English Second Paper Suggestions for JSC 2015

Formal Letter

01. Application for study tour/ seat in the school hostel.    

02. Application for a transfer certificate/testimonial.    

03. Application for repairing a bridge / sinking a deep tube-well.       

04. Application for increasing common room facilities.     

05. Application for full-free studentship.     

06. Application for setting up a canteen/computer club/common room.       

07. Application for seeking admission/readmission.        

08. Application for morning school.  

       

E-mail: Email to……

01. your friend congratulating him on his brilliant result.  

02. your friend inviting him to attend the marriage ceremony of your sister.

03. your friend inviting him to attend the party of your birthday.   

04. your friend thanking him for a nice birthday present.    

05. your friend thanking him for his hospitality.

06. your friend describing your future plan of life.   

07. your friend describing the sports day / prize giving ceremony of your school.

08. your friend about the importance of learning English.                    

09. your friend describing a picnic.

10. your friend consoling him on his father’s / mother’s death.   

11. your younger brother to be sincere and attentive to his studies.

12. your friend what you intend to do after JSC Exam.

13. your younger brother about the importance of reading newspaper. 

14. your brother to take part in games and sports/ physical exercise.   

15. your friend/father describing the preparation for the coming examination.

Composition                                                                                          

01. Tree Plantation             02. A Journey You Have Enjoyed    

03. Duties of a Student       04. The Season You Like Most

05. Your Favorite Game       06. Science in Every Day Life   

07. Physical Exercise           08.Your Childhood Memories    

09. A Village Fair                10. Your Favorite Hobby

11. A Village Market            12. Importance of Reading Newspaper     

13. Your Daily Life              14. Uses and Abuses of Television  

Source: Billal Hossain Kalotan

English First Paper Suggestions for JSC 2015

Seen Comprehension 

01. U-3, L-3: The word ‘hygiene’ means ………………… happy life.    

02. U-6, L-1: Zara lives with ……………………………… in the forms.   

03. U-3, L-1: Health is the condition of ……………… of life.

04. U-7, L-3: River gypsies are an ethnic ……… special powers. 

05. U-7, L-4: River gypsies in Bangladesh …………… some areas.

06. U-6, L-9: It was Sunday …… The Tha Kha floating market …… elderly sellers

07. U-5, L-3: Shamima’s misery started …………. designer.  

08. U-5, L-4: At the farthest corner of Bangladesh ……… in nature.

09. U-5, L-2: Shamima started to tell us ………… to Kamal Uddin Joardar. 

10. U-9, L-6: Communication of ideas is ………… our life.

11. U-8, L-1: A six year- old boy ……………… our website.

12. U-5, L-5: Once upon a time, a dove and a bat …… about me? 

13. U-6, L-7: The plane landed at Suvarnabhumi …………… 500 cars.

14. U-6, L-6: Oxygen and air pressure …………… enjoyable flight.

15. U-9, L-4: Human beings conquered ……………… major accident. 

16. U-8, L-5: Rumi Akhter Rina, 13,  ……………… tiffin allowance. 

17. U-1, L-5: Bangladeshi cuisine is rich …………… Bangladeshi people.

18. U-3, L-8: Ms Subarna Saha, ……………… at school.  

Dialogue

01. Preparation for the JSC EXAM          

02. Benefits of early rising                                 

03. Importance of reading newspaper   

04. Bad effects of illiteracy

05. How to improve English                   

06. A patient and a doctor  

07. About your favorite hobby              

 08. Importance of tree plantation                       

09. Importance of learning English       

10. A customer and a sales man

11. Future plan of life                           

12. Eradication of illiteracy 

13. To spend the spare time                  

14. How to make a good result 

Paragraph 

01. Our National Flag           

02. Traffic Jam                

03. Load–shedding                

04. A Tea Stall                    

05. A Street Accident        

06. Tree Plantation                          

07. Your School Library       

08. A Street Hawker        

09. A Rainy Day                 

10. A Winter Morning          

11. A School Magazine     

12. Early Rising

13. A Day Laborer               

14. A Book Fair  

15. Importance of learning English    

        

Completing Story

01. Two rats and a Monkey               

02. Bayazid’s devotion to mother    

03. The Lion and the Mouse               

04. A thirsty crow

05. A liar shepherd / cowboy            

06. Two friends and a bear

07. A greedy farmer                         

08. Slow and steady wins the race   

09. Grapes are sour                         

10. An honest wood cutter                    

11. The town of Hamelin                             

12. A fox without a tail  

13. A foolish dog/crow                       

14. King Midas                                             

15.   Robert Bruce and the Spider 

            

Letter                                                                                            

01. your friend thanking him for a nice birthday present.  

02. your friend describing the sports day / prize giving ceremony of your school.

03. your friend thanking him for his hospitality.

04. your friend describing a picnic.

05. your friend about the importance of learning English.                     

06. your friend describing your favorite game. 

07. your friend what you intend to do after JSC Exam.

08. your friend describing your future plan of life. 

09. your friend congratulating him on his brilliant result.

10. your younger brother about the importance of reading newspaper. 

