All Stories for Rearranging Sentences
1. Once a cook roasted a duck for his master. The roast looked very delicious that the
cook could not resist his temptation. So he ate up one of the drumsticks. When the master sat down to eat, he quickly noticed the missing leg. He asked what had happened to the other leg. The cook replied that it was a one-legged duck. He was not to be fooled so easily. He said there was no one-legged duck. The cook was very stubborn. He asserted that this duck had only one leg.
2. One day a grocer borrowed a balance and weights from a fruitseller. After a few days, the fruitseller asked the grocer to return his balance and weights. The grocer said, "The mice ate away your balance and weights. So I can't return you." The lame excuse of the dishonest grocer made the frtuitseller very angry. But he checked his temper. Then one day the fruitseller said to the grocer, "I am going to the town to do some shopping. Please send your son with me to carry my things." The grocer sent his son with the fruit seller but he came back alone from the town. "Where is my son?" asked the grocer. "A crow carried your son away", replied the fruitseller. "You liar! How can a crow carry away such a big boy?" the grocer shouted angrily. "Just the same way as mice can eat away the balance and weights," said the fruitseller.
3. Jerry lives at the orphanage. Though he lives in the orphanage, he possesses a great human quality that is integrity. It is honest but it is more than honesty. One day the axe handle broke. Then the authoress wanted to pay him money to repair it. He refused to take the money. He said that he would pay for it because he brought the axe down careless. But the authoress said that the fault was in the handle of the axe. Thus the authoress convinced him. It was only then that he agreed to take the money.
4. Long ago there lived a hare in a forest. A tortoise also lived nearby. The hare was always proud of his speed. The hare always teased the tortoise. One day he challenged the tortoise to defeat him in a race. The tortoise accepted the challenge. The hare ran very sttly. But the tortoise ran very slowly. Covering much, the hare took rest. He decided to take rest for sometime.
5. Einstein, the great scientist, was sirnille in his ways of life. Once the queen of Belgium invited him to Brussels. He travelled to Brussels by train and got down at the station. - But he could not think that many gorgeously dressed officials had come to receive him at station. The officials also expected to see somebody who was rich and aristocratic. They never imagined that this shabby man would be Einstein himself. So they went back to the queen and informed her that Einstein had not come by train. Einstein, however walked the whole way with a suitcase in one hand and a violin in the other. When he reached the destination, the queen said to him, "I sent a car for you. Dr.Einstein." "I did not think that adbody would send a car for me," replied the great scientist with a smile.
6. There was an old house in a village. Thete lived a number of mice in the house where they were doing a lot of mischief. The master of the mouse was very annoyed andr,made a plan to get rid of them. He bought a oit to kill the mice. The mice were in great difficulty. They could not move freely as before. They held a meeting to discuss the matter and find a way to be free from this danger. Several proposals were made but none of the proposals was good. At lat a young mouse rose to speak and said, "I have a good plan for your consideration. Let us tie a bell round the cat's neck. Then we will hear him coming and be-able to hide ourselves in time." All the [nice thanked the young mouse for his plan. But an old mouse stood up and said, "No doubt the idea is good. But who will tie the bell?"
7. One day a clever fox while walking through the jungle fell into a trap. He struggled hard and at last was able to come out of the trap minus his tail. The fox was very sad as he thought he looked strange and foolish without his tail. He became envious of the other foxes who obviously looked more handsome, and made a plan to have their tails cut. He called a meeting of all the resident foxes of the jungle. As the foxes assembled for the meeting he shouted to them. "Dear friends! I've made a great discovery". "After a long research I've found that we don't need our tails", said he. "They make you look ugly and dirty but they are of little use." "So, friends? What's the use of carrying such a heavy load of a tail all the time?" he asked. "So I advise all of you to do away with your tails', he concluded. "You'll look far better without them, I'm sure. Look! I've already . cut off mine," he tried to convince the others.
8. One day Hazrat Ali's (R) favourite shield was stolen. After a long search it was found with a jew. He asked him to return the shield. But the jew refused to return it. He said that the shield was his. Hazrat Ali's (R) companions were very angry. They were ready to take the shield by force. But Hazrat Ali (R) stopped them saying, "No, you must not do it. There is no difference betiveen the Caliph and his subjects. So I shall rather go to the court of Justice." So Hazrat Ali (R) sought the help of the court. It was the Caliph who had appointed Sharih Qazi.
9. Once there Was a complaint at King Akbar's court., A farmer bought a well from his
neighbour, Iqbal Khan. Even after selling the well to the farmer, Iqbal continued to fetch water from the well. Angered by this, the farmer had come to gffi justice from King Akbar. King Akbar asked Iqbal the reason for fetching water from the well even after selling it to the farmer. Iqbal replied, "I have sold only the well but not the water inside it." King Akbar wanted Birbal to solve the dispute. Birbal said, "Iqbal, you say that you have sold only the well to the farmer. And you claim that the water is yours. Then how come you can keep your water inside another person's well without paying rent?" Iqbal's trickery was countered thus in a tricky way. The farmer got justice and Birbal was fairly rewarded.
10. Somerset Maugham was born on 25 January 1874 at the British Embassy in Paris. He was the fourth of his of parents' 7 children. By the age of ten he was orphaned with an income of 150 a year after the death of his mother from tuberculosis and his father of cancer. He was sent to live with his Aunt Sophia and Uncle MacDonald Maugham.
11. There was an old house in a village. Theft lived a number of mice in the house where they were doing a lot of mischief The master of the mouse was very annoyed andmiade a plan to get rid of them. He bought a cot to kill the mice. The mice were in great difficulty. They could not move freely as before. They held a meeting to discuss the matter and find a way to be free from this danger. Several proposals were made but none of the proposals was good. At last a young mouse rose to speak and said, "I have a good plan for your consideration. Let us tie a bell round the cat's neck. Then we will hear him coming and be ,able to hide ourselves in time." All the Mice thanked the young mouse for his plan. But an old mouse stood up and said, "No doubt the idea is good. But who will tie the bell?"
12. One day a clever fox while walking through the jungle fell into a trap. He struggled hard and at last was able to come out of the trap minus his tail. The fox was very sad as he thought he looked strange and foolish without his tail. He became envious of the other foxes who obviously looked more handsome, and made a plan to have their tails cut. He called a meeting of all the resident foxes of the jungle. As the foxes assembled for the meeting he shouted to them. "Dear friends! I've made a great discovery". "After a long research I've found that we don't need our tails", said he. "They make you look ugly and dirty but they are of little use." "So, friends? What's the use of carrying such a heavy load of a tail all the time?" he asked. "So I advise all of you to do away with your tails', he concluded. "You'll look far better without them, I'm sure. Look! I've already cut off mine," he tried to convince the others.
13. Twenty years ago the writer was living in a small apartment in Paris. At that time a lady had read one of his books and wrote a letter to him praising very high of it. She also convinced the writer to invite her to a luncheon at Foyot's, the most expensive restaurant in Paris . He was not well off; he was earning barely enough money to keep This body and soul together. But he was, so flattered that he could not say "no"to his request. The writer thought the lady would be young and beautiful. But she was not so young as he expected and in appearance imposing rather than attractive. She was very shrewd and took seven costly items of food one after another in different pretext. The writer paid the bill and he had left no money to bear the expenses of the rest of the month. When he met the lady after twenty years at the play,he found her overweight and ugly.
14. Nelson Mandela was born on I8July 1918 to Nongaphi Nosekeni and Gagla Henry Mandela. His father was the key counsellor to the Thembu Royal house. After receiving his .primary education at a local mission school,he was sent to the Charkebury Boarding Institute for his junior certificate. Then he took admission in a reputable Wesleyan Secondary School,where he matriculated. He then enrolled at the University College of Fort Hare for a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree. In the university he was elected onto the Students' Representative Council. He was suspended from college for joining a protest boycott. Mandela was introduced to Walter Sisulu in 1941 and it was Sisulu who who arranged for him to serve for his law firm. Completing his BA through the University of South Africa (Unisajin 1942 he commenced study for his Bachelor of Law Degree. He entered politics in earnest while studying,and joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1943.
15. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was born in Tungipara, a village in Gopalganj District He was the third child in a family of four daughters and two sons. In 1929.Mujib entered into class three at Gopalganj Public School. Two years later he took admission in class four at Madaripur Islamia High School. However Mujib was withdrawn from school in1934 to undergo eye surgery. He returned to school after four years owing to the severity of the surgery and slow recovery. Mujib became politically active when he joined the All India Muslim Federation in 1940. He enrolled at the Islamia College, a well-respected-bnllege affiliated to the University of Calcutta. He joined the Bengal Muslim League im1943. In 1946 he became the generalsecretary of the Islamia College Students Union.
16. In the general election of Pakistan in 1970,Awami League won a massive majority under Mujib's leadership. His party. swooped in all but two of East Pakistan's quota of sats in the National Assembly. The West Pakistan rulers, however, were completely against Mujib's demand for greater autonomy. The then Pak President Yahya Khan delayed the Awami League from forming the Provincial government. In a historic speech at the Racecourse Ground in Dhaka on March 7,1971,Mujib called for the independence of Bangladesh. Yahya Khan declared martial law,banned Awami League and ordered arrest of Shiekh Mujib. On the night of March 25,1971,Pak Army launched operation searchlight and started large scale genocide of the innocent Bengalis and arrested Sheikh Mujib. On March 17,1971,the first government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was formed and Mujib was made the first President of the country in his absence. Soon after that Muktibahini was Mimed and it started strong resistance against the Pak Army. After nine months of bloody war Bangladesh became independent and Sheikh Mujib took the charge of reconstructing the war-torn country.
17. Gulliver was born in 1660 in. Nottinghamshire. His father had a small estate there. When he was fourteen years old; his father sent him to college. But as it was expensive, he left after staying there for three years. Then Gulliver studied medicine under Mr. Bates until 1681. When he left Mr. Bates, his father sent him to medical college to Leyden in Holland. He got an appointment on the Swallow where he stayed for four years after which he thought he would settle down in London. His master Mr. Bates used to send him some of his patients and he bought a small house and got married. When his master died in 1689, he found himself in great financial difficulties. So, he decided to go to the sea again.
18. James Norman Hall, an American writer, wrote a story about a strange piece of business. It took place between him and a farmer. While in Tahiti, he was once short of money. So he rented a one-room house about 22 Kilometres from the town. He was doing some interesting writings there. To save money, he wanted to make a vegetable garden in front of the house. But his efforts to live economically proved useless. For the place was full of ants and land crabs. They failed all his attempts. Losing heart, he gave away the seeds to a Chinese neighbour who was a fanner.
19. Once a dog was eating a bony piece of meat under a tree. A crow saw him and wished to eat that. It flew away and after sometime returned with another crow. Both the crows went near the dog. One of them started pecking the dog's tail. The dog not only felt disturbed but also became angry. The dog dropped the bone and looked at the crow. In the mean time the other crow flew away with the bone. The dog ran after the crow but in vain. This made him sad and helpless.
20. Once upon a time there was an honest and pious man. His, name was Abu Ben Adhern. He was once sleeping peacefully. Suddenly he woke up and saw an angel. The angel was writing the names of persons who loved God. He asked the angel if his name was there. In reply the angel said that his name was not there. Abu then requested him to put his name"in the.list because he loved mankind and-his fellow brothers. The angel took down his request and went away.He again appeared the next night and showed Abu that his name was at the top of the list.
21. Once upon a time a queen sat sewing at a window. Snow was falling and some flakes landed on the windows' ebony frame. Suddenly the queen pricked her finger with her needle. And three drops of blood fell upon the snow. She said to herself, ''If only I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, as black as ebony. Soon afterwards the queen had a daughter called Snow White, with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood and hair as black as ebony. When she was born, the queen died. After a year, the king married- again. Every day the queen used to ask her magic mirror, "Mirror, Mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all?" And the mirror would reply, You are, 0, queen,".
