A clever crane One day a fox saw a crane at a distance. He said to himself. “What a funny bird that is! It seems to be walking on two thin sticks. It is all neck and beak. Head, it seems to have none. In such a head, he must have no brain at all. But, look! How proud he is while walking! Wait, my friend. I shall each you a good lesson.” Then the fox had a hearty laugh. The fox approached the crane and called to him. “What a fine bird you are! Allow me to be your friend.” The crane came to the fox. It did not believe the fox. But it tried to be polite with him. They had a long talk together. Before leaving, the fox invited the crane to dinner on the following day. The crane gladly accepted the invitation. On the following day, the crane went to dine with the fox. The cunning fox had prepared nothing but soup. This he placed in a flat dish. The fox asked the crane to begin eating. The crane stood by while the fox was helping himself with his tongue. “Why, friend, you are not eating at all,” said the cunning fox again and again. In the meantime, the fox had already emptied the dish. But the crane understood it all. Before help left, he invited the fox to dinner in his place. The crane also wanted to teach the fox a good lesson. So he prepared a good dinner. He put the food in a pitcher with a long and narrow neck. The fox came at the fixed time. The crane placed the pitcher between them. Then he asked the fox to begin eating. The poor fox looked at the crane eating. His mouth watered at the smell of the food. But alas! He could do nothing. The crane, just to make fun of him requested him again and again to eat. Thus ended the dinner. The fox went back as hungry as he had come. He understood that the crane was very clever. So he was filled with shame. He said again and again, “Tit for tat.” A clever crane One day fox saw a crane at a distance. He said to himself. “What a funny bird that is! It seems to be walking on two thin sticks. It is all neck and beak. Head, it seems to have none. In such a head, he must have no brain at all. But, look! How proud he is while walking! Wait, my friend. I shall teach you a good lesson. “Then the fox had a hearty laugh, the fox approached the crane and called to him. “What a fine bird you are! Allow me to be your friend.” The crane came to the fox. It did not believe the fox. Bu tit tried to be polite with him. They had a long talk together. Before leaving, the fox invited the crane to dinner on the following day. The crane gladly accepted the invitation. One the following day the crane went to dine with the fox. The cunning fox had prepared nothing but soup. This he placed in a flat dish. The fox asked the crane to begin eating. The crane stood by while the fox was helping himself with his tongue. “Why, friend, you are not eating at all? Said the cunning fox again and again. In the meantime the fox had already emptied the dish. But the crane understood it all. Before he left, he invited the fox to dinner in his place. The crane also wanted to teach the fox good lesson. So he prepared a good dinner. He put the food in a pitcher with a long and narrow neck. The fox came at the fixetime. The crane placed the pitcher between them. Then he asked the fox to begin eating. The poor fox looked at the crane eating. His mouth watered at the smell of the food. But alas! He could do nothing the crane eating. The crane, just to make fun of him requested him again and to eat. Thus ended the dinner. The fox went back as hungry as he had come. He understood that crane was very clever. So he was filled with shame. He said again and again. ‘Tit for tat. একটা চালাক সারস একদিন একটা শিয়াল দূরে একটা সারস দেখতে পেল। সে নিজেকে বলল। “কি মজার পাখি! মনে হচ্ছে দুটো পাতলা কাঠির উপর ভর করে হাঁটছে। পুরো ঘাড় আর ঠোঁট। মাথা, মনে হচ্ছে এর কোনওটাই নেই। এমন মাথায়, তার কোনও বুদ্ধি নেই। কিন্তু দেখো! হাঁটতে হাঁটতে সে কত গর্বিত! অপেক্ষা করো বন্ধু। আমি তোমাকে একটা ভালো শিক্ষা দেব।” তারপর শিয়ালটি একটা হৃদয়গ্রাহী হাসি দিল। শিয়াল সারসের কাছে এসে তাকে ডাকল। “তুমি কত ভালো পাখি! আমাকে তোমার বন্ধু হতে দাও।” সারসটি শিয়ালের কাছে এলো। সে শিয়ালের কথা বিশ্বাস করল না। কিন্তু সে তার সাথে ভদ্রভাবে আচরণ করার চেষ্টা করল। তারা একসাথে দীর্ঘক্ষণ কথা বলল। যাওয়ার আগে, শিয়াল পরের দিন সারসকে রাতের খাবারের জন্য আমন্ত্রণ জানাল। সারস আনন্দের সাথে আমন্ত্রণ গ্রহণ করল। পরের দিন, সারসটি শিয়ালের সাথে খেতে গেল। ধূর্ত শিয়াল স্যুপ ছাড়া আর কিছুই রান্না করেনি। সে এটি একটি সমতল থালায় রেখেছিল। শিয়াল সারসকে খেতে শুরু করতে বলল। শিয়াল যখন জিভ দিয়ে নিজেকে সাহায্য করছিল তখন সারসটি পাশে দাঁড়িয়ে ছিল। “কেন বন্ধু, তুমি কিছুতেই খাচ্ছ না,” ধূর্ত শিয়াল বারবার বলল। ইতিমধ্যে, শিয়াল ইতিমধ্যেই থালা খালি করে ফেলেছিল। কিন্তু সারস সব বুঝতে পেরেছিল। সাহায্য চলে যাওয়ার আগে, সে শিয়ালকে তার জায়গায় রাতের খাবারের জন্য আমন্ত্রণ জানিয়েছিল। সারসটিও শিয়ালকে একটি ভালো শিক্ষা দিতে চেয়েছিল। তাই সে একটি ভালো রাতের খাবার তৈরি করেছিল। সে খাবারটি লম্বা এবং সরু গলার একটি কলসিতে রাখল। শিয়াল নির্ধারিত সময়ে এসেছিল। সারস তাদের মাঝখানে কলসিটি রাখল। তারপর সে শিয়ালকে খেতে শুরু করতে বলল। বেচারা শিয়াল সারস খাওয়ার দিকে তাকাল। খাবারের গন্ধে তার মুখে জল এসে গেল। কিন্তু হায়! সে কিছুই করতে পারল না। সারস, কেবল তাকে মজা করার জন্য তাকে বারবার খেতে অনুরোধ করল। এভাবে রাতের খাবার শেষ হল। শিয়াল যেমন ক্ষুধার্ত ছিল তেমনই ফিরে গেল। সে বুঝতে পারল যে সারসটি খুব চালাক। তাই সে লজ্জায় ভরে গেল। Ad A Clever Crane One day, a fox saw a crane walking in the distance. The fox looked at the bird and thought, “What a strange creature! It walks on two thin sticks, has a long neck and beak, and barely any head. A bird like that must have no brain at all. But look how proudly it walks! I will teach it a lesson.” The fox laughed to himself and made a plan. The fox walked up to the crane and said in a friendly voice, “What a fine bird you are! I would love to be your friend.” The crane was smart and did not trust the fox, but he decided to be polite. They talked for a long time, and before leaving, the fox invited the crane to dinner the next day. The crane, though suspicious, accepted the invitation. The next evening, the crane arrived at the fox’s house for dinner. The cunning fox had prepared only soup, which he poured into a flat dish. He then invited the crane to eat. The fox happily licked the soup with his tongue, but the crane, with his long beak, could not eat anything. The fox pretended to be kind and kept saying, “Why aren’t you eating, my friend? Is the food not to your taste?” The crane, of course, understood the trick. Before leaving, he invited the fox to dinner at his own house the next day. The clever crane wanted to teach the fox a lesson. So, when the fox arrived for dinner, the crane served delicious food—but he placed it inside a tall pitcher with a long, narrow neck. The crane easily put his long beak inside the pitcher and enjoyed his meal. Meanwhile, the poor fox sat helplessly, sniffing the food but unable to eat a single bite. His mouth watered, and he tried again and again to reach the food, but it was no use. The crane smiled and politely asked, “Why aren’t you eating, dear friend? Don’t you like the food?” He repeated this again and again, just as the fox had done the day before. The fox felt ashamed. He now realized that the crane was very clever. As he walked home, still hungry, he muttered to himself, “Tit for tat!” Ad

A fisherman and a fish Long, long ago, there lived an old fisherman and his wife. They lived in a hut beside the sea. the fisherman used to catch fish with his net and his old wife used to make thread. Thus they were passing their life. One day, the fisherman went to the sea with his net. He threw the net and pulled it up. But there was some mud and nothing else in the net. The second time came up some grass. The third time, a fish was caught. It was a nice golden fish. The fisherman was very glad to see the fish. But when he was about to touch it, it spoke out, “Oh good old man! Please, set me free and let me go. I promise, I’ll give you all that you may ask for. “The fisherman was astonished. He requested the fish to place him above want. After that he freed the fish and went home. When he reached home, he became wondered seeing a palatial building with all amenities with the things they got. She told her husband to demand more to the fish. The old man went to sea-shore with trembling steps. With tears in his eyes, he called the fish again. The golden fish came to him and said. “Tell me, oh good old man,” the old man tried to utter the words of his wife many times but he failed. So, the fish said again. “oh good old man! Don’t hesitate. Tell me what you want.“ “I don’t want anything,” said he. My greedy wife has forced me to come to you once again. She wishes to be the empress of all a strong lash of her tail on the water; she went sown deep into the blue sea. The old man got up from the sea-shore and went home with slow steps. When he reached home, he found to his surprise that his old wife was sitting in front of the hut with the broken wooden vessel beside her.                                                 The Fisherman and the Golden Fish A long time ago, an old fisherman and his wife lived in a small hut near the sea. They were very poor but managed to survive. Every day, the fisherman went to the sea to catch fish, while his wife stayed home and made thread. They did not have much, but they lived a peaceful life. One morning, the fisherman went to the sea as usual. He threw his net into the water and pulled it up, but there was nothing but mud. He tried again, but this time he caught only grass and leaves. On his third attempt, he finally caught a fish. But it was no ordinary fish—it was a beautiful golden fish! The fisherman was amazed. He had never seen such a fish before. But just as he was about to touch it, the fish suddenly spoke! "Oh, kind old man! Please set me free. If you let me go, I will give you anything you ask for." The fisherman was shocked. He had never heard a fish talk before. At first, he did not know what to say. Then he thought for a moment and said, "I do not need anything. I am happy with what I have." But the golden fish insisted, "Please, ask for something. I want to thank you for your kindness." The fisherman finally said, "If you wish to help, please make sure that my wife and I never go hungry again." The golden fish nodded and said, "Go home. You will find everything you need." The fisherman released the fish and returned home. To his great surprise, his old hut had turned into a beautiful wooden house. Inside, there was plenty of food, warm clothes, and comfortable furniture. His wife was overjoyed when she saw the changes, but soon, greed entered her heart. "This is nice," she said, "but it is not enough! Go back to the fish and ask for a grand palace." The fisherman did not want to disturb the kind fish again, but his wife kept insisting. So, with a heavy heart, he went back to the sea and called the golden fish. The fish appeared and asked, "What do you want, kind old man?" The fisherman hesitated but then said, "My wife is not happy. She wants a grand palace now." The golden fish sighed but agreed. "Go home. Your wish is granted," it said before disappearing. When the fisherman returned home, he saw that his wooden house had turned into a huge palace with golden walls and silver gates. His wife was dressed in rich clothes and had many servants. But even this did not satisfy her. A few days later, she said, "This is still not enough! Go back to the fish and tell it that I want to be the Empress of the land!" The fisherman was heartbroken. "Please, my dear wife, we have everything we need. Let us not be greedy," he pleaded. But she refused to listen and forced him to go again. Slowly, the fisherman walked to the sea. The water had turned dark and stormy. He called the golden fish, and after a long time, it finally appeared. "What do you want now, old man?" it asked. The fisherman, with tears in his eyes, said, "Forgive me, dear fish, but my wife now wants to be the Empress of the land." The golden fish looked at him sadly and said nothing. With a strong flick of its tail, it disappeared into the deep sea. The fisherman stood there for a while, feeling worried. He slowly made his way back home. But when he arrived, he was shocked. The grand palace was gone. His wife was sitting in front of their old hut, and their broken wooden vessel lay beside her. The fisherman sighed deeply. His wife’s greed had taken everything away. From that day on, they lived as they did before—poor but wiser than before. একজন জেলে এবং একটি মাছ অনেক দিন আগে, এক বৃদ্ধ জেলে এবং তার স্ত্রী থাকতেন। তারা সমুদ্রের ধারে একটি কুঁড়েঘরে থাকতেন। জেলে তার জাল দিয়ে মাছ ধরত এবং তার বৃদ্ধা স্ত্রী সুতো তৈরি করত। এভাবে তারা তাদের জীবনযাপন করত। একদিন, জেলে তার জাল নিয়ে সমুদ্রে গেল। সে জাল ছুঁড়ে ফেলে তা টেনে তুলল। কিন্তু জালে কিছু কাদা ছিল এবং জাল ছাড়া আর কিছুই ছিল না। দ্বিতীয়বার কিছু ঘাস উঠেছিল। তৃতীয়বার, একটি মাছ ধরা পড়েছিল। এটি একটি সুন্দর সোনার মাছ ছিল। জেলে মাছটি দেখে খুব খুশি হয়েছিল। কিন্তু যখন সে এটি স্পর্শ করতে যাচ্ছিল, তখন জেলেটি বলে উঠল, "ওহে ভালো বৃদ্ধ! দয়া করে আমাকে ছেড়ে দিন এবং আমাকে ছেড়ে দিন। আমি প্রতিশ্রুতি দিচ্ছি, তুমি যা চাইবে আমি তোমাকে সব দেব।" জেলে অবাক হয়ে গেল। সে মাছটিকে অভাবের উপরে রাখার জন্য অনুরোধ করল। এরপর সে মাছটিকে ছেড়ে দিয়ে বাড়ি চলে গেল। যখন সে বাড়িতে পৌঁছে, তখন সে একটি প্রাসাদযুক্ত ভবন দেখে অবাক হয়ে গেল যেখানে তারা যা পেয়েছিল তার সাথে সমস্ত সুযোগ-সুবিধা ছিল। সে তার স্বামীকে মাছের কাছে আরও দাবি করতে বলল। বৃদ্ধ লোকটি কাঁপতে কাঁপতে সমুদ্রের তীরে চলে গেল। চোখে জল নিয়ে সে আবার মাছটিকে ডাকল। সোনালী মাছটি তার কাছে এসে বলল। "আমাকে বলো, ওহে ভদ্রলোক," বৃদ্ধ লোকটি তার স্ত্রীর কথাগুলো অনেকবার উচ্চারণ করার চেষ্টা করেছিল কিন্তু সে ব্যর্থ হয়েছিল। তাই, মাছটি আবার বলল। "ওহে ভদ্রলোক! দ্বিধা করো না। তুমি যা চাও বলো।" "আমি কিছুই চাই না," সে বলল। আমার লোভী স্ত্রী আমাকে আবার তোমার কাছে আসতে বাধ্য করেছে। সে তার লেজের জোরে জলে সমস্ত কিছুর সম্রাজ্ঞী হতে চায়; সে নীল সমুদ্রের গভীরে চলে গেল। বৃদ্ধ লোকটি সমুদ্রের তীর থেকে উঠে ধীর পায়ে বাড়ি ফিরে গেল। যখন সে বাড়িতে পৌঁছে, সে অবাক হয়ে দেখল যে তার বৃদ্ধ স্ত্রী কুঁড়েঘরের সামনে বসে আছে এবং তার পাশে ভাঙা কাঠের পাত্রটি রয়েছে। Ad একজন কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে পেয়েছেন শীতের এক ঠান্ডা সকাল ছিল। মাঠে যাওয়ার সময় এক কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে দেখতে পান। কৃষকের ছেলেটির প্রতি করুণা হল। রাস্তার ধারে পড়ে থাকা ছেলেটি কিশোর, প্রায় ষোল বছর বয়সী। তার করুণ অবস্থা কৃষককে তার নিজের ছেলের কথা মনে করিয়ে দেয়। তাই, বাবা তার মনে জাগে এবং ছেলেটিকে কাঁধে তুলে বাড়িতে নিয়ে যায়। অন্যদিকে, ছেলেটি ছিল একজন পলাতক, একজন গ্যাং সদস্য, পুলিশের তালিকাভুক্ত অপরাধী। পুলিশ তার পিছনে ছিল কারণ সে একটি জঘন্য খুনের মামলায় জড়িত ছিল। সে বেশ কয়েকদিন ধরে পুলিশের হাত থেকে পালিয়ে যাচ্ছিল। তাকে না খেয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল, যেখানেই পারত লুকিয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল এবং অবশেষে সেই রাস্তা দিয়ে যাওয়া একটি চলমান বাস থেকে লাফ দেওয়ার সময়, সে গুরুতর আহত হয় এবং প্রায় মৃত অবস্থায় পড়ে থাকে যখন কৃষক তাকে খুঁজে পায়। বাড়ি নিয়ে যাওয়ার পর কৃষক প্রথমে তাকে আগুনের কাছে রাখল 'যত্নে, তাকে গরম দুধ দিল, কম্বল দিয়ে জড়িয়ে দিল এবং ডাক্তারের কাছে ডাকতে তাড়াহুড়ো করে বেরিয়ে গেল। কয়েকদিন চিকিৎসা, যত্ন এবং ভালো খাবারের পর পলাতক ছেলেটি বেশ সুস্থ হয়ে উঠল। সে নিজের সম্পর্কে একটা বিশ্বাসযোগ্য গল্প বানিয়ে কৃষককে বলল, যে সন্তোষজনকভাবে বিশ্বাস করেছিল এবং আনন্দের সাথে ছেলেটিকে তার বাড়িতে আরও কয়েকদিন থাকার অনুমতি দিয়েছিল। একদিন ঘটনাক্রমে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যদের তার এক বন্ধুর বাড়িতে নিমন্ত্রণ করা হয়েছিল। কৃষক ছেলেটিকে বলল, "শোনো প্রিয়, আমাদের কাছে আমার ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধুর বাড়িতে একটা নিমন্ত্রণ আছে। তুমি কি আমাদের সাথে যাবে?" "না চাচা", ছেলেটি বলল, "আমি বরং বাড়িতেই থাকব।" "ঠিক আছে, কোনও সমস্যা নেই", কৃষক বলল, "তাহলে দয়া করে আমরা ফিরে না আসা পর্যন্ত বাড়ির দেখাশোনা করো।" এই বলে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যরা বাইরে চলে গেল। এখন, ছেলেটি একজন অপরাধী, অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত, কাজে লিপ্ত। সে বাড়ি থেকে যতটা সম্ভব মূল্যবান জিনিসপত্র সংগ্রহ করে চিরতরে চলে গেল। বাড়ি ফিরে ভালো কৃষক বুঝতে পারল যে সে কী ভুল করেছে। সে মনে মনে বলল, "ছেলেটি অবশ্যই একজন অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত ছেলে। আমার কাছ থেকে সব ধরণের সদয় আচরণ পেয়েও সে তার রঙ পরিবর্তন করতে পারেনি।" যাইহোক, ছেলেটির ক্ষতির জন্য দুঃখিত হওয়া সত্ত্বেও, ভগবানের কাছে ছেলেটির জন্য প্রার্থনা করলেন এবং তার সুখী জীবন কামনা করলেন। Ad

The Fisherman and the Genie Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. Every day 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. As he was pulling it back towards the shore, he felt a great weight. He thought he had caught a large fish. But a moment later he saw that he had no fish, rather only a dead donkey. Second time found a large basket full of trash, and third time he only drew only stones, shells, and mud. Before he threw his net for the fourth time, he had prayed to God for a big fish. This time he got no fish but a copper vase. He examined the vase and thought there was something valuable in it. With a knife he opened it and found thick smoke coming out of the vase. When all smoke was out of the vase, a genie formed. The fisherman became frightened. “Great King of the genie, I will never disobey you” called the monster.  Hearing those words the fisherman became brave and said, “Tell me why you were locked up in the vase.” The giant said that I would kill you but you could choose the you die. Finding no other way the fisher began to think of a way to trick the genie. The fisherman said that I could not believe that this vase could hold your feet, let alone your whole body. I could not believe it unless you showed me. The genie began to go back into the vase .Entering into the vase the genie said to the fisherman, “Well, unbelieving fisherman , here I am in the vase. Do you believe me now?” Instead of answering, the fisherman quickly took the lid and shut the top of the vase tightly. The Fisherman and the Genie                        Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. He could barely support his wife and three children every day 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. As he drew it on the shore, he felt a heavy weight. He thought that he had got a large fish. But a moment later he saw that it was not a 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. Still he threw the net into the sea a second time. When he drew it in, he felt a great weight, so again he thought it was full of fish. But he found only a large basket full of trash. He felt even more depressed.                    “O Fortune!” he cried. “Do not play games with me.” After he had washed his net, he threw it into the sea for the third time. But this time he only drew stones, shells and mud. He almost gave up the idea of getting any fish. Before he threw his net into the sea a fourth time, he had prayed to God for a big fish. And this time he thought he had a fish, but again there was no fish, rather only a copper vase. From its weight, the vase seemed to be full of some valuable things. He noticed that it was closed and sealed with a lid. He was very excited and decided to sell the vase. With the money he planned to buy wheat.                     He examined the vase and shook it. Although he heard nothing, he thought there must be something valuable inside it because it was sealed. With his knife he opened it. There was nothing. While he was looking at it with disappointment, a thick smoke came out of it. From the smoke a genie formed as large as the largest giant. When the fisherman saw such a terrible looking monster, he was so frightened that he could not move.                  “Great king of the genies.” Called the monster, “I will never again disobey you!” hearing those words, the fisherman became brave and said, “Tell me why you were locked up in the vase.”                   The giant looked at the fisherman and said, “Speak to me more politely or I shall kill you.”                “Why should you kill me?” asked the fisherman. “ I have just freed you, Have you forgotten that?”                ”No,” answered the genie, “but that will not stop me from killing you. I am only going to do you one favour: you may choose the way you die. I cannot teat you in any other way.” The fisherman was very sad. “What an unlucky man I am for freeing you! Please do not kill me.”                 “I have told you,” said the genie.  “That is impossible. Quickly choose how you will die.” The fisherman began to think of a way to trick the genie.                                                                      “I really cannot believe,” said the fisherman, “that this vase can hold your feet, let alone your whole body. I cannot believe it unless you show me.” The genie began to change himself into smoke, which spread over the sea and the shore. Collecting itself together, the smoke began to go back into the vase until thee was nothing left outside. Then a voice came from inside the vase.                    It said to the fisherman, “Well, unbelieving fisherman, here I am in the vase. Do you believe me now?” instead of answering, the fisherman quickly took the lid and shut the top of the vase tightly.                                                   The Fisherman and the Genie Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. Every day 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. As he was pulling it back towards the shore, he felt a great weight. He thought he had caught a large fish. But a moment later he saw that he had no fish, rather only a dead donkey. Second time found a large basket full of trash, and third time he only drew only stones, shells, and mud. Before he threw his net for the fourth time, he had prayed to God for a big fish. This time he got no fish but a copper vase. He examined the vase and thought there was something valuable in it. With a knife he opened it and found thick smoke coming out of the vase. When all smoke was out of the vase, a genie formed. The fisherman became frightened. “Great King of the genie, I will never disobey you” called the monster.  Hearing those words the fisherman became brave and said, “Tell me why you were locked up in the vase.” The giant said that I would kill you but you could choose the you die. Finding no other way the fisher began to think of a way to trick the genie. The fisherman said that I could not believe that this vase could hold your feet, let alone your whole body. I could not believe it unless you showed me. The genie began to go back into the vase .Entering into the vase the genie said to the fisherman, “Well, unbelieving fisherman , here I am in the vase. Do you believe me now?” Instead of answering, the fisherman quickly took the lid and shut the top of the vase tightly. জেলে এবং দৈত্য একসময় এক বৃদ্ধ এবং দরিদ্র জেলে থাকতেন। তিনি প্রতিদিন তার স্ত্রী এবং তিন সন্তানের ভরণপোষণ করতে পারতেন না, তিনি ভোরবেলা মাছ ধরতে যেতেন, কিন্তু তিনি কখনও চারবারের বেশি সমুদ্রে জাল ফেলতেন না। একদিন সকালে তিনি যথারীতি সমুদ্রে জাল ছুঁড়ে মারেন। তীরে টেনে তোলার সময় তার মনে হয়েছিল ভারী ভারী কিছু। তিনি ভাবলেন যে তিনি একটি বড় মাছ পেয়েছেন। কিন্তু কিছুক্ষণ পরে তিনি দেখতে পেলেন যে এটি কোনও মাছ নয়, বরং একটি মৃত গাধা। তিনি খুব হতাশ হয়ে পড়লেন। তারপর জেলে রেগে গেলেন। তিনি সবেমাত্র তার জাল মেরামত করেছিলেন এবং তিনি লক্ষ্য করলেন যে মৃত গাধার ওজনের কারণে এটি বেশ কয়েকটি জায়গায় ভেঙে গেছে। তবুও তিনি দ্বিতীয়বার জালটি সমুদ্রে ছুঁড়ে মারলেন। যখন তিনি এটি টেনে আনলেন, তখন তিনি একটি বিশাল ওজন অনুভব করলেন, তাই আবার তিনি ভাবলেন যে এটি মাছে পূর্ণ। কিন্তু তিনি কেবল একটি বড় ঝুড়ি আবর্জনায় ভরা দেখতে পেলেন। সে আরও বেশি বিষণ্ণ বোধ করল। “হে ভাগ্য!” সে চিৎকার করে বলল। “আমার সাথে খেলা করো না।” জাল ধোয়ার পর, সে তৃতীয়বারের মতো সমুদ্রে ছুঁড়ে ফেলে দিল। কিন্তু এবার সে কেবল পাথর, খোলস এবং কাদা টেনে আনল। মাছ ধরার ধারণা সে প্রায় ছেড়েই দিল। চতুর্থবার সমুদ্রে জাল ফেলার আগে, সে ঈশ্বরের কাছে একটি বড় মাছের জন্য প্রার্থনা করেছিল। এবং এবার সে ভেবেছিল তার কাছে একটি মাছ আছে, কিন্তু আবার কোনও মাছ নেই, কেবল একটি তামার ফুলদানি। এর ওজন দেখে মনে হচ্ছিল ফুলদানিটি মূল্যবান জিনিসে পূর্ণ। সে লক্ষ্য করল যে এটি বন্ধ এবং ঢাকনা দিয়ে সিল করা আছে। সে খুব উত্তেজিত হয়ে ফুলদানিটি বিক্রি করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছে। টাকা দিয়ে সে গম কেনার পরিকল্পনা করেছিল। সে ফুলদানিটি পরীক্ষা করে দেখল এবং ঝাঁকাল। যদিও সে কিছুই শুনতে পেল না, তবুও সে ভেবেছিল এর ভিতরে মূল্যবান কিছু আছে কারণ এটি সিল করা ছিল। তার ছুরি দিয়ে সে এটি খুলল। কিছুই ছিল না। যখন সে হতাশার সাথে এটির দিকে তাকিয়ে ছিল, তখন সেখান থেকে ঘন ধোঁয়া বেরোতে লাগল। ধোঁয়া থেকে একটি দৈত্য তৈরি হল যা সবচেয়ে বড় দৈত্যের মতো। জেলে যখন এত ভয়ঙ্কর দেখতে একটি দৈত্যকে দেখল, তখন সে এত ভয় পেয়ে গেল যে সে নড়তে পারল না। "জিনের মহান রাজা।" দৈত্যকে ডাকল, "আমি আর কখনও তোমার অবাধ্য হব না!" এই কথাগুলো শুনে জেলে সাহসী হয়ে উঠল এবং বলল, "আমাকে বলো কেন তোমাকে ফুলদানিতে আটকে রাখা হয়েছিল।" দৈত্য জেলেটির দিকে তাকিয়ে বলল, "আমার সাথে আরও ভদ্রভাবে কথা বলো, নাহলে আমি তোমাকে মেরে ফেলব।" "তুমি আমাকে কেন মেরে ফেলবে?" জেলে জিজ্ঞাসা করল। "আমি তোমাকে মুক্ত করেছি, তুমি কি ভুলে গেছো?" "না," দৈত্য উত্তর দিল, "কিন্তু তাতে তোমাকে হত্যা করা থেকে আমি বিরত থাকতে পারব না।" আমি তোমার একটাই উপকার করতে যাচ্ছি: তুমি যেভাবে মরবে, সেটা বেছে নিতে পারো। আমি তোমাকে অন্য কোনভাবে বিরক্ত করতে পারবো না।” জেলেটি খুব দুঃখিত হল। “তোমাকে মুক্ত করার জন্য আমি কত দুর্ভাগা! দয়া করে আমাকে মেরো না।” “আমি তোমাকে বলেছি,” দয়ালু বলল। “এটা অসম্ভব। তুমি কীভাবে মরবে তা দ্রুত বেছে নাও।” জেলেটি দয়ালুকে ঠকানোর একটা উপায় ভাবতে শুরু করল। “আমি সত্যিই বিশ্বাস করতে পারছি না,” জেলে বলল, “এই ফুলদানি তোমার পা ধরে রাখতে পারে, তোমার পুরো শরীর তো দূরের কথা। তুমি আমাকে না দেখালে আমি বিশ্বাস করতে পারছি না।” দয়ালু নিজেকে ধোঁয়ায় রূপান্তরিত করতে শুরু করল, যা সমুদ্র এবং তীরে ছড়িয়ে পড়ল। ধোঁয়া জমে ফুলদানিতে ফিরে যেতে শুরু করল, যতক্ষণ না তুমি বাইরে আর কিছু অবশিষ্ট রইলে না। তারপর ফুলদানির ভেতর থেকে একটা আওয়াজ এলো। এটি জেলেকে বলল, "আচ্ছা, অবিশ্বাসী জেলে, আমি ফুলদানিতে আছি। তুমি কি এখন আমাকে বিশ্বাস করো?" উত্তর না দিয়ে, জেলে দ্রুত ঢাকনাটি তুলে ফুলদানির উপরের অংশটি শক্ত করে বন্ধ করে দিল। Ad একজন কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে পেয়েছেন শীতের এক ঠান্ডা সকাল ছিল। মাঠে যাওয়ার সময় এক কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে দেখতে পান। কৃষকের ছেলেটির প্রতি করুণা হল। রাস্তার ধারে পড়ে থাকা ছেলেটি কিশোর, প্রায় ষোল বছর বয়সী। তার করুণ অবস্থা কৃষককে তার নিজের ছেলের কথা মনে করিয়ে দেয়। তাই, বাবা তার মনে জাগে এবং ছেলেটিকে কাঁধে তুলে বাড়িতে নিয়ে যায়। অন্যদিকে, ছেলেটি ছিল একজন পলাতক, একজন গ্যাং সদস্য, পুলিশের তালিকাভুক্ত অপরাধী। পুলিশ তার পিছনে ছিল কারণ সে একটি জঘন্য খুনের মামলায় জড়িত ছিল। সে বেশ কয়েকদিন ধরে পুলিশের হাত থেকে পালিয়ে যাচ্ছিল। তাকে না খেয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল, যেখানেই পারত লুকিয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল এবং অবশেষে সেই রাস্তা দিয়ে যাওয়া একটি চলমান বাস থেকে লাফ দেওয়ার সময়, সে গুরুতর আহত হয় এবং প্রায় মৃত অবস্থায় পড়ে থাকে যখন কৃষক তাকে খুঁজে পায়। বাড়ি নিয়ে যাওয়ার পর কৃষক প্রথমে তাকে আগুনের কাছে রাখল 'যত্নে, তাকে গরম দুধ দিল, কম্বল দিয়ে জড়িয়ে দিল এবং ডাক্তারের কাছে ডাকতে তাড়াহুড়ো করে বেরিয়ে গেল। কয়েকদিন চিকিৎসা, যত্ন এবং ভালো খাবারের পর পলাতক ছেলেটি বেশ সুস্থ হয়ে উঠল। সে নিজের সম্পর্কে একটা বিশ্বাসযোগ্য গল্প বানিয়ে কৃষককে বলল, যে সন্তোষজনকভাবে বিশ্বাস করেছিল এবং আনন্দের সাথে ছেলেটিকে তার বাড়িতে আরও কয়েকদিন থাকার অনুমতি দিয়েছিল। একদিন ঘটনাক্রমে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যদের তার এক বন্ধুর বাড়িতে নিমন্ত্রণ করা হয়েছিল। কৃষক ছেলেটিকে বলল, "শোনো প্রিয়, আমাদের কাছে আমার ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধুর বাড়িতে একটা নিমন্ত্রণ আছে। তুমি কি আমাদের সাথে যাবে?" "না চাচা", ছেলেটি বলল, "আমি বরং বাড়িতেই থাকব।" "ঠিক আছে, কোনও সমস্যা নেই", কৃষক বলল, "তাহলে দয়া করে আমরা ফিরে না আসা পর্যন্ত বাড়ির দেখাশোনা করো।" এই বলে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যরা বাইরে চলে গেল। এখন, ছেলেটি একজন অপরাধী, অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত, কাজে লিপ্ত। সে বাড়ি থেকে যতটা সম্ভব মূল্যবান জিনিসপত্র সংগ্রহ করে চিরতরে চলে গেল। বাড়ি ফিরে ভালো কৃষক বুঝতে পারল যে সে কী ভুল করেছে। সে মনে মনে বলল, "ছেলেটি অবশ্যই একজন অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত ছেলে। আমার কাছ থেকে সব ধরণের সদয় আচরণ পেয়েও সে তার রঙ পরিবর্তন করতে পারেনি।" যাইহোক, ছেলেটির ক্ষতির জন্য দুঃখিত হওয়া সত্ত্বেও, ভগবানের কাছে ছেলেটির জন্য প্রার্থনা করলেন এবং তার সুখী জীবন কামনা করলেন। Ad

