đ Questions & Answers – The Necklace
(With Hindi Translation & Simplified Answers for Weak Students)
❓ Q1. What kind of a person is Mme Loisel? Why is she always unhappy?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 1. ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ā¤ै⤏ी ā¤Žā¤šि⤞ा ā¤šैं? ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤šā¤Žेā¤ļा ā¤Ļुā¤ी ā¤्⤝ों ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤šैं?
Answer (English): Mme Loisel is a beautiful but discontented woman. She dreams of luxury, jewels, and rich parties but is born into a middle-class family. Her constant desire for a glamorous life makes her unhappy with what she has.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ⤏ुंā¤Ļ⤰ ⤞ेā¤ि⤍ ⤠⤏ं⤤ु⤎्ā¤ ā¤Žā¤šि⤞ा ā¤šैं। ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ĩि⤞ा⤏ि⤤ा, ā¤ā¤ू⤎⤪ों ā¤ā¤° ā¤ļा⤍ā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤Ēा⤰्ā¤ि⤝ों ā¤ा ⤏ā¤Ē⤍ा ā¤Ļेā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤šैं ⤞ेā¤ि⤍ ā¤ā¤ ā¤Žā¤§्ā¤¯ā¤Žā¤ĩ⤰्ā¤ी⤝ ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰ ā¤Žें ā¤ā¤¨्ā¤Žी ā¤šैं। ā¤ā¤¨ā¤ी ā¤¯ā¤šी ⤞ा⤞⤏ा ā¤ā¤¨्ā¤šें ā¤šā¤Žेā¤ļा ā¤Ļुā¤ी ⤰ā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤šै।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ि⤠ā¤Ļुā¤ी ā¤°ā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤šैं ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ ā¤Žी⤰ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĩि⤞ा⤏ि⤤ाā¤Ēू⤰्⤪ ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤ाā¤šā¤¤ी ā¤šैं।
❓ Q2. What kind of a person is her husband?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 2. ā¤ā¤¨ā¤ा ā¤Ē⤤ि ā¤ै⤏ा ā¤ĩ्⤝ā¤्⤤ि ā¤šै?
Answer (English): Her husband, Monsieur Loisel, is a simple, caring, and hardworking man. He loves his wife deeply and tries his best to make her happy, even sacrificing his savings to buy her a dress for the party.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ā¤¨ā¤े ā¤Ē⤤ि, ā¤Žि⤏्ā¤ā¤° ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛, ā¤ā¤ ⤏ा⤧ा⤰⤪, ā¤Ļ⤝ा⤞ु ā¤ā¤° ā¤Žेā¤šā¤¨ā¤¤ी ā¤ĩ्⤝ā¤्⤤ि ā¤šैं। ā¤ĩā¤š ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Ē⤤्⤍ी ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤Ē्⤝ा⤰ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤ुā¤ļ ⤰ā¤ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Ŧā¤ā¤¤ ⤤⤠ā¤ु⤰्ā¤Ŧा⤍ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļे⤤े ā¤šैं।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ļ⤝ा⤞ु ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē्⤝ा⤰ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨े ā¤ĩा⤞े ā¤šैं ā¤ो ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤Ē⤤्⤍ी ā¤ी ā¤ुā¤ļी ā¤े ⤞ि⤠⤤्⤝ा⤠ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं।
❓ Q3. What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel? How is the problem solved?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 3. ā¤
ā¤Ŧ ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ी ā¤¨ā¤ ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¸्⤝ा ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ā¤ो ā¤Ē⤰ेā¤ļा⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ी ā¤šै? ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤¸्⤝ा ā¤ै⤏े ā¤šā¤˛ ā¤šो⤤ी ā¤šै?