22. Dr. Muhammad Yunus was born in 1940 in Chittagong. He is the third of 14 children of his parents. He received his primary education in Chittagong. He received his Ph. D. from Vanderbilt University in USA. He was the Head of Economies Department of Chittagong University. He is the founder of Grameen Bank. He is also the Managing Director of the Grameen Bank: In 1997, Professor Yunus organised the world's first Micro Credit Summit in Washington D.C. He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
23. There lived a farmer in a village. He had a few acres of land. The lands yielded him some crops. With that he supported his family. One day he was walking through the fields. He was thinking how he could add to his income. While walking he came across a purse of gold. He thought that it might have been dropped by a passer-by. However he picked it up and carried it home. He showed it to his wife.
24. Hazrat Muhammad (Sm.) was born in the Quraish tribe of Makkah in 570.A.D. His father Abdullah died before his birth. He was brought up by Halima in his childhood. Then he was brought up by his grandfather Abdul Muttalib. After the death of his grandfather he was brought up by his uncle Abu Talib. Hazrat Muhammad (Sm.) was . truthful from his boyhood, He made an organization named Hilful Fuzul at the age of 17. He married Khadija'at the age of 25. He got revelation at the age of forty. He was the greatest of all the prophets.
25. Amartya Sen, a great economist was born in Dhaka on November, 1933. His parents were Ashutosh Sen and Arnita Sen. Both were ardent followers of Rabindranath. At first he was admitted to St. Gregory's School in Dhaka. Then he had his education from Santiniketan and next in Presidency College and finally at Cambridge. Back to India ire became the head of Economica Departmeht of Jadavpur University. Later he taught at Delhi University and next in London School of 'Economics at Oxford. Finally he became the master of Trinity college, Cambridge in 1977. He wrote many bookskaa welfare economics of which 'Economic Inequality and Poverty and famines' are famous, He is the founder of welfare economics which touches the lives of the poorest people of the society. (He was the first Asian winner of Nobel prize in Economics awarded in 1998. Sri Sen had made us proud.
26. A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany faced with a great problem. It became full of rats. The people of the town came to the town Hall. They said to the Mayor to do something about rats. The Mayor called a meeting of his councillors. The Mayor and the councillors talked about the problem. But they could not find a way out. At that moment there was a knock at the door. The Mayor said "Come in". The stranger entered the Hall.
27. Many of us have heard about Taimur. He was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince. And he captured the province. The province was situated far away. The news reached the prince. He got furious. He came with a large army. The prince surrounded the province on all sides. A terrible battle took place between them and Taimur's soldiers were all killed except Taimur.
28. William Somerest Maugham was born in 1874 in Paris. He is regarded as one of the greatest short story writiers of modern time. He qualified as a doctor and this life had not charm for him. Soon he gave up medicine for literature. He made his first appearance in literature by writing Liza of Lambeth, his first novel. It is realistic study of the life of lowly neighbourhood in London. This brought for him a good name. He wrote a few other novels as well. Then he took to writing plays. Some of his well-known plays are Mrs. Cardiac Lady Frederick etc.
29. An Arab ship was carrying a party of Muslims from Ceylon to Mecca for the Hajj. The ship was attacked by sea robbers froth Debul, a sea-port in Sind. They looted the ship and carried away Muslim women and children. This sad news reached Hajjaj-binÂYusuf, the Governor of Iraq. He was angry when he heard what had happened and sent a messenger to Rajah Dahir, the ruler of Sind. He asked him to,return the Muslim women and children. Rajah Dahir sent a cold reply to this message. Hajjaj was very angry when he received the reply arid decided to teach the proud king a lesson. He sent his nephew Mohammad-bin-Qasim at the head of 12000 soldiers. In Sind a hard battle was fought and Rajah Dahir was killed and his army was completely defeated.
30. Gulliver was born in 1660 in Nottinghamshire. His father had a small estate there. When he was fourteen years old, his father sent him to college. But as it was expensive, he left after staying there for three yeafs. Then Gulliver studied medicine under Mr Bates until 1681. When he left Mr, Bates, his father sent him to medical college to Leyden in Holland. He got an appointment on the Swallow where he stayed for four years tafter which he thought he would settle down inLondon. Hinnaster Mr. Bates used to send him some of his patients and he bought a small house and ght married. When his master died in 1689, he found himself in great financial difficulties. So, he decided to go to the sea again.
31. Socrates' wife used to lose her temper on the slightest excuse. She always tried to irritate Socrates. One day the woman became more furious than ever. She began to insult him. Socrates could not tolerate this. So he went out of his room. He sat on the door step of> his house looking out on the public street. This made his wife more furious. She thought that her husband was not paying the least heed to her. She went up to him with a bucket full of water and poured much water on him.
32. One day Rip van Winkle went out for a walk with his gun and his dog. On the way he came across a group of strange looking fellows in a place. There he drank a drink and soon fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up, he rubbed his eyes and looked about. There was no sign of the strange people with whom he drank. He thought that perhaps he had been dreaming. Suddenly he felt something strange on his face and he put his hand. To his surprise-the found that he had a long white beard, more than a foot long. He found his old gun lying on the grass rusty and useless. He also found his clothes, all 'in rags and falling to pieces.
33. Gustave Eiffel was a Frenchman. He was born in a prosperous family in 1832. He graduated from the Central School of Engineering in Paris. For years Gustave made plan after plan- of dams, factories and structures of great size. All over Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880s the French government decided to organise a World Fair in Paris. Gustave Eiffel proposed a 989-feet tower of iron as a symbol of the exhibition. The. construction of the Tower began in January 1887. Forty engineers and designers under Eiffel's direction worked for two years. The Tower was completed in March 1889.
34. An English poet was staying in Italy for the benefit of his ealth. During his stay he received an unpaid letter from his friend. The letter contained nothing but some words. The poet had to pay double postage. He became very annoyed. He wanted to teach his friend a good lesson. So he procured a heavy stone. He packed it up in a fine box. Then he sent it to his friend with the words on it "Carriage to be paid on delivery". His friend thought that the contents of the percel were valuable and so he paid the heavy charge for carrying.
35. A poor woman once came to Buddha. She asked him whether he could give her any medicine to restore her dead child to life. The holy man was touched by the great sorrow of the woman. He told her that there was only one medicine which could revive her son. He told her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where death had never entered'. The sorrowful mother-went from door to door seeking the mustard seeds but at every door she met with'Sad replies. one said " I have lost my husband." Another said, our youngest child diedilast year." She returned with heavy heart to the great teacher and told him the Pekin of her search. Then Buddha told her affectionately that she must not think much of her own grief since sorrow and death are common to all.
36. Once there was a king. He had many good qualities excepting one great fault. He never thought before he did anything. He was always in a hurry. Subjects came to make complaints to him. He did not think for a single monient. He gave his orders at once without knowing the fact at length. He was, therefore, always making mistakes. But nobody had the courage to tell him any thing. So, he was a strong ruler and feared by all but loved by none for his habit of hasty conclusion.
37. Dr. Alfred Nobel was born on 21st October, 1833 at Stockholm, Sweden. He was an engineer and chemist. His father Emanuel Nobel was an architect and researcher. He had ammunition business at Leningrad. In 1850 Alfred Nobel joined his father's company. After some years Alfred Nobel invented Dynamite. He earned a lot of money from his Dynamite business. He undertook a plan to give an award for encouraging the creative work for setting up peace in the world. This award wastamed after Alfred Nobel and it was called 'Nobel Prize'. The Nobel Prize has been given since 1901.
38. A snake lived in a hole at the foot of a tree. High 4 on its branches was the nest of a crow. The crow had four young chicks in its nest. Whenever the tow would leave the nest to bring food for its chicks, the snake would climb up and eat one. In this way the snake ate up three of the chicks. The crow at last thought of a plan to get rid of its enemy. It stole an expensive necklace of the princess from the royal palace and dropped it into the snake's hole after scattering a few rubies here and there. The king became very angry at the loss and sent out men to look for the necklace. In course of time they noticed the scattered rubies near the hole. They dug the hole, killed the
snake and took the necklace.
39. Once upon a time there lived a young man named Androcles. He was caught by a slave-merchant who sold him to a rich man in another-country. Hisaster was very bad and inflicted heavy torture on him. Androcles was verytome-- k. One day he fled from his master's house and took shelter "in a cave.' In the evening a lion entered the cave. The lion seemed wounded as he wasigroaning. He came near Androcles and lifted his paw. He took the lion's paw In his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain. ,- .
40. There was a bad man in a village. But when he did any work, he would say, "God had it done by me". One day the bad man was stealing some mangoes from the garden of a neighbour. The owner of the garden saw him stealing the mangoes, and he hurried to the garden. "Why are you Stealing mangoes from my garden?" asked the owner of the garden. "Because God is getting it done by me ''replied the bad man". The owner of the garden said nothing. He took a suck and was waiting for the bad man till he came down from the tree. When the bad man came down, the owner of the garden caught hold of him and began to beat him with the stick, "Stop" said the bad man "What have I done to deserve it?"
41. Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1306 B.S.(1899A.D.) in the district of Burdwan. At Ore age, of eleven he showed his poetic genius. In 1914 when the First World War brgike out he wanted to join the army. At last at the age of 19 he joined the army as an ordinary soldier. On his return from the battle-field he gave up the sword for tlie pen and began to write poems. He wrote a lot of poems, songs, short stories, gazals„ novels etc. and travelled all branches of Bengali Literature. His famous poem 'Bidrohd' stirred the whole nation. His poems and songs inspired our freedom fighters in the liberation war of Bangladesh. In 1972, he was brought to Bangladesh from Kolkata and was declared our rational poet. He died on the 29th August, 1976.
42. More than 170 years ago there lived in France one of the greatest soldiers called Napoleon Bonaparte. He was born in 1769. When he was young, he joined the French Army as an ordinary soldier. He rose to high position in the army by his good work and courage...He fought several wars with the neighbouring countries and won victories over4hem. He greigivery powerful and soon became the greatest man in the co try. In 1804 he proclairffed himself to be the emperor. France under him was very p rful. He died in 1821. Yet the Frenchmen remember him with due respect.
43. Marco Polo was born in 1256 in Venice. He was one of the greatest adventurous men. In 1271 he set out from Venice to China. He was accompanied by his father and uncle. They had travelled by land and sea. They also travelled over mountains and across deserts. For transport they had used ships, camels, horses and donkeys. Actually at that time journey was very difficult because of no speedy vehicles. It took the Polos over three years to reach China. He was then 50 years old. ,
44. Queen Victoria when a little girl was taught economical habits by her governess. The priticess had a fixed allowance for pocket money. She was not permitted to exceed it One day at a market at Wales she has spent all her money in buying a number of presents for relativesapd friends. As she was leaving, she remebered another cousin for whom she did not 631..`y any present. She saw a box marked half a crow. She considered that the box would be the most appropriate gift for him. But alas! she had no money. The people in the'ghop wanted to enclosethe box with the other articles. But her governess said, "No, you see the princess has not The money and so of course, she cannot buy the box."
45. Luthfiir is 8 years old an lives in Dhaka. He comes from Tongi. -He came with/his father, mother, brother and grandmother to Dhaka in search of a living. His father works ..as_,a rickshaw puller and mother as a domestic worker. Luthfur collects polythene bags, scrap papers and materials. He sells them at a shop for taka 50 to 10 a bag. He earns taka 20 to 50 a day which he gives to his mother. Luthfur and his family live in a slum near Kamalapur railway station. Their home is a tiny shelter with a sheet of polythene for a roof. They sleep on the dirt floor.
46. An ordinary garment worker in our country leads a very laborious life. Her day starts very early in the morning and ends at about for 10 p.m. She starts for her working place .at about 7 a.m. Generally she walks to her factory along with other girls working there. Sometimes she has to get on a crowded public bus to reach her factory. On the way to her destination she is infected with slang words from various corners. She becomes the object of other's pity. She has to tolerate bad comments. Even in the factory she is not in a congenial atmosphere. She works in conjusted rooms.