11. your brother to take part in games and sports/ physical exercise.    

12. your friend/father describing the preparation for the coming examination.

13. your younger brother to be sincere and attentive to his studies.

14. your friend consoling him on his father’s / mother’s death. 

SUGGESTIONS FOR Q. 6 FOR JSC EXAMINATION

1)Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: DB 2014

An honest man is true to (a) ---- word. He does not deviate from the path of honesty. He knows that true peace consists in honesty. So he does not fall a victim to any greed. He has no ambition for worldly things. He is loved by all.

2) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: DjB 2014

Our country abounds with (a) ------ resources. Gas is one of (b) ------. The development of our country (c)------ largely on it. It is our (d) ------ to utilize this resource (e) --------.

3) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: CB 2014

Naturally everybody wants to succeed in (a) ------. Someone becomes successful by dint of (c) -------- and perseverance. Success can surely bring (c) --------.But Failure makes a person.

4) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: CtgB 2014

Trees (a)----- very useful to man. They (b)----- the rich top soil from getting washed away by rain water and floods. (c) ------ provide us with food and (d) -----. We get (e) ------- from trees.

5) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Independence is (a) --------- birth right of a man. But no nation can achieve it without struggle. We achieved independence in 1971 through a (b) ------- war. People of all walks of life joined the war. They fought (c) ------ against the enemies. They did not run (d) ----- showing their back. Many freedom fighters become martyrs in the war. Today we remember them with (e) ---------- respect. The, bloody, bravely, back, due.

6) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

21st February is declared as an (a) ------ mother language day. This day is also (b) ------ Shaheed day. On this day people go to Shaheed Minar to show (c) ------- to the martyrs. They carry flower wreaths to offer them. (d) ------- national flag is kept half flying. The popular song “Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano Ekushey February” is (e) ------- in chorus. International, called, respect, 
7) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Cleanliness is the (a) ----- to good health. If we are not clean, disease will attack us. In order to keep clean we have to take (b) ----- everyday. We have to (c) ----- on clean clothes. We have to (d) ------ our hands before meals and after (e) ---- the toilet.

8) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Physical exercise is (a) ------ for all. It keeps us (b) --------, strong and healthy. Our life is full of activities and (c) -------. We can face them if we have physical and mental (d) ------. It is physical exercise which (e) ------- us to gain this fitness. 

9) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

English is an international (a) ----. It is spoken all over the (b) ----. So the importance of English cannot be (c) ---- anyhow. All the books of higher education are written in (d) ----. Today organizations recruit employees who can speak and write English (e) -----.

10) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word.

Patriotism is a (a) ------ virtue. It is a (b) ------ quality in human nature. It (c)------ a man to shed every drop of blood to (d) --------- the liberty and dignity of the country. But patriotism should not be merely a (e) ------- slogan in the public meeting to fake the people. It should be cherished in the core of heart and materialized in our deeds. 

11) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Cleanliness is (a) ----- to godliness. Without (b) ----- clean, none can lead a (c) ---- life. It is (d) ------ to spend time with young children practicing and teaching them good hygiene. They should be taught how to (e) ----- hygiene.

12) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: BB 2014

Bangladesh is one of the most (a) ------ populate countries in south Asia. Her (b) ______area is smaller in comparison to (c) -------- countries but she has really a large (d) ------. She lost three million people in (e) ------ war of liberation in 1971.

13) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Newspaper is the storehouse of (a) ------. It reflects the customs and (b) ---- of other countries. In fact, (c) ----- is the gist of current (d) -----. Truly speaking, it has become (e) -----to our modern life.

14) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: RB 2014

Education (a)------ the backbone of a nation. No nation can (b) ------ without it. It is the (c) ---- that removes the darkness of mind. it (d) ----- the power that (e) ------- the nation to the path of prosperity.

15) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Ants are very industrious. They (a) ------ together in search of food all day (b) -----.Though they are small insects, they are well (c) ------ in their way of life. They save food to face (d) ----------- in future. They are patient and watchful. We have a lot to (e) ------ from their lives.

16) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

English is an (a) ¬ language. It is our (b) ------- language. We (c) -------- English for international communication. Without (d) -------- English well we cannot shine nationally. Proper (e) -------- should be taken for learning English in our country.

17) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:
A patriot is a (a) ---- who loves his (b) -----. The patriotic people love (c) ----- motherland very (d) ----- and this love is higher than the love of their (e) -----.
18) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:
Cricket is a (a) ---- game. This game is played (b) ---- two teams. A team (c)------- of eleven players. Bangladesh has much (d) ---- in cricket. It also has earned the (e) ----- status.

19) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Time is highly valuable. Time waits for (a) ----. Every one of us should (b) ----- proper use of time. The success of the man who makes proper use of time is (c) -----. Those who (d)----- time cannot succeed in life. All great man of the world have made proper use of time. We should (e) ------ them.

20) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Bangladesh is one of the most (a) ----- populated countries in south Asia. Her (b) ---- area is smaller in comparison to (c) ---- countries but she has really a large (d) -----. She lost three million people in the war of (e) ---- in 1971.

21) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Trees are our best (a) ----. They are a great (b) ---- of food any vitamins, shelter and oxygen. They make the (c) ----- fertile. Trees keep the (d) —– strong .Trees save us from (e) ------ and many other natural calamities.

22) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:
Time is very (a) ----- .Time does not wait for anybody. Nobody (d) —– stop it. It moves (c) ---- and forward. It is not wise to neglect time .Those who make the best use of time are sure to succeed .All the great (d) ---- of the world have made the best use of (e) -----. We should follow them.

23) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Trees are our best (a) ---- .They (b) ----- us with food .Vitamin .shelter and oxygen. They enhance the (c) —– of the land. Trees keep the (d) ----- strong, and save the land from flood and many other natural calamities. So, we should plant trees as (e) ---- as possible.

24) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Patriotism is (a) ----- love for one’s own country. It is a (b) ----- sentiment and is wholly unselfish and noble. A patriot can (c) --- his life for the sake of his own country. His idealism gives him (d) ----- and strength. A true patriot loves to dedicate his life for the (e) ---- of his country.

25) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:
Walking is a good (a) -----. It develops our body and refreshes our (b) ___. One can take fresh air and enjoy the (c) ---- of nature if one walks in the (d) ------ morning. So walking should be formed as a (e) ----- by people of all ages.

26) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: BB 2014
Bangladesh is one of the most over (a) ------- countries of the world. Her (b) _____area is smaller than most (c) ----- countries but she has a large d) ------. She lost more than three (e) ------- people in the war of 1971.

27) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:
Bangladesh is the most densely (a) ------ country in the (b) -----. Every year more than two million people are being added to our (c) -----. The problem is now out of (d) ----. But this can be checked if the government and the people are firmly determined to control birth and grow (e) ---- at the same time.

28) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:
Tea is a popular (a) ----. Almost everybody likes to (b) ---- tea .When we are (c) ----, we (d) ---- tea. By (e) ---- tea, we can remove our tired

29) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Time and tide (a)----- for none. None can call it (b) ----. A man can get back his (c) -----money and health but cannot get back his lost. Time (d) ------ lost is lost forever. So, we should make the (e) ----- use of our time.

30) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Time and tide wait for none. None can call (a) ----- back. A man can get back his lost money (b) ------ health but cannot get back his lost time. Time (c) ----- lost is lost forever. So, we should make the (d) ----- use of our time. We must do our work (e) ----- time.

31) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Paper is a very useful (a) ----. We cannot do (b) ----- it. In the past paper was not in our (c) ----. At first the people of China (d) ---- paper. The people of that (e) ---- used palm leaves instead of paper.

32) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Man cannot live (a) ----. So he wants (b) ----. He cannot do without the (c) ---- of others even for a (d) -----. For this reason, man has been living (e) ----- from time immemorial.

33) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Dhaka (a)---- on the Buriganga. It is an old (b) ----. The city is (c) ---. People of different (d) ----- live in the city. Their occupation is not the (e) -----.

34) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

The name of our country is Bangladesh. The people of our country are (a) ---- loving. We (b)------ in peaceful co-existence. We want to live (c) ------ all and wish all well. Love for all and (d) ----- for none is our philosophy of life. We (e)------ the people of the whole world as our relatives.

35) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: SB 2014

Truthfulness is a noble virtue. It is (a) ----- to be the noblest of all virtues. It denotes the man’s (b) ------ of speaking the truth. This virtue (c) ----- a man nothing but it earns him a lot. For example, it crowns a man with (d) ----- and dignity. Besides, everybody believes him and shows him (e) ------ respect.

36) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Education is the backbone of a nation. No nation can (a) ----- without education. Education (b) ----- our ignorance and gives us the (c) ------ of knowledge. In respect of imparting education there should be no (d) ------ between man and woman. Education is one of the (e) ----- human rights.

37) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Our freedom fighters are the (a) ------ heroes of our country. We should (b) ------ them as they sacrificed their (c) ----- for the cause of mother land. It’s a matter of great (d) ----- that most of them are (e) ------ and our young generation does not know about their valiant struggle.

38) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

We live in an age of science. We can use the (a) ----- of science in all (b) ----. Science is a constant (c) ----- of our daily. (d) ----- have made the impossible (e) ----- possible by means of science.

39) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word:

Man is the maker of (a) ----- own fortune. If we are (b) ----- of work, we cannot prosper (c) ----- life. But some people think (d) ----- success in life depends on (e) ----- or chance.

40) Fill in the blanks with appropriate word: JSC 2013

Kazi Nazrul Islam is (a) ------ national poet. He is (b) ----- as a rebel poet. (c) ------ a rebel poet his (d) ------ spreads far and wide. (e) ------ poetry deals with love for humanity.

Composition on Your 'Favorite Hobby'

Introduction: Hobby is an interesting pursuit other than one’s main occupation. It is usually followed during leisure. It does not bring money but it brings immense pleasures and joys to us. It is necessary to make our life enjoyable and cheerful. Without it life becomes dull and monotonous.

