The Story of Ferdinand

By Munro Leaf
Illustrated by Robert Lawson

iQjMhuSaM dh dgkuh
ys[kd% eujks yhiQ
fp=kkadu% fjpMZ ykSlu

xks"V QfMZukaMph
ys[kd equjks yhQ
ejkBh vuqokn i`fFojkt rkSj

Once upon a time in Spain

cgqr le; igys dh ckr gSA
Qkj&Qkj o"kkZaiwohZph xks"V vkgs +

there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand.

Lisu esa ,d NksVk cSy jgrk FkkA mldk uke iQjMhuSaM FkkA
Lisue;s ,d [kksaM jgkr gksrk + R;kpa uko QfMZuaM gksrs +

All the other little bulls he lived with would

run and jump and butt their heads together,
ftu cSyksa ds lkFk oks jgrk Fkk os lHkh nkSM+rs
dwnrs vkSj ,d&nwljs ds eRFks&ls&eRFkk yM+krs FksA
T;k cSykalkscr rks jgkr vls rs lxGs /kkor & mM;k ekjr
vkf.k ,desdkaP;k MksD;kyk Mksda fHkMowu y<r +

but not Ferdinand.

ijarq iQjMhuSaM ,slk dHkh ugha djrk FkkA

ijarq QfMZuaM d/khgh R;kaP;klkj[ka okxr uls +

He liked to sit just quietly and smell the flowers.

mls pqipki cSBdj iQwyksa dh [kq'kcw lwa?kuk gh vPNk yxrk FkkA
,dkarkr clwu Qqykapk lqxa/k gqaxk;yk R;kyk vkoMk;pa +

He had a favorite spot out in the pasture under the cork tree.
mls ,d txg cgqr ilan FkhA
oks txg ?kkl ds eSnku esa dkdZ ds isM+ ds uhps FkhA
,d tkxk R;kph [kkl vkoMrh gksrh +
xorkG cqpkP;k >kMk[kkyh rh tkxk gksrh +

It was his favorite tree and he would sit in its

shade all day and smell the flowers.
oks mldk lcls fiz; isM+ FkkA oks lkjs fnu isM+ dh Nkao
esa cSBdj mlds iQwyksa dh [kq'kcw lwa?kk djrk FkkA
cqpkpa >kM Eg.kts QfMZuaMpk tho dk izk.k +
lxGk fnol ;k >kMkP;k lkoyhr clwu R;kP;k Qqykapk lqx/a k rks gqx
aq k;pk +

Sometimes his mother, who was a cow, would worry about

him. She was afraid he would be lonesome all by himself.
mldh eka ,d xk; FkhA dHkh&dHkh eka mlds ckjs esa fpark djrh FkhA
mls Mj Fkk fd vdsysiu ds dkj.k dgha iQjMhuSaM mnkl u gks tk;sA
R;kph vkbZ ,d xjhc xk; gksrh +
d/kh&d/kh vkbZyk R;kP;kcy fpark okVk;ph +
,dkarkr jkfgY;keqGa QfMZuaM mnkl gksbZy vla fryk okVs +

Why dont you run and play with the other bulls and skip and butt
your head? she would say.
But Ferdinand would shake his head.
I like it better here where I can sit quietly and smell the flowers.
^rqe nwljs cSyksa ds lkFk nkSM+rs vkSj [ksyrs D;ksa ugha gks\
rqe vkSjksa ds lkFk lhax D;ksa ugha yM+krs gks\* oks iwNrhaA
ijarq iQjMhuSaM mRrj esa cl viuk flj fgyk nsrk vkSj dgrk]
^eq>s cl ;gha ij vkjke ls cSBuk vkSj iQwyksa dh [kq'kcw lwa?kuk vPNk yxrk gSA*
rw brj okljkalkscr
fHkMor ukghl\ rh
vkiya Mksda gyok;pk
Qqykapk

dk cja [ksGr ukghg\ brjkalkscr fkax dk

fopkjk;ph + ijarq QfMZuaM mRrjknk[ky QDr
vkf.k Eg.kk;pk] eyk bFka vkjkekr clwu
lqxa/k ?ks.kap vkoMra xa vkbZ!