47. Marco Polo was an adventuros man. He made a journey from Venice to. China. He travelled by land and sea, over mountains and across deserts. He used ships, camels and horses as means of transport. It took Polo over three years to reach China. It was in summer Polo reached the palace of Kublai Khan, the emperor of China. He was warmly recieved by the emperor of China. Marco polo proved himself wise and trustworthy to the emperor. He became a great favourite with the king. The Emperor made him one of his officers.
48. A young boy came to the house of a rich lady. He aweared smart and diligent, mild and well-behaved. He was always at the lady's command. He was so sweet in nature that soon he won the hearts of all the members of the house. The lady offered to work as servant. She engaged the boy without further investigation. She looked upon him as an honest and faithful boy. She found him working hard and doing his duties honestly and faithfully. She was highly pleased with him. She was so pleased with the boy that after some years she gave him a piece of land to work and earn for himself.
49. Haji Mohsin helped the poor and the helpless people with food and clothes. He was famous for his kindness. A thief entered into his bedroom one night. Haji Moshin woke up and caught hold of the thief. The man said, 'Sir, I am very poor; I have no food in my house.' He took pity with the poor man. Haji Mohsin took him to another room and opened a box. The box was full of gold and money. He said the poor man, "Take as much money as you need." He began to weep in gratitude and promised not to steal again.
50. Nobel prize is the world's most important prize. The prize is instituted by a man who was the inventor of the science of destruction.. He is Alfred Bernard Nobel. He was born in Stockholm on 21st Odtober, 1833 and he'died on 10th December, 1896. Though he was a citizen of Sweden, he was educated in Russia. Nobel prizes are awarded every year for outstanding achievements in the field of seierice, literature and for promoting world's peace. The prize is given to persons with most outstanding 'iffitirfbiation. One prize is awarded in each field. If there are more than one recipient 01-thrprize in one field, the prize money is equally distributed amongest all the winners-. tEcianomics was added in the list in 1969 for the first time
51. Hazrat Abdul Quader Zilani was going to Baghdad for education. Baghdad was far away from his home. Hazrat Abdul Quader Zilani began his journey in the company of a group of merchants. His mother advised him to speak the truth always on the eve of his departure. A gang of robbers fel upon the travellers five days aft6r- their journey. One of the robbers caught hold of the boy. He brought him before the captain. The captain told that he was mere a boy and seemed to have nothing valuable with him. Hazrat Abdul Quader told the truth. The captain told the robber to let the boy go.
52. Penicillin is a life saving medicine. It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming. Fleming was born in a poor family in Scotland. He was the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters. He passed his boyhood with his parents. He was a very bright, attentive and regular student. He was sent to London, at the age of fourteen for higher education. He went to school and came back home on foot. He was never absent from school up to the age of twelve years. The school was four miles away from his home.
53. A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem. It became full of rats. The rats were so big and so fierce that they fought the dogs. killed the cats and bit the babies in the cradles. They ran about shrieking and squeaking all the time. They ate up the corn in the granaries. The people came to the town Hall and said to the Mayor: "Do something about the rats or we will send you packing." The Mayor trembled. He called a meeting of his councillors and talked about the problem for hours. But they could not find a way out. They were in despair.
54. The postman took a letter up to the gate of a house. A young girl came out to receive it. It was her deer brother's letter. The price of the postage was one shilling. She. had no money to pay for the letter. The postman put it back in his bag and turned away. An English man saw this. He paid the shilling. The postman handed the letter to the girl.The girl became very happy.
55. Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda was born on 8th May at village Maragra in the district of Birhum in West Bengal in 1900 A.D. His father Hazrat Shah Abdul Mukit was a pious man. At the age of six he was admitted in a Furkania Madrasha and than he was admitted in an English School. He showed extraordinary credit in every examination of the school. In 1925 getting star marks he passed M.Sc in Chemistry from Calcutta University. In 1929 he passed D.Sc. from Imperial College in England. In 1953, he was appointed chairman of Secondary Education Board. He has made great contribution to the scientific research of Bangladesh.:He made a great plan to give the new structure of education system. He died on 3rd November in 1977.
56. Akbar was born in 1542 at Amarkoat in Sindh. His full name was Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar. His father was Humayun. He was the grandson of Babur: He had not much education. He ascended the throne of Delhi at the age of 13. He ruled over 50 years in India. He was skilled in warfare. He won the 2nd Panipath battle in 1556. It was the greatest victory in his life. '
57. Once there lived a sultan in a country. He wanted to appoint an honest man as his tax collector. So he asked for the wise counselor's advice. Then he invited applications. A number of people applied for the job. The applicants were asked to meet the Sultan one by one. They came through a passage where gold coins were kept. When they all arrived, the Sultan asked them to dance. All the applicants blushed and refused except one. Then he found the desired man.
58. Once a dog was eating a piece of bone sitting Under a tree. There sat a crow on the tree who wished to take away the bone for itself. It flew away and after some time returned there with another crow. Both the crows went to the dog. One of them started pulling the dog by his tail. The dog felt very disturbed and got very angry. He dropped the piece of bone on the ground and then looked back to se what the matter was. In the meantime the second crow flew away with the bone. The dog ran after the crows but in vain. He became very sad.
59. Abraham Lincoln was among the greatest Presidents of the United States of America. Lincoln was born in 1809. He rose from humble origin. Lincoln became great by dint of his own efforts and perseverance. As a man he was simple and _kind. There were many Negro slaves in America in those days. During the time when he was President of America, a civil war took place. The civil war occurred over the question of slavery. It began in 1861 and continued for more than four years. Lincoln was in favour of the slaves.
60. The National Memorial at Savar is a symbol of nation's respect. It is built with concrete and made of blood. It stands 150 feet tall. It stands for an achievement which is immeasurable. It stands upright for the millions of martyrs. Most prominently visible is the 150 feet tower that stands on base measuring 130 feet wide. There is actually a series of 7 towers that rise by stages to a height of 150 feet. The foundation stone was laid on the first anniversary of the Victory Day. There is actually a plan to build a huge complex in several phases. The entire complex will cover an area of 126 acres.
61. Albert Einstein was born in Germany in. 1879. His fatheit was a business man. When the,business failed, the family moved to Milan. He completed his secondary education frorh a high school in Aarau. He got admitted in Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1896. He graduated in 1900. He obtained-Ph.D. degree from the University of Zurich. He received a regular appointment at the University of Zurich. For the next couple of years, he taught mathematics and physics in a secondary school. In 1922, Einstein received Nobel Prize in physis.
62. Ibn Sina was born in 985 in Bukhara, in Iran. His full name was Abul All Siva. In his childhood his name and fame spread all over the. Persian gulf area. In his young age Ibn Sina came in contact with the philosphers, scientists, mathematicians and astrologers of, that lime. Al Beroni, Abu Shehol, Jurjani were among them, Reputation as a physician spread all places in his early age. The then state, government was acquainted with his fame. Sultan Mahmud, the king of Gajni, invited him to the Royal Court. His Kanorf is the best recited book in medical science. Ibn Sina is called the prince of medical science.
63. Begum Rokeya was the pioneer for the women to come out. She was born in 1880 in Rangpur. She set many schools especially open for the girls. Her husband Sakhawat Hossain encountged her to do so. Begum Rokeya fought against all superstitions. She wanted to break the chain of keeping inside home. Being educated, she worked for womenfolk. She worked for social welfare till death. She wrote many books like Padmarag, Motichur etc. She died in 1932.
64. Jibananda Das was born in a small town of Barisal in 1899. He took his Master's Degree in English at the age of 22. In 1992 he started his teaching career as professor of English at the Calcutta City College. He lost his job in 1928 on the charge of publishing a poem in the Parichaya Patrika. But in 1930 he joined the Ramjash College, Delhi but returned to his place of birth the next year. He got an appointment in Brajniohan College, Barisal in 1935. In 1947 when the Partition was made, Jivananda Das left Bangladesh for India. In West Bengal he started editing the Swaraj Patrika. In 1951 he joined the Khargpur College. He was awarded Rabindra Purashkar in 1953.
65. A merchant had a faithful dog which loved its master very much. One day the merchant rode to a far off place of business. The merchant started on his journey collecting much money. The dog followed him all the way. Since he was tired on the way, he took rest in the shade of a tree. He laid his bag of money beside him. After taking rest for sometime, he started this journey again leaving his bag behind. The dog saw the bag and realised the forgetfulness of its master. It thought that its master must remember it and come back. So the faithful dog kept watch on the bag.
66. Hazrat Omar (R) was the second Caliph of Islam. At night he used to walk alone in the streets of Medina. His aim was to see the condition of the people with his own eyes. One night while walking he heard the sound of crying coming out from &hut. He went there. He found a woman and three children. He asked the woman why the children were crying. The woman said to him that they had been starving for three days. Hearing this his heart melt into pity. He went to the Royal Treasury and brought food, for them.
67. Robinson Crusoe was born in York, England in 1632 A. D. His father was then a young merchant. He was a foreigner. He first settled in Hull, a port city in the eastern coast of England. He ran his own business successfully. He became quite a wealthy man. The eldest -son joined the Army against/ his father's wishes. Robinson Crusoe was the youngest of his father's three sons. The second son disappeared from home. Crusoe went on a trip to London With his friend, the son of captain of a ship in 1651.
68. Everyone will have heard the name of Solomon. The queen of Sheba heard of his wealth and wisdom. So she came to test him. She brought with her two garlands of flowers —one natural and the other artificial. She placed them before the king to take the natural one. He was puzzled for a time. He noticed some bees humming for honey in a withered rose,outside the window. He asked one of his men to open the windows. The bees came in and settled on the natural flowers and thus solvgd the problem. The queen of Sheba became surprised and went away admiring the king.
69. Yesterday I gave my nephew six pence. I advised him to save it. In stead he bought himself six pence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop he dropped his six pence. It rolled along the pavement and disappeared down a drain. He took off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves. Then he pushed his right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his six pence any where. And what is more, he could not get his arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him.
70. There was a poor farmer in a certain village of Bengal. He would earn his livelihood by daily labour. But still he would pass his, days in quite happiness and merriment with his wife. He worked and even at night after his day's work he would sleep happily. There was a richman who had a big house beside the hut of the farmer. He had' a vast property but he was not happy. Because he craved for more wealth. He could not sleep at night. One day he thought of the miserable condition of his poor neighbour. He said to himself, "1 have enough money but the fanner has nothing".
71. Cinderella's father and mother were- both dead. She lived with her aunt. She had two daughters, They were both fat and ugly. The aunt and her daughters hated Cinderella because she was beautiful. They made her do all the work in the house. She worked very hard but they always scolded her for not working hard enough. 'You must work harder,' they said angrily. 'You are a lazy girl.' Poor Cinderella stayed in the kitchen all day, cooking, washing the dishes and looking after the fire. -The ugly sisters sat lazily in comfortable chairs all day trying to make themselves look less ugly.
72. Long long ago, there lived a widow in a certain village of Bustam. She had a son. He was nine years old. She loved him dearly. The boy also loved and obeyed her very much. One night the entire village was in deep sleep. The boy was awake and busy in studies. His beloved mother was also sleeping. All on a sudden, she woke up. She told her son with dozing eyes to give her a glass of water.
73. In 1912 an American Shipping company launched a new ship called Titanic. It was the largest and most- luxurious ocean liner of the time. It weighed 46,000 tons and could carry about 2,200 passengers. Experts said that nothing, could make it sink. On April 10, 1912, the Mak) sailed on its first voyage across the Atlantic. It sailed from Southampton in England to New York in the United States, with 2,224 passengers; men, women and children. On April 15; just before midnight, the ship struck an iceÂberg. The ice-berg tore a great hole in the ship's side and the unsinkable Titanic' began to sink. There was a great alarm on board. Warning bells rang out.
