Story

1.A Liar Cowboy

Once there lived a cowboy in a village. He used to graze cattle near a forest. It was not very far anal from his village. Besides his usual duty; he sang and played the flute. But the boy had a bad habit. He used to tell lies just to make fun. One day, he wanted to make fun with the villagers. So, he began to shout, "Wolf! Wolf! Help! Help!" The villagers heard the cry. They would come running to help him. Then the cowboy would begin to laugh and say that he only 'made fun with them. Being disgusted the people would go back. At last the annoyed men went away saying, "If the rascal cries out again, we won't go for his help." One day a tiger really came and the boy cried out, "Wolf! Wolf! Please help me!" The people heard, him shouting but they did not come. They thought that the boy was again playing his trick to make joke with them. The tiger fell upon his cows and killed many of them. At last, it fell upon the boy and tore him into pieces.

2.A Dutiful and Faithful Dog

Once there was a man in Europe. He used to go out for hunting with his favorite dog, ‘Bulu’. One day that man went out on such an expedition on a horse back. His dog followed him. After a few days, the man felt exhausted. He got down from his horse and lay down under a tree. After a while he woke up and proceeded towards home. But he forgot to pick up the purse which contained money. The bag was left there. Bulu noticed it and tried to remind its master of the bag in many ways but in vain. At last the dog pretended to bite the horse’s leg.

The master misunderstood the dog. He thought that it had gone mad. He at once shot at his favorite dog, Bulu. Bulu cried with pain and ran back. The master reached home. He found that his money bag was lost. He rode back to the place where he took rest. He found Bulu lying under the tree with the bag in its paws. He thought that the dog was sleeping with the bag. But to his utter sorrow, he found that the dog was in eternal sleep. Now everything was clear to the man. He realized the dog’s faithfulness and shed bitter tears.

3.The Hare and the Tortoise

Once there lived a hare and a tortoise in a jungle. Both of them were fast friends. The hare was very proud of his swiftness, but the tortoise walked slowly. The hare always taunted the tortoise for its slow pace.

The tortoise angry and felt insulted every time. Once it asked the hare to run a race. The hare accepted the challenge.

The next day the race started from a particular place. They were to reach the bank of the river. The hare took a few leaps and was much ahead of the tortoise he looked back and saw that the tortoise was at a great distance. He decided to take a nap. But he slept for a long time. The tortoise had reached the goal. The hare ran very fast but the tortoise had already reached. The hare realized that  slow and steady wins the race.

4. A struggling woman

Marium is the daughter of a very poor parents. At the age of fifteen, her parents gave her in marriage with a very poor boy. He is a very lazy. He does not any work. So Marium works hard to support her family.  But she is always anxious what will happen if she gives birth to a female child. At last she gave birth a female child. Her husband became very unhappy. She could not bear the rude behavior of her husband. At a time, she left her husband’s house. She came to Dhaka city in search of a living. Her daughter grew up. She did not lose  heart. She came to know that the govt made education free for girls students. She had been doing well in her study and exams. She made a good result in the s.s.c exam. She became a primary school teacher. She began to lead a happy life.

5. The Stag And His Horns Story

There was once a stag who lived in the woods. Once he was drinking water in a small river. He saw the reflection of his horns in the water. He felt proud of his horns. When he saw the reflection of his legs, he felt ashamed. Just then, he heard the barking of a hunter’s dogs. He ran away as fast as he could. His thin legs helped him to escape. He realized that his ugly looking legs were his real friends. Soon his beautiful horns proved an enemy to him. They got entangled in a bush. He tried his best to release himself. But he could not succeed. The dogs reached there and killed him.

6. The Hare and The Lion

A lion was getting fed up of hunting. He called all animals and passed an order, “Everyday one of you should come by yourself as my prey”. All animals started to obey this order.

It was the hare’s day. The hare was very sad. As he was going to the lion’s den, he came across an old well. He looked into it. It was very deep and dangerous. He made a plan to his mind.

