{"id":452,"date":"2026-01-21T05:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qsh.in\/boards\/wbbse\/?p=452"},"modified":"2026-01-24T06:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:09:15","slug":"the-wind-cap-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qsh.in\/boards\/wbbse\/class-viii\/english\/the-wind-cap-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wind Cap \u2013 Class 8 Lesson 1 | Bengali Meaning & Analysis (Part 1\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday, we begin with a magical story titled \u201cThe Wind Cap\u201d<\/strong> by Jane Yolen<\/strong>. This story teaches us about kindness, dreams, and the consequences of getting what we wish for.<\/p>\n

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There was once a lad<\/span> who wanted to be a sailor<\/span> but his mother would not let him go to the sea<\/span>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u098f\u0995\u09ac\u09be\u09b0 \u098f\u0995 \u099b\u09c7\u09b2\u09c7 \u099b\u09bf\u09b2 \u09af\u09c7 \u09a8\u09be\u09ac\u09bf\u0995 \u09b9\u09a4\u09c7 \u099a\u09c7\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09bf\u09b2 \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09ae\u09be \u09a4\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u09b8\u09ae\u09c1\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7 \u09af\u09c7\u09a4\u09c7 \u09a6\u09bf\u09a4\u09c7\u09a8 \u09a8\u09be\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n
\u201cChild, what do you know of sailing<\/span>?\u201d she would say. \u201cYou\u2019re a farmer\u2019s son, you know the turn<\/span> of the seasons<\/span> and the smell<\/span> of the soil<\/span> but you do not know the sea.\u201d\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\"\u09ac\u09be\u099b\u09be, \u09a4\u09c1\u09ae\u09bf \u09b8\u09ae\u09c1\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0\u09af\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u0995\u09c0 \u099c\u09be\u09a8\u09cb?\" \u09a4\u09bf\u09a8\u09bf \u09ac\u09b2\u09a4\u09c7\u09a8\u0964 \"\u09a4\u09c1\u09ae\u09bf \u098f\u0995\u099c\u09a8 \u0995\u09c3\u09b7\u0995\u09c7\u09b0 \u099b\u09c7\u09b2\u09c7, \u09a4\u09c1\u09ae\u09bf \u098b\u09a4\u09c1\u0997\u09c1\u09b2\u09bf\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09a8 \u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09aa\u09b0\u09cd\u0995\u09c7 \u099c\u09be\u09a8\u09cb \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u09ae\u09be\u099f\u09bf\u09b0 \u0997\u09a8\u09cd\u09a7 \u099c\u09be\u09a8\u09cb \u09a4\u09ac\u09c7 \u09a4\u09c1\u09ae\u09bf \u09b8\u09ae\u09c1\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0 \u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09aa\u09b0\u09cd\u0995\u09c7 \u099c\u09be\u09a8\u09cb \u09a8\u09be\u0964\"\r\n<\/div>\n
Now the boy whose name was Jon, had always obeyed<\/span> his mother. So he went about his farm work<\/span> with a heavy<\/span> heart but did not again<\/span> mention<\/span> the sea.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u098f\u0996\u09a8 \u09af\u09c7 \u099b\u09c7\u09b2\u09c7\u099f\u09bf\u09b0 \u09a8\u09be\u09ae \u099c\u09a8 \u099b\u09bf\u09b2 \u09b8\u09c7 \u09b8\u09ac\u09b8\u09ae\u09df \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09ae\u09be\u09df\u09c7\u09b0 \u0995\u09a5\u09be \u09ae\u09c7\u09a8\u09c7 \u099a\u09b2\u09a4\u0964 \u09a4\u09be\u0987 \u09b8\u09c7 \u09ad\u09be\u09b0\u09c0 \u09ae\u09a8 \u09a8\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u0996\u09be\u09ae\u09be\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0 \u0995\u09be\u099c\u09c7 \u0997\u09bf\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09bf\u09b2 \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 \u09b8\u09ae\u09c1\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0 \u0995\u09a5\u09be \u0986\u09b0 \u0989\u09b2\u09cd\u09b2\u09c7\u0996 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u09a8\u09bf\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n
One day, he had been walking behind the plough<\/span>. He all but ran over<\/span> a tiny<\/span> green turtle<\/span> on a clod<\/span> of dirt.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u098f\u0995\u09a6\u09bf\u09a8 \u09b8\u09c7 \u09b2\u09be\u0999\u09b2\u09c7\u09b0 \u09aa\u09c7\u099b\u09a8\u09c7 \u09b9\u09be\u0981\u099f\u099b\u09bf\u09b2\u0964 \u09ae\u09be\u099f\u09bf\u09b0 \u098f\u0995 \u09a6\u09b2\u09be\u09b0 \u0993\u09aa\u09b0 \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09be \u098f\u0995\u099f\u09bf \u099b\u09cb\u099f\u09cd\u099f \u09b8\u09ac\u09c1\u099c \u0995\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09aa\u0995\u09c7 \u09b8\u09c7 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09df \u099a\u09be\u09aa\u09be \u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7\u0987 \u09a6\u09bf\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09bf\u09b2\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n
He picked<\/span> the turtle up and set<\/span> it on his head where he knew it would be safe<\/span>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u09b8\u09c7 \u0995\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09aa\u099f\u09bf \u09a4\u09c1\u09b2\u09c7 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09ae\u09be\u09a5\u09be\u09df \u09b0\u09be\u0996\u09b2 \u09af\u09c7\u0996\u09be\u09a8\u09c7 \u09b8\u09c7 \u099c\u09be\u09a8\u09a4 \u09af\u09c7 \u098f\u099f\u09bf \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09be\u09aa\u09a6 \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09ac\u09c7\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n
