Mrs.Mitra:- Good morning...children.
Students of Class IV:- Good morning, madam!
Mrs. Mitra:- Oho! You kids are so decent. Generally, whenever I enter any classroom, students start laughing because I am so fat…he he he…actually, everyone in our family is fat.
Raqeeb:- Madam, in our family also, everyone is fat.
Mrs. Mitra:- Oh! Really! Hmm…what is your good name?
Raqeeb:- Madam, my name is Raqeeb.
Mrs. Mitra:- That’s a nice name. Don’t stand up. Please sit down. Ok, children, let me tell you about myself in brief. Generally, I am a very nice, sweet and kind-hearted person, provided you all behave properly in my classes. I will take Maths and English classes. I have a bad habit of reading comic books even at this age. Some of you may laugh at it, but that’s an addiction for me to do my time pass. In my classes, I give some tasks to my students and during that time, I keep on reading comics.
Kanchan:- Madam, which comic books do you like to read?
Mrs. Mitra:- Tintin, Chacha Chowdhury & Saboo…sometimes, I do also read Nonte Fonte, Handa Bhonda & Bantul the Great.
Revathi:- Madam, don’t you like to read Archie?
Mrs. Mitra:- Not at all. I don’t find that much fun in it. Hey, three of you in the right hand last bench…why three of you are talking among yourselves? You…the right hand corner last bencher…please stand up…what were you discussing?
Arindam:- No, madam, actually, we are very excited to know that you like comic books. We were discussing about some good story books of Tintin.
Mrs. Mitra:- Hmm…accha…oho…you people have so much knowledge about comic books; you people should sit in the first bench just under my nose. From tomorrow onwards, all the last benchers will sit in the first bench. Every week, there will be rotation, i.e. last benchers will come to first bench, and first benchers will go to second bench and so on. Ok, now attend your roll calls properly and loudly, but don’t shout.
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Mr. Bradman:- Please give a round of applause for them. Both of them have made us proud. Revathi and Prakash have won the Inter-school Music competition in Instruments category which was held at St.Xaviers school. I am telling you all again. Please don’t remain confined in studies only. You are in a reputed Convent school. Here, we always try to create specialists. Whatever is your hobby or passion, don’t hesitate to go for it. This school will provide all the support and facilities. I am assuring you that.
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Mr.Panji:- All of you have got your new library cards?
Students of Class IV:- Yes, Sir.
Mr.Panji:- Ok, now you can take library books and keep it with you maximum for 14 days at a stretch. If you keep a book beyond that, you will be fined.
Bhanu:- What is the procedure to take a library book with this library card?
Mr.Panji:- Uff…babah…jedin tui jeh boita nibi sedin tui tor library card taa amader library teh jomaa diye tor naamey hissue korey dibi….
Students of Class IV:- Ha ha ha…
Mr.Panji:- What is there to laugh? You all are naughty kids.
Nonigopal:- Actually, Mr.Panji is from Eastern Bengal (Bangaal). He has a tendency to pronounce the letter ‘I’ as ‘HI’.
Dolui:- Oh! Accha..accha…baapre baap…he he he…
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Mrs. Mitra:- Jahar is suffering from chicken pox. He will not come to school for at least another 14-15 days. So, who will monitor the class along with Bhanu? See, there is no response from this class. No one to monitor the class! Bhanu, you select anyone from this class as the other monitor.
Bhanu:- Ok, madam. Madam, Santu can become the other monitor.
Mrs. Mitra:- Eh! It is completely a bad choice. Ok, this time, I want a girl to become the class monitor. Bidisha, you will monitor the class till Jahar comes back to school again.
Bidisha:- Ok, madam.
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Bidisha:- Why you people are ignoring me nowadays? What have I done? You people don’t even talk to me.
Chinmoy:- Why have you given our names to our class teacher?
Bidisha:- Madam wanted the names of those persons who are talkative and make noises during break time between any two consecutive classes. So, I gave her the names. I have just done my duty. That’s all. In any case, you people start singing and yelling, whenever a teacher goes out of the class. You people need some punishment.
Arindam:- Then we are also giving you punishment by ignoring you. Ei, Raja, Kanchan, Sajal, Chinmoy, come on, boss, we will go and eat chicken momo or pork momo at the new momo stall in our canteen. Bidisha, we will not take you there.
