Ill News Runs Apace
Toslima works in a big garment factory. There are more than five hundred workers in the factory. One day as usual she was busy with her work. Suddenly a word came to her ear that there was a break out of fire from the short circuit. As ill news runs fast, the news spread very fast among the workers. But ...
A Poor Family’s Transformation
Kamrul comes of an extremely poor family. He has come to Dhaka with his family in quest of a living. His parents and his elder brother do some odd jobs and he collects waste materials to sell them for money. In this way, he helps his struggling family. One day, he was sifting garbage near Kamalapur Railway Station. Suddenly, he ...
Helping Others
Once a boy named Rakib was coming home from his school on foot. Suddenly, he noticed a money bag lying beside the road. He thought for a while. He picked up the bag and opened it. He found a good number of 500 taka notes in it.He became surprised. He could not understand what to do. After a while, he ...
King Solomon and Queen of Sheba
King Solomon was the wisest man of all times. He was called 'Solomon, the wise'. One of his contemporaries was the Queen of Sheba. She heard Solomon's name many times for his outstanding knowledge. She was very inquisitive to test his wit. One day, the queen invited the king to her palace. Solomon accepted her invitation.The king came to her ...
Promised Should Be Kept
A long time ago, the town of Hamelin in Germany was faced with a great problem. It became full of rats. The rats were so big and fierce that they fought the dogs, killed the can and bit the babies. At last the people came to the Town Hall and said the Mayor to do something. But the Mayor didn't ...
Failure is the pillar of success
Robert Bruce was a famous king. His kingdom was invaded by his enemies. He fought bravely but lost. In order to save his life, he fled away from his kingdom and took shelter in a remote cave.The king was always in a pensive mood for his unhappy condition. Once he was lying in the cave. Suddenly he saw a spider ...
A Greedy Woman and Her Hen
Once upon a time there was lucky farmer in a village. He has a wonderful hen. The hen used to lay a golden egg every day. The farmer used to sell the golden eggs to the goldsmith and earned much money. Thus the farmer became solvent within short time.The farmer’s days were going on well. But his wife was a ...
An Ambitious Crow and His Sad End
Once upon time, a crow became very sad while thinking of his ugly colour. He always thought of becoming beautiful. But he could not find out any way to be beautiful. He always sought chance and means to become beautiful. One day the crow got a chance. While walking through a jungle he found some feathers of a peacock. He ...
An Honest Wood-cutter
There lived an honest wood-cutter in a village. His village was beside a jungle. He used to cut wood from the jungle, sell in the nearby market and bear his family expenses. He was not rich but passed his life with great happiness. One day, he was cutting wood near a pond in the jungle. At once his axe fell ...
Sheikh Saadi and His dress
You must have heard the name of great poet Sheikh Saadi. He was a great scholar. He was very simple in his way of life. Once, the king of Persia invited the poet to his palace. The palace of the king was too far. It was impossible for anyone to reach there within one day. However, Saadi started for the ...
King Midas and the Golden Touch
Once upon a time there was a king. His name was Midas. The king was very greedy. He was very much fond of gold. Although he had a lot of it, he wanted more. He thought if he had the golden touch he would be the happiest man in the world. He always thought it and wanted gold. Even he ...
An Ungrateful Wolf and a Deceived Crane
Once upon a time there lived a wolf in a jungle near a marsh. Many cranes and other birds passed their days in the marsh. One day, while the wolf was eating meat, a piece of bone was stuck in his throat. It was a great danger for the wolf. He felt so pain that he could not speak. He ...
An Ant and a Dove
Once upon a time there lived a dove in a jungle. One day he was sitting on the branch of a tree. The tree was on the bank of a small lake. Some ants also lived there. That very day the ants were searching food at the bank of the lake. Accidentally, an ant fell into the lake water. The ...
A Foolish Crow and a Cunning Fox
Once there was a foolish crow in a village near a jungle. A clever fox also lived in the jungle. He often came out of the jungle and managed food for him. One day the crow stole a piece of meat from a butcher's shop. It flew away with it and sat on a branch of a tree. The cunning ...
Grapes Are Sour
Once a hungry fox was searching for food in the forest. After a while he came to a vineyard. He was very tempted at the sight of the ripe grapes. The grapes were hanging very high. He wished to have a delicious meal of the ripe grapes. He could not resist his temptation to have taste of the ripe grapes ...
Honesty is the Best Policy
Once upon a time there was a poor farmer in a village. Though he was poor, he was very honest. One day he was going to his land. On his way to the land he found a purse. He opened the purse and found that it was full of gold.The farmer returned home with the purse and asked his wife ...
A Fox without a Tail
One day a fox fell into a trap. He struggled hard but could not get free from the trap. At last he managed to be free but lost his tail. Without the tail the fox looked strange.The fox made a plan and called a meeting of all foxes. He said, "Is there any necessity of our tails? Actually it has ...
A Golden Goose
Once a farmer had a goose. It used to lay a golden egg every day. He thought, “This goose will make me rich!” After that, the farmer checked the straw every day. He found more golden eggs! Now the farmer spent most of his time just waiting and dreaming by the straw near the goose. He didn’t spend time with ...
Who is to Bell the Cat
There was an old house in a village. A number of Mice lived in the house. They were doing a lot of mischief there. The master of the house was very annoyed and made a plan. He brought a cat. As a result, the mice could not come out of their holes.One day all the mice sat together in order ...
The Judgment of a Wise Judge
Once a house master's a very precious piece of ornament was lost from his house. He searched for it here and there but failed. Then he asked the help from a judge.The judge was very wise. He called all the servants of the master's house. the servants denied the charge. Then the judge hit upon a plan to detect the ...
Grasp All Lose All
One day a hungry dog was looking for food. He was walking to and fro to have some food. But he did not get any opportunity. At last, he was wandering around a butcher’s shop and seeking opportunity to steal a piece of meat. After a while, the butcher went to wash room leaving his shop empty.The dog stole a ...
A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed
Once there were two friends living in the same village. They loved each other very much. The village people took it as a model. One day two friends were going through a dense forest. When they reached the middle of the forest, suddenly they saw a bear coming towards them. Both of them became frightened. One of the friends knew ...
Slow and steady wins the race
A hare is a very speedy animal. It can run very fast. But a tortoise moves very slowly. It has a heavy shell on its back. Its legs are short. So, it can't move as first as other animals. Once upon a time, a hare was very proud of his speed and cut a joke at a tortoise. One day ...
A thirsty crow and a jar with little water
Once upon a time, a crow became very thirsty. It was summer and the weather was very hot. There was little water in that place. The crow flew here and there looking for water. But it could not find water anywhere. It seems that it was about to die for the thirst of water. But it did not lose heart.The ...
