Completing Stories.....!!

A thirsty crow

It was a very hot day. A crow felt very thirsty and wanted to drink water. It looked for water here and there but in vain. At this moment, it saw a jar. It flew to it and looked inside. But the water was almost at the bottom. It was too low for its beak to reach the bottom. With great difficulty, it succeeded to reach there. He dropped some pebbles in the jar one by one.. Its strength was not enough to remove it. Yet it did not lose heart. The crow strived heart and soul and finally it became successful. It sank its beak into the water of the jar, and drank water and satisfied its thirst.

 

              An honest Woodcutter

Once there lived a poor woodcutter. But he was very poor. Everyday he went out to cut wood in the jungle. One day while he was cutting wood beside a river. Suddenly his axe slipped out of his hand and fell into deep water. He was helpless. He was crying and prying for his axe. The God of water herd him crying and took pity on him. He came out of water with an axe made of gold. The woodcutter was honest. He did not take the gold axe. The god of water went in to water and brought another axe made of silver. The woodcutter did accept the silver axe. He was again crying for his own axe. At this time the god of water brought his own axe and gifted him. The gold axe also for his honesty.




             A Wolf and a Crane/Might is right

There lived a wolf in a wood. He killed a lamb; but as he went on eating the flesh, a bone stuck in his throat. This gave him pain and he went about not knowing what to do. The wolf saw a crane by the side of a stream. The crane looked for fish. “Good morning, Mr. Crane,” said the wolf, “Could you do me a good turn? A bone has stuck in my throat and is giving me a lot of pain. You have a long, thin bill. Could you take the bone out? I’ll give you anything you ask for.” The crane thought, the wolf was very ill. So he wanted to help the wolf. “Open your mouth wide,” the crane said to him. The crane put his long bill into the wolf’s mouth and pulled the bone out. The wolf was now about to go away. “May I have the fees now?” said the crane. “What, fees? You put your bill in my mouth. I have not swallowed your head and you are still alive. Is it not enough fees?” replied the wolf. The crane became afraid of his life. He at once flew away in fright.

                                             A Traitor

A crocodile went to a fox and requested him to educate her children. The fox agreed to do so gladly. The crocodile left all her children with the fox and went away to home in the river. The clever fox was fond of eating crocodile meat. He ate three of them with much satisfaction. After a few days the crocodile came to see her children. The clever fox went in and came back with a crocodile’s child. The crocodile was pleased to see her child to be fat and nice. Then the fox went back inside and came with the same crocodile’s child, and showed it to the crocodile. All the time the fox went in and did the same thing. A suspicion arose in the crocodile’s mind and understood the trick of the fox. She wanted to know what had happened to others kids. The clever fox this time went in and never came out of the cave. Before leaving the crocodile, he advised the crocodile not to believe anybody without knowing him well.

                          A king and a astrologer

Once there was a king. The king was very fond of knowing his future from the astrologer. A good astrologer visited the capital of the king. The called him to the palace. The astrologer told something very unpleasant. At this the king got furious and condemned him to death. But another thought crossed his mind before the astrologer was removed for execution. The king then asked, “How long would you live?” He then thought for while for some way of escape.He thought that the king would prove him in a liar putting him to death.With ready wit he said, “The stars declare that I’ll die only a week before your death! I shall wait to receive your majesty where you have been sending me. At this the king turned pale. ‘Drive this wretch away and let him not come again’ shouted the king.

         A little animal can save a great animal

 

One day a lion was sleeping in its cave. A mouse was playing nearby. By chance it ran over the lion’s body. The lion woke up and became very hungry. He caught the mouse and said, "Thou little pest, I will kill thee. How dare you tease me?” The mouse begged for its life. It said, “Your Majesty, I am a tiny creature. If you kill a poor creature like me, it will do you no honor. Save my life for this time.” Out of pity the lion let the mouse go. Some days after the lion was caught in a hunter’s net. The lion tried hard but could not get out.He began to roar. The mouse heard the roar of the lion. It at once came to the net and said, “Your Majesty, please be quite. I will gnaw at the ropes of the net with my little sharp teeth. Then you will be released.” The mouse cut the net into pieces with its teeth and set the lion free. Even a little mouse can do a great good to a mighty lion.”

