Odisha State Board CHSE Odisha Class 12 Invitation to English 2 Solutions Non-Detailed Chapter 2 The Nightingale and the Rose Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.
CHSE Odisha 12th Class English Solutions Non-Detailed Chapter 2 The Nightingale and the Rose
CHSE Odisha Class 12 English The Nightingale and the Rose Text Book Questions and Answers
Unit – I
Gist:
The love-stricken young Student desperately longs for red roses, because the girl promises to dance with him on the condition he brings her these beautiful flowers, but he doesn’t find any red rose. He is sad. In a dance programme given by the Prince, the young Student will become lonely. His heart will bleed. The Nightingale, famous for her enchanting voice, hears him cry for the want of the girl, who is apparently his true love. She shares the feelings of the young Student. She feels the importance of love that comes from within, not from outside. The young man’s longing for a red rose grows intense, but in vain. He has no red rose to give the girl so as to enable her to dance with him. He weeps. A little Green Lizard and a Butterfly laugh at the weeping young Oxford boy. The Nightingale alone understands the mystery of Love.
ସାରମର୍ମ :
ପ୍ରେମପୀଡ଼ିତ ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଜଣକ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ପାଇଁ ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ ହୋଇଉଠିଛି କାରଣ ତା’ର ପ୍ରେମିକା ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କରିଛି ଯେ ଯଦି ଯୁବକଜଣକ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଦିଏ, ତେବେ ସେ ଏହି ପ୍ରେମିକ ଯୁବକଙ୍କ ସହ ନୃତ୍ୟ କରିବେ । ସେ କୌଣସି ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ପାଆନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ । ତେଣୁ ସେ ଦୁଃଖ ହୋଇ ଯାଇଛନ୍ତି । ଯଦି ଯୁବତୀଜଣଙ୍କ ଆଉ କାହା ସହ ନୃତ୍ୟ କରିବେ, ତେବେ ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ର ଜଣଙ୍କ ହୃଦୟ ରକ୍ତାକ୍ତ ହୋଇଯିବ । ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ ଗୀତ ଓ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପ୍ରେମିକ ଯୁବକଙ୍କର ଦୁଃଖକୁ ବୁଝିପାରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସେହି ଯୁବତୀ ପ୍ରତି ଥିବା ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମକୁ ଜାଣିପାରନ୍ତି । ସେ ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମିକର ପ୍ରେମକୁ ବୁଝିପାରନ୍ତି । ସତ୍ ପ୍ରେମ ହୃଦୟ ଭିତରୁ ଆସିଥାଏ, ହୃଦୟ ବାହାରୁ ନୁହେଁ । ଯେହେତୁ ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ସେହି ଯୁବତୀଙ୍କୁ ଦେବାପାଇଁ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ନ ଥିଲା, ତେଣୁ ସେ କାନ୍ଦିଛନ୍ତି । ଝିଟିପିଟି ଓ ପ୍ରଜାପତି ଏହି ଭାବକୁ ବୁଝିନପାରି ଥଟ୍ଟା କରନ୍ତି । କିନ୍ତୁ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପ୍ରେମର ଏହି ରହସ୍ୟକୁ ବୁଝିପାରିଛି ।
Glossary :
nest : ବସା
wondered : ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ ହେଲେ
entire: ସମଗ୍ର
wretched: miserable (ଦୁଃଖପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ)
passion: ଆବେଗ
pale: ମଳିନ
brow: କପାଳ
murmured: ଧୀରେ ଧୀରେ କହିଲା
lean: incline (ଆଉଜିବା)
my heart will break: my sorrow will know no end (ମୋ ହୃଦୟ ବିଦୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହେବ)
precious: valuable (ମୂଲ୍ୟବାନ୍)
emerald: ମୋତି
dearer: morecostly ( ଅଧ୍ଵମୂଲ୍ୟବାନ୍)
opal: ରତ୍ନପଥର
pearl: ମୁକ୍ତା
pomegranate: ଡାଳିମ୍ବ
weigh: measure (ମାପିବା)
in exchange of : ବଦଳରେ
play upon: ଉପରେ ଖେଳ
string: ତାର
harp: ବୀଣା
violin: ବେହେଲା
stringed instruments: ବାଦ୍ୟଯନ୍ତ୍ର
lightly: ହାଲୁକା ଭାବରେ
gay: (here) beautiful (ସୁନ୍ଦର)
throng: ଘେରିଯିବେ
Flung: threw (ପକାଇଦେଲା)
buried: ଘୋଡ଼ାଇ ପକାଇଲା
wept: କାନ୍ଦିଲା
fluttering: ଡେଣା ଫଡ଼ଫଡ଼ କରି
sunbeam : ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟାଲୋକ
ridiculous : ହାସ୍ୟାସ୍ପଦ
secret of sorrow: ଦୁଃଖର ରହସ୍ୟ
mystery of Love: ପ୍ରେମର ରହସ୍ୟ
Think it out
Question 1.
Why does the young student pine for a red rose?
Answer:
The Professor’s daughter requests specifically a red rose from the love stricken young student for the sake of dancing with him. Only with the flower the girl will respond to his request for love. But the young student finds no red rose in his garden. His happiness is linked with this beautiful flower. Therefore, the young student pines for a red rose.
Question 2.
Why does the nightingale admire the young student?
Answer:
The young student plunges into sorrow, because he does not find a red rose for the Professor’s daughter whom he loves deeply. She requests specifically a red rose from him as a token of true love. But he is hopeless. He visualises a radiant dream of the girl dancing with him, if he brings her red rose. Without it his dream will collapse like a house of cards. He will be lonely. The nightingale understands the feelings of the forlorn lover and therefore, admires the young student.