My choice: Different persons have different choices. Some choose gardening, some like drawing picture, some like painting; while other like rearing birds or catching fish, collecting stamps and so on. But whatever be the hobby, it has its own values. A person chooses his hobby according to his own linking. I am a student of class IX. Like others, I have also my hobby and it is gardening.

Reason for my choice: One may wonder why I should give time and energy to such an unproductive work. One may say it is a mere waste of time and energy. I do not feel or think it so. The one or two hours that I spend in my garden are not lost. It strengthens my body and refreshes my mind. Every day in the morning I feel a great pleasure when I see my garden adorned with flowers. The flowers in the garden look like stars in the sky. I am charmed at their beauty and my heart dances with joy when they tossing their heads in gentle breeze. At night when the sweet scent of flowers comes into my room with air, it makes me very happy and fills up mind with heavenly peace. That is why; I choose gardening as my hobby. No other hobby can afford me more pleasure than it.

How I work with my hobby: My garden is in front of our house. Everybody in the afternoon I go to my garden with a spade or hoe and work there. I usually turn or dig the earth and make it fit for planting flower plants. I also pull out weeds and grasses from the garden. I have put a fence around it so that cattle or naughty children cannot do any harm to the plants. I water the plants everyday in the afternoon. I have all kinds of flower-plants in my garden such as rose, chameli, shefali, sunflower, dahlia, beli etc.

Usefulness of my hobby: A hobby gives pleasure as well as instruction. It makes a man active and strong. A man who has a hobby does not spend his spare time in idleness. He engages himself in some useful works. It increases one’s knowledge too. If he likes gardening, he will have to know something about the flowers and plant life. Working in the garden is also a sort of physical exercise which improves his health. It gives joy to the man who owns it as well as to others who see it. The hobby occupies his mind so much so that it leaves hardly any room for evil thoughts to grow and thrive in mind.

Conclusion: Gardening as a hobby is really a great source of joy and pleasure. It makes our body strong and mind cheerful. It gladdens our mind and purifies our soul. The original parents of mankind in their innocent state perhaps placed for this very reason in the Garden of Eden.

Important Story Writing Part 2

A Famous Magician and his student

Once upon a time there lived a famous magician called Frankel. He lived in a small town in Germany and worked there in a laboratory in his house. He was a good magician as he used the spells to make bad people good. He lived by himself in a large house. He did everything - washing, cleaning etc, by magic. He took a boy named Hans of eighteen as a student to teach him his entire discovery on magic so that his contribution on magic field would not be wasted. Hans was a good student and very curious to learn “Stay with me and you can learn more,” Frankel said to Hans. “Never be impatient. My magic is very powerful. So, it can be dangerous.” But Hans was very disappointed. He wanted to be a powerful magician quickly. One day the magician taught Hans how to make the brush carry water to clean the floor. The next day, after breakfast, Frankel went to see his friend and Hans went to clean the Frenkel’s laboratory. Hans took a metal object and followed the spell he learnt the previous day. The door of the laboratory opened and a brash walked in. It grew armed and legged just like a man. It carried a bucket of water. “Goodness!” he exclaimed. “Is the brush going to clean the floor?” The brush emptied bucket water on to the floor and then went out for more water. It again emptied another bucket of water. “That’s enough, Brush,” said Hans. “You can start cleaning the floor now.” But the brush didn’t take it to ear. It fetched more and more water. The laboratory began to flood. The water in the laboratory rose higher and higher and Hans grew worried more and more. He took an axe and cut it into two pieces. The wonderful matter was that both pieces grew their own legs and arms. Now they carried two buckets and fetched more water. He grew frightened and again cut each into two. The four pieces similarly grew legs and hands and fetched more and more water. When Hans thought about the Frankel’s library and intended to go there, he saw Frankel behind. Hans was so frightened that he forgot everything else and tried to run away. But he couldn’t. Then he cried, “Please don’t punish me.” In the mean time all the water was dried. Hans looked down and got amused that there was no water in the laboratory. “Don’t you think that’s serious, Hans?” asked Frankel. “Did I not tell you to be careful?  If you’re impatient again ..............................” “I’ll never be impatient again, sir. I promise. I’ve really learned my lesson," said Hans.

Moral: A little learning is a dangerous thing.

King Robert Bruce and King Edward

Robert Bruce was the King of Scotland. He went into clash with his opposing king Edward of England. His army fought against the Edward’s but got vanquished six times. Then he fled away and got sheltered in a cave of a forest. One day he noticed that a spider tried to be lifted up to the top of the cave by crawling along his yarn. It tried six times. But at seventh attempt it succeeded to reach the top. The King Bruce saw it and thought himself. “If it, a tiny creature, can show perseverance and has tried heart and soul for a trifling thing, why can’t I defeat my enemy?” He gained courage and gathered his soldiers who were scattered to their will due to the fear of death. He led a violent fight for the seventh time against the army of Edward. That time he overthrew the English army, made Scotland independent and ascended the power.

Moral: Perseverance is the key to success.

