Completing Story For SSC & HSC

1.Title: The honesty of a rickshaw puller.

Asif is a rickshaw puller. He is very poor. Everyday he has to work hard to maintain his family. One day while he was pulling rickshaw a gentle man got on his rickshaw. The man reached the destination and paid him the fare. But at time of putting the purse back to this pocket it dropped inside the rickshaw.

The man went away. All on a sudden the rickshaw puller saw the purse inside his rickshaw. He understood that it was dropped by a passenger. He was an honest man. He looked here and there but did not find the owner of the purse nearby. He went back home and showed it to his wife. There was a lot of money in the purse. She advised her husband to use it for themselves. But the honest rickshaw puller said, “Honesty is the best police.” I will try to find out the owner of the purse. In the purse he saw the address and telephone number of the owner of the purse. The rickshaw puller went to a phone shop and telephoned to the man and told him of his missing purse. The next day the man went to asif`s home in a slum area. The rickshaw puller came out of his home and gave the purse to its owner. The owner of the purse was a rich man. He became astonished at the honesty of the rickshaw puller. He thanked him and wanted to give the rickshaw puller some money. But Asif refused to take it. He said, “you have got back your money and I am glad at this.”

2. Title: the ready wit of a little boy.

One sunny morning a boy of eleven years was tending cattle by the side of a railway line. Suddenly he noticed that a small railway slipper was about to collapse. A little while latter, he remembered that a mail train was supposed to cross in about half an hour.

He thought that an accident might occur. He grew anxious for the lives of many passengers. He began to think how he could save the train from the accident.

The boy knew that a train stops when any one waves red flag. He had a red napkin with him. The boy made up his mind to use his napkin as a flag.

At once he heard the whistle of the train. The train was coming at a full speed. The boy stood beside the  railway line and began to wave his napkin like a flag. The driver saw it band stopped the train. He came to the boy and asked why he was waving his napkin.  The boy showed him the break of the slipper.

The driver was very much pleased with the boy. He thanked the boy and said, “you`ve saved the lives of thousands of people. You`re a very intelligent boy. You deserve reward.”

3. THE  IDLE  SUFFER  IN  LIFE

Jamal is an S.S.C examinee. He is not attentive to his lessons specially to English because  he is very weak in English. Moreover he is lazy. So his preparation in English is not good. A month ago before his examination he managed a short suggestion of probable questions on English. On the day of examination of English he started for the examination hall a bit earlier. He entered the examination hall with a trembling heart. As usual the bell rang at just time. The invigilators gave the scripts and the question paper to the students. jamal took the script and the question paper. He was disappointed to see the questions because no question was common to him. He could not answer   any questions .He began to look at other examinees. He also disturbed them. They felt annoyed at his behavior. The invigilators also got annoyed with him . At one stage they took his script and turned him out of the examination hall he realized the result of his laziness.

4. A STRUGGLINE WOMAN

Marim is the daughter of a very poor parents. At the age of fifteen, her parents gave her in marriage with a very poor boy. He is very lazy. He does not do any work. So Marium works hard to support her family. But she is always anxious what will happen if she gives birth to a female child. Finally she gave birth a female child. Her husband became very unhappy. She could not tolerate the rude behavior of her husband. At one stage she left her husband`s home. She came to Dhaka city in search of a living. Her daughter began to grow up. She did not lose heart. She came to know that the government had made education free for girls up to H.S.C . So she sent her daughter to school. Her daughter was found to be a brilliant student. She had been doing well in her examinations. She made good results both in the S.S.C and H.S.C. she become a primary teacher. Marium began to see better days in her life.

5.  RESULTS OF FOOLISHNESS

Rahima works in a big garment factory. There are more than five hundred workers in the factory. One day as usual she was busy at her work. Suddenly a sound came to her ear that there was a break out of fire from the short circuit. As ill news runs fast, the news spread very fast among the workers. But no one noticed whether there was actually any fire. The workers began to run very fast. They began to move to and fro. They were at a loss. They left their job. There was a single gate. All were trying to come out at a time. So there was a heavy rush at the gate. There was much jostling. Many fell down and could not get up. As a result many died on the spot. However latter on it was discovered that there was no fire. At last the workers realized the result of their foolishness.