Question 3.
How does the nightingale wonder at the mystery of love?
Answer:
The nightingale wonders at the mystery of love to see the sight of a weeping young student. He is grief-sticken because he cannot get a red rose for the Professor’s daughter whom he loves deeply. His happiness depends on this beautiful flower. There is no red rose in his garden. Frustrating thoughts flood into his mind. Deprived of a red rose, he visualises a painful picture of his loneliness.
Unit – II
Gist:
Moved by the young student’s sorrow, the nightingale wishes to find a red rose as a gift for him. Suddenly, she flies high into the air and catch sight of a beautiful Rose-treein the centre of a lawn. She asks it for a rose, but in vain, because its garden is full of white roses. Therefore, the Rose-tree instructs her to go to his brother who grows below the student’s window. The nightingale magnificently responds to his advice. She reaches the destination and appeals to the Rose-tree to give her a red rose. To her great sorrow, she learns that the biting winter has destroyed the buds of all red roses, but the Rose-tree growing beneath the student’s door agrees to give her a red rose by singing to him throughout the night with her breast against a thorn. Besides, the thorn should penetrate her heart. At last the life-blood will be in its veins, eventually resulting the birth of red rose. Instead of being disheartened, the nightingale decides to get a red rose at the cost of her life, for she thinks that nothing is so supreme as love. Life loses its luster before it.
ସାରମର୍ମ :
ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ନ ପାଇ ଦୁଃଖରେ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଡ଼ିଥିବା ଯୁବକର ଦୁଃଖଦ୍ଵାରା ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ଅନୁପ୍ରାଣିତ ହୋଇ ଏକ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପର ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନରେ ଉପରକୁ ଉଡ଼ିଯାଇଛି । ସେ ଏକ ବଗିଚାରେ ଗୋଟିଏ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛ ଥିବାର ଦେଖିଛି । କିନ୍ତୁ ଦୁଃଖର ବିଷୟ ସେହି ଗଛରେ କୌଣସି ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ନାହିଁ । ସେଥୁରେ କେବଳ ଧଳା ଗୋଲାପ ଅଛି । ତେଣୁ ସେ ଗଛଟି ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍କୁ ସେହି ଯୁବକ ରହୁଥିବା ପ୍ରକୋଷ୍ଠର ଝରକା ତଳେ ଥିବା ତା’ର ଭାଇ ପାଖକୁ ଯାଇ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଆଣିବାପାଇଁ ଉପଦେଶ ଦେଇଛି । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ସେହି ଅନୁସାରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଛି । ସେ ସେଠାରେ ପହଞ୍ଚି ଗୋଟିଏ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଦେବାପାଇଁ ଗଛକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଛି । ସେ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ପାଇଛି ଯେ ଅସହ୍ୟ ଶୀତ ହେତୁ ସବୁ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପର କଢ଼ ନଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି । କିନ୍ତୁ ସେହି ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛଟି ଗୋଟିଏ ସର୍ଭରେ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପଟିଏ ଦେବାକୁ ରାଜି ହୋଇଛି । ଯଦି ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ଟି ସାରା ରାତି ନିଜର ହୃଦୟକୁ ଏକ ଗୋଲାପ କଣ୍ଟାରେ ବିଦ୍ଧ କରି ଗୀତ ଗାଏ, ତେବେ ସେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଦେବ । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ର ହୃଦୟରୁ କ୍ଷରିତ ରକ୍ତରେ ଧଳା ଗୋଲାପଟି ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପରେ ପରିଣତ ହେବ ।ଏଥିରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ରାଜି ହୋଇଛି । ସେ ଗୋଟିଏ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ପାଇଁ ନିଜ ଜୀବନକୁ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିଛି । କାରଣ ସେ ଭାବିଛି ପ୍ରେମଠାରୁ କିଛି ବି ଅଧିକ ନୁହେଁ । ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମ ଆଗରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜୀବନ ତା’ର ଗୌରବ ହରାଇ ବସେ ।
Glossary :
wings: ଡେଣା
flight: ଉଡ଼ାଣ
soared: ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱଗାମୀ
spray: a very small branch of a tree (ଗଛର ଏକ ଛୋଟ ଡାଳ)
beneath: ତଳେ
shook head
coral: ପ୍ରବାଳ
redder : ଅଧ୍ଵ ଲାଲ୍
Nipped: destroyed (ନଷ୍ଟ କରିଦେଲା)
bud: କଢ଼ି|କଢ଼
terrible: ଭୟଙ୍କର
dare: ସାହସ କରିବା
stain: paint (ରଙ୍ଗ କରିବା)
price: cost (ମୂଲ୍ୟ)
Yet Love …. Life: The writer gives more importance to Love than Life.
Think it out
Question 1.
What does the nightingale do to get a red rose?
Answer:
The nightingale is moved to pity because of the young student’s sorrow. She wishes to find a red rose as a gift for him. She asks nearly everywhere for this beautiful flower. She flies high and in the course of her flight, the nightingale notices a beautiful Rose-tree in the midst of the lawn. The bird requests him to give her a red rose in exchange of her sweetest song, but in vain, because the roses in the tree are white. Again, in accordance with his suggestion, the nightingale flies over to the Rosetree beneath the student’s window. Here her request for a red rose meets with a tough test.
Question 2.
How does the Rose-tree growing beneath the student’s door agree to give her a red rose?