               A friend in need is a friend in deed

 

There lived two friends in a certain village. They were very fond of traveling. They liked to enjoy the beauty of nature, to see green trees, blue seas and to hear the sweet songs of birds. One day they went to a forest for traveling. They were walking along with the path of the forest. One time they entered the deep forest and lost their way. At that time a terrible incident happened. They saw a bear coming towards them. One friend knew how to climb up the tree. So, seeing the bear he climbed up the tree promptly. The another friend didn’t know how to climb up it. So, to protect himself, he lay down on the grass and acted as he was dead. The bear came near the lying friend, smelt the body and thought it to be a dead-body. As the bear does not eat a dead body,he went away.When it went away, the another friend got down from the tree and asked his friend, “What did the bear say to you?” In reply he said, “A friend who leaves his friend at the time of danger, is not a real friend.” At this he was ashamed and went away.

                                A fox without a tail

 

There lived a clever fox in a jungle. One day he fell into a trap as he was passing through the jungle, he could get out of the trap but lost his tail behind. Without his tail the fox looked very odd and strange. Now the fox was feeling shy to mix with other foxes in the jungle. The fox thought and thought. At last he thought out a plan. He called upon all the foxes of that jungle. It was a meeting of the foxes. In the meeting, he told them that the tail of all foxes were burden to them. He suggested all to cut out their tails. All the foxes heard it. They thought over the matter and then understood t
he trick of the fox that how lost its tail. There was an old fox that explained everything about the trick of the cunning fox. So no fox agreed to cut the tail. The fox that lost its tail, left the place at once.

                                           Divide a piece of bread

 

One day two cats stole a piece of bread. They failed to divide it in equal two parts, as both of them wanted the larger part. They fought for that. At last they agreed to put up their problem to the monkey. All the animals of the forest knew him as the wiser animal. They went to the monkey and asked him 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 agree themselves. But the cat 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 took the heavier piece and bit a small piece from it. Then the other piece became heavier. Then the monkey bit a portion from that piece and put it. Each time he put the unequal portions on the scale and bit a part of it to make them equal. Thus he ate the entire bread. The two cats were be fooled by the monkey and went away.

                                    Don't trust a liar

 

One day a wolf had a bone stuck in his throat.He felt much pain. The wolf requested everyone he met to take out the bone. But no one helped him. They were afraid of the wolf. At last, he saw a crane. He ran to him and told everything. The crane demanded the prize. The wolf agreed. The crane put his long beak into the wolf’s mouth. Then he pulled the bone out of his throat. The wolf felt relief and was about to go. The crane demanded the prize but the wolf refused to give him the prize and also said that he had not swallowed his head and he was still alive. This is the biggest prize in his life. The crane became afraid of his life. He at once flew in fright.

           Dress is not a measurement of real man

 

Sheikh Saadi was a famous poet of Iran. Once he was going to the court. The night fell on the way.So, he compelled to take shelter in a rich man’s house.At that time Saadi had very simple dress on his body and the rich man could not recognize him.The people of that house did not behave well with him.However, Sheikh Saadi left that rich man’s house the next day.After a few days,he went to that rich man’s house again with a rich dress.At that time, he was duly respected and honored by that rich man.They gave him delicious food to eat.But the poet did not eat the food.Rather he began to put the food in his pocket’s.Being astonished,the rich man asked him about his mysterious behaviour. The poet answered that the given food was for his dress as he failed to get same manners when he was very simple dressed.The rich man understood his wrong and became very sad for this.He begged forgiveness of the poet.

