Class 10 Chapter 3 Two Stories About Flying

                                                                      

                                                                     I. His First Fight

Question 1.
Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to make their first flight, or are some birds more timid than others? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first step?

युवा सीगल उड़ने से क्यों डरती थी? क्या आपको लगता है कि सभी युवा पक्षी अपनी पहली उड़ान भरने से डरते हैं, या कुछ पक्षी दूसरों की तुलना में अधिक डरपोक हैं? क्या आपको लगता है कि एक मानव शिशु को भी अपना पहला कदम उठाना एक चुनौती लगता है?
Answer:
The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was his first flight and he feared of falling and hurting himself. He thought that his wings would not support him while flying.

Yes, it is natural that doing something for the first time is a bit challenging and fearful. All birds must be afraid to make their first flight.
Similarly, a human baby is also afraid of taking the first step and finds it challenging when he learns to crawl or stand up without support.’

Question 2.
“The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly?

"भोजन की दृष्टि ने उसे पागल कर दिया।" यह क्या सुझाव देता है? युवा सीगल को आखिरकार उड़ने के लिए किसने मजबूर किया?

Answer:
The young seagull was very hungry. It was this hunger that ultimately compelled it to fly. Its hunger intensified when it saw its mother tearing at a piece of fish that lay at her feet. It cried to her, begging her to get some food. When its mother came towards it with food in her beak, it screamed with joy and anticipation. However, she stopped midway. It wondered why she did not come nearer. Not being able to resist or control its hunger any longer, it dived at the food in its mother’s beak. At that moment, his hunger overpowered his fear of the great expanse of sea beneath the cliff. Finally, this plunge was followed by the natural reaction of its body, i.e. to fly.

Question 3.
They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.” Why did the seagull’s father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?

वे उसे पुकार रहे थे, तीखे स्वर में पुकार रहे थे।” सीगल के माता-पिता ने उसे उड़ने के लिए क्यों धमकाया और फुसलाया?
Answer:
Seagull’s parents had tried everything but he was reluctant to fly due to fear of falling down. He looked at his brothers and sister but wouldn’t make any effort. That’s why the whole family had left him alone and threatened and cajoled him to come but every effort went in vain.

II. The Black Aeroplane

Question 1.
“I’ll take the risk”. What is the risk? Why does the narrator take it?

"मैं जोखिम लूंगा"। जोखिम क्या है? कथाकार इसे क्यों लेता है?
Answer:
A huge storm was brewing up and the author was keen to reach his home to spend his holiday with his family. So, he decided to fly through the storm as he did not want to miss the chance to meet his family at breakfast. Thus he took the risk even when the visibility was almost zero in the storm.

Question 2.
Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.

वर्णनकर्ता के अनुभव का वर्णन करें जब उसने हवाई जहाज को तूफान में उड़ाया।
Answer:
As the pilot (author) entered the storm, his plane started jumping and twisting. He could not see anything outside the plane as it was black. When he looked at compass and other instruments they had stopped to function due to storm. It was a terrible and fearsome experience for him. The fuel tank was almost empty and he could not fly more than ten minutes. Then he saw another black aeroplane by his side and the pilot of the plane signalled him to follow. It was a surprise for the narrator as the other black plane was having no light. He followed him without any choice and landed safely on the runway.

Question 3.
Why does the narrator say, “I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota…”?

वर्णनकर्ता ऐसा क्यों कहता है, "मैं उतरा और पुराने डकोटा से दूर चलने का मुझे कोई अफ़सोस नहीं था..."?
Answer:
Seagull’s parents had tried everything but he was reluctant to fly due to fear of falling down. He looked at his brothers and sister but wouldn’t make any effort. That's why the whole family had left him alone and threatened and cajoled him to come but every effort went in vain.

Question 4.
What made the woman in the Control Centre look at the narrator strangely?

नियंत्रण केंद्र में महिला ने कथावाचक को अजीब तरह से क्यों देखा?
Answer:
The woman in the Control Centre looked at the narrator strangely because the narrator asked him about the black aeroplane and she saw no one except the narrator in the sky during the storm. Even the radar showed only the narrator’s plane that night in the sky.

Question 5.
Who do you think helped the narrator to reach safely? Discuss this among yourselves and give reasons for your answer.
आपको क्या लगता है कि कथावाचक को सुरक्षित पहुँचने में किसने मदद की? आपस में इस पर चर्चा कीजिए और अपने उत्तर के लिए कारण दीजिए।

Answer:
It is very difficult to say about the unknown pilot who helped the narrator. But probably it was the narrator himself that helped him to overcome the fear in the storm as no other plane was seen in the radar except the narrator’s Dakota plane. In that fearsome situation, he might have been hallucinating. He himself was a good pilot and brave enough who helped himself land safely.