Answer:
In response to her request for a red rose, the Rose-tree growing beneath the student’s door demands a high price from the nightingale. As winter has destroyed his buds, she should place her heart closer to the thorn. In other words, she is required to pinch her own heart against the thorn of a white rose to turn it red with her own blood. In this way, the Rose-tree growing beneath the student’s door agrees to give her a red rose.
Question 3.
Why does the nightingale decide to pet a red rose at the cost of her life?
Answer:
The Rose-tree agrees to give the nightingale a red rose, provided she sings throughout the night, pressing her heart against the thorn and the white rose will turn red with her own blood. It means her ultimate sacrifice. The nightingale thinks that nothing is as precious as Love and she will pay a heavy price for a red rose. Nevertheless, Love is supreme, Life is inferior to it. The nightingale understands the importance of the love of the young student and hence decides to get it at the cost of her life.
Unit – III
Gist:
The nightingale comes near the miserable young student and promises to bring him a red rose by creating it out of music by moonlight and colouring a white rose into red by using her own blood, but she wants an assurance from him in return that he will a true lover, because to her Love is superior to Philosophy and Power. Her words makes him confused. The young student fails to understand anything. But the oak-tree understands everything. He appeals to the bird to sing him one last melodious song. The bird responds to it in an instant. The nightingale goes on her mission. The oak tree is now lonely and sad. The young student doubts her feelings. He identifies the nightingale with most artists who are stylish, but not sincere. She does not understand the language of sacrifice. Music is her life. Her voice sounds melodious. He expresses pity for the nightingale. Her songs are meaningless. They lack practical value. These are the student’s feelings about the nightingale which he writes in his note-book.
ସାରମର୍ମ :
ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀଟି ଦୁଃଖରେ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଡ଼ିଥିବା ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆସିଛି ଏବଂ ଗୋଟିଏ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଦେବାର ପ୍ରତିଶ୍ରୁତି ଦେଇଛି । ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରବିଧୌତ ରଜନୀରେ ଚମତ୍କାର ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରି ନିଜର ରକ୍ତରେ ଧଳା ଗୋଲାପକୁ ଲାଲ୍ କରିଦେବାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ପ୍ରତିଶ୍ରୁତିବଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇଛି ।ଏହା ବଦଳରେ ଯୁବକଜଣକ ଜଣେ ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମିକ ହେବା ଆବଶ୍ୟକ, କାରଣ ପ୍ରେମ ହେଉଛି ଦର୍ଶନ ଓ କ୍ଷମତାଠାରୁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ । କିନ୍ତୁ ଯୁବକ ପ୍ରେମିକଜଣକ କିଛି ବୁଝିପାରି ନାହାନ୍ତି । ଓଗଛ ପକ୍ଷୀଟିକୁ ଏକ ସଙ୍ଗୀତପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଗୀତ ଗାଇବାପାଇଁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଛି । ସେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣାତ୍ ଗାଇଛି । ଓକ୍ ଗଛ ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛି ଏବଂ ଏକାନ୍ତ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି । ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଜଣକ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗର ଭାଷାକୁ ବୁଝିପାରି ନାହାନ୍ତି । ସେ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପାଇଁ ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ସେ କହିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ତା’ର ଗୀତଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଅର୍ଥହୀନ ଓ ସେଥିରେ ବାସ୍ତବତାର ମୂଲ୍ୟବୋଧ ନାହିଁ । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପ୍ରତି ଏହି ମନୋଭାବକୁ ଯୁବକଜଣକ ତା’ର ଟିପାଖାତାରେ ଲେଖି ରଖିଛନ୍ତି ।
Glossary:
still: ତଥାପି
lying: ପଡ଼ିଥିଲା
you …. rose: The nightingale promises to bring the young student a red rose.
whispered: ଆସ୍ତେ ଆସ୍ତେ କହିବା
lonely : ଏକୁଟିଆ
bubbling: ପାଣି ଫୁଟିବା ଶବ୍ଦ
stain: ବିଦ୍ଧ କରିବା
mightier: more powerful (ଅଧିକ ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ)
heart’s blood: ହୃଦୟର ରକ୍ତ
honey: ମହୁ
pull: ଟାଣି ଆଣିବା
sacrifice: ବଳିଦାନ
fell asleep: ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବା
Think it out
Question 1.
What does the nightingale expect from the student in exchange of a red rose?
Answer:
The nightingale is ready to give a red rose to the student, but she wants an assurance from him in exchange: He should be a true lover. The reason is not far to seek. Philosophy, she says, is not as wise as Love, and Love is more forceful than Power.
Question 2.
What does the student write about the nightingale in his notebook?
Answer:
The young student fails to understand anything from the nightingale’s words. He doubts her feelings. He identifies the nightingale with most artists who are stylish, but not sincere. She does not understand the language of sacrifice. Music is her life. Her voice sounds melodious. Her songs are meaningless. They lack practical value. He expresses pity for the nightingale. These are the student’s feelings about the nightingale which he writes in his note-book.
Unit – IV
Gist:
The nightingale flies to the Rose-tree growing beneath the student’s door when the moon shines in heavens. Pinching her own heart against the thorn of the Rose-tree, she keeps on singing throughout the night. As the night advances, the tree appeals to the bird to come closer against the thorn, because the red rose will bloom before the advent of the day. As a believer of true and eternal love, she tries her best to respond the tree’s persistent call to press closer and closer to the thorn. At last, the inevitable happens. The bird turns the white rose red with her own blood. In other words, the red rose appears. The nightingale suffers a lot. She offers her life as an ultimate sacrifice in the name of love that the student feels for the Professor’s daughter.
ସାରମର୍ମ:
ଛାତ୍ରଟିର ଝରକାତଳେ ବଢୁଥିବା ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛ ପାଖକୁ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ଟି ଉଡ଼ିଯାଇଛି । ଆକାଶରେ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଉଦିତ ହୋଇଛି । ଏକ ଧଳା ଗୋଲାପର କଣ୍ଟାରେ ନିଜର ହୃଦୟକୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କରି ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ରାତିସାରା ଗୀତ ଗାଇଛି । ରାତି ବଢ଼ିବଢ଼ି ଚାଲିଛି । ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛଟି ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍କୁ କଣ୍ଟା ଦେହରେ ଅଧ୍ଵ ଚାପି ହୋଇଯିବାକୁ ନିବେଦନ କରିଛି । କାରଣ ଦିନ ହେବା ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଫୁଟି ସାରିଥିବା ଦରକାର । ଯେହେତୁ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ଚିରନ୍ତନ ପ୍ରେମରେ ବିଶ୍ଵାସ କରେ, ତେଣୁ ସେ ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛର କଥାନୁସାରେ ସେହି କଣ୍ଟା ନିକଟକୁ ଅଧିକ ଲାଗିଯାଇଛି । ଶେଷରେ ସତ୍ୟର ହିଁ ପ୍ରକଟ ଘଟିଛି । ପକ୍ଷୀଟି ସେହି ଧଳା ଗୋଲାପକୁ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପରେ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କରିଦେଇଛି । ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପର ଆବିର୍ଭାବ ହୋଇଛି । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ବହୁତ ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣା ପାଇଛି । ପ୍ରେମ ପାଇଁ ସେ ଜୀବନ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିଛି।
Glossary:
heavens: ଆକାଶ
ebbed away: finished (ଶେଷ ହୋଇଗଲା)
marvellous: very beautiful ସୁନ୍ଦର )
petal: ପତ୍ରକ
maid: ଝିଅ
delicate:ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମ
flush: ଝଲକ
press: put pressure (ଚାପ ଦେବା)
bitter: ତୀବ୍ର
thorn: କଣ୍ଟା
Love ….. tomb : Love isdeathless.(ପ୍ରେମର ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ନାହିଁ ।)
fainter: ମୂର୍ଚ୍ଛିତ
choking: ରୁଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇଯିବା
ecstasy: great delight (ପରମ ଆନନ୍ଦ)
the Nightingale .. answer: The nightingale was dead.
Think it out
Question 1.
What does the nightingale do to get a red rose?
Answer:
To get a red rose the nightingale flies to the Rose-tree growing beneath the student’s door when the moon shines in the heavens. She presses her heart closer and closer to the thorn of the Rose-tree, singing throughout the night. As the night advances, the thorn pierces her heart more and more, and her life-blood exists no more.
Question 2.
What kind of songs does the nightingale sing?
Answer:
At first the nightingale sings of the emergence of love in the heart of a boy and a girl. There is no end to her song. With the advancement of night, she sings of the birth of passion that arises in the soul of both man and woman. The last song the nightingale sings is the song of Love that knows no death. In other words, the bird lastly sings the song of Love that defies space and time.
Question 3.
What is the effect of each song?
Answer:
The effect of the nightingale’s song is amazing. At first the nightingale sings of love in the heart of a boy and a girl putting her heart against the thorn and there blossoms a marvellous rose, petal after petal oh the top-most branch of the Rose-tree. When the nightingale sings of the birth of passion that emerges in the soul of man and woman in a louder voice, a delicate flush comes into the leaves of the rose. At last when the nightingale sings the song of Love in a faint voice the marvelous rose becomes crimson.
Unit – V
Gist :
It is noon. To his stunned disbelief the student sees the most beautiful red rose in his life. He hurriedly goes to the Professor’s home with the rose in his hand. Now with the reddest rose in the world at the disposal of the Professor’s daughter, the young student has a radiant vision of the night. They will dance together that night when he will express how deeply he loves her. Here is a dramatic twist in the story. The girl finds the red rose almost insulting, because she prefers jewels and gifts. Moreover, the boy, far from suffering her ingratitude, proves to be ungrateful to himself by tossing the flower aside and declaring that Logic is greater than Love.