74. In the early hours of the morning the Titanic' sank. While her band was playing bravely on deck. Twenty minutes later another liner, the 'Carpathi' arrived on the scene. And it helped to rescue survivors from the icy water. But of the 2,224 passengers, only about 700 survived. It was a terrible disaster. But something good came out of the sinking of the Titanic'. In 1913 there was a committee of inquiry into the disaster. This committee drew up many new rules for shipping companies. Since then, every ship had to provide life-boat places for each passenger.
75. Long ago, there was a Sultan in Bengal. His name was Giasuddin Azam. His capital was Sonargaon near Dhaka. He was very just and kind ruler. The Sultans hobby was hunting. One day he was on hunting deer in the jungle. He shot an arrow aiming at a fawn. The arrow missed aim. By chance it pierced a boy standing in the jungle. The boy instantly died.
76. Fisherman
Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. He could barely support his wife and three children. Everyday he used to go fishing early in the morning. But he never threw his net into the sea more than four times. One morning he threw his net into the sea as usual. He thought he had caught a large fish and so he felt very happy. But a moment later he saw that he had no fish, rather only a dead donkey. He was very disappointed. Then the fisherman became angry. He had just repaired his net and he noticed that the weight of the dead donkey had broken it in several places.
77. English Language
English is an international language. Its importance can easily be understood. It is regarded as second language almost in every country of the world. A foreign office cannot function without English knowing persons. There are some jobs like that of a pilot, a telephone operator or a tourist guide and the like which require men who know English. To keep communion with people of the English speaking world, learning of English is a must. Besides, learning English at the secondary stage is very helpful for higher studies. A deeper understanding of this language can also bring us much pleasure. We will be able to enjoy good authors. Then, a proficiency in this language can help us become better understood and more capable of expressing our feelings.
78. Sheikh Saadi
Once Sheikh Saadi was going to Baghdad with a group of rich merchants. He had a bundle of books and some money with him. The merchants had their goods and a lot of money. They travelled for twelve days without any trouble. On the thirteenth day a gang of robbers attacked them. The robbers took away all the goods and money from the merchants. Then the leader of the robbers came to Saadi. He ordered Saadi to give all he had to him. Sheikh Saadi handed him the bundle of books and also the little money he had without any fear. Saadi then said, "I hope that you will make good use of these books."
79. Two Friends and The Bear
Once upon a time two friends were passing by a forest. They were talking about their love for each other. Suddenly a bear came there. The first friend climbed up a tree. The later could not climb up a tree. He did not find any way. He lay down on the ground and feigned death. The bear smell his ears, nose and face. He thought him to be dead. Then the bear went away.
80. Social Being
Think of the first human beings, living in small scattered groups, each made up of a few families. The members of each group would hunt together and also fight other groups over things they needed. Soon, however, they came to see that it was useful to have some friends to help them. Therefore, they started to make friends with neighbouring groups, so that they might fight the others better. Then these friends came to live together and formed larger bodies called tribes. A tribe would not fight within itself, but quarrels went on between one tribe and another. Each, therefore, felt it necessary to grow larger and. more powerful. So tribes began to join themselves together, or were swallowed up by some larger tribes. Bigger and bigger tribes came into being. At last what we call nations grew.
81. Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was named after Gustave Eiffel. He comes of a rich family. He had his education in Engineering. He used to work for a railway construction company. Gustave made plans of dame, factories, stations and structures of big size construction. A world's fair was held in Paris. Gustave proposed a 989 feet high tower of iron as a symbol of exhibition and a lot of people worked on it for two years. The tower was completed in March in 1889. It is still regarded as one of the wonders of the world. Millions of people visit the tower every, year.
82. There lived a poor but worthy farmer in a village. With the small income of his few acres of land, he used to support himself, his wife and seven children. One day while walking through the field, he found a purse of gold which had been dropped by a passer-by. He carried it home and showed it to his wife. She advised him to use it or at least a part of it for themselves. The honest farmer told his wife that honesty is the best policy and that he would first try to find out the man who had lost it. The wife rebuked the husband for his foolishness. The farmer kept saying, "Honesty is the best policy". The owner of the purse was at last discovered by the farmer. The rich man took the purse and gave him thanks but no reward.
83. Once Einstein went to Brussels at the invitation of the Queen of Belgium. When he got down from the train of Brussels, he saw many gorgeously dressed people present at the station. He could not think that these people were there actually to receive him. The officials also expected to see somebody who would appear to be rich and aristocratic to them. They never imagined that this shabbily-dressed man would be Einstein himself. So they went back to the Queen and informed her that the great scientist had not come by the train. Einstein, however, walked the whole way from the station with a suitcase in one hand and a violin in the other. When he reached the palace, the Queen said to him, "I sent a car for you, Dr. Einstein". With a smile on his face, he replied, "I did not expect that, your Majesty". "But," Einstein added, "I assure you, I greatly enjoyed the walk".
84. In 1271, Marco Polo who was then a boy of fifteen set out from Venice to China. He was accompanied by his father and uncle who had already been to China. They had to travel by land and sea, over mountains and across deserts. It took the Polos over three years to reach China. It was summer when the Polo reached Shangto where Kublai Khan, the King of China, lived. Kublai Khan received them cordially. Marco Polo soon became a great favourite with the King. The King sent him as his ambassador to some parts of his Empire. The King found Marco Polo much better than his other ambassadors and rewarded him. With the permission of the King, the Polos began their return journey which lasted for three years and they reached Venice in 1295.
85. Extraordinary meritorious Dr. Kudrat-E-Khuda was born on the 8th May, at village Margra in the district of Birbhum in West Bengal in 1900 A.D. His father Hazrat Shah Abdul Mukit was a pious man and his mother Fashiha Khatun was also a pious woman. At the age of six, he was admitted in a Furkania Madrasha and then in an English School. He showed extraordinary credit in every examination of the school. In 1925, with star marks he passed M. Sc in Chemistry from Kolkata University. In 1929, he passed D.Sc from Emperial College in England. In 1953, he was appointed Chairman of Secondary Education Board. He made a great plan to give the new structure of education system. He has great contribution to the scientific research of Bangladesh. He died on 3rd November, 1977.
86. Thomas Alva Edision, the great American inventor, was born in the town of Milan, Ohio in 1847. He had only three months of formal education during his boyhood. His school master considered him retarded. He made a series of very useful inventions. Edision created his first invention, an electric vote-recorder, when he was only twenty-one years old. It did not sell well. After that, Edision concentrated on inventing objects that he expected would be readily marketable. The inventions made Edision both famous and rich. For most of his life, Edision sufferred from seriously impaired hearing. He died in West Orange, New Jersy in 1931.
87. In the town of Stratford, in the days of Queen Elizabeth I, there might have been a bright-eyed boy of nine or ten making his way to Grammar School. The boy's name was William Shakespeare. William's father was a well-to-do citizen of Stratford. So, the boy had the best education that could be given him in the town. Strange to say, we do not know much about Shakespeare's early life. After he left school, he became a lawyer's clerk. Others say that he was a school master. Again, we are told that he was apprenticed to a butcher. We know that he married Anne Hathway. When he was still a young man, Shakespeare left his wife and family and went to London.
88. Galileo was born on 15 February 1564, at Pisa, Italy. His father was a skilful musician and mathematician. He wanted to make his son a cloth-dealer. But Galileo had no taste for business. He persuaded his fattier to let him study medicine and philosophy at the University of Pisa. He showed at a very early age, an unusual talent for science. At the age of only seventeen he had invented an important scientific law — the Law of the Pendulum. In 1609, Galileo heard of telescope invented by a Hans Lippershey, a maker of spectacles. He set to work on the day he heard of the Dutch telescope and made one of his own. Soon Galileo made more powerful telescopes with which he made many amazing discoveries about the sun and the moon and stars.
89. Everybody in the village respected Widow Douglas. She was a kind woman. She had none in the world. Widow Douglas had often seen Huck Finn. She knew that there was none to look after this boy. So, she brought Huck to her house. She told him that she would take care of him. At first Huck thought, it was a prison for him. But, when Widow Douglas gave him new dresses, good food and a nice bed, Huck was happy. He thought that mothers of the village would not dislike him again.
90. You have heard the name of Mother Teresa. She was born in Yugoslavia in 1919. She was one of those people who dedicated their lives to the service of mankind. When she was eighteen, she decided to be a nun and came to Calcutta. Then she became a teacher of a school in Calcutta. She swore to dedicate her life for the cause of the helpless and poor people. Soon her activities for the service of mankind spread all over the world. She was on her heels for her selfless service of mankind even at her old age. In recognition to her service, 'she was awarded Nobel Prize for peace in 1979. She was also given 'Bharat Ratna Award' in the following year.
91. Hazrat Hasan (R) was very pious and simple. One day while passing through a date garden, he saw an Abyssinian slave. He was sitting in one corner of the garden. He had a small loaf of bread in his hand. A hungry dog sat at a distance looking at him. The slave took a bit himself and then threw another bit to the dog. He did this for sometime. So the actually ate one half and gave away the other half to the dog. Hazrat Hasan (R) was surprised at the -behaviour of the slave. He went to the boy and talked to him about this.
92. One day a widow who had lost her son came to Buddha. The widow requested Buddha to restore her dead son to life. Buddha felt pity for the bereaved woman but could do nothing. He asked the widow to bring a handful of mustard seed from a house where death had not entered. The widow rushed from door to door for the mustard seed. But she found no house where someone had not died. At every house she heard that they had lost some of their near and dear ones. Being disappointed she came back to Buddha and told him about the result of her search. Then the Buddha told her that since death is a common affair everywhere she should not grieve over her son's death. The widow was consoled and went away satisfied.
93. Rabindranath was born in the renowned Tagore family on March, 1861. After the completion of his house education he was sent to school. But he did not like institutional education. So arrangements were made at house for his proper education. Only at the age of eight he started composing poems. In his thirteenth year, Rabindranath along with his father went to visit the Himalayas. He wrote his poetic novel 'Banaphul' at the age of fifteen. When he was sixteen, his poems and essays were being published in journals. At the age of seventeen he was sent to London to study law. But he studied literature with professor Henry Morely, only for a few months and then returned home.
94. Aristotle was born in Greece. He was a son of a Royal physician. His father wanted him to be a. physician but he never cherished to be so. He wanted to be a free thinker. As a result -from his childhood, he studied under a great free thinker Plato. Plato taught Aristotle according to his own way. Aristotle achieving his academic qualifications took the pen to write on different topics suitable for human civilization. He also wrote books on Literature, Economics and comparative Politics. 'Politics' is one of his famous books where we get the fullest development of his wisdom. He is called the Father of Biology because of his creativity.
95. Pasteur was a French scientist. He discovered that many diseases are caused by germs and he also found cures for several of them. At first, he only treated animals, because he did not want to cause the death of any human being. He found a mad dog and injected some weak germs of its disease into blood. The dog was cured. One day a boy named Joseph Meister was brought to Pasteur. He had been bitten by a mad dog. Pasteur gave him some injections and the boy did not get dogs disease. The news of Pasteur' success spread all over the world. Other doctor began to study his work.
96. Long ago, there lived a very kind and generous man in Yemen. The name of that man was Hatem Tai. He was not rich but he was very hospitable. People praised him more than their king. One day the king gave a dinner. The guests praised the king. So the king felt happy and proud. But the guests praised Hatem Tai also. This made the king angry. So the king wanted to have him removed from the world.
97. A country mouse lived in a field of barley. He made a nest and hung it upon two stalks of barley. The nest was very small and very light. The country mouse ate barley and the roots of other plants. A mouse from the town came to see the country mouse. The country mouse gave the town mouse dinner in the barley field. He brought out the very best barley and roots for the meal. But the town mouse did not enjoy his dinner. "My poor friend," he said, "in town we have much nicer food than this. You must come to see where I live." The town mouse returned to his home taking the country mouse with him. They went to a big house.