Rearranging Sentences: Fisherman who was old and poor   Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. I. He could barely support his wife and three children. II. One morning he threw his net into the sea as usual. III. But a moment later he saw that he had no fish, rather only a dead donkey. IV. He had just repaired his net and he noticed that the weight of the dead donkey had broken it in several places. V. Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. VI. Everyday he used to go fishing early in the morning. VII. He thought he had caught a large fish and so he felt very happy. VIII. Then the fisherman became angry. IX. He never threw his net into the sea more than four times. Correct Sequence: V → I → VI → IX → II → VII → III → VIII → IV Rewritten Story in Correct Sequence: Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. He could barely support his wife and three children. Every day he used to go fishing early in the morning. 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. 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. এক সময় সেখানে এক জেলে বাস করত যে বৃদ্ধ ও দরিদ্র ছিল। তিনি তার স্ত্রী ও তিন সন্তানের ভরণপোষণ করতে পারতেন না। প্রতিদিন ভোরে মাছ ধরতে যেতেন। সে কখনোই চারবারের বেশি সমুদ্রে তার জাল ফেলেনি। একদিন সকালে সে যথারীতি সমুদ্রে জাল ফেলল। সে ভাবল সে একটা বড় মাছ ধরেছে এবং তাই সে খুব খুশি হয়েছে। কিন্তু এক মুহূর্ত পরে তিনি দেখলেন যে তার কাছে কোন মাছ নেই, কেবল একটি মৃত গাধা। তখন জেলে রেগে যায়। তিনি এইমাত্র তার জালটি মেরামত করেছিলেন এবং তিনি লক্ষ্য করেছিলেন যে মৃত গাধার ওজনে এটি বেশ কয়েকটি জায়গায় ভেঙে গেছে। Ad Completing Story: The Fisherman and the Genie Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. He could barely support his wife and three children every day 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. As he drew it on the shore, he felt a heavy weight. He thought that he had got a large fish. But a moment later he saw that it was not a 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. Still he threw the net into the sea a second time. When he drew it in, he felt a great weight, so again he thought it was full of fish. But he found only a large basket full of trash. He felt even more depressed. “O Fortune!” he cried. “Do not play games with me.” After he had washed his net, he threw it into the sea for the third time. But this time he only drew stones, shells and mud. He almost gave up the idea of getting any fish. Before he threw his net into the sea a fourth time, he had prayed to God for a big fish. And this time he thought he had a fish, but again there was no fish, rather only a copper vase. From its weight, the vase seemed to be full of some valuable things. He noticed that it was closed and sealed with a lid. He was very excited and decided to sell the vase. With the money he planned to buy wheat. He examined the vase and shook it. Although he heard nothing, he thought there must be something valuable inside it because it was sealed. With his knife he opened it. There was nothing. While he was looking at it with disappointment, a thick smoke came out of it. From the smoke a genie formed as large as the largest giant. When the fisherman saw such a terrible looking monster, he was so frightened that he could not move. “Great king of the genies.” Called the monster, “I will never again disobey you!” hearing those words, the fisherman became brave and said, “Tell me why you were locked up in the vase.” The giant looked at the fisherman and said, “Speak to me more politely or I shall kill you.” “Why should you kill me?” asked the fisherman. “ I have just freed you, Have you forgotten that?” ”No,” answered the genie, “but that will not stop me from killing you. I am only going to do you one favour: you may choose the way you die. I cannot teat you in any other way.” The fisherman was very sad. “What an unlucky man I am for freeing you! Please do not kill me.” “I have told you,” said the genie. “That is impossible. Quickly choose how you will die.” The fisherman began to think of a way to trick the genie. “I really cannot believe,” said the fisherman, “that this vase can hold your feet, let alone your whole body. I cannot believe it unless you show me.” The genie began to change himself into smoke, which spread over the sea and the shore. Collecting itself together, the smoke began to go back into the vase until thee was nothing left outside. Then a voice came from inside the vase. It said to the fisherman, “Well, unbelieving fisherman, here I am in the vase. Do you believe me now?” instead of answering, the fisherman quickly took the lid and shut the top of the vase tightly. The Fisherman and the Genie Once upon a time there lived a fisherman who was old and poor. Every day 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. As he was pulling it back towards the shore, he felt a great weight. He thought he had caught a large fish. But a moment later he saw that he had no fish, rather only a dead donkey. Second time found a large basket full of trash, and third time he only drew only stones, shells, and mud. Before he threw his net for the fourth time, he had prayed to God for a big fish. This time he got no fish but a copper vase. He examined the vase and thought there was something valuable in it. With a knife he opened it and found thick smoke coming out of the vase. When all smoke was out of the vase, a genie formed. The fisherman became frightened. “Great King of the genie, I will never disobey you” called the monster. Hearing those words the fisherman became brave and said, “Tell me why you were locked up in the vase.” The giant said that I would kill you but you could choose the you die. Finding no other way the fisher began to think of a way to trick the genie. The fisherman said that I could not believe that this vase could hold your feet, let alone your whole body. I could not believe it unless you showed me. The genie began to go back into the vase .Entering into the vase the genie said to the fisherman, “Well, unbelieving fisherman , here I am in the vase. Do you believe me now?” Instead of answering, the fisherman quickly took the lid and shut the top of the vase tightly. Ad Ad

Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it. Sufia is a worker in a big garments factory. More than five thousand workers work in that factory. One day while she was busy in work a sound was heard, "Fire Fire! Help! Help!"...... 'Ans. Merciless Fire Extinguishers Life Sufia is a worker in a big garments factory. More than few thousand workers work in that factory. One day while she was busy in work a sound was heard. "Fire! Fire! Help! Help!" Halima, a co-worker of Sufia. rushed to her and said, "Leave the building! Hurry! A fire has broken out. It'll spread." Sufia was scared. She was about to leave. But all at once she recalled that she had some intimate friends in the factory. They worked quite a little away. They mightn't have heard about the fire incident. So it was her duty to inform them. She ran apace to the eastern corner of the building. There three of her friends were making a block-print. Sufia said to them, "Hurry! Leave the building! It has caught a fire. All those girls shouted to the other workers to get out of the building. Then there was a din and bustle. All moved toward the stair. Every one of them tried to get out before others. Some of them feared lest the stair should collapse. However, they left the factory building and were waiting outside in tension. A fire brigade came. The fire-fighters extinguished the fire. Then they searched inside the building. After about half an hour, three dead bodies were brought out. Besides, the fire-fighters carried two wounded workers on a stretcher. An ambulance took them to a hospital. There was a pathetic scene there. Some family members of the dead workers were crying aloud. Many others shed tears. The owner of the factory vowed to identify the reason of the fire and compensate the dead workers' families. The Farmer and the Fugitive Boy It was a cold winter morning when a farmer, on his way to the field, found a boy lying by the roadside, nearly dead from the cold. The boy was a teenager, hardly sixteen years old, his body shivering uncontrollably. The sight of the boy, in such a miserable condition, reminded the farmer of his own son, who was of the same age. Compassion for the boy stirred something deep inside the farmer. He could not leave him there to perish alone. With a father’s love rising in him, the farmer lifted the boy onto his shoulder and carried him home. The boy, however, was no ordinary stranger. He was a fugitive, a gang member, and a wanted criminal. The police were after him because he was involved in a brutal murder. For several days, he had been running from the law, hiding wherever he could and going without food. His escape had been relentless and tiring. Finally, as he was fleeing from the police, he had tried to jump off a passing bus but had injured himself severely, collapsing on the roadside where the farmer had found him. The farmer took the boy into his warm home. He placed him near the fireplace, gave him warm milk, and wrapped him in a thick blanket to stave off the cold. After making sure the boy was comfortable, the farmer rushed out to call a doctor for help. The boy, despite his condition, was deceitful and told the farmer a fabricated story about himself. He made up convincing details that made the farmer believe he was simply an unfortunate soul in need of care. With the boy's tale and the kind gestures from the farmer, the boy’s fate seemed to be taking a turn for the better. Over the next few days, the boy received medical attention, food, and care. His health slowly improved, and the farmer, pleased with his recovery, allowed the boy to stay at his home for a few more days. But fate had other plans. One day, the farmer and his family were invited to visit a close friend’s house. Before leaving, the farmer turned to the boy and said, “Listen, my dear, we’ve received an invitation to the house of my close friend. Will you come with us?” The boy, who had no intention of staying under the farmer's roof any longer, replied, “No, uncle, I’d rather stay home.” The farmer, being kind-hearted, nodded and said, “Ok, no problem. Please stay here and take care of the house while we’re gone.” With that, the farmer and his family left, trusting the boy to look after the house in their absence. Once alone, the boy, true to his criminal nature, sprang into action. He began to search through the house, collecting anything of value he could find. Jewelry, cash, and other valuables were stolen, and the boy quietly slipped away, leaving the farmer’s home behind forever. When the farmer returned home later that day, he was met with an unpleasant sight. The house was in disarray, and the valuables were gone. Shock and sorrow filled the farmer’s heart as he realized that the boy he had taken in, treated like his own, had betrayed his kindness. Sitting down in disbelief, the farmer thought to himself, "The boy must be a product of bad upbringing. No matter how much kindness he received, he could not change his true nature." He was deeply saddened by the loss, but more than that, he felt a sense of regret for placing his trust in someone who was so unworthy of it. Despite the pain, the farmer did not allow his heart to turn completely cold. He still felt a deep sense of compassion for the boy, even after everything that had happened. He said a prayer, wishing the boy a better life, hoping that someday, somehow, the boy would find redemption and happiness. This story serves as a reminder of how, despite our best efforts and kindness, some people’s true nature cannot be changed. Yet, even in the face of betrayal, the farmer’s compassion and forgiveness stood as a testament to the strength of his character. কৃষক এবং সাপ একসময়, একটি ছোট গ্রামে, একজন দয়ালু এবং পরিশ্রমী কৃষক ছিলেন। তিনি একটি সাধারণ জীবনযাপন করতেন এবং তার ছোট খামারে কঠোর পরিশ্রম করতেন। কৃষক ফসল ফলাতেন যা তিনি বাজারে বিক্রি করতেন এবং তার পরিবারের যত্ন নিতেন। তার কাছে খুব বেশি কিছু ছিল না, কিন্তু তিনি যা ছিল তা নিয়ে খুশি ছিলেন। তিনি উদার ছিলেন এবং যখনই প্রয়োজন হত তখন সর্বদা অন্যদের সাহায্য করতেন। এক শীতল সকালে, কৃষক খুব ভোরে ঘুম থেকে উঠেছিলেন, ঠিক তখনই সূর্য উঠছিল। গ্রামটি এখনও শান্ত ছিল, এবং বেশিরভাগ মানুষ এখনও তাদের ঘরে ছিল, উষ্ণ ছিল। কিন্তু কৃষক ইতিমধ্যেই কাজ শুরু করার জন্য তার ক্ষেতে যাচ্ছিল। যখন সে তার ক্ষেতের পথে হাঁটছিল, তখন সে অদ্ভুত কিছু দেখতে পেল। মাটিতে পড়ে থাকা একটি ঝোপের কাছে একটি সাপ ছিল। সাপটি নড়ছিল না এবং ঠান্ডায় তার শরীর শক্ত হয়ে গিয়েছিল। দেখে মনে হচ্ছিল এটি মারা যাওয়ার পথে। কৃষক জানতেন যে সাপটি বিপজ্জনক এবং বিষাক্ত, কিন্তু তিনি কেবল কষ্ট পেতে সেখানে রেখে যেতে পারেননি। কৃষক সাপের জন্য দুঃখিত হয়েছিল। যদিও এটি তার ক্ষতি করতে পারে, তবুও সে চাইছিল না যে এটি ঠান্ডায় একা মারা যাক। তাই, সে সাহায্য করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। সে সাবধানে সাপটিকে তুলে নিল এবং উষ্ণ করার জন্য তার শরীরের কাছে ধরে রাখল। ধীরে ধীরে, কৃষকের শরীরের উষ্ণতা সাপটিকে ভালো বোধ করতে সাহায্য করেছিল। সাপটি নড়াচড়া করতে শুরু করে এবং তার শক্তি ফিরে পায়। কৃষক সাপটিকে ধরে রাখল, বিপদের কথা না ভেবেই তার যত্ন নিল। সে কেবল তার জীবন বাঁচাতে চেয়েছিল। কিছুক্ষণ পর, সাপটি নিজে নিজে চলাফেরা করার জন্য যথেষ্ট শক্তিশালী হয়ে উঠল। কিন্তু তারপর, অপ্রত্যাশিত কিছু ঘটে গেল। সাপটি, এখন সুস্থ বোধ করছে, হঠাৎ করেই কৃষককে কামড় দিল। সাপের বিষ দ্রুত তার শরীরে ছড়িয়ে পড়ল। বিষটি তার শিরা-উপশিরা দিয়ে প্রবেশ করার সাথে সাথে কৃষক ব্যথা অনুভব করল। সে বসে পড়ল, অনুভব করল বিষ তাকে গ্রাস করেছে। তার শেষ মুহূর্তগুলিতে, কৃষক কী ঘটেছে তা নিয়ে ভাবল। সে দুঃখিত ছিল যে সে সাপটিকে বাঁচানোর চেষ্টা করেছিল, কিন্তু বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা হয়েছিল। সে শেষ নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করে ফিসফিসিয়ে বলল, "একটি সাপ সর্বদা তোমাকে কামড় দেবে, এমনকি যদি তুমি তার জীবন বাঁচাও।" সেদিন কৃষক মারা গেল, কিন্তু তার কথাগুলো একটা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শিক্ষা রেখে গেল। এমনকি যখন তুমি কাউকে বা অন্য কিছুকে সাহায্য করো, তখনও শেষ পর্যন্ত তা তোমাকে কষ্ট দেবে। সাপ তার স্বভাব পরিবর্তন করতে পারে না, এবং কৃষক যতই দয়ালু হোক না কেন, তবুও তাকে কামড়ায়। গ্রামবাসীরা কৃষকের ভুল থেকে শিক্ষা নিয়েছিল। তারা বুঝতে পেরেছিল যে কিছু প্রাণী, তুমি যতই দয়া দেখাও না কেন, সবসময় তাদের আসল স্বভাব অনুসারে কাজ করবে। তারপর থেকে, তারা কাকে বিশ্বাস করবে সে সম্পর্কে আরও সতর্ক ছিল। যদিও কৃষক চলে গিয়েছিল, তার নিঃস্বার্থতা এবং গ্রামবাসীকে সে যে শিক্ষা দিয়েছিল তা বেঁচে ছিল। গ্রামবাসীরা সেই দয়ালু কৃষককে কখনও ভুলতে পারেনি যে সাপকে বাঁচাতে চেষ্টা করেছিল, শেষ পর্যন্ত বিশ্বাসঘাতকতার শিকার হয়েছিল। Ad একজন কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে পেয়েছেন শীতের এক ঠান্ডা সকাল ছিল। মাঠে যাওয়ার সময় এক কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে দেখতে পান। কৃষকের ছেলেটির প্রতি করুণা হল। রাস্তার ধারে পড়ে থাকা ছেলেটি কিশোর, প্রায় ষোল বছর বয়সী। তার করুণ অবস্থা কৃষককে তার নিজের ছেলের কথা মনে করিয়ে দেয়। তাই, বাবা তার মনে জাগে এবং ছেলেটিকে কাঁধে তুলে বাড়িতে নিয়ে যায়। অন্যদিকে, ছেলেটি ছিল একজন পলাতক, একজন গ্যাং সদস্য, পুলিশের তালিকাভুক্ত অপরাধী। পুলিশ তার পিছনে ছিল কারণ সে একটি জঘন্য খুনের মামলায় জড়িত ছিল। সে বেশ কয়েকদিন ধরে পুলিশের হাত থেকে পালিয়ে যাচ্ছিল। তাকে না খেয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল, যেখানেই পারত লুকিয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল এবং অবশেষে সেই রাস্তা দিয়ে যাওয়া একটি চলমান বাস থেকে লাফ দেওয়ার সময়, সে গুরুতর আহত হয় এবং প্রায় মৃত অবস্থায় পড়ে থাকে যখন কৃষক তাকে খুঁজে পায়। বাড়ি নিয়ে যাওয়ার পর কৃষক প্রথমে তাকে আগুনের কাছে রাখল 'যত্নে, তাকে গরম দুধ দিল, কম্বল দিয়ে জড়িয়ে দিল এবং ডাক্তারের কাছে ডাকতে তাড়াহুড়ো করে বেরিয়ে গেল। কয়েকদিন চিকিৎসা, যত্ন এবং ভালো খাবারের পর পলাতক ছেলেটি বেশ সুস্থ হয়ে উঠল। সে নিজের সম্পর্কে একটা বিশ্বাসযোগ্য গল্প বানিয়ে কৃষককে বলল, যে সন্তোষজনকভাবে বিশ্বাস করেছিল এবং আনন্দের সাথে ছেলেটিকে তার বাড়িতে আরও কয়েকদিন থাকার অনুমতি দিয়েছিল। একদিন ঘটনাক্রমে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যদের তার এক বন্ধুর বাড়িতে নিমন্ত্রণ করা হয়েছিল। কৃষক ছেলেটিকে বলল, "শোনো প্রিয়, আমাদের কাছে আমার ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধুর বাড়িতে একটা নিমন্ত্রণ আছে। তুমি কি আমাদের সাথে যাবে?" "না চাচা", ছেলেটি বলল, "আমি বরং বাড়িতেই থাকব।" "ঠিক আছে, কোনও সমস্যা নেই", কৃষক বলল, "তাহলে দয়া করে আমরা ফিরে না আসা পর্যন্ত বাড়ির দেখাশোনা করো।" এই বলে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যরা বাইরে চলে গেল। এখন, ছেলেটি একজন অপরাধী, অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত, কাজে লিপ্ত। সে বাড়ি থেকে যতটা সম্ভব মূল্যবান জিনিসপত্র সংগ্রহ করে চিরতরে চলে গেল। বাড়ি ফিরে ভালো কৃষক বুঝতে পারল যে সে কী ভুল করেছে। সে মনে মনে বলল, "ছেলেটি অবশ্যই একজন অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত ছেলে। আমার কাছ থেকে সব ধরণের সদয় আচরণ পেয়েও সে তার রঙ পরিবর্তন করতে পারেনি।" যাইহোক, ছেলেটির ক্ষতির জন্য দুঃখিত হওয়া সত্ত্বেও, ভগবানের কাছে ছেলেটির জন্য প্রার্থনা করলেন এবং তার সুখী জীবন কামনা করলেন। Ad

DEATH OF FERDOWSI/ FIREDAWSI Firdawsi, real name Abu al-Qasim Firdawsi (940?-c. 1020?), Persian poet, who has been called the Homer of Persia. Firdawsi was born near Tūn in Khursan and he married at the age of 28. About eight years later he began the work for which he is most famous, the great epic poem Shah nameh (Book of Kings). The poem is based on a work by Persian poet Daqiqi, who died about 980. Firdawsi spent 35 years writing the epic and completed it in 1010, when he was about 70 years old. Shah nameh contains 60,000 rhyming couplets, making it more than seven times the length of Homer's Iliad. The poem deals first with the legendary Persian kings: Gayumart; Hoshang; Tahmuras; and the most famous of the group, Jamshid, who reigned for 500 years. Following this happy period came the evil rule of the Arab Dahhák, or Zohak, who was tempted by Ahriman, his own ancestor. As a result, Dahhák fell into sin, becoming more and more evil until Kavah, a smith, rebelled and established his leather apron as the banner of revolt. Finally, the tyrant was bound and confined beneath Mount Damāvand. Soon after this point in the poem, an episode of considerable beauty is inserted; it recounts the love of Zal, of the royal line of Persia, and Rudabah, the daughter of the king of Kābul. Their union resulted in the birth of the hero Rustam, who occupies a position in Iranian legend somewhat analogous to that of Hercules in Greek and Latin literature. The epic progresses through Persian legend to historic times, tracing the reigns of the Sassanian kings down to the Muslim conquest and the death of Yazdegerd III in 651. The work supplements the accounts of the early history of Persia that are given in the old Persian cuneiform inscriptions and the prayer book Avesta. In addition to his poetic incentive, Firdawsi had a distinctly patriotic motive in writing the Shah nameh. He desired to keep alive in the hearts of his people the faith of their ancestors and the glories of their deeds so that the Persians would not forget their heritage. The epic contains an introductory eulogy of Sultan Mahmud of Ghaznī, to whom the work is dedicated. Firdawsi went to Mahmud's court to present his work as a tribute and was awarded the sum of 20,000 dirhams. The amount was less than he had been led to expect, and the disappointed poet took his revenge by writing a bitter satire on Mahmud, which he sent to the sultan as a substitute for his former eulogy. Firdawsi then fled to Herāt, and from there to Tabaristan, where the reigning prince protected him. He later settled in Baghdād, where he composed an epic of 9000 couplets, Yüsuf and Zuleikha. The work is an Arabic version of the biblical story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife. In his old age Firdawsi retired to his native town near Tūn, where, according to legend, he received Mahmud's forgiveness just before his death. The Shah nameh is perhaps best known to English readers through Sohrab and Rustum, a poem by English poet Matthew Arnold that is based on the Persian epic. The Farmer and the Snake Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a kind and hardworking farmer. He lived a simple life and worked hard on his small farm. The farmer grew crops that he sold in the market to take care of his family. He didn’t have much, but he was happy with what he had. He was known for being generous and always helped others when they needed it. One cold morning, the farmer woke up early, just as the sun was rising. The village was still quiet, and most people were still inside their homes, staying warm. But the farmer was already on his way to his field to start working. As he walked along the path to his field, he saw something strange. Near a bush, lying on the ground, was a snake. The snake was not moving, and its body was stiff from the cold. It looked like it was about to die. The farmer knew that the snake was dangerous and venomous, but he couldn’t just leave it there to suffer. The farmer felt sorry for the snake. Even though it could harm him, he didn’t want it to die alone in the cold. So, he decided to help. He carefully picked up the snake and held it close to his body to warm it. Slowly, the warmth from the farmer’s body helped the snake feel better. The snake began to move and regained some of its strength. The farmer kept holding the snake, caring for it with no thought of danger. He just wanted to save its life. After some time, the snake was strong enough to move on its own. But then, something unexpected happened. The snake, now feeling better, suddenly struck and bit the farmer. The venom from the snake quickly spread through his body. The farmer felt pain as the poison worked its way through his veins. He sat down, feeling the poison take over him. In his last moments, the farmer thought about what had happened. He was sad that he had tried to save the snake, only to be betrayed. He whispered with his last breath, “A snake will always bite you, even if you save its life.” The farmer died that day, but his words left an important lesson. Even when you help someone or something, sometimes it will hurt you in the end. The snake could not change its nature, and no matter how kind the farmer had been, it still bit him. The villagers learned from the farmer’s mistake. They understood that some creatures, no matter how much kindness you show them, will always act according to their true nature. From then on, they were more careful about whom they trusted. Though the farmer was gone, his selflessness and the lesson he taught the village lived on. The villagers would never forget the kind-hearted farmer who tried to save a snake, only to be betrayed in the end. The Farmer and the Fugitive Boy It was a cold winter morning when a farmer, on his way to the field, found a boy lying by the roadside, nearly dead from the cold. The boy was a teenager, hardly sixteen years old, his body shivering uncontrollably. The sight of the boy, in such a miserable condition, reminded the farmer of his own son, who was of the same age. Compassion for the boy stirred something deep inside the farmer. He could not leave him there to perish alone. With a father’s love rising in him, the farmer lifted the boy onto his shoulder and carried him home. The boy, however, was no ordinary stranger. He was a fugitive, a gang member, and a wanted criminal. The police were after him because he was involved in a brutal murder. For several days, he had been running from the law, hiding wherever he could and going without food. His escape had been relentless and tiring. Finally, as he was fleeing from the police, he had tried to jump off a passing bus but had injured himself severely, collapsing on the roadside where the farmer had found him. The farmer took the boy into his warm home. He placed him near the fireplace, gave him warm milk, and wrapped him in a thick blanket to stave off the cold. After making sure the boy was comfortable, the farmer rushed out to call a doctor for help. The boy, despite his condition, was deceitful and told the farmer a fabricated story about himself. He made up convincing details that made the farmer believe he was simply an unfortunate soul in need of care. With the boy's tale and the kind gestures from the farmer, the boy’s fate seemed to be taking a turn for the better. Over the next few days, the boy received medical attention, food, and care. His health slowly improved, and the farmer, pleased with his recovery, allowed the boy to stay at his home for a few more days. But fate had other plans. One day, the farmer and his family were invited to visit a close friend’s house. Before leaving, the farmer turned to the boy and said, “Listen, my dear, we’ve received an invitation to the house of my close friend. Will you come with us?” The boy, who had no intention of staying under the farmer's roof any longer, replied, “No, uncle, I’d rather stay home.” The farmer, being kind-hearted, nodded and said, “Ok, no problem. Please stay here and take care of the house while we’re gone.” With that, the farmer and his family left, trusting the boy to look after the house in their absence. Once alone, the boy, true to his criminal nature, sprang into action. He began to search through the house, collecting anything of value he could find. Jewelry, cash, and other valuables were stolen, and the boy quietly slipped away, leaving the farmer’s home behind forever. When the farmer returned home later that day, he was met with an unpleasant sight. The house was in disarray, and the valuables were gone. Shock and sorrow filled the farmer’s heart as he realized that the boy he had taken in, treated like his own, had betrayed his kindness. Sitting down in disbelief, the farmer thought to himself, "The boy must be a product of bad upbringing. No matter how much kindness he received, he could not change his true nature." He was deeply saddened by the loss, but more than that, he felt a sense of regret for placing his trust in someone who was so unworthy of it. Despite the pain, the farmer did not allow his heart to turn completely cold. He still felt a deep sense of compassion for the boy, even after everything that had happened. He said a prayer, wishing the boy a better life, hoping that someday, somehow, the boy would find redemption and happiness. This story serves as a reminder of how, despite our best efforts and kindness, some people’s true nature cannot be changed. Yet, even in the face of betrayal, the farmer’s compassion and forgiveness stood as a testament to the strength of his character. কৃষক এবং সাপ একসময়, একটি ছোট গ্রামে, একজন দয়ালু এবং পরিশ্রমী কৃষক ছিলেন। তিনি একটি সাধারণ জীবনযাপন করতেন এবং তার ছোট খামারে কঠোর পরিশ্রম করতেন। কৃষক ফসল ফলাতেন যা তিনি বাজারে বিক্রি করতেন এবং তার পরিবারের যত্ন নিতেন। তার কাছে খুব বেশি কিছু ছিল না, কিন্তু তিনি যা ছিল তা নিয়ে খুশি ছিলেন। তিনি উদার ছিলেন এবং যখনই প্রয়োজন হত তখন সর্বদা অন্যদের সাহায্য করতেন। এক শীতল সকালে, কৃষক খুব ভোরে ঘুম থেকে উঠেছিলেন, ঠিক তখনই সূর্য উঠছিল। গ্রামটি এখনও শান্ত ছিল, এবং বেশিরভাগ মানুষ এখনও তাদের ঘরে ছিল, উষ্ণ ছিল। কিন্তু কৃষক ইতিমধ্যেই কাজ শুরু করার জন্য তার ক্ষেতে যাচ্ছিল। যখন সে তার ক্ষেতের পথে হাঁটছিল, তখন সে অদ্ভুত কিছু দেখতে পেল। মাটিতে পড়ে থাকা একটি ঝোপের কাছে একটি সাপ ছিল। সাপটি নড়ছিল না এবং ঠান্ডায় তার শরীর শক্ত হয়ে গিয়েছিল। দেখে মনে হচ্ছিল এটি মারা যাওয়ার পথে। কৃষক জানতেন যে সাপটি বিপজ্জনক এবং বিষাক্ত, কিন্তু তিনি কেবল কষ্ট পেতে সেখানে রেখে যেতে পারেননি। কৃষক সাপের জন্য দুঃখিত হয়েছিল। যদিও এটি তার ক্ষতি করতে পারে, তবুও সে চাইছিল না যে এটি ঠান্ডায় একা মারা যাক। তাই, সে সাহায্য করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। সে সাবধানে সাপটিকে তুলে নিল এবং উষ্ণ করার জন্য তার শরীরের কাছে ধরে রাখল। ধীরে ধীরে, কৃষকের শরীরের উষ্ণতা সাপটিকে ভালো বোধ করতে সাহায্য করেছিল। সাপটি নড়াচড়া করতে শুরু করে এবং তার শক্তি ফিরে পায়। কৃষক সাপটিকে ধরে রাখল, বিপদের কথা না ভেবেই তার যত্ন নিল। সে কেবল তার জীবন বাঁচাতে চেয়েছিল। কিছুক্ষণ পর, সাপটি নিজে নিজে চলাফেরা করার জন্য যথেষ্ট শক্তিশালী হয়ে উঠল। কিন্তু তারপর, অপ্রত্যাশিত কিছু ঘটে গেল। সাপটি, এখন সুস্থ বোধ করছে, হঠাৎ করেই কৃষককে কামড় দিল। সাপের বিষ দ্রুত তার শরীরে ছড়িয়ে পড়ল। বিষটি তার শিরা-উপশিরা দিয়ে প্রবেশ করার সাথে সাথে কৃষক ব্যথা অনুভব করল। সে বসে পড়ল, অনুভব করল বিষ তাকে গ্রাস করেছে। তার শেষ মুহূর্তগুলিতে, কৃষক কী ঘটেছে তা নিয়ে ভাবল। সে দুঃখিত ছিল যে সে সাপটিকে বাঁচানোর চেষ্টা করেছিল, কিন্তু বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা হয়েছিল। সে শেষ নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করে ফিসফিসিয়ে বলল, "একটি সাপ সর্বদা তোমাকে কামড় দেবে, এমনকি যদি তুমি তার জীবন বাঁচাও।" সেদিন কৃষক মারা গেল, কিন্তু তার কথাগুলো একটা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শিক্ষা রেখে গেল। এমনকি যখন তুমি কাউকে বা অন্য কিছুকে সাহায্য করো, তখনও শেষ পর্যন্ত তা তোমাকে কষ্ট দেবে। সাপ তার স্বভাব পরিবর্তন করতে পারে না, এবং কৃষক যতই দয়ালু হোক না কেন, তবুও তাকে কামড়ায়। গ্রামবাসীরা কৃষকের ভুল থেকে শিক্ষা নিয়েছিল। তারা বুঝতে পেরেছিল যে কিছু প্রাণী, তুমি যতই দয়া দেখাও না কেন, সবসময় তাদের আসল স্বভাব অনুসারে কাজ করবে। তারপর থেকে, তারা কাকে বিশ্বাস করবে সে সম্পর্কে আরও সতর্ক ছিল। যদিও কৃষক চলে গিয়েছিল, তার নিঃস্বার্থতা এবং গ্রামবাসীকে সে যে শিক্ষা দিয়েছিল তা বেঁচে ছিল। গ্রামবাসীরা সেই দয়ালু কৃষককে কখনও ভুলতে পারেনি যে সাপকে বাঁচাতে চেষ্টা করেছিল, শেষ পর্যন্ত বিশ্বাসঘাতকতার শিকার হয়েছিল। Ad একজন কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে পেয়েছেন শীতের এক ঠান্ডা সকাল ছিল। মাঠে যাওয়ার সময় এক কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে দেখতে পান। কৃষকের ছেলেটির প্রতি করুণা হল। রাস্তার ধারে পড়ে থাকা ছেলেটি কিশোর, প্রায় ষোল বছর বয়সী। তার করুণ অবস্থা কৃষককে তার নিজের ছেলের কথা মনে করিয়ে দেয়। তাই, বাবা তার মনে জাগে এবং ছেলেটিকে কাঁধে তুলে বাড়িতে নিয়ে যায়। অন্যদিকে, ছেলেটি ছিল একজন পলাতক, একজন গ্যাং সদস্য, পুলিশের তালিকাভুক্ত অপরাধী। পুলিশ তার পিছনে ছিল কারণ সে একটি জঘন্য খুনের মামলায় জড়িত ছিল। সে বেশ কয়েকদিন ধরে পুলিশের হাত থেকে পালিয়ে যাচ্ছিল। তাকে না খেয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল, যেখানেই পারত লুকিয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল এবং অবশেষে সেই রাস্তা দিয়ে যাওয়া একটি চলমান বাস থেকে লাফ দেওয়ার সময়, সে গুরুতর আহত হয় এবং প্রায় মৃত অবস্থায় পড়ে থাকে যখন কৃষক তাকে খুঁজে পায়। বাড়ি নিয়ে যাওয়ার পর কৃষক প্রথমে তাকে আগুনের কাছে রাখল 'যত্নে, তাকে গরম দুধ দিল, কম্বল দিয়ে জড়িয়ে দিল এবং ডাক্তারের কাছে ডাকতে তাড়াহুড়ো করে বেরিয়ে গেল। কয়েকদিন চিকিৎসা, যত্ন এবং ভালো খাবারের পর পলাতক ছেলেটি বেশ সুস্থ হয়ে উঠল। সে নিজের সম্পর্কে একটা বিশ্বাসযোগ্য গল্প বানিয়ে কৃষককে বলল, যে সন্তোষজনকভাবে বিশ্বাস করেছিল এবং আনন্দের সাথে ছেলেটিকে তার বাড়িতে আরও কয়েকদিন থাকার অনুমতি দিয়েছিল। একদিন ঘটনাক্রমে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যদের তার এক বন্ধুর বাড়িতে নিমন্ত্রণ করা হয়েছিল। কৃষক ছেলেটিকে বলল, "শোনো প্রিয়, আমাদের কাছে আমার ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধুর বাড়িতে একটা নিমন্ত্রণ আছে। তুমি কি আমাদের সাথে যাবে?" "না চাচা", ছেলেটি বলল, "আমি বরং বাড়িতেই থাকব।" "ঠিক আছে, কোনও সমস্যা নেই", কৃষক বলল, "তাহলে দয়া করে আমরা ফিরে না আসা পর্যন্ত বাড়ির দেখাশোনা করো।" এই বলে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যরা বাইরে চলে গেল। এখন, ছেলেটি একজন অপরাধী, অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত, কাজে লিপ্ত। সে বাড়ি থেকে যতটা সম্ভব মূল্যবান জিনিসপত্র সংগ্রহ করে চিরতরে চলে গেল। বাড়ি ফিরে ভালো কৃষক বুঝতে পারল যে সে কী ভুল করেছে। সে মনে মনে বলল, "ছেলেটি অবশ্যই একজন অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত ছেলে। আমার কাছ থেকে সব ধরণের সদয় আচরণ পেয়েও সে তার রঙ পরিবর্তন করতে পারেনি।" যাইহোক, ছেলেটির ক্ষতির জন্য দুঃখিত হওয়া সত্ত্বেও, ভগবানের কাছে ছেলেটির জন্য প্রার্থনা করলেন এবং তার সুখী জীবন কামনা করলেন। Ad

