ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
Lesson no. :- 4TH
Class
:- 10TH
Prepared by:- Students of 10th class
Natasha, Amandeep Kaur, Kamadeep
Teacher : Smt. Ritu Jain (English Mistress)
Phone : 97814-64210
Govt. High School ChakKalan, Sangrur
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
‘one thousand dollars’ is a very interesting and valuable story
written by o’ Henry. This story suggests that one can do any
thing in love. A person having feeling of love can give his all
to his beloved .
‘one thousand dollars’ ie`k idlcsp Aqy bhumu`lI khwxI hY[ ieh khwxI
is`D krdI hY ik mnu`K ipAwr iv`c kuJ vI kr skdw hY[ ie`k ipAwr dw jjbw r`Kx vwlw
mnu`K Awpxw sB kuJ AwpxI pRyimkw nUM dy skdw hY[
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
• In the story we see that Robert Gillian gets one
thousand dollars from his uncle’s will with a
condition, he has to spend that amount wisely
and he has to give account of it to his lawyer.
ies khwxI iv`c AsIN vyKdy hW ik rwbrt iglIAn Awpxy AMkl dI vsIAq qoN
ie`k hjwr fwlr pRwpq krdw hY [ aus swhmxy ie`k Srq r`KI jWdI hY ik
ausny aus rwSI nUM smJdwrI nwl Krc krnw hY qy iesdw lyKw Awpxy
vkIl nUM dyxw hY[
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
If he succeeds in spending that amount wisely he will get
another five thousand dollars also . But if he fails, he would
not get that amount . Robert offers Miss LOTTA Lauriere to
buy her a pendant worth one thousand dollars.
jy auh ies rwSI nUM smJdwrI nwl Krc krdw hY qW ausnUM rihMdy pMj hjwr fwlr vI iml
jwxgy pr jy auh AsPl irhw qW ausnUM auh rwSI nhIN imlygI[rwbrt ims lotw lwrIAr nUM
ie`k hwr lY ky dyxw cwhuMdw hY[
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
• But she wants a much more expensive one. He asks a cab
driver his advice in this regard. But his answer not satisfies
him. He perhaps loves Miss Hayden so, he gives the entire
amount to her and makes a detail about it.
pr auh ie`k hjwr fwlr qoN v`D kImq dw hwr cwhuMdI hY[ auh kYb frweIvr qoN ausdI rwSI
Krcx sMbMDI pu`Cdw hY pr auh ausdI slwh qoN squMSt nhIN huMdw[ auh swied ims hyfn
nUM ipAwr krdw hY [ ies leI auh swrI rwSI ausnUM dy idMdw hY qy ies sMbMDI lyKw
iqAwr kr lYdw hY[
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
• Then he goes to the office of his Uncle’s lawyers and tells
them that he has spent the money . They tell him if he has
spent the money wisely he would get another 5000 dollars
other wise this amount will go to Miss Hayden.
iPr auh Awpxy AMkl dy vkIlW dy dPqr jWdw hY Aqy auhnW nUM d`sdw hY ik
ausny rwSI Krc id`qI hY[ auh ausnUM d`sdy hn ik jy ausny rwSI isAwxp nwl Krc
kIqI hY qW ausnUM rihMdy pMj hjwr fwlr iml jwxgy nhIN qW ieh rwSI ims hyfn
nUM id`qI jwvygI[
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
• Hearing this Robert
tears the account of
spending money . He
tells the lawyers that he
has lost the entire
money on races . On
this his lawyers get
angry & sees him
hatefully.
ieh suxdy hI rwbrt lyKw pwV
id`Mdw hY Aqy kihMdw hY ik
auh pYsy GoV-dOV iv`c hwr
AwieAw hY [ ieh suxky vkIl
nwrwz huMdy hn Aqy aus v`l
nPrq BrI nzr nwl vyKdy hn[
Exercises
Glossary
1. Curiosity
2. Saloon
3. Moralise
4. Ushal
5. Mirobe
6. Butter
7. Examine
8. Disgust
9. Cheerfully
10.Bowed
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10.
auqsukqw
SrwbKwnw
aupdyS dyxw
swDwrn
jIvwxU
rsoeIAw
jWc krnw
nPrq
KuSI vwly AMdwj iv`c
isr JukwieAw
Answer the following questions
• Q.1:-Who gave $ 1,000 to Robert Gillian ? Who did the money
belong to?
Answer Q1
• Q .2:- what was the condition laid down by the lawyer ?
Answer Q2
• Q.3:-Who was Miss Lotta Lauriere ?
Answer Q3
• Q.4:- What did Gillian write in his note ?
Answer Q4
• Q.5:-Why did Gillian go to the lawyers again?
• Q.6:- Why did Gillian not get the rest of the money ?
Ans. Q5
Answer Q6
• Q.7:- Was he sorry for not getting five thousand dollars ? Answer Q7
• Lawyer TOLMAN gave the money to
Robert Gillian. This money belonged to
Gillian ‘s uncle .
• The lawyer asked Bobby to spend the
one thousand dollars and then give an
account of how he had spent it . Only
then the full contents of the will could be
shown to him
• Miss LOTTA was an actress .
• He wrote that he had paid one thousand
dollars to the best and dearest woman
on earth .
He went to the lawyers to give them the
account of how he had spent the one
thousand dollars .
• Gillian told the lawyers falsely that he
had lost the thousand dollars on the
races . So, he lost his right to the
other five thousand dollars .
No, he was not sorry for not getting
five thousand dollars. Rather he was
happy that the money would go to the
lady he loved so much .
Bibliography
• A Text Book of English class 10’th
• www.google.com
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