A Pact with the Sun Class 6 Summary and Questions

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A Pact with the Sun Class 6 Summary and Questions

Introduction

“A Pact with the Sun” is a chapter which describes the story of Saeeda. The story revolves around a girl who has an ill mother. She prays to the Sun to help her mother recover from her illness. It highlights the importance of the Sun’s warmth for good health. It shows how a sick woman recovers with the help of the Sun’s heat and fresh air.

A Pact with the Sun Class 6 Word Meaning

Word	English Meaning	Hindi Meaning	Urdu Meaning
Ailing	Sick	बीमार	بیمار
Relapse	To roll back to earlier state	आरोग्य होकर फिर रोगी होना	صحت مند ہو کر پھر بیمار ہونا
Forbidden	Not allowed	वर्जित	ممنوعہ
Confined	Limited	सीमित	محدود
Dingy	Dark	धूंधला	اندھیرا
Deprived	Not having enough of something	वंचित	محروم
Persuaded	Convinced	राजी	قائل
Consult	Seek information or advice	परामर्श लेना	مشورہ کرنا
Precious	Valuable	बहुमूल्य	قیمتی
Heeded	Paid attention to	ध्यान लगाना	دھیان دیا
Trinkets	Ornaments of small value	कम मूल्य के आभूषण	کم قیمت کے زیورات
Prescribed	To say what medicine or treatment somebody should have	किसी के लिए दवा या इलाज तय करना	کسی کے لیے دوا یا علاج تجویز کرنا
Emphatically	With stress	ज़ोर के साथ	زور سے
Hovel	Cottage	झोंपड़ी	ہٹ
Opposed	Spoke against	विरोध किया	مخالفت کی
Afflicted	Oppressed	पीड़ित	مصیبت زدہ
Chronic	Long lasting	पुरानी	پرانا
Quarrelled	Fought	झगड़ा	جھگڑا
Exhausted	Tired	थकी हुई	تھکی ہوئی
Consequences	Effects, results	परिणाम	نتائج
Muttered	Mumble	धीरे से कहना	بڑبڑایا
Lament	Mourning	शोक	ماتم کرنا
Stumbled	Fall over	ठोकर खाई	ٹھوکر لگی
Bewildered	Confused	बेसुध	حیران
Gratitude	Thankfulness	आभार	شکرگزاری
Bolster	Cylinderical pillow	गोल तकिया	گول تکیہ
Fragrance	Sweet smell	सुगन्ध	خوشبو
Chanted	Sing	गुणगान करना	تسبیح کرنا

A Pact with the Sun Class 6 Summary in English

This story tells us about a girl named Saeeda whose mother was ill for a long time. She was suffering from fever, body pain, cough, joint pain etc. She was not getting the right treatment though many physicians treated her. Doctors have forbidden him to eat normal food, sunlight and fresh air. She was confined to a small dark room.

After her situation worsened, her relatives and neighbours suggested consulting a specialist. She consulted a specialist for her treatment though his fee was high and she had to sell her ornaments for that. The doctor examined her and suggested some effective medicines. The specialist suggested eating whatever she wanted and sitting in the sunlight daily.

The doctor’s advice became the subject of debate in the village. Some of the villagers were in favour of the decision while others were opposing it. However, Saeeda’s mother followed the doctor’s advice properly.

Then, for a few days, the Sun did not appear and it remained cloudy and she was very sad. Then one day in the afternoon Saeeda saw pale sunshine, she informed her mother but it was already evening so her mother can’t sit out in the cold and chilly atmosphere. Saeeda prayed for the rays of the sun to come the next morning as her mother needed the warmth of the sun to get well. Finally, the rays answer her prayer as her ailing mother needs their help.

The next day rays got ready to come out the next day as promised to Saeeda, but their father, Sun forbade them that it was their day off again as the clouds have blocked the road to the earth.

The sunrays revolted against the sun because one of them promised Saeeda to come and told the sun that it could not stay back and it will pierce through the clouds to reach her courtyard. All the sunrays rushed towards earth to keep their word.

