Ek hai. (Wahid) "Kitna sundar phool hai!" Ali bola.

Vocabulary Table for the student:

Paas hi teen aur the. (Jama) "Ab char darakht hain. Sab ko pani chahiye."

Wahan ek tha. (Wahid) Ali ne us darakht ko pani diya.

Phir usne do dekhe. (Jama) "Ab do phool hain," Ali muskraya.

Note for the teacher/parent: The plural of "phool" and "ghar" remains the same in simple Urdu for Class 1, while "parinda" changes to "parinday". The story uses visual counting (1 vs many) to reinforce the concept.

| Urdu Word (Singular - Wahid) | Meaning | Urdu Word (Plural - Jama) | |-----------------------------|---------|---------------------------| | Phool | Flower | Phool | | Parinda | Bird | Parinday | | Darakht | Tree | Darakht | | Ghar | Home | Ghar |

Ali daurta hua baghcha mein gaya. Usne dekha: