Arya in the Cockpit
Arya has always dreamt of flying. Fasten your seatbelts as she gets ready for a very special flight journey.
Arya always wanted to fly.
When she was four years old, she wanted to be Rosamma.
Arya saw her at the circus. Rosamma was a trapeze artist.
Arya wanted to fly in the air from swing to swing. Her clothes would glitter like Rosamma’s. Hundreds of people would clap for her.
She would eat cotton candy every day. Her best friend would be a clown.
Trapeze artists climb a tall ladder, stand on a narrow board, hold the fly bar, and swing! Another trapeze artist is usually waiting to catch them on the other side.
When Arya was eight years old she wanted to be Kalpana Chawla.
She made herself an orange space suit. She wore it day and night.
"Arya, aren’t you feeling hot in that suit?"
"Astronauts have to get used to the suit, Amma. Space is not as safe as Earth is. My suit will protect me."
Kalpana Chawla grew up in Haryana, India.
As an astronaut, Kalpana flew around the earth 252 times! Kalpana died doing her job when the spacecraft she was inside broke apart while returning to Earth.
When Arya was twelve years old, she wanted to be Amelia Earhart.
She built a model plane for her school project. It couldn’t fly, but she still got the second prize.
Arya even got a haircut like Amelia!
Amelia was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. Amelia’s dream was to fly around the world along the equator.
She took off on her dream flight but went missing somewhere above the Pacific.
Soon, Arya heard of Angulia Bai, Kumudammal and Sarla Thakral, the first Indian women to fly a plane.
Angulia Bai was just sixteen years old!
"I can’t wait till I’m a teenager!"
"So you can drive?"
"No."
"So you can vote?"
"No."
"Then what?"
"So I can fly."
On 30 May, 1935, nineteen-year-old Kummudammal and sixteen-year-old Angulia Bai became the first women to obtain the ‘A’ pilot licence in India. They trained at the Madras Flying Club.
When Arya was eighteen years old, she wanted to become a fighter pilot.
"Who are they, Chechi?" asked her little brother Raju, seeing a poster on her wall.
"They are Bhawana, Avani and Mohana, the first women to fly fighter planes in India."
"Are they your friends?"
Arya laughed. "Maybe some day, Raju..."
Mohana, Bhawana and Avani are fighter pilots. Before them, only men were allowed to become fighter pilots in India. They protect the country’s borders from high up in the air. During disasters like floods and earthquakes, they take part in rescue missions.
Arya saved up money to attend flying school.
She spent years studying. She sat along with pilots to learn from them. She worked hard and ate a lot of carrots! Amma always said carrots are great for the eyes.
Finally, she is ready to sit at the cockpit herself.
Today is a special day for Arya. That’s her in the cockpit. She’s very excited because there are two special passengers on her plane this morning.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain, Arya. Welcome aboard!"
"Chechi!"
"That’s my daughter!"
- circus: traveling show with clowns, trained animals, acrobats, and other acts
- trapeze: a rope swing with a bar hung high above the ground
- glitter: small bits of material that sparkle
- clap: to strike one's open hands together again and again as a way of showing approval
- cotton candy: a candy consisting of melted sugar spun into a fluffy mass around a stick or paper cone
- clown: actor who wears odd clothes and makeup to make people laugh
- astronaut: person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft
- haircut: style or shape in which hair is cut
- equator: imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles
- pilot: person who flies (like driving a bus) a plane
- license: legal permission to do something
- trained: learned a new skill
- fighter pilot: pilot who flies military planes to fight in air battles
- cockpit: area from which the pilot controls an airplane.
- Welcome aboard!: something that you say when someone gets on an airplane or ship
Ref: Google Dictionary, Oxford Learners Dictionaries, kids.wordsmyth.com, MacMillan Dictionary, Word Hippo
- circus: Цирк - алиалагч, сургагдсан амьтан, акробат, бусад үйл ажиллагаатай аялан тоглолт
- trapeze: Трапец - газар дээрээс өндөрт өлгөөтэй олсоор дүүжин
- glitter: Гялтгануур - гялтганах материалууд
- clap: Тодруулбал - нээлттэй гарнуудыг дахин бататгахын тулд дахин дахин гаргана