His mother saw that he was not lonesome,

and because she was an understanding mother,
even though she was a cow, she let him just sit there and be happy.
mldh eka oSls ,d lk/kj.k xk; FkhA ijarq Fkh oks cgqr le>nkjA
oks ges'kk bl ckr dk ;ku j[krh fd iQjMhuSaM mnkl u gksA
oks mls isM+ ds uhps vdsys cSBs jgus nsrh FkhA de&ls&de oks ogka [kq'k rks FkkA
R;kph vkbZ rkh vxnh lkekU; xk; gksrh +
i.k Qkj letwrnkj gksrh + rh usgehp dkGth ?ksbZ dh QfMZuaM
mnkl gks u;s + rh R;kyk >kMk[kkyh ,dVa clw |k;ph +
rks frFka rjh vkuankr gksrk +

As the years went by Ferdinand grew and grew

until he was very big and strong.

/hjs&/hjs lky xqtjrs x;sA iQjMhuSaM ,dne cM+k vkSj rkdroj cu x;kA
gGw&gGw o"ksZ myVyh +
cnyR;k dkGklkscr QfMZuaM /k"V&iq"V vkf.k kfDrkkyh cuyk +

All the other bulls who had grown up with him in the same pasture
would fight each other all day. They would butt each other and stick
each other with their horns. What they wanted most of all was to be
picked to fight at the bull fights in Madrid.
ckdh cSy tks mlds lkFk ?kkl ds eSnku esa cM+s gq;s Fks]
os fnu Hkj ,d&nwljs ds lkFk yM+rs jgrs FksA os eRFks&ls&eRFkk yM+krs
vkSj ,d&nwljs dks vius iSus lha?k pqHkkrsA
mu lc dh cl ,d gh reUuk Fkh &
fd dksbZ mUgsa Lisu dh jkt/kuh eSMfjM esa cSyksa dh yM+kbZ ds fy;s pqu ysA
brj cSy ts R;kP;klkscr xorkG eSnkukr eksBs >kys]
rs fnolHkj ,desdkakh HkkaMr MksD;kyk Mksda fHkMor vkf.k ,desdkar
vkiyh Vksdnkj fkax :ror +
R;k lxG;kaph QDr bdp bPNk gksrh + dq.khrjh R;kauk Lisuph jkt/kkuh
ekfnzne/kh cSykaP;k >aqthlkBh fuoMkoa +

But not Ferdinand - he still liked to sit just quietly

under the cork tree and smell the flowers.

ijarq iQjMhuSaM dh yM+kbZ esa dksbZ fnypLih ugha FkhA

mls dsoy dkdZ ds isM+ ds uhps cSB dj
mlds iQwyksa dh [kq'kcw lwa?kuk gh vPNk yxrk FkkA

ijarq QfMZuaMyk >qat.;kr dkMhbrdhgh :ph uOgrh + R;kyk QDr

cqpkP;k >kMk[kkyh clwu R;kP;k Qqykapk lqxa/k gqax.ks vkoMr vls +

One day five men came in very funny hats to pick the biggest,
fastest, roughest bull to fight in the bull fights in Madrid.
,d fnu vthcks&xjhc Vksfi;ka igus gq;s ikap vkneh vk;sA
os lcls cM+s] rst vkSj rkdroj cSy dks pquus ds fy;s vk;s FksA
oks lcls rkdroj cSy dks yM+kbZ ds fy;s eSMfjM ys tkus ds fy;s vk;s FksA
,ds fnokh fp=fofp= VksI;k ?kkrysrh ikp ek.kla vkyh +
rh eaMyh lokZf/kd piG vkf.k kfDrkkyh
cSykpk kks/k ?;k;yk vkyh gksrh +
Eg.kts R;kyk cSykaP;k y<kbZlkBh ekfnznyk ?ksu tkrk ;sby
Z +

All the other bulls ran around snorting and butting,

leaping and jumping so the men would think that they were very
very strong and fierce and pick them.
ckdh lkjs cSy viuh rkdr dk ifjp; nsus ds fy;s nkSM+us yxs]
dwnus yxs vkSj ,d nwljs dks vius iSus lhaxksa ls xksnus yxsA cSyksa dks yxk fd Vksih okys
le>saxs fd os cgqr gh 'kfDr'kkyh vkSj cyoku gSa vkSj os pqu fy;s tk;saxsA
brj lxGs [kksaM Lor%ph rkdn nk[ko.;klkBh eSnkukr iGw ykxys +
mM;k ek: ykxys vkf.k ,desdkuk Vksdnkj fkaxkauh ?kk;kG d: ykxys +
cSykauk okVya dh gs Vksihokys R;kauk Qkjp kfDrkkyh letwju
R;kaph y<kbZlkBh fuoM djrhy +

