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A Little Learning is Dangerous Thing    (Story Writing)

Writer's picture: Fakhruddin BabarFakhruddin Babar

Updated: Jan 14


There lived a man in a village. He had a great attraction to English and so he went to a teacher. The teacher began to teach him but the man was dull headed.... .


A Little Learning Is a Dangerous Thing


There lived a man in a village. He had a great attraction to English and so he went to a teacher. The her began to teach him but the man was dull faded and he did not learn but three words. The man could only learn three words: "yes," "no," and "very good." When the teacher saw that the man could not learn more, he stopped teaching him. After this, the man went back to his village. He felt very proud that he knew a little English. He acted as if he was very good at English and often used the three words he had learned. However, he did not know what these words really meant.

One day, a thief stole a cow from one of his neighbor’s houses. The neighbor called the police to find the thief. The police came to the village and started asking the villagers about the incident. They asked many people if they had seen or heard anything. Finally, they came to this man and asked him questions.

The police asked him if he had stolen the cow. The man did not understand what they were asking, but he confidently said, "yes." Then, the police asked him if he would have any problem going to prison. Again, without understanding, the man replied, "no." The police thought he had admitted to stealing the cow, so they arrested him. While they were taking him to prison, the man smiled and said, "very good."

He had no idea what was happening, as he did not understand the words he was using. In the end, pretending to know English and using words without understanding their meaning got him into big trouble.


A Little Learning is a Dangerous


There lived a man in village. He had a great attraction to English and so he went to a teacher. The teacher began to teach him, but the man was dull-headed. His teacher tried his best to teach him English but the man could not understand the rules of grammar. However, the teacher released him. The man grasped only three English words. He learned 'yes', 'no' and 'very well'. But the man did not know their meaning. He came to his own village and told the villagers that he was well -versed in English. He used the three words while speaking with any man. If anybody asked him any question or discussed a thing with him, he would say either 'yes' or 'no' or 'very well'.

One night, a theft took place in a house of the village and the police was informed of it. A police officer went to that place for investigation. He asked everybody if he knew anything about the theft. But the villagers told him that they did not know who did it and how. At last the police officer said to the man, "Do you know anything about the theft'? I think you have done it." The man them and there said, 'Yes'. The police officer again inquired. "Have you any objection if we take you under the custody of the police?" He answered, 'No'. Then the police officer said to him, "We will arrest you now". Then man proudly said, "Very well." Thus he was arrested and put to jail.

From the story noted above we learn the moral that the man with a little learning in English brought ruin on himself. He courted his own disaster.

 

 

A Little Learning is a Dangerous Thing


A man lived in a certain village who was very much interested to learn and use English. So, he went to a teacher who began to teach him English. He taught him several months but the man picked only words such as ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘very good’. He did not know the proper use and meaning of these words. He thought he could use them in any place and any time. It would make him smart. After coming back to his village he started using these three words with anyone, anywhere on any occasions. A theft occurred in his village and the police came to investigate the matter. When the police officer asked him whether he knew the matter. He said, ‘Yes’. Then he wanted to take the man to the police station and he asked him if he had any objection to it. He just replied, ‘no’.  After asking him several more questions they told that they would arrest him. He again replied using his last words ‘very good’. Finally he was sent to prison only because of his little learning.

 

A Little Learning is Dangerous Thing

 

In a certain village, there once resided a man who harbored an intense fascination with the English language. Driven by his desire to become fluent in the language, he sought out a teacher who could impart the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve his goal. However, despite the teacher's tireless efforts to instruct him in the nuances and complexities of English grammar, the man's limited intellectual capacity proved to be a significant hindrance to his learning progress, and the teacher eventually abandoned the pursuit.

 

Despite his lack of knowledge and skill in English, the man was undeterred, believing that he had learned enough to master the language. Armed with only three words - 'yes,' 'no,' and 'very well' - whose meanings he did not comprehend, he returned to his village and boasted of his newfound proficiency in English. Whenever anyone spoke to him, he would respond with one of these three words, regardless of whether the question or topic was related to his purported language expertise.

 

One fateful night, a theft occurred in a house within the village, prompting the police to investigate the incident. When the police officer asked the villagers if they had any knowledge of the crime, they all denied having any information about the theft. The officer then turned to the man and queried him on the matter, to which he responded affirmatively, saying 'yes.' The officer, sensing an opportunity to make an arrest, asked the man if he objected to being taken into custody, and he responded with 'no.' The officer, emboldened by the man's compliance, proceeded to inform him that he was to be arrested, to which the man responded with a proud 'very well.' Consequently, he was promptly taken into custody and subsequently imprisoned.

 

Thus, the man's ignorance and his overestimation of his linguistic proficiency, born of his limited understanding of the language, proved to be his downfall, ultimately leading to his arrest and incarceration. The story serves as a cautionary tale of the dangers of having a little knowledge, which can often lead to disastrous consequences.


Moral :



Bangla Translation

গ্রামে এক লোক বাস করত। ইংরেজির প্রতি তার দারুণ আকর্ষণ ছিল তাই তিনি একজন শিক্ষকের কাছে যান। শিক্ষক তাকে শেখাতে শুরু করলেন, কিন্তু লোকটি নিস্তেজ ছিল। তার শিক্ষক তাকে ইংরেজি শেখানোর জন্য যথাসাধ্য চেষ্টা করেছিলেন কিন্তু লোকটি ব্যাকরণের নিয়ম বুঝতে পারেনি। তবে শিক্ষক তাকে ছেড়ে দেন। লোকটি মাত্র তিনটি ইংরেজি শব্দ বুঝতে পেরেছিল। সে 'হ্যাঁ', 'না' এবং 'খুব ভালো' শিখেছে। কিন্তু লোকটি তাদের অর্থ জানত না। সে তার নিজ গ্রামে এসে গ্রামবাসীদের জানায় যে সে ইংরেজিতে পারদর্শী। যে কোন পুরুষের সাথে কথা বলার সময় তিনি এই তিনটি শব্দ ব্যবহার করতেন। কেউ তাকে কোনো প্রশ্ন করলে বা তার সঙ্গে কোনো বিষয়ে আলোচনা করলে তিনি 'হ্যাঁ' বা 'না' বা 'খুব ভালো' বলতেন। একদিন রাতে গ্রামের একটি বাড়িতে চুরির ঘটনা ঘটে এবং পুলিশকে খবর দেওয়া হয়। তদন্তের জন্য ওই স্থানে যান এক পুলিশ কর্মকর্তা। তিনি চুরির বিষয়ে কিছু জানেন কি না সবাইকে জিজ্ঞেস করেন। তবে গ্রামবাসীরা তাকে জানান, কারা এবং কীভাবে করেছে তা তারা জানে না। অবশেষে পুলিশ অফিসার লোকটিকে বললেন, "তুমি কি চুরির বিষয়ে কিছু জানো? আমার মনে হয় তুমি এটা করেছ।" লোকটি তাদের এবং সেখানে বলল, 'হ্যাঁ'। পুলিশ অফিসার আবার জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন। "আপনাকে পুলিশ হেফাজতে নিলে আপনার কি কোনো আপত্তি আছে?" তিনি উত্তর দিলেন, 'না'। তখন পুলিশ অফিসার তাকে বললেন, "আমরা এখন তোমাকে গ্রেফতার করব"। তখন লোকটি গর্ব করে বলল, খুব ভালো। এভাবে তাকে গ্রেফতার করে জেলে পাঠানো হয়। উপরে উল্লিখিত গল্প থেকে আমরা নৈতিকতা শিখি যে ইংরেজিতে সামান্য শেখার সাথে লোকটি নিজের জন্য ধ্বংস ডেকে আনে। সে তার নিজের বিপর্যয়কে প্রশ্রয় দিয়েছে।







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