Black Will Take No Other Hue / A farmer found a boy half dead with cold It was a cold winter morning. While going to the field a farmer found a boy half dead with cold. The farmer took pity on the boy. The boy lying by the roadside was a teenager, hardly sixteen years of age. His wretched condition reminded the farmer of his own son of the same age. So, the father rose in him who took the boy on his shoulder and took him home. The boy, on the other hand, was a fugitive, a gang member, a listed criminal to the police. The police were after him because he was involved with a heinous murder case. He was running away from the police for a several days. He had to go without food, hide himself wherever he could and finally while jumping from a running bus that was passing by that road, he got severe wound and lay there almost dead when the farmer found him. After taking him home the farmer first placed him by the fire place 'With care, gave him warm milk, wrapped him up with a blanket and hurried out to call in a doctor. After a few days treatment, care and good food the fugitive boy got quite well. He fabricated a convincing story about himself and told it to the farmer who did believe it satisfactorily and happily allowed the boy to stay a few more days at his home. One day it so happened that the farmer and his family members were invited to one of his friend's house. The farmer said to the boy, "Listen my dear, we have an invitation to the house of my intimate friend. Will you go with us?" "No uncle", said the boy, "I would rather stay home." "Ok, no problem", said the farmer, "Then please stay and take care of the house till we come back." So saying the farmer and his family members went out. Now, the boy a criminal at heart, an ill born and brought up being got into action. He collected whatever valuables he could from the house and went away forever. On his return home the good farmer could realize what blunder he had made. He said to himself, "The boy must be an ill born and brought up boy. He could not change his colour despite receiving all sorts of kind gestures from me." However, the good old farmer in spite of being sorry for loss incurred by the boy, he prayed to God for the boy wishing him a happy life. The Farmer and the Snake Once upon a time, in a small village, there was a kind and hardworking farmer. He lived a simple life and worked hard on his small farm. The farmer grew crops that he sold in the market to take care of his family. He didn’t have much, but he was happy with what he had. He was known for being generous and always helped others when they needed it. One cold morning, the farmer woke up early, just as the sun was rising. The village was still quiet, and most people were still inside their homes, staying warm. But the farmer was already on his way to his field to start working. As he walked along the path to his field, he saw something strange. Near a bush, lying on the ground, was a snake. The snake was not moving, and its body was stiff from the cold. It looked like it was about to die. The farmer knew that the snake was dangerous and venomous, but he couldn’t just leave it there to suffer. The farmer felt sorry for the snake. Even though it could harm him, he didn’t want it to die alone in the cold. So, he decided to help. He carefully picked up the snake and held it close to his body to warm it. Slowly, the warmth from the farmer’s body helped the snake feel better. The snake began to move and regained some of its strength. The farmer kept holding the snake, caring for it with no thought of danger. He just wanted to save its life. After some time, the snake was strong enough to move on its own. But then, something unexpected happened. The snake, now feeling better, suddenly struck and bit the farmer. The venom from the snake quickly spread through his body. The farmer felt pain as the poison worked its way through his veins. He sat down, feeling the poison take over him. In his last moments, the farmer thought about what had happened. He was sad that he had tried to save the snake, only to be betrayed. He whispered with his last breath, “A snake will always bite you, even if you save its life.” The farmer died that day, but his words left an important lesson. Even when you help someone or something, sometimes it will hurt you in the end. The snake could not change its nature, and no matter how kind the farmer had been, it still bit him. The villagers learned from the farmer’s mistake. They understood that some creatures, no matter how much kindness you show them, will always act according to their true nature. From then on, they were more careful about whom they trusted. Though the farmer was gone, his selflessness and the lesson he taught the village lived on. The villagers would never forget the kind-hearted farmer who tried to save a snake, only to be betrayed in the end. The Farmer and the Fugitive Boy It was a cold winter morning when a farmer, on his way to the field, found a boy lying by the roadside, nearly dead from the cold. The boy was a teenager, hardly sixteen years old, his body shivering uncontrollably. The sight of the boy, in such a miserable condition, reminded the farmer of his own son, who was of the same age. Compassion for the boy stirred something deep inside the farmer. He could not leave him there to perish alone. With a father’s love rising in him, the farmer lifted the boy onto his shoulder and carried him home. The boy, however, was no ordinary stranger. He was a fugitive, a gang member, and a wanted criminal. The police were after him because he was involved in a brutal murder. For several days, he had been running from the law, hiding wherever he could and going without food. His escape had been relentless and tiring. Finally, as he was fleeing from the police, he had tried to jump off a passing bus but had injured himself severely, collapsing on the roadside where the farmer had found him. The farmer took the boy into his warm home. He placed him near the fireplace, gave him warm milk, and wrapped him in a thick blanket to stave off the cold. After making sure the boy was comfortable, the farmer rushed out to call a doctor for help. The boy, despite his condition, was deceitful and told the farmer a fabricated story about himself. He made up convincing details that made the farmer believe he was simply an unfortunate soul in need of care. With the boy's tale and the kind gestures from the farmer, the boy’s fate seemed to be taking a turn for the better. Over the next few days, the boy received medical attention, food, and care. His health slowly improved, and the farmer, pleased with his recovery, allowed the boy to stay at his home for a few more days. But fate had other plans. One day, the farmer and his family were invited to visit a close friend’s house. Before leaving, the farmer turned to the boy and said, “Listen, my dear, we’ve received an invitation to the house of my close friend. Will you come with us?” The boy, who had no intention of staying under the farmer's roof any longer, replied, “No, uncle, I’d rather stay home.” The farmer, being kind-hearted, nodded and said, “Ok, no problem. Please stay here and take care of the house while we’re gone.” With that, the farmer and his family left, trusting the boy to look after the house in their absence. Once alone, the boy, true to his criminal nature, sprang into action. He began to search through the house, collecting anything of value he could find. Jewelry, cash, and other valuables were stolen, and the boy quietly slipped away, leaving the farmer’s home behind forever. When the farmer returned home later that day, he was met with an unpleasant sight. The house was in disarray, and the valuables were gone. Shock and sorrow filled the farmer’s heart as he realized that the boy he had taken in, treated like his own, had betrayed his kindness. Sitting down in disbelief, the farmer thought to himself, "The boy must be a product of bad upbringing. No matter how much kindness he received, he could not change his true nature." He was deeply saddened by the loss, but more than that, he felt a sense of regret for placing his trust in someone who was so unworthy of it. Despite the pain, the farmer did not allow his heart to turn completely cold. He still felt a deep sense of compassion for the boy, even after everything that had happened. He said a prayer, wishing the boy a better life, hoping that someday, somehow, the boy would find redemption and happiness. This story serves as a reminder of how, despite our best efforts and kindness, some people’s true nature cannot be changed. Yet, even in the face of betrayal, the farmer’s compassion and forgiveness stood as a testament to the strength of his character. কৃষক এবং সাপ একসময়, একটি ছোট গ্রামে, একজন দয়ালু এবং পরিশ্রমী কৃষক ছিলেন। তিনি একটি সাধারণ জীবনযাপন করতেন এবং তার ছোট খামারে কঠোর পরিশ্রম করতেন। কৃষক ফসল ফলাতেন যা তিনি বাজারে বিক্রি করতেন এবং তার পরিবারের যত্ন নিতেন। তার কাছে খুব বেশি কিছু ছিল না, কিন্তু তিনি যা ছিল তা নিয়ে খুশি ছিলেন। তিনি উদার ছিলেন এবং যখনই প্রয়োজন হত তখন সর্বদা অন্যদের সাহায্য করতেন। এক শীতল সকালে, কৃষক খুব ভোরে ঘুম থেকে উঠেছিলেন, ঠিক তখনই সূর্য উঠছিল। গ্রামটি এখনও শান্ত ছিল, এবং বেশিরভাগ মানুষ এখনও তাদের ঘরে ছিল, উষ্ণ ছিল। কিন্তু কৃষক ইতিমধ্যেই কাজ শুরু করার জন্য তার ক্ষেতে যাচ্ছিল। যখন সে তার ক্ষেতের পথে হাঁটছিল, তখন সে অদ্ভুত কিছু দেখতে পেল। মাটিতে পড়ে থাকা একটি ঝোপের কাছে একটি সাপ ছিল। সাপটি নড়ছিল না এবং ঠান্ডায় তার শরীর শক্ত হয়ে গিয়েছিল। দেখে মনে হচ্ছিল এটি মারা যাওয়ার পথে। কৃষক জানতেন যে সাপটি বিপজ্জনক এবং বিষাক্ত, কিন্তু তিনি কেবল কষ্ট পেতে সেখানে রেখে যেতে পারেননি। কৃষক সাপের জন্য দুঃখিত হয়েছিল। যদিও এটি তার ক্ষতি করতে পারে, তবুও সে চাইছিল না যে এটি ঠান্ডায় একা মারা যাক। তাই, সে সাহায্য করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। সে সাবধানে সাপটিকে তুলে নিল এবং উষ্ণ করার জন্য তার শরীরের কাছে ধরে রাখল। ধীরে ধীরে, কৃষকের শরীরের উষ্ণতা সাপটিকে ভালো বোধ করতে সাহায্য করেছিল। সাপটি নড়াচড়া করতে শুরু করে এবং তার শক্তি ফিরে পায়। কৃষক সাপটিকে ধরে রাখল, বিপদের কথা না ভেবেই তার যত্ন নিল। সে কেবল তার জীবন বাঁচাতে চেয়েছিল। কিছুক্ষণ পর, সাপটি নিজে নিজে চলাফেরা করার জন্য যথেষ্ট শক্তিশালী হয়ে উঠল। কিন্তু তারপর, অপ্রত্যাশিত কিছু ঘটে গেল। সাপটি, এখন সুস্থ বোধ করছে, হঠাৎ করেই কৃষককে কামড় দিল। সাপের বিষ দ্রুত তার শরীরে ছড়িয়ে পড়ল। বিষটি তার শিরা-উপশিরা দিয়ে প্রবেশ করার সাথে সাথে কৃষক ব্যথা অনুভব করল। সে বসে পড়ল, অনুভব করল বিষ তাকে গ্রাস করেছে। তার শেষ মুহূর্তগুলিতে, কৃষক কী ঘটেছে তা নিয়ে ভাবল। সে দুঃখিত ছিল যে সে সাপটিকে বাঁচানোর চেষ্টা করেছিল, কিন্তু বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করা হয়েছিল। সে শেষ নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করে ফিসফিসিয়ে বলল, "একটি সাপ সর্বদা তোমাকে কামড় দেবে, এমনকি যদি তুমি তার জীবন বাঁচাও।" সেদিন কৃষক মারা গেল, কিন্তু তার কথাগুলো একটা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শিক্ষা রেখে গেল। এমনকি যখন তুমি কাউকে বা অন্য কিছুকে সাহায্য করো, তখনও শেষ পর্যন্ত তা তোমাকে কষ্ট দেবে। সাপ তার স্বভাব পরিবর্তন করতে পারে না, এবং কৃষক যতই দয়ালু হোক না কেন, তবুও তাকে কামড়ায়। গ্রামবাসীরা কৃষকের ভুল থেকে শিক্ষা নিয়েছিল। তারা বুঝতে পেরেছিল যে কিছু প্রাণী, তুমি যতই দয়া দেখাও না কেন, সবসময় তাদের আসল স্বভাব অনুসারে কাজ করবে। তারপর থেকে, তারা কাকে বিশ্বাস করবে সে সম্পর্কে আরও সতর্ক ছিল। যদিও কৃষক চলে গিয়েছিল, তার নিঃস্বার্থতা এবং গ্রামবাসীকে সে যে শিক্ষা দিয়েছিল তা বেঁচে ছিল। গ্রামবাসীরা সেই দয়ালু কৃষককে কখনও ভুলতে পারেনি যে সাপকে বাঁচাতে চেষ্টা করেছিল, শেষ পর্যন্ত বিশ্বাসঘাতকতার শিকার হয়েছিল। Ad একজন কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে পেয়েছেন শীতের এক ঠান্ডা সকাল ছিল। মাঠে যাওয়ার সময় এক কৃষক ঠান্ডায় আধমরা অবস্থায় একটি ছেলেকে দেখতে পান। কৃষকের ছেলেটির প্রতি করুণা হল। রাস্তার ধারে পড়ে থাকা ছেলেটি কিশোর, প্রায় ষোল বছর বয়সী। তার করুণ অবস্থা কৃষককে তার নিজের ছেলের কথা মনে করিয়ে দেয়। তাই, বাবা তার মনে জাগে এবং ছেলেটিকে কাঁধে তুলে বাড়িতে নিয়ে যায়। অন্যদিকে, ছেলেটি ছিল একজন পলাতক, একজন গ্যাং সদস্য, পুলিশের তালিকাভুক্ত অপরাধী। পুলিশ তার পিছনে ছিল কারণ সে একটি জঘন্য খুনের মামলায় জড়িত ছিল। সে বেশ কয়েকদিন ধরে পুলিশের হাত থেকে পালিয়ে যাচ্ছিল। তাকে না খেয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল, যেখানেই পারত লুকিয়ে থাকতে হয়েছিল এবং অবশেষে সেই রাস্তা দিয়ে যাওয়া একটি চলমান বাস থেকে লাফ দেওয়ার সময়, সে গুরুতর আহত হয় এবং প্রায় মৃত অবস্থায় পড়ে থাকে যখন কৃষক তাকে খুঁজে পায়। বাড়ি নিয়ে যাওয়ার পর কৃষক প্রথমে তাকে আগুনের কাছে রাখল 'যত্নে, তাকে গরম দুধ দিল, কম্বল দিয়ে জড়িয়ে দিল এবং ডাক্তারের কাছে ডাকতে তাড়াহুড়ো করে বেরিয়ে গেল। কয়েকদিন চিকিৎসা, যত্ন এবং ভালো খাবারের পর পলাতক ছেলেটি বেশ সুস্থ হয়ে উঠল। সে নিজের সম্পর্কে একটা বিশ্বাসযোগ্য গল্প বানিয়ে কৃষককে বলল, যে সন্তোষজনকভাবে বিশ্বাস করেছিল এবং আনন্দের সাথে ছেলেটিকে তার বাড়িতে আরও কয়েকদিন থাকার অনুমতি দিয়েছিল। একদিন ঘটনাক্রমে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যদের তার এক বন্ধুর বাড়িতে নিমন্ত্রণ করা হয়েছিল। কৃষক ছেলেটিকে বলল, "শোনো প্রিয়, আমাদের কাছে আমার ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধুর বাড়িতে একটা নিমন্ত্রণ আছে। তুমি কি আমাদের সাথে যাবে?" "না চাচা", ছেলেটি বলল, "আমি বরং বাড়িতেই থাকব।" "ঠিক আছে, কোনও সমস্যা নেই", কৃষক বলল, "তাহলে দয়া করে আমরা ফিরে না আসা পর্যন্ত বাড়ির দেখাশোনা করো।" এই বলে কৃষক এবং তার পরিবারের সদস্যরা বাইরে চলে গেল। এখন, ছেলেটি একজন অপরাধী, অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত, কাজে লিপ্ত। সে বাড়ি থেকে যতটা সম্ভব মূল্যবান জিনিসপত্র সংগ্রহ করে চিরতরে চলে গেল। বাড়ি ফিরে ভালো কৃষক বুঝতে পারল যে সে কী ভুল করেছে। সে মনে মনে বলল, "ছেলেটি অবশ্যই একজন অসুস্থ জন্মগ্রহণকারী এবং লালিত-পালিত ছেলে। আমার কাছ থেকে সব ধরণের সদয় আচরণ পেয়েও সে তার রঙ পরিবর্তন করতে পারেনি।" যাইহোক, ছেলেটির ক্ষতির জন্য দুঃখিত হওয়া সত্ত্বেও, ভগবানের কাছে ছেলেটির জন্য প্রার্থনা করলেন এবং তার সুখী জীবন কামনা করলেন। Ad

A farmer and a donkey Once a farmer had a donkey. He thought himself to be very clever. He used to carry heavy load of his master alone to a market which was on the other side of river. One morning when the donkey reached the river. He decided to make his journey shorten by wading across the water. But at one stage e reached a very deep spot. He had to swim to cross the river. Fortunately, he was carrying sacks of salt on that day. So, a large portion of the salt diluted in the water. As a result the load became light became light and he could easily cross the river. He felt very proud of himself. He decided that next time onwards he would follow the same way. But the monkey did not know that the next day he was carrying a load of sponger. When he reached the river, he started wading through the river. But this time the load became so heavy soaking water that the donkey drowned. Though he thought himself clever, really he is foolish. And for his foolishness, he died. A Farmer and a Donkey Once upon a time, there was a farmer who had a hardworking donkey. The donkey carried heavy loads for his master, helping him transport goods to the market across a river. The donkey was very loyal and did his work diligently, but he had a clever idea one day that would change everything. One morning, as the donkey reached the river with a load of salt on his back, he thought of a way to make his journey shorter and easier. He decided to wade through the river instead of taking the usual, longer route. He thought that if he walked through the shallow parts of the river, he could avoid the tiring walk around it. However, as he crossed the river, he found a deep spot. He was forced to swim, and as the salt sacks on his back became wet, a large portion of the salt dissolved in the water. As a result, the load became much lighter, and the donkey found it easier to swim across the river. He was pleased with himself for finding this shortcut and thought that he had come up with a brilliant idea. Feeling proud of his cleverness, the donkey decided that next time he would take the same route to the river. He was eager to save time and energy, convinced that the trick of getting the salt wet had worked in his favor. But the donkey didn’t realize that the next day, he was carrying a load of sponges instead of salt. When he reached the river again, he started wading through the water, just as he had done before. This time, however, the sponges soaked up the water, making the load much heavier instead of lighter. The more he waded through the river, the heavier the load became, and the donkey struggled under the weight. Eventually, the load became so heavy that the donkey could no longer bear it. The waterlogged sponges dragged him down, and the donkey, unable to carry the weight, drowned in the river. Though the donkey had thought himself to be clever, in reality, he had made a foolish decision. His desire to avoid work and take shortcuts led to his demise. The donkey's story teaches us that relying on tricks without thinking of the consequences can lead to failure and even disaster. Thus, the donkey's greed for an easy way out cost him his life. একজন কৃষক এবং একটি গাধা একসময়, এক কৃষকের একটি পরিশ্রমী গাধা ছিল। গাধাটি তার মালিকের জন্য ভারী বোঝা বহন করত, তাকে নদীর ওপারে বাজারে পণ্য পরিবহনে সাহায্য করত। গাধাটি খুব অনুগত ছিল এবং নিষ্ঠার সাথে তার কাজ করত, কিন্তু একদিন তার মাথায় একটি চতুর ধারণা এসেছিল যা সবকিছু বদলে দেবে। একদিন সকালে, গাধাটি যখন তার পিঠে লবণের বোঝা নিয়ে নদীতে পৌঁছাল, তখন সে তার যাত্রাকে আরও সংক্ষিপ্ত এবং সহজ করার একটি উপায় ভাবল। সে স্বাভাবিক, দীর্ঘ পথ না নিয়ে নদীর মধ্য দিয়ে হেঁটে যাওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। সে ভাবল যে নদীর অগভীর অংশ দিয়ে হেঁটে গেলে সে ক্লান্তিকর হাঁটা এড়াতে পারবে। যাইহোক, নদী পার হওয়ার সময় সে একটি গভীর জায়গা খুঁজে পেল। তাকে সাঁতার কাটতে বাধ্য করা হয়েছিল, এবং তার পিঠের লবণের বস্তাগুলি ভিজে যাওয়ার সাথে সাথে লবণের একটি বড় অংশ জলে গলে গেল। ফলস্বরূপ, বোঝাটি অনেক হালকা হয়ে গেল এবং গাধাটি সাঁতার কেটে নদী পার হতে সহজ বোধ করল। এই শর্টকাট খুঁজে পাওয়ার জন্য সে নিজের উপর সন্তুষ্ট ছিল এবং ভেবেছিল যে সে একটি দুর্দান্ত ধারণা নিয়ে এসেছে। নিজের বুদ্ধিমত্তায় গর্বিত হয়ে গাধাটি সিদ্ধান্ত নেয় যে পরের বার সে নদীতে যাওয়ার একই পথ বেছে নেবে। সে সময় এবং শক্তি বাঁচাতে আগ্রহী ছিল, নিশ্চিত ছিল যে লবণ ভেজানোর কৌশলটি তার পক্ষে কাজ করেছে। কিন্তু গাধাটি বুঝতে পারেনি যে পরের দিন, সে লবণের পরিবর্তে স্পঞ্জের বোঝা বহন করছে। যখন সে আবার নদীতে পৌঁছালো, তখন সে আগের মতোই জলের মধ্য দিয়ে হাঁটতে শুরু করলো। তবে এবার, স্পঞ্জগুলি জল ভিজিয়ে নিল, যার ফলে বোঝা হালকা হওয়ার পরিবর্তে অনেক ভারী হয়ে গেল। সে যত নদী পার হতে লাগল, বোঝা তত ভারী হতে লাগলো এবং গাধাটি ওজনের সাথে লড়াই করতে লাগলো। অবশেষে, বোঝা এত ভারী হয়ে গেল যে গাধাটি আর তা সহ্য করতে পারলো না। জলে জমে থাকা স্পঞ্জগুলি তাকে টেনে নামিয়ে দিল এবং গাধাটি ওজন বহন করতে না পেরে নদীতে ডুবে গেল। যদিও গাধাটি নিজেকে চালাক ভেবেছিল, বাস্তবে, সে একটি বোকামিপূর্ণ সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়েছিল। কাজ এড়িয়ে যাওয়ার এবং শর্টকাট নেওয়ার তার ইচ্ছা তার মৃত্যুর দিকে পরিচালিত করেছিল। গাধার গল্প আমাদের শেখায় যে, পরিণতির কথা না ভেবে কৌশলের উপর নির্ভর করলে ব্যর্থতা এমনকি বিপর্যয়ও আসতে পারে। এভাবে, সহজ পথের জন্য গাধার লোভ তাকে তার জীবন দিতে বাধ্য করে। Ad Ad

Nightmare experience of life I live with my uncle and aunt on a tiny island called Kukuri Kukuri char. As usual I went to bed at 10.30 pm after taking my suffer and fell into deep sleep. At about 12 pm. A cyclone occurred. It was attended with tidal bore. It washed away my world. But I did not know a little of it. It was the middle of the tidal bore. It washed away my world. But I did not know a little of it. It was the middle of the night when my uncle woke me up and told me to climb a tree. I thought he was playing a joke with me though he is not a person who plays jokes. When uncle woke me it was very dark. I could hear the wind blowing hard and roaring in the branches of the tree. He hurried me outside and I couldn’t even see the stars, so the sky must have been covered with clouds. It seemed an odd time to climb trees and I started to ask questions, but Uncle told me not to argue and to get climbing I knew the best way up with my eyes shut. I felt for the low branch above my head, pulled myself up until I could hook my legs over it and hoisted myself up and on to it.  When the cyclone was over. I came down from the free. But what I saw was very miserable. I saw the dead bodies of many people. There were no sign of houses and trees anywhere. What was a nightmare experience of my life? Nightmare Experience of My Life I live on a small island called Kukuri Kukuri Char, with my uncle and aunt. Life there is peaceful, quiet, and simple. It’s a place where everyone knows each other, and nature is both beautiful and unforgiving. One evening, like any other, I went to bed at around 10:30 PM after a long day, feeling exhausted. I had just finished my chores, taken my supper, and was ready for a good night’s sleep. Little did I know that the night would bring a nightmare that would haunt me forever. At around midnight, a terrible cyclone hit the island. The winds howled like a thousand beasts, and the sky turned a menacing shade of black. The cyclone was not just any storm; it was accompanied by a tidal bore—a massive wave that surged through the island like a wild, uncontrollable force. The first wave came crashing down, swallowing everything in its path, but I had no idea what was happening at the time. I was fast asleep, unaware of the danger that was quickly approaching. It wasn’t until the middle of the night that I was suddenly woken up by my uncle. His face, usually calm and composed, was filled with urgency. "Get up! Hurry! Climb the tree!" he shouted, shaking me awake. For a moment, I thought he was playing a joke on me. It didn’t seem like the kind of thing my uncle would do, though; he was a serious man who rarely joked. But something in his voice told me this was no time for jokes. The darkness was overwhelming. The only sound I could hear was the wind, ferociously whipping through the trees, and the roar of the cyclone getting closer and closer. I was still in a daze, trying to make sense of the situation, but I could feel the fear in my uncle's grip as he hurried me outside. The sky above was completely hidden by thick clouds; not a single star could be seen. It felt like the world was closing in around us. "Climb the tree, now!" my uncle commanded again, and I didn’t argue. Something told me that this was not a request but a command for survival. My heart was pounding in my chest as I followed him outside. We were barely able to see anything through the dark night, but I knew the way to the tree well. My uncle was already ahead of me, quickly scrambling up the trunk of the tree. I followed, feeling my way up the rough bark with my hands, pulling myself up to the lower branches. My body moved almost instinctively as I climbed, my feet finding footholds in the dark. I hoisted myself up onto the lowest thick branch, feeling the tree sway in the strong winds. As I looked down, I could see the waves rising higher and higher, surging violently towards us. The air was thick with salt and the sharp smell of the sea. The wind seemed to be alive, tearing at everything in its path, and it was hard to believe that the island, which had once been peaceful and serene, could turn into such a monstrous place. Up in the tree, I clung to the branches as the cyclone raged on. The sound of the wind was deafening, and the force of it made the tree tremble. I couldn’t see the island or the village from where I was—everything was covered in a thick blanket of rain and spray. My uncle sat beside me in silence, his face set in grim determination. I could feel his fear, but I knew that there was nothing more we could do now except wait. Time seemed to stretch on forever. The cyclone roared for what felt like hours, and I could feel my body growing numb from the cold and the terror. I had no idea how long we stayed in the tree, clinging to our lives as the storm wreaked havoc around us. But eventually, the winds began to die down, and the rain slowed to a gentle drizzle. The cyclone had passed, but I didn’t feel relief—I felt a deep sense of dread. When the storm finally subsided, we climbed down from the tree. My legs felt weak, and my body was stiff from the hours of tension. I couldn’t believe it when I stepped onto the ground. The island that I had known so well was unrecognizable. The familiar sights of homes, trees, and the landscape that had been my world w ere gone. Everything had been washed away. The ground was littered with debris, the wreckage of what was once a vibrant village. The worst sight of all was the bodies—there were so many. The faces of friends, neighbors, and strangers were frozen in death, their lives taken by the cyclone and the tidal bore. The devastation was beyond anything I could have imagined. The place I had once called home was now a desolate, haunting wasteland. My heart broke as I saw the lifeless bodies of people I had known my whole life, their hopes and dreams shattered in an instant. It was a nightmare. The reality of what had just happened slowly began to sink in. I could barely comprehend the scale of the destruction. My uncle stood beside me, his face hard, his eyes filled with a sorrow that mirrored my own. We didn’t speak for a long time. There were no words that could capture the enormity of the loss we had just witnessed. All around us, the island was silent except for the distant crash of the waves. I will never forget that night—the night the cyclone came and took everything from us. It was a nightmare experience, one that I wish I could erase from my memory. But it taught me something that I will carry with me for the rest of my life: how fragile our world is, and how quickly everything can change. We are often so caught up in the ordinary moments of life that we forget just how unpredictable and dangerous nature can be. One moment, everything can be calm and peaceful, and the next, it can be swept away in an instant. That night was the beginning of a new reality for me. It was a painful reminder that nothing in life is guaranteed, and that we must cherish every moment we have, every person we love, because life can change in the blink of an eye. It was the nightmare experience of my life, and one I will never forget. জীবনের দুঃস্বপ্নের অভিজ্ঞতা আমি আমার কাকা-কাকির সাথে কুকুরি কুকুরি চর নামক একটি ছোট্ট দ্বীপে থাকি। যথারীতি আমি রাত ১০.৩০ মিনিটে আমার কষ্ট সহ্য করে ঘুমাতে গেলাম এবং গভীর ঘুমে তলিয়ে গেলাম। প্রায় ১২ টা নাগাদ। একটি ঘূর্ণিঝড় এল। জোয়ারের সাথে এটি যুক্ত ছিল। এটি আমার পৃথিবীকে ভাসিয়ে নিয়েছিল। কিন্তু আমি এর কিছুটা জানতাম না। এটি জোয়ারের মাঝামাঝি ছিল। এটি আমার পৃথিবীকে ভাসিয়ে নিয়েছিল। কিন্তু আমি এর কিছুটা জানতাম না। রাতের মাঝামাঝি সময়ে আমার কাকা আমাকে জাগিয়ে বললেন এবং গাছে উঠতে। আমি ভেবেছিলাম সে আমার সাথে মজা করছে যদিও সে রসিকতা করে না। যখন চাচা আমাকে জাগিয়ে তোলে তখন খুব অন্ধকার ছিল। আমি গাছের ডালে জোরে বাতাস বইতে এবং গর্জন করতে শুনতে পাচ্ছিলাম। তিনি আমাকে তাড়াহুড়ো করে বাইরে নিয়ে গেলেন এবং আমি তারাও দেখতে পেলাম না, তাই আকাশ মেঘে ঢাকা ছিল। গাছে ওঠার সময়টা অদ্ভুত মনে হচ্ছিল এবং আমি প্রশ্ন জিজ্ঞাসা করতে শুরু করলাম, কিন্তু কাকু আমাকে তর্ক না করে আরোহণ করতে বললেন। চোখ বন্ধ করে উপরে ওঠার সবচেয়ে ভালো উপায় আমি জানতাম। মাথার উপরে নিচু ডালের জন্য আমি অনুভব করলাম, নিজেকে টেনে উপরে তুললাম যতক্ষণ না আমি আমার পা দুটো তার উপর ঝুলিয়ে রাখতে পারি এবং নিজেকে উপরে তুলে তার উপর তুলে ধরলাম। ঘূর্ণিঝড় শেষ হয়ে গেলে। আমি মুক্ত থেকে নেমে এলাম। কিন্তু যা দেখলাম তা খুবই করুণ। আমি অনেক মানুষের মৃতদেহ দেখতে পেলাম। কোথাও ঘরবাড়ি এবং গাছের কোন চিহ্ন ছিল না। আমার জীবনের একটি দুঃস্বপ্নের অভিজ্ঞতা কী ছিল? 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Rearranging Sentences: The old sailor -The Old Sailor's Tale Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. I. The old man told him about his last journey on the sea. II. The old sailor sat on a stone outside the church, watching people walking past him. III. The feast began, but the guest stood still and listened to the story because he spoke the story very strangely. IV. The marriage ceremony was over, and the guests were all going to the feast. V. One day, they saw a big sea bird, the albatross. VI. They had sailed away to the south, he said, until they arrived in the cold grey seas. VII. Even the sea was frozen, and ice was all around them. VIII. Suddenly, he stopped one of the guests and began to tell a story about a ship. IX. They gave it food and water, and it became tame. X. He had a strange mad look in his eyes. ________________________________________ Correct Sequence: iv → ii → vi → vii → v → ix → i → iii → viii → x ________________________________________ Rewritten Story in Correct Sequence: The marriage ceremony was over, and the guests were all going to the feast. The old sailor sat on a stone outside the church, watching people walking past him. He had a strange mad look in his eyes. Suddenly, he stopped one of the guests and began to tell a story about a ship. The old man told him about his last journey on the sea. They had sailed away to the south, he said, until they arrived in the cold grey seas. Even the sea was frozen, and ice was all around them. One day, they saw a big sea bird, the albatross. They gave it food and water, and it became tame. The feast began, but the guest stood still and listened to the story because he spoke the story very strangely. বিয়ের অনুষ্ঠান শেষ, অতিথিরা সবাই ভোজে যাচ্ছিলেন। বৃদ্ধ নাবিক গির্জার বাইরে একটি পাথরের উপর বসে লোকেদের তার পাশ দিয়ে হাঁটতে দেখছিলেন। তার চোখে অদ্ভুত পাগলামি ছিল। হঠাৎ, তিনি অতিথিদের একজনকে থামিয়ে একটি জাহাজের গল্প বলতে শুরু করলেন। বৃদ্ধ তাকে তার সমুদ্রে শেষ যাত্রার কথা বললেন। তারা দক্ষিণে যাত্রা করেছিল, তিনি বলেছিলেন, যতক্ষণ না তারা ঠান্ডা ধূসর সমুদ্রে পৌঁছেছিল। এমনকি সমুদ্র বরফ হয়ে গিয়েছিল এবং তাদের চারপাশে বরফ ছিল। একদিন, তারা একটি বড় সামুদ্রিক পাখি, অ্যালবাট্রস দেখতে পেল। তারা তাকে খাবার ও পানি দিয়েছিল এবং তা নিয়ন্ত্রিত হয়ে গিয়েছিল। ভোজ শুরু হল, কিন্তু অতিথি স্থির হয়ে দাঁড়িয়ে গল্প শুনলেন কারণ তিনি গল্পটি খুব অদ্ভুতভাবে বলেছেন। The Old Sailor's Tale The marriage ceremony was over, and the guests were all going to the feast. The old sailor sat on a stone outside the church, watching people walking past him. He had a strange mad look in his eyes. Suddenly, he stopped one of the guests and began to tell a story about a ship. The feast began, but the guest stood still and listened to the story because he spoke the story very strangely. The old man told him about his last journey on the sea. They had sailed away to the south, he said, until they arrived in the cold grey seas. Even the sea was frozen, and ice was all around them. One day, they saw a big sea bird, the albatross. They gave it food and water, and it became tame. Ad Completing Story: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Once upon a time, on a bright and sunny day, there was a wedding celebration in a small, vibrant village by the sea. The wedding hall was filled with laughter and cheer as guests eagerly awaited the union of the bride and groom. Among the guests was a young man, excited and eager to join the festivities. He hurried toward the hall, his mind filled with thoughts of the celebration ahead. However, his path was unexpectedly blocked by an old mariner, a weathered man whose clothes and face were scarred by years of hardship at sea. The mariner had an unusual, almost mystical glint in his eyes that made the young man stop in his tracks. The mariner, with a solemn look on his face, grabbed the young man by the arm and urged him to listen. "Come closer," the mariner said in a voice that seemed both urgent and sad. "I have a story to tell you—a story that will change your life." The young man, surprised and intrigued, felt compelled to listen. He settled down as the mariner began his tale, one that would linger in his mind long after the wedding celebration had passed. Many years ago, the mariner began, he had set sail on a long voyage across the ocean with a crew of sailors. The ship, a sturdy vessel, had sailed through calm waters for days, guided by the gentle winds and a sense of adventure. The crew was in high spirits, their minds filled with the promise of faraway lands. But as they ventured deeper into the ocean, fate took a cruel turn. On the second day of their journey, an albatross—a large, majestic bird—appeared out of nowhere. It flew gracefully above the ship, its wings soaring through the skies. The sailors, seeing the bird as a symbol of good luck, welcomed it into their midst. The bird circled the ship, and the crew believed that its presence would guide them safely through the vast expanse of the ocean. But one day, something changed within the mariner. He could not explain it, but a strange impulse overcame him. Without warning, he took out his crossbow and shot the albatross dead. The moment the bird fell to the deck, the mood on the ship shifted. The sailors were horrified by the mariner's actions, and a sense of unease spread among them. They knew, in the depths of their hearts, that the bird's death would bring a curse upon them. As if to confirm their fears, the weather soon turned foul. The winds died down, and the ship became stranded in the middle of the vast, unforgiving sea. Days passed without any sign of relief. The sun beat down relentlessly, and the crew began to suffer from thirst and hunger. The sea was eerily still, as if mocking their helplessness. The mariner, now filled with remorse, began to realize the enormity of his crime. He had killed the albatross, the very creature that had been a sign of hope for the crew. Guilt gnawed at him as he watched his fellow sailors wither away. One by one, they succumbed to the harsh conditions, their bodies weakened by the scorching heat and lack of water. The mariner, though still alive, was now alone. His guilt consumed him, and the silence of the ocean seemed to echo the consequences of his actions. The ship drifted aimlessly, and the only company the mariner had was the ghosts of his fallen comrades. In this moment of despair, he realized the full weight of his crime—he had not only killed a living creature but had brought destruction upon his entire crew. But just as the mariner's hopes seemed lost, something miraculous happened. He looked out into the vast expanse of the sea and saw something strange—sea creatures, slick and glistening, gliding over the surface of the water. For the first time in what seemed like an eternity, the mariner felt a deep sense of awe. The creatures, though once repulsive to him, now seemed beautiful. He felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the life that surrounded him. In that moment of realization, he uttered a silent prayer, blessing the creatures of the sea. As he did, the albatross, which had been hung around his neck as a reminder of his sin, fell away. With the fall of the bird, the curse was lifted. The winds began to blow once more, and the ship slowly started to move. The mariner, though still burdened by the ghosts of his fallen comrades, felt a sense of redemption. He had learned the true value of life and the importance of respecting the creatures of the earth and sea. The ship, guided by unseen forces, moved forward toward home, and the mariner began the long journey back to the land he had left behind. As the ship neared its destination, the mariner realized that his journey was far from over. He had been forgiven by nature itself, but the consequences of his actions would forever haunt him. He had been chosen to wander the earth, telling his tale to anyone who would listen. Each time he shared his story, he would relive the pain of his crime, but he would also impart the lesson he had learned—the lesson that all living things, no matter how small, are interconnected and deserve respect. The mariner's tale was a sobering one, and as he finished speaking, the young man who had been listening stood up, deeply moved. He no longer felt the excitement of the wedding celebration. The mariner's words had changed him. He walked away from the gathering, his heart heavy with the weight of the mariner's story. The mariner, still standing at the edge of the crowd, watched him go, knowing that his tale would live on in the heart of this "sadder and wiser man." And so, the mariner continued his journey, wandering from place to place, telling his story to anyone who would listen. His tale of sin, guilt, redemption, and respect for nature became a timeless lesson. The young man, forever changed by the mariner’s words, carried the lesson with him always, reminding others of the delicate balance of life and the importance of respecting the world around us. প্রাচীন নাবিকের গল্প একসময়, এক উজ্জ্বল এবং রৌদ্রোজ্জ্বল দিনে, সমুদ্রের ধারে একটি ছোট, প্রাণবন্ত গ্রামে একটি বিবাহ অনুষ্ঠান চলছিল। অতিথিরা বর-কনের মিলনের জন্য অধীর আগ্রহে অপেক্ষা করছিলেন এবং বিবাহের হলটি হাসি এবং উল্লাসে ভরে গিয়েছিল। অতিথিদের মধ্যে একজন যুবকও ছিল, যিনি উৎসবে যোগদানের জন্য উত্তেজিত এবং আগ্রহী ছিলেন। তিনি দ্রুত হলের দিকে এগিয়ে গেলেন, তার মন আসন্ন উদযাপনের চিন্তায় ভরে উঠল। যাইহোক, একজন বৃদ্ধ নাবিক, যিনি একজন জীর্ণ ব্যক্তি ছিলেন, যার পোশাক এবং মুখ সমুদ্রে বছরের পর বছর ধরে কষ্টের কারণে ক্ষতবিক্ষত ছিল, তার পথ অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে বন্ধ করে দিয়েছিলেন। নাবিকের চোখে এক অস্বাভাবিক, প্রায় রহস্যময় ঝলক ছিল যা যুবকটিকে তার পথে থামিয়ে দিয়েছিল। নাবিক, তার মুখে গম্ভীর দৃষ্টি নিয়ে, যুবকের হাত ধরে তাকে শুনতে অনুরোধ করেছিল। "কাছে এসো," নাবিক এমন কণ্ঠে বলল যা জরুরি এবং দুঃখজনক বলে মনে হয়েছিল। "তোমাকে আমার একটি গল্প বলার আছে - এমন একটি গল্প যা তোমার জীবন বদলে দেবে।" অবাক এবং কৌতূহলী যুবকটি শুনতে বাধ্য বোধ করেছিল। নাবিক যখন তার গল্প শুরু করলো, তখন সে স্থির হয়ে গেল, যা বিয়ের অনুষ্ঠান শেষ হওয়ার অনেক পরেও তার মনে গেঁথে থাকবে। অনেক বছর আগে, নাবিক শুরু করলেন, তিনি নাবিকদের একটি দল নিয়ে সমুদ্রের ওপারে দীর্ঘ যাত্রা শুরু করেছিলেন। জাহাজটি, একটি শক্তিশালী জাহাজ, মৃদু বাতাস এবং অ্যাডভেঞ্চারের অনুভূতি দ্বারা পরিচালিত হয়ে কয়েকদিন ধরে শান্ত জলের মধ্য দিয়ে যাত্রা করেছিল। নাবিকরা খুব উচ্ছ্বসিত ছিল, তাদের মন দূরবর্তী ভূমির প্রতিশ্রুতিতে পূর্ণ ছিল। কিন্তু তারা যখন সমুদ্রের গভীরে প্রবেশ করছিল, ভাগ্য নিষ্ঠুর মোড় নেয়। তাদের যাত্রার দ্বিতীয় দিনে, একটি অ্যালবাট্রস - একটি বিশাল, রাজকীয় পাখি - কোথাও থেকে আবির্ভূত হল। এটি জাহাজের উপরে সুন্দরভাবে উড়ে গেল, তার ডানা আকাশে উড়ে গেল। নাবিকরা, পাখিটিকে সৌভাগ্যের প্রতীক হিসেবে দেখে, এটিকে তাদের মাঝখানে স্বাগত জানাল। পাখিটি জাহাজের চারপাশে ঘুরল, এবং নাবিকরা বিশ্বাস করেছিল যে এর উপস্থিতি তাদের বিশাল সমুদ্রের মধ্য দিয়ে নিরাপদে পরিচালিত করবে। কিন্তু একদিন, নাবিকের মধ্যে কিছু পরিবর্তন ঘটে গেল। সে এটি ব্যাখ্যা করতে পারল না, কিন্তু একটি অদ্ভুত আবেগ তাকে কাবু করে ফেলল। কোনও পূর্বাভাস না দিয়ে, সে তার ক্রসবো বের করে অ্যালবাট্রসকে গুলি করে মেরে ফেলল। পাখিটি ডেকে পড়ার সাথে সাথেই জাহাজের মেজাজ বদলে গেল। নাবিকদের কর্মকাণ্ডে নাবিকরা ভীত হয়ে পড়ল এবং তাদের মধ্যে অস্বস্তির অনুভূতি ছড়িয়ে পড়ল। তারা তাদের হৃদয়ের গভীরে জানত যে পাখিটির মৃত্যু তাদের উপর অভিশাপ বয়ে আনবে। যেন তাদের ভয়কে নিশ্চিত করার জন্য, শীঘ্রই আবহাওয়া খারাপ হয়ে গেল। বাতাস থেমে গেল এবং জাহাজটি বিশাল, ক্ষমাহীন সমুদ্রের মাঝখানে আটকে গেল। দিনগুলি কেটে গেল কোনও স্বস্তির চিহ্ন ছাড়াই। সূর্য অবিরামভাবে প্রখর হয়ে উঠল, এবং নাবিকরা তৃষ্ণা ও ক্ষুধায় ভুগতে শুরু করল। সমুদ্র ভয়ঙ্করভাবে স্থির ছিল, যেন তাদের অসহায়ত্বকে উপহাস করছে। অনুশোচনায় ভরা নাবিকটি এখন তার অপরাধের বিশালতা বুঝতে শুরু করল। সে অ্যালবাট্রসকে হত্যা করেছিল, সেই প্রাণীটিই যা ক্রুদের জন্য আশার প্রতীক ছিল। তার সহকর্মী নাবিকদের শুকিয়ে যেতে দেখে অপরাধবোধ তাকে কুঁচকে কুঁচকে দেখছিল। একের পর এক, তারা কঠোর পরিস্থিতির কাছে হার মানতে শুরু করে, প্রচণ্ড তাপ এবং পানির অভাবে তাদের শরীর দুর্বল হয়ে পড়ে। নাবিক, যদিও এখনও বেঁচে ছিল, এখন একা। তার অপরাধবোধ তাকে গ্রাস করেছিল, এবং সমুদ্রের নীরবতা তার কর্মের পরিণতি প্রতিধ্বনিত করেছিল বলে মনে হয়েছিল। জাহাজটি লক্ষ্যহীনভাবে ভেসে যাচ্ছিল, এবং নাবিকের একমাত্র সঙ্গী ছিল তার নিহত সহকর্মীদের ভূত। হতাশার এই মুহূর্তে, সে তার অপরাধের পুরো ওজন বুঝতে পেরেছিল - সে কেবল একটি জীবন্ত প্রাণীকে হত্যা করেনি বরং তার সমস্ত ক্রুদের উপর ধ্বংস ডেকে এনেছিল। কিন্তু নাবিকের আশা যখন হারিয়ে গেছে বলে মনে হয়েছিল, ঠিক তখনই কিছু অলৌকিক ঘটনা ঘটেছিল। সে সমুদ্রের বিশাল বিস্তৃতির দিকে তাকিয়ে অদ্ভুত কিছু দেখতে পেল - সমুদ্রের প্রাণী, চিকচিক করে এবং চকচকে, জলের পৃষ্ঠের উপর দিয়ে উড়ে বেড়াচ্ছে। অনন্তকালের মতো মনে হওয়া প্রথমবারের মতো, নাবিকটি গভীর বিস্ময় অনুভব করেছিল। প্রাণীগুলি, যদিও একসময় তার কাছে ঘৃণ্য ছিল, এখন সুন্দর বলে মনে হয়েছিল। তার চারপাশের জীবনের জন্য সে কৃতজ্ঞতার এক অপ্রতিরোধ্য অনুভূতি অনুভব করেছিল। উপলব্ধির সেই মুহূর্তে, সে সমুদ্রের প্রাণীদের আশীর্বাদ করে একটি নীরব প্রার্থনা করেছিল। সে যখন এলো, তখন তার পাপের স্মারক হিসেবে তার গলায় ঝুলানো অ্যালবাট্রসটি পড়ে গেল। পাখিটির পতনের সাথে সাথে অভিশাপটি আবারও উঠে গেল। বাতাস আবার বইতে শুরু করল এবং জাহাজটি ধীরে ধীরে চলতে শুরু করল। নাবিক, যদিও তার নিহত সহকর্মীদের ভূতের ভারে ভারাক্রান্ত ছিল, তবুও মুক্তির অনুভূতি অনুভব করল। সে জীবনের প্রকৃত মূল্য এবং পৃথিবী ও সমুদ্রের প্রাণীদের সম্মান করার গুরুত্ব শিখেছিল। অদৃশ্য শক্তির দ্বারা পরিচালিত জাহাজটি বাড়ির দিকে এগিয়ে গেল এবং নাবিক তার ছেড়ে আসা ভূমিতে ফিরে যাওয়ার দীর্ঘ যাত্রা শুরু করল। জাহাজটি যখন তার গন্তব্যের কাছাকাছি পৌঁছেছিল, তখন নাবিক বুঝতে পেরেছিল যে তার যাত্রা এখনও শেষ হয়নি। প্রকৃতি নিজেই তাকে ক্ষমা করেছে, কিন্তু তার কর্মের পরিণতি তাকে চিরকাল তাড়া করবে। তাকে পৃথিবীতে ঘুরে বেড়ানোর জন্য বেছে নেওয়া হয়েছিল, যারা শুনবে তাদের কাছে তার গল্প বলার জন্য। প্রতিবার সে তার গল্পটি ভাগ করে নেওয়ার সময়, সে তার অপরাধের যন্ত্রণা পুনরায় অনুভব করত, তবে সে তার শেখা শিক্ষাও দিত - যে শিক্ষাটি সে সমস্ত কিছুর জন্যই পেয়েছিল। Ad