Answer (English): Mme Loisel becomes upset when she realizes she has no jewelry to wear with her new dress for the party. Her friend, Mme Forestier, lends her a beautiful diamond necklace to wear.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ā¤ो ā¤Ē⤤ा ā¤ā¤˛ā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤Ēा⤏ ā¤Ēा⤰्ā¤ी ā¤Žें ā¤Ēā¤šā¤¨ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ो⤠ā¤ā¤ू⤎⤪ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤šै, ⤤ो ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ļुā¤ी ā¤šो ā¤ा⤤ी ā¤šै। ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ā¤Žि⤤्⤰ ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ā¤Ģॉ⤰े⤏्ā¤ि⤝⤰ ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤ā¤ ⤏ुंā¤Ļ⤰ ā¤šी⤰े ā¤ा ā¤šा⤰ ā¤Ēā¤šā¤¨ā¤¨े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ļे ā¤Ļे⤤ी ā¤šै।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤Ēा⤏ ā¤ā¤šā¤¨े ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Ĩे, ⤤ो ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ā¤¸ā¤šे⤞ी ⤍े ā¤šा⤰ ā¤Ļे ā¤Ļि⤝ा।
❓ Q4. What do M. and Mme Loisel do next? How do they replace the necklace?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 4. ā¤Žि⤏्ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤° ā¤Žि⤏े⤠⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ā¤ā¤े ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े ā¤šैं? ā¤ĩे ā¤šा⤰ ā¤ै⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ⤞⤤े ā¤šैं?
Answer (English): When Mme Loisel loses the borrowed necklace, she and her husband search for it everywhere but fail. Finally, they buy a new identical necklace by borrowing large sums of money and fall into heavy debt.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ā¤Ŧ ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ā¤ā¤§ा⤰ ⤞ि⤝ा ā¤ā¤¯ा ā¤šा⤰ ā¤ो ā¤Ļे⤤ी ā¤šै, ⤤ो ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤Ē⤤ि ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤šā¤° ā¤ā¤ā¤š ā¤ĸूंā¤ĸ⤤े ā¤šैं ⤞ेā¤ि⤍ ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤Žि⤞⤤ा। ⤠ं⤤ ā¤Žें ā¤ĩे ā¤ā¤ ā¤Ŧि⤞्ā¤ु⤞ ā¤ĩै⤏ा ā¤šी ⤍⤝ा ā¤šा⤰ ā¤ā¤°ीā¤Ļ⤤े ā¤šैं ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ā¤ā¤°्⤠⤞े⤤े ā¤šैं।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ā¤¨्ā¤šों⤍े ā¤ā¤§ा⤰ ⤞ेā¤ā¤° ⤍⤝ा ā¤šा⤰ ā¤ā¤°ीā¤Ļा ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ēु⤰ा⤍ा ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ⤞ ā¤Ļि⤝ा।
❓ Q5. How did the necklace change the course of their lives?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 5. ā¤šा⤰ ⤍े ā¤ā¤¨ā¤े ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤ी ā¤Ļिā¤ļा ā¤ै⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ⤞ ā¤Ļी?
Answer (English): The necklace brought misery to their lives. To repay the debt, they lived a life of poverty for ten long years. Mme Loisel lost her beauty and charm, and both worked hard to survive.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤šा⤰ ⤍े ā¤ā¤¨ā¤े ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤ो ā¤Ļुā¤ों ⤏े ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļि⤝ा। ā¤ā¤°्⤠ā¤ुā¤ा⤍े ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ā¤¨्ā¤šों⤍े ā¤Ļ⤏ ⤏ा⤞ ⤤⤠ā¤ā¤°ीā¤Ŧी ā¤Žें ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤Ŧि⤤ा⤝ा। ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ā¤ी ⤏ुंā¤Ļ⤰⤤ा ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤ā¤°्⤎⤪ ā¤ā¤¤्ā¤Ž ā¤šो ā¤ā¤ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļो⤍ों ⤍े ā¤ā¤Ą़ी ā¤Žेā¤šā¤¨ā¤¤ ā¤ी।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤šा⤰ ā¤े ā¤ा⤰⤪ ā¤ĩे ā¤Ļ⤏ ⤏ा⤞ ⤤⤠ā¤ā¤°ीā¤Ŧ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ļुā¤ी ā¤°ā¤šे।
❓ Q6. What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 6. ā¤Žā¤ि⤞्ā¤Ąा ā¤े ā¤Ē⤤⤍ ā¤ा ā¤ा⤰⤪ ā¤्⤝ा ā¤Ĩा? ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¸े ā¤ै⤏े ā¤Ŧ⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी?