Ferdinand knew that they wouldnt pick him and he didnt care.
So he went out to his favorite cork tree to sit down.
iQjMhuSaM tkurk Fkk fd mls dksbZ ugha pqusxkA oSls mls pqus tkus dh dksbZ ijokg Hkh ugha FkhA
blfy;s oks vius fiz; dkdZ ds isM+ ds uhps tkdj cSB x;kA
QfMZuaMyk ekghr gksra] R;kph dq.khgh fuoM dj.kkj ukgh +
fuoMys tk.;kph R;kyk vis{kkgh uOgrh +
vkf.k Eg.kwu R;kP;k vkoMR;k cqpkP;k >kMk[kkyh tku rks clw ykxyk +

He didnt look where he was sitting and instead of sitting on the

nice cool grass in the shade he sat on a bumble bee.
oks tgka cSB jgk Fkk mlus ml txg dks laHkky dj ugha ns[kkA BaMh vkSj gjh
?kkl esa cSBus dh ctk;s oks ,d rrS;k ds mQij cSB x;kA
T;k tkxsoj rks clr gksrk rh tkxk cl.;kiwohZ
R;kua uhV ikfgyh ukgh +
FkaMxkj] fgjO;k xorkoj clrkuk rks ,dk xka/khyekkhoj clyk +

Well, if were a bumble bee and a bull sat on you what would you do?
You would sting him. And that is just what this bee did to Ferdinand.
eku yhft;s vxj vki ,d rrS;k gksrs vkSj dksbZ cSy vkids mQij vkdj cSB tkrkA rc vki
D;k djrs\ vki cSy dks Mad ekjrsA ;gh lywd ml rrS;k us iQjMhuaSM ds lkFk fd;kA
dYiuk djk] rqEgh ,d xka/khyekkh vkgkr vkf.k ,[kknk cynaM cSy
rqeP;koj ;su clrks; +
rj rqEgh dk; dsya vlra\ rqEgh cSykyk Ma[k ekjky +
vxnh vlap R;k xka/khyekkhua QfMZuaMyk dsya +

Wow! Did it hurt! Ferdinand jumped up with a snort.

He ran around puffing and snorting,
butting and pawing the ground as if he were crazy.

gk;! bruk Hk;adj nnZ!

iQjMhuSaM ,d tksjnkj ph[k ds lkFk mNykA
oks ph[krk&fpYykrk iSus lhaxksa ls tehu dks [kksnrk gqvk ikxyksa dh rjg nkSM+kA
vxa vkbZ xa! brdh rhoz osnuk! QfMZuaMua tksjkua vksjMwu mMh ekjyh +
gacjr&vksjMr Vksdnkj fkaxkuh ekrh mdjr rks
osM;klkj[kk /kkor lqVyk +

The five men saw him and they all shouted with joy.
Here was the largest and fiercest bull of all.
Just the one for the bull fights in Madrid.
iQjMhuSaM dks ns[kdj Vksihokys ikapksa yksx [kq'kh ls mNy iM+sA
mUgsa vc lcls cM+k] rkdroj vkSj cgknqj cSy fey x;k FkkA
eSMfjM esa yM+kbZ ds fy;s oks ,dne fiQV FkkA
QfMZuaMyk ikgrkp R;k VksihokY;k ikpgh ek.klkauk vkuan >kyk +
ekfnzne/khy cSykaP;k y<kbZlkBh]
R;kauk lxG;kr kfDrkkyh vkf.k cgkwj cSy feGkyk gksrk +

So they took him away for the bull fight day in a cart.
mUgksusa iQjMhuSaM dks ,d cgqr cM+h ?kksM+k&xkM+h esa cSBk;k vkSj mls eSMfjM ys x;sA
,dk eksB;k ?kksMkxkMhr clowu rs QfMZuaMyk efnznyk ?ksu xsys +

What a day it was!