A pleasant revenge An Emperor was told that some of his subjects in a distant province revolted against him. “come then.” Said he, “follow me and I shall destroy enemies. “ He marched against the enemies but they submitted on his arrival. All now expected that he would punish them severely. But instead of doing so, he treated them with mildness and humanity. “sir ,”said his chief minister, “you promised to destroy your enemies; but we see that you have pardoned them all, and even bestowed favours upon some of them. Is this the way you have your word? “ “ I promised ,” replied the Emperor,” to destroy my enemies; but these men are no longer my enemies, “ I have made friends of them. So mu promise has not been broken like this emperor , we also should overcome evil with good and turn our enemies into friends by kindness. A Pleasant Revenge Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.” The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity. One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?” The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.” Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place. একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।" সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন। তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?" সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।" এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি। Ad Ad

89 Riddles with Answers & Explanations 1️⃣ Riddle:  The more you remove from me, the more I grow. Answer:   A hole Explanation:  If you dig a hole, the more you remove, the bigger it gets. 2️⃣ Riddle:  I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. I can’t be seen, yet I can be heard. Answer:   An echo Explanation:  An echo repeats exactly what you say, without having its own mouth. 3️⃣ Riddle:  I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in between. Answer:   A circle Explanation:  A circle has no start or finish—it's infinite. 4️⃣ Riddle:  I exist in every corner but never take up space. Answer:   A shadow Explanation:  Shadows appear in corners, but they have no physical form. 5️⃣ Riddle:  If you drop me, I’ll shatter. If you hold me, I disappear. Answer:   Silence Explanation:  Silence is broken when you speak but remains if undisturbed. 6️⃣ Riddle:  The more you stretch me, the thinner I become, yet I never break. Answer:   The truth Explanation:  The more people distort the truth, the more fragile it gets. 7️⃣ Riddle:  I can be heard but never seen, and I only exist when there’s silence. Answer:   A whisper Explanation:  A whisper is only audible when there’s no noise. 8️⃣ Riddle:  I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The thing I touch will soon turn red. Answer:   Fire Explanation:  Fire needs fuel to burn, and it turns objects red-hot. 9️⃣ Riddle:  No matter how much you use me, you still have me. Answer:   Knowledge Explanation:  Knowledge increases the more you share it. 🔟 Riddle:  I start as one thing, but once I’m spoken, I become something else. Answer:   A secret Explanation:  A secret stops being a secret once it’s shared. 1️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  The more of me there is, the less you can see. Answer:   Darkness Explanation:  More darkness means less visibility. 1️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  I have four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening. Answer:   A human Explanation:  A baby crawls (four legs), an adult walks (two legs), and an elderly person uses a cane (three legs). 1️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  I can travel the world while staying in the same spot. Answer:   A stamp Explanation:  A stamp stays on an envelope but travels the world. 1️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  The person who makes me never uses me. The person who buys me never keeps me. The person who uses me never sees me. Answer:   A coffin Explanation:  A coffin is made by carpenters, bought by families, and used by the deceased. 1️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. Water kills me. Answer:   Fire Explanation:  Fire spreads but goes out when water is poured on it. 1️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  I have an eye, but I cannot see. Answer:   A needle Explanation:  A needle has an "eye" (hole), but it doesn’t see. 1️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  The more you share me, the less you have. Answer:   A secret Explanation:  The more people know a secret, the less secretive it is. 1️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  I get sharper the more you use me. Answer:   A pencil Explanation:  A pencil is sharpened as it's used. 1️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  I can be broken without ever being touched. Answer:   A promise Explanation:  A promise is "broken" when someone doesn’t keep their word. 2️⃣0️⃣ Riddle:  I come down but never go up. Answer:   Rain Explanation:  Rain falls from clouds but doesn’t go back up. 2️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  I can be cracked, made, told, and played. Answer:   A joke Explanation:  A joke can be "cracked" (told), "made" (created), and "played" (pranks). 2️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  I can run, but I never walk. I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never talk. Answer:   A riverExplanation:  Rivers "run," have "beds" (riverbeds), and "mouths" (where they empty into larger bodies of water). 2️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  I disappear the moment you say my name. Answer:   Silence Explanation:  Speaking breaks the silence. 2️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. Answer:   A map Explanation:  Maps display locations but don’t contain real physical features. 2️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter me, but you can’t go outside. Answer:   A keyboard Explanation:  Keyboards have keys and spacebars but don’t function like a real room. 2️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  The more I dry, the wetter I get. Answer:   A towel Explanation:  A towel absorbs water, making it wet while drying something else. 2️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  I go up but never come down. Answer:   Your age Explanation:  Age always increases, never decreases. 2️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  The more I’m taken, the more I leave behind. Answer:   Footsteps Explanation:  The more steps you take, the more footprints you leave. 2️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  I have hands but cannot clap. Answer:   A clock Explanation:  Clocks have hands (hour and minute), but they don’t clap. 3️⃣0️⃣ Riddle:  You can hold me in your left hand but never in your right hand. Answer:   Your right hand Explanation:  You can’t hold your own right hand in your right hand! 3️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  The more you use me, the smaller I become. Answer:   A candle Explanation:  A candle melts down as it burns. 3️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  I get sharper the more I’m used, but I’m not a blade. Answer:   Your mind Explanation:  Learning and thinking improve the sharpness of your mind. 3️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  I have many holes but still hold water. Answer:   A sponge Explanation:  Sponges absorb water despite having holes. 3️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  I get shorter the more I work. Answer:   A pencil Explanation:  The more a pencil is used, the smaller it gets. 3️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  I can fill a room but take up no space. Answer:   Light Explanation:  Light spreads throughout a room but has no physical presence. 3️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  I have legs but never walk. Answer:   A table Explanation:  Tables have legs but are stationary. 3️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  The more you remove from me, the lighter I become. Answer:   A balloon Explanation:  The more air you release, the lighter it gets. 3️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  I can be cracked without being dropped. Answer:   A joke Explanation:  "Cracking a joke" means telling one, not breaking something. 3️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  I don’t have lungs, but I need air. Answer:   A fire Explanation:  Fire requires oxygen to burn. 4️⃣0️⃣ Riddle:  I never stop but I have no legs. Answer:   Time Explanation:  Time constantly moves forward. 4️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. Answer:   An echo Explanation:  An echo reflects sound but has no physical body. 4️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  I exist only when there is light, but I disappear in darkness. Answer:   A shadow Explanation:  Shadows form in light but vanish in the dark. 4️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  I can be cracked, made, told, and played. Answer:   A joke Explanation:  Jokes can be "cracked" (told) and "played" (pranks). 4️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  I get bigger when I eat, but I die when I drink. Answer:   A fire Explanation:  Fire grows with fuel but is extinguished by water. 4️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  I have keys but open no locks. Answer:   A piano Explanation:  Pianos have keys but don’t function like a door key. 4️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  I have no life, but I can die. Answer:   A battery Explanation:  Batteries "die" when they run out of power. 4️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  I go up and down but never move. Answer:   A staircase Explanation:  Staircases allow movement up and down without moving themselves. 4️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  I disappear when you say my name. Answer:   Silence Explanation:  Speaking breaks the silence. 4️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  I can be long or short; I can be written, spoken, or even sung. Answer:   A song Explanation:  Songs vary in length and can be expressed in different ways. 5️⃣0️⃣ Riddle:  The more you weigh me, the lighter I become. Answer:   A balloon Explanation:  A balloon filled with helium rises and feels lighter. 5️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for long. Answer:   Your breath Explanation:  No matter how strong, you can’t hold your breath forever. 5️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  I can be opened but never closed. Answer:   An egg Explanation:  Once cracked, an egg cannot be put back together. 5️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  I start with ‘E’, end with ‘E’, and contain one letter. Answer:   An envelope Explanation:  An envelope literally holds one letter (mail). 5️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  I have hundreds of ears but cannot hear. Answer:   A cornfield Explanation:  Corn plants have "ears" of corn, but they can’t hear. 5️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  The more you take, the more you leave behind. Answer:   Footsteps Explanation:  Walking leaves a trail of footprints behind you. 5️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  I get wetter the more I dry. Answer:   A towel Explanation:  A towel dries you but absorbs the water itself. 5️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  I’m full of holes but still hold water. Answer:   A sponge Explanation:  Sponges absorb water despite having holes. 5️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  If you drop me, I’ll break. But if you smile at me, I’ll smile back. Answer:   A mirror Explanation:  A mirror breaks if dropped but reflects a smiling face. 5️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  You answer me but never ask me questions. Answer:   A telephone Explanation:  You answer calls, but phones don’t ask you questions. 6️⃣0️⃣ Riddle:  I go around the world while staying in one corner. Answer:   A stamp Explanation:  Stamps stay on envelopes but travel globally. 6️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. Answer:   A cloud Explanation:  Clouds "fly" in the sky and "cry" when it rains. 6️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  I have teeth but can’t bite. Answer:   A comb Explanation:  Combs have "teeth" but don’t bite. 6️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  What has hands but never claps? Answer:   A clock Explanation:  Clocks have hands (hour and minute), but they don’t clap. 6️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  The more you use me, the smaller I get. Answer:   Soap Explanation:  Soap dissolves as you use it. 6️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  What gets bigger when more is taken away? Answer:   A hole Explanation:  The more you dig, the larger the hole becomes. 6️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  I have a neck but no head. Answer:   A bottle Explanation:  Bottles have necks but no heads. 6️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  I get sharper the more I’m used, but I’m not a knife. Answer:   A mind Explanation:  The more you learn, the sharper your mind gets. 6️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  I fall but never rise. Answer:   Rain Explanation:  Rain falls to the ground but doesn’t go back up. 6️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  I have a bed but never sleep. Answer:   A river Explanation:  Rivers have "beds" (riverbeds) but don’t sleep. 7️⃣0️⃣ Riddle:  The more I talk, the less you understand me. Answer:   A riddle Explanation:  Complex riddles confuse people the more they hear them. 7️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  I exist when the sun rises, but disappear at night. Answer:   A shadow Explanation:  Shadows appear with sunlight and disappear in darkness. 7️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  You can touch me, but I can’t touch you back. Answer:   A reflection Explanation:  Your reflection appears in a mirror but isn’t tangible. 7️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  I have an eye but can’t see. Answer:   A needle Explanation:  A needle has an "eye" (hole), but it doesn’t see. 7️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  I run, but I never walk. Answer:   A river Explanation:  Rivers "run" but don’t have legs to walk. 7️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  I exist before you are born and after you die. Answer:   Your name Explanation:  Your name exists before you’re born and continues after death. 7️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  The more I shine, the less you can see. Answer:   The sun Explanation:  The sun’s brightness can make things harder to see. 7️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  I can be cracked but never held. Answer:   A joke Explanation:  You "crack" jokes, but you can’t physically hold them. 7️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  I break the moment you say my name. Answer:   Silence Explanation:  Saying "silence" ends silence itself. 7️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  I fly without wings and have a tail. Answer:   A kite Explanation:  Kites fly in the sky and have tails for balance. 8️⃣0️⃣ Riddle:  I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. Answer:   A mirror Explanation:  Mirrors reflect reality without speaking. 8️⃣1️⃣ Riddle:  I have a face but no eyes. Answer:   A clock Explanation:  Clocks have "faces" (clock faces) but no eyes. 8️⃣2️⃣ Riddle:  I exist but take up no space. Answer:   A thought Explanation:  Thoughts are real but have no physical form. 8️⃣3️⃣ Riddle:  I have keys but no locks. Answer:   A keyboard Explanation:  Keyboards have keys but don’t open locks. 8️⃣4️⃣ Riddle:  I have a mouth but never speak. Answer:   A river Explanation:  Rivers have "mouths" where they empty into larger bodies of water. 8️⃣5️⃣ Riddle:  I have a head, a tail, but no body. Answer:   A coin Explanation:  Coins have heads and tails, but no torso. 8️⃣6️⃣ Riddle:  I never sleep but always dream. Answer:   A book Explanation:  Books contain dreams and stories but don’t sleep. 8️⃣7️⃣ Riddle:  I get smaller the more you cut me. Answer:   A piece of paper Explanation:  Cutting paper makes it smaller. 8️⃣8️⃣ Riddle:  I follow you everywhere but never make a sound. Answer:   Your shadow Explanation:  Shadows move with you but are silent. 8️⃣9️⃣ Riddle:  I am always ahead of you but never reachable. Answer:   Tomorrow Explanation:  You can never reach tomorrow today. A Pleasant Revenge Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.” The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity. One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?” The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.” Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place. একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।" সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন। তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?" সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।" এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি। Ad Ad

100 Intriguing & Tricky Riddles The more you remove from me, the more I grow. What am I? I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. I can’t be seen, yet I can be heard. What am I? I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in between. What am I? I exist in every corner but never take up space. What am I? If you drop me, I’ll shatter. If you hold me, I disappear. What am I? The more you stretch me, the thinner I become, yet I never break. What am I? I can be heard but never seen, and I only exist when there’s silence. What am I? I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The thing I touch will soon turn red. What am I? No matter how much you use me, you still have me. What am I? I start as one thing, but once I’m spoken, I become something else. What am I? The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I? I have four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening. What am I? I can travel the world while staying in the same spot. What am I? The person who makes me never uses me. The person who buys me never keeps me. The person who uses me never sees me. What am I? I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. Water kills me. What am I? I have an eye, but I cannot see. What am I? The more you share me, the less you have. What am I? I get sharper the more you use me. What am I? I can be broken without ever being touched. What am I? I come down but never go up. What am I? I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? I can run, but I never walk. I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never talk. What am I? I disappear the moment you say my name. What am I? I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I? I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter me, but you can’t go outside. What am I? I am tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? I can be as light as a feather, but even the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I? The more you feed me, the bigger I grow. The more you give me water, the weaker I become. What am I? I am invisible, but I can be broken. What am I? What has hands but can’t clap? I never stop moving, yet I never leave my place. What am I? I can hold a lot of weight, but I can’t be lifted. What am I? I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? I belong to you, but others use me more than you do. What am I? The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I? You use me when I’m whole, but you throw me away when I’m broken. What am I? I can be cracked but never fixed. What am I? I only exist when you forget me. What am I? The faster you go, the stiller I become. What am I? The more you weigh me down, the higher I go. What am I? I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, but I make a sound. What am I? I am everywhere but nowhere. What am I? I can be heard but never touched, and I follow you everywhere. What am I? I can hold you, but you can’t hold me. What am I? I grow stronger the more you take from me. What am I? I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I? I start with everything, but the more you use me, the less you have. What am I? I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? I have teeth but can’t bite. What am I? I can fill your hands, but I weigh nothing. What am I? I can be thin or thick, short or long, but I always move forward. What am I? You can carry me wherever you go, but I will never weigh anything. What am I? I am the hardest to hold, yet the easiest to throw away. What am I? I start small, but I can grow bigger than anything. What am I? I make a sound only when I break. What am I? I always go up but never come down. What am I? The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? I exist because you do, but you don’t see me. What am I? I vanish as soon as I appear. What am I? I have no weight, but I can hold everything. What am I? The more I dry, the wetter I become. What am I? I live in the past, but I can be changed in the future. What am I? I can break but never bend. What am I? I am silent but can speak a thousand words. What am I? I am round but not always whole. What am I? I always look forward but can never move. What am I? I get sharper with use but never dull. What am I? I am the only thing that gets bigger the more you lose me. What am I? I have a body but no soul. What am I? I can be eaten but never grow. What am I? I have two hands, but no arms. What am I? I move faster when I’m empty. What am I? I can be bright but never shine. What am I? I am always in front of you but never seen. What am I? I exist in the air but cannot be held. What am I? I get smaller when I’m cold. What am I? I can be made but never seen. What am I? I can run but never walk. What am I? The harder you hit me, the higher I rise. What am I? I become stronger the more you use me. What am I? I have no voice, yet I can speak. What am I? I am old but can always be new. What am I? I don’t exist, yet everyone knows my name. What am I? I can be turned but never moved. What am I? I exist in every moment but can never be caught. What am I? I can stretch but never break. What am I? I disappear when the sun sets. What am I? I am always moving but never leave my place. What am I? I can be broken by a word. What am I? I can go up and never come down. What am I? I get louder the more you listen. What am I? The moment you stop thinking about me, I disappear. What am I? Answer with explanation The more you remove from me, the more I grow. What am I? Answer : A hole. Explanation : The more you take away from a hole, the larger it becomes. I have no mouth, yet I tell the truth. I can’t be seen, yet I can be heard. What am I? Answer : A voice. Explanation : A voice tells the truth, can be heard, but cannot be seen. I have no beginning, no end, and nothing in between. What am I? Answer : A circle. Explanation : A circle has no distinct start or end point and is continuous. I exist in every corner but never take up space. What am I? Answer : A shadow. Explanation : Shadows can exist in any corner, but they don't take up physical space. If you drop me, I’ll shatter. If you hold me, I disappear. What am I? Answer : A soap bubble. Explanation : A bubble pops if you drop it, and when you hold it, it vanishes. The more you stretch me, the thinner I become, yet I never break. What am I? Answer : A rubber band. Explanation : A rubber band becomes thinner when stretched but rarely breaks easily. I can be heard but never seen, and I only exist when there’s silence. What am I? Answer : An echo. Explanation : An echo can be heard but is never seen and only happens in quiet spaces. I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The thing I touch will soon turn red. What am I? Answer : Fire. Explanation : Fire consumes fuel and causes things to burn, often turning them red. No matter how much you use me, you still have me. What am I? Answer : A credit card. Explanation : You can use a credit card, but it remains in your possession. I start as one thing, but once I’m spoken, I become something else. What am I? Answer : A word. Explanation : When spoken, a word changes from a written or silent concept to a sound. The more of me there is, the less you can see. What am I? Answer : Darkness. Explanation : The more darkness there is, the less visible things become. I have four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening. What am I? Answer : A human. Explanation : This refers to a human's life stages: crawling as a child (four limbs), walking as an adult (two legs), and using a cane in old age (three limbs). I can travel the world while staying in the same spot. What am I? Answer : A stamp. Explanation : A stamp can travel on letters across the world, yet it stays on the same spot on the envelope. The person who makes me never uses me. The person who buys me never keeps me. The person who uses me never sees me. What am I? Answer : A coffin. Explanation : A coffin is made by a carpenter, bought by a family, and used by a deceased person. I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. Water kills me. What am I? Answer : Fire. Explanation : Fire grows, needs oxygen, and is extinguished by water. I have an eye, but I cannot see. What am I? Answer : A needle. Explanation : A needle has an eye (the hole) but cannot see. The more you share me, the less you have. What am I? Answer : A secret. Explanation : Sharing a secret reduces the number of people who don’t know it. I get sharper the more you use me. What am I? Answer : A pencil. Explanation : A pencil's point becomes sharper with use. I can be broken without ever being touched. What am I? Answer : A promise. Explanation : A promise can be broken by failing to keep it, without physical contact. I come down but never go up. What am I? Answer : Rain. Explanation : Rain falls down from the sky, but it never goes back up. I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? Answer : A joke. Explanation : A joke can be cracked (told), made up, and played on someone. I can run, but I never walk. I have a bed but never sleep. I have a mouth but never talk. What am I? Answer : A river. Explanation : A river runs, has a riverbed, and a mouth, but doesn’t walk or talk. I disappear the moment you say my name. What am I? Answer : Silence. Explanation : When you speak, silence is broken and disappears. I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I? Answer : A map. Explanation : A map represents cities, forests, and rivers, but doesn't contain real ones. I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter me, but you can’t go outside. What am I? Answer : A keyboard. Explanation : A keyboard has keys, space, and can be entered (as in typing), but it doesn’t physically open anything or allow entry. I am tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? Answer : A candle. Explanation : A candle is tall when first lit and gets shorter as it burns. I can be as light as a feather, but even the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I? Answer : Your breath. Explanation : Your breath is light, but you can’t hold it for long without exhaling. The more you feed me, the bigger I grow. The more you give me water, the weaker I become. What am I? Answer : Fire. Explanation : Fire grows with fuel but gets extinguished with water. I am invisible, but I can be broken. What am I? Answer : A promise. Explanation : A promise can be broken, even though it’s not visible. What has hands but can’t clap? Answer : A clock. Explanation : A clock has hands (the hour and minute hands) but can't clap. I never stop moving, yet I never leave my place. What am I? Answer : A clock. Explanation : A clock's hands are always moving, but the clock itself stays in place. I can hold a lot of weight, but I can’t be lifted. What am I? Answer : A road. Explanation : A road can support heavy vehicles but can't be physically lifted. I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? Answer : Light. Explanation : Light can fill a room, making it bright, but doesn't take up physical space. I belong to you, but others use me more than you do. What am I? Answer : Your name. Explanation : Your name belongs to you, but other people use it more frequently than you do. The more you take from me, the bigger I get. What am I? Answer : A hole. Explanation : As you take away material from a hole, it grows larger. You use me when I’m whole, but you throw me away when I’m broken. What am I? Answer : An egg. Explanation : You use an egg when it's whole, but once broken, you dispose of the shell. I can be cracked but never fixed. What am I? Answer : A mirror. Explanation : A cracked mirror can't be repaired to its original state. I only exist when you forget me. What am I? Answer : A memory. Explanation : A memory exists when you forget the present, reflecting the past. The faster you go, the stiller I become. What am I? Answer : Time. Explanation : As you rush or focus on something, time seems to slow down or stand still. The more you weigh me down, the higher I go. What am I? Answer : A hot air balloon. Explanation : As weight is added, the hot air balloon rises higher due to the lift from heated air. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. I don’t have a mouth, but I make a sound. What am I? Answer : A whistle. Explanation : A whistle requires air to produce sound but doesn’t have lungs or a mouth. I am everywhere but nowhere. What am I? Answer : Air. Explanation : Air is everywhere but cannot be physically touched or seen. I can be heard but never touched, and I follow you everywhere. What am I? Answer : Your shadow. Explanation : A shadow follows you but cannot be touched. I can hold you, but you can’t hold me. What am I? Answer : Water. Explanation : Water can hold things (like ships), but you cannot physically hold water without a container. I grow stronger the more you take from me. What am I? Answer : A hole. Explanation : A hole gets bigger the more you remove from it. I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I? Answer : A sponge. Explanation : A sponge is full of holes but still holds water due to its porous structure. I start with everything, but the more you use me, the less you have. What am I? Answer : A candle. Explanation : A candle starts with a full size, but the more it burns, the smaller it becomes. I am not alive, but I can die. What am I? Answer : A battery. Explanation : A battery isn't alive, but it can "die" when it loses power. I have teeth but can’t bite. What am I? Answer : A comb. Explanation : A comb has teeth, but they don’t bite. I can fill your hands, but I weigh nothing. What am I? Answer : Water. Explanation : Water can be held in your hands but doesn't have weight until contained. I can be thin or thick, short or long, but I always move forward. What am I? Answer : A road. Explanation : Roads can vary in thickness and length, but they always extend in one direction. You can carry me wherever you go, but I will never weigh anything. What am I? Answer : Your thoughts. Explanation : Your thoughts are always with you, but they don’t have physical weight. I am the hardest to hold, yet the easiest to throw away. What am I? Answer : A secret. Explanation : Secrets are hard to keep but easy to share or throw away. I start small, but I can grow bigger than anything. What am I? Answer : An idea. Explanation : An idea can begin as a small thought but can grow into something monumental. I make a sound only when I break. What am I? Answer : Silence. Explanation : Silence is broken when noise is made. I always go up but never come down. What am I? Answer : Your age. Explanation : Your age only increases with time and never decreases. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? Answer : Footsteps. Explanation : As you take steps, you leave a trail of footprints behind. I exist because you do, but you don’t see me. What am I? Answer : A thought. Explanation : A thought exists because you're thinking, but you can't physically see it. I vanish as soon as I appear. What am I? Answer : A bubble. Explanation : A bubble forms and disappears almost instantly. I have no weight, but I can hold everything. What am I? Answer : A net. Explanation : A net itself is lightweight but can hold many objects. The more I dry, the wetter I become. What am I? Answer : A towel. Explanation : As a towel dries you off, it becomes wetter itself from absorbing the moisture. I live in the past, but I can be changed in the future. What am I? Answer : A memory. Explanation : Memories are of past events, but how we remember them can change over time. I can break but never bend. What am I? Answer : Glass. Explanation : Glass can break when pressure is applied but does not bend like flexible materials. I am silent but can speak a thousand words. What am I? Answer : A photograph. Explanation : A photograph doesn’t make sound, but it can tell a story or evoke emotions. I am round but not always whole. What am I? Answer : A circle. Explanation : A circle is round, but it can be incomplete or have parts missing, such as in a ring. I always look forward but can never move. What am I? Answer : A watch or clock. Explanation : A clock or watch always displays the time moving forward but stays in one place. I get sharper with use but never dull. What am I? Answer : A brain. Explanation : The more you use your brain, the sharper it becomes, growing in knowledge and ability, but it doesn’t “dull.” I am the only thing that gets bigger the more you lose me. What am I? Answer : Your knowledge. Explanation : The more you lose your ignorance (by learning), the more your knowledge grows. I have a body but no soul. What am I? Answer : A statue. Explanation : A statue has a body, but it doesn't have life or a soul. I can be eaten but never grow. What am I? Answer : A plate of food. Explanation : A plate of food can be eaten, but it doesn’t grow after being prepared. I have two hands, but no arms. What am I? Answer : A clock. Explanation : A clock has two hands (the hour and minute hands) but no arms. I move faster when I’m empty. What am I? Answer : A bus. Explanation : A bus (or any vehicle) moves faster when it's empty because there's less weight to slow it down. I can be bright but never shine. What am I? Answer : The moon. Explanation : The moon can appear bright in the sky, but it doesn’t produce its own light; it reflects the sun’s light. I am always in front of you but never seen. What am I? Answer : The future. Explanation : The future is always ahead of you, but it cannot be physically seen or predicted with certainty. I exist in the air but cannot be held. What am I? Answer : A thought. Explanation : Thoughts are intangible and exist in the mind, but they cannot be physically held. I get smaller when I’m cold. What am I? Answer : A balloon. Explanation : A balloon shrinks when the temperature drops as the air inside contracts. I can be made but never seen. What am I? Answer : A promise. Explanation : A promise is created by a person but cannot be physically seen. I can run but never walk. What am I? Answer : Water. Explanation : Water can flow and "run" through rivers or pipes, but it doesn’t walk. The harder you hit me, the higher I rise. What am I? Answer : A balloon. Explanation : The more air you pump into a balloon (increasing the pressure), the more it expands. I become stronger the more you use me. What am I? Answer : A muscle. Explanation : Muscles become stronger with exercise and consistent use. I have no voice, yet I can speak. What am I? Answer : A book. Explanation : A book has no voice, but it communicates ideas or stories through written words. I am old but can always be new. What am I? Answer : A memory. Explanation : A memory is something from the past, but it can feel fresh or new when revisited or reflected on. I don’t exist, yet everyone knows my name. What am I? Answer : Tomorrow. Explanation : Tomorrow doesn’t yet exist, but everyone refers to it and anticipates it. I can be turned but never moved. What am I? Answer : A key. Explanation : A key can be turned in a lock but itself remains in the same place. I exist in every moment but can never be caught. What am I? Answer : The present. Explanation : The present is always happening but can't be physically held or captured. I can stretch but never break. What am I? Answer : Rubber. Explanation : Rubber can be stretched, but it doesn't break easily under tension. I disappear when the sun sets. What am I? Answer : Shadows. Explanation : Shadows disappear when the sun sets and the light fades. I am always moving but never leave my place. What am I? Answer : A clock's hands. Explanation : The hands of a clock are always moving to show the time but the clock itself stays in place. I can be broken by a word. What am I? Answer : A promise. Explanation : A promise can be "broken" by not keeping it, often through words or actions. I can go up and never come down. What am I? Answer : Your age. Explanation : Your age only increases and never decreases. A Pleasant Revenge Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.” The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity. One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?” The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.” Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place. একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।" সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন। তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?" সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।" এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি। Ad Ad

