pata hai ki kya hua, aur usne kuch na kehne ka faisla kiya hai. Woh na ilzaam lagaata hai, na lecture deta hai, na saza; woh tankhwaah deta hai aur padhaane ka vaada nibhaata hai. Ladka bhi jawaab mein muskuraata hai, aur is baar uski muskaan koi chaal nahi hai: “the smile came by itself”.

2.3 Story ke baare mein sochna

Is story par board answers mein marks evidence par milte hain. Jab bhi tum koi quality ya theme batao, use kisi character ke kaam se support karo. Yeh section tumhari textbook ke do Think about it questions ko step by step karta hai aur long answers ke liye zaroori character, theme aur craft notes jodta hai.

2.3.1 Narrator: ek chor jo seekhta hai

Humein narrator ka asli naam kabhi pata nahi chalta. “Hari Singh” bas is mahine ka naam hai; tumhari textbook ke questions use isi naam se bulaate hain kyunki yahi naam woh Anil ko batata hai. Woh pandrah saal ka hai, tez dimaag wala, safaai se jhooth bolne wala aur logon ko achhe se padhne wala. Woh charm ko ek tool ki tarah use karta hai. Phir bhi woh akela hai aur uske chehre par nishaan hain, aur lagta hai kisi ne kabhi uska khayaal nahi rakha. Uski akad ke neeche ek ladka hai jo izzat paane wala insaan banna chahta hai.

2.3.2 Anil: trust ek teacher ki tarah

Anil lagbhag pachchees saal ka hai, ek struggle karta writer jo saadgi se rehta hai, kabhi kam kabhi zyaada kamaata hai aur cheque aane par khul kar kharch karta hai. Woh dayalu aur easy-going hai, lekin bewakoof nahi. Shayad use shopping ke paison ka pata hai, aur geele note ka to pakka pata hai. Use khaas yeh banata hai ki jo woh jaanta hai uska woh kya karta hai.

Woh police ko kyun nahi bulaata? Socho Anil kya samajh sakta hai: pandrah saal ka ek beghar ladka jisne chori ki, bhaaga, aur phir baarish mein khud wapas aakar har rupaya lauta diya. Police case ladke par criminal ka thappa laga deta aur shayad use crime mein aur gehra dhakel deta. Iski jagah Anil chori ka jawaab tankhwaah aur lesson se deta hai. Tankhwaah ladke ka ek bahaana khatam kar deti hai, ki woh muft mein kaam karta tha, aur lesson Anil ka vaada nibhaata hai. Uski chuppi ladke ki izzat bhi bachaati hai, jaisa Fig. 2.6 dikhata hai.

Aur ek aam employer kya karta? Kai log turant police bulaate, ya kam se kam ladke ko nikaal dete, shayad pitaai ke baad. Anil teen tarah se alag hai: woh pehle trust karta hai, woh crime ki jagah insaan ko dekhta hai, aur woh maanta hai ki log badal sakte hain.

2.3.3 Education ke baare mein uski soch kaise badalti hai

Tumhari textbook tumse ladke ke padhai ke baare mein do khayaalon ko compare karne ko kehti hai. Pehle hafton mein writing aage badhne ka ek tool hai. Woh sochta hai ki jo padhe-likhe aadmi ki tarah likh sake woh lagbhag kuch bhi haasil kar sakta hai, lekin uska sapna dhundhla hai aur zyaadatar is baare mein hai ki woh kya paa sakta hai. Clock tower ke neeche aadhi raat tak uski soch badi ho jaati hai. Ab padhai churaaye hue paison se zyaada keemti hai, aur woh asal mein ek aisa insaan banna chahta hai jiski log izzat karein.

Use wapas kya bhejta hai? Kai cheezein ek saath: station par jhijhak, baarish wali raat ka akelapan, woh future jo Anil ke lessons dete hain, aur shayad Anil ke udaas chehre ki tasveer. Woh khud se kehta hai ki lessons hi wapas aane ki uski akeli wajah hain. Ending kuch aur gehra ishaara karti hai: woh Anil ke trust ki keemat khud trust ke liye samajhne laga hai.