The crow and the jar

Once on a summer day a crow became very thirsty. He was searching for water here and there to drink. There was no pond or well around. But he did not loose his hope of finding water. On his flight he saw a jar a bit far from his locality. He flew to it. He saw that there was a little amount of water at the bottom of the jar. He tried to reach the water with his beak but failed at all his attempts. He didn’t become hopeless. He found some pebble near the jar. He caught a pebble with his beak and dropped into the jar. Thus he put as many pebbles as he needed to raise the water up to the neck of the jar. He could reach the water and drank in full of his stomach. He quenched his thirst and flew away.

Moral: Where there is a will, there is a way.

The Judgment of king Solomon

We know well about the wisdom of King Solomon. During his reign two women lived in his kingdom. One day the two women picked a quarrel with each other claiming the mothership of the baby. No solution was found to settle the dispute. At last they went to the king. The king was informed everything. He found that no one retracted their claim. His intellectual judgment was known throughout the kingdom. His sixth sense was so far-sighted that he could find out a solution of any dispute. He ordered his solder to cut the baby into halves and give each of them one. The fake mother said nothing whereas the real mother burst into tears and revoked his claim. He requested the king to give away the baby to the other women rather than killing. The king understood the fact and sustained her claim. Then he gave the baby to the real mother and the other was sent to prison.

Suruj Ali and his orchard’s master

Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Suruj Ali. He was an honest man. He was also very hard working and obedient. He was appointed to look after a large mango orchard. One day his master came to the orchard with some of his friends. The master asked Suruj Ali to pick them some ripe mangoes. Suruj Ali went to the orchard and picked some nice large mangoes. The mangoes were served among the guests. Hamidur Rahman with his friends started to eat the mangoes. The master shouted. “Sour! Sour! The mangoes don’t taste sweet.” He called Suruj Ali to take the mangoes away and take some other sweet ones. Suruj Ali took them away and brought some fresh mangoes. Again they were shouting. “Sour! Sour!” Hearing their shouting Suruj Ali rushed back to them and asked, “What’s the matter, sir? The master shouted, “How long have you been working here.” Suruj replied, “Three years, sir.” The master exclaimed, “Three years! And yet you don’t know which mangoes are sour and which are sweet”. Suruj Ali showed modesty and said, “Sir, you asked to look after your orchard but not to eat any of your mangoes.” The master said, “Suruj Ali, you’re right. I admire your honesty and I’m proud of you. Such honesty must be rewarded. Here take this gold coins.” “Thank you, Sir” said suruj Ali.

Moral: Honesty is the best policy.

A lion and a lamb

Once a lion became very thirsty and went to a stream to quench its thrust. There a lamb was already drinking water downstream. The lamb was a fleshy young one. The lion thought it would be a good dinner for him. He hit upon a plan to deceive the lamb and shouted. “You rogue! How dare you make water muddy for me?” “Excuse me, Sir,” said the lamb. “How do I make water dirty whereas you are drinking upstream?” The lion had nothing to reply. He again shouted, “Oh, I could remember. You called me bad names here last year.” “How can it be, sir, “said the lamb. “I was not born then.” He growled and said, “It must be your father. It is the same whether it is you or your father. I must take my revenge.” Saying this he jumped over the lamb and ate it up.

Moral: Might is right. 

The wolf and the crane

Once there lived a wolf in a wood. One day while eating the flesh of a hunted lamb, a bone struck him on the throat. He felt pain and fell at a loss what to do. He saw a crane looking for food. “Good morning, Mr. Crane”, said the wolf. “A bone struck in my throat. It gives me great pain. Can you do me any relief? In return I’ll give you what you ask for.”The crane wanted to help the wolf. “Open your mouth wide,” the crane said to the wolf. The crane pulled the bone out with his long bill. The wolf got relieved. “May I have my fees?” asked the crane. “What! Fees!" exclaimed the wolf. "When you have put your bill in my mouth. I haven’t swallowed your head. It’s great luck for you that you are still alive. Isn’t it enough fees?” The crane became afraid  and got away in fright.

An ant and a dove

Once there lived an ant in a forest. He became very thirsty. He went to a river to drink water. Suddenly a wave struck him and took away from the shore. He tried his best to swim to the bank but could not. He was turned about to die. There was a dove up on a big tree. The dove saw the ant’s danger and difficulties. He tore a big leaf and dropped it on the water. The ant came to the leaf swimming and climbed it up. He saved his life from being drowned to death. Soon after this while the drove was strolling about, a hunter was just about to trap him. The ant was near the hunter. He remembered the great help of the dove. “I don’t want to lose the chance to do something as a return of your help,” the ant said to himself. So he hurried to the hunter and bit him severely. The hunter was troubled and moved forward making a sound. The drove heard it and escaped from being trapped.

Moral: Selfless help has its reward.

