MISFORTUNE NEVER COMES ALONE
Once there lived a hawker in a village. He used to sell things in the nearby bazar. Everyday he would get back home at night. He could hardly support his family with his small income. There was a banyan tree on the way.
Once he came in front of the banyan tree, it was quite dark. After toiling much he felt a bit tired. Then he sat down under the banyan tree to take a rest. He felt sleepy and after a while he fell asleep under the banyan tree. In sleep he dreamt a sweet dream that he had been elected the premier of the country. As a result. his joys knew no bounds. Everybody in the country, held him in high esteem. He visited many countries. When he was sleeping, his basket of commodities were lying unguarded beside him under the tree. Then a thief came under the tree. He found a golden opportunity to steal the things easily and accordingly, he went away stealing all the things of the hawker. After a while. tie woke up from sleep and found that all his commodities had already been stolen. But he had nothing to do. Then he left the place for home depressed.
At home he was rebuked severely by his wife for his foolishness . Then he said to himself that misfortune never comes alone. And his sufferings increased to a great extent.
দুর্ভাগ্য কখনো একা আসে না
একসময় এক গ্রামে এক ফেরিওয়ালা থাকত। সে কাছের বাজারে জিনিসপত্র বিক্রি করত। প্রতিদিন সে রাতে বাড়ি ফিরত। তার সামান্য আয় দিয়ে সে তার পরিবারের ভরণপোষণ করতে পারত না। পথে একটি বটগাছ ছিল।
একবার সে বটগাছের সামনে এলে বেশ অন্ধকার ছিল। অনেক পরিশ্রম করার পর সে কিছুটা ক্লান্ত বোধ করল। তারপর সে বিশ্রাম নেওয়ার জন্য বটগাছের নিচে বসে পড়ল। তার ঘুম ভেঙে গেল এবং কিছুক্ষণ পর সে বটগাছের নিচে ঘুমিয়ে পড়ল। ঘুমের মধ্যে সে একটি মিষ্টি স্বপ্ন দেখল যে সে দেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী নির্বাচিত হয়েছে। ফলস্বরূপ। তার আনন্দের সীমা ছিল না। দেশের সবাই তাকে সম্মান করত। সে অনেক দেশ ভ্রমণ করেছিল। যখন সে ঘুমাচ্ছিল, তখন তার পণ্যের ঝুড়ি গাছের নিচে তার পাশে অরক্ষিত অবস্থায় পড়ে ছিল। তারপর গাছের নিচে এক চোর এসে পড়ল। সে সহজেই জিনিসপত্র চুরি করার একটি সুবর্ণ সুযোগ পেল এবং সেই অনুযায়ী, সে ফেরিওয়ালার সমস্ত জিনিসপত্র চুরি করে চলে গেল। কিছুক্ষণ পর। ঘুম থেকে জেগে উঠে টাই দেখতে পেল যে তার সমস্ত জিনিসপত্র ইতিমধ্যেই চুরি হয়ে গেছে। কিন্তু তার আর কিছুই করার ছিল না। তারপর সে হতাশ হয়ে বাড়ি চলে গেল।
বাড়িতে তার স্ত্রী তার বোকামির জন্য তাকে তীব্র তিরস্কার করেছিল। তারপর সে মনে মনে বলল যে দুর্ভাগ্য কখনও একা আসে না। এবং তার কষ্ট অনেক বেড়ে গেল।
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Misfortune Never Comes Alone
Once, there lived a poor hawker in a village. Every day, he would go to the nearby bazar to sell his goods, struggling to make a living. His small income was barely enough to support his family, yet he worked tirelessly from morning till night. Each evening, he would return home, passing by a large banyan tree on his way.
One evening, after a long and exhausting day, he reached the banyan tree. It was already quite dark, and fatigue weighed heavily on him. Feeling extremely tired, he decided to sit down under the tree to rest for a while. As the cool breeze touched his face, he slowly drifted into sleep.
In his sleep, he had a wonderful dream—he saw himself becoming the premier of the country! He imagined people respecting and admiring him, treating him with great honor. He dreamt of traveling to different countries, meeting important people, and living a life full of luxury. His happiness in the dream knew no bounds, and he forgot all his struggles for a while.
Meanwhile, as he slept peacefully, his basket of goods lay beside him, completely unguarded. A thief, who happened to be passing by, noticed the basket and saw an easy opportunity to steal. Without making any noise, he quickly took away all the hawker’s goods and disappeared into the darkness.
After some time, the hawker woke up feeling refreshed, but his joy quickly turned into shock. He looked around and saw that his basket was missing. His heart sank. All his goods had been stolen! Panic and despair filled his mind, but he knew there was nothing he could do.
Disheartened and miserable, he slowly walked back home. But his troubles did not end there. As soon as he reached home, his wife scolded him harshly for his carelessness. She was furious that he had lost everything they depended on for survival.
The hawker sat down with a heavy heart and sighed deeply. He realized that misfortunes never come alone—one trouble often brings another. His sufferings only grew worse, and he regretted his mistake deeply.
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