- Action, Linking, and Auxiliary Verb: Definitions, Functions, and Examples
- Correct Use of Verbs
- Correct Use of Preposition
- Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Uses of Articles (A, An, The)
- Active and Passive Voice
- Indefinite and Definite Articles: Definition and Examples
- Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
- Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs: Examples, Sentences & Exercises
- Adjectives
- Irregular Verbs with Examples
- Modal Auxiliary Verb
- Use of Modal Verbs
- Compound Antecedents: Definition & Examples
- What is an Antecedent? Definition, Meaning & Examples
- What Are Collective Nouns?
- What Are Possessive Nouns? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Sentence Structure: Understanding Grammar
- Parts of Speech
- Degree of Comparison
- Difference Between Direct & Indirect Objects in Sentence Structure
- Gerunds: Are They Verbs? Are They Nouns?
- Conjunction vs. Preposition
- Combining Dependent & Independent Clauses
- Conjunctions: Coordinating & Correlative
- Complex Subject-Verb Agreement: Inverted Order, Compound Subjects & Interrupting Phrases
- Point of View: First, Second & Third Person
Comprehensive English: Organization
- Organizational Patterns for Writing: Purpose and Types
- How to Write an Essay
- How to Write Strong Transitions and Transitional Sentences
- Writing: Main Idea, Thesis Statement & Topic Sentences
- Paragraphs: Definition & Rules
Comprehensive English: Writing Mechanics
Comprehensive English: Figurative Language
- Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples
- Narrators in Literature: Types and Definitions
- What is a Metaphor? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Writing Assessment Tools & Strategies
- Qualities of Good Assessments: Standardization, Practicality, Reliability & Validity
- Forms of Assessment
- Self-Assessment in Writing: Definition & Examples
- How to Set a Grading Rubric for Literary Essays
- Standard Score: Definition & Examples
- Raw Score: Definition & Explanation
- How to Create a Writing Portfolio
Comprehensive English: Effective Listening & Speaking
Comprehensive English: Developing Word Identification Skills
English: Class 6 : Honey Suckle
- The Banyan Tree
- Desert Animals
- A Game of Chance
- Fair Play
- Who I Am
- A Different Kind of School
- An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
- How the Dog Found Himself a New Master
- Who Did Patrick’s Homework
English: Class 6 : Poem
English: Class 6 : A Pact with the sun
- A Strange Wrestling Match
- What Happened to the Reptiles
- A Pact with the Sun
- The Wonder Called Sleep
- The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Tansen
- The Old Clock Shop
- The Shepherd’s Treasure
- The Friendly Mongoose
- A Tale of Two Birds
English: Class 7 : Honeycomb
English: Class 7: Alien Hand
- An Alien Hand
- A Tiger in the House
- The Bear Story
- Chandni
- I Want Something in a Cage
- Golu Grows a Nose
- The Cop and the Anthem
- The Desert
- Bringing Up Kari
- The Tiny Teacher
English: Class 7: Poem
- Garden Snake
- Meadow Surprises
- Dad and the Cat and the Tree
- Mystery of the Talking Fan
- Trees
- Chivvy
- The Shed
- The Rebel
- The Squirrel
English: Class 8: Honey Dew
- The Great Stone Face II
- The Great Stone Face I
- A Short Monsoon Diary
- A Visit to Cambridge
- This is Jody’s Fawn
- The Summit Within
- Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
- Glimpses of the Past
- The Best Christmas Present in the World
English: Class 8: Poem
English: Class 8: It so happened
- Ancient Education System of India
- The Comet — II
- The Comet — I
- Jalebis
- The Open Window
- The Fight
- The Treasure Within
- The Selfish Giant
- Children At Work
English: Class 9: Beehive
- Kathmandu
- If I were You
- The Bond of Love
- Reach for the Top
- Packing
- My Childhood
- The Snake and the Mirror
- A Truly Beautiful Mind
- The Sound of Music
- The Fun They Had
English: Class 9: Poem
English: Class 9: Moments
- A House Is Not a Home
- The Last Leaf
- Weathering the Storm in Ersama
- The Happy Prince
- In the Kingdom of Fools
English: Class 10: First Flight
- The Proposal
- The Sermon at Banaras
- Madam Rides the Bus
- Mijbil the Otter
- Glimpses of India
- The Hundred Dresses - II
- The Hundred Dresses - I
- From the Diary of Anne Frank
- Two Stories about Flying
- Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
- A Letter to God
English: Class 10: Poem
English: Class 10: Foot prints
English: Class 10: Supplementary : Prose
English: Class 10: Supplementary: Poetry
English: Class 11:Hornbill
- Silk Road
- The Adventure
- The Browning Version
- The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
- Landscape of the Soul
- Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
- We’re Not Afraid to Die..if We Can All Be Together
- The Portrait of a Lady
English: Class 11: Supplementary
- The Tale of Melon City
- Birth
- The Ghat of the Only World
- Albert Einstein at School
- Ranga’s Marriage
- The Address
- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
English: Class 11: Poem
- 2Ajamil and the Tigers
- Ode to a Nightingale
- Felling of the Banyan Tree
- Refugee Blues
- For Elkana
- Hawk Roosting
- Mother Tongue
- The World is too Much With Us
- Telephone Conversation
- Coming
- Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
- The Peacock
English: Class 12: Prose
- Going Places
- The Interview
- Poets and Pancakes
- Indigo
- The Rattrap
- Deep Water
- Lost Spring
- The Last Lesson
English: Class 12: Supplementary
Chapter Summary
The study presents that a pttle boy was carrying money to pay his school fees. The fees and funds were not submitted because his teacher was absent on that particular day and therefore he was returning his money. Suddenly at the side of a road, the sight of crisp jalebis excited this boy and he tried his best to resist the desire of having those jalebis. He succeeded as well to return home without spending the money. Still, after being continuously influenced by the money he went to the halwai and bought jalebis for one rupee. While having these, he came in front of his chachajaan and hid in a small Gap. He did not stop there; he spent all the leftover money on buying more jalebis and distributing them among young children and beggars. He was assured that the next day he was going to have refunded his scholarship money and from there he would give his school fees and the fund as well.
