Playground

Children's story: Playground

Playground

This is Meetu and Geetu's school playground, they both study in the same class and are very close friends. All types of tree-plantations have been planted in and around the school, which makes a cool environment prevailing around the school and when the children play in the playground, they find the shades of plants and trees, and they are survived from the heat of the hot sun. It is a big playground in the school of Geetu and Meetu. All schools have a similar kind of a playground, however, the playground of Meetu and Geetu's school is very beautiful and fascinating, children enjoy to a great extent and have pleasure in playing in the playground. They are very lucky to have so wonderful playground in their school.

The school authorities have made many types of play materials in the playground, such as hammocks, slopes, carousels, runways, etc. All children play in the playground, they do not even fight and enjoy their sports together every time when they play in the playground.

Swing

The children sometimes are swinging on the swings and then slipping on the slides. They also play police and thieves, hide and seek. There are a lot of other games that they play in the playground. Everyone loves to play games and they just love playing too much without even getting tired.

Slide

It is very important for the children to play from time to time, for their mental and physical development. It is extremely necessary for children to play regularly from their childhood. The guidance of parents and teachers are also important during the games and play time.

This is the snacks time break in Meetu and Geetu's school, so all children have come out of their classrooms and are playing in the playground. Meetu and Geetu also finished their snacks and have come to the playground with their other companions. All children have finished their meal and are ready to play.

Meetu

Meetu is jumping with the Skipping rope and Geetu is waiting for her turn. When Meetu will finish jumping up to twenty counts, it will be Geetu's turn then, she will also climb up to twenty times with the skipping rope. Some children play with the skipping rope and some children do not. Jumping on a skipping rope is a good game. The children who want to play the Skipping rope game are also waiting for their turn.

Geetu

The snacks time in the school is given for half an hour every day, in which little time the children take to have their meal and the rest of the time which is left, they put on a fun game in the playground. When the bell rings again, it's time to go back to their classroom, all children stop playing and will go back to their classrooms. Geetu and Meetu also return to their class and pay attention to their studies.

It is very important to have a playground in every school because it encourages children to come to school every day. Playing games again increase concentration in studies in a child and they can pay more attention to their work as well. Meetu and Geetu also like to go to their school every day, they eagerly wait for the snacks time bell because they love playing in the playground.

Moral: Playing is important for a healthy mind and body.

Author: Paromita P

Find more Stories for children:

The Two Pots

Honesty is the best Policy

The Peacock and the Crane

Magic of Patience

The Ant and the Dove

The Fox and the Grapes

The Foolish Bear 

Two Silly Goats

The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Hungry Mouse 

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Toor Dal Fry

Dal Fry is an absolutely delicious and most loved recipe of all times in the Indian cuisine. Dal Fry is basically prepared with all sorts of lentils on a thick gravy giving it a rich and creamy texture. People prefer the restaurant style dal fries at home too, because Indian meal is somewhat incomplete without a dal recipe. I love all sorts of dal fry that is prepared with any type of lentils, my most favourite is the Toor Dal Fry, whose recipe I will be sharing today.

Toor Dal Fry is a simple Indian dish made using the Toor Dal which is also known as Arhar Dal or Pigeon Pea. It is one of the most popular Indian lentil curries prepared in our day to day meals or for grand events too. Toor Dal Fry is one of the simplest dal fry recipes with a rich seasoning of sliced onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, and other spices. There are numerous ways of preparing this quick and easy dal recipe that can be made without any hustle bustle in a very short time. Toor Dal Fry is an easy and healthy lentil based soup, a choice for all the vegetarians digging into the thick gravy based curry on every meal and perfect for all ages.

Any type of Dal fry is the most basic dish that is suitable for all Indian households, it can be made using toor dal, moong dal, chana dal or even with the mixture of all kinds of lentils in one particular dish. The name of the dish 'Dal Fry' is basically very popular in the northern part of India, as it is one of the most authentic recipes of the Punjabis. However, in the age of fusion, Dal Fry is given an overall different look, method of preparation and richness depending upon the taste of different regions. Toor Dal Fry is the perfect accompaniment for rice or Indian flatbread.

Find the full recipe with step by step instructions and pictures below:

Toor Dal Fry

[Veg]

Author: Paromita P

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes (approx)

Recipe Type: Gravy

Course: Side dish

Cuisine: Indian/Bengali

Serves: 4

Measuring Items: 1 cup=150 ml; Teaspoon (tsp)

Tips: Depending upon the thickness of the gravy you can add water adjusting to its consistency.

Ingredients:

1. Toor Dal- 1.5 cup
2. Tomato- 3 (large sized)
3. Onion- 2
4. Green chili- 6
5. Garlic- 6 cloves
6. Coriander leaves

Spices:

1. Mustard oil- half a cup
2. Bay leaf (tej patta)- 1
3. Dry red mirchi- 2
4. Panch Phoran- 1 tsp
5. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
6. Red mirchi powder- 1.5 tsp
7. Coriander powder- 1 tsp
8. Salt - to taste

Method:

How to prepare ‘Toor Dal Fry’ with step by step pictures and instructions-

1. Soak Toor dal in water for 2-3 hours.
   
2. Chop the required veggies, and crush the garlic cloves.
   
3. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add panch phoran, bay leaf and dry mirchi for seasoning.
   