2.3.4 Themes, title aur ending

• Trust insaan ko badal sakta hai. Anil ka trust pehle chori ko mushkil banata hai aur phir wapsi ko mumkin. Yeh wahan kaam karta hai jahan saza shayad fail ho jaati.
• Education ki keemat. Padhai ladke ko crime se bahar nikalne ka raasta deti hai aur izzat ka ek aisa mauka jo koi churaaya paisa nahi khareed sakta.
• Kindness aur forgiveness. Anil bina ek word bole maaf kar deta hai, aur uski kindness ladke ka mann badal deti hai, jo koi lecture nahi kar paata.
• Conscience aur redemption. Bahaane, jhijhak aur wapsi dikhaate hain ki uski conscience dheere-dheere jeet rahi hai. Achchhai ki taraf is mudne ko redemption kehte hain.
• Akelapan. Bina dost aur bina ghar wale ladke ko Anil ke roop mein pehla aisa insaan milta hai jiske paas lautna maayne rakhta hai.

Yeh story ki main themes hain. Title do tarah se kaam karta hai. Yeh ek chor ki story hai kyunki ek chor ise sunata hai, aur yeh is baat ki story bhi hai ki ek chor kaise chor nahi rehta. Pehle sentence ka word still pehle se doosre matlab ki taraf ishaara karta hai.

Ending. Kuch bhi zor se nahi kaha jaata. Anil geele note se pay karke aur agla lesson announce karke dikhata hai ki use pata hai. Ladka ek asli muskaan se dikhata hai ki woh samajh gaya. Dono ke beech ki chuppi ek samjhauta hai: chori maaf hai, aur lessons chalte rahenge.

2.3.5 Tone, irony aur muskaan

Tone. Narrator apne crimes ke baare mein halke aur thode tedhe mazaak wale andaaz mein baat karta hai. Woh chori ko aise bataata hai jaise yeh koi aam naukri ho, jismein skills, practice aur job satisfaction hai, aur use magazines ke liye likhna rozi kamaane ka ajeeb tareeka lagta hai. Humour story ko narm rakhta hai, bhale hi uska subject crime hai.

Irony. Story irony se bhari hai. Ek chor maanta hai ki trust karne wale logon ko lootna mushkil hai, aur sabse zyaada trust karne wala aadmi bina koshish ke use hara deta hai. Ladke ne study kiya hai ki shikaaron ke chehre kaise badalte hain, lekin badalta chor khud hai. Woh achhi zindagi jeene ke liye churaata hai, phir paise wapas kar deta hai kyunki use kuch aisa chahiye jo paise se nahi khareeda ja sakta. Aur Anil, jise ek seedha, aasaan shikaar samajh kar chuna gaya tha, sab kuch samajhne wala nikalta hai.

Muskaan. Motif ek aisi detail hai jo baar-baar lautti hai aur matlab jodti jaati hai. Ladke ki practice ki hui, pyaari muskaan baar-baar aati hai. Shuru mein yeh apna kaam nikaalne ka tool hai. Aakhir mein yeh bina kisi koshish ke aati hai, is baat ka sign ki woh badal gaya hai, jaisa Fig. 2.7 dikhata hai.

2.4 Talk about it

Tumhari textbook class mein discuss karne ke liye chaar questions ke saath khatam hoti hai. Inka koi ek sahi answer nahi hai, lekin achhe answers story aur real life ke beech aate-jaate hain. Neeche wala discussion ek group mein karo, phir apne points ko Practice 2.4 ke model talking points se compare karo.

2.4.1 Setting ke clues

Story kabhi apne town ka naam nahi leti, lekin clues chhodti hai, jinhe Fig. 2.8 ikattha karta hai. Anil aur Hari Singh: aise naam north India mein aam hain. Kamra Jumna Sweet Shop ke upar hai, aur Jumna Yamuna nadi ki purani spelling hai. Ek train Lucknow jaati hai, jo Uttar Pradesh ki capital hai. Town mein ek bazaar, ek clock tower aur ek maidan hai. Yeh sab milkar north India ke ek chhote town ki taraf ishaara karte hain.

To characters kaun si language bolte the? Lagbhag pakka Hindi ya Hindustani, yaani Hindi aur Urdu ka roz ka mix, English nahi. Ruskin Bond English mein likhte hain aur unki baatein humein English mein dete hain, bilkul waise jaise subtitles ek Hindi film ko doosre viewers ke liye English mein badal dete hain. Maidan aur bazaar jaise local words Indian flavour banaye rakhte hain.

2.5 Board exam practice

Board exam mein Footprints without Feet ko aam taur par lagbhag 40–50 words ke short answers aur lagbhag 100–120 words ke ek long answer se test kiya jaata hai, aksar character sketch, theme ya value question. Extract questions zyaadatar First Flight par aate hain, lekin yahan unki practice key passages ko padhne ki tumhari samajh tez karti hai. Har model answer un key points ke saath khatam hota hai jo examiner dhoondhta hai. Long answers ka plan Fig. 2.9 ki tarah banao.