6.  RESULT OF GREED

Once upon a time there was a king called Midas. He was extremely fond of gold. Although he had a lot of it, he wanted more. He though if he had the golden touch, he would be the happiest man. A wise god granted his wise promptly. Half an hour later, as the king was sitting under an apple tree in this garden, suddenly a ripe apple fell beside him. He picked it up. As he touched, everything turned into gold , as he entered his house , his little daughter ran up to him and he took her in his arms. Instantly she turned into gold –the king was struck with horror. The king cried out in anguish. Immediately the wise god took the golden touch away and the girl become human again.

7.  RESCUE OF A DROWNING BOY

Last Saturday was a memorable day in my life. I went to the river for taking my bath at 9 am as usual. The bathing place was not crowded then. Only two boys were bathing in the river at that time. Suddenly one of them fell in deep water and he cried out for help. The other boy was quite puzzled and stood helplessly. Instantly I made up my mind and dived into water. I had learnt the technique of rescuing a drowning man in our social service class. So I took the drowning boy by hair and brought him safely to the shore . in the meantime, some people came there and when for teaching me how to rescue a drowning man. When my father heard this, he felt very proud of me.

8. CONSEQUENCE OF CUTTING DOWN TREES

Once there lived a king in an island. There were green trees everywhere in the island. Once the king  decided to build a magnificent palace in the island. So he ordered his men to cut down all the trees. Some opposed the king`s idea but he did not pay heed to their opposition. So people were compelled to carry out the king`s order. They cut down all the trees. As a result a great change took place in the climate of the island. The island turned into a desert. There was no rain. As a result crop did not grow well. Famine visited the land. People had to starve for days together. It was unbearable for them. One day they came to the king`s palace and lay seize around the palace. They wanted food but the king could not give them any food. At one time they became very furious. They dragged the king from his chair and on the spur of the moment killed him.

9. A HOUSE ON FIRE

Last Sunday I went to bad at 9 pm and slept a sound sleep. Suddenly I woke up at about I am. When I heard a hue and cry at a little distance, I got up from bed and ran to the spot. I saw that a cottage was burning. People were rushing towards it. The old woman and the poor little girl who lived in it could not come out. They were crying for help inside the cottage. Everybody was throwing water on the burning cottage but nobody dared to enter the room. At last I requested a brave young man to rescue the old woman and the poor little girl. My eyes were full of tears then. He looked at my face once again and suddenly rushed into the cottage. He came out with the little girl by his arm and the old lady on his back. I thanked god and felt very happy for the noble deed the young man did. It will be a treasure in my memory for a long time.

10. THE SULTAN AND THE QUAZI

Giashuddin Azam  Shah was the ruler of Bengal. He was a kind and just ruler. He was very much fond of archery. One day when he was practicing archery, all on a sudden his arrow missed its target and pierced into the breast of a young boy who died instantly. The boy was the son of a widow. She went to the Quazi and complained against the Sultan for justice.

The Quazi called for the Sultan and asked him to compensate for the loss. Otherwise he would be punished. The Sultan satisfied the widow by giving her compensation. Then the Quazi got down from his seat and showed the Sultan due honour. He said to the Sultan, “ If you had disobeyed my order I would have beaten you with my cane” The Sultan also thanked the Quazi for his brave and true judgement. He embraced the Quazi.            

11.  THE TRUTHFULNESS OF ABDUL QUADER JILANY

Hazrat Abdul Quader Jilany was a pious boy from his childhood. Once he was going to Bagdad to receive education. He was going there with a few merchants. At the time of his departure his mother told him not to tell a lie. On his way to Bagdad a band of robbers fell upon them. The robbers robbed all the belongings and money of the merchants. When they were leaving, the chief of the robbers asked Abdul Quader whether he had anything valuable with him or not. The boy Quader replied that he had twenty gold coins with him given by his mother. The robbers became surprised at his reply. They asked him to show the gold coins. Quader then opened a cloth and showed the robbers the gold coins. The leader asked him why had them the truth. Abdul Quader replied that his mother told not to tell a lie. He told them that to tell a lie is a great sin and that everyone should always speak the truth. The robbers were highly surprised by the honesty of the boy. They left their profession and became good men.                                                 

12.  SHEIKH SAADI AND A NOBLE MAN

Sheikh Saadi was a great poet in Iran. He used to lead a very simple life. Once he was invited by the king of Iran to the Royal Court. On the way, it was night. He took shelter in the house of a rich man. He had a very simple dress on. He used to lead a very simple life. The owner of the house took him for an ordinary man. They did not take care of him at all. They gave him very simple food. Saadi felt very sad. But he did not tell anything to anybody. However the next day he started for the court.

He reached the court and stayed there for some days. On his ways back home, he again took shelter in the same house. This time he was dressed in gorgeous clothes. The nobleman took him for an elite person. He welcomed him very cordially. He showed him much respect. Now the servants came with rich food for him. Saadi understood everything. 

So, Saadi decided to teach him a good lesson. When he sat down to eat, a strange thing happened. Instead of eating the delicious food, he began to put them into his pockets .The noble man as well as his servants was surprised at this. The noble man asked politely ʺ what are you doing sir?ʺ.Saadi replied,ʺ I am doing the right thing.ʺ Some days ago I came here to your house in plain dress, nobody took care of me.” Now I am in gorgeous dress and you are showing me much respect. So, this food deserves my dress. Hearing this, the noble man understood his fault. He was very much ashamed and begged saadi`s pardon.

From the above story we can say that dress does not make a man perfect.

13. BAYAZID AND HIS MOTHER

Bayazid was a small boy. His mother was ill. One night he was studying by the side of the bed of his ailing mother. All on a sudden his mother woke up, raised her head and asked her son to give her a glass of water. Bayazid went to the kitchen to bring water. But there was no water in the pitcher/ jar. He searched for water here and there, in vain. Then he remembered(wi‡ggeviW) that there was a well/fountain at the end of the village. He decided to bring water from the well. So he took the pitcher. He started walking quickly. The well was quite far from their house. He reached there safely. However he filled the pitcher/jar and came back. He poured(‡cviW) water into the glass and came to his mother. He found that his mother was fast asleep again. He did not walk her up. He stood by her bed with the glass of water in his hand. He did not want to disturb his ailing mother. He remained(wi‡gBbW) standing beside his mother`s bed. The mother woke up in the morning. She found her son standing beside her bed. “ Please take the glass and drink it” told Bayazid politely. His mother drank water. She embraced(Bg‡e‡imW) her son with deep love and prayed to Allah for her son. Allah granted(M¨viv‡bvUW) her prayer and made Bayazid one of His greatest devotees.

From the above story we can say that A golden key opens any door.

Moral: A golden key opens any door.   

14.  AN OLD MAN HAD FOUR SONS

Once there was an old farmer in a certain village. He had four sons. They were very fond of quarrelling and used to quarrel(‡Kvhv‡ii) among themselves all the time. So, there was no peace in the house and this made the old man extremely(GKm‡Uªgwj) anxious. Then the old farmer heard them. In order to teach them the value of unity he called his sons beside him and told them to bring some sticks and tie them in a bundle. He told them to break the bundle. They tried but could not break(‡eªK) the bundle of sticks. They tried again and again but in vain.

Then the farmer told them to untie the bundle and break the sticks one by one. This time they could break the sticks easily. The farmer then advised(A¨vWfvBRW) them by saying. If you are united, nobody will be able to harm you. You could not break the sticks in a bundle. But you could easily break the sticks(BmwUK) when they were separated(‡mcv‡i‡UW). So live in peace. The sons promised(cÖwgmW) to follow their father’s advice.

From the above story we can say that unity is strength.

Moral: Unity is strength.

15.  TWO FRIENDS

There were two friends. They lived in a certain(mv‡U©b) village. They promised that they would help each other at the time of danger. One day they were passing through (‡_ªv)a deep forest. Suddenly(mv‡Wbwj) a bear came in front of them. So both of them were afraid and thought(_U) what to do.

One of the friends knew how to climb up a tree. So he forgot(diMU) his promise(‡cÖvwgm). He climbed up a nearby tree. He did not think what would happen(n¨v‡cb) to his friend. The other friend did not know how to climb up a tree. He did not find a way out what to do. However an idea came to his mind. He heard that a bear does not touch a dead body. So finding no way he lay down on the ground. He stopped(GmUcW) breathing(‡eªw`s) and pretended(wcwi‡UÛ) like a dead man. The bear came to him and smelt his mouth, ears and nose. He took the man for a dead man and left the place without doing him any harm. When the bear had gone away, the first friend got down from the tree and asked his friend, “What did the bear whisper into your ears?” The other friend replied, “The bear gave me a good advice. It told me, “Never trust a friend who leaves his friend in danger.”