Answer (English): Her pride and greed caused her ruin. If she had told the truth about losing the necklace to her friend, she could have avoided years of suffering.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤ ā¤šंā¤ा⤰ ā¤ā¤° ⤞ा⤞⤠ā¤ā¤¸ā¤े ā¤Ē⤤⤍ ā¤ा ā¤ा⤰⤪ ā¤Ŧ⤍े। ⤠ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĩā¤š ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤¸ā¤šे⤞ी ā¤ो ⤏⤠ā¤Ŧ⤤ा ā¤Ļे⤤ी ā¤ि ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤šा⤰ ā¤ो ā¤Ļि⤝ा ā¤šै, ⤤ो ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤ĩ⤰्⤎ों ā¤ी ⤤ā¤ā¤˛ीā¤Ģ ⤏े ā¤Ŧ⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤ ā¤šंā¤ा⤰ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ू⤠⤍े ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤Ŧिā¤ाā¤Ą़ ā¤Ļि⤝ा। ⤏⤠ā¤Ŧो⤞⤍े ⤏े ā¤ĩā¤š ā¤Ŧ⤠⤏ā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤Ĩी।
❓ Q7. What would have happened if she had confessed to her friend?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 7. ā¤
ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ā¤
ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤¸ā¤šे⤞ी ā¤ो ⤏⤠ā¤Ŧ⤤ा ā¤Ļि⤝ा ā¤šो⤤ा ⤤ो ā¤्⤝ा ā¤šो⤤ा?
Answer (English): If she had confessed the truth, Mme Forestier would have told her that the necklace was fake and inexpensive. The Loisels would not have suffered for ten years in poverty.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ⤠ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤¨े ⤏⤠ā¤Ŧ⤤ा ā¤Ļि⤝ा ā¤šो⤤ा, ⤤ो ā¤Žैā¤Ąā¤Ž ā¤Ģॉ⤰े⤏्ā¤ि⤝⤰ ā¤Ŧ⤤ा⤤ीं ā¤ि ā¤šा⤰ ⤍ā¤ā¤˛ी ā¤ā¤° ⤏⤏्⤤ा ā¤Ĩा। ⤤ā¤Ŧ ⤞ोā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ ā¤Ļंā¤Ē⤤्⤤ि ā¤ो ā¤Ļ⤏ ⤏ा⤞ ā¤ā¤°ीā¤Ŧी ā¤Žें ā¤¨ā¤šीं ā¤ी⤍ा ā¤Ēā¤Ą़⤤ा।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ā¤¸े ā¤Ē⤤ा ā¤ā¤˛ ā¤ा⤤ा ā¤ि ā¤šा⤰ ⤍ā¤ā¤˛ी ā¤Ĩा ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ा ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤Ŧ⤠ā¤ा⤤ा।
❓ Q8. If you were in such a situation, what would you have done?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 8. ā¤
ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤Ē ā¤ā¤¸ā¤ी ā¤ā¤ā¤š ā¤šो⤤े ⤤ो ā¤्⤝ा ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤े?