        Easier said than done/Who will bell the cat

 

There lived many mice in a house. A cat also lived there. The mice were very afraid of the cat. They could not move about freely. At last, they hit upon a plan to get rid of the cat. They held a meeting. It was resolved that a bell should be tied round the neck of the cat. Then they would hear him. They would no more be killed by him. When the cat will move, we will have time and be able to know that it is coming. Then we can escape. All of the mice clapped at the wise mouse’s words and everyone liked the idea and congratulated him on his original idea. Each one put forward a suggestion, but none of the idea was practical. However, the mouse said, “Comrades, it is no doubt a fine idea. But now, we must decide who is to bell the cat?” There was no sound except a faint murmur. No mouse had the courage to come forward to put the idea. But now, we must decide who is to bell the cat? There was no sound except a faint murmur. No Mouse had the courage to come forward to put the idea into action and the conference ended into nothing. All mice left the meeting one by one. So, the plan failed and the entire mouse left the place.

                                 Failure is the pillar of success

 

Robert Bruce was a famous king. His kingdom was invaded by enemies. The king fought bravely but was defeated in the battle. He had to save his life. He fled away from his kingdom and took a shelter in a remote cave. He was thinking about his kingdom. He was only thinking and thinking. At that time, he saw that a spider was trying to climb the top of the wall. But it failed again. It failed six times. At the seventh attempt the spider was successful to reach the top of the wall. Robert Bruce noticed this. He thought that it was a great lesson for him, he should not idle away his time. Rather, he should try again and again to regain his kingdom. . Inspired by a spider the king decided to attack enemies. This time, he made his soldiers strong and attacked them. Finally he could regain his kingdom.

                         Failure is the pillar of success

Robert Bruce, king of Scotland, fought several battles to regain his country’s freedom but each time defeated. He was a true patriot. The enemies invaded once his kingdom. The king fought bravely but he was defeated. To save his life, he fled from his country and took shelter in a secret place. He tried to recover his kingdom six times, but in vain. One day he saw a spider trying to climb up the wall .It failed for seventh time to do so. On the eight times it succeeded. By seeing this, Robert Bruce learnt a lesson of trying again and again. He attacked the enemy for the next time. That time, he was successful to recover his kingdom.

                               Grasp all loss all.

 

There had been a greedy dog. One day he stole a piece of meat from a farmer’s kitchen. Taking it in his mouth, he started to run away from the place. He was looking for a suitable place to eat the piece. While he was running with it, on the way he had to cross a bridge of a small stream. While walking on the bridge he saw his own reflection in the water below. He thought that it was another dog, which might snatch his piece of meat. So he began to bark. But alas! During barking, his piece of meat fell from his mouth in the stream below and he was disappointed. He understood that Grasp all loss all.

                                         

                                    Grasp all, lose all

There lived a farmer in a village.He had a wonderful goose.The goose laid an egg of gold everyday.The farmer was very greedy.He thought that the stomach of the goose was full of eggs.If he could get all the eggs at a time,he would be a rich man quickly.In order to satisfy his greed,he cut the belly of the goose but found no egg there.He became extremely disappointed and lost the valuable goose forever.Instead of becoming rich he became poor.Through this incident the farmer understood that over greediness brought misfortune for him.

                        

                                     Grapes are sour

 

A fox was very hungry. It was walking here and there in search of food. On the way in a vine yard, he saw some grapes were hanging high up of the tree. The fox wanted to eat them. So, he jumped again and again to get the grapes. But he could not reach the grapes. He tried heart and soul but the grapes were beyond his reach. At last he gave up the hope of eating the grapes. He left the place saying –“Grapes are sour”.

                  Hazy Muhammad Mohsin and A thief

One night Hazi Muhammad Mohsin was sleeping. At midnight a sound wakened him.Opening his eyes, he saw a man in his room. He thought the man and asked him “Who are you? Why you have entered my room?” Trembling with fear, the man said, “I have entered your room to steal some money. I have no work and I have no money. My children haven’t eaten anything for two days. So I have come to steal. Mohsin was filled with pity for the man and his family. He gave the man some money and told him to go home. The man thanked him. Mohsin said, “Try to find work. Never try to steal.” The man followed Mohsin’s advice. He found work and led an honest and honorable life.