They focus their heat and the clouds scatter away. Finally, they reach the earth and Saeeda’s mother can bask in the sun and breathe fresh air. This makes her pale face glow and as the doctor’s advice worked, she recovered fully.

A Pact with the Sun Class 6 Summary in Hindi

यह कहानी हमें सईदा नाम की एक लड़की के बारे में बताती है जिसकी माँ लंबे समय से बीमार थी। वह बुखार, बदन दर्द, खांसी, जोड़ों के दर्द आदि से पीड़ित थी। कई चिकित्सकों द्वारा उसका इलाज करने के बावजूद उसे सही इलाज नहीं मिल रहा था। डॉक्टरों ने उसे सामान्य खाना, धूप और ताजी हवा खाने से मना किया है। वह एक छोटे से अंधेरे कमरे में कैद थी।

उसकी स्थिति खराब होने के बाद, उसके रिश्तेदारों और पड़ोसियों ने एक विशेषज्ञ से परामर्श करने का सुझाव दिया। उसने अपने इलाज के लिए एक विशेषज्ञ से सलाह ली, हालांकि उसकी फीस ज़्यादा थी और उसके लिए उसे अपने गहने बेचने पड़े। डॉक्टर ने उसकी जांच की और कुछ असरदार दवाएं सुझाईं। विशेषज्ञ ने सुझाव दिया कि वह जो चाहे खा सकती है और रोजाना धूप में बैठें।

डॉक्टर की सलाह गांव में चर्चा का विषय बनी। कुछ ग्रामीण इस फैसले के पक्ष में थे तो कुछ इसका विरोध कर रहे थे। हालांकि, सईदा की मां ने डॉक्टर की सलाह का ठीक से पालन किया।

फिर कुछ दिनों तक सूर्य प्रकट नहीं हुआ और बादल छाए रहे और वह बहुत उदास रही। फिर एक दिन दोपहर में सईदा ने हल्की धूप देखी, उसने अपनी माँ को सूचित किया लेकिन शाम हो चुकी थी इसलिए उसकी माँ ठंड और सर्द वातावरण में बाहर नहीं बैठ सकती थी सईदा ने प्रार्थना की कि अगली सुबह सूरज की किरणें आए क्योंकि उसकी मां को ठीक होने के लिए सूरज की गर्मी की जरूरत थी। अंत में, किरणें उसकी प्रार्थना का जवाब देती हैं क्योंकि उसकी बीमार माँ को उनकी मदद की ज़रूरत होती है।

अगले दिन किरणें सईदा से किए गए वादे के अनुसार अगले दिन बाहर आने के लिए तैयार हो गईं, लेकिन उनके पिता, सूर्य ने उन्हें मना किया क्योंकि बादलों ने पृथ्वी पर जाने वाले मार्ग को अवरुद्ध कर दिया था।

सूरज की किरणों ने सूरज के खिलाफ विद्रोह कर दिया क्योंकि उनमें से एक ने सईदा को आने का वादा किया था और सूरज से कहा कि वह वहां नहीं रुक सकती और वह सईदा के आंगन तक पहुंचने के लिए बादलों को भेदेगी। सभी सूर्य की किरणें अपनी बात रखने के लिए पृथ्वी की ओर दौड़ पड़ीं।

वे अपनी गर्मी को केंद्रित करते हैं और बादल बिखर जाते हैं। अंत में, वे पृथ्वी पर पहुँच जाते हैं और सईदा की माँ धूप सेंक सकती हैं और ताजी हवा में सांस ले सकती हैं। उसका चेहरा पीला पड़ गया और जैसे ही डॉक्टर की सलाह ने काम किया, वह पूरी तरह से ठीक हो गई।

A Pact with the Sun Class 6 Line by Line Explanation

• Saeeda’s mother has not received proper medical treatment for her complaints.
• She is denied healthy food, sunshine and fresh air.
• At last, she consults a good physician who gives her effective medicine and sound advice.

SAEEDA’S mother had been ailing for a long time — fever, cough, body ache, painful joints and whatnot. Treated by a variety of physicians for weeks, she often showed signs of improvement but soon relapsed into her old, sick self, one complaint substituted by another. Though weak and colourless, she was forbidden normal food and was under strict orders to remain perpetually confined to her small, dingy room with doors and windows fastened, deprived of sunshine and fresh air.

