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<HEAD1>AmAr skul jIbane a.nka shekhAr paddhati</HEAD1>

skule baRa ekTA yetAm nA. a.nka shikhtAm bAbAr kAchhe. @{<E>British Council Library</E>@}-te

takhan ekTA @{<E>Children's Section</E>@} chhila (ekhan fer chAlu hayechhe, yadio sei baigulo Ar nei). bAbA sei lAibrarIr

bai byabahAr kare a.nka shekhAten. AmAr a.nka shekhA shuru hayechhila @{<E>set</E>@}-er a.nka

diye. mejhete chak diye gol e,nke tAr madhye bibhinna paysA Ar t,netul bichi sAjAno hata (bARir

khub kAchhei ekTA mas+ta t,netul gAchh thAkAy bichir abhAb chhila nA). tArpar gol nay eman paysAder

@{<E>set</E>@} theke @{<E>compement</E>@}-er dharaNA, sab Dheu-khelAno paysAder @{<E>set</E>@} theke @{<E>union</E>@}-er

dharaNA (dui Ar dash duidharaNer paysArai pAsh Dheu khelAno hata), ityAdi.

tArpar esechhila goNA, eba.n bibhinna sa.nkhyAr @{<E>base</E>@}-e goNA. ekTA bai chhila tAte ekekTA pAtAy ekekTA jantur

kathA chhila, yAder pAyer sa.nkhyA bibhinna. ghoRAr chAr pA, tAi tArA chArer @{<E>base</E>@}-e

goNe, ak+TopAs goNe ATer @{<E>base</E>@}-e. bAbAr kAchhe shekhA sab a.nker matai eTAo khub hAte

kalame byApAr. ekrAsh t,netul bichi niye basA hata. ghoRAr hiseb karAr samaye seguloke chAre

guchchha kare kare rAkhA hata, ye kaTA paRe thAkta, ghoRA khAli seguloi guNte pAre. erpar chArTe kare chArer guchchha

karAr hata. fer dekhA hata kaTA paRe thAke. eibhAbe chArer @{<E>base</E>@}-e goNA hata. kono

pAnDitya falAnor cheSTA chhila nA, guNlei a.nka sheS. AmAke ekak dashak shatak ityAdi AlAdA kare shekhAno hayni. bA ek

theke eksha parYanta sa.nkhyAo konodin mukhastha karAno hayni. er pare ye baigulo Ase segulo hala @{<E>Discovering Mathematics.</E>@}

egulo takhankAr i.nlanDer skuler pAThya bai chhila. pratiTA adhyAye ati alpa ekTu bojhAno thAkta, kintu khub pranjalbhAbe,

tArpare ekTA ki baRakor duTo udAharaN, eba.n tArparei ekdam ekairakamer goTA kuRi a.nka. a.nkagulo sAdhAraNata.H joR-bijoR

kare sAjAno thakta, mAne @{<M>1</M>@} Ar @{<M>2 </M>@} nambar a.nka prayei ekai hata, khAli sa.nkhyAr sAmAnya tafAt. fale

@{<M>1</M>@} nambarTA yadi bAbAr sAhAYya nite hay, tabe @{<M>2</M>@}-TA nijei chASTA karA yAy. bAigulo lekhak kothAo kono

kAloyAti karAr cheSTA karten nA, ThakAno prashna, ekaker kAr~sAji, jaTil guNbhAg esab kichhui

lAgta nA. pichhane uttar thakta. seTA melAte khub majA lAgta. bAbA ekebAre niyam mene pratidin

basten. Ami kichhu bujhte nA pArle aparisIm dh\oirYa niye bojhAten, Ami amanoYogI hale atyanta

rege yeten, kakhano khAtA chh,nuRe felten. a.nkagulo paribeshita hata katakTA gabeSaNAr bhangIte.

yeman @{<M>y=2x+3</M>@}-er grAf A,nkte deoyA hala. erakam kayekTA grAf a,nkAr par bAbA hayto abAk

haye ballen ye, sabguloi to saralrekhA hachchhe. Ami mane karlAm grAf mAtrei saralrekhA hay. bAbA

moTei sei bhul bhA\ngAnor kono cheSTA karlen nA. kadin pare @{<M>y=x^2-2x+1</M>@}-er grAf ela.

seTA ye saralrekhA hala nA, seTA dekhe bAbA fer bhArI abAk haye gelen. kakhan ye saralrekhA habe,

Ar kakhan habe nA, seTA AmAr kAchhei jAn~te chAilen, shixaker mata na, gobechArA mAnuSer mata

(gobechArAr abhinay karte pArATA yekono shixakerai mahat guN, eba.n bAbAr se guNTA khubai

chhila). Ami khAnikxaN behbe kichhui balte pArlAm nA. yehetu bAbAo gobechAra haye Achhen, tA

nijer axamatAr janya AmAr lajjita habAr kono karaNai janmAla nA. parer din prashnaTA fer uThla. balAi bAhulya baite bAbAte

mile udAharaNgulo emanbhAbe deoyA hachchhila ye uttarTA ati baRa AkATao eksamaye nA bujhe pArbe nA. Amio eksamaye pArlAm,

kintu mane karlAm yena nijei AbiskAr karechhi. mane Achhe kichhu din pare bAbA fer uttarTA bhule giye AmAke jijnAsA karechhilen.

eba.n Amio uttarTA bhule giye bejAy lajjAy paRe giyechhilAm. kintu bAbA gobechArA mukhe chup karei chhilen. bAbAr gobechArA

sAjAr

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