50 new quiz questions   General Knowledge What is the capital of Switzerland? Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"? Who was the first person to walk on the moon? What does "GDP" stand for in economics? How many continents are there in the world? Science & Technology What is the powerhouse of the cell? What is the chemical formula of water? Who developed the theory of relativity? What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere? What does DNA stand for? History Who was the first President of the United States? In which year did World War II end? Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India? What was the name of the ship that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg? Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar? Mathematics What is the square of 15? Solve: (8 + 2) × 5 What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 10 cm? If a triangle has angles of 40° and 70°, what is the measure of the third angle? What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)? Literature & Arts Who wrote Pride and Prejudice ? What is the name of the fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle? Which Shakespeare play features the character Hamlet? Who painted the Mona Lisa ? What is the national epic of Bangladesh? Geography What is the largest ocean in the world? Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"? What is the longest mountain range in the world? Which river is the longest in South America? What is the name of the desert that covers most of North Africa? Sports In which sport would you perform a slam dunk? How many players are there in a standard football (soccer) team? Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals? What is the maximum break in snooker? In which country were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896? Current Affairs & Economics Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Which country recently became the most populous in the world? What is the name of the latest iPhone model released by Apple? What is the currency of Bangladesh? Which social media platform was bought by Elon Musk in 2022? Logic & Riddles I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I? What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs? The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? What is always coming but never arrives? What has to be broken before you can use it? Miscellaneous What is the national animal of Bangladesh? Who discovered gravity? Which planet is the largest in the solar system? What is the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water? Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"?   50 quiz questions with answers and explanations: General Knowledge What is the capital of Switzerland?Answer:  Bern Explanation:  Though Zurich is the largest city, Bern is the official capital of Switzerland. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?Answer:  Mars Explanation:  Mars appears red due to iron oxide (rust) on its surface. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?Answer:  Neil Armstrong Explanation:  He landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission. What does "GDP" stand for in economics?Answer:  Gross Domestic Product Explanation:  It measures the total economic output of a country. How many continents are there in the world?Answer:  Seven Explanation:  They are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Science & Technology What is the powerhouse of the cell?Answer:  Mitochondria Explanation:  It generates energy in the form of ATP. What is the chemical formula of water?Answer:  H₂O Explanation:  Water consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Who developed the theory of relativity?Answer:  Albert Einstein Explanation:  His famous equation is E=mc². What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?Answer:  Nitrogen Explanation:  It makes up about 78% of the air we breathe. What does DNA stand for?Answer:  Deoxyribonucleic Acid Explanation:  DNA carries genetic information. History Who was the first President of the United States?Answer:  George Washington In which year did World War II end?Answer:  1945 Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?Answer:  Babur What was the name of the ship that sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?Answer:  Titanic Which empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?Answer:  Roman Empire Mathematics What is the square of 15?Answer:  225 Solve: (8 + 2) × 5Answer:  50 What is the perimeter of a square with a side length of 10 cm?Answer:  40 cm (10 × 4) If a triangle has angles of 40° and 70°, what is the measure of the third angle?Answer:  70° (Sum of angles in a triangle = 180°) What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?Answer:  120 (5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1) Literature & Arts Who wrote Pride and Prejudice ?Answer:  Jane Austen What is the name of the fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle?Answer:  Sherlock Holmes Which Shakespeare play features the character Hamlet?Answer:   Hamlet Who painted the Mona Lisa ?Answer:  Leonardo da Vinci What is the national epic of Bangladesh?Answer:   The Mahabharata  (adapted in Bengali literature) Geography What is the largest ocean in the world?Answer:  Pacific Ocean Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?Answer:  Japan What is the longest mountain range in the world?Answer:  The Andes Which river is the longest in South America?Answer:  Amazon River What is the name of the desert that covers most of North Africa?Answer:  Sahara Desert Sports In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?Answer:  Basketball How many players are there in a standard football (soccer) team?Answer:  11 Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals?Answer:  Michael Phelps (23 gold medals) What is the maximum break in snooker?Answer:  147 In which country were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?Answer:  Greece Current Affairs & Economics Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?Answer:  Rishi Sunak Which country recently became the most populous in the world?Answer:  India (Surpassing China in 2023) What is the name of the latest iPhone model released by Apple?Answer:  iPhone 15 (As of 2024) What is the currency of Bangladesh?Answer:  Taka (BDT) Which social media platform was bought by Elon Musk in 2022?Answer:  Twitter Logic & Riddles I am not alive, but I grow. I don’t have lungs, but I need air. What am I?Answer:  Fire What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?Answer:  A clock The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?Answer:  Footsteps What is always coming but never arrives?Answer:  Tomorrow What has to be broken before you can use it?Answer:  An egg Miscellaneous What is the national animal of Bangladesh?Answer:  Royal Bengal Tiger Who discovered gravity?Answer:  Isaac Newton Which planet is the largest in the solar system?Answer:  Jupiter What is the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water?Answer:  Tea Who is known as the "Father of Medicine"?Answer:  Hippocrates A Pleasant Revenge Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.” The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity. One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?” The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.” Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place. একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।" সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন। তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?" সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।" এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি। Ad Ad

50 advanced quiz questions   General Knowledge What is the capital of Kazakhstan? Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations? What is the smallest country in the world by land area? Which country has the highest number of official languages? What is the most widely spoken native language in the world? Science & Technology What is the chemical symbol for Plutonium? Who developed the first successful polio vaccine? What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space? What is the longest bone in the human body? In computing, what does "HTTP" stand for? History Who was the first emperor of China? Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919? Who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa? What year did Bangladesh gain independence from Pakistan? Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498? Mathematics What is the value of π (pi) up to four decimal places? Solve: 12 × (5 + 3) ÷ 4 What is the Pythagorean theorem formula? If a triangle has angles measuring 60° and 45°, what is the measure of the third angle? What is the square root of 256? Literature & Arts Who wrote War and Peace ? Which Shakespeare play features the character "Shylock"? What is the real name of Mark Twain? Who painted the famous artwork Starry Night ? Which epic poem begins with the words "Sing, O Muse, of the wrath of Achilles"? Geography What is the longest river in the world? Which desert is the largest by area? The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which country? What is the deepest ocean trench in the world? Which country has the most volcanoes? Sports How many players are there in a standard cricket team? In which year did the first FIFA World Cup take place? Who has won the most Grand Slam titles in tennis (men’s category)? What is the national sport of Japan? What is the maximum score possible in a single turn of bowling? Current Affairs & Economics What is the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization? Which country launched the Artemis I mission? Who won the 2022 FIFA World Cup? What is the currency of South Korea? Which country has the highest GDP in the world? Logic & Riddles What comes next in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, __? A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 run away. How many are left? A man builds a house all four sides facing south. A bear walks by. What color is the bear? If you rearrange the letters in "LISTEN," you get another word with the same letters. What is it? What has keys but can't open locks? Miscellaneous What is the national flower of Bangladesh? Which scientist formulated the laws of motion? Who is known as the "Father of the Computer"? What is the primary ingredient in traditional sushi? Who composed the famous symphony Ode to Joy ? 50 advanced quiz questions with answers and explanations: General Knowledge What is the capital of Kazakhstan? Answer:  Astana (formerly known as Nur-Sultan) Explanation:  Kazakhstan's capital was renamed Astana in 2022. It was previously called Nur-Sultan in honor of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev. Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations? Answer:  António Guterres Explanation:  Guterres, from Portugal, has been serving as the UN Secretary-General since January 1, 2017, and was re-elected for a second term. What is the smallest country in the world by land area? Answer:  Vatican City Explanation:  Vatican City is an independent city-state within Rome, Italy, covering about 0.49 square kilometers. Which country has the highest number of official languages? Answer:  Zimbabwe Explanation:  Zimbabwe recognizes 16 official languages, making it the country with the most official languages. What is the most widely spoken native language in the world? Answer:  Mandarin Chinese Explanation:  Mandarin has the highest number of native speakers, with over 900 million people speaking it as their first language. Science & Technology What is the chemical symbol for Plutonium? Answer:  Pu Explanation:  Plutonium, a radioactive element used in nuclear reactions, has the symbol Pu and atomic number 94. Who developed the first successful polio vaccine? Answer:  Jonas Salk Explanation:  In 1955, Jonas Salk developed the first effective polio vaccine, which helped eliminate the disease in many parts of the world. What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space? Answer:  Sputnik 1 Explanation:  The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, marking the beginning of the space age. What is the longest bone in the human body? Answer:  Femur Explanation:  The femur, or thigh bone, is the longest and strongest bone in the human body. In computing, what does "HTTP" stand for? Answer:  Hypertext Transfer Protocol Explanation:  HTTP is a protocol used for transmitting data over the internet, particularly for accessing web pages. History Who was the first emperor of China? Answer:  Qin Shi Huang Explanation:  He unified China in 221 BCE and established the Qin Dynasty. Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919? Answer:  World War I Explanation:  The treaty officially ended World War I, imposing heavy penalties on Germany. Who was the first democratically elected President of South Africa? Answer:  Nelson Mandela Explanation:  Mandela was elected in 1994 after the end of apartheid. What year did Bangladesh gain independence from Pakistan? Answer:  1971 Explanation:  Bangladesh declared independence on March 26, 1971, and officially became independent on December 16, 1971, after a war against Pakistan. Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498? Answer:  Vasco da Gama Explanation:  He sailed from Portugal and reached India via the Cape of Good Hope. Mathematics What is the value of π (pi) up to four decimal places? Answer:  3.1416 Solve: 12 × (5 + 3) ÷ 4 Answer:  24 Explanation:  12 × 8 ÷ 4 = 96 ÷ 4 = 24. What is the Pythagorean theorem formula? Answer:  a² + b² = c² If a triangle has angles measuring 60° and 45°, what is the measure of the third angle?Answer:  75° Explanation:  The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°, so 180° - (60° + 45°) = 75°. What is the square root of 256?Answer:  16 Literature & Arts Who wrote War and Peace ? Answer:  Leo Tolstoy Which Shakespeare play features the character "Shylock"? Answer:   The Merchant of Venice What is the real name of Mark Twain? Answer:  Samuel Langhorne Clemens Who painted the famous artwork Starry Night ? Answer:  Vincent van Gogh Which epic poem begins with the words "Sing, O Muse, of the wrath of Achilles"?Answer:   The Iliad  by Homer Geography What is the longest river in the world? Answer:  The Nile Which desert is the largest by area? Answer:  The Antarctic Desert The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of which country? Answer:  Australia What is the deepest ocean trench in the world? Answer:  The Mariana Trench Which country has the most volcanoes? Answer:  Indonesia Sports How many players are there in a standard cricket team? Answer:  11 In which year did the first FIFA World Cup take place? Answer:  1930 Who has won the most Grand Slam titles in men's tennis? Answer:  Novak Djokovic What is the national sport of Japan? Answer:  Sumo Wrestling What is the maximum score possible in a single turn of bowling? Answer:  30 Current Affairs & Economics What is the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization? Answer:  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Which country launched the Artemis I mission? Answer:  The United States (NASA) Who won the 2022 FIFA World Cup? Answer:  Argentina What is the currency of South Korea? Answer:  South Korean Won (KRW) Which country has the highest GDP in the world? Answer:  The United States Logic & Riddles What comes next in the sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, __? Answer:  30 (Pattern: n² + n) A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 run away. How many are left? Answer:  9 A man builds a house with all four sides facing south. What color is the bear?Answer:  White (The house is at the North Pole, so the bear is a polar bear.) If you rearrange the letters in "LISTEN," you get another word. What is it?Answer:  SILENT What has keys but can't open locks? Answer:  A piano Miscellaneous What is the national flower of Bangladesh? Answer:  Water Lily Which scientist formulated the laws of motion? Answer:  Isaac Newton Who is known as the "Father of the Computer"? Answer:  Charles Babbage What is the primary ingredient in traditional sushi? Answer:  Vinegared rice Who composed the famous symphony Ode to Joy ? Answer:  Ludwig van Beethoven A Pleasant Revenge Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.” The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity. One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?” The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.” Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place. একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।" সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন। তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?" সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।" এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি। Ad Ad

50 advanced quiz questions Advanced General Knowledge What is the capital of Bhutan? Which country has the most official languages? Who wrote "1984"? What is the smallest country in the world by land area? Which planet is known as the "Morning Star"? Advanced Science and Nature What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? What is the chemical formula for table salt? Which element has the highest melting point? What is the name of the process by which plants lose water vapor? What is the largest species of shark? Advanced Math and Logic What is the value of e (Euler's number) rounded to three decimal places? How many degrees are in the interior angles of a pentagon? What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ___? What is the square root of -1 called in mathematics? How many faces does a dodecahedron have? Advanced Riddles and Brain Teasers I am taken from a mine and shut in a wooden case, from which I am never released. What am I? The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I? What has keys but can’t open locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go inside? What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? Advanced Pop Culture Who directed the movie "Inception"? What is the name of the fictional metal in "Avatar"? Which band released the album "The Dark Side of the Moon"? What is the name of the AI system in "2001: A Space Odyssey"? Which actor played the role of Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Advanced History Who was the last Tsar of Russia? Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu? What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on? Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? Which war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States? Advanced Geography Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world? What is the name of the longest river in South America? Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia? What is the capital of Iceland? Which country has the most volcanoes? Advanced Literature Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"? What is the name of the fictional town where "Macbeth" is set? Which novel features the character Atticus Finch? Who wrote "The Odyssey"? What is the name of the hobbit in "The Lord of the Rings" who carries the One Ring? Advanced Technology What does "HTTP" stand for in web addresses? Which company developed the first commercially successful personal computer? What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space? What does "AI" stand for in technology? Which programming language is known as the "language of the web"? Advanced Fun and Random What is the name of the dog in "Sherlock Holmes" stories? What is the name of the fairy in "Peter Pan" who is known for her jealousy? What is the main ingredient in the Japanese dish sushi? What is the name of the toy cowboy in "Toy Story"? What is the name of the dragon in "Game of Thrones" owned by Daenerys Targaryen? Here are the answers to the 50 advanced quiz questions : Advanced General Knowledge What is the capital of Bhutan?Answer: Thimphu. Which country has the most official languages?Answer: Zimbabwe (16 official languages). Who wrote "1984"?Answer: George Orwell. What is the smallest country in the world by land area?Answer: Vatican City. Which planet is known as the "Morning Star"?Answer: Venus. Advanced Science and Nature What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?Answer: Diamond. What is the chemical formula for table salt?Answer: NaCl. Which element has the highest melting point?Answer: Tungsten. What is the name of the process by which plants lose water vapor?Answer: Transpiration. What is the largest species of shark?Answer: The whale shark. Advanced Math and Logic What is the value of e (Euler's number) rounded to three decimal places?Answer: 2.718. How many degrees are in the interior angles of a pentagon?Answer: 540 degrees. What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, ___?Answer: 8. What is the square root of -1 called in mathematics?Answer: Imaginary unit (i). How many faces does a dodecahedron have?Answer: 12. Advanced Riddles and Brain Teasers I am taken from a mine and shut in a wooden case, from which I am never released. What am I?Answer: Pencil lead (graphite). The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?Answer: Footsteps. I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?Answer: An echo. What has keys but can’t open locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go inside?Answer: A keyboard. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?Answer: The letter M . Advanced Pop Culture Who directed the movie "Inception"?Answer: Christopher Nolan. What is the name of the fictional metal in "Avatar"?Answer: Unobtanium. Which band released the album "The Dark Side of the Moon"?Answer: Pink Floyd. What is the name of the AI system in "2001: A Space Odyssey"?Answer: HAL 9000. Which actor played the role of Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?Answer: Robert Downey Jr. Advanced History Who was the last Tsar of Russia?Answer: Nicholas II. Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?Answer: The Inca civilization. What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?Answer: HMS Beagle. Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?Answer: Margaret Thatcher. Which war was fought between the North and South regions of the United States?Answer: The American Civil War. Advanced Geography Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?Answer: Brazil. What is the name of the longest river in South America?Answer: The Amazon River. Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?Answer: Ethiopia. What is the capital of Iceland?Answer: Reykjavik. Which country has the most volcanoes?Answer: Indonesia. Advanced Literature Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?Answer: Jane Austen. What is the name of the fictional town where "Macbeth" is set?Answer: Inverness. Which novel features the character Atticus Finch?Answer: "To Kill a Mockingbird." Who wrote "The Odyssey"?Answer: Homer. What is the name of the hobbit in "The Lord of the Rings" who carries the One Ring?Answer: Frodo Baggins. Advanced Technology What does "HTTP" stand for in web addresses?Answer: HyperText Transfer Protocol. Which company developed the first commercially successful personal computer?Answer: IBM. What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?Answer: Sputnik 1. What does "AI" stand for in technology?Answer: Artificial Intelligence. Which programming language is known as the "language of the web"?Answer: JavaScript. Advanced Fun and Random What is the name of the dog in "Sherlock Holmes" stories?Answer: Toby. What is the name of the fairy in "Peter Pan" who is known for her jealousy?Answer: Tinker Bell. What is the main ingredient in the Japanese dish sushi?Answer: Vinegared rice. What is the name of the toy cowboy in "Toy Story"?Answer: Woody. What is the name of the dragon in "Game of Thrones" owned by Daenerys Targaryen?Answer: Drogon. A Pleasant Revenge Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.” The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity. One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?” The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.” Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place. একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।" সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন। তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?" সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।" এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি। Ad Ad

These will test students' critical thinking and knowledge in a fun way: General Knowledge What is the capital of Australia?(Hint: It’s not Sydney!) Which country has the most natural lakes in the world? Who painted the Mona Lisa? What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name? Which planet has the most moons in our solar system? Science and Nature What is the only mammal capable of true flight? What is the chemical symbol for gold? How many hearts does an octopus have? What is the largest organ in the human body? What is the name of the galaxy closest to the Milky Way? Math Fun What is the square root of 144? If a train travels 60 mph for 2 hours, how far does it go? What is the sum of the angles in a triangle? How many zeros are in one million? What is 25% of 200? Riddles and Brain Teasers I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I? What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs? What can travel around the world while staying in the same spot? What has a neck but no head? What gets wetter as it dries? Pop Culture Which actor played Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean"? What is the name of the fictional African country in "Black Panther"? Which band sang "Bohemian Rhapsody"? What is the name of the dragon in "Mulan"? Which video game features a plumber named Mario? History Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Which ancient wonder of the world was located in Babylon? Who was the first person to step on the moon? Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan? What year did the Titanic sink? Geography Which country is both an island and a continent? What is the smallest U.S. state by area? Which river flows through Paris? What is the name of the longest river in Africa? Which country has the most time zones? Fun and Random What is the name of the elf who wants to be a dentist in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"? What is the name of the fairy in "Pinocchio"? What is the main ingredient in hummus? What is the name of the dog in "The Wizard of Oz"? What is the name of the toy store in "Toy Story 2"? True or False The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space. (False) A group of crows is called a murder. (True) The human body has 206 bones. (True) The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth. (False) The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France. (True) Multiple Choice (Tricky!) Which planet has a day longer than its year?a) Venusb) Marsc) Jupiterd) Saturn(Answer: a) What is the name of the smallest bone in the human body?a) Femurb) Stapesc) Tibiad) Radius(Answer: b) Which animal can sleep for three years straight?a) Slothb) Snailc) Beard) Bat(Answer: b) Which country invented ice cream?a) Italyb) Chinac) Franced) Greece(Answer: b) What is the name of the only flying mammal?a) Batb) Flying squirrelc) Penguind) Albatross(Answer: a) Answer: General Knowledge What is the capital of Australia?Answer: Canberra (not Sydney!). Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?Answer: Canada. Who painted the Mona Lisa?Answer: Leonardo da Vinci. What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name?Answer: The letter Q . Which planet has the most moons in our solar system?Answer: Saturn (as of 2023, it has over 140 moons!). Science and Nature What is the only mammal capable of true flight?Answer: The bat. What is the chemical symbol for gold?Answer: Au. How many hearts does an octopus have?Answer: Three. What is the largest organ in the human body?Answer: The skin. What is the name of the galaxy closest to the Milky Way?Answer: The Andromeda Galaxy. Math Fun What is the square root of 144?Answer: 12. If a train travels 60 mph for 2 hours, how far does it go?Answer: 120 miles. What is the sum of the angles in a triangle?Answer: 180 degrees. How many zeros are in one million?Answer: Six. What is 25% of 200?Answer: 50. Riddles and Brain Teasers I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for long. What am I?Answer: Your breath. What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?Answer: A penny. What can travel around the world while staying in the same spot?Answer: A stamp. What has a neck but no head?Answer: A bottle. What gets wetter as it dries?Answer: A towel. Pop Culture Which actor played Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean"?Answer: Johnny Depp. What is the name of the fictional African country in "Black Panther"?Answer: Wakanda. Which band sang "Bohemian Rhapsody"?Answer: Queen. What is the name of the dragon in "Mulan"?Answer: Mushu. Which video game features a plumber named Mario?Answer: Super Mario Bros. History Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?Answer: Marie Curie. Which ancient wonder of the world was located in Babylon?Answer: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Who was the first person to step on the moon?Answer: Neil Armstrong. Which empire was ruled by Genghis Khan?Answer: The Mongol Empire. What year did the Titanic sink?Answer: 1912. Geography Which country is both an island and a continent?Answer: Australia. What is the smallest U.S. state by area?Answer: Rhode Island. Which river flows through Paris?Answer: The Seine River. What is the name of the longest river in Africa?Answer: The Nile River. Which country has the most time zones?Answer: France (12 time zones, including overseas territories). Fun and Random What is the name of the elf who wants to be a dentist in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"?Answer: Hermey. What is the name of the fairy in "Pinocchio"?Answer: The Blue Fairy. What is the main ingredient in hummus?Answer: Chickpeas. What is the name of the dog in "The Wizard of Oz"?Answer: Toto. What is the name of the toy store in "Toy Story 2"?Answer: Al's Toy Barn. True or False The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space.Answer: False (it’s not visible from space with the naked eye). A group of crows is called a murder.Answer: True. The human body has 206 bones.Answer: True. The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.Answer: False (the Pacific Ocean is the largest). The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.Answer: True. Multiple Choice (Tricky!) Which planet has a day longer than its year?Answer: a) Venus (a day on Venus is 243 Earth days, while a year is 225 Earth days). What is the name of the smallest bone in the human body?Answer: b) Stapes (found in the ear). Which animal can sleep for three years straight?Answer: b) Snail (some snails can hibernate for up to 3 years). Which country invented ice cream?Answer: b) China (early versions of ice cream date back to ancient China). What is the name of the only flying mammal?Answer: a) Bat. A Pleasant Revenge Once, an Emperor was informed that some of his subjects in a distant province had revolted against him. Hearing this, he declared, “Come, follow me, and I shall destroy my enemies.” The Emperor marched with his army to confront the rebels. However, upon his arrival, the rebels surrendered and submitted to his authority. Everyone expected the Emperor to punish them harshly for their revolt. But to everyone’s surprise, the Emperor treated them with kindness, compassion, and humanity. One of his chief ministers, puzzled by his actions, asked, “Your Majesty, you promised to destroy your enemies, yet you have pardoned them and even shown favor to some. Is this how you keep your word?” The Emperor calmly replied, “I did promise to destroy my enemies. But these men are no longer my enemies—I have turned them into my friends. So, my promise has not been broken.” Like this wise Emperor, we too should strive to overcome evil with good. Through acts of kindness and forgiveness, we can transform hostility into friendship and make the world a better place. একবার, একজন সম্রাটকে খবর দেওয়া হয়েছিল যে দূরবর্তী প্রদেশে তার কিছু প্রজা তার বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করেছে। এই কথা শুনে তিনি ঘোষণা করেছিলেন, "এসো, আমার অনুসরণ করো, আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করব।" সম্রাট বিদ্রোহীদের মোকাবেলা করার জন্য তার সেনাবাহিনী নিয়ে অগ্রসর হন। যাইহোক, তার আগমনের পর, বিদ্রোহীরা আত্মসমর্পণ করে এবং তার কর্তৃত্বের কাছে আত্মসমর্পণ করে। সবাই আশা করেছিল সম্রাট তাদের বিদ্রোহের জন্য তাদের কঠোর শাস্তি দেবেন। কিন্তু সকলকে অবাক করে দিয়ে, সম্রাট তাদের সাথে দয়া, করুণা এবং মানবতার সাথে আচরণ করেছিলেন। তার একজন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী, তার কর্মকাণ্ডে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করেছিলেন, "মহারাজ, আপনি আপনার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলেন, কিন্তু আপনি তাদের ক্ষমা করেছেন এবং এমনকি কিছু লোকের প্রতি অনুগ্রহও দেখিয়েছেন। আপনি কি এভাবেই আপনার কথা রাখেন?" সম্রাট শান্তভাবে উত্তর দিয়েছিলেন, "আমি আমার শত্রুদের ধ্বংস করার প্রতিশ্রুতি দিয়েছিলাম। কিন্তু এই লোকেরা আর আমার শত্রু নয় - আমি তাদের আমার বন্ধুতে পরিণত করেছি। তাই, আমার প্রতিশ্রুতি ভঙ্গ করা হয়নি।" এই জ্ঞানী সম্রাটের মতো, আমাদেরও ভালো দিয়ে মন্দকে পরাজিত করার চেষ্টা করা উচিত। দয়া এবং ক্ষমার মাধ্যমে, আমরা শত্রুতাকে বন্ধুত্বে রূপান্তরিত করতে পারি এবং বিশ্বকে একটি উন্নত স্থান করে তুলতে পারি। Ad Ad

Complete the following story following the cue : Everybody has heard the name of the great saint Bayazid Bustami. One night he was returning home late. On the way he met a man     Ans. Repentance of a Drunkard Everybody has heard the name of the great saint Bayazid Bustami. One night he was returning home late. On the way he met a man. The man was drunkard. He carried a musical instrument. He was .shouting and using bad words. The great saint told him to stop. But the man did not care for his words. Rather he continued shouting and using bad words. Bayazid Bustami then approached to him and tried to keep him quiet. But the Drunkard had no control over him. He was so drunk that he did not listen to his (B) any words. Rather he (D) became very angry and hit him (B) with his musical instrument. It was a nice guitar. But alas! It broke into pieces as soon as he hit Bayazid with it. Yet the Drunkard had no any repentance or it. But Bavazid felt sorry for his musical instrument. However, the next day when the man became easy, he felt ashamed for his last night's behaviour. But Bayazid thought that he was responsible for the breaking of the guitar. He wanted to make good for the loss. He bought aguitar and went to the man and gave it to him. At this the man became surprised. "How is it possible?" he said. Then he decided to lead a normal life. Since then he never drank wine. So, we should have love and respect for every man. We should not hate a bad man but we must have hatred for his evil nature or evil deed. We can alter the bad nature of a man through our noble works or sweet words and sweet behaviour. The Great Saint Bayazid Bustami Everyone has heard of the great saint Bayazid Bustami. One late night, while returning home, he encountered a drunk man carrying a musical instrument. The man was shouting loudly and using foul language. Bayazid Bustami gently asked him to stop, but the drunk man paid no attention. Instead, he continued his unruly behavior, ignoring the saint’s words. Bayazid then approached the man, trying to calm him down, but the drunk man had no control over himself. He became angry and, in a fit of rage, struck Bayazid with his musical instrument—a beautiful guitar. Unfortunately, the guitar broke into pieces as soon as it hit Bayazid. Despite being attacked, the saint felt sorry for the man’s broken guitar rather than being upset or angry. The next day, when the drunk man sobered up and realized what he had done, he felt ashamed of his behavior. Bayazid, however, believed it was his responsibility to make up for the loss of the guitar. Without hesitation, he purchased a new guitar and went to the man to give it to him. The man was stunned by this act of kindness and asked, “How is this possible?” Overwhelmed with gratitude and shame, he decided to change his ways. From that moment onward, he gave up drinking and began leading a normal and virtuous life. This story teaches us a profound lesson. We should show love and respect to every person, no matter their faults. Instead of hating someone for their bad behavior, we should hate the evil deeds and try to guide them toward goodness. Through noble actions, kind words, and gentle behavior, we can inspire others to change for the better. মহান সাধক বায়াজিদ বুস্তামী মহান সাধক বায়াজিদ বুস্তামীর কথা সকলেই শুনেছেন। এক গভীর রাতে, বাড়ি ফেরার পথে, তিনি এক মাতাল ব্যক্তির সাথে একটি বাদ্যযন্ত্র বহনকারী ব্যক্তির মুখোমুখি হন। লোকটি জোরে চিৎকার করছিল এবং অশ্লীল ভাষা ব্যবহার করছিল। বায়াজিদ বুস্তামী তাকে আস্তে আস্তে থামতে বললেন, কিন্তু মাতাল ব্যক্তিটি কোন মনোযোগ দিলেন না। বরং, তিনি সাধকের কথা উপেক্ষা করে তার অবাধ্য আচরণ চালিয়ে গেলেন। এরপর বায়াজিদ লোকটির কাছে গেলেন, তাকে শান্ত করার চেষ্টা করলেন, কিন্তু মাতাল ব্যক্তির নিজের উপর কোন নিয়ন্ত্রণ রইল না। তিনি রেগে গেলেন এবং রাগের বশে বায়াজিদকে তার বাদ্যযন্ত্র - একটি সুন্দর গিটার - দিয়ে আঘাত করলেন। দুর্ভাগ্যবশত, বায়াজিদকে আঘাত করার সাথে সাথে গিটারটি ভেঙে টুকরো টুকরো হয়ে গেল। আক্রমণ করা সত্ত্বেও, সাধক বিরক্ত বা রাগান্বিত হওয়ার চেয়ে লোকটির ভাঙা গিটারের জন্য দুঃখিত হলেন। পরের দিন, যখন মাতাল ব্যক্তিটি শান্ত হলেন এবং বুঝতে পারলেন যে তিনি কী করেছেন, তখন তিনি তার আচরণের জন্য লজ্জিত বোধ করলেন। তবে, বায়াজিদ বিশ্বাস করেছিলেন যে গিটারের ক্ষতিপূরণ করা তার দায়িত্ব। দ্বিধা না করে, সে একটি নতুন গিটার কিনে লোকটিকে উপহার দিতে গেল। লোকটি এই দয়ার আচরণে হতবাক হয়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করল, "এটা কিভাবে সম্ভব?" কৃতজ্ঞতা ও লজ্জায় অভিভূত হয়ে সে তার পথ পরিবর্তন করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। সেই মুহূর্ত থেকে, সে মদ্যপান ছেড়ে দিয়ে একটি স্বাভাবিক ও সৎ জীবনযাপন শুরু করে। এই গল্পটি আমাদের একটি গভীর শিক্ষা দেয়। আমাদের প্রত্যেক ব্যক্তির প্রতি ভালোবাসা এবং শ্রদ্ধা প্রদর্শন করা উচিত, তাদের দোষ যাই হোক না কেন। কাউকে তার খারাপ আচরণের জন্য ঘৃণা করার পরিবর্তে, আমাদের উচিত খারাপ কাজকে ঘৃণা করা এবং তাদের ভালোর দিকে পরিচালিত করার চেষ্টা করা। মহৎ কাজ, সদয় কথা এবং ভদ্র আচরণের মাধ্যমে, আমরা অন্যদেরকে উন্নতির জন্য পরিবর্তনের জন্য অনুপ্রাণিত করতে পারি। Ad Ad