98. Martin Luther king was a great leader in the history of the freedom and rise of the Negro Nation. He was born on 15th January, 1929 in the Atlanta city. As a student, Luther King was very brilliant. He obtained his doctorate degree from Boston University. In this time, he married an extra-ordinary learned woman called Curate Scott. After marriage, Luther King ,worked as a clergyman in the Baptist church of Albama. He donated all the money for the development of the Negro Nation. He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for leading the racial problem of America in a nonviolent and peaceful way. He was imprisoned for his movement against the colour difference. He was shot dead in 1966 when he was only 37 years old.
99. William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, was born on April, 1770 at Cocker mount, Cumber land. He was educated at Howkshead Grammar School and St. John's College, Cambridge. He also received honorary degrees from Durham and Oxford University in 1833 and 1839 respectively. He became a friend of S.T. Coleridge who was his contemporary. Wordsworth began his literary life with Coleridge and his sister Dorothy. They jointly published Lyrical Ballads in 1798. He was given a job in the civil service in 1813. He went to France and lived there fora year. The later part of his life was prosperous and peaceful. After 1810, his literary life marked the beginning of a decline and he died on April 23, 1850, at the age of eighty.
100. Amartya Sen, a great economist was born in Dhaka on November, 1933. His parents were Ashutosh Sen and Amita Sen. At first he was admitted to St. Gregory's School in Dhaka. Then he had, his education from Santiniketan and next in Presidency College and finally at Cambridge. Back to India, he became the Head of Economics Department of Jadavpur University. Later, he taught at Delhi University and next in London School of Economics at Oxford. Finally, he became the master of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1977. He wrote many books on welfare economics of which 'Economic Inequality and Poverty and Famines' are famous. He is the founder of Welfare Economics which touches the lives of the poorest people of the society. He was the first Asian winner of Nobel prize in Economics awarded in 'S98. Sri Sen had made us proud.
101. Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince. He entered the kingdom of the prince and captured a large village. The village was situated far away from the capital. The prince heard the news.Hecame witha large army. His soldiers surrounded the village on all sides. Taimur's soldiers were all killed. Taimur disguised himself as a poor traveller. Thus he saved his life.
102. Many of us have heard of Taimur. He was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. Once he attacked the province of a powerful prince. And he captured the province. The province was far away. The news reached the prince. He got furious. He came with a large army. The prince surrounded the province on all sides. A terrible battle took place between them and Taimur's solders were all killed except Taimur.
103. Many expedition had been led to conquer Mount Everest. Many climbers who took part in them lost their lives. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and his companion Tenzing Torkay from Nepal led an expedition in 1953. The expedition set out on March 10. As the climbers were going up, they set up camps at different places. They left some of their men and supplies in those camps. The highest camp was set up at 27,000 feet. Only Hillary and Tenzing reached that height. But the top was still 2000 feet away. After two months of difficult and dangerous climbing, they succeeded in reaching the top on May 10.
104. Neil A. Armstrong was the first human to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University. He took a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California. He joined the Navy and flew as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952. In 1955 he joined the National Advisory committee for flight Propulsion Laboratory. Then he was transferred to the High Speed Flight Station at Edwards Air Force Base, California as a civilian pilot for NACA and NASA. Among the aircraft he tested was the x – 15 rocket plane. On July 16, 1969 Neil Armstrong along with Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins departed for the moon. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed their Lunar Module in the moon's Sea of Tranquility.
105. It was the eve of World War 11, October 1938. Mrs Smith sat on her favourite rocking chair and closed her eyes. She looked out of the window; it was dark- quite dark. The tension of the war hung in the air. Mrs Smith was restless as her husband william and Son William Smith Junior were off to the boarder. She switched on the radio and a deep male voice floated in. It was an invasion alarm. What actually happened on that night was Orson Weller and his Mercary Theatre presented a radio adaptation of H. G. Well's novel 'War of the World's on the air. Wells meant the programme to be a Halloween joke. Many listeners missed the beginning of the programme and mistook it for news coverage of an actual invasion of the USA.
106. Once there was a king. He was very fond of knowing his future from the astrologers. famous astrologer happened to stop at his capital. The king called on him. He wanted to know about his future from him. The astrologer told him something unpleasant. At this the king got furious. He condemned him to death. But another thought had crossed his mind before the astrologer was removed for execution. The king asked the astrologer how long he wanted to live.
107. Joynul Abedin was born, at a village in Kishoreganj in 1914. His father Tamij Uddin was a police officer. He had great thirst for drawing Pictures. He did not like hard and fast rule of school and so he drew pictures secretly. For this at the age of 15 he went to Kolkata to see Art School. In 1933 at the age of 19 he was admitted into Kolkata Government Art college. In 1938 he got first class in the Art School and in the same year he was awarded gold medal in all India Art Exhibitions. In 1948 he founded the Dhaka Art Institution in Dhaka. He drew lot of pictures of forming of 2nd World war and his name and fame spread all over the world. On 28 May, 1976 he died in Dhaka.
108. Before the birth of the prophet (sm) Arabia was a land of very bad people. There was no unity among them. They quarrelled and fought among themselves. Allah sent Hazrat Muhammad (sm) for the good of these bad people. He said to them, "Your gods are lifeless. They have no power." "Allah is our Master, He is one and only one." He is all powerfull. He can do anything and everything. "So obey him and pray to Him." But the Arabs did not like his teaching. They said, "Muhammad (sm) speaks ill of our gods."
109. Robert Herrick, a famous poet of English Literature, was born in London. U.K. His father Nicholas Herrick was a famous goldsmith of London. Nicholas Herrick suddenly died when Robert Herrick was a boy of five years. After the death -of his father, his family shifted to a village in Middlesex. There he worked as an apprentice to his uncle in his trade of goldsmith for ten years. We do not know anything about his school years. We only know that he entered St. John's College of Cambridge. After taking his graduation, he joined as a rector of Dean prior in Devonshire. But he was removed from the post by the puritan government. He was again reinstated to his post and worked there till his death.
110. Socrates was the greatest Greek philosopher. He was a man of uncouth appearance. He was married to Xanthippe, who had a reputation of being scolded. He devoted himself to the investigation of virtue that makes a good citizen. He frequented public places and conversed with all and sundry. He interrogated those who had a reputation for wisdom and refuted them. He thus made enemies and was finally accused of impiety. He was condemned by a narrow majority of judges and sentence to death by drinking a cup of hemlock. When the sentence was pronounced he said to the judge, "Now I'm going to die and you to live. But only God knows which is better." Socrates wrote nothing but the general method and tendency of his teaching preserved in the Dialogues of Plato.
111. Percy Bysshe Shelley was a romantic poet of early 19th century. He was born on August 4, 1792 at Sussex in England. His father Timmotty Shelley was a country landlord. From his boyhood Shelley was meditative and studious. When lie was a boy of twelve, he was sent to Eton. At the age of 18, he 'went to Oxford University. But after one year he was expelled from the university for writing a pamphlet entitled 'The Necessity of Atheism.' His famous lyric 'Ode to the West' was written in 1819. One day Shelley and his friend Williams set sail in boat Aerial for Leghorn. On their way back, Shelley and Williams were drowned by, a sudden storm on July 8, 1822.
112. Socrates hailed from Greece. He was very curious during his childhood. However, most of his time, Socrates spent in his thou,,: s. When he was a grown up man, he was married to a quarrelsome lady. Socrates never tried -) quarrel with his wife because she was habituated in harassing him. He engaged himself in —aching the youths. He preached among them 'the principle of education which was 'know thyself. He did a lot to change the prejudiced outlook of the then people. When the cc ry of Greece was going on according to his principle, the king of the then period got an&, with him. He was called to the royal court and killed with the help of 'hemlock poison'.
113. Once a man hired a donkey of another man to go to a distant place. The donkey's owner went with him to bring back the donkey. He walked while the other man rode on the donkey. It was a long hot day and they were in the middle of a desert. There was no shadow anywhere. The only shadow was that of the donkey. The donkey's owner sat there. The other man pushed him and said, "Why are you sitting here?" This donkey has been hired by me. So its shadow is mine. The other man answered, "You hired only my donkey, but not its shadow. This shadow belongs to me. So I will sit here. They pushed each other and began to fight. Seeing this the donkey was frightened and ran away leaving them in the sun.
114. There was a bad man in a village. But when he did any work, he would say, "God had it done by me." One day the bad man was stealing some mangoes from the garden of a neighbour. The owner of the garden saw him stealing the mangoes and he hurried to the garden. "Why are you stealing mangoes from my garden?" asked the owner of the garden. "Because god is getting it done by me "replied the bad man." The owner of the garden said nothing. He took a stick and was waiting for the bad man till he came down from the tree. When the bad man came down the owner of the garden caught hold of him and began to beat him with the stick. "Stop" said the bad man "What have I done to deserve it?"
115. Once there lived a Sultan in a country. He wanted to find an honest man to collect taxes. He invited applications. A number of people applied for the job. The Sultan was unable to choose an honest man. So, he asked for a wise counselor's advice. He suggested the Sultan to invite all the applicants to the palace. So, the Sultan asked all the applicants to the palace. When they arrived, the Sultan told them to dance. All the people blushed and refused to dance except one.
116. Gustave Eiffel was a French man. He was born in a prosperous family in 1832. He graduated from the central school of Engineering in Paris. For years Gustave made plan after plan of dams, factories and structures of great size. All over Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880s the French government decided to organise a world Fair in Paris. Gustave Eiffel proposed a 989 feet tower of iron as a symbol of the exhibition. The construction of the tower began in January 1887. Forty engineers and designers under Eiffel's direction worked for two years. The Tower was completed in March 1889.
117. Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest President of the United States of America. Lincoln was born in 1809. He rose from humble origin. As a man he was simple and kind. Lincoln became great by dint of his own efforts and perseverance. During the time when he was President of America a civil war took place. It began in 1861 and continued for more than four years. There were many Negro slaves in America in those days. The civil war occurred over the question of slavery. Lincoln was in favour of the slave.,
118. Socrates was born in 459 B.0 in Athens. Socrates was a great philosopher. He was a great teacher too. Probably his father was sculptor. He lived in Athens in Greece. It was the home of sculpture. He wanted to spread the knowledge of truth. This great man however, did not die a natural death. He was killed by the rulers of Athens. About 2500 years have passed since he died.
119. Once an Englishman named Lemuel Gulliver went on a voyage to the South Seas. On the way a violent storm wrecked the ship. The captain and all the sailors were thrown into the sea and drowned. Luckily, Gulliver managed to swim safely away from the wreckage. He swam in the rough seas for hours, fighting bravely against the wind and the .waves. Finally the storm was over and the waves calmed down. Gulliver swam to an unknown land and stumbled onto the beach. There were no people or houses near the beach. Exhausted from swimming, Gulliver collapsed on the soft grass and fell fast asleep. He slept for two days.
120. Alexander, the great, was born in 356 B.C. He was a scholar King of Macedonia in Greece. His horse was named Bucephalus. He was educated by Aristotle. Alexander the great became King of Macedone in 336 B.C. He made a series of conquests. He extended his conquests to Egypt. In Egypt he founded Alexandria. In course of his conquests he captured the family of Darius. After completely defeating the Persians in 331 B.0 he came to India.
121. The Sherpas are mountain people. The word 'Sherpa' is derived from two words 'Shay' and 'Wa'. These together mean people belonging to the east'. They live in three levels of the mountain range in Nepal. It is situated in front of Mt. Everest and it's the main place of the Sherpas. The Sherpas celebrate many festivals. One of the festivities is the celebration of New Year. On this day no one goes out of the house and no work is done. Special food is prepared and clothes are made for the occasion. The food includes tea, a strong local drink, fried rice, a special kind of bread and many other delicious varieties.
