11. A Courageous Act

It was Sunday and the school was closed. Gayatri was very excited. She was going fishing in the sea with her father. Gayatri's father was a fisherman. Everyday he went out fishing to the sea. He had promised Gayatri that he would teach her fishing. She wanted to take up her father's profession when she will grow up.

It waz Sundey and the skool waz klozed. Gayatri waz veri eksaited. She waz going fishing in the see with her fathar. Gayatri’s fathar waz a fisharman. Evridey he went out fishing to the see. He had promisd Gayatri that he wud teech her fishing. She wantid to tayk up her fathar’s profeshan when she wil grow up.

यह रविवार था और स्कूल बंद था। गायत्री बहुत उत्साहित थी। वह अपने पिता के साथ समुद्र में मछली पकड़ने जा रही थी। गायत्री के पिता एक मछुआरे थे। वे रोज़ समुद्र में मछली पकड़ने जाते थे। उन्होंने गायत्री से वादा किया था कि वे उसे मछली पकड़ना सिखाएंगे। वह बड़ी होकर अपने पिता का पेशा अपनाना चाहती थी।

As Gayatri was tying her shoelaces, she heard a news flashed on radio. A cyclonic storm was expected to hit the village within the next twenty four hours. She knew that the cyclone would bring strong wind, heavy rains and high tides in the sea. It would topple trees and damage houses. There would be heavy rain which could cause flood. She rushed outside to warn her father. Both of them heard the loud clap of thunder. Big drops of rain started falling. They could see the waves of the sea rising higher and higher.

Az Gayatri waz taiying her shoolayses, she hurd a nooz flashed on raydio. A saiklonik storm waz ekspektid to hit the vilaj within the nekst twentee for ours. She new that the saiklon wud bring strong wind, hevi rayns and hai taids in the see. It wud topal trees and damaj houses. Ther wud be hevi rayn which kud kawz flud. She rusht outsid to worn her fathar. Both of them hurd the laud klap of thundar. Big drops of rayn startid faling. They kud see the wayvs of the see raising haiyar and haiyar.

जब गायत्री अपने जूतों के फीते बाँध रही थी, उसने रेडियो पर एक समाचार सुना। अगले चौबीस घंटों में गाँव पर एक चक्रवाती तूफान के टकराने की उम्मीद थी। वह जानती थी कि तूफान तेज हवाएँ, भारी बारिश और समुद्र में ऊँची लहरें लाएगा। यह पेड़ों को गिरा देगा और घरों को नुकसान पहुँचाएगा। भारी बारिश होगी जो बाढ़ का कारण बन सकती थी। वह अपने पिता को चेतावनी देने के लिए बाहर भागी। दोनों ने तेज गड़गड़ाहट सुनी। बड़ी-बड़ी बारिश की बूँदें गिरने लगीं। वे समुद्र की लहरों को ऊँचा और ऊँचा उठते देख सकते थे।

It was late in the evening. The cyclone had hit the area! It had been raining continuously. Flood water had already entered Gayatri's house. She had placed all the small household items like food, articles, utensils, candles and matchboxes on beds, tables and chairs. By the morning a lot of water had entered the house.

It waz layt in the eevning. The saiklon had hit the area! It had bin rayning kontinyoosly. Flud watar had alredy entard Gayatri’s hous. She had playsd all the smal houshold items laik food, artikals, yootensils, kandals and machboxez on beds, taybals and chayrs. By the morning a lot of watar had entard the hous.

शाम हो चुकी थी। चक्रवाती तूफान ने क्षेत्र को प्रभावित कर लिया था! लगातार बारिश हो रही थी। बाढ़ का पानी पहले ही गायत्री के घर में घुस चुका था। उसने सभी छोटे घरेलू सामान जैसे भोजन, सामान, बर्तन, मोमबत्तियाँ और माचिस की डिब्बियों को बिस्तरों, मेजों और कुर्सियों पर रख दिया था। सुबह तक बहुत सारा पानी घर में घुस चुका था।

After an uncomfortable night, Gayatri went to her terrace and looked around. The entire area was submerged in water. Only a few houses could be seen. The little huts near her house could not be seen due to floods. The homeless people were sitting on tree stumps and at other places which were not submerged. Gayatri thought that she should do something.

Aftar an unkumfortabal nait, Gayatri went to her terras and lukd around. The entair area waz submerjd in watar. Only a fyoo houses kud be seen. The litl huts neer her hous kud not be seen doo to fluds. The homless peepal wer siting on tree stumps and at othar playsez which wer not submerjd. Gayatri thaut that she shud doo sumthing.

एक असहज रात के बाद, गायत्री अपनी छत पर गई और चारों ओर देखा। पूरा क्षेत्र पानी में डूबा हुआ था। केवल कुछ घर दिखाई दे रहे थे। उसके घर के पास की छोटी झोपड़ियाँ बाढ़ के कारण दिखाई नहीं दे रही थीं। बेघर लोग पेड़ के ठूंठों और अन्य स्थानों पर बैठे थे जो पानी में डूबे नहीं थे। गायत्री ने सोचा कि उसे कुछ करना चाहिए।

She swam towards the boat lying outside her house. She rowed powerfully towards the marooned people. She helped them board the boat and rowed to the town hall. There they were received by the district authorities. Then she returned home and requested her mother to give her some clothes, food, matchboxes and candles.

She swam towards the boat laiying outsid her hous. She rohd powarfuly towards the marooned peepal. She helpd them bord the boat and rohd to the toun haul. Ther they wer reseevd by the distrikt authoritees. Then she riturnd hom and rikwestid her mothar to giv her sum kloz, food, machboxez and kandals.

वह अपने घर के बाहर पड़ी नाव की ओर तैरकर गई। उसने फंसे हुए लोगों की ओर जोरदार तरीके से नाव खेती। उसने उन्हें नाव पर चढ़ने में मदद की और टाउन हॉल तक खेती। वहाँ जिला अधिकारियों ने उनकी अगवानी की। फिर वह घर लौटी और अपनी माँ से कुछ कपड़े, भोजन, माचिस की डिब्बियाँ और मोमबत्तियाँ देने का अनुरोध किया।

She packed them in a waterproof bag and returned to the town hall. She handed over the materials to the supervisor of the temporary shelter who distributed them to the people. They felt warm and happy. Gayatri was happy too that she could do a little to help them. She had helped her neighbours in their hour of need.

She pakd them in a watarproof bag and riturnd to the toun haul. She handid ovar the matirials to the soopervisor of the temporaree sheltar hoo distribyootid them to the peepal. They felt worm and happee. Gayatri waz happee too that she kud doo a litl to help them. She had helpd her naybars in their our of need.

उसने उन्हें एक वाटरप्रूफ बैग में पैक किया और टाउन हॉल लौटी। उसने सामग्री को अस्थायी आश्रय के सुपरवाइज़र को सौंप दिया, जिसने उन्हें लोगों में वितरित किया। वे गर्म और खुश महसूस करने लगे। गायत्री भी खुश थी कि वह उनकी थोड़ी मदद कर सकी। उसने अपने पड़ोसियों की ज़रूरत के समय में मदद की थी।

In the hour of crisis most people ask for help, but courageous people render help to others.

In the our of kraisis most peepal ask for help, but kurajus peepal rendar help to othars.

संकट की घड़ी में अधिकांश लोग मदद माँगते हैं, लेकिन साहसी लोग दूसरों की मदद करते हैं।