Bidisha:- Hee hee hee…I know you very well. If you don’t want to take me there, why are you telling about that new momo stall in front of me? Actually, you want me to go there…hee hee hee…
Sajal:- Ha ha ha…Arindam, Bidisha is smarter than you. Our class teacher has rightly selected her as the class monitor. Ei, Bidisha, you can also join us. Don’t listen to Arindam now. Come on.
Arindam:- Uff…see the fun!
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Meenakshi:- Today, some nuns and fathers have come to our school.
Sudeshna:- So! What?
Meenakshi:- Actually, they have come from Catholic Church of Park Circus. They are giving small Bible books to everyone. Also in addition, they are giving two short story books based on Jesus Christ. Everyone has to go downstairs at the Drawing Hall to collect the books.
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Raqeeb:- These are all marketing of Christianity and nothing else. That’s why; they are distributing small blue books of New Testament bible to everyone…uuh…
Satya:- Maybe you are right…or maybe you are not…because you are a Muslim not a Christian…By the way, what is the meaning of the word ‘Saint’?
Raqeeb:- I also don’t have much idea about it, but, basically, a Saint is a good person who preaches about humanity and broadcasts the messages of God to everyone.
Dolui:- So, are the words ‘Saint’ and ‘Prophet’ synonymous?
Raqeeb:- I don’t know. Maybe or maybe not!
Arindam:- But, one thing I don't understand. Jesus Christ was a shepherd. How he became a God?
Nonigopal:- Maybe, he got some divine power.
Bidisha:- Oh! My God! You people are just nuts, I tell you. Boss; God can exist in any form in this Universe to help the humans and protect this planet Earth.
Arindam:- Satyi meyeta kato jaaney…kintu eto tuku ahonkaar naai…he he he…
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Mrs. Chakravarthy:- Where will I go after retirement? My husband expired five years back. I have no relatives because I am an orphan. My son was studying engineering in Bangalore. He learned to ride bikes there and also died of a bike accident. My daughter has got married to an Economics Professor and is settled at Seattle. I have no one in this city. How will I live? You don’t have to give me salary, but only give me the permission to come to this school after tomorrow, which is my retirement day.
Mr. Bradman:- Oh! Madam! Now, I will start crying. Please don’t cry. I am also a student of this school. I was in Class VIII, when you joined this school. Do you remember, Madam?
Mrs. Chakravarthy:- Yeah, yeah…and your dad was a very strict man. He used to take feedback about you every month and I used to tell him every time, ‘Your son is really studying hard. Everything is ok.’ But, you were a very naughty boy. Oh! Now I am becoming nostalgic. Twenty eight years in this school! Never thought of my retirement day! Aah! Jesus!
Mr. Bradman:- Madam, no other institution is bigger than the institution of mankind and humanity. You can come to this school even after tomorrow as a full time employee. I am extending your service period by another 2 years. This is a gift from a student to his teacher.
Mrs. Chakravarthy:- Thank you, Billy. This is more than a gift to me.
Mr. Bradman:- Wow! You still remember my pet name. No one knows that name in this school other than you.
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Rabi:- History class is really interesting, boss. Imagine what would have happened had the Aryans never entered India. Without the Vedic Ages, India would have never become India. I mean…
Prakash:- For your kind information, Rabi, the Dravidians created the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa Civilization.
Srabanti:- Exactly, Prakash! I was also about to say that. See, Rabi, if you analyze carefully, you will find that the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa Civilizations were far more technically and economically upgraded one than that of the Aryans. To some extent, the Aryans just constructed the buildings on the basements made by the Dravidians.
Nonigopal:- Behind every successful subject there is an inert subject? Can anyone of you tell me the name of that subject?
Arindam:- Aha! Noni bhaya! You are also watching the newly launched ‘Discovery Channel’ nowadays. The name of that subject is Science.
Nonigopal:- Yes. Science is the No.1 favorite subject of God and God is the No. 1 scientist of the Universe. Otherwise, why, all the planets are round in shape, why all the planets are having its own rotation and revolution, why every planet has its own moon, why in every milky way, there is a Sun with some planets revolving around it?
Arindam:- Boss, we watch the ‘Discovery Channel’ just for time pass. We have never thought of these trivial questions. Now, stop the discussion, because our class teacher has entered the classroom to take the English class.