Flags were flying, bands were playing...
oks fnu ,d cM+s esys tSlk FkkA lc rjiQ >aMs ygjk jgs FksA
vkSj gok esa cSaM&cktksa dk laxhr xwat jgk Fkk + +
R;k fnokh frFks t.kw t=kp Hkjyh gkrh +
lxGhdMs >sMs QMdr gksrs +
vkf.k gosr cWaMcktkpa laxhr ?kqer gksra +

and all the lovely ladies had flowers in their hair.

esys esa vkbZ reke efgykvksa ds ckyksa esa lqxaf/r iQwyksa ds xtjs lts FksA
t=sr vkysY;k lxG;k fL=;kauh lqxa/kh Qqykaps xtjs dslkr ekGys gksrs +

They had a parade into the bull ring.

mlds ckn yM+kbZ ds xksy eSnku esa ,d cM+h ijsM fudyhA
R;kuarj >aqthP;k xksy eSnkukr ,d eksBh dok;r fu?kkyh +

First came the Banderilleros with long sharp pins

with ribbons on them to stick in the bull and make him mad.
lcls igys cSaMsjhyks flikfg;ksa dk ,d nLrk fudykA
muds ikl yacs vkSj uqdhys Hkkys Fks] ftuesa yacs fjcu yxs FksA
bu Hkkyksa ls cSy dks Hkksadk tkuk FkkA Hkkyksa ds pqHkus ls cSy ikxy gks tkrk FkkA
vxnh lq:okrhyk cWaMokY;k lSfudkaph rqdMh vkyh +
R;kaP;kdMs ykac vkf.k Vksdnkj Hkkys gksrs +
HkkY;kauk ykac fjfcuh vMdoysY;k gksR;k +
;k HkkY;kauh cSykauk Hkksldya tk.kkj gksra +
R;keqGa osnusua cSy filkGr vlr +

Next came the Picadores who rode skinny horses

and they had long spears to stick in the bull and make him madder.
fiQj fidkMksj flikfg;ksa dk nLrk vk;kA oks lHkh ?kksM+ksa ij lokj Fks
vkSj muds gkFkksa esa cSy dks ekjus ds fy;s cM+s yacs&yacs Hkkys FksA
uarj Hkkyk/kkjh ?kksMsLokjkaph rqdMh vkyh] rs lxGs ?kksM;koj Lokj gksrs +
vkf.k R;kaP;k gkrkr cSykyk ekj.;klkBh ykacp ykac Hkkys gksrs +

Then came the Matadoe, the proudest of all he thought he was very handsome, and bowed to the ladies.
He had a red cape and a sword and was supposed to
stick the bull last of all.
var esa esVkMksj vk;kA mldk jax&:i ,dne jkschyk FkkA mls viuh [kwclwjrh ij ukt FkkA
'kk;n blhfy;s mlus lcls igys efgykvksa dks lyke fd;kA og yky Vksih igus Fkk vkSj
mlds gkFk esa ,d ryokj FkhA blh ryokj ls cSy dks ekjk tkuk FkkA
ksoVh esVkMksj vkyk + R;kpk jax mtG gksrk] vkf.k kjhj lqn`< gksra +
R;kyk R;kP;k ns[k.ksi.kkpk vfHkeku gksrk + Eg.kwu R;kua lq:okrhyk
efgykauk >qdwu ueLdkj dsyk + R;kua yky Vksih ?kkrysyh gksrh +
vkf.k R;kP;k gkrkr rGirh ryokj gksrh +
;k ryokjhuap cSykyk ekjya tk.kkj gksra +

Then came the bull, and you know who that was dont you?

Ferdinand.
var esa cSy vk;kA dkSu lk cSy vk;k ;g rks vkidks vPNh rjg irk gh gSA D;ksa gS u\

iQjMhuSaM!
vxnh ksoVh cSy vkyk vksG[kk cja dks.krk\
ekghrp vkgs dh rqEgkyk!
vkgs dh rqEgkyk!
vksG[kk cja dks.krk\ ekghrp
QfMZuaM vxnh ksoVh cSy vkyk QMhZ
uaM

They called him Ferdinand the Fierce and all the Banderilleros
were afraid of him and the Picadores were afraid of him
and the Matadors were scared stiff.
lc yksx iQjMhuSaM dks ns[kdj Mj x;sA mUgksaus mls uke fn;k & [kwa[kkj iQjMhuSaMA
cSaMsjhyks mls ns[kdj lge x;sA fidkMksjksa dh mls ns[krs gh flV~Vh&fiV~Vh xqe gks xbZA
vkSj cspkjk esVkMksj rks mls ns[kdj Mj ds ekjs Fkj&Fkj dkaius yxkA
QfMZuamyk ikgrkp izs{kdkr Hkhrhph ykV meVyh +
R;kauh R;kyk uko fnya & wj QfMZuaM!
R;kyk ikgpkr cWaM/kk;kauk dkija Hkjya + ?kksMsLokjkaP;k pM~M;k fioG;k
>kY;k vkf.k fcpkjk esVkMksj rj Hkhrhua FkjFk: ykxyk +

Ferdinand ran to middle of the ring and everyone shouted and

clapped because they thought he was going to fight fiercely and butt
and snort and stick his horns around.
iQjMhuSaM nkSM+dj eSnku ds chp esa igqapkA mls ns[kdj yksx fpYykus yxs vkSj tksj&tksj
ls rkfy;ka ctkus yxsA lcdks yxk fd ns[kus esa [kwa[kkj iQjMhuSaM cgknqjh ls yM+sxk vkSj
;kskvksa dks vius iSus lhaxksa ls ekjsxkA
/kkorp QfMZuaM eSnkukP;k e/;Hkkxh ikspyk + R;kyk ikgwu yksd
vkjksG;k ek: ykxys + vkf.k tksjk&tksjkr VkG;k oktow ykxys +
lxG;kaukp okVya dh wj fnl.kkjk QfMZuaM cgkwjhua y<sy vkf.k
;ks);kauk vkiY;k Vksdnkj fkaxkuh yksGohy +

But not Ferdinand.

When he got to middle of the ring he saw flowers in all the lovely
ladies hair and he just sat down quietly and smelled.
ijarq iQjMhuSaM ds eu esa dqqN vkSj gh fopkj FkkA
tc oks yM+kbZ ds eSnku esa chpksa&chp igqapk
rks mls vkSjrksa ds ckyksa esa yxs laqnj iQwy fn[kkbZ fn;sA
oks eSnku ds chp esa pqipki cSB x;k vkSj iQwyksa dh eueksgd [kq'kcw lwa?kus yxkA
i.k QfMZuaMP;k eukr rj dkgh osxGsp fopkj gksrs +
tsOgk rks eSnkukP;k e/;Hkkxh ikspyk rsOgk R;kyk ck;dkaP;k dslkr
ekGysyh laqnj Qqya fnlyh + rks eSnkukP;k e/kkse/k kkari.ks clyk
vkf.k Qqykapk lqxa/k ?ks ykxyk +

He wouldnt fight and be fierce no matter what they did.

He just sat and smelled. And the Banderilleros were mad and the
Picadors were madder and the Matador was so mad he cried
because he couldnt show off his cape and sword.
iQjMhuSaM us vius eu esa iDdk fu'p; fd;kA ;s yksx pkgsa dqN Hkh djsa
eSa u rks fdlh dks ek:axk vkSj uk gh fdlh ls yM+waxk A
;s ns[kdj cSaMsjhyks dk fnekx [kjkc gks x;k vkSj fidkMksj ikxy gks x;sA
cspkjk esVkMksj rks ,dne vkis ls ckgj gks x;kA yky Vksih igu dj vius ryokj ds djrc
fn[kk ikuk vc mlds fy;s laHko u FkkA
QfMZuaMus eukseu Bke fup; dsyk dq.kkykp u ekj.;kpk] dq.kkkhgh u
y<.;kpk + QfMZuaMyk clysyk ikgpkr cWaM/kk;kapa Mksda fQjya +
?kksMsLokj osMs >kys + vkf.k esVkMksjpk rj Lor%ojpk rkckp lqVyk +
yky Vksih ?kkywu vkiY;k ryokjhph djjr nk[ko.ka
R;kyk vkrk vkD; gksra +

So they had to take Ferdinand home.

var esa yksxksa dks >d ekjdj iQjMhuSaM dks okfil ?kj Hkstuk iM+kA
lxG;kauh R;kyk mBo.;kps Qkj iz;Ru dsys +
i.k QfMZuaM tkxso:u gyykp ukgh +
v[ksjhl yksdkauh ukjkthua QfMZuaMyk ?kjh ijr ikBoya +

And for all I know he is sitting there still,

under his favorite cork tree,
smell the flowers just quietly.
He is very happy.
tgka rd esjh tkudkjh gS iQjMhuSaM vHkh Hkh ogha cSBk gS
& vius fiz; dkdZ ds isM+ ds uhps vkSj pqipki mlds
iQwyksa dh [kq'kcw lwa?k jgk gSA
oks okdbZ esa cM+k [kq'k gSA
ek;k ekfgrhizek.ks QfMZuaM vktgh frFkap clysyk
vlrks + cqpkP;k vkiY;k vkoMR;k >kMk[kkyh +
vkf.k kkari.ks R;kP;k Qqykapk lqxa/k gaqxrks +
rks [kjks[kj Qkj&Qkj vkuankr vkgs +

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