                                       Honesty is the best Policy

 

Once a rich man came to Dhaka by train. He took a rickshaw from kamalapur Railway station. He had a basket full of different things. The rickshaw-pulsar reached the rich man to his destination. He went to the garage to deposit the rickshaw. He got down and saw a moneybag on the rickshaw. He went home with the moneybag and found some money in it. His wife told him to use some of the money from the bag. But he was honest. He tried to find out the owner of the moneybag. At last the owner of the moneybag was found. He took the moneybag from him and gave him only thanks only. So his wife rebuked him for his foolishness. Many days passed. One day the rich called them and gave them job for maintaining their family happily.

                            Help each other in danger.

Once an ant was very thirsty. He went to a pond to drink water. When he began to drink water, a wave swept him away. He was about to drown. There was a tree on the bank of the pond. A dove was sitting on a branch of the tree. He noticed the ant was about to drown. The dove felt pity for the ant. He wanted to save the ant. So he dropped a leaf of the ant. The ant got on the leaf and saved his life. Another day the ant was seeking food under that tree. Then he noticed that a hunter had aimed at the dove. The dove did not know it. The ant thought, “I must save the life of the dove.” So he bit on the right leg of the hunter. At this the hunter’s hands trembled and the bullet missed its aim. Then the dove flew away and saved his life.

                         Idleness makes a man inactive

Once there was an idle king. He did not like physical labour. As a result he grew bulky and could not move from one place to another. He called in a doctor. The doctor was intelligent and advised the king to eat less and to walk through a long way daily. But the king became very angry with the doctor and ordered his fellows to kill him. In attributing the misbehavior the doctor told the king to do whatever he liked. So, the king was in the previous condition and his idleness made him inactive day to day. His enemies found the king’s weakness and once upon a time they attacked the kingdom and killed idle king and occupied the capital.

                       Importance of trees

 

Once there lived a king in an island. there were green trees everywhere in the island. The king decided to build a magnificent palace in the island. So he ordered his men to cut down all the trees. Some opposed the kings idea but he did not pay heed to it. So people were compelled to carry out the king’s order. They cut down all trees. As a result a great change took place in the climate of the Island. There was no rainfall. Floods damaged the Standing crops and washed away the alluvial top soil. There was drought and the farmer‘s could not grow food grains and other crops. Famine broke out in the land. People went there to the king and wanted food and work. The king realized the importance of trees. So he imported plants of trees and distributed them among his subject free of cost. In a few years the land was of full of green trees. There was plenty of rainfall. People grew crops and became happy.

Lame Excuse/Might is right

 

One day a wolf came to stream for drinking and found a beautiful lamb drinking from the same stream.The wolf thought of killing the lamb and eating the lamb and eating its flesh. So he began to pick a quarrel with the lamb.He shouted, “You rogue, how dare you make the water dirty for me?” The lamb began to tremble in fear.He said, “Excuse me Sir, how can I make the water dirty for you? You are drinking upstream and I am drinking down stream.” The wolf could say nothing to that but shouted, “Oh, I remember, you called me bad names last year about this time.” “How can that be, Sir?”said the lamb mildly.“I was not even born then”. But the wolf paid no heed to his reply.He growled angrily. “Then it must have been your father. And it makes no difference whether it was you or your father.”So saying, he jumped upon the poor lamb and ate him up.

Never tell a lie

In his boyhood Hazrat Abdul Quadir Zilani was going to Baghdad for education.On the eve of his departure from home,his mother: asked him, “My son,never tell a lie and don’t get frightened in danger.”Baghdad was far away from his home.He began his journey in the company of a band of merchants.The way was infested with robbers.After five days, a a gang of robbers fell upon the travelers.One of the robbers caught hold of the boy.The gang leader saw it and said, “Let the boy go.He has nothing with him.”At this the boy said, “No,you are wrong,I have forty gold coins sewed in my sleeves.”The leader asked him why he told them away about his money.The boy said in reply that at the time of his departure,his mother forbade him to tell a lie.He could not disobey his mother.Hearing this a change came into the gang leader.He gave up robbery with all his men.They began to lead good and honest life.

Slow and steady wins the race.