Two friends and the bear

Once upon a time there lived two friends. One day they went on a journey along the way passing through a jungle. As they were advancing, they saw a bear approaching to them. Both of them became frightened. One of them knew how to climb a tree but the other did not. When the bear was coming very near to them, the first climbed up to a branch of a tree. The other had no way to save himself. A plan struck him. He knew that the bear doesn’t eat the dead body. He lay flat on his face and remained unbreathing. The bear came up and sniffed at his body. It thought him to be dead and went away. The other friend climbed down to him and asked, “Friend, what has the bear whispered in your ears?” “He gave me a good advice.” replied his friend, “What’s that?” he again asked. “Don’t believe a friend who doesn’t come to the help in danger,” replied the other friend.

An old farmer and his sons

Once there lived an old farmer in a village. He had three sons. The common habit of the sons was that they quarreled with each other even about a trifling thing. One day they were quarrelling. The old farmer heard it and called them beside him. He said to them, “Bring me three sticks and some rope.” They did accordingly. The old farmer then tied the sticks with the rope. “Snap the bundle of the sticks,” said the old man. Every one of them tried to break the bundle but could not do. Then the farmer untied the bundle and gave one a stick and ordered to break. This time all of them snapped their sticks easily. The old farmer said to them, “Nobody can do any harm to you if you have unity.”

Moral: Unity is strength.

The hare and the tortoise

There lived a hare and a tortoise in a jungle. The hare was proud of his speed. He always laughed at the tortoise due to his creeping movement. One day the hare said, “How can you walk with such a heavy shell.” “Don’t worry, friend,” replied the tortoise. “You may compete a race with me if you like.” The hare accepted the challenge. The race started. The hare ran a long distance in a short moment whereas the tortoise was creeping slowly far behind the hare. The hare laughed, “Ha! Ha! I am at half the way but you’re far behind me.” The tortoise said nothing and continued the race. The hare thought, “I may easily take a short nap and then overtake him.” The hare did as he thought. The tortoise went on with his creeping pace with no pause. When the tortoise went just before the end the hare woke up and saw the tortoise near the goal. He started to run with long leaping pace.But in the mean time the tortoise reached the goal and won the race.

Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.

King Midas

Once upon a time there was a king called Midas. He was very rich. He had a lot of gold. He was very greedy. He always wanted more though he had a lot of it. His thirst for gold got supernatural. He wished if he had the golden touch he would be the happiest. At once a wise god granted his pray. He got the power of golden touch and could turn things to gold when he touched. Becoming very happy he went back to his house. He had a nice daughter. She came up to him. The king caressed her but the child turned to gold immediately at his touch. The king loved her daughter much more than anything else in the world. He could not sustain that. He again prayed to the god to withdraw the power. The god took pity on him and took away the power of golden touch.

Moral: The more one gets, the more one wants.

The Frogs and the Children

Once some children were playing near a pond. The pond was full of frogs. Suddenly one of the children saw the frog’s heads floating above the water. He threw stones at the frogs. As the stones are thrown to them, they sank to save themselves. Again they floated their head. The boy did the same. He felt pleasure at this. Following the boy, all other boys started to throw the pieces of stone to the frogs. Some frogs got injured and some died. The king of the frog then said, “O boys, please stop the cruel mischief to us. Don’t throw stones.” The boys didn’t pay heed to the King. On the contrary they said, “It’s just a fun. We enjoy it much.” “What is fun to you is the death for us,” said the frogs’ King. Then the boys felt ashamed and went away.

Moral: What is fun to one may be the death for another.

Issa Khan’s Greatness

Issa Khan was one of the twelve independent land lords of Bengal. He had been working as a landlord in Bengal. He declared the freedom of Bengal from the Mughal rules (a dynasty of Muslim rulers of India) and Sonargaon (a city not so far from Dhaka) was his capital. Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor of Delhi,who was then on the power sent his general Shahbaz Khan to punish Issa Khan. The battle turned in favor of Khan and Shahbas was defeated. At this Emperor Akbar became very furious and sent his greatest general Maan Singh. A violent battle against Issa Khan took place between two armies. In the fight Maan Sing’s son-in-law was killed, which made Maan angrier. Maan Singh invited Issa Khan to fight a duel between them two. The proposal was gladly accepted by Issa Khan. The duel started but no one got the success. In the mean time when the sun was about to set, suddenly the sword of Maan Singh broke. Issa Khan could easily kill him. But he did not take revenge over an unarmed enemy. He offered Maan his own sword and he took another for himself. Maan Singh was struck wondered at the noble conduct. Maan Singh threw the sword down on the ground and bowed him with admiration. Issa Khan also came forward and embraced Maan. Thus deadly enemies became friend.

Ghosts live in graveyards.

Nilkanta, a brave boy, never believed in ghosts. On the other hand his friend Sukanta bore an idea that there were many ghosts living in the earth. They didn’t appear in sunlight. When it was dark they came out of their houses and found their livelihood. Most of the time they had rest in the graveyards. So nobody should have gone there alone at night. If one went there at midnight without any companions, the ghosts caught one and ate one’s flesh and blood. Nilkanta always took a dim view of it. One day Nilkanta said to his friend, “Today I shall go to the graveyard. I shall see what happens to me.” “Are you?” asked Sukanta. “You bet” said Nilkanta. They made a plan. At midnight they came out of their houses. Sukanta said, “I shall be standing near our temple. You will go there. But how shall I prove your mark there? I shall give you a stick. You will mount this near our grandfather’s grave.” Nilkanta agreed and was going to the graveyard with the stick. As he proceeded, fear seized him. He could not but go and again became frightened at the midnight’s ghostly silence. However he managed to go there and began to mount the stick on the ground, but forgot to tuck the hem of his dhoti with the waistband. The stick was mounted through the hem. He did hurry in fear to be back. But his dhoti was stuck with the ground. He thought that was the ghost. He cried out loudly and fell flat senselessly on the ground. Then the villagers came to rescue him. (Here Nilkanta and Sukanta are fake names.)