ସାରମର୍ମ :
ଏହା ଥିଲା ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ସମୟ । ନିତାନ୍ତ ଅବିଶ୍ଵାସ୍ୟ ହୋଇଥିଲେ ହେଁ ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଜଣକ ତାଙ୍କ ଜୀବନରେ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଲାଲ୍ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପ ଫୁଲଟିଏ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ପାଇଛନ୍ତି । ସେହି ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପ ଫୁଲଟିକୁ ଧରି ସେ ପ୍ରଫେସରଙ୍କ ଝିଅ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇଛନ୍ତି । ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ପୃଥିବୀର ସବୁଠାରୁ ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପ ସେହି ତରୁଣୀଙ୍କ ହାତ ପାହନ୍ତାରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଛି । ଯୁବକଜଣଙ୍କ ମୁଖମଣ୍ଡଳରେ ଏକ ଉଜ୍ଜଳ ହସ ଫୁଟି ଉଠିଛି । ସେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଏକାଠି ନୃତ୍ୟ କରିବେ ସେ ତା’ର ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମକୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବ ବୋଲି ଭାବିଛି । ମାତ୍ର ନାଟକୀୟ ଢଙ୍ଗରେ ଏଠାରେ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ଘଟିଛି । ଯୁବତୀଜଣକ ଏହି ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପକୁ ଅପମାନଜନକ ମନେ କରିଛି । ସେ ଚାହିଁଛି ଅଳଙ୍କାର ଓ ଉପହାର । ଯୁବକଜଣକ ନିଜ ପ୍ରେମିକାକୁ ଅକୃତଜ୍ଞ ମନେ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପକୁ ରାସ୍ତାକୁ ଫୋପାଡ଼ି ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି । ସେ ତର୍କଶାସ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ପ୍ରେମଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ମହତ୍ତ୍ଵପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ବୋଲି ଘୋଷଣା କରିଛନ୍ତି ।
Glossary:
wonderful piece of luck! : ଭାଗ୍ୟର ଅପୂର୍ବ ଅଂଶ
leaned down : ତଳକୁ ଓହ୍ଲାଇଲା
plucked: ତୋଳିଲା
put on : wear (ପିନ୍ଧିବା)
frowned: ରାଗରେ ଗର୍ଜନ କଲା
Ungrateful: ଅକୃତଜ୍ଞ
cart-wheel: ଶଗଡ଼ ଚକ
rude: harsh (ନିର୍ଭୟ)
Logic: ତର୍କଶାସ୍ତ୍ର
dusty: dirty (ମଇଳା)
Metaphysics: ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର
Think it out
Question 1.
What does the student do with the red rose?
Answer:
The student goes to the Professor’s house with the red rose. He hands over the gift to the Professor’s daughter whom he loves deeply. The student wants the girl to dance with him that night, because in response to her request, he has given her the reddest rose in the world.
Question 2.
How does the Professor’s daughter respond to the student’s gift of the red rose?
Answer:
The Professor’s daughter flatly rejects the student’s gift of the red rose. She finds it almost insulting, since she prefers jewels and gifts. These are more expensive than flowers. The vain daughter of die Professor accuses the student of being harsh and ungrateful. She treats him with contempt. To his shocked disbelief, she rises from the chair and enters the house.
Question 3.
Why does the student return to his books?
Answer:
The Professor’s daughter discards the student’s gift of the red rose. As a result, he is in a rage. He suffers the anguish of the girl’s ingratitude and throws the red rose into the street, with a passing cart run wer it. The student realizes that it was all caprice on his part. He declares that Logic is greater than Love, because the latter is quite deceptive. In his view, in this crude age, to be practical matters most. Hence the student returns to his books.
CHSE Odisha Class 12 English The Nightingale and the Rose Important Questions and Answers
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers
Question 1.
The student ________ a red rose.
(A) asked for
(B) ran after
(C) scrambled for
(D) panged in
Answer:
(D) panged in
Question 2.
In the student, the nightingale finds a _________.
(A) brilliant scholar
(B) a mad young boy
(C) true lover
(D) all of these
Answer:
(C) true lover
Question 3.
The nightingale sings of love ___________.
(A) off and on
(B) in a state of melancholy
(C) heedless of the external world
(D) for nights together
Answer:
(D) for nights together
Question 4.
Love is _________.
(A) nice
(B) precious
(C) wonderful
(D) both (B) and (C)
Answer:
(B) precious
Question 5.
The butterfly and lizard __________ the student’s weeping for a red rose.
(A) look down
(B) looked down upon
(C) laughed at
(D) jeered
Answer:
(C) laughed at
Question 6.
The young student’s sorrow moved the nightingale to –
(A) tears
(B) pity
(C) excitement
(D) commitment
Answer:
(A) tears
Question 7.
The response of the first rose-tree to the nightingale’s appeal for a red rose was _________.
(A) negative
(B) positive
(C) ray of hope
(D) evasive
Answer:
(A) negative
Question 8.
The word ‘ nipped’ means ___________.
(A) plucked
(B) cut
(C) destroyed
(D) killed
Answer:
(C) destroyed
Question 9.
The condition set by the rose-tree growing beneath the student’s window to give the nightingale a red rose was ___________.
(A) ridiculous
(B) serious
(C) a very tough
(D) none of these
Answer:
(C) a very tough
Question 10.
The nightingale’s decision to get a red rose sacrificing her life is attributed to _________.
(A) supremacy of love over life
(B) her adoration of love
(C) her sympathy for the student
(D) her attachment to the student
Answer:
(A) supremacy of love over life
Question 11.
The boy’s beautiful eyes gave a sign of _____________.
(A) hope
(B) strength
(C) sadness
(D) none of these
Answer:
(C) sadness
Question 12.
The tone of the nightingale is one of ___________.
(A) disillusionment
(B) certainty
(C) doubt
(D) assurance
Answer:
(D) assurance
Question 13.
The boy felt that the nightingale’s words are ____________.
(A) pragmatic
(B) absurd
(C) theoretical
(D) emotional
Answer:
(C) theoretical
Question 14.
The nightingale responded to the oak tree’s request for singing her last song for him ___________.
(A) sentimentally
(B) affirmatively
(C) sorrowfully
(D) none of these
Answer:
(B) affirmatively
Question 15.
The student always thinks of __________.
(A) reading books
(B) the nightingale
(C) artists
(D) love
Answer:
(D) love
Question 16.
Which one of the following statements is true?
(A) The nightingale sings for nights.
(B) It is a moon-lit night.
(C) At last, the nightingale sings the origin of love in the heart of a boy and a girl.
(D) Her life-blood becomes thicker
Answer:
(B) It is a moon-lit night.
Question 17.
Which one of the following statements is false?