One day a hare met a tortoise on the way. The hare laughed at the tortoise for its slow motion. But the tortoise challenged the hare in a race competition.But the tortoise challenged the hare in a race competition. They decided a destination. Who will first reach the destination will be the winner of the race. They started their race. The hare ran fast but the tortoise ran very slowly. The hare could run a long distance. When he saw that the tortoise was not seen, he thought to sleep for a few time. In the meantime, the tortoise reached to the destination. When the hare woke up, he ran quickly and reached the destination. But there, he saw that the tortoise reached earlier. The tortoise than told the hare: “Slow and steady wins the race”.

The happy cobbler

Once there lived a cobbler in a country. He passed his days doing his work with pleasure and lived happily with his small income. He had a neighbor who was very rich. One day the rich man said to the cobbler, “I see you earn very little. You must be living in great sorrows and sufferings” In reply, the cobbler said that his income was small but he was not unhappy; rather, he was happy with what he earned. The next day the rich man again came to the cobbler with ten thousand taka in a bag. He said, “Look, my friend. Here is some money for you.” The cobbler was greatly surprised to see the money and refused to take it. But the rich man told him to take the money for he would be able to use this in time of his danger. However the cobbler took the bag of money from the man and thanked him. Now the cobbler fell in a trouble with this huge amount of money. He was anxious about where to keep the money and did not find any safe place to keep it. At last he dug a hole in his house and kept the bag. Yet he always thought that his money could be stolen at any time. This care and anxiety kept him awake all the night. He even could not devote himself to work. He realized that he had money but no peace and happiness. Next morning, the cobbler went to return the bag of money to the rich man. He said, “Please, take your money back, sir. This money has snatched away my peace of mind.” Saying this, the cobbler went away leaving the bag.

The fox and the crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. "Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds." The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust flatterers."

The wisdom of Solomon

Long time ago, there lived a King named Solomon, whose intelligence and wisdom became known to people living all over the world. Once a Queen from another kingdom decided to visit King Solomon and took many gifts for the King along with her. The Queen reached Solomon’s palace. But before she handed over the gifts, she decided to test the King through a test. She took out two flower garlands in her hand. One was made of original flowers and the other was made of artificial, but one could not easily distinguish between them. She challenged Solomon to distinguish between the two of the garlands. The King seemed to be unable to identify and just when the Queen thought she had defeated the King, the King ordered the guards to open the windows in the room. A swarm of bees entered the palace room and flew towards the garland made of true flowers and the King succeeded in identifying the garland made of true flowers. Astonished by his excellence, the Queen gifted all the expensive gifts she had brought and praised the King.

The honest caretaker

Once there lived a rich man in a village.He had a mango orchard.He always had a look over the garden and its trees.The rich man usually ate mangoes everyday in season.One day he became irritated when eating mangoes in the morning.He called the caretaker.He asked him,"Why are the mangoes are so sour?" He expressed his anger that the caretaker could not bring him some sweet mangoes.The caretaker was pale. The rich man began to scold him in indecent language. The caretaker mildly said,"Sir,you allowed me to look after the garden but ddn't allow to have a taste of the mangoes."

Tit for Tat

There were two gentlemen who lived in the same town. One of them was an Englishman and the other was Bengali. The Englishman was a doctor and the Bengali was a teacher. Once the two gentlemen were traveling by the same train and they were in the same cabin. The cabin has much space for its passengers but the Englishman captured most of the space with his baggage though the space was not for to keep baggage. So, it was very difficult for the teacher and the gentleman to sit with comfort. Though they suffered but the English ignored it. After traveling a short distance the Englishman told the gentleman to leave the shoes outside the cabin. But the gentleman didn’t agree. Then the Englishman threw the shoes outside the window of the train and the shoes were lost. The Englishman explained, “Dirty shoes are harmful for health.” The Bengali man was very angry enough upon the Englishman. He looked for any chance. At last it came. When the Englishman began to smoke, the Bengali man said, “Smoking is bad for health. You make unhealthy environment. So you should out from this cabin like the shoes of the gentleman. If you do not leave the cabin, I will throw you out.” The Englishman was afraid to hear it and left the cabin with his baggage.