The Happy Man Had No Shirt The joy and simplicity I observed in these Peruvian children, despite their poverty, reminded me of a story I read long ago during my middle school years. It left a profound impression on me. Once upon a time, a powerful king became obsessed with finding the secret to true happiness. He believed that possessing the shirt of a genuinely happy man would grant him unending joy. Thus, he commanded his servants to search the entire kingdom for such a man and bring back his shirt. The servants began their journey, traveling far and wide, but to their dismay, they couldn’t find anyone who was completely happy. Every person they met had some kind of hardship or sadness overshadowing their life. Just as they were about to give up, they came across a man in a remote village singing joyfully under the open sky. “This man must be truly happy,” they thought. Eagerly, they approached him and engaged in conversation. After some time, they concluded that this man was indeed genuinely happy—content with life and free of worries. “Give us your shirt,” they said excitedly. “We’ll present it to the king, and you will be richly rewarded for it!” The man smiled and replied, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have a shirt. I am so poor that I own nothing.” The servants were stunned. They returned to the king and told him, “We did find a happy man, Your Majesty, but he didn’t even own a shirt.” This story teaches us a profound lesson: happiness doesn’t come from wealth or possessions. It is often found in the simplest and most unmaterialistic lives, in the ability to find contentment with what little we have. The Dress of a Happy Man                  Once upon a time, there lived a king in an ancient land. The king had great wealth and power. Still he was not happy. He was also not in sound health. He was suffering from a strange illness. Some sad and gloomy thoughts filled his mind.                 One day a physician was called in. After much study, the physician told that he had learnt the secret of his illness. The only way out was to wear the shirt of a happy man. Thus the king’s chamberlain began to search the kingdom for a happy man.                First, he went to each rich and powerful person. Everyone answered that he did not know what happiness really meant. The chamberlain became very frustrated. He became tried of searching out a happy man.               One day while he was getting back, he met a wood-cutter. “Are you happy?” asked the chamberlain. “As happy as the day is long.” Answered the wood-cutter.             “Quick!” said the chamberlain. “Give me your shirt.” But to chamberlain’s surprise, the wood-cutter had no good shirt at all. He had a torn shirt which he offered. Wearing the shirt, the gloomy king began to come round. সুখী মানুষটির শার্ট ছিল না দারিদ্র্য সত্ত্বেও, এই পেরুর শিশুদের মধ্যে যে আনন্দ এবং সরলতা আমি লক্ষ্য করেছি, তা আমাকে অনেক আগে আমার মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়ের বছরগুলিতে পড়া একটি গল্পের কথা মনে করিয়ে দিয়েছে। এটি আমার উপর গভীর ছাপ ফেলেছে। একসময়, একজন শক্তিশালী রাজা প্রকৃত সুখের রহস্য খুঁজে বের করার জন্য মগ্ন হয়ে পড়েছিলেন। তিনি বিশ্বাস করতেন যে একজন প্রকৃত সুখী মানুষের শার্ট তাকে অনন্ত আনন্দ দেবে। তাই, তিনি তার দাসদের নির্দেশ দিয়েছিলেন যে তারা এমন একজন ব্যক্তির সন্ধানে সমগ্র রাজ্যে অনুসন্ধান করে তার শার্ট ফিরিয়ে আনুক। দাসরা তাদের যাত্রা শুরু করে, দূর-দূরান্তে ভ্রমণ করে, কিন্তু তাদের হতাশার জন্য, তারা এমন কাউকে খুঁজে পেল না যে সম্পূর্ণ সুখী। তাদের দেখা প্রতিটি ব্যক্তির জীবনেই এক ধরণের কষ্ট বা দুঃখ ছড়িয়ে পড়েছিল। তারা যখন হাল ছেড়ে দিতে যাচ্ছিল, তখন তারা একটি প্রত্যন্ত গ্রামে খোলা আকাশের নীচে আনন্দে গান গাইতে থাকা একজন ব্যক্তির সাথে দেখা করে। "এই লোকটি অবশ্যই সত্যিই সুখী," তারা ভাবল। আগ্রহের সাথে, তারা তার কাছে গেল এবং কথোপকথনে মগ্ন হল। কিছুক্ষণ পর, তারা সিদ্ধান্তে উপনীত হল যে এই লোকটি সত্যিই সত্যিকার অর্থেই খুশি - জীবনে সন্তুষ্ট এবং উদ্বেগমুক্ত। "আমাদের তোমার শার্টটা দাও," তারা উত্তেজিতভাবে বলল। "আমরা এটা রাজার কাছে উপহার দেব, আর এর জন্য তোমাকে প্রচুর পুরস্কৃত করা হবে!" লোকটি হেসে উত্তর দিল, "আমি দুঃখিত, কিন্তু আমার কোন শার্ট নেই। আমি এত দরিদ্র যে আমার কিছুই নেই।" ভৃত্যরা হতবাক হয়ে গেল। তারা রাজার কাছে ফিরে এসে বলল, "আমরা একজন সুখী মানুষকে পেয়েছি, মহারাজ, কিন্তু তার একটি শার্টও ছিল না।" এই গল্পটি আমাদের একটি গভীর শিক্ষা দেয়: সুখ সম্পদ বা সম্পত্তি থেকে আসে না। এটি প্রায়শই সবচেয়ে সহজ এবং বস্তুবাদী জীবনে পাওয়া যায়, আমাদের যা আছে তা নিয়ে সন্তুষ্ট থাকার ক্ষমতায়। Ad Ad

The Effect of Dowry System Abdur Rahim, a day labourer, lived in a remote village under Nurpur Upazila. Despite his hard work, he struggled with extreme poverty, which made it nearly impossible to provide even the basic necessities for his family. He had four daughters, but due to his financial hardship, he could not afford to educate them. His family often endured days of starvation. Rahima, his eldest daughter, had a deep desire to receive an education, but her dreams were crushed by the harsh reality of their poverty. When Rahima turned 14, Abdur Rahim became anxious about arranging her marriage, as society's expectations weighed heavily on him. Eventually, he married her off to an unemployed young man with the help of some villagers. However, shortly after the marriage, Rahima’s husband, driven by greed, began to torture her, demanding a dowry from her father. The innocent girl was sent back to her father’s house with the demand for 20,000 taka. But Abdur Rahim, already struggling to feed his family, was utterly unable to fulfill this illegal demand. After three days, Rahima returned to her husband’s house and explained the miserable condition of her father. Her words, instead of evoking sympathy, fueled her husband’s anger, and he began to beat her mercilessly. Unable to endure the torture and finding no other way out, Rahima left her husband’s house and tragically took her own life. This heartbreaking story is not uncommon in rural areas. Early marriage, dowry practices, and unemployment are deeply rooted issues that continue to destroy lives. It is crucial to enforce a complete ban on early marriage and eradicate the dowry system. Alongside, the government must work to address the unemployment crisis. Social awareness campaigns are essential to educate people about the harmful effects of early marriage, illiteracy, and the dowry system, paving the way for a more just and equitable society.     Complete the following story following the cue : A day labourer Abdur Rahim lived in a rural area under Nurpur Upazila. But he had four daughters. Owing to extreme poverty....................... Arts.                         The Effect of Dowry System A day labourer Abdur Rahim lived in a rural area under Nurpur Upazila. But he had four daughters. Owing to extreme poverty he could not educate them. He hardly maintained his family. He used to pass his days with starvation. His elder daughter's name was Rahima. She wished to receive education but poverty didn't allow her to become educated. Abdur Rahim became worried about he- marriage when she was only 14 years old. At last he married her daughter to an unemployed young man. The villagers helped him. But it is a great pity that after a few week of her marriage the greedy and unemployed husband began to torture the innocent girl demanding dowry from her father. One day she was sent to her father's house for taking taka 20.000. But Abdur Rahim was extremely unable to meet the illegal demand of Rahima's husband. Being disappointed, Rahima came back to her husband's house after three- days. She told him about the miserable condition of his father. At this, the brute husband grew more angry and again began to beat her black and blue. Finding no other way, Rahima left her husband's house and died by suicide. This is a common grim picture in our rural areas. Early marriage must be banned and dowry system must be rooted out from the society. Unemployment problem also should be removed from the country. Social awareness should be created about the curse of early marriage, illiteracy, unemployment and dowry system. আফ্রিকার এক বনে ডাইনোসরের সামনে এক ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা একদিন, আফ্রিকার এক বনের মধ্য দিয়ে ভ্রমণ করার সময়, আমি পথ হারিয়ে ফেললাম এবং নিজেকে লক্ষ্যহীনভাবে ঘুরে বেড়াতে দেখলাম। সময় যতই ঘন অন্ধকার হতে লাগলো, আর আমার চারপাশে তেমন কিছু দেখতে পেলাম না। অন্ধকারে ঘন গাছের মধ্য দিয়ে আমি পথ খুঁজে পাবো না বুঝতে পেরে, আমি নিরাপত্তার জন্য একটি গাছের উপর রাত কাটানোর সিদ্ধান্ত নিলাম। জঙ্গলের ভয়াবহ শব্দ সত্ত্বেও আমি নিজেকে ঘুমানোর চেষ্টা করলাম। পরের দিন সকালে, আমি আবার পথ খুঁজে পাওয়ার আশায় আমার যাত্রা শুরু করলাম। কিন্তু হঠাৎ হঠাৎ আমার সামনে দাঁড়িয়ে থাকা এক বিশাল ডাইনোসরের দেখা পেলাম। আমার হৃদয় প্রায় থেমে গেল। আমি স্থির হয়ে গেলাম, নড়াচড়া করতে না পেরে, ভয়ে আমার পুরো শরীর আচ্ছন্ন হয়ে গেল। ভয়াবহ চেহারা এবং তীক্ষ্ণ বৈশিষ্ট্যের বিশাল প্রাণীটিকে দেখে আমার মেরুদণ্ড ঠান্ডা হয়ে গেল। আমি ভাবতে বা কাজ করার আগেই, ডাইনোসরের কাছ থেকে একটি গভীর, বজ্রধ্বনিপূর্ণ গর্জন শুনতে পেলাম। আমি আতঙ্কের ঢেউ অনুভব করলাম যখন আমি অনিয়ন্ত্রিতভাবে কাঁপছিলাম। আমি ঘামে ভিজে যাচ্ছিলাম, বুকের ভেতর আমার হৃদপিণ্ড জোরে জোরে ধুকধুক করছিল। আমি স্পষ্টভাবে ভাবতেও পারছিলাম না, এমনকি নড়তেও পারছিলাম না। ভয়ে, বেঁচে থাকার জ্ঞানের প্রতিটি অংশই ভুলে গিয়েছিলাম। আমি শুধু ভাবতে পারছিলাম যে এটাই হয়তো আমার শেষ, এই শক্তিশালী জন্তুটি আমাকে ছিঁড়ে ফেলতে চলেছে। আমি চোখ বন্ধ করে ঈশ্বরের কাছে সাহায্যের জন্য মরিয়া হয়ে প্রার্থনা করছিলাম। অবাক হয়ে, ডাইনোসর আমাকে আক্রমণ করেনি। বরং, এটি আমার পাশ দিয়ে আস্তে আস্তে চলে গেল, যেন এটি আমার ক্ষতি করতে মোটেও আগ্রহী ছিল না। আমি বুঝতে পারছিলাম না কেন এটি আমাকে রেহাই দিয়েছে, তবে আমি কৃতজ্ঞ ছিলাম ভাষাহীন। আমি বিস্ময়ে প্রাণীটির দিকে তাকিয়ে রইলাম, এটি একটি ঝোপঝাড়ের পথে অদৃশ্য হয়ে যেতে দেখছিলাম, আক্রমণাত্মকতার কোনও লক্ষণ দেখাচ্ছিল না। সংঘর্ষ থেকে বেঁচে যাওয়ার জন্য নিজেকে ভাগ্যবান মনে করে, আমার জীবনের জন্য নতুন করে আশার অনুভূতি হয়েছিল। কিন্তু তারপর, যখন আমি ভাবলাম বিপদ কেটে গেছে, তখনই কাছের ঝোপ থেকে একটি অদ্ভুত আঁচড়ের শব্দ শুনতে পেলাম। ডাইনোসর হঠাৎ শব্দের প্রতি তীব্র প্রতিক্রিয়া জানাল, প্রচণ্ড জোরে লাফিয়ে এগিয়ে গেল। এটি পূর্ণ গতিতে ছুটে গেল, দ্রুত ঘন জঙ্গলে অদৃশ্য হয়ে গেল। যদিও আমি অল্পের জন্য প্রাণীটি থেকে বেঁচে গিয়েছিলাম, তবুও আমি সেই মুখোমুখি হওয়ার কথা ভাবতে থামাতে পারিনি। অভিজ্ঞতাটি আমাকে নাড়া দিয়েছিল, তবুও বেঁচে থাকার জন্য কৃতজ্ঞ, এবং এটি এমন কিছু ছিল যা আমি কখনও ভুলব না। Ad Ad

A Horrible Experience in an African Forest in Front of a Dinosaur One day, while traveling through an African forest, I lost my way and found myself wandering aimlessly. As time passed, it grew darker and darker, and I couldn’t see much around me. Realizing that I wouldn’t be able to find my way through the dense trees in the dark, I decided to spend the night on a tree for safety. I nestled myself into the branches, trying to sleep despite the eerie sounds of the jungle. The next morning, I continued my journey, hoping to find my way again. But then, out of nowhere, I suddenly came across a gigantic dinosaur standing right in front of me. My heart almost stopped. I froze in place, unable to move, as fear gripped my entire body. The sight of the massive creature, with its terrifying appearance and sharp features, sent chills down my spine. Before I could think or act, I heard a deep, thunderous roar from the dinosaur. I felt a wave of panic rush through me as I trembled uncontrollably. I was drenched in sweat, my heart pounding loudly in my chest. I couldn’t think clearly or even move. In my fear, I forgot every bit of survival knowledge I had. All I could think was that this might be the end for me, that I was about to be torn apart by this mighty beast. I closed my eyes, praying desperately to God for help. To my surprise, the dinosaur did not attack me. Instead, it gently passed by me, as though it wasn’t interested in harming me at all. I had no idea why it spared me, but I was grateful beyond words. I stared at the creature in awe, watching it disappear down a bushy path, not showing any signs of aggression. Feeling lucky to have survived the encounter, I felt a renewed sense of hope for my life. But then, just as I thought the danger had passed, I heard a strange scratching sound coming from the bush nearby. The dinosaur suddenly reacted violently to the noise, jumping forward with great force. It dashed off at full speed, vanishing quickly into the thick forest. Though I had narrowly escaped the creature, I couldn’t stop thinking about the encounter. The experience left me shaken, yet grateful to be alive, and it was something I would never forget.   A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE IN AN AFRICAN FOREST IN FRONT OF DINOSOUR Once I was travelling through an African forest and I lost the way to my destination. It was quite dark after a while. 1 spent my night on a tree. In the morning I started my journey again. Suddenly I came across a dinosaur which stood my way. I was extremely frightened at the sight of the dreadful appearance of the dinosaur. I was about to lose my sense when I heard the roaring sound it produced. Out of fear, I was trembling. I was sweating profusely. I could not think of anything clearly. Even I forgot to take any defensive measures to save myself from the possible attack of the dinosaur. I thought that I would be soon killed by the dinosaur. So I prayed to God to save me. And I was really fortunate because the dinosaur did not attack and passed by my side gently. I did not know why it was so kind to me. As I was unhurt, I became hopeful of my life. I looked at it fora long time and saw it passing through the bushy path. It showed me no sign of wildness so far. Then I heard a scratching sound at a little distance in the bush to which it reacted violently and jumped over it wildly. It started running with great force and soon became disappeared in the bushy forest. আফ্রিকার এক বনে ডাইনোসরের সামনে এক ভয়াবহ অভিজ্ঞতা একদিন, আফ্রিকার এক বনের মধ্য দিয়ে ভ্রমণ করার সময়, আমি পথ হারিয়ে ফেললাম এবং নিজেকে লক্ষ্যহীনভাবে ঘুরে বেড়াতে দেখলাম। সময় যতই ঘন অন্ধকার হতে লাগলো, আর আমার চারপাশে তেমন কিছু দেখতে পেলাম না। অন্ধকারে ঘন গাছের মধ্য দিয়ে আমি পথ খুঁজে পাবো না বুঝতে পেরে, আমি নিরাপত্তার জন্য একটি গাছের উপর রাত কাটানোর সিদ্ধান্ত নিলাম। জঙ্গলের ভয়াবহ শব্দ সত্ত্বেও আমি নিজেকে ঘুমানোর চেষ্টা করলাম। পরের দিন সকালে, আমি আবার পথ খুঁজে পাওয়ার আশায় আমার যাত্রা শুরু করলাম। কিন্তু হঠাৎ হঠাৎ আমার সামনে দাঁড়িয়ে থাকা এক বিশাল ডাইনোসরের দেখা পেলাম। আমার হৃদয় প্রায় থেমে গেল। আমি স্থির হয়ে গেলাম, নড়াচড়া করতে না পেরে, ভয়ে আমার পুরো শরীর আচ্ছন্ন হয়ে গেল। ভয়াবহ চেহারা এবং তীক্ষ্ণ বৈশিষ্ট্যের বিশাল প্রাণীটিকে দেখে আমার মেরুদণ্ড ঠান্ডা হয়ে গেল। আমি ভাবতে বা কাজ করার আগেই, ডাইনোসরের কাছ থেকে একটি গভীর, বজ্রধ্বনিপূর্ণ গর্জন শুনতে পেলাম। আমি আতঙ্কের ঢেউ অনুভব করলাম যখন আমি অনিয়ন্ত্রিতভাবে কাঁপছিলাম। আমি ঘামে ভিজে যাচ্ছিলাম, বুকের ভেতর আমার হৃদপিণ্ড জোরে জোরে ধুকধুক করছিল। আমি স্পষ্টভাবে ভাবতেও পারছিলাম না, এমনকি নড়তেও পারছিলাম না। ভয়ে, বেঁচে থাকার জ্ঞানের প্রতিটি অংশই ভুলে গিয়েছিলাম। আমি শুধু ভাবতে পারছিলাম যে এটাই হয়তো আমার শেষ, এই শক্তিশালী জন্তুটি আমাকে ছিঁড়ে ফেলতে চলেছে। আমি চোখ বন্ধ করে ঈশ্বরের কাছে সাহায্যের জন্য মরিয়া হয়ে প্রার্থনা করছিলাম। অবাক হয়ে, ডাইনোসর আমাকে আক্রমণ করেনি। বরং, এটি আমার পাশ দিয়ে আস্তে আস্তে চলে গেল, যেন এটি আমার ক্ষতি করতে মোটেও আগ্রহী ছিল না। আমি বুঝতে পারছিলাম না কেন এটি আমাকে রেহাই দিয়েছে, তবে আমি কৃতজ্ঞ ছিলাম ভাষাহীন। আমি বিস্ময়ে প্রাণীটির দিকে তাকিয়ে রইলাম, এটি একটি ঝোপঝাড়ের পথে অদৃশ্য হয়ে যেতে দেখছিলাম, আক্রমণাত্মকতার কোনও লক্ষণ দেখাচ্ছিল না। সংঘর্ষ থেকে বেঁচে যাওয়ার জন্য নিজেকে ভাগ্যবান মনে করে, আমার জীবনের জন্য নতুন করে আশার অনুভূতি হয়েছিল। কিন্তু তারপর, যখন আমি ভাবলাম বিপদ কেটে গেছে, তখনই কাছের ঝোপ থেকে একটি অদ্ভুত আঁচড়ের শব্দ শুনতে পেলাম। ডাইনোসর হঠাৎ শব্দের প্রতি তীব্র প্রতিক্রিয়া জানাল, প্রচণ্ড জোরে লাফিয়ে এগিয়ে গেল। এটি পূর্ণ গতিতে ছুটে গেল, দ্রুত ঘন জঙ্গলে অদৃশ্য হয়ে গেল। যদিও আমি অল্পের জন্য প্রাণীটি থেকে বেঁচে গিয়েছিলাম, তবুও আমি সেই মুখোমুখি হওয়ার কথা ভাবতে থামাতে পারিনি। অভিজ্ঞতাটি আমাকে নাড়া দিয়েছিল, তবুও বেঁচে থাকার জন্য কৃতজ্ঞ, এবং এটি এমন কিছু ছিল যা আমি কখনও ভুলব না। Ad Ad

Timely Diagnosis and Treatment Can Save Lives One afternoon, some friends came over to visit Arman and Ridita. As they were chatting and catching up, suddenly, Arman and Ridita’s daughter, Anita, came inside from the garden and went straight to the sofa, lying down. One of the guests, noticing her unusual behavior, remarked, "Ridita, look! Your daughter doesn’t seem to be feeling well." Concerned, Ridita immediately went to Anita and placed her hand on her forehead. To her surprise, Anita’s forehead was burning with fever. Without wasting any time, Ridita quickly grabbed a thermometer and checked her temperature. It was 104°F — alarmingly high. Without hesitation, they rushed Anita to the hospital. At the hospital, the doctor quickly examined Anita and confirmed that she had contracted dengue fever. Arman and Ridita were understandably panicked, but the doctor reassured them with a calm voice, saying, "You did the right thing by bringing her here. Her platelet count is decreasing, but the condition is not critical at this moment. You can take care of her at home for now." Ridita, still worried, asked, "How do we take care of her properly?" The doctor, while explaining the care instructions, said, "She needs nutritious liquid food and plenty of rest. For now, just administer paracetamol to manage the fever." Arman, still concerned, asked, "Is there anything else we should be doing?" The doctor nodded and offered additional advice: "Make sure she stays inside a mosquito net to avoid any more mosquito bites, and you should use nets too. Ensure that there are no mosquitoes in your home. Most importantly, if her condition worsens, don’t hesitate to bring her back to the hospital." Arman and Ridita took the doctor’s advice to heart and followed the prescribed care routine closely. They kept Anita hydrated, ensured she had a proper rest, and took steps to keep her away from mosquitoes. After a couple of weeks of careful attention and care, Anita recovered completely and was back to her cheerful self. This experience highlighted the critical importance of early diagnosis and prompt medical care. The timely actions of Arman and Ridita, along with the doctor’s guidance, played a vital role in Anita’s quick recovery.   Read the beginning of the following story and complete it in your own way. Give a title to it. Some friends came to visit Arman and Ridita. They were talking. Suddenly, Arman and Ridita's daughter, Anita, came from the garden and directly lay down on the sofa. Noticing this, one of the guests said, "Ridita, look! Your daughter seems to be unwell."'     Ans:       Timely Diagnosis and Treatment Can Save Lives Some friends came to visit Arman and Ridita. They were talking. Suddenly, Arman and Ridita's daughter, Anita, came from the garden and directly lay down on the sofa. Noticing this, one of the guests said, "Ridita, look! Your daughter seems to be unwell." Ridita went to Anita and touched her forehead. Anita's forehead was burning. So, Ridita put a thermometer inside Anita's mouth. Anita's temperature was 104 degree. Immediately they took Anita to the hospital. There she was diagnosed with dengue. Arman and Ridita got panicked, but the doctor assured them, "You did the right thing by bringing her to the hospital. Her platelets are going down, but the condition is not severe yet. You can take care of her at home." At this, Ridita asked, "How can we take care of her?" The doctor advised, "Give her nutritious liquid food. She needs proper rest. Only paracetamol will do for the time being." Arman then inquired, "Is there anything else we should do?" The doctor replied, "Keep Anita inside mosquito net and you should also use mosquito nets. Make sure that there is no mosquito in your house. And most importantly, if her condition worsens, immediately bring her to the hospital." They followed the doctors prescription and advice. Within a couple of weeks, Anita got well. সময়মতো রোগ নির্ণয় এবং চিকিৎসা জীবন বাঁচাতে পারে কিছু বন্ধু আরমান এবং রিদিতাকে দেখতে এসেছিল। তারা কথা বলছিল। হঠাৎ, আরমান এবং রিদিতার মেয়ে অনিতা বাগান থেকে এসে সোফায় শুয়ে পড়ল। এটা দেখে অতিথিদের মধ্যে একজন বলল, "রিদিতা, দেখো! তোমার মেয়ের শরীর খারাপ লাগছে।" রিদিতা অনিতার কাছে গিয়ে তার কপাল স্পর্শ করল। অনিতার কপাল জ্বলছিল। তাই, রিদিতা অনিতার মুখের ভেতরে থার্মোমিটার রাখল। অনিতার তাপমাত্রা ছিল ১০৪ ডিগ্রি। সঙ্গে সঙ্গে তারা অনিতাকে হাসপাতালে নিয়ে গেল। সেখানে তার ডেঙ্গু ধরা পড়ে। আরমান এবং রিদিতা আতঙ্কিত হয়ে পড়েন, কিন্তু ডাক্তার তাদের আশ্বস্ত করেন, "আপনি তাকে হাসপাতালে এনে ঠিকই করেছেন। তার প্লাটিলেট কমে যাচ্ছে, কিন্তু অবস্থা এখনও গুরুতর নয়। আপনি বাড়িতে তার যত্ন নিতে পারেন।" এই কথা শুনে রিদিতা জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, "আমরা কীভাবে তার যত্ন নেব?" ডাক্তার পরামর্শ দিলেন, "তাকে পুষ্টিকর তরল খাবার দিন। তার সঠিক বিশ্রামের প্রয়োজন। আপাতত কেবল প্যারাসিটামলই কাজ করবে।" আরমান তখন জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, "আমাদের কি আর কিছু করা উচিত?" ডাক্তার উত্তর দিলেন, "অনিতাকে মশারির ভেতরে রাখুন এবং আপনারও মশারি ব্যবহার করা উচিত। নিশ্চিত করুন যে আপনার বাড়িতে কোনও মশা নেই। এবং সবচেয়ে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, যদি তার অবস্থা আরও খারাপ হয়, তাহলে অবিলম্বে তাকে হাসপাতালে নিয়ে যান।" তারা ডাক্তারের প্রেসক্রিপশন এবং পরামর্শ অনুসরণ করলেন। কয়েক সপ্তাহের মধ্যে, অনিতা সুস্থ হয়ে উঠল। Ad Ad

The Result of Keeping Bad Company There lived a poor farmer in a village. He had only a piece of land full of crops. A flock of cranes used to come and play in his field. At this the crops of the field were greatly damaged. The farmer got anxious. He noticed that the cranes didn't fly away even if they were driven away. They flew back again and did the same thing repeatedly. He thought to teach a good lesson to the cranes. He also thought that without learning a good lesson they would not stop damaging his crops. Thinking so, the farmer put a net in his land and came back home. The next day he found all the cranes were caught in the net. He also found that a pelican was also caught in the net. The pelican was very harmless. Addressing as brother he said to the farmer that he had gone into his land for the first time. He had come with the cranes only to visit the field. He had not done any harm to the crops. But the farmer was not kind to him and said, "You've been caught with those cranes who usually do harm to my crops. So, you'll have punishment for mixing with the bad companies." The farmer did not let the pelican fly away and killed it with the cranes. The Result of Keeping Bad Company In a small village, there lived a poor farmer who owned a piece of land where he grew crops. Every day, a flock of cranes would come to play in his field, and their presence caused great damage to the crops. The farmer became very anxious as the cranes destroyed his hard work. He noticed that no matter how many times he drove them away, they always flew back, continuing to harm his crops. The farmer decided to teach the cranes a lesson. He believed that without learning a proper lesson, they would never stop damaging his crops. So, he set a trap by placing a net on his land and went back home. The next day, when the farmer returned, he was surprised to find that all the cranes had been caught in the net. However, there was also a pelican trapped in the net, which had never caused any harm to the crops. The pelican, seeing the farmer, addressed him kindly and explained that he had only visited the field for the first time, coming along with the cranes. He had not harmed any crops and asked the farmer to let him go. The farmer, however, was not moved by the pelican's words. He said, "You were caught with the cranes who regularly damage my crops. Since you have mixed with bad company, you will face the same punishment." The farmer did not show mercy to the pelican and killed it along with the cranes. Moral: Keeping bad company can lead to harmful consequences, even for those who are innocent. It is important to choose one's friends wisely, as associating with the wrong crowd can bring trouble. খারাপ সঙ্গ থাকার ফলাফল একটি ছোট গ্রামে, একজন দরিদ্র কৃষক বাস করতেন যার এক টুকরো জমি ছিল যেখানে তিনি ফসল ফলাতেন। প্রতিদিন, এক ঝাঁক সারস তার ক্ষেতে খেলতে আসত, এবং তাদের উপস্থিতি ফসলের ব্যাপক ক্ষতি করত। কৃষক খুব উদ্বিগ্ন হয়ে পড়েন কারণ সারস তার কঠোর পরিশ্রম নষ্ট করে দেয়। তিনি লক্ষ্য করেন যে তিনি যতবারই তাদের তাড়িয়ে দেন না কেন, তারা সর্বদা উড়ে যায় এবং তার ফসলের ক্ষতি করতে থাকে। কৃষক সারসগুলিকে একটি শিক্ষা দেওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নেন। তিনি বিশ্বাস করতেন যে সঠিক শিক্ষা না পেয়ে, তারা কখনও তার ফসলের ক্ষতি করা বন্ধ করবে না। তাই, তিনি তার জমিতে জাল বিছিয়ে একটি ফাঁদ পাতেন এবং বাড়ি ফিরে যান। পরের দিন, যখন কৃষক ফিরে আসেন, তখন তিনি অবাক হয়ে দেখেন যে সমস্ত সারস জালে আটকা পড়েছে। তবে, জালে আটকা পড়া একটি পেলিকানও ছিল, যে কখনও ফসলের কোনও ক্ষতি করেনি। পেলিকান কৃষককে দেখে তাকে সদয়ভাবে সম্বোধন করে ব্যাখ্যা করেন যে তিনি কেবল প্রথমবারের মতো ক্ষেতে এসেছিলেন, সারসের সাথে এসেছিলেন। সে কোনও ফসলের ক্ষতি করেনি এবং কৃষককে তাকে ছেড়ে দিতে বলেছিল। কিন্তু, পেলিকানটির কথায় কৃষক বিচলিত হননি। তিনি বলেন, "তুমিও সেই সারসের সাথে ধরা পড়েছিলে যারা নিয়মিত আমার ফসলের ক্ষতি করে। যেহেতু তুমি খারাপ সঙ্গমে মিশেছ, তাই তোমাকেও একই শাস্তি ভোগ করতে হবে।" কৃষক পেলিকানটির প্রতি দয়া দেখায়নি এবং সারসের সাথে এটিকেও হত্যা করে। নীতি: খারাপ সঙ্গম করলে ক্ষতিকর পরিণতি হতে পারে, এমনকি যারা নির্দোষ তাদের জন্যও। বুদ্ধিমানের সাথে বন্ধু নির্বাচন করা গুরুত্বপূর্ণ, কারণ ভুল লোকের সাথে মেলামেশা করলে সমস্যা হতে পারে। Ad Ad