122. An Arab ship was carrying a party of Muslim from Ceylon to Mecca for the HaJ. The ship was attacked by sea robbers from Debul, a sea-port in Sind. They looted the ship and carried away Muslim women and children. This sad news reached Hajjaj-bin-Yusuf, the governor of Iraq. He was angry when he heard what had happened and sent a messenger to Rajah Dahir, the ruler of Sind. He asked him to return the Muslim women and children. Rajah Dahir sent a cold reply to this message. Hajjaj was very angry when he received the reply and decided to teach the proud king a lesson. He sent his nephew Mohammad-bin-Qasim at the head of 12000 soldiers. In Sind a hard battle was fought and Rajah Dahir was killed and his army was completely defeated.
123. You might have heard the name of Ibn-l-Batuta. He travelled for more than thirty years. He wrote down all that he saw. He boarded a ship for Chittagong. It took him about six months to reach Chittagong. He heard th,, name of Shah Jalal of Sylhet and decided to visit him. From there he had to walk for another month to reach Sylhet. Outside the town of Sylhet two persons met him. They said that they were sent by Shah Jalal to receive him. Ibn-IÂBatuta became very pleased hearing it.
124. A young boy around six years old became the subject of talk in his village. He was very curious about things around him. For example, once just to see how fire burns and what happens after a thing is burnt, he set fire on his father's barn. Most of the villagers knew the boy from his deeds. People soon got tired when they talked to him because he always asked "why and why". Sometimes it was difficult to satisfy him with answers and to satisfy his curiosity, the boy often undertook some, risky adventures. His father often got angry but at the same time he was proud of his son. His relatives often avoided him. There was only one person who never felt annoyed with the little boy. And that was his loving mother.
125. There lived a happy cobbler who passed his days working and singing from morning till night. He had a rich neighbour who was a banker. One day the banker asked the cobbler, "How much a year do you earn?" The cobbler replied, "How much a year, Sir? I have never counted that way. As you can see, I live from hand to mouth but somehow I manage to have three meals everyday and I am happy." The banker said, "I will put an end to your toiling. Take this money and keep them carefully and use them in time of need." The cobbler had never seen so much money at a time in life before. He took the money, hurried back home and buried it in the earth, but alas! He buried his happiness with it too.
126. Rabindranath Tagore was born at Jarasanko, in Calcutta on 7 May, 1861. His father was Maharshi Debendranath Tagore. He had no regular school education. He was educated at home by his father and tutors. He was a man of versatile genius. Some of his best works are Gitanjali, Sonar Tari, Kheya, Balaka etc. He composed Gitanjali, a book of poems, and won the Nobel Prize in 1913. He established a school at Santiniketon and afterwards founded the University of Viswa Bhariati. He was a great patriot.
127. Ibn Sina was born in 985 in Bukhara, in Iran. His full name was Abul Ali Sina. In his childhood his name and fame spread all over the Persian Gulf area. In his young age Ibn Sina came in contact with the philosophers, scientists, mathematicians and astrologers of that time. Al Beroni, Abu Shehol, Jurjam were among them. Reputation as physician spread all places in his early age. The then state government was acquainted with his fame. Sultan Mahmud, the king of Gajni, invited him to the Royal Court. His 'Kanoon' is the best recited book in medical science. Ibn Sina is called the prince of medical science.
128. Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) was the prophet of Islam. He was born in the famous qurash tribe of Mecca in 570 A. D. His father Abdullah died before his birth and his mother Amena died when he was only six. So, he became an orphan when he was still an infant. From his boyhood, he was very honest and truthful. At the age of twenty five he married Khadiza, a wealthy woman of Arabia and became the owner of her vast wealth. Being the owner of vast wealth, he had no attraction to it. Rather he spent most of his time in deep meditation in the cave of Mount-Hera. At last at the age of forty, light dawned upon him and he got the new truth. He proclaimed "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah to preach this great truth to the world."
129. A crow was very thirsty and wanted to drink water. He flew from one place to another in search of water and at last found a jar in a garden. There was some water in the jar but it was too low down and out of his reach. The crow tried to turn the jar over and over again but it had no effect. As he was leaving the jar in despair, he noticed a heap of pebbles nearby. He hit upon a plan on this and took some pebbles. Then he dropped the pebbles into the jar. As each pebble went down, the water in the jar rose up little by little. When the water came to the mouth of the jar the crow drank to his fill. Then he flew away.
130. Alexander, the king of Macedon, crossed the Khaibar Pass and reached India. Then he came to the plain of the Punjab. There ruled a king named Porus. Porus came forward with his men and arms in order to defend his land from the attack of Alexander. But unfortunately, he was defeated in a battle and taken prisoner. He was brought before Alexander. He knew how to respect a bold man. Alexander asked him how he would like to be treated. "Like a king", was the reply of Porus. Alexander was pleased with Porus for his bold reply.
131. Michael was a poor shepherd living in the Lake District in England. He was frugal and industrious. His wife, Isabella, was also hardworking. Their son, Duke, was the apple of their eyes. But being faced with a sudden and unexpected financial crisis, they were compelled to live without the company of their beloved son. Duke went to London to work. He was employed in a business firm owned by a relative. The relative was satisfied with his work. Duke wrote letters to his parents regularly from London. He was a great comfort to them in their old age.
132. Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. His father was a businessman. When the business failed, the family moved to Milan. For the next couple of years,' he taught mathematics and physics in a secondary school. He completed his secondary education from a high school in Aarau. He graduated in 1900. He got admitted in Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1896. He obtained Ph. D degree from the University of Zurich. He received a regular appointment at the University of Zurich. In 1922, Einstein received Nobel Prize in physics.
133. Eiffel was born in a prosperous family in 1832. He graduated from the central school of Engineering in Paris. For years and Eiffel made plan after plan of dams, factories, stations structures of great size. All over Europe engineers copied them. The construction of the tower began in January 1887. The tower ,was completed in March 1899. It was the highest structure yet made by man. No such building had ever been constructed before. It is still regarded as one of the wonders of the world. About a million people visit the tower annually.
134. Once there was an idle king. He did not undergo physical labour. So he became bulky and could not move from one place to another. He called in a doctor. The doctor was clever and wise. He did not prescribe any medicine. He asked the king to buy a heavy club and -move it in the air till he got tired. The king followed the advice of the physician. As a result, his fat grew less. Ultimately, he became fully cured.
135. Mark Twain was a popular writer of English literature. His real name was Samuel Longhorns Clemense. He was born in Missouri, USA in 1835. In his boyhood, he worked in a printing press. Later he became a member of the crew of a ferry boat in the Mississippi. Finally, he worked as a newspaper reporter. His books are full of pleasant humour. "Tom Sawyer" and "Hucklebury Finn" are two of his most popular books. His writings made him one of the greatest American writers. He died in 1910.
136. John Milton was the greatest epic poet of England. He was born in London in 1908. He was educated at Cambridge university. He acted for sometimes as latin Secretary to the Common Wealth Government under Cromwell. John Milton was a great classical scholar. His work issteeped in the classical spirits. Apart form 'Paradise lost' and Paradise Regained' Milton wrote a play on classical model, Samson Agonisis. He is also the author of such well known poems as 'Lucidas' 'L' Aligo, Penserroso. His sonnets are justly famous for loftiness of thought and diction. He belonged to the Puritan sect.
137. Rabindranath was one of the greatest poets in the world. He was born in 1861 in Kolkata in Jorasako Tagore family. He established Bengali in the history of the world. He achieved Nobel Prize in 1913 for the 'Gitanjali'. He composed our National Anthem, "Amar Sonar Bangla." He was a great teacher. He was also a philosopher, musician, novelist, and short story writer. He is the pride of our literature. He breathed his last on 9th August, 1941. His name will remain alive so long as Bengali will have existence.
138. William Shakespeare was one of the greatest poets and dramatists of the world. He was born on the 23rd April, 1564 in the small village of Stratford , on Avon. He possessed property both in Stratford and in London. Shakespeare was interested in the theatre and very soon he became an actor. By 1592, he established himself as a dramatist of the age. In 1595, he became a member of the newly formed 'Lucre Chamberlains Company.' He was ranked the greatest dramatist in 1598. Shakespeaere composed both tragedies and comedies. In the long two years, Shakespeare wrote two long poems entitled Venus and Adonis and Rope of "urce. He retired sometime before 1613 and died in 1616 in Paris.
139. Fatema started her career as a teacher in Jalilpur Primary School after passing S.S.C. Teaching three years at Jalilpur she got married. After marriage she joined Neel Para Primary School. Fatema was born in Jamalpur district in 1976. She passed her S.S.0 in the first division. In 1994 she passed H.S.0 with another first division. After passing H.S.0 she joined the Primary Training Institute in Jamalpur. From the Primary Training Institute she was sent to various workshops and received training. She has also attended some short trainings in 1996 and in 1997. She has been awarded 'National Award' for teaching in 1998.
140. Tazneen Karim is the corporate manager of SMC Bank. She has been associated with the bank for eleven years. She is the seniormost woman working there. She is the first female executive to get into- the bank's management committee. In the beginning, there were only a few women in the various positions. But in time, there were a lot of changes; many more women were given opportunity in different departments of the bank.. At present, there are 49 women in total, working in SMC Bank. The majority of them are in the management cadre. Every year, the Bank takes in new management trainees, with 50% men and 50% women. Young recruits are given an equal chance of pursuing a good career.
141. Ms. Fatema is a teacher of Neel Para Primary School. She was born in Jamalpur district in 1976. She passed S.S.0 in 1992 and obtained first division. Then she got admission to Mymensingh Girls' College. She passed H. S. C with first division in 1994. Then she joined the Primary Training Institute in Jamalpur. From the Primary Training Institute she was sent to various workshops and received training. In 1996 she attended a short training on English Language Teaching in Dhaka. In 1997 she joined a workshop in Rajshahi on school management. She is equally popular with her students and colleagues.
142. Once a queen was jealous of the beauty of her only stepdaughter named Snow White. She-, ordered her huntsman to kill Snow White. But the huntsman, instead of killing Snow White, left her in the forest. While she was running in the forest out of fear, seven dwarfs found her. They took her to their house and brought her up. Once a prince came by that forest. As soon as he saw her, he fell in love with her. He married her and took her to his kingdom. The queen heard that. She went to the prince's palace to kill Snow White.
143. Sofia is 24 years old. and works as a nurse in a private clinic in Dhaka. At present, she lives with a relative. Sofia's parents live in a rural area. Sofia wants to be independent. She wants to lead a life of her own. Everyday she looks through the advertisements in the newspaper. She asks other staff to help her find accommodation. She reads the newspaper 'Ittefaq' everyday and looks through the 'to rent' and 'flats to share' page very carefully. She has been to see a number of different places in Dhaka city. Each time she has been disappointed for one reason or another.
144. Many years ago there lived a nobleman in one part of Arabia. He was Hatem Tai who used to give the poor freely out of his riches. That is why, he was very much loved by all people of Arabia. Nawfel, king of another part of Arabia became jealous of Hatem Tai. He was also afraid of him for his power and wealth. He feared that Hatem might one day take away his kingdom. So he made up his mind to get rid of Hatem at any cost. So he collected his men and marched against Hatem. Hatem knew of this and hid himself in a dense forest. King Nawfel could not get Hatem.
145. Thomas Alva Edison was one of the greatest scientists of the world. He was born in 1847 with great defect in hearing. So, he did not get formal education in any school. All the education was given him by his mother. At the age of twelve, he was put to work on a railway. Once he saved the stationmaster's child from an accident at the risk of his own life. Out of gratitude, the stationmaster taught him how to work the telegraph, which was newly invented then. Later he invented a new telegraph, which could print its own message. He also made some other inventions, which brought him money and fame. He breathed his last in 1931.
146. A lad went to famous teacher. He expressed his desire to acquire knowledge. He begged to instruct him in the arts and science. The learned man wish to fine out the ability of the boy. He asked him where Allah is. The lad replied that he would answer if he would tell where He is not. The sage thought highly of the boy's understanding. He praised him highly. He agreed to teach him. The boy devoted himself in acquiring knowledge.