(A) The nightingale’s heart is away from the thorn.
(B) She sings on and on.
(C) At first, the rose petal looks pale.
(D) The nightingale obeys the words of the rose-tree.
Answer:
(A) The nightingale’s heart is away from the thorn.
Question 18.
With the nightingale’s song grow louder and louder, her song becomes more and more __________.
(A) melodious
(B) monotonous
(C) about the source of passion in the soul of a man and a maid
(D) none of these
Answer:
(C) about the source of passion in the soul of a man and a maid
Question 19.
The nightingale sings of love that is __________.
(A) timeless
(B) ephemeral
(C) transparent
(D) all of these
Answer:
(A) timeless
Question 20.
The nightingale’s life is marked by ___________.
(A) pain
(B) pleasure
(C) futility
(D) sacrifice
Answer:
(D) sacrifice
Question 21.
The rose the student sees is the most __________.
(A) fragrant
(B) alluring
(C) repulsive
(D) beautiful and the reddest
Answer:
(D) beautiful and the reddest
Question 22.
The Professor’s daughter discarded the student’s gift of red rose _________.
(A) reluctantly
(B) thoughtfully
(C) outright
(D) none of these
Answer:
(C) outright
Question 23.
She epitomises ___________.
(A) determination
(B) vanity
(C) ingratitude
(D) both (A) and (B)
Answer:
(D) both (A) and (B)
Question 24.
At last, the student realises that love stands for _____________.
(A) all that is beautiful
(B) perfection
(C) foolishness
(D) nobility
Answer:
(C) foolishness
Question 25.
He reconciles himself to life’s __________.
(A) problems
(B) frustration
(C) unfulfillment
(D) reality
Answer:
(D) reality
Introducing the Author :
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a gifted British poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer from Ireland. He associated himself with the literary movement of his time called aestheticism which defined the nature and purpose of art as an independent form free from any moral consideration. ‘Art never expresses anything but itself,’ wrote Wilde and in this view he has had his followers. His own poems, written accordingly, were a mixture of verbal felicity and affected sentiment. His well-known works include the comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest, the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, now filmed, and a number of short stories. Wilde was a brilliant conversationalist and his plays abound in smart brilliant dialogue. Today Wilde is best remembered for his short stories, which are available in volumes like The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of pomegranates (1891). Like all other writings of the author, the stories are marked by ‘sparkling wit, an eye for humorous situations, and an insight into human nature’. Among the stories there is a bundle of engaging tales meant for children. They describe in a simple and somewhat fairy tale fashion some meaningful happenings which contain a striking blend of truth and wisdom.
About the Story :
The main theme of Oscar Wilde’s short story “The Nightingale and the Rose” explores the effects of self-sacrifice in the name of what one truly believes in. As the title suggests, the Nightingale is the main character of the short story. The bird offers her life as an ultimate sacrifice in the name of love, thinking that this would have made a difference in the life of a student. Her sacrifice goes in vain.
“The Nightingale and the Rose” ଗଳ୍ପରେ ଜଣେ ନିଜର ଏକାନ୍ତ ବିଶ୍ଵାସ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଜୀବନ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିବାର ଫଳାଫଳ ଉପରେ ଆଲୋକପାତ କରାଯାଇଛି । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଏହି ଗଛର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଚରିତ୍ର । ପ୍ରେମର ଚିରନ୍ତନତାକୁ ବଜାୟ ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ପକ୍ଷୀଟି ତା’ର ଜୀବନକୁ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିଛି । ସେ ଚିନ୍ତା କରିଛି ଯେ ଛାତ୍ରଟିର ଜୀବନରେ ଏହା ଏକ ଭିନ୍ନ ଅବସ୍ଥା ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରିବ । କିନ୍ତୁ ତା’ର ଚରମ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ ବିଫଳତାରେ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟବସିତ ହୋଇଛି ।
Summary :
The Professor’s daughter is the young Oxford student’s true love. She is ready to dance with him if he brings her a red rose. The Student feels sad, because there is no red rose in the garden. The Nightingale hears the young man’s pine for a red rose. In him the bird sees a ‘true lover’. The young Student visualises his state of loneliness without dancing with the girl he loves. The sight of her darling with others will bring him a deepening frustration.
The absence of a red rose torments him. The young Student’s love makes the Nightingale think how she sings song of love for nights together. She profuses, praises love which is a wonderful thing, more valuable than any other and costlier than fine opals. Love she says, is priceless. The Nightingale admires the young student for his painful love. The sight of the weeping young Student for a red rose has no effect on a little Green Lizard and Butterfly. They don’t share his sorrow.
To them, the student’s eagerness for a red rose appears ridiculous. But the Nightingale understands his secret. She wonders at the mystery of love. The Nightingale is moved to pity by the young Student’s sorrow. She wishes to find a red rose as a gift for him. She leaves the Oak-tree in search of it. While flying higher, she catches sight of a beautiful Rose-tree and requests it to give her a red rose in exchange of her beautiful song.
To the Nightingale’s disappointment, the tree states that its roses are white. But the Nightingale find a ray of hope, when the Rose-tree wants her to go to his brother that grows beneath the student’s window. The bird flies over to the Tree and appeals for a red rose, but in vain. In spite of growing red roses, they have now turned into white ones. The biting winter has destroyed its buds. Storm has wrecked havoc.
The Nightingale still asks the Tree for a red rose. It succumbs to her will. The Tree is ready to give her a red rose, if she sings to it throughout the night with her breast against the thorn. Her life-blood will turn the white rose into a red one. The Nightingale is ready to sacrifice her life for the sake of love.