The lion was very angry that no animal had come that day. The hare slowly came towards the lion. The lion roared “Why are you late?” The hare humbly replied, “Oh my way another lion chased me. I got away with much difficulty to give my life to you, Your Majesty”.

The lion was pleased with the hare. But the thought of another lion in the jungle made him angry. The lion roared “Do you know where he lives?” The hare replied “Yes, Sir. Please come with me”.

The hare took the lion to the old well. He said “Sir, that lion lives in this well”. The lion peeped into the well. He mistook his reflection for another lion. He roared and there was an echo. He thought that the other lion was roaring too and jumped into the well. That was the end of the lion.

7. The Salt Merchant And His Ass Story- The Ass And The Load Of Salt Story

Once upon a time there was an old salt merchant. He used to load his ass with the bags of salt and go to a village to sell it. On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the ass coincidently slipped into the water, By the time he was back on his four legs some of the salt had dissolved. The weight of the bags had become less. The ass felt relieved by this sudden loss of weight. The next few days the ass tricked the merchant by purposely falling in the stream. The merchant suffered a great loss. He decided to teach the ass a lesson. One day as usual he loaded the ass with bags. This time there was cotton instead of salt. On the way ass repeated the trick. The cotton absorbed water and became heavy. The ass was surprised with this un expected change. The load was too heavy to be carried. The merchant began to beat ass for not walking properly. Then the ass realized his mistake. He felt sorry and never repeated his foal trick.

8. None is Contented in The World

There is a tale of searching a contented man. A rich man wanted to find a contented man. So he wrote a poster and hang before his big building indicating that “This house would be given to the person who will prove himself as a contented man.” Within a few days a man came to prove him contented man with that what he had. He had some land properties and he was leading a happy life with his family. The person brought him to the house where he spent the night. But the man could not sleep at that very night. Because the decoration of the house was so much beautiful and the attractive design astonished him deeply. He thought that this house was more beautiful than that of his own and so he desired to decorate his own house more colorful than this. Next morning when the person asked him about his sleep, he could not sleep last night thinking again and again of the decoration of the house. Then the person realized that this man was not contented with what he had. So, the person did not give him the ownership of the house.
So it is proved that nobody in the earth is contented, so we should be happy what we have.

9. FRIENDSHIP - AN INVALUABLE ASSET

Friendship is a great asset. But Much undervalued and always taken for granted. Why? Because everybody has friends, rather most of us have. In comparison, money is valued a lot, because not all of us have it. But friendship can at times prove to be a bigger and better asset than money. To have a true friend is the greatest comfort in the world. Even if you lose all your money, your friend will remain with you. Your friend will support you when you need it most. He/she will do it without your asking for it. Because that is friendship. When we are born, our greatest friend is our mother. She takes care of us under all circumstances and protects us at times by giving away her life. Friendship is like that.

As we grow older, we begin making friends. With some of them we have disputes. With others we are dissatisfied. With very few, we remain friends for life. With those friends, we are assured of help whenever we need it. We also have to be prepared to do that. Friendship is not a one way street. It demands commitment from both the friends. But the fruits of friendship are very sweet and the fruit drops from the tree only when we are most hungry.

To make true friends is not an easy task. It needs lot of effort. We have to give love, care and support to sustain a friendship. What we expect from our friends, is also expected by them from us. Once we have true friends, we can be sure that we will never be left alone.

10.The Boy Who Saved a Train Accident

There lived a Cowherd in a village. One day, early in the morning, he went out with his herd of cows. He took the Cows to a field near a railway bridge. Suddenly he saw some problems on the track. He found that somebody had removed a rail from that line. He became alarmed at this. He took it as a sabotage effort of the miscreants. He also could picture the devastating caused by such sabotage. He once thought of going to the railway station nearby and informs the station master but he rejected the idea because the railway station was ten miles away from the spot. In the meantime, he saw the train coming towards him at full speed. He then stood between the rails. He took off, his shirt and began to wave it. At first, the driver of the engine saw him from a distance. The engine whistled and whistled, but the boy did not move. So the driver stopped the train. Later, he realized what was going to happen. He praised the boy’s wits highly and thanked him for saving their lives.