Sheikh Saadi and the Robbers

Sheikh Saadi was going to Baghdad with a group of rich merchants. He had a bundle of books and some money with him. The merchants had their goods and a lot of money. They traveled without any problem for twelve days. On the fifteenth day, a group of robbers attacked them. The robbers took away all the money and valuables of the merchants. One of the robbers caught Saadi and told him to give him what he had. Saadi gave him the bundle of books and said, “I hope you will make good use of these books.” The leader of the robbers became surprised at his word and asked him how he would make good use of the books. Saadi told him to give the books to his children and appoint a good teacher for them. Then they would tell him how sinful it is to snatch away others’ money. The leader became repentant and returned all the money and gave up robbery.

True love for Mother/Devotion to mother

Bayazid was a small boy.His mother was ill. One day he was studying by the side of his ailing mother. All on a sudden his mother woke up, raised her head and told her son to give a glass of water. Hearing this, Bayazid went to a fetch glass of water but unfortunately he found no water in the pitcher. He went to a distant fountain to bring water. He filled the pitcher with water and began to walk fast towards his house. At about 2.a.m. he reached at home. But he saw that his mother was in deep sleep. He refrained from disturbing his mother and stood still beside his mother’s bed with a glass of water. His mother awoke at 5 a.m. She became astonished to see her son lovingly and earnestly, and prayed to Allah to bless her son with the highest spiritual honour. Later on, Bayazid became one of the famous devotees of Islam.

The story of greedy dog

A dog once stole a piece of meat from stall. He ran away with it and at last went to a stream. There was a plank across the stream. The dog ran over the plank. When he was running, he looked down into the water and saw his own image. But he thought it was another dog with another piece of meat. Actually it was his own reflection. The dog was greedy. He wanted to get that piece of meat too. So he started barking at the reflection to have the other piece of meat. But Alas! During barking, his piece of meat fell from his mouth in the stream below and the current swept it away. Thus the greedy dog lost his meat and became disappointed.

The greatness of a noble man

One day a farmer was taking some sacks of wheat to a mill. The mill was a few kilometers away. On the way the horse stumbled and one of the sacks fell to the ground. It was too heavy for the farmer to lift and there was nobody around to him. He was at a loss. Meanwhile he saw a horseman coming towards him. His heart-jumped .As the rider was coming nearer, the farmer recognized him. It was no other than the nobleman who lived in a great house at the top of the hill. He was a very gentle man. He stopped in front of the farmer and got off the horse. He helped him to lift his sack of wheat. The farmer became astonished that a nobleman like him could help a farmer like him.

The justice of Quazi

Giashuddin Azam Shah was the ruler of Bengal. He was kind and just a ruler. He was very much fond of archery. One day when he was practicing archery, all on a sudden his arrow missed its target and pierced into the breast of a young boy who died instantly. The boy was the son of a widow. She went to the Quazi. The Quazi asked the sultan to make the widow happy. The sultan compensated for his guilt and the widow became pleased. Then the Quazi embraced the sultan. He said if the sultan disobeyed him he would have punished him. The sultan also said if the Quazi failed to make he would have beaten the Quazi. Then the two great men became ever friends.

The Golden Touch

Once there was a king called Midas. He was very rich. Rich people are not ever satisfied. They want more and more. They more they have, they more they want. The king was not satisfied. For this, he prayed to God to get more gold. The God granted his prayer. In that moment his little daughter came to him. The king touched her and she became a solid gold and could not move. The king was very sad to see that. He understood the fact. Then he prayed to God again to return his blessing. The God returned back it. So we came to know that excess of anything very bad.

  A liar cowboy

There was a cowboy in a village. He used to tend cows in nearby field beside the forest. The cowboy was a great liar. He enjoyed himself making fun with people. He often cried “wolf, wolf”! Hearing the crying of the boy, the villagers came with bamboo, spares and other weapons. When they came, they could not see any wolf. But the boy laughed at them. He made it several times. The villagers lost their faith upon the boy. One day a wolf really came. This time the boy cried out for help, but none came to help. The wolf killed the boy.