When he was done with ploughing<\/span>, Jon plucked<\/span> the turtle from his head. To his utter surprise<\/span> he found that it had turned into a tiny green fairy man<\/span> that stood upon his palm<\/span> and bowed<\/span>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u09af\u0996\u09a8 \u09b8\u09c7 \u09b2\u09be\u0999\u09b2 \u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u0995\u09be\u099c \u09b6\u09c7\u09b7 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u099b\u09bf\u09b2, \u099c\u09a8 \u0995\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09aa\u099f\u09bf \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09ae\u09be\u09a5\u09be \u09a5\u09c7\u0995\u09c7 \u09a8\u09be\u09ae\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09a8\u09bf\u09b2\u0964 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u099a\u09b0\u09ae \u09ac\u09bf\u09b8\u09cd\u09ae\u09df\u09c7 \u09b8\u09c7 \u09a6\u09c7\u0996\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09c7\u09b2 \u09af\u09c7 \u098f\u099f\u09bf \u098f\u0995\u099f\u09bf \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c1\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0 \u09b8\u09ac\u09c1\u099c \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf \u09ae\u09be\u09a8\u09c1\u09b7\u09c7 \u09b0\u09c2\u09aa\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0\u09bf\u09a4 \u09b9\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09c7 \u09af\u09be \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09a4\u09be\u09b2\u09c1\u09a4\u09c7 \u09a6\u09be\u0981\u09dc\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09ae\u09be\u09a5\u09be \u09a8\u09a4 \u0995\u09b0\u099b\u09c7\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI thank you for your kindness<\/span>, tell me your heart\u2019s desire<\/span> and I\u2019ll grant<\/span> it to you for saving<\/span> my life,\u201d said the fairy.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\"\u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u09a4\u09cb\u09ae\u09be\u09b0 \u09a6\u09df\u09be\u09b0 \u099c\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u09a4\u09cb\u09ae\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u09a7\u09a8\u09cd\u09af\u09ac\u09be\u09a6 \u099c\u09be\u09a8\u09be\u0987, \u09a4\u09cb\u09ae\u09be\u09b0 \u09b9\u09c3\u09a6\u09df\u09c7\u09b0 \u0986\u0995\u09be\u0999\u09cd\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09be \u09ac\u09b2\u09cb \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u0986\u09ae\u09be\u09b0 \u099c\u09c0\u09ac\u09a8 \u09ac\u09be\u0981\u099a\u09be\u09a8\u09cb\u09b0 \u099c\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u09a4\u09cb\u09ae\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u098f\u099f\u09bf \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a6\u09be\u09a8 \u0995\u09b0\u09ac,\" \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf \u09ac\u09b2\u09b2\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n
Jon bowed back<\/span> but said nothing. Although his heart yearned<\/span> to go out to the sea, he did not express<\/span> his wish<\/span>.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u099c\u09a8 \u09aa\u09be\u09b2\u09cd\u099f\u09be \u09ae\u09be\u09a5\u09be \u09a8\u09bf\u099a\u09c1 \u0995\u09b0\u09b2 \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 \u0995\u09bf\u099b\u09c1 \u09ac\u09b2\u09b2 \u09a8\u09be\u0964 \u09af\u09a6\u09bf\u0993 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09b9\u09c3\u09a6\u09df \u09b8\u09ae\u09c1\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0 \u09a6\u09bf\u0995\u09c7 \u09ac\u09c7\u09b0\u09cb\u09a8\u09cb\u09b0 \u099c\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u0986\u0995\u09c1\u09b2 \u099b\u09bf\u09b2, \u09b8\u09c7 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u0987\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09be \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09b2 \u09a8\u09be\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n
The green fairy man could read a heart<\/span> easily so he said, \u201cI see you wish to go sailing<\/span>\u201d. Jon\u2019s face<\/span> answered<\/span> for him.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u09b8\u09ac\u09c1\u099c \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf \u09b2\u09cb\u0995\u099f\u09bf \u09b8\u09b9\u099c\u09c7\u0987 \u09b9\u09c3\u09a6\u09df \u09aa\u09dc\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09a4 \u09a4\u09be\u0987 \u09b8\u09c7 \u09ac\u09b2\u09b2, \u201c\u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u09a6\u09c7\u0996\u099b\u09bf \u09a4\u09c1\u09ae\u09bf \u09b8\u09ae\u09c1\u09a6\u09cd\u09b0\u09af\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09df \u09af\u09c7\u09a4\u09c7 \u099a\u09be\u0993\u201d\u0964 \u099c\u09a8\u09c7\u09b0 \u09ae\u09c1\u0996\u09ae\u09a3\u09cd\u09a1\u09b2 \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09b9\u09df\u09c7 \u0989\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0 \u09a6\u09bf\u09b2\u0964\r\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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