Unfortunately, the scholarship date had been postponed and he fell into great misery. He got anxious and attempts all possible ways to be saved from such a difficult situation but was left with no preferable choice. He was even absent from school to escape from being caught spending the money on school fees.
Lastly, he understood that Allah wants everyone to learn from every single step and therefore each deed needs to be paid with equal value.
Consequence of Buying Jalebis with the Fees Money
The consequence of buying jalebis with fees was not very pleasing and preferable for the boy. He was assured that on the next day, he was going to have his scholarship money and from there he would pay his school fees. As his scholarship was postponed, he fell into huge trouble. The boy tried very much to convince God for helping him and sauvignon from this situation but ended up being disappointed. The boy has learnt a true lesson from that incident; money is not to be wasted by being tempted by anything.
The Boy Didn’t Pay School Fees on the Day He Brought Money to School
The pttle boy did not pay his school fees on the day he bought money, as his teacher, Master Ghulam Mohammed was absent on that day. While he was returning home with this money, the four coins started to speak and influence the boy to buy crispy jalebis. Certain though about his reputation in school as a good boy came to his mind and after a string of resistance; he took all the money back to his home.
He Reached Home with the Coins in His Pocket
The boy took the money back home. The coins had already started to influence the boy to buy jalebi from the halwai on the road and the boy ignores this with all his efforts. The coins start to speak again and after being tempted, the boy finally went to the shop and bought jalebis.
Boy’s Prayer to God
The pttle boy tried his best to please God with all his heart and by offering the recitation of the entire namaz as well. He justified his mistake by saying that in case he had pttle knowledge about the delay of his scholarship, he would have not spent the whole money. This aspect presents that he argued in a very well manner just pke a real lawyer. The pttle boy’s point was clear about not spending the money again on buying jalebis with school fees. He even admitted that he had committed a huge mistake and was determined not to commit the same mistake again.
The Boy Offers to Play a Game with Allah Miyan
The boy asked God to give him four rupees and during that time, they would play a game. The boy was about to go up to the railway signal, touch the post and come running back to the same place under the tree. During that interval, God should have put the four rupees under a rock.
The boy did not have the rupees by playing that game with God. Rather, when the boy pfted the rock and found a hairy worm instead of rupees. This was very disheartening for the boy as he bepeved that for only that time God would have helped him by giving that money and forgiving him one last time.
If God had granted the to the Boy wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later pfe?
This incident was one that changes the entire pfe of that pttle boy. In case God had granted his wish and given him money on that day, he would receive a wrong message and commit the same mistake again in future. This incident teaches the boy that every misdeed has its own consequences and therefore it is important to understand the value of money and spend it accordingly in the required places.
FAQs
Q1. What is the importance of coins in the story Jalebis?
Ans. The words of coins in that story are very important as from this aspect; one side of the pttle boy’s nature has come out. His dilemmas about spending money unnecessarily present that he is very generous in nature and is well aware of his own worth and quapties. His concern about being caught is another area that shows that he was aware of the consequences of his deed and trying his best to solve the issue by himself.
Q2. What is the key lesson, derived from this story?
Ans. This story presents that one should value money. Elders always advise not to spend money on unnecessary things and should always be careful about spending money. The pttle boy understood that he should avoid misusing the money that his parents collected with hard work. One should always pay heed to elders’ advice.
Q3. Which kind of feepng had come to the boy’s mind when he was distributing jalebis among pttle children and beggars?
Ans. The boy was very joyful now when he was distributing jalebis. He imagined himself as Governor Saheb, who used to distribute rice to the poor on Independence Day. Such a feepng enhances his interest in distributing jalebis and he spent all his money on this.