Brimming with joy, the bird meets the love-stricken young Student and promises him to bring him a red rose. But she wants an assurance from him in return. He will be a true lover. He listens, but cannot make out what the Nightingale is saying. But the Oak-tree understands, feels sad. He wants the bird to sing him one last song, for he will be lonely without her. Soon after the completion of her song, the Student writes about the bird’s music, style, her lack of sincerity and sacrifice for others in his note book.
The Nightingale flies to the Rose-tree growing beneath the Student’s window when the moon shines in the heavens. She believes in true and eternal love. She pinches her own heart against the thorn of the Rose-tree and turns it red with her own blood. She sacrifices her life in the name of love. It is noon. The Student’s delight knows no bound at the sight of a beautiful red rose. He meets the Professor’s daughter with it, but she rejects the rose and in turn, the Student throws the red rose away in the gutter, with a passing cart running over it. The Nightingale’s ultimate sacrifice for the cause of true love goes in vain.
ସାରାଂଶ :
ଅକ୍ସଫୋର୍ଡର ଜଣେ ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ର ପ୍ରେମ କରନ୍ତି ପ୍ରଫେସରଙ୍କର ଝିଅକୁ । ଯଦି ସେ ପ୍ରେମିକାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଗୋଟିଏ ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପ ଫୁଲ ଆଣିବେ, ତେବେ ତରୁଣୀ ପ୍ରେମିକା ତାଙ୍କ ସଙ୍ଗେ ନୃତ୍ୟ ପରିବେଷଣ କରିବ ବୋଲି ସର୍ଭ ରଖୁଛି ।ରଖୁଛି । ଛାତ୍ରଟି ଦୁଃଖରେ ଭାଙ୍ଗିପଡ଼ିଛି କାରଣ ସେହି ବଗିଚାରେ ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପ ମିଳିନାହିଁ । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପ ପାଇବାପାଇଁ ଯୁବକର ବ୍ୟାକୁଳତା ଜାଣିପାରେ । ସେହି ଯୁବକଙ୍କଠାରେ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଦେଖେ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମିକର ପ୍ରତିମୂର୍ତ୍ତି ।
ନିଜ ପ୍ରେମିକା ଯୁବତୀଙ୍କ ସହିତ ନୃତ୍ୟ କରିନପାରିବାର ଏକାନ୍ତ ନିଃସଙ୍ଗ ଅବସ୍ଥା ବିଷୟରେ ଯୁବଛାତ୍ରଜଣକ ଭାବିଛି । ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରିୟ ପ୍ରେୟସୀ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣଙ୍କ ସହ ନୃତ୍ୟ କରିବା ସେ ଆଦୌ ସହ୍ୟ କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ । ତାଙ୍କର ଜୀବନ ପ୍ରତି ବିତୃଷ୍ଣା ଆସିଯାଏ । ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ନ ପାଇ ସେ ମାନସିକ ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣା ପାଆନ୍ତି । ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କର ପ୍ରେମକୁ ଦେଖି ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଭାବେ ସେ କିଭଳି ରାତି ରାତି ଧରି ପ୍ରେମର ଗୀତ ଗାଇଥାଏ । ସେ ଭାବେ ସବୁଠାରୁ ମୂଲ୍ୟବାନ୍ ହେଉଛି ପ୍ରେମ । ପ୍ରେମ ଆଗରେ ସବୁ ଜିନିଷ ତୁଚ୍ଛ । ପ୍ରେମର ମୂଲ୍ୟ କେହି ଦେଇପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ । ଏହି ଯନ୍ତ୍ରଣାଦାୟକ ପ୍ରେମ ପାଇଁ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ଯୁବକଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରିଛି । ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଫୁଲ ପାଇବାପାଇଁ ଯୁବ- ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କର କ୍ରନ୍ଦନର ମୂଲ୍ୟ ଏକ ଛୋଟ ନୀଳବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ଝିଟିପିଟି ପ୍ରଜାପତି କିଛି ବୁଝିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ । ସେମାନେ ଯୁବକଙ୍କର ଦୁଃଖରେ ଭାଗିଦାର ହୋଇପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ । ଛାତ୍ରଟିର ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ପାଇବାର ଆକାଂକ୍ଷାକୁ ସେମାନେ ପରିହାସ କରନ୍ତି । କିନ୍ତୁ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ବୁଝେ ପ୍ରେମିକ ଯୁବକ ମନରେ ଲୁକ୍କାୟିତ ହୋଇଥିବା ପ୍ରେମର ଆସରକୁ । ପ୍ରେମର ରହସ୍ୟକୁ ଦେଖୁ ସେ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ ହୋଇଯାଏ ।
ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କର ଦୁଃଖରେ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରେ । ସେ ପ୍ରେମିକ ଯୁବକଙ୍କୁ ଉପହାର ଭାବେ ଏକ ଲାଲ ଗୋଲାପ ଦେବା ପାଇଁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରେ । ସେ ସେହି ଓକ୍ ବୃକ୍ଷ ଛାଡ଼ି ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପର ଅନୁସନ୍ଧାନରେ ଚାଲିଯାଏ । ଉପରେ ଉଡ଼ି ଉଡ଼ି ଯାଉଥିବା ସମୟରେ ସେ ଦେଖେ ଏକ ସୁନ୍ଦର ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛ ଯାହାକୁ ସେ ତା’ର ସୁନ୍ଦର ଗୀତ ବଦଳରେ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଦେବାପାଇଁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରେ । କିନ୍ତୁ ଗୋଲାପ ବୃକ୍ଷଟି କହେ ତା’ପାଖରେ କେବଳ ଧଳା ଗୋଲାପ ଅଛି । ଏହା ଶୁଣି ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ମନ ଦୁଃଖରେ ଭାଙ୍ଗିପଡ଼େ । ପୁନଶ୍ଚ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ମନରେ ଆଶାର ଆଲୋକ ସଞ୍ଚାର ହୁଏ ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେହି ଗୋଲାପ ବୃକ୍ଷଟି କହେ ତା’ର ଭାଇ ଯିଏକି ସେହି ପ୍ରେମିକ ଯୁବକଙ୍କର ଝରକାତଳେ ଅଛି, ତା’ ପାଖରେ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଅଛି । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ସେହି ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛ ପାଖକୁ ଯାଏ ଏବଂ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଦେବାପାଇଁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରେ । କିନ୍ତୁ ସଫଳ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ । ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛଟି କହେ ଯେ ତା’ର ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପଗୁଡ଼ିକ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଧଳା ହୋଇଯାଇଛନ୍ତି । ଭୀଷଣ ଥଣ୍ଡା ଏହାର କଢ଼ିଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ନଷ୍ଟ କରିଦେଇଛି । ଝଡ଼ ସବୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିଦେଇଛି ।
ତଥାପି ମଧ୍ୟ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ପାଇବାପାଇଁ ଗଛଟିକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରିଛି । ଗଛଟି କହିଛି ଯେ ସେ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଦେବାପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ; ଯଦି ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ରାତିସାରା ତା’ର କଣ୍ଟାକୁ ଛାତିରେ ଲଗାଇ ରଖି ଗୀତ ଗାଇବ । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ଠାରୁ ଝରିତ ଲାଲ ରକ୍ତ ସେହି ଧଳା ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପକୁ ଲାଲ୍ କରିଦେବ । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମ ପାଇଁ ତା’ର ଜୀବନକୁ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିବାପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହୋଇଛି ।
ଖୁସିରେ ଆତ୍ମହରା ହୋଇ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ସେହି ପ୍ରେମିକ ଯୁବ-ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଯାଇଛି ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପ ଫୁଲ ଆଣିଦେବାପାଇଁ ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କରିଛି । କିନ୍ତୁ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ଚାହେଁ ଯୁବକଜଣକ ଜଣେ ସଚ୍ଚା ପ୍ରେମିକ ହୁଅନ୍ତୁ । ସେ ଶୁଣନ୍ତି, କିନ୍ତୁ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ କ’ଣ କହୁଛି କିଛି ବୁଝିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ । ଓକ୍ ବୃକ୍ଷ ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛି । ସେ ଚାହିଁଛି ପକ୍ଷୀଟି ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଶେଷ ଗୀତ ଗାଉ, କାରଣ ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀ ବିନା ଓକ୍ ବୃକ୍ଷ ଏକାନ୍ତ ହୋଇଯିବ । ପକ୍ଷୀଟିର ଗୀତର ସମାପ୍ତି ପରେ, ଛାତ୍ରଟି ପକ୍ଷୀର ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ତଥା ଶୈଳୀ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ତା’ର ତ୍ୟାଗ ମନୋବୃତ୍ତିର ଅଭାବ ବିଷୟରେ ଟିପ୍ପଣୀ ଲେଖୁଛି ।
ଯେତେବେଳେ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଉଦୟ ହୋଇଛି, ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ ପକ୍ଷୀଟି ସେହି ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଝରକା ତଳେ ଥିବା ଗୋଲାପ ଗଛ ନିକଟକୁ ଉଡ଼ିଯାଇଛି । ସେ ଚିରନ୍ତନ ପ୍ରେମ ଉପରେ ବିଶ୍ଵାସ କରେ । ଏକ ଧଳା ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପର କଣ୍ଟା ଉପରେ ସେ ତା’ର ହୃଦୟକୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କରିଛି ଏବଂ ନିଜର ରକ୍ତରେ ସେହି ଧଳା ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପକୁ ରକ୍ତବର୍ଣ୍ଣର ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପରେ ପରିଣତ କରିପାରିଛି । ଯୁବକର ପ୍ରେମ ପାଇଁ ସେ ତା’ର ଜୀବନକୁ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିଦେଇଛି ।
ଏହା ହେଉଛି ମଧ୍ୟାହ୍ନ ସମୟ । ଛାତ୍ରଟି ବଗିଚାରେ ଏକ ଲାଲ୍ ଗୋଲାପ ଫୁଲ ଦେଖ୍ ଖୁବ୍ ଖୁସି ହୋଇଯାଇଛି । ସେ ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପଟିକୁ ସାଙ୍ଗରେ ନେଇ ପ୍ରଫେସରଙ୍କର ଝିଅଙ୍କୁ ସାକ୍ଷାତ୍ କରିଛି, କିନ୍ତୁ ଯୁବତୀଜଣକ ଯୁବକଙ୍କର ପ୍ରେମକୁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟାନ କରିଛି ଏବଂ ଯୁବକଜଣକ ସେହି ଲାଲ୍ ରଙ୍ଗର ଗୋଲାପଟିକୁ ରାସ୍ତାକୁ ଫୋପାଡ଼ି ଦେଇଛି । ବୁଲ୍ବୁଲ୍ର ଯୁବକର ପ୍ରେମ ପାଇଁ ଚରମ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ ବୃଥା ହୋଇଯାଇଛି ।