Moral: There are no ghosts around.

Two rats and the monkey

Once two rats and a monkey were living in a jungle. They were good friends. One day the two rats found a piece of bread on the way. They picked a quarrel between them while they were trying to divide the piece because each of them wanted to have the larger part.  “Let’s go to Mr. Monkey,” said one rat. The monkey was so wise as to settle the dispute. So, the other monkey agreed to the proposal. Accordingly they went to and said everything to the monkey. “Well,” he said. “That’s not an easy task. This will cost you a lot.” The rats agreed with the monkey. Mr. Monkey started to do his job. First he divided the piece of bread into two pieces so that they would not be equal. He put them on his scale. The scale showed the pieces not equal. “O dear,” Mr. Monkey said. “One part is heavier than the other.”  He took a little from the heavier one so that it becomes lighter than the other. He weighed again. This time the same thing happened. “Stop! Stop!” shouted the rats. “You are grasping all our bread.” “Didn’t you ask me to divide it into two equal parts?” said the monkey.  “I’m doing my best but it’s not so easy.” Mr. Monkey started again and was repeating the experiment. At last there were two very small pieces left. “Stop! Stop!” two rats shouted. “We agree to divide it ourselves. Give us our little pieces.”  “What!” Mr. Monkey shouted angrily. “This is my fees. Haven’t I done a lot labor for you?”

Moral: To solve one’s problem oneself is better.

Don’t beg

Once our prophet Hazrat Muhammad (sm) was sitting under a tree with some of his followers. All on a sudden a man came to him. “Please, give me some coins,” the man begged. “My family has been starving for some days.” “Do you have anything in your house?” Hazrat (sm) said to him. “Yes,” replied the man. “I have a blanket in my house.” “Go home and take the blanked to me.” said Hazrat (sm).He went home, came back with his blanket and gave it to Hazrat (sm).He sold it and gave the man half of the money to buy foods for himself and his family. He managed to buy an axe with the other half and said to the man “Go to the forest, cut wood and sell them in the market. Never beg.” The man did so and the poverty existed no more in his family. After a few days he came back to Hazrat (sm) and said, “Thank Allah, I’m no more poor. My children are happy now.” 

Promise is to be kept.

A long time ago there was a town of Hamelin in Germany. The town fell into a great problem. A lot of rats gathered in the town from the nearby forest. The rats were so big and fierce that they fled away the dogs, killed the cats and bit the babies. The townee’s corns were grasped up as soon as they were collected. All day long they ran about shrieking and squeaking. People came to the Mayor of the town to tell him to do something against the rats. The Mayor called the councilors in a conference. They couldn’t find any way out. In the mean time a pied piper came and knocked at the door. “Who?” asked someone from inside the hall room.  “People call me piper,” replied the man, “If you give me one thousand guilders, I’ll rid you of rats. "All right,” agreed the Mayor. The piper played a nice tune on his pipe. All the rats came tumbling from all homes of the town toward the tune. The piper went to the river playing the tune. The rats also followed him. When he got down into the river, all the rats drowned into the water. He returned to the Mayor. “Now give me my fees,” said the piper. “What?” said the Mayor. “So much money for such a little job! You can be paid only one hundred guilder.” He then grew angry and played another tune on his pipe. This time all the children of the town came out and followed him. He with the children disappeared behind the hills and never came back. The piper took his revenge.

Who’ll bell the cat?

Once there was a rich man living near a forest. Many mice came to his home and started to reside. There they experienced no want of food for them. They could build their houses making holes in the quilts and blankets. They could do roaming, screaming and leaping around the house . They got very rich food preserved in the cupboard, pots and cans. They disordered arranged things. Sometimes they bit the children and disturbed their sleep at night.  The life of the family became restless and awkward. Then he brought a cat in his house. The cat attacked the rats and killed suddenly and frequently. No rats then enabled to come out of their holes. Their life became disastrous. Starving, being snubbed and being frightened became their common experience. One day all the mice gathered in a meeting to decide how they could be saved from their miseries. Many opinions came out from them but none was settled to be fit. Suddenly a mouse got upright and said, “I have got an idea. What would happen if we hang a bell on the neck of the cat?  While Mr. Cat will be arriving, the bell will ring and hearing the sound everybody can be scattered to their safety.” All clapped merrily but soon after this an old wise rat stood up and said, “Who will bell the cat?”. Everybody became stupefied and silence dropped among them. The meeting ended with no decision. The mice were forced to migrated other where.