The Little Red Hen The little red hen lived in a farmyard with her chickens. She had a desire of self-reliant. She had two neighbours - a goose and a duck. She would often visit them and talk to them of her plan. The goose and the duck seemed indifferent to her plan. However, one day she found a grain of wheat. She went to the duck and the goose and said, " Let us plant this wheat. If we become successful, it will be a great job. It will surely make us self-reliant. " The goose and the duck said, "Sorry, we are not interested. " The hen was a little hurt by their curt refusal. But she was determined not to let that opportunity pass away, which could well make her self-reliant. So, she decided to go on her own. She planted the wheat. After a few days of taking good care of the wheat, it was ripe. It was as ready as to be taken to the mill. So, the hen went to her two friends and asked whether one of them was interested to take the ripe wheat to the mill. "No!" was the impassive answer from both of the goose and the duck. But the hen was never to be drawn back and made it all the way to the mill on her own and brought the flour home. She then again went to her two lazy and withdrawn friends- the goose and the duck. She tried to discuss how to make some bread with the flour she had brought in. But neither of her friends showed any interest. The red hen went on discussing the matter though her two dear friends were barely listening to her. The red hen seemed to notice that but ignored their discouraging attitude. She finally asked, "which one of you want to make some bread with this flour? Believe me, it's gonna be fun!" But having some fun by making some bread with the lour was the last thing that the hen told the goose and the duck.But, they refused the hen's proposal. The hen was not hurt this time but smiled to herself thinking how silt' her two neighbours were. She didn't wait any longer but went straight to make bread from the flour. Soon enough she finished making her bread. She was delighted at her success and went on to ask her neighbours, "who will eat the bread?" "I will! I will," said the goose and the duck. But the red hen had some other plans. "Oh no! my friends" she said, "you don't have any right to eat the bread, because it was my hard work which made it possible!" She then called her baby chickens to eat the bread. Allah Alone Can Help a Man In the streets of Rome, there were two blind men who lived by begging. Every day, they sat on the road and asked for alms. One of them would call out, “Allah alone can help a man,” while the other would say, “The king alone can help a man.” When people gave them coins, the first blind man would say, “May Allah bless you,” and the second would say, “May the king be pleased with you.” One day, the king passed by and overheard the two men. He was impressed by the second blind man who praised him. The king wanted to help him, so he returned to his palace and called one of his servants. He handed the servant a loaf of bread filled with gold coins and said, “Go down this road and find the blind man who is shouting, ‘The king alone can help a man.’ Give him this bread and tell him, ‘The king has sent this for you.’” The servant set out to find the blind man. After walking for a while, he spotted the second blind man. He gave him the loaf of bread and said, “Here is a bread from the king. You may eat it.” The second blind man felt the bread and thought it was too heavy and poorly baked. So, he decided to sell it to the first blind man. The first blind man, after buying the bread, cut it open and was surprised to find gold coins inside. “Oh Allah, how merciful You are!” he exclaimed in joy. He stopped begging from that day onwards. As time passed, the king again walked down the same road and saw the second blind man still begging. The king wondered, “I sent him gold coins. Why is he still begging?” The king approached him and asked, “What did you do with the bread I sent you?” The second blind man replied, “Your Majesty, I thought the bread was poorly baked, so I sold it to my fellow blind man.” The king smiled and said, “From this, you must learn that Allah alone can help a man, not the king.” Moral: True help comes from Allah alone, and relying on worldly sources without faith in divine assistance may lead to missed blessings. নদীর ধারে এক জঙ্গলে এক মহিষ আর শিয়াল থাকত। একদিন তারা খুব ভালো বন্ধু ছিল। শিয়াল মহিষকে বলল, “ওহ, বন্ধু, নদীর ওপারে একটা সুন্দর সবুজ ভুট্টার ক্ষেত আছে। তোমার জন্য ভুট্টার গাছটা বেশ ভালো। তাছাড়া, নদীর ধারে আমি কাঁকড়া আর মাছ নিয়ে আসব। দয়া করে আমাকে নদীর ওপারে নিয়ে যাও।” মহিষ এই প্রস্তাবে রাজি হয়ে যায়। তাই সে বলল এবং খেতে শুরু করে। শিয়াল নদীর ধারে দৌড়াতে শুরু করে। সে কাঁকড়া আর মাছের খোঁজে ছিল। যত কাঁকড়া পাও তত খায়। শিয়াল মহিষের চেয়ে ছোট ছিল, তাই অল্প সময়ের মধ্যেই সে তার ক্ষুধা মেটাতে পারত। কিন্তু এবার মহিষ যতটা প্রয়োজন ততটা খেতে পারত না। এদিকে শিয়াল আনন্দে মাঠে দৌড়াতে শুরু করে। সে তার সমস্ত শক্তি দিয়ে চিৎকার করতে ভোলেনি। গ্রামবাসীরা শিয়ালকে চিৎকার করতে শুনতে পেল। গ্রামবাসীরা শিয়ালকে তাড়ানোর জন্য একজোট হয়ে গ্রামবাসীর কাছ থেকে বেরিয়ে এলো। কিন্তু তারা অবাক হয়ে শুধু একটা শেয়ালই নয়, একটা মহিষও দেখতে পেল। তারা লাঠি দিয়ে বেচারা মহিষের উপর ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়ল এবং তাকে কালো ও নীল রঙের মারধর করল। তারপর তারা শিয়ালকে অনুসরণ করল। কিন্তু তারা ধূর্ত জন্তুটির কোনও ক্ষতি করতে পারল না। শীঘ্রই তারা ক্লান্ত হয়ে পড়ল, শিয়ালকে তাড়া করা ছেড়ে দিয়ে বাড়ি চলে গেল, তারপর শিয়াল মহিষের কাছে এসে বলল, “এখন আমাদের বাড়ি যাওয়াই ভালো।” মহিষটি শিয়ালটির উপর খুব রেগে গেল এবং নিজেকে বলল, “আমি তোমাকে একটা ভালো শিক্ষা দিচ্ছি।” তাই সে বলল, “ঠিক আছে, আগের মতো আমার পিঠে চড়ে বসো। শিয়াল, মহিষের পিঠে চড়ে বসলো। আবারও মহিষ নদী পার হতে শুরু করল। শীঘ্রই তারা জলে নামল। মহিষটি শিয়ালকে বলল। Ad Ad

Bread Dividing by a Cunning Monkey   Once upon a time, two feline friends had the misfortune of stealing a piece of bread. However, their attempt to divide it equally failed as both were greedy and wanted the bigger portion. Consequently, the argument became heated, and the two cats sought the counsel of a wise monkey, renowned in the forest for his wisdom.   The monkey, being a creature of intellect and reason, counseled the cats to resolve the issue amongst themselves as it would be a costly affair. However, the cats insisted that they needed his assistance to find a solution to their problem.   Thus, the monkey, with his great knowledge, decided to bring out a pair of scales and divided the bread into two parts. But alas, each piece was unevenly sized, and the cats once again became agitated.   Determined to find a solution, the monkey began to nibble a small portion from the bigger piece and weighed it again. This caused the smaller piece to be heavier. He then took a small piece from the smaller portion and put it on the scales, resulting in the bigger piece being heavier again.   The monkey continued to repeat the process, but the pieces never became equal. In the end, only a small piece remained. The cats requested the remaining piece, but the monkey, infuriated by their greediness and lack of cooperation, claimed it as his own and devoured it without hesitation.   The story demonstrates how greed can lead to foolishness, and how cunning behavior can ultimately lead to unfavorable outcomes. Moral : Two Rats and a Piece of Bread Once upon a time, in a cozy little house, two mischievous rats snuck in and pilfered a tempting piece of bread. However, their joy quickly turned into a squabble as they couldn't agree on how to divide the spoils. In a bid to settle their dispute, they sought the arbitration of a nearby cat. The cunning cat, sensing an opportunity, agreed to help and fetched a balance scale. With a flick of its whiskers, the cat broke the bread in two and placed each piece on one side of the scale. Predictably, one piece outweighed the other. Seizing the chance, the cat took a sizable bite from the heavier piece, claiming it was to balance the weights. But instead of equalizing, the bite only made the heavier piece even more substantial. Undeterred by the failed attempt, the cat continued its deceitful game. It nibbled alternately from each piece, ostensibly striving for parity. However, its bites were not equal, and with each chomp, the balance tipped further out of alignment. Though the rats saw through the cat's ruse, they dared not protest, fearing its wrath. As the bread diminished with each fraudulent bite, the rats finally plucked up the courage to request their share of what remained. However, the crafty cat, with a smirk on its whiskered face, denied their plea, claiming the remnant as payment for its "services" and swiftly devoured it. Crestfallen and wiser from the ordeal, the rats slunk away, lamenting their misfortune. Reflecting on their encounter with the conniving cat, the rats realized the folly of their actions. They understood that disputes are best resolved through cooperation and compromise rather than relying on dubious intermediaries. Though they departed with empty stomachs, they carried with them a valuable lesson: the importance of amicable resolution in the face of disagreement. And so, with newfound wisdom, the rats vowed to settle their future disputes peacefully, steering clear of cunning cats and their deceptive schemes. Bread Dividing by a Cunning Monkey   Once upon a time, two feline friends had the misfortune of stealing a piece of bread. However, their attempt to divide it equally failed as both were greedy and wanted the bigger portion. Consequently, the argument became heated, and the two cats sought the counsel of a wise monkey, renowned in the forest for his wisdom.   The monkey, being a creature of intellect and reason, counseled the cats to resolve the issue amongst themselves as it would be a costly affair. However, the cats insisted that they needed his assistance to find a solution to their problem.   Thus, the monkey, with his great knowledge, decided to bring out a pair of scales and divided the bread into two parts. But alas, each piece was unevenly sized, and the cats once again became agitated.   Determined to find a solution, the monkey began to nibble a small portion from the bigger piece and weighed it again. This caused the smaller piece to be heavier. He then took a small piece from the smaller portion and put it on the scales, resulting in the bigger piece being heavier again.   The monkey continued to repeat the process, but the pieces never became equal. In the end, only a small piece remained. The cats requested the remaining piece, but the monkey, infuriated by their greediness and lack of cooperation, claimed it as his own and devoured it without hesitation.   The story demonstrates how greed can lead to foolishness, and how cunning behavior can ultimately lead to unfavorable outcomes.          Complete the following story following the cue : One day two cats stole a piece of bread from a kitchen of a rich family. They failed to divide it into two equal parts because both of them wanted the larger part. They fought for that for sometime. Ans.                                  The Cunning Monkey One day two cats stole a piece of bread from a kitchen of a rich family. They failed to divide it into two equal parts because both of them wanted the larger part. They fought for that for sometime. At last, they agreed to put up their problem to the monkey. All the animals of the forest knew him as the wisest animal. They went to the monkey and asked him to divide the bread into two equal parts. The monkey behaved very gently with them. The cats said that they had failed to do that. Then the monkey brought a pair of scales and torn out the bread into two pieces. He put the. pieces on the scales. The monkey told that one piece was heavier than the other. He ate a bit of the heavier piece. Then the other piece became heavier. Next, the monkey ate a portion from that piece and put it on the scales. The pieces remained unequal. And the monkey did the same thing again and again. After some time there remained only one small piece of the bread. Then the cats asked the monkey, not to divide the bread. They said that they themselves would divide it equally. Then the monkey said angrily, "No, this piece is mine. I've suffered much trouble to divide it into equal pieces." Saying this the monkey ate up the-rest of the bread. There are some persons/men in the society who are as cunning as the monkey. We should always avoid them.     Two Rats and the Monkey Story One day, two rats found a soft piece of bread in a house. They were excited but had a problem—they couldn’t agree on how to divide it equally. Both rats wanted the bigger piece, and neither was willing to  compromise . They started arguing and even fought over the bread. Since they couldn’t solve the problem on their own, they decided to ask a monkey for help. The monkey was known as the wisest and cleverest animal in the forest, so the rats thought he would be fair. They asked the monkey to divide the bread equally between them. The monkey agreed and promised to help. But instead of dividing the bread equally, the monkey cut one piece bigger than the other. To fix this, the monkey took a bite from the bigger piece, but then the other piece became larger. So, he took a bite from another one too. The monkey kept doing this—taking small bites from both sides to make them equal. As the monkey ate more and more, the bread kept getting smaller. The two rats soon realized what was happening. They had trusted the monkey, but now they were losing all their bread. The rats asked the monkey to stop and give them whatever was left. But the monkey, being clever and greedy, told them that the rest of the bread was his payment for dividing it. In the end, the two rats were left with nothing and learned a hard lesson. Moral : If you are too greedy and want more than you need, you might lose everything.     Bread Dividing by a Cunning Monkey A long time ago, two cats found a piece of bread. Both of them are very hungry and wanted to eat it. They agreed to share the bread equally, but when they tried to divide it, they can not figure out how to make the piece equal and started to argue. A clever monkey was sitting in a tree, watching them. The monkey come down and said, I can help you. I will divide the  bread  equaly. Two cats agree, and the monkey broke the bread into two piece. But one piece was bigger. The monkey said, Oh no, this is not fair. Let me take a bite to make it equal. He bite the bigger piece, but now the other piece looked bigger. The monkey keep taking bite from both piece, Showing to make them even. After some time, there was only a small piece left. The monkey smile and said, Now there nothing left to divide. He eat the last bite and climbed back up the tree. The two cats were sad. They had trusted the monkey, but he monkey trick them. They lost their bread because they fight over it. From that day, they promised to share things fairly and not argue. Bread Dividing by a Cunning Monkey Story Moral: If you fight over thing, you might lose them. It always better to share. TWO RIVAL CATS AND A CLEVER MONKEY                                   There lived two cats in a house. One day they together stole a piece of bread from the house of their master. Soon they had a quarrel over their share. They couldn’t agree on how to divide it because each rat wanted a larger piece than the other. They fought for that. Then one of the rats said, “We’ve argued and fought for so long that now we’re tired. Let’s go and see our friend, Mr. Monkey, and ask for his advice.”                    All the animals of the forest knew him as the wisest animal. Mr. Monkey was so wise and just that the other rat agreed to take their problem to him. They went to the monkey and asked him to divide their bread into two equal halves.  The monkey behaved very gently with them. “Well, that’s not easy,” said Mr. Monkey. “So it’ll cost you a lot. It was better for you to agree between yourselves.” But the cats said, “ We failed to do that.” Then the monkey brought a pair of scales and torn out the bread into two pieces. He put the pieces on the scales.                      “Oh, dear,” Mr. Monkey said. “This piece is heavier than the other. I’ll take a small bite out of it.” But when he put it back on the scales, the other piece was heavier. So he bit a small piece out of that and put it back on the scales. But still the pieces were unequal, so he tried again. “Stop!” shouted the two rats. “You ‘re eating all our bread!” “Well, didn’t you ask me to divide it equally?” Mr. Monkey asked. “I’m doing my best, but I told you it’s difficult.” Mr. Monkey tried many times and soon there was only a very small piece of bread left. “Stop! Stop!” shouted the rats again. “We agree to divide it ourselves. Give us that little piece!”                “What?” shouted Mr. Monkey angrily. “This piece is mine. I’ve suffered much trouble to divide it into equal pieces.”  Saying this the monkey ate up the rest of the bread.   Two rats and a piece of bread    one day two rats stole a piece of bread from a house. But they could not agree about the proper division of the spoil. So they went to a cat to decide the dispute. The cat brought in a weighing balance and breaking the piece of bread in two, put them on the two sides of it. As one piece was found to weigh heavier than the other he took a bite from it on the plea of reducing the weight. But he purposely took a far bigger bite than proper. The result was that the piece that was lighter before became heavier now. The cat reduced its size by the same process. In this way he went on taking bites now from one piece and then from the other on the plea of making the parts equal. The rats saw through the game but they dared not say anything. At last, when the bread was almost finished, they gathered courage to ask for return of whatever was left. The cat, however, claimed it as the price of his labour and put it into his mouth. The rats went away sad but wise .They realised that it is better to settle quarrels amicably.    Bread Dividing by a Cunning Monkey Once there lived two cats in a house. One day they stole a piece of bread from their neighbouring house. But the problem arose how to divide it because each of the cats wanted the large part. When they failed to reach any conclusion, they went to a monkey who is considered to be the wisest of all the animals. They requested the monkey to divide the bread equally. The monkey behaved very gently with them. He said that it would be costly for them. It was better for them to settle it among themselves. But the cats said that as they had failed to do so, they had come to him in order to make a way out of the problem. Then the monkey brought a pair of scales and torn out the bread into two pieces. He put the pieces on the scales. The monkey told that one piece was heavier than the other. He took the heavier piece and bit a small piece from it. Then the other piece became heavier. Then the monkey took a portion (tl'51) from that piece and put it on the scales. The pieces remained unequal even now. And the monkey did the same thing again and again. After some time there remained only one small piece of the bread. Then the cats asked the monkey not to divide the bread. They said that they would divide it equally themselves. They asked for that small piece of bread. Then the monkey said angrily, "No, this piece is mine. I've suffered much to divide it into equal pieces." Saying this the monkey devoured the rest of the bread. Bread Dividing by a Cunning Monkey One day two cats stole a piece of bread. They failed to divide it in two equal parts as both of them wanted the larger part. They fought for that. At last, they agreed to put up their problem to a monkey. All the animals of the forest knew him as a wise animal. They went to him monkey and asked him to divide the bread into two equal parts. The monkey behaved very gently with them. He said that it would be costly for them. It was better for them to settle it among themselves. But the cats said that as they had failed to do so, they had come to hin in order to make a way out of the problem. Then the monkey brought a pair of scales and torn out the bread into two pieces. He put the pieces on the scales. The monkey told that one piece was heavier than the other. He took the heavier piece and bit a small piece from it. Then the other piece became heavier. Then the monkey took a portion from that piece and put it on the scales. The pieces remained unequal even now. And the monkey did the same thine, again and again. After some time there remained only one small piece of the bread. Then the cats asked the monkey not to divide the bread. They said that they would divide it equally themselves. They asked for that small piece of bread. Then the monkey said angrily, "No, this piece is mine. I've suffered much to divide it into equal pieces." Saying this the monkey devoured the rest of the bread.   Dividing of the bread between two cats   Once there lived two cats in a house. One day they stole a piece of bread from their neighbouring house. But the problem arose how to divide it because each. Of the cats wanted the larger part. When they failed to reach any conclusion, they went to a monkey who is considered to be the wisest of all the animals. They requested the money to divide the bread equally.   The monkey brought a pair of scales. He torn out the bread in to two pieces and put them on the scales. He told the cats that one piece was clearly heavier than the other. So, he bit off a part of the bigger piece. As a result the other piece became heavier. Then the monkey took a part from the heavier piece and put it on the scales. The monkey continued doing the same thing again and again until there remained only one piece of bread.   Now, the cats told the monkey to return that piece to them. They said that they themselves would divide the bread equally. But the monkey said that he toiled much to divide the bread equally. So he wanted it as his fee. Saying so the monkey at up that piece also. The cat left the place in a very sad mood but the incident made them wise also.     Read the following story. It is not complete. Complete the story by using your imagination and give it a suitable title : Ctg B'17; CB’10) Once there lived two cats in a house. They were very intimate to each other. One day the two cats stole a piece of cake from a neighboring  house. Each of them demanded ........ Ans.   Dividing the Bread/ Cake Once there lived two cats in a house. They were very intimate to each other. One day the two cats stole a's piece of cake from a neighboring house. Each of them demanded the larger share of the cake. None of them agreed to compromise a bit. So, they decided to go to the monkey for fair justice. The monkey assured (নিশ্চিত করা) them about equal dividing. He brought a scale for it. At first, he broke the cake into two pieces and put them on the scales. To equalize the portions he bit the larger part. That time the larger part became smaller and the smaller part became larger. The monkey continued that process and bit again and again. Within a few moments, the piece of cake became very small. The two cats were frustrated  to see the incident. They asked the monkey to stop his work and return them the rest of the cake. But the monkey denied returning the cake. He demanded the rest piece of cake as his remuneration canister). The two cats realized their mistakes and lamented for the cake. They promised never to do such a mistake and keep a mutual understanding.   Bangla Translation: Bread Dividing by a Cunning Monkey অনেক দিন আগে, দুইটি বিড়াল একটি গ্রামে হাঁটছিল। হাঁটার সময় তারা একটি রুটির টুকরা পেল। তারা দুজনেই খুব ক্ষুধার্ত ছিল এবং রুটিটি খেতে চাইল। তারা সিদ্ধান্ত নিল যে তারা রুটিটি সমানভাবে ভাগ করে খাবে। কিন্তু যখন তারা রুটিটি ভাগ করার চেষ্টা করল, তখন তারা বুঝতে পারল না কীভাবে টুকরোগুলি সমান করতে হবে। এতে তারা খুব মন খারাপ করল এবং ঝগড়ার কাছাকাছি চলে গেল। এদিকে, কাছেই একটি বুদ্ধিমান বানর গাছে বসে তাদের দেখছিল। বানরটি তাদের সমস্যা দেখতে পেয়ে তাদের ঠকানোর একটি পরিকল্পনা করল। সে গাছ থেকে নেমে এল এবং বলল, আমি তোমাদের রুটি সঠিকভাবে ভাগ করে দেব। বিড়ালরা খুব খুশি হয়ে বানরের সাহায্য নিতে রাজি হলো, কারণ তারা মনে করত বানরটি বনের সবচেয়ে বুদ্ধিমান প্রাণী। বানরটি একটি দাঁড়িপাল্লা নিয়ে এল যাতে রুটিটি ওজন করে দুই টুকরা সমান করা যায়। সে রুটিটি ভাঙল, কিন্তু প্রত্যাশামতো একটি অংশ বড় হলো। ওহ না, বানরটি বলল, এটি ঠিক নয়! আমাকে এটি ঠিক করতে দাও। সে বড় অংশ থেকে এক কামড় খেল, কিন্তু এবার ছোট অংশ বড় দেখাল। সে বারবার বড় অংশ থেকে কামড় নিতে থাকল, যেন টুকরোগুলো সমান হয়। বিড়ালরা ধীরে ধীরে বুঝতে শুরু করল, কিন্তু কিছু বলার আগেই প্রায় সব রুটিই শেষ হয়ে গেল! বানরটি হাসল এবং বলল, টুকরোগুলো সমান করতে অনেক কষ্ট হচ্ছে। এখন যেহেতু খুব সামান্য বাকি আছে, আমি এটি আমার মজুরির জন্য রেখে দিচ্ছি। এবং সে শেষ অংশটুকু খেয়ে ফেলল এবং গাছে উঠে গেল। দুই বিড়াল কিছুই পেল না। তারা খুবই দুঃখ পেল এবং বোকা মনে করল কারণ তারা বানরটিকে বিশ্বাস করেছিল। তারা বুঝল যে তারা ঠকে গেছে কারণ তারা শুরু থেকেই একসাথে কাজ করেনি। বিড়াল দুটি একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ শিক্ষা পেল: যদি তুমি ঝগড়া করো এবং সমাধান না পাও, তুমি সবকিছু হারাতে পারো। সেই দিন থেকে তারা প্রতিজ্ঞা করল, তারা নিজেরাই ন্যায়ভাবে সবকিছু ভাগ করবে এবং আর কারো সাহায্য চাইবে না।

Rearranging Sentences: Who will bell the cat? Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. I. The mice were in great difficulty. II. They held a meeting to discuss the matter and find a way to be free from this danger. III. Several proposals were made but none of the proposals was good. IV. At last, a young mouse rose to speak and said, "I have a good plan for your consideration." V. Let us tie a bell round the cat's neck. VI. Then we will hear him coming and be able to hide ourselves in time." VII. All the mice thanked the young mouse for his plan. VIII. But an old mouse stood up and said, "No doubt the idea is good. IX. But who will tie the bell?" X. There was an old house in a village. XI. Theft lived a number of mice in the house where they were doing a lot of mischief. XII. The master of the mouse was very annoyed and made a plan to get rid of them. XIII. He bought a cat to kill the mice. XIV. The mice could not move freely as before. Correct Sequence: X → XI → XII → XIII → I → II → III → IV → V → VI → VII → VIII → IX Story (Correct Sequence): 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 house was very annoyed and made a plan to get rid of them. He bought a cat 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?"   এক গ্রামে একটা পুরনো বাড়ি ছিল। চুরির বাড়িতে অনেক ইঁদুর বাস করত যেখানে তারা অনেক দুষ্টুমি করত। বাড়ির কর্তা খুব বিরক্ত হলেন এবং তাদের পরিত্রাণের পরিকল্পনা করলেন। তিনি ইঁদুর মারার জন্য একটি বিড়াল কিনেছিলেন। ইঁদুররা খুব কষ্টে ছিল। তারা আগের মতো স্বাধীনভাবে চলাফেরা করতে পারছে না। বিষয়টি নিয়ে আলোচনা করে এ বিপদ থেকে মুক্ত হওয়ার পথ খুঁজতে তারা বৈঠক করেন। বেশ কিছু প্রস্তাব দেওয়া হলেও কোনো প্রস্তাবই ভালো হয়নি। অবশেষে, একটি যুবক ইঁদুর কথা বলতে উঠে বলল, "আপনার বিবেচনার জন্য আমার একটি ভাল পরিকল্পনা আছে। আসুন আমরা বিড়ালের গলায় একটি ঘণ্টা বেঁধে রাখি। তাহলে আমরা তার আসার কথা শুনব এবং সময়মতো নিজেকে লুকিয়ে রাখতে সক্ষম হব।" সমস্ত ইঁদুর তার পরিকল্পনার জন্য তরুণ ইঁদুরকে ধন্যবাদ জানায়। কিন্তু একটা বুড়ো ইঁদুর উঠে দাঁড়িয়ে বলল, "নিঃসন্দেহে আইডিয়াটা ভালো। কিন্তু ঘণ্টাটা কে বাঁধবে?" The Mice and the Cat Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story. I. At this, all fell silent, and no one came forward. II. There was an old house in a village where many mice lived. III. The master of the house was annoyed and made a plan to get rid of them. IV. He bought a cat to kill the mice. V. The mice were in great trouble and held a meeting to find a way to escape this danger. VI. At last, a young mouse stood up and said, "Let's tie a bell around the cat's neck." VII. There were several proposals, but none were good. VIII. Then an old mouse said, "It's a good idea, but who will tie the bell?" IX. All the mice thanked the young mouse for his plan. ________________________________________ Correct Sequence: ii → iii → iv → v → vii → vi → ix → viii → i ________________________________________ Rewritten Story in Correct Sequence: There was an old house in a village where many mice lived. The master of the house was annoyed and made a plan to get rid of them. He bought a cat to kill the mice. The mice were in great trouble and held a meeting to find a way to escape this danger. There were several proposals, but none were good. At last, a young mouse stood up and said, "Let's tie a bell around the cat's neck." All the mice thanked the young mouse for his plan. Then an old mouse said, "It's a good idea, but who will tie the bell?" At this, all fell silent, and no one came forward. একটি গ্রামে একটি পুরানো বাড়ি ছিল যেখানে অনেক ইঁদুর বাস করত। বাড়ির কর্তা বিরক্ত হয়ে তাদের হাত থেকে মুক্তি দেওয়ার পরিকল্পনা করলেন। তিনি ইঁদুর মারার জন্য একটি বিড়াল কিনেছিলেন। ইঁদুররা খুব কষ্টে পড়েছিল এবং এই বিপদ থেকে বাঁচার উপায় খুঁজতে একটি বৈঠক করেছিল। বেশ কিছু প্রস্তাব ছিল, কিন্তু কোনোটাই ভালো হয়নি। অবশেষে একটি ইঁদুর উঠে দাঁড়িয়ে বলল, চল বিড়ালের গলায় ঘণ্টা বাঁধি। সমস্ত ইঁদুর তার পরিকল্পনার জন্য তরুণ ইঁদুরকে ধন্যবাদ জানাল। তখন একটা বুড়ো ইঁদুর বললো, "ভালো আইডিয়া, কিন্তু বেলটা কে বাঁধবে?" এই বলে সবাই চুপ হয়ে গেল, কেউ এগিয়ে এল না। Ad Completing Story: Complete the given story following the clue There was an old house in a village. A number of mice lived in that house. They were doing a lot of mischief there. The master of the house was very annoyed and made a plan ....          [DB'09; CtgB10] Ans.     Who will Bell the Cat? There was an old house in a village. A number of mice lived in that house. They were doing a lot of mischief there...... The master of the house was very annoyed with the rats infesting his home and decided to devise a plan to get rid of them. He brought in a cat to drive the rats away. With the cat now in the house, the rats lost their comfortable living conditions and lived in constant fear for their lives as the cat frequently and suddenly killed them. Desperate to save themselves, all the mice decided to hold a conference. They gathered in a secret place to discuss their predicament and come up with a solution. Many of the mice proposed various ideas to solve the problem, but none seemed practical. As the conference dragged on without any resolution, frustration grew among the attendees. Towards the end of the meeting, a young and enthusiastic rat stood up energetically and said, "I have an idea! Why don't we tie a bell around the cat's neck? This way, we can hear it approaching and have enough time to escape." The proposal was met with a wave of excitement. All the mice clapped merrily, seconding the young rat's suggestion. Just as the atmosphere in the room was turning hopeful, an old and wise mouse slowly rose and addressed the gathering. "The young rat's proposal is indeed good," he said. "It would certainly help us if we could hear the cat coming. But there is one crucial question we must answer: who will bell the cat?" At this question, the room fell silent. The excitement drained from their faces as they realized the danger involved in executing the plan. No one volunteered for the risky task. The gravity of the situation became apparent, and the earlier enthusiasm vanished. There was a pin-drop silence in the conference hall as the mice pondered the old mouse's question. Without a viable solution, the meeting ended in despair. The mice realized that they had no way to bell the cat and ensure their safety. Ultimately, they decided that the only way to survive was to leave the house altogether. They migrated to a safer place, abandoning their former home to the cat and the master of the house. Model-2 Title: The Mice and the Cat There was an old house in a village where a number of mice lived. They were causing a lot of mischief, gnawing at the furniture, stealing food, and scurrying around noisily at night. The master of the house, an elderly man named Harold, was very annoyed by their antics. Determined to restore peace and order to his home, he made a plan. Harold decided to get a cat to take care of the mouse problem. He visited a nearby farm and brought home a young, agile cat named Whiskers. As soon as Whiskers entered the house, the mice sensed danger and retreated to their hiding places. For the first few days, Whiskers roamed the house, exploring every nook and cranny. The mice watched her cautiously from their holes, whispering to one another in fear. "What are we going to do?" squeaked one of the mice. "That cat will surely catch us if we venture out." "We need to come up with a plan," said another mouse. "We can't stay hidden forever." After much discussion, the mice decided to call a meeting to find a solution. They gathered in a hidden corner of the house where Whiskers couldn't reach them. The eldest mouse, a wise and respected leader named Greyfur, spoke first. "We must find a way to know when the cat is coming," Greyfur said. "If we can hear her approach, we can escape in time." A young mouse named Squeaky had an idea. "Let's put a bell around the cat's neck! That way, we'll hear her every move." The mice cheered at Squeaky's suggestion. It seemed like the perfect solution. They quickly found a small bell and attached it to a ribbon. However, as they stood around the bell, another problem arose. "Who will bell the cat?" asked Greyfur, his voice trembling with apprehension. The room fell silent. Every mouse looked at one another, hoping someone else would volunteer. But no one was brave enough to approach Whiskers. Finally, Greyfur sighed. "It's a good plan, but it's useless if no one has the courage to execute it." As the mice continued to debate, Whiskers, unaware of their scheming, continued her patrols. Eventually, the mice realized that living in constant fear was not a sustainable way of life. They needed to find a new home. One by one, the mice began to leave the old house, finding safer places to live where there were no cats. Harold, noticing the diminishing number of mice, was pleased with Whiskers' presence. In time, the house was free of mice, and peace was restored. Whiskers enjoyed her new home, and Harold was grateful for her companionship and the tranquility she brought. Moral of the Story:  It's easy to propose impossible solutions to a problem, but practical and courageous actions are what truly make a difference. Read the following outlines and develop them  into a complete story. Give a suitable title to your story. Once some mice were having a good time in a rich man's house. There was the availability (tot) of rich and tasty foods. They ate cereal and made holes in the house. The mice  also cut the clothes and............ Ans. Who Is to Bell the Cat? Once some mice were having a good time in a rich man's house. There was the availability of rich and tasty foods. They ate cereal and made holes in the  house. The mice also cut the clothes and bit the sleeping children. They were always shrieking and squeaking in the house. So, the owner brought a cat to get relief from that disturbance. The cat started to hunt mice every day. The mice were afraid of it. So, all the mice sat together in a conference. Many of them put different opinions. But nothing was suitable . The meeting was about to end. At that time, a young mouse stood up and asked permission to put his proposal. All agreed. It said, "We will tie a bell around the cat’s neck. So, we will get ‘warning when the cat comes. Then we can easily hide ourselves in a safe place." All the mice greeted his proposal with applause (তুমুল হর্ষধ্বনি). Then an old mouse stood up and asked others to be calm. He said, "Who will bell the cat?" There was pin drop silence. They were looking at one another. There was nobody who was brave to accomplish (সাফল্যের সঙ্গে শেষ করা) the task of belling the cat. Finally, the conference ended in smoke.   Who’ll bell the Cat Once the house of a rich man was infested with rats. The house became like the town Hamelin, there were rats everywhere. They were having a good time. The house  members could not enjoy sound sleep. Even the little babies were not free from the attack and biting of the rats. The rats would take away foods, cut cloths and tear holes here and there. All the members were in great trouble. At last the owner of the house hit upon a plan. He knew that rats would run away at the sight of cats. So he brought a cat to kill the rats and therefore to get rid of the rats. The rats came to know the presence of the cat in the house. Their lives were at stake. All the mice sat together in a conference. At last they took a decision that they would tie a bell in the neck of the cat so that they could know the approach of the cat. They raised a hue and cry over the matter because none of the rats agreed to tie a bell in the neck of the cat. They thought that the rat who would approach of the cat would lose his life. Finally who would bell the cat remained unsettled. So the mice eventually migrated.        Complete the following story following the cue : A large number of mice lived in a farm. Once an old cat arrived at the place. it spread terror among the mice. None dared come outside in fear of the cat. Ans.                                Who's To Bell the Cat A large number of mice lived in a farm. Once an old cat arrived at the place. it spread terror among the mice. None dared come outside in fear of the cat. All the mice of the farm decided to hold a conference to seek a solution. 'One day the mice of all ages got together in the conference. Each one put a suggestion, but none of the ideas was really practical. "Let's make a big trap," one mouse suggested. This idea was turned down and, another said, "What about poisoning her?" But nobody knew which poison could kill cats. One young mouse proposed, "Let's cut her claws and teeth so that she car) do no more harm." But the conference did not approve of the idea. A wise mouse said, "Let's tie a bell to the cat's neck. So we'll always know where she is! We'll have time to escape." All J the mice clapped at the wise mouse's good idea. At last an old mouse said. 'Who's going to bell the cat?" Nobody was brave enough to bell the cat and the conference ended in smoke. Who Will Bell The Cat Completing Story Once upon a time, in a small village, there was an old house where many little mouse live. These mouse are making a lot of problem—eating food, cutting clothes, and disturbing the people in the house. The owner of the house got really frustrated. He tried everything but couldn’t get out of them, so he decided to bring a cat to catch the mouse. As soon as the cat arrivedin the house, the mouse became scared and don’t come out of their hiding places anymore. They were too afraid of being caught. One day, the mouse start a meeting to figure out how to deal with the cat. Each mouse have a different idea, but nothing to work. Then a young mouse stand up and said, I have an idea! What if we put a bell on the cat neck? That way when the cat move we’ll hear the bell sound and we can run away before it come close to us. All the other mouse thing it was a great idea. They are very happy with the young mouse for being so smart. But then, an older mouse asked, That a good plan, but who will put the  bell on the cat neck . Everyone became quiet. No one was strong enough to go near the cat and put the bell on its neck. Since they couldn’t figure out a way to do it, the mouse give up on the idea and eventually left the house to find a safer place to live.   Who's to Bell the Cat: Once the house of a rich man          In a certain house belonging to a wealthy man, a swarm of rats had taken over the place, turning it into a veritable Hamelin. The owner of the house, in an attempt to rid himself of these pests, brought in a cat. The cat proved to be a formidable foe, striking fear into the hearts of the rats and driving them into hiding. The rats, unwilling to be cowed, held a meeting to discuss what to do about the cat.   During the meeting, several suggestions were put forth, but none seemed to be practical. One rat suggested building a large trap, but this idea was quickly dismissed. Another suggested poisoning the cat, but nobody knew which poison would be effective against felines. A young widow, whose husband had fallen victim to the cat's ferocity, angrily proposed cutting off the cat's claws and teeth to render it harmless. However, this idea was also rejected by the gathering.   Finally, a rat who was wiser than the rest of the group came forward and brandished a bell, calling for silence. He suggested that they tie the bell around the cat's neck so that they could always know where it was and have time to flee. All the other rats praised the wise rat for his idea, but then he rang the bell again and reminded them that someone needed to bell the cat.   At this, the mice fell silent. No one was brave enough to step forward and carry out the task. Everyone realized the harsh truth that it is easy to suggest something but difficult to actually execute it. The meeting, thus, ended in frustration and failure, and the rats remained under the cat's tyranny. Who's to Bell the Cat Once the house of a rich man was infested with rats. The house became like the town of Hamelin. There were rats everywhere The rich man brought a cat to get rid of rats when the cat arrived at the house it spread terror among the rats. None dared to come outside in fear of being killed by the cat. All the rats of the house decided to hold a meeting to seek a solution. Taking advantage of the cat's absence, one day the rats of all ages got together in the meeting. Each one put forward a suggestion, but none of the ideas was really practical. "Let's make a big trap," one rat suggested. 'This idea was turned down and, another said, "What about poisoning her?" But nobody knew which poison could kill cats. One young widow, whose husband has fallen a prey to the ferocious cat, angrily proposed, "Let's cut her claws and teeth, so that she can do no more harm." But the meeting did not approve of the widow's idea. At last, a rat wiser than others, waving a bell, called for silence. We'll tie this bell to the cat's neck, so we'll always know where she is! We'll have time to escape." All of the mice clapped at the wise rat's words and everyone congratulated him on his good idea. However, the wise rat rang the bell again for silence. "We must decide who's going to bell the cat," he said. There was no sound except a faint murmur.' 'I can't because   Nobody was brave enough to come forward to materialise the idea. Everybody realized the reality. So the mice failed to get rid of their danger and the meeting ended in smoke. It is easy to say but difficult to do. Complete the given story following the clue There was an old house in a village. A number of mice lived in that house. They were doing a lot of mischief there. The master of the house was very annoyed and made a plan ....          [DB'09; CtgB10] Ans.       Who will Bell the Cat? There was an old house in a village. A number of mice lived in that house. They were doing a lot of mischief there. The master of the house was very annoyed with the rats infesting his home and decided to devise a plan to get rid of them. He brought in a cat to drive the rats away. With the cat now in the house, the rats lost their comfortable living conditions and lived in constant fear for their lives as the cat frequently and suddenly killed them. Desperate to save themselves, all the mice decided to hold a conference. They gathered in a secret place to discuss their predicament and come up with a solution. Many of the mice proposed various ideas to solve the problem, but none seemed practical. As the conference dragged on without any resolution, frustration grew among the attendees. Towards the end of the meeting, a young and enthusiastic rat stood up energetically and said, "I have an idea! Why don't we tie a bell around the cat's neck? This way, we can hear it approaching and have enough time to escape." The proposal was met with a wave of excitement. All the mice clapped merrily, seconding the young rat's suggestion. Just as the atmosphere in the room was turning hopeful, an old and wise mouse slowly rose and addressed the gathering. "The young rat's proposal is indeed good," he said. "It would certainly help us if we could hear the cat coming. But there is one crucial question we must answer: who will bell the cat?" At this question, the room fell silent. The excitement drained from their faces as they realized the danger involved in executing the plan. No one volunteered for the risky task. The gravity of the situation became apparent, and the earlier enthusiasm vanished. There was a pin-drop silence in the conference hall as the mice pondered the old mouse's question. Without a viable solution, the meeting ended in despair. The mice realized that they had no way to bell the cat and ensure their safety. Ultimately, they decided that the only way to survive was to leave the house altogether. They migrated to a safer place, abandoning their former home to the cat and the master of the house. Bangla Translation: এক সময়ের কথা, একটি ছোট্ট গ্রামে একটি পুরানো বাড়ি ছিল যেখানে অনেক ছোট ইঁদুর বাস করত। এই ইঁদুরগুলো অনেক সমস্যা করছিল—খাবার খেত, কাপড় কাটত এবং বাড়ির লোকদের বিরক্ত করত। বাড়ির মালিক খুবই বিরক্ত হয়ে পড়লেন। তিনি অনেক কিছু চেষ্টা করলেন কিন্তু ইঁদুরগুলোকে তাড়াতে পারলেন না, তাই তিনি ইঁদুর ধরার জন্য একটি বিড়াল নিয়ে এলেন। বিড়াল আসার সাথে সাথে ইঁদুরগুলো ভয়ে তাদের গর্ত থেকে বের হওয়া বন্ধ করে দিল। তারা ধরা পড়ার ভয়ে খুবই ভীত ছিল। একদিন, ইঁদুরগুলো একটি মিটিং করল কীভাবে বিড়ালের থেকে বাঁচা যায় তা নিয়ে আলোচনা করার জন্য। প্রতিটি ইঁদুর আলাদা আলাদা মত দিল, কিন্তু কোনটাই কাজের মত লাগল না। তখন একটি ছোট ইঁদুর উঠে দাঁড়িয়ে বলল, আমার একটি ধারণা আছে! যদি আমরা বিড়ালের গলায় একটি ঘণ্টা বেঁধে দিই, তাহলে যখন বিড়াল হাঁটবে, আমরা ঘণ্টার শব্দ শুনতে পাব এবং বিড়াল আমাদের কাছে আসার আগেই পালাতে পারব। সব ইঁদুরই মনে করল এটি একটি দুর্দান্ত পরিকল্পনা। তারা সেই ছোট ইঁদুরের প্রশংসা করল। কিন্তু তখন একটি বয়স্ক ইঁদুর জিজ্ঞাসা করল, পরিকল্পনাটি খুব ভালো, কিন্তু বিড়ালের গলায় ঘণ্টা বাঁধবে কে? সবাই চুপ হয়ে গেল। কেউই এত সাহসী ছিল না যে বিড়ালের কাছে গিয়ে তার গলায় ঘণ্টা বাঁধবে। যেহেতু তারা এটা করতে পারল না, ইঁদুরগুলো সেই বাড়ি ছেড়ে নিরাপদ একটি জায়গা খুঁজে নিল। Ad

