1. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 2.6 Read carefully : Don Quixote The story given below is based on an episode in the world famous novel ‘ Don Quixote ‘. It was written about five hundred years ago, by a Spanish writer called Cervantes. The novel contains many entertaining tales about a funny but lovable person called Don Quixote who wants adventures. Millions of people – young and old alike- have enjoyed the stories for hundreds of years. The novel has been translated into many languages of the world.

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3. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 The words ‘Don Quixote’ are used for a person who lives in the world of imagination and does not understand what is going on around him.

4. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 Don Quixote loved to read books. He lived in a province of Spain called La Mancha, about five hundred years ago. He loved to read the stories of brave knights in shining armours who rode tall, tall horses. The knights were skilled in the use of swords and lances. They rescued beautiful women and poor people from giants

5. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 They went in search of adventures and helped the poor people. They killed wicked wizards of monsters who troubled others. At the time when Don Quixote lived, that ia around 1600, there were no real knights to be seen. You could only read about them in stories. Some of the stories were imaginary. But Don Quixote believed in all of them. He was convinced that he himself was a knight

6. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 Don Quixote decided to go in search of adventure like a true knight. He had a horse which was not very strong. But Don Quixote gave him a grand name- Rocinate. He also found asquire for himself. A squire was like an assistant to a knight. He served the knight and took lessons in bravery from him. Later, the squire became a knight.

7. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 The squire that Don Quixote chose was a clever person in his village called Sancho Panza. Sancho knew that there were no real knights or adventures with monsters to be found. But Don Quixote agreed to pay him well and so he agreed to be Don Quixote’s squire.

8. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 Sancho Panza was a very practical man. He rode a donkey, but his donkey was quite strong. However, Sancho Panza really liked his master and cared for him. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza left their village together, to look for adventures. Don Quixote’s head was so full of the stories about knights that he found adventures everywhere – even in ordinary things.

9. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 On the way, they came across a number of windmills. As soon as he saw them. Don Quixote said to his squire. “Look, friend Sancho Panza we are really lucky. Thirty monstrous giants present themselves themselves to us at once. I will fight and slay all of them. Then I will take the money they have looted from others. With that money we can travel further to look for other adventures. It is God’s work to sweep these evil giants from the face of the earth.”

10. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 “What giants ?” said Sancho Panza. “ Those that you see there – with the long arms. “ “ Look, your Worship “,said Sancho, “What we see there are not giants, but windmills. What you call their arms are the sails that are turned by the wind. They make the millstone go”. “ It is easy to see “, replied Don Quixote, “that you are not used to this business of adventures. Those are giants. If you are afraid of them, go away and pray to god whileI fight the giants”.

11. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 So saying, Don Quixote gave spurto his horse Rocinante,ignoring the cries of Sancho Panza warned him again that they were windmills and not giants he was going to attack. However, Don Quixote did not hear the cries. Neither did he understand what they were even after going closer. He shouted, “Fly not, cowards and vile beings, for a single knight attacks you.”

12. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 At this moment a slight breeze sprang up, and the great sails began to move. “I am not afraid of your big arms”, exclaimed Don Quixote. “You have to deal with me”. He charged at Rocinante’s full speed and attacked the mill that stood in front of him. But as he drove hislance-point into the sail, the wind whirled the sail around with great force. The lance was broken into pieces. The horse and the rider were swept away, rolling over on the plain, getting badly bumped and hurt.

13. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 Sancho Panza rushed to help as fast as his donkey could go. He found that Don Quixote was so badly hurt that he was unable to move. “God bless me”! said Sancho Panza. “Did I not tell your Worship to mind what you were doing? They were only windmills and no one would make a mistake about it- only someone eith a windmill in his can make such a mistake ”.

14. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 “Hush, friend Sancho”, replied Don quixote, “These things happen in war. Moreover, I think and it is the truth that the wicked wizard Friston deliberately turned the giants into windmills. He is my enemy and doesn’t want me to win against them. But in the end his wicked arts will be of no use against my good sword.”

15. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 Sancho Panza did not agree and helpedDon Quixoteto get up from the ground and then get astride on Rocinante. They were on their way again. Find the meaning of the following from a good dictionary:

16. ¸üµÖŸÖ ×¿ÖÖÖ ÃÖÓãÖÖ, ú´ÖÔ¾Ö߸ü ×¾ÖªÖ¯ÖϲÖÖê׬֭Öß, ´Ö¬µÖ ×¾Ö³Ö֐Ö, ÃÖÖŸÖÖ¸üÖ Std 8 Sub EnglishChapter 2.6 Armours, lances rescued, monsterous, slay gave spur, vile, whirled, get astride. Answer the following questions orally. 1) Who was Don Quixote ? 2) When did he live ? 3) What did he believe ? 4) How did he make preparations ? 5) What did he want to do? 6) Who was Sancho Panza ? 7) Who was Rocinante ? 8) What did Don Quixote see on the plains? 9) What did he take the windmills for ? 10) Was Don Quixote discouraged ?