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Mrs. Mitra:- What? Two weeks back, I have told you all to buy ‘Wren & Martin’ Grammar book. Still, I am finding very few students have brought it to the class. People, who are yet to buy the ‘Wren & Martin’ Grammar book, stand up on the bench. Oh! My God! More than 50% of the class is yet to buy the book. I am giving you all another week time. Just buy that book. That book is the Bible of English Grammar. You have to take the help of that book throughout your life. Anyway, all of you sit down. Today, we will learn about Tenses but in brief only. There are three types of Tenses: Present Tense, Past Tense and Future Tense. You will read about them in more details with some more classifications in class V. Say, for example, if I say, ‘I ate rice’, then it is a past tense because I have taken that rice before and now it is in my stomach. But if I say, ‘I am eating rice’, then it is a present tense, because at present I am eating it right here right now. Again, if I say, ‘I will eat rice’, then it means I will take rice at some time after this class when there will be a tiffin break. Have you all understood the difference among these three types of tenses?
Students of Class IV:- Yes, madam.
Mrs. Mitra:- Oho! Already the bell has rung. I have to teach the rest of this chapter on next class only. Accha, is anyone having any queries regarding tenses?
Sudeshna:- Madam, what will be the exact tense of this sentence, ‘As the grapes were sour, the foxes always ignore those grapes as their tradition?’
Mrs. Mitra:- Where from do you get such kind of a sentence? Anyway, I will try to tell you the answer in the next class. Just remind me in the next class. What class do you all have now?
Bhanu:- Science class, Madam.
Mrs. Mitra:- Oho! Your science teacher is absent today. Now, I have to take another class. Anyway, I will send Mr. Bairagi to take your PT class instead of Science. Oh! You all are so happy after hearing about PT class.
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Mr. Bairagi:- No, no, at present, we cannot go to the playground because rainfall is going on outside the window, can’t you see? How can you people see, if you keep the window closed! The classroom has become so stuffy! Open all the windows and let the atmosphere come in.
Students of Class IV:- Ha ha ha…
Mr. Bairagi:- Ei…what is there to laugh in it? Ei, you, the girl with spectacles at the third row corner. Stand up. What is your name?
Tiya:- Sir, my name is Tiya.
Mr. Bairagi:- Oh! Babah! Tiya pakhi…jeh! Why were you laughing? Come on! Speak out!
Tiya:- Sir, how can the atmosphere come inside the classroom, once we open our windows?
Mr. Bairagi:- Why not! Oh! You people are so weak in geography. See, air is the subset of atmosphere only. Instead of mentioning the subset, I have mentioned the main set only, but the concept is the same.
Arindam:- This is our Bairagi Sir. He will never admit that he is weak in English.
Raja:- Ha ha ha…
Mr.Bairagi:- Ei last bench! Don’t talk among yourselves; otherwise, I will throw the duster.
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Nonigopal:- Where from have you got this small magnet, tiny steel car and a card where a road through the African forest is painted with some animals.
Meenakshi:- Very simple! Just buy three packets of ‘Gems’, you will get it.
Arindam:- Dhaath! That is nothing. Look what I have got. This is the green colored band of ‘Lehar 7 Up’ cold drinks. See, the uniqueness of this band. This band looks straight, right! Now, when you hit it on your hand, it will automatically fold into a band.
Meenakshi:- Wow! That’s so nice!
Bidisha:- What is so nice about that band? Uuh!
Nonigopal:- Yeah! Arindam, that green colored band is not suiting you.
Arindam:- I don’t care whatever you people say. I like it on my hand. That’s more important.
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Mrs. Browne:- Oooh! You are injured! What happened?
Bhanu:- Actually, madam, we were playing football on the cemented playground with a broken red brick. Tamang took a shot and somehow he got injured.
Mrs. Browne:- Oh! Poor fellow! Come inside the restroom. I will give the red colored liquid (Lal Osudh) on your wounds. Everything will be alright after half an hour.
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Bidisha:- Hee hee hee…He is looking like a Caribbean Cricketer now. But, madam, why his lips have swelled up?
Mrs. Browne:- I am so sorry, Bidisha. He could have told me earlier that his blood cells are allergic to any kind of medicines which contain Sulphur.
Bidisha:- Ei, Arindam, why have you not told that to madam?
Arindam:- See the fun! How would I know about it? This is the first time I am having lal osudh on my wounds, otherwise, our ‘Boroline’ is always zindabad.
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