4. Add the chopped onions, two slitted green chilies, crushed garlic and tomatoes, fry till veggies turn mushy and leave oil by the sides.
   
5. Now add turmeric pwdr, mirchi pwdr, coriander powder, and salt. Saute for 2 minutes.
   
6. Put soaked toor dal. Mix them well.
   
7. Pour 2 cups of water, cover the lid and pressure cook giving 3 whistles.
   
8. Remove the pressure of the cooker, check salt and water consistency. Add half a cup of water, bring to a boil.
   
9. Add the remaining slit green chilies and simmer for another 5 minutes.Finally, add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.
   

Toor Dal Fry is best served with hot steamed rice, chapatis or it goes well with any type of Indian flat bread. Prepare this super quick Dal gravy for your immediate side dish option along with the whole meal, this dish would definitely be a top pick for the lunch or dinner menu. Share your recipe stories with me if you've liked this Toor Dal Fry recipe. Till then enjoy cooking, serving and eating!!

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Hindi Short Story - Samajhdar Tota

समझदार तोता | Clever Parrot

           

एक आदमी अफ्रीका से एक खूबसूरत तोता लाया था। उसने तोते को पिंजरे में कैद कर रखा था और खाने के लिए बहुत अच्छा भोजन दिया करता था।

एक दिन उस आदमी ने तोते से कहा, "मैं अफ्रीका जा रहा हूं। जब मैं वापस आऊंगा तब मैं वहां से एक उपस्थित उपहार प्राप्त करूंगा। तुम मुझसे क्या उपहार चाहते हो?"

परेशान मनोदशा के एक भावना से तोते ने आदमी को जवाब दिया, "मुझे कुछ नहीं चाहिए। मैं केवल मुक्त होना चाहता हूं। कृपया मुझे इस पिंजरे से मुक्त करें।"

उस आदमी ने कहा, "मैं तुमको मुक्त नहीं कर सकता। कोई और चीज़ मांगो मैं तुम्हें खुशी से दे दूंगा।"

तोते ने उत्तर दिया, "तो जंगल में मेरे दोस्तों के पास जाओ और उन्हें बताओ कि मैं उन्हें अपने पिंजरे से अभीनंदन और बधाई भेज रहा हूं।"

आदमी अफ्रीका के जंगल में गया और वहा एक पेड़ की शाखा पर बैठे पक्षियों का एक समूह था, जिनसे उस आदमी ने मुलाकात की। उसने पक्षियों से कहा, " मेरे तोते ने आप सबको अपने पिंजरे में से बधाई भेजी है।"

अचानक पक्षियों के समूह से एक जंगली तोता पेड़ से बाहर उड़कर जमीन पर गिर गया। तोता आदमी के पैरों के पास ऐसे गिरा जैसे कि वह मर चुका था।

आदमी अफ्रीका से घर वापस लौट आया। अपनी वापसी पर, उसने जंगली तोते के बारे में अपने तोते को बताया कि वह पेड़ से कैसे गिर गया और मर गया।

आदमी को सुनने के बाद, पिंजरे में बंद तोता भी एक बार अपने पिंजरे में गिर गया। वह पिंजरे के अंदर कुछ समय के लिए बिना हिले-डुले पड़ा रहा। आदमी ने सोचा कि उसका तोता भी मर चुका है और कहा, "मेरे प्यारे पालतू पंछी, मैं तुम्हारे लिए बहुत शर्मिंदा हूँ। जब तुमने यह सुना कि तुम्हारा दोस्त मर गया है तो तुमको बहुत बुरा लगा होगा और इसलिए तुम भी शायद सदमे से आप ही मर गए होंगे।"

अपने एक मात्र पालतू पंछी को उस खबर के बारे में कहे जाने पर दोषी महसूस करते हुए, आदमी ने वह पिंजरा खोला और धीरे-धीरे तोते को अपने पिंजरे से बाहर ले लिया।

आदमी द्वारा कुछ महसूस हो उसके पहले ही, एक झपकी के भीतर, चालाक तोते ने कहा, "बिलकुल नहीं"। तोते ने अपने पंख फैलाये और उड़ने लगा। तोते ने कहा," मेरे दोस्त ने मुझे संदेश देते हुए आपको भेजा है कि कैसे खुदको पिंजरे से बचना है, मेरे मित्र तोते ने मुझे उसका तरीका दिखाया है। अब हम दोनों जीवित और स्वतंत्र हैं!"और चतुर तोता उड़ गया।

इस तरह से, चालाक तोते ने उस जंगल में अपने मित्र तोते के भेजे गए संदेश को समझकर अपनी चतुरता का उपयोग किया, जो मर नहीं गया था, लेकिन आदमी को दिखाने के लिए मरने का नाटक किया। तोता पिंजरे में खुश नहीं था क्योंकि वह स्वतंत्र रूप से उड़ने और दुनिया को देखने में असमर्थ था। हालांकि, तोते की समझदारी से अंत में, उसने एक योजना तय की और मुक्त हो गया।