From the above story we can say that a friend in need is a friend indeed.                     

Moral: A friend in need is a friend indeed.

16.  AN HONEST WOOD CUTTER

There lived a wood cutter in a village. One day he was cutting wood near a river. Suddenly his axe fell into the river. The river was very deep. The wood cutter did not know how to swim or dive. So, he was sitting there sadly. Then a wonderful thing happened. A beautiful fairy appeared before the wood cutter. She was the goddess of water. She asked him, “Why are you weeping?” The wood cutter said, “My axe has fallen into the river. Now my family will starve if I can not cut wood. So I am weeping”.

The water goddess took pity on him. She dived into water and came back with a silver axe. She asked, “Is your axe?” The wood cutter saw the axe and said, “ It is not mine.” The water goddess dived again and came back with another axe made of gold. She asked, “Is this axe that you have lost?” The wood cutter said, “No, it is also not mine.” The water goddess again dived into water and brought up an iron axe. He showed it to the wood cutter and asked, “Is this yours?” The wood cutter became very pleased to see his axe. He said, “Yes, this axe is mine. Please give it to me.”

The water goddess became very pleased with the honesty of the wood cutter. She gave him all the three axes. Then the wood cutter became rich and began to live happily.

From the above story we can say that honesty is the best policy.

Moral: Honesty is the best policy.

                                                                          

17. A WONDERFUL GOOSE

Once there lived a poor man in a certain village. He had a peculiar(wcwKDivi) goose(¸R) which laid a golden egg everyday. The poor man earned his livelihood(wjfwjûW) by selling the golden eggs. The poor man began to become richer day by day. But he was very greedy. He wanted to become rich overnight. He thought that the goose laid only one egg a day. So it would take time for him to be rich. He said to himself “ the stomach of the goose is full of golden eggs.” If I cut the belly(‡ewj) of the goose, I shall get all the golden eggs at a time.” He told his plan to his wife. His wife was a wise woman. She advised him not to do such a foolish act. But the greedy man paid no heed to her words/The farmer did not listen to his wife. Finally he cut its stomach(Gm‡UvgvK) with a sharp knife. He searched(QvimW) minutely for eggs. But Alas! There was no egg in it. The farmer was sorry. His wife scolded(BmKzj‡WW) him. She said, “You are foolish but greedy. So you have lost all.”

From the above story we can say that Grasp all, lose all.

Moral: Grasp all, lose all.

18. NOBODY BELIEVES A LIAR

There was a cowboy in a village. He used to tend cows in a nearby field beside the forest. The cowboy was a great liar. He enjoyed himself making fun with people. He would often cry out, wolf, wolf!  Help me! Help me! At first the people believed him. When they heard him shouting, they would come with sticks to help him. But they found no wolf. When the farmers could find no wolf, the boy laughed and made fun with them.

The boy befooled them on several occasions. One day a wolf really came. The boy now shouted at the top of his voice, wolf! Wolf! Help! Help! But this time there was no response. The farmers were working in a nearby field. They thought that he was making fun as usual with them. So they did not come to help him. The time the wolf found the cowboy alone and killed him. The liar cowboy was thus punished for this falsehood. From the above story we can say that manners make the man.

Moral: Manners make the man.

19. THE BARBARISM OF A HOUSE MISTRESS

 A poor girl, named Rina worked in a rich man s house. The house master was kind to her but the mistress was very cruel. She used to scold her now and then. One day while serving tea, Rina broke a cup of tea.

The mistress of the house became very angry with Rina. She began to scold her. When Rina bandied with the mistress, She became more furious. She began to beat her black and blue. At one point, She began to beat her with a hot cooking spoon. Rina became senseless. Rina was not given any food. She was kept in a bathroom. Some people heard her shouting. They informed the police. The police rescued her and sent her to the hospital. She struggled hard against death in the hospital. But she could not survive. She passed away from this world on the day. Later on, the police arrested the mistress of the house.                                                  

(20) THE CLEVERNESS OF A CROW

It was a summer(mvgvi)day and a crow became very thirsty. It went here and there in search of drinking water but in vain. The crow did not lose hope to get water. He found a jar at a little distance. He flew to jar but he found that the jar had only a little water at the bottom. He could not drink water because it was out of his reach.