- cotton candy: хөвөн чихэр - Хайлсан элсэн чихэрээр хийсэн чихэр нь зөөгч эсвэл цаасан конусын эргэн тойронд сэвсгэр масс руу шилжинэ
- clown: алиалагч - хүмүүсийг инээлдэхэд сондгой хувцас, будалт өмсдөг жүжигчин
- astronaut: сансрын нисгэгч - сансрын хөлөгт аялж, ажиллаж байгаа ажил хийдэг хүн
- haircut: үс засалт - үсийг тасдах хэлбэр эсвэл хэлбэр
- equator: экватор - Хойд болон өмнөд туйлуудын хоорондох хагас тойрог дахь төсөөллийн тойрог
- pilot: нисгэгч - нисдэг хүн (автобус жолоодох гэх мэт) онгоцонд
- license: лиценз - ямар нэгэн зүйлийг хийх эрх зүйн зөвшөөрөл
- trained: сургасан - шинэ чадварыг сурсан
- fighter pilot: сөнөөгч онгоцны нисгэгч - агаарын тулаантай тулалдаж байгаа цэргийн нисэх онгоцыг нисэгч
- cockpit: тийрэлтэт онгоц - нисгэгч нь онгоцыг хянаж буй талбай
- Welcome Aboard!: Онгоцон дээр тавтай морилно уу! - хэн нэгэн онгоц, хөлөг онгоцон дээр автсан гэж хэлдэг
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- circus: цирк - клоундармен, тренированные жануарлармен, акробаттармен және басқа актілермен шоу
- trapeze: трапеция - жердің үстінен жоғары бағанаға ілінген арқан байланысы
- glitter: жарқырау - жарқыраған материалдың кішкентай бөлігі
- clap: шапалақтап - мақұлдаудың тәсілі ретінде ашық қолды қайта-қайта шайқау
- cotton candy: мақта-кәмпиттер - пішінді массада таяқ пен қағаз конусы айналасында еріген қанттан тұратын кәмпит
- clown: Клоун - адамдарға күлу үшін тақ киім мен макияж киген актер
- astronaut: ғарышкер - ғарышкерде жұмыс істейтін және жұмыс істейтін адам
- haircut: шашты кесу немесе шашты кесу формасы
- equator: экватор - жердің айналасындағы саналы шеңбер, ол Солтүстік пен Оңтүстік полюстерінің ортасында орналасқан
- pilot: ұшқыш - ұшатын адам (автобус жүргізу сияқты) ұшақ
- license: лицензия - бірдеңе жасау үшін заңды рұқсат
- trained: үйренді - жаңа шеберлікті үйренді
- fighter pilot: ұшқыш-ұшқыш - әуе шабуылында әскери ұшақтарды ұшатын ұшқыш
- cockpit: ұшқыш ұшақ басқаратын кокпиталы аймақ
- Welcome Aboard!: Қош келдіңіздер! - біреу ұшаққа немесе кемеде болғанда айтатын нәрсе
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- circus: ละครสัตว์ - การแสดงการเดินทางกับตัวตลกสัตว์ที่ผ่านการฝึกอบรมกายกรรมและการกระทำอื่น ๆ
- trapeze: ราวสำหรับออกกำลังกาย - การแกว่งด้วยเชือกที่มีแถบแขวนสูงเหนือพื้นดิน
- glitter: แวว - เศษเล็กเศษน้อยของวัสดุที่ประกายไฟ
- clap: ตบมือ - ตีมือที่เปิดอยู่ด้วยกันเป็นครั้งคราวเพื่อแสดงความเห็นชอบ
- cotton candy: ลูกอมฝ้าย - ขนมที่ประกอบด้วยน้ำตาลละลายละลายเป็นมวลปุยรอบก้านหรือกรวยกระดาษ
- clown: ตัวตลก - นักแสดงที่สวมเสื้อผ้าแปลก ๆ และแต่งหน้าเพื่อทำให้คนหัวเราะ
- astronaut: มนุษย์อวกาศ - คนที่มีงานเกี่ยวข้องกับการเดินทางและการทำงานในยานอวกาศ
- haircut: ทรงผมหรือทรงผมที่ตัดผม
- equator: เส้นศูนย์สูตร - วงกลมจินตนาการรอบโลกที่อยู่กึ่งกลางระหว่างขั้วโลกเหนือและใต้
- pilot: นักบิน - คนที่บิน (เช่นขับรถบัส) เครื่องบิน
- license: ใบอนุญาต - การอนุญาตตามกฎหมายเพื่อทำอะไร
- trained: ฝึกอบรม - เรียนรู้ทักษะใหม่ ๆ
- fighter pilot: นักบินรบ - นักบินที่บินเครื่องบินทหารเพื่อต่อสู้ในสงครามทางอากาศ
- cockpit: นักบิน - พื้นที่ที่นักบินควบคุมเครื่องบิน
- Welcome Aboard!: ยินดีต้อนรับบนเรือ! - สิ่งที่คุณพูดเมื่อมีคนมาบนเครื่องบินหรือเรือ
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- circus: सर्कस: जोकरहरू, प्रशिक्षित जनावरहरू, एक्रोब्याट्स, र अन्य कार्यहरूको साथ यात्रा शो
- trapeze: ट्र्यापेज: डोरीले स्विंग बारको साथ भूमि माथि माथि झुण्डियो
- glitter: चमक: स्पार्कलको सामग्रीको साना बिटहरू
- clap: ताली: अनुमोदन देखाउने तरीकाको रूपमा बारम्बार आफ्नै हातहरू हड्ताल गर्न
- cotton candy: कपास कैन्डी: पिसेको चिनीले बनेको क्यान्डी स्टिक वा कागजको शंकु वरिपरिको शराबी वस्तुमा काताइन्छ
- clown: जोकर: अभिनेता जसले अनौठो लुगा लगाउँदछ र मानिसहरूलाई हँसाउन मेकअप गर्दछ
- astronaut: अन्तरिक्ष यात्री: एक व्यक्ति जसको काममा यात्रा र एक अन्तरिक्ष यानमा काम गरीरहेछ
- haircut: कपाल काट्ने: शैली वा आकार जहाँ कपाल काटिएको छ
- equator: भूमध्यरेखा: उत्तर र दक्षिण ध्रुव बीचको आधा बाटोमा पृथ्वी वरिपरिको काल्पनिक सर्कल
- pilot: पायलट: उडान उडान गर्ने व्यक्ति (बस चलाउन जस्तै)
- license: इजाजत पत्र: केहि गर्न कानूनी अनुमति
- trained: प्रशिक्षित: नयाँ सीप सिकियो
- fighter pilot: लड़ाकू पायलट: पायलट जो हवाई लडाईमा युद्ध गर्न सैन्य विमानहरू उडान गर्दछ
- cockpit: ककपिट: क्षेत्र जहाँबाट विमान चालकले नियन्त्रण गर्दछ।
- Welcome Aboard!: सवारमा स्वागत छ !: केहि भन्नु भयो जब कुनै व्यक्ति हवाइजहाज वा जहाजमा आउँदा भन्छन्
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