नैतिक: जीवन सीमित होने पर कोई भी खुश नहीं रह सकता।

Author: Paromita Pramanick

Find more Hindi Short Stories:
चालाक खरगोश | Chalak Khargosh
छेद वाला मटका | Chhed wala Matka
छोटी तितली | Chhoti Titli
दो कंजूस |Two Miser
खेल के मैदान | Playground
बातूनी कछुआ  | The Talkative
प्यासा कौआ |Thirsty Crow
बताशा और चींटी | Ants and the Sugar Candy
मूर्ख कौआ और चालाक लोमड़ी| Foolish Crow and Cunning Fox
लालची कुत्ता | The Greedy Dog
नन्हा खरगोश | Little Rabbit

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Mrigal Fish Recipe

There are a few selective freshwater fishes that are edible and highly nutritious. Among all the fishes, Carp family is the edible ones mostly found in South-Asian countries, especially the Gangetic plains. The most popular Carp fishes that are cooked in India and its suburbs are Rohu, Catla, and Mrigal. Well, all these three names that I've mentioned here are very similar in their appearance, except for a very slight change in their head, tail, and color.

I've shared a few Rohu fish recipes on my blog in the past and would share some more in the future too because we Bengalis just love a piece of fish on our plate at least twice a week for sure. Undoubtedly I try out my own recipe experiments with some of the traditional recipes from the Bengali cuisine. So today the recipe that I'm sharing will be that of the Mrigal Fish.

Some of you must be aware of the Mrigal Fish, as it is available in the market in all season, it is also prepared quite very often in the Bengali household. Mrigal fish has a bit faded color in its skin as compared to the other Carp fishes, and maybe that is why it is also known as 'White Carp'.

Unlike the other Carp fishes, Mrigal fish shrink in its size to a greater extent after it is fried and it also tastes a bit watery flavor. Although Mrigal fish is not much liked when compared to Rohu or Catla, however, it is highly nutritive, energy packed, good for strong bones and muscles. Therefore Mrigal fish is recommended by the doctors too.

So here I would not go into much detail about the Mrigal fish, as Google has all the information about this nutrition packed fish. Sometimes even I go wrong in remembering or distinguishing these Carp fishes, as they all look quite similar. But no worries, as here you have the ultimate simple recipe for this super delicious alimentary Carp fish. Find the recipe with full instruction below:

Mrigal Fish Recipe

[Non-Veg]

Author: Paromita.P

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes (approx)

Recipe Type: Curry

Course: Main

Cuisine: Indian/Bengali

Serves: 4

Measuring Items: 1 cup=150 ml; Teaspoon (tsp)

Tips: Deep fry the fishes on high to medium flame until both sides turn golden in colour. Do not over fry or keep on the pan for too long time, as it may turn the fish flesh a bit hard to chew.

Ingredients:

1. Mrigal Fish- 1 whole (500 grams approx.)
2. Onion- 2 (large sized)
3. Tomato- 4
4. Green chili- 5
5. Ginger- 1 inch
6. Garlic- 6 cloves

Spices:

1. Mustard oil- 1 cup (or as needed for frying)
2. Turmeric powder- 2 Tsp
3. Red Mirchi powder- 2 Tsp
4. Salt- to taste
5. Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
6. Cumin powder- 1 Tsp
7. Coriander powder- 2 Tsp

Method:

How to prepare ‘Mrigal Fish Recipe’ with step by step pictures and instructions-

1. Wash the fish pieces thoroughly with water, sprinkle turmeric powder and salt to keep marinated for about 15 minutes.
   
2. By that time chop the required veggies, and make a paste of ginger-garlic.
   
3. Take a large pan, heat oil in it. Once the oil starts leaving fumes, slide in the fish pieces one by one and fry them on both sides.
   
4. Oil remains in the pan, add mustard seeds, let it splutter. Then add the sliced onions, green chilies, and ginger-garlic paste. Fry them until they turn golden in colour.
   
5. Now add chopped tomatoes, all the powder spices, and salt. Mix well.
   
6. Once the oil starts leaving by the sides of the pan, pour 1 cup of water and bring to boil.
   
7. Finally, add the fried fishes and simmer for 2 more minutes. Then switch off the flame.
   

Mrigal Fish is ready to be served hot with steamed rice. It is best combined with a dash of lemon juice savored on plain rice and some fried veggies alongside.

This Fish recipe is one of the easiest dishes that I've shared on my blog. Find out some more Fish recipes on this blog that you may like to try Bhapa Shorshe Ilish ; Rohu Fish with Drumsticks ; Fish Curry with Scallion Florets ; Tilapia Fish Recipe ; Grass Carp FishGravy ; Shorshe Maach ; Rohu Fish EggsCurry ; Tilapia Fish ; Rohu Fish Eggs Fry ; Rui Fish with Cauliflower ; Bata Pona Maacher Jhaal. Try one of these recipes and tell me how you liked it. Till then enjoy cooking, serving and eating!!

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