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The Welcome Summary
The Welcome Difficult Word-Meanings
fuss (फस)-unnecessary excitement अनावश्यक उत्तेजना; plump (प्लम्प)-slightly fat, having a soft round body गोल-मटोल व थोड़ी मोटी; confound (कन्फाउन्ड)-word to show that you are angry about something with somebody गुस्सा प्रकट करना; meye (मेये)-Bengali word for ‘daughter’ or girl’ पुत्री या बेटी; biye (बीये)-Bengali word for marriage विवाह; backwater (बैक वॉटर)-a place that is away from the main part मुख्य हिस्से से दूर एक स्थान; stunner (स्टनर)-a person or a thing that is very attractive or exciting to look at एक आकर्षक व्यक्ति; furiously (फ्यूरियसली)angrily क्रोध से; stride (स्ट्राइड)-too walk with long steps in a particular direction लम्बे डग भरकर एक दिशा में जाना; conceit (कन्सीट)-too much pride in yourself and what you do घमण्ड; blazing (ब्लेजिंग)-extremely hot बहुत गरम; brat (ब्रैट) a person esp. a child who behaves badly बुरा व्यवहार करने वाला बच्चा; plaintive (प्लेन्टिव)-sounding sad, esp. in a weak complaining way शिकायती स्वर में बोलना; swarm (स्वाम)-a large group of people लोगों का बड़ा समूह; urchin (अर्चिन)-a young child who is poor and dirty गन्दा बच्चा।
The Welcome Summary, Pronunciation & Translation
Scene I
[1] A village road,
Chaturbhuj Babu has come back to the village after passing his M.A. examination, hoping that everyone will make a great fuss over him. There is a plump Afghan cat with him.
[2] Enter Nilratan
Nilratan : Hello there, Chatu Babu. When did you arrive?
Chaturbhuj : Directly the M.A. exams were over.
Nilratan : Ah, you’ve got a fine cat there!
Chaturbhuj : This year the exams were very
Nilratan : Tell me, where did you find that cat?
Chaturbhuj : Bought it. The subjects I’d offered
Nilratan : How much did you pay for it?
Chaturbhuj : I don’t remember. Nilratan Babu, has anybody passed any exams in our village?
[3] Nilratan : Oh, lots of them. But you won’t see a cat like that in these parts.
Chaturbhuj : (to himself) Confound him, he can’t talk about anything but cats it doesn’t seem to matter that I’ve just passed my MA!
[Enter the Zamindar]
Zamindar : Ah, Chaturbhuj! what have you been doing in Calcutta all this time?
Chaturbhuj : I’ve just finished my MA, sir.
Zamindar : Finished off your daughter. Your own meye! How could you do it?
[4] Chaturbhuj : You’ve got me wrong-after passing the B.A., 17.
Zamindar : Married her off! And we didn’t get to hear of it?
Chaturbhuj : Not a marriage-a BA
Zamindar : Oh, it’s all the same -what you city people call a BA, we call a biye in these backwaters. Anyway, let it pass-this cat of yours is a stunner, I must say.
Chaturbhuj : You’re mistaken, sir, my
Zamindar : No mistake about it. You won’t find another such cat in the whole district !
Chaturbhuj : But we’re not discussing cats!
Zamindar : Of course we are-I’m telling you, you won’t find another cat like this!
Chaturbhuj : (to himself) Confound him!
[5] Zamindar : Why don’t you drop by my place with your cat sometime this evening? The boys would be delighted.
Chaturbhuj : Of course-I quite understand. They have’nt seen me for a long time.
Zamindar : Yes, I suppose so ………… but what I mean is, even if you can’t come yourself, send Beni round with the cat-I want the boys to see it. (Exit)
[Enter Uncle Satu]
Satu : How are you, my boy? Been away a long time, haven’t you?
Chaturbhuj : That’s right. There were so many examinations
Satu : This cat of yours
Chaturbhuj : (furiously) I’m going home (About to leave).
Satu : Hey, wait a minute this cat
Chaturbhuj : No, sir, I’ve got work to do.
[6] Satu : Oh come on, now answer a civil question. This cat
(Chaturbhuj strides away without another word) Just look at that. It’s education that’s ruining these young people. We know what they’re worth, but they’re stuffed full of conceit!
Scene-II
[Inside Chaturbhuj’s house]
Maid : Mother, Dada Babu has come home in a blazing temper.
Mother : Why, what’s the matter?
Maid : I don’t know.
[Enter Chaturbhuj]
[7] Little Boy : Dada can I have this cat?
Chaturbhuj : (slaps him hard) Cat, cat, cat the whole day long, is it?
Mother : No wonder the poor boy’s angry! He came home after such a long time and these brats start annoying him at once-(To Chaturbhuj) Let me have the cat, son. I’ll give it some rice and milk that I’ve put by.
Chaturbhuj : (furiously) Here, mother, you can have the cat and feed it all you want. I shan’t stop to eat-I’m leaving at once.
Mother : (plaintively) What makes you say such a thing?-Your meal’s ready and waiting, dear. You can sit down to it as soon as you’ve had your bath!
Chaturbhuj : No, I’m leaving. You’re all crazy about cats in these parts. No one cares for men of worth. (Kicks out the cat)
Aunt : Don’t hurt the cat-she hasn’t done any harm.
Chaturbhuj : When it comes to a cat you’re all hurt, but you have no pity for human beings! (Exit)
Little Girl : (looking out) Come and see, Uncle Hari-what a big fat tail!
Hari : Whose tail-Chaturbhuj’s?
Girl : No, the cat’s.
Scene-III
[8] [On the road
Enter Chaturbhuj, bag in hand, without the cat.]
Sadhucharan : Sir, where that cat of yours?
Chaturbhuj : It’s dead.
Sadhucharan : How sad! How did it happen?
Chaturbhuj: (irritably) I don’t know!
[Enter Paran Babu]
Paran : Hello! What’s happened to your cat?
Chaturbhuj : It’s dead. Paran : No, really! How?
Chaturbhuj : The same way all of you’ll dieby swinging at the end of a rope!
Paran : Good God, he’s positively furious!
[A swarm of urchins run after Chaturbhuj, clapping and teasing him with cries of ‘Pussy cat, pussy cat!]