Buffalo and fox in a jungle Tit for tat There lived a buffalo and fox in a jungle on the bank of a river. They were great friends one day the fox said to the buffalo “oh, friend, there is a fine green field of maize, it stands on the other side of the river. the maize plant is good for a hearty meal for you. Moreover, I shall get crabs and fish by the side of the river. please take me across the river. The buffalo agreed to this proposal. So he asked and began to eat. The fox began to run up and down the bank of the river. he was in search of crabs and fish. He ate more and more crabs that he could find. As the fox was smaller than the buffalo, he could satisfy his hunger in a short time. But this time the buffalo could not eat as much as he needed. Meanwhile the fox began to run about in the field in joy. He did not forget to howl with all his might. The villagers heard the fox howling. The villagers came out of the villager in a body to drive the fox away. But to their surprise they found not only a fox but also a buffalo. They fell on the poor buffalo with sticks and beat him black and blue. Then they followed the fox. Bu they could do no harm to the cunning beast. Soon they became tired, gave up chasing the fox and went home, then the fox came up to the buffalo and said, “It would be better for us to home now. “The buffalo got very angry upon the fox, and said to himself, “I well teach you a good lesson” So he said, very well, get upon my back as you had done before. The fox, got upon the buffalo’s back. Once again the buffalo began to cross the river. soon they got into the water. The buffalo said to fox. Allah Alone Can Help a Man In the streets of Rome, there were two blind men who lived by begging. Every day, they sat on the road and asked for alms. One of them would call out, “Allah alone can help a man,” while the other would say, “The king alone can help a man.” When people gave them coins, the first blind man would say, “May Allah bless you,” and the second would say, “May the king be pleased with you.” One day, the king passed by and overheard the two men. He was impressed by the second blind man who praised him. The king wanted to help him, so he returned to his palace and called one of his servants. He handed the servant a loaf of bread filled with gold coins and said, “Go down this road and find the blind man who is shouting, ‘The king alone can help a man.’ Give him this bread and tell him, ‘The king has sent this for you.’” The servant set out to find the blind man. After walking for a while, he spotted the second blind man. He gave him the loaf of bread and said, “Here is a bread from the king. You may eat it.” The second blind man felt the bread and thought it was too heavy and poorly baked. So, he decided to sell it to the first blind man. The first blind man, after buying the bread, cut it open and was surprised to find gold coins inside. “Oh Allah, how merciful You are!” he exclaimed in joy. He stopped begging from that day onwards. As time passed, the king again walked down the same road and saw the second blind man still begging. The king wondered, “I sent him gold coins. Why is he still begging?” The king approached him and asked, “What did you do with the bread I sent you?” The second blind man replied, “Your Majesty, I thought the bread was poorly baked, so I sold it to my fellow blind man.” The king smiled and said, “From this, you must learn that Allah alone can help a man, not the king.” Moral: True help comes from Allah alone, and relying on worldly sources without faith in divine assistance may lead to missed blessings. নদীর ধারে এক জঙ্গলে এক মহিষ আর শিয়াল থাকত। একদিন তারা খুব ভালো বন্ধু ছিল। শিয়াল মহিষকে বলল, “ওহ, বন্ধু, নদীর ওপারে একটা সুন্দর সবুজ ভুট্টার ক্ষেত আছে। তোমার জন্য ভুট্টার গাছটা বেশ ভালো। তাছাড়া, নদীর ধারে আমি কাঁকড়া আর মাছ নিয়ে আসব। দয়া করে আমাকে নদীর ওপারে নিয়ে যাও।” মহিষ এই প্রস্তাবে রাজি হয়ে যায়। তাই সে বলল এবং খেতে শুরু করে। শিয়াল নদীর ধারে দৌড়াতে শুরু করে। সে কাঁকড়া আর মাছের খোঁজে ছিল। যত কাঁকড়া পাও তত খায়। শিয়াল মহিষের চেয়ে ছোট ছিল, তাই অল্প সময়ের মধ্যেই সে তার ক্ষুধা মেটাতে পারত। কিন্তু এবার মহিষ যতটা প্রয়োজন ততটা খেতে পারত না। এদিকে শিয়াল আনন্দে মাঠে দৌড়াতে শুরু করে। সে তার সমস্ত শক্তি দিয়ে চিৎকার করতে ভোলেনি। গ্রামবাসীরা শিয়ালকে চিৎকার করতে শুনতে পেল। গ্রামবাসীরা শিয়ালকে তাড়ানোর জন্য একজোট হয়ে গ্রামবাসীর কাছ থেকে বেরিয়ে এলো। কিন্তু তারা অবাক হয়ে শুধু একটা শেয়ালই নয়, একটা মহিষও দেখতে পেল। তারা লাঠি দিয়ে বেচারা মহিষের উপর ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়ল এবং তাকে কালো ও নীল রঙের মারধর করল। তারপর তারা শিয়ালকে অনুসরণ করল। কিন্তু তারা ধূর্ত জন্তুটির কোনও ক্ষতি করতে পারল না। শীঘ্রই তারা ক্লান্ত হয়ে পড়ল, শিয়ালকে তাড়া করা ছেড়ে দিয়ে বাড়ি চলে গেল, তারপর শিয়াল মহিষের কাছে এসে বলল, “এখন আমাদের বাড়ি যাওয়াই ভালো।” মহিষটি শিয়ালটির উপর খুব রেগে গেল এবং নিজেকে বলল, “আমি তোমাকে একটা ভালো শিক্ষা দিচ্ছি।” তাই সে বলল, “ঠিক আছে, আগের মতো আমার পিঠে চড়ে বসো। শিয়াল, মহিষের পিঠে চড়ে বসলো। আবারও মহিষ নদী পার হতে শুরু করল। শীঘ্রই তারা জলে নামল। মহিষটি শিয়ালকে বলল। Ad Ad

Read the beginning of a story. Add at least ten new sentences to complete the story. Give a suitable title to it: (SB '19) Lina is a student of class ten. One day in the afternoon she was gossiping with her friend beside a pond near her house. While gossiping she noticed two small boys quarreling over a trifling matter. She did not take it seriously................. Ans. A Trifling Matter Should Not Be Turned into a Big Issue Lina is a student of class ten. One day in the afternoon she was gossiping with her friend beside a pond near her house. While gossiping she noticed two small boys quarreling over a trifling matter. She did not take it seriously thinking that their quarrel would come to an end soon. But the quarrel was going on. All on a sudden, one boy hit the other. The other boy returned the blow. Both of them got hurt, and returned home calling each other names. They told the incident to their parents. Next morning, both the boys' fathers met each other. They asked for an explanation of the incident from each other. Each of them was obstinate to save his own son, and they too involved in a quarrel. Both of them had gangsters of their own, and they began to fight in the afternoon. Many men were wounded, and were taken to the upazila hospital. Some others fled to save themselves. A complaint was filed to the village arbitrator. The judge came to know that the fight had originated from a quarrel of two small boys, and a girl named Lina had witnessed it. She was summoned to the meeting, and she narrated the whole happening. Now, it was clear that they had quarreled over a simple matter. The arbitrator rebuked the two boys' fathers, and fined both of them with a good amount of money. He also told them to teach their sons the value of tolerance. He said, "A simple thing has ridiculously become a serious issue." While the trial was going on, surprisingly the two boys were playing and having fun between themselves. Allah Alone Can Help a Man In the streets of Rome, there were two blind men who lived by begging. Every day, they sat on the road and asked for alms. One of them would call out, “Allah alone can help a man,” while the other would say, “The king alone can help a man.” When people gave them coins, the first blind man would say, “May Allah bless you,” and the second would say, “May the king be pleased with you.” One day, the king passed by and overheard the two men. He was impressed by the second blind man who praised him. The king wanted to help him, so he returned to his palace and called one of his servants. He handed the servant a loaf of bread filled with gold coins and said, “Go down this road and find the blind man who is shouting, ‘The king alone can help a man.’ Give him this bread and tell him, ‘The king has sent this for you.’” The servant set out to find the blind man. After walking for a while, he spotted the second blind man. He gave him the loaf of bread and said, “Here is a bread from the king. You may eat it.” The second blind man felt the bread and thought it was too heavy and poorly baked. So, he decided to sell it to the first blind man. The first blind man, after buying the bread, cut it open and was surprised to find gold coins inside. “Oh Allah, how merciful You are!” he exclaimed in joy. He stopped begging from that day onwards. As time passed, the king again walked down the same road and saw the second blind man still begging. The king wondered, “I sent him gold coins. Why is he still begging?” The king approached him and asked, “What did you do with the bread I sent you?” The second blind man replied, “Your Majesty, I thought the bread was poorly baked, so I sold it to my fellow blind man.” The king smiled and said, “From this, you must learn that Allah alone can help a man, not the king.” Moral: True help comes from Allah alone, and relying on worldly sources without faith in divine assistance may lead to missed blessings. একমাত্র আল্লাহই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন রোমের রাস্তায় দুজন অন্ধ লোক ছিল যারা ভিক্ষা করে জীবনযাপন করত। প্রতিদিন তারা রাস্তায় বসে ভিক্ষা চাইত। তাদের একজন চিৎকার করে বলত, "একমাত্র আল্লাহই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন," আর অন্যজন বলত, "একমাত্র রাজাই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন।" লোকেরা যখন তাদের মুদ্রা দিত, তখন প্রথম অন্ধ লোকটি বলত, "আল্লাহ তোমাদের আশীর্বাদ করুন," এবং দ্বিতীয়জন বলত, "বাদশাহ তোমাদের উপর সন্তুষ্ট হোন।" একদিন, রাজা পাশ দিয়ে যাচ্ছিলেন এবং দুজন লোকের কথা শুনতে পেলেন। দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটি তার প্রশংসা করে মুগ্ধ হয়ে গেলেন। রাজা তাকে সাহায্য করতে চেয়েছিলেন, তাই তিনি তার প্রাসাদে ফিরে এসে তার একজন ভৃত্যকে ডাকলেন। তিনি ভৃত্যকে সোনার মুদ্রা ভর্তি একটি রুটি দিলেন এবং বললেন, "এই রাস্তা দিয়ে যাও এবং সেই অন্ধ লোকটিকে খুঁজে বের করো যে চিৎকার করছে, 'একমাত্র রাজাই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন।' তাকে এই রুটি দাও এবং বলো, 'রাজা তোমার জন্য এটা পাঠিয়েছেন।'" ভৃত্য অন্ধ লোকটিকে খুঁজতে বেরিয়ে পড়ল। কিছুক্ষণ হাঁটার পর, সে দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটিকে দেখতে পেল। সে তাকে রুটিটা দিয়ে বলল, “এই নাও রাজার কাছ থেকে পাওয়া একটা রুটি। তুমি এটা খেতে পারো।” দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটি রুটিটা অনুভব করল এবং ভাবল যে এটা খুব ভারী এবং খারাপভাবে সেঁকা। তাই, সে প্রথম অন্ধ লোকটির কাছে এটি বিক্রি করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। প্রথম অন্ধ লোকটি রুটিটি কিনে তা কেটে ভেতরে সোনার মুদ্রা দেখতে পেয়ে অবাক হয়ে গেল। “হে আল্লাহ, তুমি কত দয়ালু!” সে আনন্দে চিৎকার করে উঠল। সেদিন থেকে সে ভিক্ষা করা বন্ধ করে দিল। সময় গড়ে ওঠার সাথে সাথে, রাজা আবার একই রাস্তা দিয়ে হেঁটে গেল এবং দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটিকে এখনও ভিক্ষা করতে দেখল। রাজা অবাক হয়ে বললেন, “আমি তাকে সোনার মুদ্রা পাঠিয়েছিলাম। সে এখনও কেন ভিক্ষা করছে?” রাজা তার কাছে এসে জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, “আমি তোমাকে যে রুটি পাঠিয়েছিলাম তা দিয়ে তুমি কী করেছ?” দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটি উত্তর দিল, “মহারাজ, আমি ভেবেছিলাম রুটিটা খারাপভাবে সেঁকা হয়েছে, তাই আমি আমার সহকর্মী অন্ধ লোকটির কাছে এটি বিক্রি করে দিয়েছি।” রাজা হেসে বললেন, “এখান থেকে, তোমার অবশ্যই শিখতে হবে যে একমাত্র আল্লাহই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন, রাজার নয়।” নীতি: প্রকৃত সাহায্য একমাত্র আল্লাহর কাছ থেকে আসে, এবং ঐশ্বরিক সাহায্যে বিশ্বাস না করে পার্থিব উৎসের উপর নির্ভর করলে আশীর্বাদ থেকে বঞ্চিত হতে পারে। Ad Ad

Responsibility of a Young Boy    A young boy by the name of Arif, while returning home from school on foot, stumbled upon a moneybag lying abandoned beside the road. The young boy was initially taken aback and found himself in a perplexing situation, wondering whether to pick up the bag, for fear of being branded a thief, or to leave it there unattended. However, he refused to be deemed as someone who disregarded the well-being of his community and chose to pick up the moneybag and carry it home.   Once he arrived home, Arif, being a responsible and conscientious boy, discussed the matter with his parents and younger sister. His parents advised him to search for the owner of the bag, as he had found a considerable amount of money inside it. In order to accomplish this task, Arif began to search for some identifying information inside the bag. Eventually, he stumbled upon a visiting card, which had a phone number printed on it.   Without hesitation, Arif decided to call the number printed on the card. On the other end of the line, a man with a deep and serious voice answered the call. Arif, with a sense of responsibility and honesty, informed the man of his discovery, and conveyed his identity and the fact that he had found the moneybag. The man, who was relieved and overjoyed, informed Arif that he was indeed the owner of the bag and thanked him for his honesty and responsible conduct.   Arif was still skeptical and cautious of the man's claims and sought to verify his authenticity by conversing further with him. However, during their conversation, Arif was convinced of the man's honesty and confirmed that he was indeed the rightful owner of the moneybag. Arif gave the man his address, and the man arrived at his residence, thanking him for his sense of responsibility and presenting him with a nice storybook as a token of appreciation for his honesty and integrity.       Moral : The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it is your own words. One day I was going to college to take my final exam at 10 am. At 9 when I was 20 minutes away from my college, suddenly a sick old man fell down      RB 22. '11 Ans.     A responsible College Student One day I was going to college to take final exam at 10 am. At 9 when I was 20 minutes away from my college, suddenly a sick old man fell down. He was unconscious, and there was no one around to help him. I immediately became concerned for the man and, with the assistance of a rickshaw puller, transported him to the nearby hospital. The hospital authorities could not identify him, so I took responsibility for his care and oversaw his treatment. After some time, the man regained consciousness. Pressing for time, I rushed to my college to take an exam. Once I finished, I hurried back to the hospital. Several days passed, and the man eventually made a full recovery. The next pressing question was, "Where will the man go?" When asked, he replied that he wished to go to the home of Raihan Ahmed. Intrigued, I asked where Raihan Ahmed lived. He responded, "Muradnagar." I was taken aback. "Muradnagar is my village," I thought to myself. "Raihan Ahmed is my father, and in our village, there is only one Raihan Ahmed." It all made sense then—the man was my father's estranged brother, who had left home in anger many years ago and had never returned. The mystery unraveled before my eyes. I warmly embraced my uncle, overjoyed at the unexpected reunion, and took him to our home with a happy heart. Bringing my uncle home was an emotional experience. My father, Raihan Ahmed, was initially shocked but then overwhelmed with joy as he recognized his long-lost brother. The years of separation melted away as they embraced, tears streaming down their faces. Our family welcomed my uncle with open arms, and the house was filled with stories, laughter, and the joy of reunion. This turn of events not only reconnected my father with his brother but also enriched our family, filling a void we never fully understood until it was mended. The experience left an indelible mark on me, teaching me the value of compassion and the unexpected ways in which life can bring people together. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it in your own words. Oneday a boy of class five was going to school. Suddenly he saw a money bag on the road. He was at a loss...  BB12; CB'19; Combined Board '18 Ans.     Sense of Responsibility of a School Boy One day a boy of class five was going to school. Suddenly he saw a money bag on the road. Feeling perplexed, the boy stumbled upon a money bag, unsure of what to do. Despite his own poverty, his honesty prevailed as he considered the possibility that it belonged to someone else and might have been lost or abandoned. Without a second thought, he decided to take the money bag, not with the intention of keeping its contents for himself, but rather to ensure its safe return to its rightful owner. With unwavering integrity, he bypassed the temptation to peek inside the bag and headed straight to the nearest police station to hand it over. Upon arrival, he encountered a gentleman in conversation with the Officer-in-Charge (OC). Without hesitation, the boy approached them and presented the money bag. To their astonishment, the gentleman recognized the bag as the one he had lost, intending to file a report about it. Grateful beyond measure, he retrieved the bag, relieved to find both a substantial sum of money and important documents intact. Overwhelmed with gratitude towards the boy, he expressed his appreciation and rewarded him with three thousand taka. Additionally, he extended his support, encouraging the boy to reach out to him for any assistance in the future. Filled with a sense of satisfaction and joy, the boy departed from the police station, his heart lightened by the knowledge that he had done the right thing. Despite his own hardships, his act of honesty had not only restored a stranger's lost belongings but had also earned him recognition and a token of appreciation. The following is the beginning of a story. Complete it is your own words. Once a School boy named Sumon was going home after completing his classes. When he was crossing the road, he. saw an old woman lying on the road. She was senseless.    JRBI 11 Ans.     A responsible school boy Once a School boy named Sumon was going home after completing his classes. When he was crossing the road, he. saw an old woman lying on the road. She was senseless. There was nobody to help her. Sumon immediately became concerned for the woman. Upon inquiry, he learned that she had been involved in a collision with a baby taxi. Acting swiftly, Sumon assisted a rickshaw puller in transporting the wounded and unconscious woman to the nearby hospital. Since Sumon didn't know the woman's identity, the hospital authorities were unable to identify her. Taking responsibility for her care, Sumon became her guardian and oversaw her treatment. As the woman regained consciousness and recovered over the following days, the question arose of where she would go next. When asked, the woman mentioned that she intended to go to the home of Nabiullah. Sumon felt a surge of agitation and inquired about the location of Nabiullah's home. "Muradnagar," was the reply. Sumon realized that Muradnagar was his village, and there was only one Nabiullah there. The mystery unraveled as it became clear that the woman was Sumon's father's only sister, who had not seen her brother since her marriage. Overjoyed, Sumon warmly welcomed his aunt and brought her to his home with a happy heart.

The boy and the train       One day a poor boy named Abul Hussein was walking by a railway. Suddenly he saw that the rail line was broken at a place. He thought that train driver might not be aware of the breakage and surely there might be an accident. He knew that within a short time a mail train would arrive and meet the accident. So he began to think how to save the train and its passengers from the accident. The boy knew that a driver stops his train when any red flag comes into his notice. Incidentally, the boy was wearing a red T-shirt and he decided to raise it as a red flag. At once he heard the whistle of the train. The train was coming at a full speed. The Boy put off his T-shirt and tied to a stick. He stood bedside the railway and began to Wave it like a flag. The train came into sight but boy did not move from the place near the breakage. He kept on waving the shirt. The driver noticed it and stopped The train just nears the break. He came to the boy with a very angry mood. He asked The boy why he was waving the shirt. The boy showed him the breakage. The driver and the passengers were very pleased with the boy. The thanked the boy Highly. The incident was notified to the rail authority. It was published in the newspapers and broadcast through TV channels. Later on the boy was awarded for saving hundreds of lives. Since then the boy was called a real hero. Moral : The boy and the train Once upon a time, there was a poor boy named Abul Hussein. He was walking near a railway when he spotted a broken rail line. He worried that the train driver might not see the break and there could be a bad accident. He knew a mail train would come soon, so he thought hard about how to stop it and keep everyone safe. Abul Hussein remembered that train drivers stop when they see a red flag. Luckily, he was wearing a red T-shirt, so he decided to use it as a flag to warn the train. When he heard the train whistle, he quickly took off his T-shirt, tied it to a stick, and waved it like a flag next to the railway. Even though the train was coming fast, he didn't move from where he was near the broken rail. He kept waving the shirt until the driver noticed and stopped the train just before reaching the break. The driver was angry at first, but Abul Hussein showed him the broken rail. The driver and the passengers were relieved and grateful to Abul Hussein. They thanked him a lot. The news of what happened spread to the rail authority, newspapers, and TV channels. Later, Abul Hussein was given an award for saving so many lives. From then on, everyone called him a real hero. The boy and the train One day a poor boy named Abul Hussein was walking by a railway. Suddenly he saw that the rail line was broken at a place. He thought that train driver might not be aware of the breakage and surely there might be an accident. He knew that within a short time a mail train would arrive and meet the accident. So he began to think how to save the train and its passengers from the accident. The boy knew that a driver stops his train when any red flag comes into his notice. Incidentally, the boy was wearing a red T-shirt and he decided to raise it as a red flag. At once he heard the whistle of the train. The train was coming at a full speed. The Boy put off his T-shirt and tied to a stick. He stood bedside the railway and began to Wave it like a flag. The train came into sight but boy did not move from the place near the breakage. He kept on waving the shirt. The driver noticed it and stopped The train just nears the break. He came to the boy with a very angry mood. He asked the boy why he was waving the shirt. The boy showed him the breakage. The driver and the passengers were very pleased with the boy. The thanked the boy highly. The incident was notified to the rail authority. It was published in the newspapers and broadcast through TV channels. Later on the boy was awarded for saving hundreds of lives. Since then the boy was called a real hero.

Allah Alone Can Help a Man There were two blind men in Rome. They lived by begging. They sat by the street and asked for alms. One cried, "Allah alone can help a man. " The other cried saying, 'The king alone can help a man. "'When some body gave them a coin, the first would say, "May Allah bless you." The second said, "May the king be pleased with you." One day while the king was going along the street, he heard them saying so. The king was pleased with the second blind man and wanted to help him. He returned to the palace and called one of his servants. He then handed over a bread filled with gold coins to the servant and said, "Go down this road. You will find a blind man shouting, 'The king can alone help a man. Take the bread to him and say, 'The king has sent it for you." The servant went out to find out the blind man. After walking a few steps, he saw the blind man. He made over the bread to him and said, "0 blind man, here is a bread for you from the king. You may eat it." The blind man felt the bread too heavy and thought that it had not been properly baked. He sold it to the first blind man. The first blind man went back home and cut the bread into pieces. He got the gold coins, "Oh Allah how merciful you are!" He uttered in joy. He stopped begging from that day. The second man went on begging as usual. As the king again passed by the road, he found the blind man still begging. The king thought, "I sent him gold coins. Still this blind man is going on begging, what happened to him?" The king came to the blind man and asked, "What have you done with the bread that I sent you a few days ago?" "Your majesty," said the blind man. "I have sold it to my fellow blind man. I thought that it had not been properly baked." "From this," said the king, "Take lesson that Allah alone can help a man and not the king." Allah Alone Can Help a Man In the streets of Rome, there were two blind men who lived by begging. Every day, they sat on the road and asked for alms. One of them would call out, “Allah alone can help a man,” while the other would say, “The king alone can help a man.” When people gave them coins, the first blind man would say, “May Allah bless you,” and the second would say, “May the king be pleased with you.” One day, the king passed by and overheard the two men. He was impressed by the second blind man who praised him. The king wanted to help him, so he returned to his palace and called one of his servants. He handed the servant a loaf of bread filled with gold coins and said, “Go down this road and find the blind man who is shouting, ‘The king alone can help a man.’ Give him this bread and tell him, ‘The king has sent this for you.’” The servant set out to find the blind man. After walking for a while, he spotted the second blind man. He gave him the loaf of bread and said, “Here is a bread from the king. You may eat it.” The second blind man felt the bread and thought it was too heavy and poorly baked. So, he decided to sell it to the first blind man. The first blind man, after buying the bread, cut it open and was surprised to find gold coins inside. “Oh Allah, how merciful You are!” he exclaimed in joy. He stopped begging from that day onwards. As time passed, the king again walked down the same road and saw the second blind man still begging. The king wondered, “I sent him gold coins. Why is he still begging?” The king approached him and asked, “What did you do with the bread I sent you?” The second blind man replied, “Your Majesty, I thought the bread was poorly baked, so I sold it to my fellow blind man.” The king smiled and said, “From this, you must learn that Allah alone can help a man, not the king.” Moral: True help comes from Allah alone, and relying on worldly sources without faith in divine assistance may lead to missed blessings. একমাত্র আল্লাহই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন রোমের রাস্তায় দুজন অন্ধ লোক ছিল যারা ভিক্ষা করে জীবনযাপন করত। প্রতিদিন তারা রাস্তায় বসে ভিক্ষা চাইত। তাদের একজন চিৎকার করে বলত, "একমাত্র আল্লাহই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন," আর অন্যজন বলত, "একমাত্র রাজাই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন।" লোকেরা যখন তাদের মুদ্রা দিত, তখন প্রথম অন্ধ লোকটি বলত, "আল্লাহ তোমাদের আশীর্বাদ করুন," এবং দ্বিতীয়জন বলত, "বাদশাহ তোমাদের উপর সন্তুষ্ট হোন।" একদিন, রাজা পাশ দিয়ে যাচ্ছিলেন এবং দুজন লোকের কথা শুনতে পেলেন। দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটি তার প্রশংসা করে মুগ্ধ হয়ে গেলেন। রাজা তাকে সাহায্য করতে চেয়েছিলেন, তাই তিনি তার প্রাসাদে ফিরে এসে তার একজন ভৃত্যকে ডাকলেন। তিনি ভৃত্যকে সোনার মুদ্রা ভর্তি একটি রুটি দিলেন এবং বললেন, "এই রাস্তা দিয়ে যাও এবং সেই অন্ধ লোকটিকে খুঁজে বের করো যে চিৎকার করছে, 'একমাত্র রাজাই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন।' তাকে এই রুটি দাও এবং বলো, 'রাজা তোমার জন্য এটা পাঠিয়েছেন।'" ভৃত্য অন্ধ লোকটিকে খুঁজতে বেরিয়ে পড়ল। কিছুক্ষণ হাঁটার পর, সে দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটিকে দেখতে পেল। সে তাকে রুটিটা দিয়ে বলল, “এই নাও রাজার কাছ থেকে পাওয়া একটা রুটি। তুমি এটা খেতে পারো।” দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটি রুটিটা অনুভব করল এবং ভাবল যে এটা খুব ভারী এবং খারাপভাবে সেঁকা। তাই, সে প্রথম অন্ধ লোকটির কাছে এটি বিক্রি করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। প্রথম অন্ধ লোকটি রুটিটি কিনে তা কেটে ভেতরে সোনার মুদ্রা দেখতে পেয়ে অবাক হয়ে গেল। “হে আল্লাহ, তুমি কত দয়ালু!” সে আনন্দে চিৎকার করে উঠল। সেদিন থেকে সে ভিক্ষা করা বন্ধ করে দিল। সময় গড়ে ওঠার সাথে সাথে, রাজা আবার একই রাস্তা দিয়ে হেঁটে গেল এবং দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটিকে এখনও ভিক্ষা করতে দেখল। রাজা অবাক হয়ে বললেন, “আমি তাকে সোনার মুদ্রা পাঠিয়েছিলাম। সে এখনও কেন ভিক্ষা করছে?” রাজা তার কাছে এসে জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন, “আমি তোমাকে যে রুটি পাঠিয়েছিলাম তা দিয়ে তুমি কী করেছ?” দ্বিতীয় অন্ধ লোকটি উত্তর দিল, “মহারাজ, আমি ভেবেছিলাম রুটিটা খারাপভাবে সেঁকা হয়েছে, তাই আমি আমার সহকর্মী অন্ধ লোকটির কাছে এটি বিক্রি করে দিয়েছি।” রাজা হেসে বললেন, “এখান থেকে, তোমার অবশ্যই শিখতে হবে যে একমাত্র আল্লাহই একজন মানুষকে সাহায্য করতে পারেন, রাজার নয়।” নীতি: প্রকৃত সাহায্য একমাত্র আল্লাহর কাছ থেকে আসে, এবং ঐশ্বরিক সাহায্যে বিশ্বাস না করে পার্থিব উৎসের উপর নির্ভর করলে আশীর্বাদ থেকে বঞ্চিত হতে পারে। Ad Ad