The crow tried to get at the water with his beak but he failed. It was too heavy for him. He became very sad. Then he decided(wWmvB‡WU) to fly away in despair. As he was leaving the place, he saw a heap of pebbles nearby. A new idea came to his mind. The crow carried the pebbles(‡cejm) one after another to the jar. Then he dropped(WªcW) the pebbles into the jar.  As a result, the water in the jar rose up gradually(MÖvRy‡qwj) and at last the crow was able to drink. Thus the crow tried again and again and at last succeeded. The crow drank it to his satisfaction(‡mwUm‡dKmb) and flew away happily. From the above story we can say that where there is a will, there is a way.

Moral: Where there is a will, there is a way.

(21) THE LION AND THE MOUSE

Once a lion was sleeping in a cave. A mouse was playing nearby. Suddenly the mouse jumped on the lion’s nose. For this it broke through the lion’s sleep. The lion became very angry.

He caught hold of the mouse and said, “How dare! You have broken my sleep I will kill you” The mouse began to tremble in fear. The mouse begged for its life. He said, “My Lord, I am a small creature. Save my life for this time. One day I may help you.” “The lion laughed and said, “You will help me! Out of pity the lion set the mouse go. Some days after the lion was caught in a hunter net’s. The lion tried hard but could not get out of the net. He began to roar. The mouse heard the roaring of the lion. He came to the lion and said “Let down in the trap. I will cut the net into pieces.” At once it came to the net and cut the net into pieces with its teeth and set the lion free. The lion said, “Dear little friend, you have saved my life. Now I understood that even a little creature should not be neglected. It might come to help to a mighty animal.

From the above story we can say that help may come even from the smallest of your friends.

Moral: Help may come even from the smallest of your friends.

(22) A HARE AND A TORTOISE

Once there were a hare and a tortoise in a certain place. A hare is a speedy animal. So it felt proud. It always blamed the tortoise for its slowness. One day the hare invited the tortoise to run a race. The tortoise accepted the invitation.

All the animals of the jungle came to see the race. The race started. The hare ran very fast and was far ahead of the tortoise. He looked back and saw the tortoise lagging far behind. He thought, “ The tortoise is too slow. He will take a long time to reach here. Let me have some rest.” So, he lay down in the shade of a tree. He fell asleep But tortoise ran on and on. He never looked back. He began to run slowly but steadily. Soon he was about to reach the destination. All on a sudden the hare woke up and saw that the tortoise was about to reach the destination. The hare began to run as fast as he could. But  he could not overtake the tortoise. The tortoise had already reached the destination.

From the above story we can say that slow and steady wins the race.

Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.

(23)THE CATS AND THE MONKEY

One day two cats stole a piece of bread. They failed to divide it in equal parts as both of them wanted the larger part. They fought for that. Lastly, they agreed to put up their problem to the monkey. All the animals of the forest knew him as the wiser animal. They went to the monkey and asked him to divide the bread into two equal parts. The monkey was very clever. He brought a weighing balance. Then he tore the bread into two pieces. He put the piece of bread on the two scales. But one piece was heavier than the other. Then the monkey took a bite from the bigger one to reduce its weight. He intentionally took a bigger bite. As a result the piece which was lighten before, became heavier now. In this way the monkey went on eating taking bites from this one and from the other. At last there remained only one small piece of bread. The cats realized their folly. They said, “hold on, please, divide these piece equally and we shall be glad” The monkey said, “That can not be. I must have my share as a judge.” Then the monkey put the piece of bread into his mouth and went away joyfully.

From the above story we can say that something is better than nothing.

Moral: Something is better than nothing.