Explanation: Saeeda’s mother was not feeling well for a long time. She was suffering from fever, cough, body aches, painful joints and several other health issues. She had not received proper medical treatment though she was treated by various doctors. She showed improvement but used to fall ill again and again. She was denied healthy food, sunshine and fresh air by a doctor. Gradually, she was limited to a small dark and dirty room which has no sunlight and fresh air.

When she became critical, her relatives and neighbours persuaded her to consult a specialist even though his fee was likely to be high. Life is more precious than money, they said. Saeeda’s mother was poor but she heeded their advice and sold a few trinkets to pay the doctor’s fee and the cost of medicine.

Explanation: When her condition deteriorated, her neighbours and dear ones suggested consulting a specialist though his high fees would be high. They told her that life was more precious than anything else. Though Saeeda’s mother was poor she listened to them and sold her jewellery to pay the doctor’s fees and the cost of medicine.

The doctor came in a few days and examined her and prescribed effective but costly medicine. To the question as to what she should eat he said, “Anything you wish to eat — chapati, vegetables, milk, fruits, etc. In addition to all this,” he added emphatically, “leave this dark hovel and occupy a bigger room with doors and windows open. Sit in the sun every morning from eight to nine. Sunshine and fresh air,” he concluded, “are more important than medicine.”

Explanation: The doctor visited their home and have a look at her and handed her a prescription for costly but good medicine. He also advised her to take a good diet and eat whatever she likes to eat. He also told her to leave that dark room and live in a bigger room with windows and doors. He suggested staying in sunlight for one hour daily because according to him sunlight and fresh air were more useful for her than medicine.

The doctor and his advice became a subject of noisy commentary among all present. Some favoured it while others opposed it. Exposure to sun and air for someone afflicted with chronic cough was dangerous, an experienced lady declared. A younger neighbour nearly quarrelled with her over this. Too exhausted to participate in the debate, Saeeda’s mother remained quiet but determined to follow the doctor’s advice. “Forget the consequences,” she said at last. “I’ll carry out his instructions to the letter. Move my bed into the next room and let me sit in the sun on my charpoy for an hour daily.”

Explanation: Doctor’s advice became a subject of debate for all. Some were in support of it and others were opposing it. An experienced lady said that exposure to sun and air was dangerous for her being suffering from severe cough. One neighbour started fighting with her regarding this. Saeeda’s mother was tired and was not in a position to be a part of all that so she kept quiet. She was determined to follow the doctor’s words so she said that she will follow the doctor’s advice without caring about the result. So she asked to move her bed into the next room and she should be permitted to sit in the sun for an hour daily.

• The sky remains overcast with clouds for a few days.
• Saeeda makes a special request for sunrays to help her mother get well.
• The sun’s rays keep their word, come down in large numbers and give new life to Saeeda’s mother.

It so happened that the sky remained overcast the next morning. The same was the case the following day. Saeeda’s mother was dejected. She muttered, “O Lord of mine, why have you ordered the sun to remain hidden? How will I ever be cured?”

Explanation: Then for a few days now the sky remained cloudy and Saeeda’s was not able to sit in the sunlight. She was sad and whispered to God asking Him where had he hidden the sun and how she would get cured.

Saeeda was playing with her doll nearby and she heard her mother’s lament but kept calm. Later in the afternoon, when she stumbled on a spot of pale sunshine in the courtyard, she ran to her mother to say the sun was there. “No, no”, said everybody present. “It’s too late and chilly. Your mother can’t sit out there.” Disheartened, Saeeda returned to her doll. There was no sun really except for its last remnant entangled in the top branches of the family mango tree.

Explanation: Saeeda was playing near her mother and she heard her crying. In the afternoon she noticed a patch of dim sunlight in the courtyard and ran to her mother to tell her that sunlight was there and that she should sit outside. But everyone stopped her as it was late evening and it was cold too. Saeeda became sad and she went back to her doll.