Think before you leap

Once in summer day, a fox was very thirsty. He looked about all day for water to drink. At last he came to a well. The well was very deep. He tried to get water. He tumbled in. There was a little water. So he was not drowned. He drank all he could. Then he tried to get out. But he could not. A goat came to the well to drink water. He saw the fox and said, “I could not get any water. Is there water to drink?” The cunning fox was glad to see the goat and at once made a plan. He invited the goat and said, “My friend, this well is famous for its sweet water. I have jumped in and I’m drinking water to my heart’s content. If you want a taste of it yourself, please jump into it.” Without a second thought, the foolish goat jumped into the well. The fox at once leaped on the goat’s back, then got on to his long horns and got out at the well. Before leaving the place, he looked into the well and said, Foolish goat, look before you leap. The goat at last cried to come out and wanted to get help from the fox but the fox went away.

The Piper of Hamlin

The town of Hamlin was once full of rats. They ate all the food, troubled sleeping babies, and made a lot of noise. The people had grown tired of the rats but were unable to do anything. Even the cats were not able to kill the rats. One day, a queer fellow with piercing eyes, came to town. He was called the Pied Piper. He went to the Mayor and asked him, “What will you pay me if I free your town of every single rat?” The mayor offered fifty pounds to the Pied Piper. Happy with the offer, the Pied Piper started playing his pipe. Hearing the shrill, keen note, every rat came out from its hole and started following him. The Pied Piper kept on playing his pipe and the rats followed him. The piper walked up to the riverr with millions of rats behind him and led them into the water and waited till every rat had drowned. Now the town was free of the little devils and the people were very happy. After all the rats were dead, the Pied Piper returned and asked the Mayor for his money. The Mayor said that he could only give him twenty pounds for such an easy job. Now that the rats were dead, the Mayor thought that there was nothing to worry about. But the Pied Piper wanted to teach him a lesson. This time he played a different tune. Hearing his music, the children came out of their houses. They started following the piper, dancing and shouting. The elders watched in disbelief as the Pied Piper led the children far, far away. The Mayor sent his men to look for the piper and bring the children back but none could find the lost children.

Unity is strength

Once an old farmer had three sons. They could always quarreled with one another. One day the old farmer called his sons to bring some sticks and tied them in a bundle. He told them to break the bundle. They tried but could not break the bundle of the sticks. Then he told them to untie the bundle and gave a stick to sons and asked them to break it. Then all of them broke the stick easily. The farmer told them that if they would remain separate and quarreled with one another, the enemy would easily defeat them. But if they remained united like the bundle, they would be much stronger and the enemy could not do any harm to them. At this the three sons learnt a great lessons and began to live unitedly and happily.

Unity is strength

Once there lived a middle aged woman named Bilkis.She had three sons. Her husband was very lazy and did not do any work. None but she had to work all day long to earn money for the family. One day she met a group of people who came to her village from the Grameen bank. They said that they were interested in helping the poor people, the landless and the helpless. She learnt from them that Grameen Bank is going to set up a branch in her village. They will provide loan to the helpless people on some conditions. But at first they have to from 5-6 groups each consisting of 5 members. Bilkis has become busy to collect the required numbers of members. As the rules and regulations of the bank, Bilkis has been elected chairperson and her sister –in law secretary. Bilkis is working well as the duties given on her. They have built up a center as their office. Bilkis started rice husking business. Besides, she has continued a stationary shop. The profit she made was used to lead her and her family. Thus, her worst days were over by two years.

Where there is a will, there is away/A thirsty Crow

One summer day, a crow got very thirsty. It searched for water hither and thither. At last it saw a jar at a distance. It flew down to it. There was a little water at the bottom of the jar. But it was too low for the crow. The crow tried to upset the jar. But the crow was not too strong to do it. The crow was in a fix what to do.At last he hit upon a plan. He gathered rocks and put down it one by one into the jar.When it had dropped a large number of stones, the water in the jar rose high enough for him to reach it.Then the crow quenched its thirst drinking water to it’s heart content and flew away with a joyful mind.