(24) FAILURE IS THE PILLAR OF SUCCESS

Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. His army was defeated again and again against king Edward 1 of England. Being defeated for six times, he lost all hope. Naturally he was very sad. He with his many faithful soldiers and subjects went to a forest and took shelter in a cave. The king did not sit idle there. He formed a troop and attacked his enemies again. He attacked his enemies about six times. But all the times, he was defeated. Being defeated so many times, he became disappointed. One day, the king was lying in the cave in a gloomy mood. Suddenly, he saw a spider. It was trying to climb the top of the ceiling. But it fell down. Yet it did not give up its attempt and on the seven attempt it succeeded. The king was inspired from the deed of the spider. He made up his mind again and he attacked his enemies once again. This time he defeated his enemies and got back his lost kingdom.

(25) WHO IS TO BELL THE CAT

Once the house of a rich man was infested with rats. The house became like the town Hamelin. There were rats everywhere. They were having a good time. But the members could not enjoy sound sleep. Even the little babies were not free from the attack and biting of the rats. The rats would take away foods, cut cloths and tear holes here and there. All the members were in great trouble. At last the owner of the house hit upon a plan. He knew that rats would run away at the sight of cats. So he bought a cat to kill the rats and therefore to get rid of the rats. The rats came to know the presence of the cat in the house. Their lives were at stake. All the mice sat together in a conference. At last they took a decision that they would tie a bell in the neck of the cat so that they could know the approach of the cat. They raised a hue and cry over the matter because none of the rats agreed to tie a bell in the neck of the cat. They thought that the rat who would go to bell the approach of the cat would lose his life. Finally who would bell the cat remained unsettled. So the mice eventually migrated.

(26) THE DOVE AND THE ANT

Once an ant was very thirsty. He went to a pond to drink water. When he began to drink water, a wave swept him away. He was about to be drowned. On the bank of the pond a dove was sitting on the branch of a tree from where he saw the miserable condition of the ant. The ant tried hard to save his life but failed to get ashore. Then the dove picked a leaf by his beak and dropped it in front of him in the water. The ant somehow swam to it and caught hold of it and saved her life. The ant became too much grateful to the dove. A few days later, the ant saw a person aiming his gun at the dove. At that time the ant went to the man and crawled on the man s leg and bit the man. Then the man cried out in pain and failed to shoot the dove and thus missed his target. At that moment, the dove got the chance to fly away. Thus, the ant saved the dove s life.

(27) GRASP ALL LOSE ALL

 One day a fox was very hungry. He was moving here and there in search of food. After sometime he came to a vineyard and saw ripe grapes, hanging up. He wanted to satisfy his hunger with the sweet grapes. He jumped at the grapes but could not reach them. He jumped and jumped to reach the grapes. But he could not reach them. The grapes were too high for him to reach. The fox became tired. At last he found that it was useless to try any more. He was very unhappy. Then he went away and consoled himself by saying that the grapes were sour and so he did not want them.

28.THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN

A long time ago, the town of Hamelin(‡nwgwjb-GKwU kni) in Germany(Rvgv©wb) was faced with a great problem. It became full of(cwic~Y©) rats. The rats were so big and fierce that they fought(dU-hy× KiZ) the dogs, killed(wKjW-nZ¨v Kiv) the cats and bit the babies in the cradles(µv‡Wjm-‡`vjbv). They ate up different(wWdvi›U-wfbœ) types of foods and cut the papers and valuable(‡fjyGej-g~j¨evb) documents(WKz‡g›Um) into pieces. People had to face a big crisis. One day the city mayor and the administrative(A¨vWwg‡bmwUªwUf-cÖkvmwbK) officers called a meeting to solve the problem. They offered(AdviW- cÖ`vb K‡iwQj) a prize for the person who would save them from disturbing(wWmUviwes) rats. At that time, a pied piper agreed to take the proposal. Playing a melodious(‡g‡jvwWqvm) tune on his pipe the piper began to walk and all the rats followed him. At last, the piper reached a hill near a sea and the rats one after another jumped into the sea. Thus, the city was saved from the rats. Then the piper demanded(wWgv‡ÛW-`vwe Kiv) his prize but the mayor did not want to pay him fully. Saying nothing the piper went away. Now he played another tune on his pipe. The tune made all the nice babies of the city follow the piper and they never came back.