147. Penicillin is a life-saving medicine. It was discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming. Dr. Fleming was given the title "Knight" (Sir) in 1944 for his humanitarian services. Fleming was born in a poor family of Scotland. He was the seventh u. eight brothers and sisters. He. passed his boyhood with his parents. He went to school and came back home on foot. The' school was four miles away from their house. Fleming was a very regular and attentive student. Upto the age of twelve years, he was never absent from school.
148. Rabinadranath Tagore was one of the most leading poets in the history of world literature. Only at the age of eight he started composing poems. He was at the same time a poet, a novelist a dramatist, a philosopher and a musician. He was born in the renowned Tagore Family in March, 1861. After the completion of his house education, he was sent to school. But he did not like institutional education. So arrangements were made at house for his proper education. In his thirteenth year, Rabindranath along with his father went to visit the Himalayas. At the age of seventeen, he was sent to London to study law. But there he studied literature.
149. One day Meena and her parrot, Mithu, climbed a tall tree to pick a mango. She picked, the mango and took it to her mother. Although Meena had picked the mango, her mother gave the larger share of the fruit to Raju. Meena felt very disappointed. At dinner, Meena noticed that Raju as usual had got an egg but she did not. Mithu was not pleased to see that. Mother wanted to see if the children had washed their hands before they started eating. While they were outside washing their hands, Mithu divided the egg into two. He put half of it on Meena's plate. Coming back, Raju was upset to see that half of his egg had gone.
150. Feroza took a loan of three thousand taka in the year 1992. Then she bought a dheki and some paddy with the money. Soon after getting the loan, she and her husband started to make a plan. First they made a thatched hut so that they do not have to live under the open sky. The profit that she made was enough to repay the first instalment and buy food and clothes for the children. She sold the rice in the market and made a small profit. After that Feroza bought a little more paddy, husked it and sold it. Feroza worked day and night. She worked, worked and worked. Eventually, she managed to repay all the loan money.
151. Hazrat Muhammad (Sm.) was born in the Quraish tribe of Makkah in 570 A. D. His father Abdullah died before his birth. He was brought up by Halima in his childhood. Then he was brought up by his grandfather Abdul Muttalib. He was then brought up by his uncle Abu Talib. Hazrat Muhammad (Sm.) was truthful from his boyhood. He made an organization named Hilful Fuzut at the age of 17. He married Khadija at the age of 25. He got Ohi or revelation at the age of forty. He was the greatest of all the prophets.
152. Hazrat Abdul Quader was a famous religious figure in Islam. He was born in s Ilan in Iraq. His father died even before his birth. His mother decided to Send him to Baghdad with a view to educating him there. She was very pious and taught him many important and religious things. That time the roads were not safe; often gangs of robbers fell upon the travellers and plundered their belongings and money. At the time of sending, his mother sewed forty gold coins in his shirt and advised him never to tell a lie. The boy left for Baghdad with a caravan of merchants, but on their way a gang of robbers fell upon them and looted their money. One of the robbers said the small boy might have something with him. The gang leader said that perhaps the boy had nothing with him. Boy Abdul Quader spoke out, "No, no, I have forty gold coins sewed in my shirt.'' The leader felt surprised and said, "You might not have disclosed the fact.'' The boy said, "Mother has advised me never to tell a lie even in danger." The robbers felt ashamed of their deeds and gave up robbery.
153. Einstein, the great scientist, was simple in his ways of life. Once. -Ahe, -queen of Belgium invited him to Brussels. He travelled to Brussels by train atTd:got down at the station. But he could not think that many gorgeously dressed_~6fflcials had come to receive him at the station. The officials also expected to see-.somebody who was rich and aristocratic. They looked for him here and there~r sometime. But unfortunately, they failed to find him out. They never imagined that this shabby man would be Einstein himself. So they went back to1he queen and informed her that Einstein had n flc'ome by train. Einstein, however walked the whole way with a suitcase in on M-;' band and a violin in the other. When he reached the destination, the queen said to him, "I sent a car for you, Dr. Einstein." "I did not think that anybody 'Would send a.car for me", replied the great scientist with a smile. "But I'can assure you that I have greatly enjoyed the walk", said Einstein. The queen was highly amazed at his simplicity.
154. Rabindranath was the fourteenth child of Debendranath and Sarada Devi Tagore. He went to school early and wrote his first verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, in 1878, he arrived in London. He joined his brother's family at Brighton and attended school there. He described London as a dismal city, smoky, foggy and wet. He was quite happy. in Brighton. But soon his brother sent him to London to benefit from the education in the West. Young TagQre joined London University, where he attended Henry Morely's lectures on English literature. He often visited the Houses of Parliament and listened to Gladstone and John Bright's debates on Irish Home Rule. Away from his brother's home he was lucky to find a friendly English family of Dr and Mrs. Scott. Their two daughters were taken aback with the presence of a blackie' in the house. But the girls' parents in fact treated him like a son. Though he was full of admiration for English society, yet he was called back to India in 1880. He returned home without any qualifications of distinction.
155. Once there lived a young man named Androcles. Unfortunately he was caught by a slave merchant. The merchant sold him to a rich man in another country. The man was very rude and cruel. He used to inflict heavy torture on him. It was unbearable for him. To escape torture, one day he fled from his master's house. He took shelter in a cave. A lion lived in the cave. In the evening the lion entered the cave. The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning. He came near the lion. He took the lion's paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain.
156. Robert Bruce was a famous king. Enemies invaded his kingdom. The king fought bravely but lost the battle. He had to flee from his kingdom to his life. And he took shelter in a remote cave. The king was always in a gloomy state for his unhappy condition. Once he was lying in the cave. Then he saw a spider trying hard to %-each the ceiling of the cave. The spider failed again and again to succeed. But it did not give up hope. Bruce saw the spider climbing to the ceiling after some unsuccessful attempts. This dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off the darkness of the despair. He gathered an army of strong men and attacked his enemies. The enemies courted defeat and Robert Bruce regained his kingdom.
157. Nelson Mandela was the greatest leader of South Africa. In fact, he was one of the greatest leaders of the world All his life he struggled against apartheid. The Europeans were separated from the non-Europeans. It was government policy of racial segregation. The blacks were treated cruelly. They were aliens in their own country. The blacks were subjected to all sorts of indignities., They were denied all basic human rights. Even dogs received a much better - treatment than the blacks. The great leader vowed to put an end to the in human practice. He was thrown behind the prison bars. But the oppressive rulers could not break his spirit. Eventually, the great leader realised the goal of liberation of his people.
158. (a) Dr. Alfred Nobel was born on 21st October, 1833 at Stockholm, Sweden. (b) He was an ,-ngineer. (c) His father Emanuel Nobel was an architect and researcher. (d) He had ammunition business at Leningrad- (e) In 1850 Alfred joined his father's company. (f) After some years Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. (g) He earned a lot of money from his dynamite business. (h) He undertook a plan to give an award for encouraging the creative work. - This award was named after Alfred Nobel. 0) So it was called the "Nobel Prize." (k) The 'Nobel Prize' has been being given since 1901. (1) The Prize is given every year. (m) The award was also given for setting up peace in the world. (n) The prize has immortalized his name.
159. One day Nasiruddin Hojja a was repairing a hole on the roof of his two-story house. Suddenly he saw someone c2iing from below. He saw there rn standing at the foot of the stairs. The man was asking him to get downed listen to him. He thought that the man had something important to say HqJ a was quite curious. So he climbed from the roof down the stairs. As he came near, the man said that he wanted sore financial help. At this Hojja became furious. Hojja decided to teach him ;a good lesson. Therefore, he told the man to climb up the stairs with him. When they both got to the roof top, Hojja said to the man, "Sorry, I have no money". (;ii) Being greatly annoyed, the man asked why Hojja had made him climb up the stairs only to say that he had no money. Hojja immediately replied, 'Wh,have you made me climb all the way down stairs to ask for money instead of shouting from below?"
160. A lion was sleeping in a cave. (b) At that time, a mouse fell upon its body playing. (c) The lion caught it and it began to tremble with fear. (d) The mouse said, "Let me go; sooner or later, I may help you." (e) The lion laughed and said, "0 you! Are you suitable to help me?" (0 After sometime, the lion fell into a trap and he was crying, "Save me, please, save me, please." (g) Listening this, the mouse came swiftly and found the lion in a trap. (h) The mouse cut the net into pieces and thereby he was saved. "Many thanks to you. You have saved my life," said the lion. 0) While going outside the net, the lion said, "It is a lesson for me." (k) The lion said, "You are small in size but worthful." (1) The mouse was proud of saving the lion. (m) From then the lion was kindhearted to the tiny creatures. (dr~). In fact, the strong or mighty someone is also dependent to the weak one.
161. Othello was a brave soldier who had risen to become a general. He had shown his bravery in many bloody battles against the Turks. Everyone praised him and the senate trusted and honoured him. Brabantio, a rich senator of Venice, had only one child, a daughter named Desdemona. Brabantio often invited. Othello to his house where he and his daughter listened in wonder to Othello As he spoke about his adventures. Othello told them strange stories of battles he had fought in and places he had seen. Desdemona was fascinated by his stories and especially by the story of his life. He told them of deserts, caves anct mountains high enough to touch the sky. He also told them men who ate human flesh and of strange race of people whose heads were under their shoulders. Hearing it, she had to weep and she never became tired of listening to it. She pitied Othello for the misfortunes and hardships of his life. Her pity soon turned to, love and she confessed to Othello that she loved him. She was so beautiful the t many young men of the best families wished to marry her. She refused them because she loved Othello, a noble Moor from North Africa.
162. At last, the hour of departure had arrived. Socrates met his friends and disciples for the last time. He argued with them about the immortality of the soul. He~ told them that the soul of man cannot die. He asked them to let him die in peace. His friends and disciples could not bear the sight. With eyes full of tears, they bade Socrates a last farewell. They burst into tears and cried loudly like children. A few moments passed, Socrates lay down and covered his face. A moment later, he uncovered his face and looking at Crito, said, "Don't forget the debt, Crito." At spset, the Governor of the prison came. Then there came a man with a cup in hand. The scup contained hemlock, a very strong poison. Socrates took the cup in his hand, said his prayer and drank the hemlock without any hesitation.
163. An English poet was staying in Italy forthe benefit of his health. During his slay he received an unpaid letter from his friend. The letter contained nothing but some words. The poet had to pay double postage. He became very annoyed, He wanted to teach his friend a good lesson. So he procured a heavy stone. He packed it up in a fine box. Then he sent it to his friend with the words on it "Carriage to be paid on delivery". His friend thought that the contents of the parcel were valuable. So he paid the heavy charge for carrying. With a great hope in mind he opened the box. To his utter surprise he found nothing but an ordinary stone. Thus the poet taught his friend a good lesson.
164. Once upon a time there lived a maiden named Cinderella. Her mother was dead. She had two elder sisters. Her sisters were unkind to Cinderella. They made her stay among the pots and kettles and do all the hard work about the house. She had to work very hard in the kitchen. Sometimes, to keep warm, she crept among the cinders. That is why she was called Cinderella. One day the sisters came dancing into the house. 'We have been invited to the king's ball", they cried. At length the day of the great ball came.(-xii) The two sisters rode away in their fine silk dress. Poor Cinderella who had to stay behind, looked at her old ragged clothes and burst into tears. "Alas! she cried, "Why should I always have to stay in the kitchen while my sisters dress in silk and satins"?
165. Socrates believed that an angry man was more of a beast than a human being- He had a wife who used to lose her temper on the slightest excuse. She tried her utmost to irritate Socrates. One day the woman became more furious than ever. She began to insult the great scholar of Greece. Socrates went outside. He sat on the door step of his residence looking out on the path-street. The wife found that her husband was not paying the least heed to her word. She went upto him with a bucket full of water. Suddenly she poured much water over him. The passers-by in the street were much amused at the incident. Socrates joined with them in their laughter. He quietly remarked, "I am expecting this." "I know that after thunder comes rain."