Answer (English): I would have honestly told my friend about the loss. Honesty might hurt for a while but saves us from bigger troubles later.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤Žैं ā¤ā¤Žा⤍ā¤Ļा⤰ी ⤏े ⤠ā¤Ē⤍ी ā¤¸ā¤šे⤞ी ā¤ो ā¤Ŧ⤤ा⤤ा ā¤ि ā¤šा⤰ ā¤ो ā¤ā¤¯ा ā¤šै। ā¤ā¤Žा⤍ā¤Ļा⤰ी ā¤Ĩोā¤Ą़ी ā¤Ļे⤰ ā¤े ⤞ि⤠⤤ā¤ā¤˛ीā¤Ģ ā¤Ļे⤤ी ā¤šै, ⤞ेā¤ि⤍ ā¤Ŧā¤Ą़ी ā¤Žु⤏ीā¤Ŧ⤤ों ⤏े ā¤Ŧā¤ा⤤ी ā¤šै।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤Žैं ⤏⤠ā¤Ŧो⤞⤤ा ā¤्⤝ोंā¤ि ā¤ā¤Žा⤍ā¤Ļा⤰ी ā¤šā¤Žेā¤ļा ā¤¸ā¤šी ā¤šो⤤ी ā¤šै।
❓ Q9. What language do you think the characters in the story speak?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 9. ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ो ā¤्⤝ा ⤞ā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤ā¤šा⤍ी ā¤े ā¤Ēा⤤्⤰ ā¤ौ⤍ ⤏ी ā¤ा⤎ा ā¤Ŧो⤞⤤े ā¤šैं?
Answer (English): The story is set in France, and the characters are French. So, they would be speaking in French, though the story is written in English translation.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤ā¤šा⤍ी ā¤Ģ्⤰ां⤏ ā¤ी ā¤šै ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ēा⤤्⤰ ā¤Ģ्⤰ां⤏ी⤏ी ā¤šैं, ā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ि⤠ā¤ĩे ā¤Ģ्⤰ें⤠ā¤ा⤎ा ā¤Ŧो⤞⤤े ā¤šोंā¤े, ā¤šा⤞ांā¤ि ā¤ā¤šा⤍ी ā¤ा ⤠⤍ुā¤ĩाā¤Ļ ⤠ंā¤्⤰ेā¤ी ā¤Žें ā¤ि⤝ा ā¤ā¤¯ा ā¤šै।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ĩे ā¤Ģ्⤰ां⤏ी⤏ी ā¤Ĩे, ā¤ā¤¸ā¤˛ि⤠ā¤Ģ्⤰ें⤠ā¤Ŧो⤞⤤े ā¤Ĩे।
❓ Q10. What moral lesson do you learn from this story?
❓ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ļ्⤍ 10. ā¤ā¤¸ ā¤ā¤šा⤍ी ⤏े ā¤ā¤Ēā¤ो ā¤्⤝ा ⤍ै⤤ि⤠ā¤ļिā¤्⤎ा ā¤Žि⤞⤤ी ā¤šै?
Answer (English): The story teaches us that honesty is the best policy and we should be content with what we have. Greed and pride can destroy happiness.
ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰: ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ā¤šा⤍ी ā¤šā¤Žें ⤏िā¤ा⤤ी ā¤šै ā¤ि ā¤ā¤Žा⤍ā¤Ļा⤰ी ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ⤠ā¤्ā¤ी ⤍ी⤤ि ā¤šै ā¤ā¤° ā¤šā¤Žें ā¤ो ā¤Žि⤞ा ā¤šै ā¤ā¤¸ी ā¤Žें ⤏ं⤤ु⤎्ā¤ ā¤°ā¤šā¤¨ा ā¤ाā¤šिā¤। ⤞ा⤞⤠ā¤ā¤° ā¤ā¤Žंā¤Ą ā¤šā¤Žा⤰ी ā¤ुā¤ļी ā¤ी⤍ ⤞े⤤े ā¤šैं।
đ ā¤ā¤¸ा⤍ ā¤ā¤¤्⤤⤰ : ā¤ā¤Žा⤍ā¤Ļा⤰ ā¤ā¤° ⤏ं⤤ु⤎्ā¤ ā¤°ā¤šो, ā¤ā¤Žंā¤Ą ā¤ā¤° ⤞ा⤞⤠ā¤Ļु⤠ā¤Ļे⤤े ā¤šैं।