The Chair Class 6 Summary in English and Hindi
There is a wise saying: “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” It means that a friend is someone who helps you in your need or whenever you needed him the most. We may boast of having many friends in our life but we don’t know who are our true friends and who are just companions or partners. The chapter is about a boy and his finding of true friends. The boy’s grandpa helps him to identify his real friends with the help of a trick. He finally succeeds to identify his real friends. He also realises that one who takes joy in your bad luck cannot be your friend because a friend is always there to be with you in adverse conditions.
The Chair Summary in English
I. The story is about a boy named Mario who boasts about having many friends. His grandfather challenged him to determine who his true friends were.
II. He gave Mario an invisible chair that could reveal true friends when sat upon successfully. Mario took it to school and tried to sit on it, facing ridicule until he finally succeeded. When few of his true friends hold him up so that he would not fall. He discovered that only a few friends (Guneet, Asma, and Deepa) supported him, while others laughed at his failures. Mario learned that true friends care and do not mock. He celebrated fruit chat with his loyal friends and grandfather, realizing the importance of genuine friendship.
The Chair Summary in Hindi
I. कहानी मारियो के बारे में है जो अपने कई दोस्तों के बारे में बड़ी-बड़ाई करता था। उसके दादाजी ने उसे चुनौती दी कि वह अपने सच्चे दोस्तों को कैसे पहचान सकता है। उन्होंने मारियो को एक अदृश्य कुर्सी दी, जो सच्चे दोस्तों को पहचानने में मदद कर सकती थी।
II. मारियो ने इसे स्कूल ले जाकर इस पर बैठने की कोशिश की, लेकिन उसे कई बार गिरना पड़ा। अंत में वह उस पर सफलतापूर्वक बैठ लिया और पाया कि कुछ दोस्तों ने जैसे गुनीत, असमा और दीपा ने बैठने में उसका साथ दिया, जबकि दूसरे हंसी मजाक उड़ा रहे थे। मारियो ने सीखा कि सच्चे दोस्त हमारी देखभाल करते हैं और हमारी गलती का मजाक नहीं उड़ाते। उसने अपने निष्ठावान दोस्तों और दादाजी के साथ फ्रूट चाट खाकर जश्न मनाया और स्वीकार किया कि असली मित्रता का मूल्य समझना कितना महत्वपूर्ण है।
The Chair Word Meanings in English and Hindi
Word castle
- showed off – boasted
- readily – without any problem
- invisible – impossible to see
- amazing – very surprising
- accepted – agreed to
- attic – a storage space in a house just under the roof
- determined – firm in decision
- experienced – felt
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- Show-Off – Talked with Excessive Pride and Self-satisfaction about One’s Achievements, Possessions, or Abilities – डींग मारना / शेखी
- Bet – Invited Someone to Engage in a Contest, Argument, or Discussion – चुनौती देना
- Companion – A Person Who Shares One’s Activities or is a Fellow Member of an Organization – साथी / संगी
- Grandpa – Informal Term for Grandfather – दादाजी
- Invisible – Unable to be Seen – अदृश्य / अनदेखा
- Magic – The Power of Apparently Influencing Events by using Mysterious or Supernatural Forces – जादू / माया
Class 6 English The Chair
I. There was a boy called Mario who loved to have lots of friends. He showed of a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school, and how he was so friendly with everyone. One day his grandfather said to him, “Mario, I bet you a fruit chaat. You don’t have as many friends as you think you have. I’m sure many of them are nothing more than companions or partners.”
Mario accepted the bet readily. However, he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not. So, he asked his grandpa for help. He suggested, “I have exactly what you need. It’s in the attic. Wait here a minute.” Grandpa left, soon returning as though carrying something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there. “Take it. It’s a very special chair. As it’s invisible, it’s rather tricky to sit on it. But if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, then the magic will work and you’ll be able to tell who your real friends are.”
II. Mario, brave and determined, took the strange invisible chair and set off for school. At break time, he asked everyone to form a circle. He put himself in the middle, with his chair. “Nobody moves. You’re about to see something amazing.” Mario tried sitting on the chair. Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell straight onto his backside. His classmates had a pretty good laugh. “Wait, wait, just a slight technical problem,” he said, trying again. But again, he missed the seat, causing more surprised looks and laughter. Mario wouldn’t give up. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair and kept falling to the ground until, suddenly, he tried again and didn’t fall. This time he sat, hanging in mid-air.
Then he finally experienced the magic that his grandfather had been talking about. Looking around, Mario saw Guneet, Asma, and Deepa–three of his buddies-holding him up, so he wouldn’t fall. Meanwhile, many others he’d thought of as friends had done nothing but make fun of him, enjoying every fall. Leaving with his three friends, he explained to them how his grandfather had so cleverly thought of a way to show him that true friends are those who care for us. A friend wouldn’t be someone who takes joy in our bad luck. That evening the four children went to see Mario’s grandpa as he had won the bet. They had a great time listening to stories and eating a lot of fruit chaat. From then on, they used the magic chair test on many occasions and whoever passed became friends for life.