Now, children have at their command a secret language, foreign to grown-ups altogether, in which they fluently communicate with trees, flowers, animals, the sun and the moon, perhaps even with the Almighty. Using that special language, Saeeda addressed her remark to the last departing ray of the sun. “Dearest sister, do come tomorrow with lots of warmth and brightness. You see, my mother is ill and needs your help.”

Explanation: Children have a special language in which they communicate with trees, flowers, animals, the sun and the moon and even God. Saeeda using that special language, prayed to the sun rays to come the next day with greater warmth and brightness as her mother was ill and she needed their help.

“Surely,” answered the light, “don’t look unhappy. We’ll be here at the fixed hour.”

Explanation: The rays of the Sun replied to her prayer and promised her that they would be back at the fixed time the next day and asked her not to be sad.

The next day, early in the morning, when the sprightly sunrays embellished themselves for their journey down to earth, the sun said, “It’s our day off again. We’re staying up here. The road to earth is blocked by an army of thick, mucky clouds.” The little rays so much wanted to go down for a lark but they remained quiet. One of them, though, who had made a pact with little Saeeda said, “Sir, I can’t stay back. I’ve given my word to Saeeda whose mother is ill and needs our help. I’ll pierce through the clouds to reach Saeeda’s courtyard. How else will her mother be cured?” Hearing this, all the rays nearly staged a revolt against their father, the sun. “Fancy staying back again,” they said in a single voice. “What will the people of the earth say about us? That we of the heavens have turned liars?”

Explanation: Next day when bright sunrays got ready to come to the earth, The Sun said that there was an off day and they cannot go to the earth because the way to the earth had been blocked by the clouds. The sunrays wanted to go to the earth but remained kept quiet for some time. Then one of them spoke to their father, the Sun that they had promised Saeeda to come to earth because her mother was ill and she needed their help. She said she would pierce through the clouds to reach Saeeda’s courtyard. She said that her mother could not be cured without their help. All the rays stood against the sun to help Saeeda. They argued that if they stayed back the people of the earth would call them liars.

The sun relented. “Please yourselves,” he said. “Mind your clothes, though. The clouds are mucky.”

Explanation: The sun was a little softened and told them that the clouds were very heavy so they must control themselves. He even asked them to take care of their clothes.

“Never mind our clothes. We can always change. But go we must.” And the rays rushed towards the earth. The clouds stood guard between them and Saeeda’s courtyard. The little rays focussed their heat — and they had enough of it — on a battalion of clouds, which had to flee from its post. The rays got through, shooting past the bewildered clouds. They were already late.

Explanation: The sunrays were in hurry to go towards the earth. They told the sun that they didn’t mind their clothes getting dirty as they could always change them. The clouds were a barrier between them and the earth. The little rays focused their heat which was enough to make the clouds leave the place and make way for sun rays. The rays reached the earth leaving behind confused clouds.

Saeeda saw the whole host of them approaching and her heart leapt with joy. She shouted, “Amma, Amma! The sun is here. Come out.” The old lady’s eyes welled up with tears of gratitude. Her charpoy was placed in the courtyard and she sat on it for an hour reclining against bolsters. It had been months since she had felt the sun on her hands and face and breathed in the fresh air. She thought she was in a new world. Though pale, her face glowed and her eyes shone bright. She saw her child too bathed in the sunlight and kissed her. The morning air brought in a new fragrance from nearby flowers. The birds chanted a new tune. Saeeda’s mother felt better already.

She is fully recovered now, but she still follows the doctor’s advice — an hour of sunlight and a lungful of fresh air every day.

Explanation: When Saeeda noticed sunrays approaching her courtyard she jumped with joy. She called her mother shouting that the Sun was there and asked her to come out. The old lady was in tears of thankfulness. Her bed was placed in the sun where she sat for an hour leaning against round pillows. It was after months that she was able to feel the sun and breathe fresh air. She felt as if she had entered a new world. Though she appeared weak her face and eyes showed the shine of hope. She looked at her child also basking in the sun and kissed her. With this new morning came a new hope, a new fragrance, chanting of birds and with all this, Saeeda’s mother felt better and she recovered completely from her illness.

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