(29)A GARMENT WORKER

There was a village girl. Once upon a time in search of job in garments factory she came to Dhaka. Her father was a poor rickshaw puller and her mother was a house worker. She had a younger brother and a younger sister. They lived together in a slum near Saver in Dhaka. However the girl somehow managed a job in a garments factory Savar, Dhaka. She led a very hard life. Everyday morning she went to the factory and came back her residence after the evening on foot with her colleagues. She supported her family with her poor income nicely. She was the hope of her family. But it is a matter of sorrow that a serious(wmwiqvm-gvivZ¡K) accident destroyed  the hope of the family. One day the garments factory in which she work broke down and caused a heavy toll of life. She was one of the dead bodies. We feel pity for her. .

(30)The Foolish Crow and the Clever Fox

One day a crow stole a piece of meat. It flew away and sat on the branch of a tree. Suddenly a fox was going under that tree. He saw the piece of meat in the beak of the crow and wanted to have the piece of meat. He hit upon a plan to accomplish his evil design. He wanted to flatter the crow. He began to say that the crow was very beautiful to look at. Its feathers were extremely glamorous and its beak was very nice. Further, the clever fox added that the beauty of the crow could not be described in words.

The sweet words of the fox pleased the crow very much and it became overwhelmed with joy. But again the fox said that the crow was unfortunately(AvbdiPz‡bUwj-`yifv‡M¨µ‡g) dumb. At this, the crow became a bit angry and in order to drive the futility of his words, the crow opened its mouth to caw. Then and there the piece of meat fell down from its mouth and the clever fox grabbed it and went away with that piece of meat.

                                                                    (31)A Clever crow and a Foolish Dog
Once a dog found a piece of bone. He was eating it sitting under a tree. There sat a crow on the tree. It wished to take away the bone from the dog. Sitting on the branch of a tree the crow was watching the dog trying to pierce the meat from the bone. He had a desire to have it from the dog by adopting a trick. Then he came near the dog and tried to make friendship with him. But the dog got furious when he saw the crow near him. The crow tried to cajole him with sweet words. He told him that he should bring some salt from the nearby house to make the bone tasty. The dog could not believe him as the crow was not very trustworthy. Since the crow persisted in finally the dog agreed to do this. Besides, he also wanted to make his food more tasty. As soon as the dog moved few yards from the crow, he took the bone in his beak and flew away. To his utter surprise the dog saw the crow flying far away with his favourite bone.  So, Don’t befool yourself by the sweet words of the wicked.
                                                                 32.  The Wise Judge and the Servants of A House Master
Once a house master’s a very precious piece of ornament was lost from his house. He searched for it here and there but failed. Then he asked the help from a judge. The judge was very wise. He called all the servants of the master’s house. All of the servants denied the charge. Then the judge told the house master’s to give him some sticks. The master hurriedly collected some sticks and gave them to the judge. The judge then gave each of them a stick of the same length and told them to submit(mvewgU-Rgv †`Iqv) the sticks the following day. He told them that the stick of the real thief would increase by an inch. Returning home, all the servants kept their sticks as they were innocent. But the thief shortened his stick by an inch. The next day when all submitted their sticks before the judge the real thief was easily detected(wW‡UK‡UW-evQvB K‡iwQj). Then the thief was given his due punishment(cvwbm‡g›U-kvw¯Í).

                                                            (33)   King Soloman and Queen of Sheba
King Soloman was the wisest man of all times. He was called. ‘Soloman, the wise’. One of his contemporaries(Kb‡Ugcivwim-mg eqm‡Kv †jvK) was the Queen of Sheba. She heard Soloman’s name many times for his outstanding(AvDU÷vÛBs) knowledge. She was very inquisitive(BbKzBwRwUf) to test his wit. One day, the queen invited the king to her palace. Solomon accepted her invitation. The king came to her palace in due time. The queen welcomed him majestically(g¨v‡RmwUK¨vwj-ivRKxqfv‡e) . The queen kept two bouquets on a table. One natural and the other was artificial. But the garlands(Mvij¨vÛm-gvjv¸‡jv) looked quite alike. The king realized(wiqvjvBRW-eyS‡Z cviv) that the queen might test his wit. Then he heard some -bees humming () outside the room He then opened the-windows(DBb‡WvR-Rvbvjv) of the room. The bees came to the room through the windows and sat on the garland (gvjv) of real flowers. The Queen of Sheba was charmed(PvigW-gy» nIqv) by his wisdom.