166. There lived a very clever fox in a jungle. One day while walking through the jungle he fell into a trap. He struggled hard and at last was able to come out of the trap minus his tail. The fox was very sad as he thought he looked strange and foolish without his tail. He became envious of the other foxes who obviously looked more handsome, and make a plan to have their tails cut. He called a meeting of all the resident foxes of the jungle. As the foxes assembled for the meeting he shouted to them, "Dear friends! I've made a great discovery". "After a long research I've found that we don't need our tails", said he. They make you look ugly and dirty but they are of little use," added he. "So, friends? What's the use of carrying such a heavy load of a tail all the time?" he asked. "So I advise all of you to do away nth your tails", he concluded they look far better without them, I'm sure. Look! I've already cut off mine," he tried` to convince the others. The listeners were very confused and were trying to assess the situation. But an old fox saw through the evil scheme of the fox without a tail. "You didn't cut your tail", said he, pointing at the speaker, "May be you've lost it in some way or other, and now you want the others to lose their tails."
167. Ayesha Begum had three sons and two daughters. Her husband was a landless farmer. He used to work on other people's land. Their sons grew up. They started to work with their father in their village. One day they came to the town to earn more money. In the town they began to earn well. At first they used Ito send money to their parents. But after getting married they could not send money to them. Ayesha Begum and her husband had nothing to support themselves. So they had to pass their days through much hardship. They became very weak and feeble for want of food. Finally Ayesha Begum began to beg from door to door. She did so to manage food for herself and her husband.
168. Alexander, the King of Macedon, crossed the Khyber Pass and reached India. Then he came to the plain of the Punjab. There ruled a king call Purus. He wanted to attack the land of Purus. Purus came forward with his men and arms to defend his land from the attack of Alexander. But unfortunately he was defeated in a battle. Then he was taken prisoner. He.was brought before Alexander. Alexander asked him how he would like to be treated. "Like a king" was the reply of Purus. He showed his -boldness before Alexander. Alexander was pleased with Purus for his bold reply. He allowed him to rule his country as before. He also made him King of another Province in the Punjab.
169. Rober Bruce was the king of Scotland. He was also an ardent patriot and a gallant soldier. But he once lost his kingdom to England in a battle with the British forces. He fought with the English for his country for a long time, but he failed. One day he sat in a lonely hall, brooding over his sad lot. Suddenly a spider caught his view. It was trying to reach the ceiling. But each time it tried, . it dropped again. This happened six. times. But the spider did not give up the struggle. It tried again and again and at last reached its goal. The perseverance and tanacity of the spider inspired Bruce very much. $wearing to do or die, he fought the English for the seventh time. This time he was successful in driving the English from his kingdom.
170. A cook once roasted a duck for his master. The roast looked delicious and the cook ate one of the legs of the duck. The cook told him that the duck had one leg only. The master was not to be fooled. He said there was no such thing as one legged duck. The cook figisted that the duck had one leg. only. The master was very annoyed. At that moment the cook looked out of the window. One of the ducks was standing on one leg and had the other leg folded inside. The master clapped his hands loudly. It put down its other leg and ran off. The master looked at the cook. The cook replied that his master was right. The master was very amused.
171. The great leader of our country whom. we loge and admire is Sher-E-Bangla AK Fazlul Hque, From his boyhood, he was a very meritorious boy.: His father Kazi Wazed-Ali was a renowned pleader in the, Barisal Bar. One day the boy Fazlul Huq was S~ reading in his study. His fatherf1was passing by. H`e_saw Fazlul Haq was reading his lessons and tearing off the pages of his book one after-another . He at once entered the room and said "Oh boy, don't play with your book!'."I am not playing. I have already gone through these pages". "So, I do not need them at all" said he. His father wanted:to test him. He asked him to quote some lines from pages of the book. Fazlul -Huq quoted the pieces from memory, word for word. He was greatly charmed at the wonderful memory of his son.ÂHe thought his son would one day be a great man in the sub continent.
172. You will have heard the name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He is a rebel poet and national poet. Nazrul Islam was born on the 20th May, 1899 in Burdwan. (iv)lost his father in his childhood. (v), As. a result his mother fell in great financial .He spent his early life.in great hardship. He was called Dukhu Mia his sorrow. One day this Dukhu Mia became a great poet. As a boy was restless and absent minded. He did not like the hard and fast rules of school. Very often he used to flee away from school. He was fond of ventures, music and jatra party. He could sing, dance and compose verses en in his childhood. So, he drew the attention of the public.
173. Taimur was one of the greatest conquerors of the world. Young Taimur once attacked a province of a powerful prince, It was situated far away from the capital. When the news reached the Prince, he came with a large army. The area was surrounded on all sides. Taimur's soldiers were all killed, but Taimur escaped with great difficulty. He, disguised himself as a poor traveller and supported himself by begging. One day -he became very hungry and could not get anything to eat. He came. to a house and asked an old woman to give him something to eat. The old woman felt pity for him and quickly gave Taimur a full dish of food. Taimur was so hungry that he did not wait. He hurriedly dug his fingers right at the middle of the dish. The food was very hot. As a result he burnt his fingers.
174. The agitated students of Rajshahi University started to jump over the locked gate and to scale the wall. The teachers saw this. So, they- requested the guards on duty to open the gate. Meanwhile, the students doused a parked army jeep with kerosene. They set it on fire. The armed forces saw the situation. They started to take up position against the students. Seeing the armed forces taking position, Dr. Zoha came forward. He requested the armed forces not to open fire on. the students. But they did not pay any heed to him. Then, he declared that their bullets would pierce his heart first. The situation went beyond control. Finally, Dr. Zoha was shot in the back at I I in the morning. Later, he was bayonet charged too.
175. Long ago there was a mighty old king of England named Lear. He was tired of ruling and needed rest. He made.,uphis mind to step down the throne and divide his kingdom. He had. three daughters Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Bui first he wanted to know how much they loved him. At first Lear asked his elder daughter, "How much do you love me?" Gonerildeclared, "Sir, I love you more than I can say". Lear was satisfied. -He called for the map of his kingdomi and drew his finger round one-third of it. Wh asked, his second daughter Regan said, 'My love for you shall never change'. '.Leanwas pleased and gave her a third, of his kingdom. Then it was the turn of Cordelia, the youngest and most, Joved daughter. When asked Cordelia said, "Nothing". Lear was shocked ant said, "Nothing will come of nothing".
176. Once there lived a young man named Androcles. Unfortunately he was caught by a slave merchant. The merchant sold him to a rich man in another country. The man was very rude and cruel. He used to inflict heavy torture on him. It was unbearable for him. To escape torture, one day he fled from his master's house. He took shelter in a cave. A lion lived in a cave. In the evening the lion entered the cave. The lion seemed wounded as he was groaning. He came near the lion. He took the lion's paw in his hand and removed a big thorn from it. The lion was relieved of his pain.
177. Robert Bruce was a famous king. Enemies invaded his kingdom. The king fought bravely but lost the battle. He had to flee from his kingdom to save his life. And he took shelter in a remote cave. The king was always in a gloomy state for his unhappy condition. Once he was lying in the cave. Then he saw a spider trying hard to reach the ceiling on the cave. The spider failed again and again to succeed. But it did not give up hope. Bruce saw the' spider climbing to the ceiling after some unsuccessful attempts. This dauntless spider inspired Bruce to shake off the darkness of despair.. He gathered an army of strong men and attacked his enemies. The enemies courted defeat and Robert Bruce regained his kingdom.
178. You may have heard the name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He is a; rebel poet and our national poet. Nazrul Islam was born on the 20 May, 1899 "in Burdwan.' • He lost his father in his childhood. As a result his mother fell in great economic problem. He spent his early life in great hardship. He was called "Dukhu Mia" for his sorrow. As a boy Nazrul was restless and absentminded. He didn't like the hard and fast rule of the school. Very often he used to flee away from school. He was fond .of adventures, music and Jatra party. He could sing, dance, and compose verses even in his childhood. So, he drew the attention of the public. One day this "Dukhu Mia" became a great poet.
179. Long ago there lived a hare. A tortoise also lived nearby. The hare was always proud of his speed. The hare always teased the tortoise. One day he challenged the tortoise to defeat him in a race. The tortoise accepted the cl-iallenge. They went to a fox and wanted him to act as a judge. The next day -'he hare and the tortoise reached the venue. They got ready. As the fox waved the flag, the two started running. The hare ran very swiftly. But the tortoise ralli very slowly. Covering much, the hare took rest. He decided to take rest for sometime.
180. Who doesn't know the story of two friends passing through a forest? They were talking about their love for each other. Suddenly a bear came there growling. The first friend climbed up a tree without any second thought. The latter could not climb the tree. He could not make out what to do. With ready wit, he lay down on the ground and pretended to be dead. The bear smelt his nose, ears and face. It considered him to be dead. Then the bear went away. The second friend stood up. After that the first friend came down. He asked his friend what the bear told him. He said that the bear advised him not to trust a man who -leaves his friend in danger.
181. It was a frosty winter day. An ant was taking out of his granary some grains of wheat. The ant had stored them during the summer. During summer the ant was gathering the grains. A grasshopper, half-dead with hunger, came limping by. The grasshopper saw what the ant was doing. The grasshopper said, " Brother ant, give me a morsel of food." Hearing this the ant smiled grimly. The ant asked what he was doing during the summer. The grasshopper replied that he was not idle. He was singing all day long during the summer. The ant said, "Since you sang all summer, it seems you have to dance all winter." Saying this the prudent ant locked his granary door. The grasshopper went away being sad.
182. At last, the hour of departure had arrived. Socrates met his friends and disciples for the last time. He argued with them about the immortality of the soul. He told them that the soul of man cannot die. He asked them to let him die in peace. At sunset, the Governor of the prison came. Then there came a man with a cup in hand. The cup contained hemlock, a very strong poison. Socrates took the cup in his hand, said his prayer and drank the hemlock without any hesitation. A few moments passed, Socrates lay down and covered his face. A moment later, he uncovered his face and looking at Crito, said, "Don't forget the debt Crito." His friends and disciples could not bear the sight. They burst into tears and cried loudly like children. With eyes full of tears, they bade Socrates a last farewell.
183. Belal is now an affluent man. Through hard work he has managed to turn the wheels .of fortune. He was an unemployed youth of an impoverished family. Belal studied up to class eight. Poverty then forced him to look for works. He worked as a labourer. Then he joined the training programme of NHC. He has remained associated with it since then. Belal first received training in vegetable cultivation. Then he got a lease of land in his village. He applied his new and improved knowledge to cultivating vegetables. He has also been raising hi-bread cows for milk as well as to. produce manure. Belays lot has changed radically. He is now very happy to be a self-sufficient man.
184. You must have heard the name of Professor Dr. Muhammed Yunus. He was born on 18 June-at Bathua village in Hat Hazari of Chittagong. His father's name is Hazi Dula Mia and mother's name is Sufia Khatun. He is the third among fourteen children of his parents. He completed his primary education from Lama Bazar Primary School and got first place in the scholarship examination. Then he got himself admitted into a collegiate school and passed the Matriculation standing 16th position. He passed the Intermediate Examination from Chittagong College. After passing the Intermediate Examination, he got himself admitted into the University of Dhaka in the Department of Economics. He got MA. in Economics in 1961 and did his Ph.'D in 1969 from the USA. He established Grameen Bank in 1976 and`-startedhis micro credit programme from Jobra village . Grameen Bank and his micro credit programmes have been very successful in poverty reduction all over the world. His activities of poverty alleviation and promotion of peace have been famous all over the world. His Project for the promotion of peace through poverty reduction has been taken as a model all over the world. He is arded the Nobel Prize for peace in 2006 for which the Bengali nation is proud of.
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