Moral: Easier said than done.

A Stag and a hunter

Once there was a stag in a forest. One day he became thirsty and came to a stream to drink water. When he came to the touch of the water, he saw the image of his head into the clear water of the pool. He charmed much but when he saw his thin and ugly legs, he turned pale. In the mean time a hunter came to him to hunt. He saw the hunter and started to rush away through the jungle full of creepers. His legs helped him to run hurriedly but his horns which entangled with the creepers made him confined there. The hunter advanced toward the stag and killed it. The hunter thought if he had not had the horns, he might not have been killed.

Moral: All that glitters is not gold.

Who can kill who Allah saves?

At the age of 53 many ante-Muslims wanted to kill Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) and made plans. One night when Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) was in his room, the enemies besieged his house. He could know it and went out behind their back. Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) kept the trust money deposited in his custody in search of Hazrat Ali and went to Hazrat Abu Bakr’s house. They two then started for Medina. When the enemies entered into Hazrat Muhammad (Sm)’s house, they saw Hazrat Ali on his bed. They became extremely furius and chased after him. He and Abu Bakr hid themselves in a cave 3 miles away from Mecca. In the meantime a spider made a net on the mouth of the cave and a pigeon laid eggs on the net. The enemies reached there and searched for Hazrat Muhammad (Sm) around. Someone also wanted to find him in the cave, but the cave showed no sign of the presence of anybody inside. They failed to find him and went back.

Law is equal for all

Long ago a sultan named Giasuddin Azam Shah ruled Bengal. Sonargoan was his capital. He was very righteous and kind. Very often he used to go hunting. Once when he shot aiming a deer, the arrow missed and hit a son of a window. At this the widow got pain by heart and went to the judge to present her complaints against the sultan and prayed for justice. The judge could not avoid the urge of the widow. He thought, “If he does justice, this will go against the Sultan; on the contrary if he does not do this, he will be guilty of injustice to the widow and Allah." At last he fixed a decision to summon the sultan before the court. The judge charged him with killing the widow's son. The Sultan confessed his guilt and compensated the loss of widow. The judge thanked the Sultan. The Sultan also thanked the judge.

Devotion of Bayzid Bostami to mother

One night Bayazid Bostami was studding in his room. His ill mother was sleeping in the adjacent room. Suddenly she woke up at late night and felt thirsty, but she could not feel easy to fetch a glass of water. Bayazid was then asked to give her water. He went to the kitchen with a glass to fetch water but unluckily the pitcher was empty. There was no nearby well. So he went to a remote well with the pitcher. He filled it and came back. With a glass of water he entered his mother’s room and saw her sleeping deeply. Bayazid grew conscious not to wake his mother up because this would be indisposed for her mother. On the contrary whenever she woke up, she might feel troublesome if she didn’t get water. Finally he kept standing near his mother’s head with the glass of water in his hand. In the morning his mother woke up and saw him still standing with the glass. She got surprised seeing child’s devotion to mother. She drank the water and blessed for him to God. Later this Bayazid became a famous man of God.

Moral: Devotion to mother is the devotion to God.

Wisdom of a judge

Once upon a time their lived a rich man. He bought a necklace for his wife. Unfortunately the necklace was lost. In the meantime a few servants passed by the house. The house husband suspected that any of them might steal the necklace. He lodged a complaint with the judge against the servant. The court brought a charge of theft against them and they were summoned to the court in due date. But they did not confess the guilt, one the contrary they raised a strong protest against the charge. The wise judge took three sticks, gave them and said that the stick of the servant who stole the necklace will be one inch enlarged. They also ordered to submit the sticks to the court next day. The servant who stole made his stick shortened by one inch. Next day the sticks were submitted to the judge. The judge noticed that one stick was shortened by an inch and two other were as they had been. Thus the judge detected the thief and took him in imprisonment.

Moral: Guilt cannot be concealed.

A fox and a crow

Among the birds, the crow is well known as a famous snatcher. One day a crow snatched a piece of meat from a butcher and flew away. It sat on a branch on the top of a big tree. In the mean time a deceitful fox was passing by the tree and had a look up at the crow. Its tongue started water and it held a desire to make food of the piece. But there was no possible way to reach it for the crow. So, it started flattering, “Hi, Mr. Crow, your tone is very lovely. Would you please sing just a bit for me?" The crow became over whelmed with his flattery and set its mind to sing. As soon as it opened its mouth to sing, the piece of the meat fell down to the grownd, the fox fetched it and went away happily. The crow had nothing but great sadness.

Moral: The fool loses all.

A goose laid golden eggs

There lived a poor farmer in a village. One day he bought a goose from market. The goose laid a golden egg  a day. He used to sell the eggs in the market and maintained his family comfortably. In a very short time he became solvent. The farmer grew greedy. He held a desire to be rich quickly. He thought that if he would cut the belly of the goose, he could collect all the eggs it had and sell in the market. One morning he took a sharp knife and cut its belly, but found no eggs. Besides, he lost the goose. The farmer became very sad and regretted, “ Oh, I will never have the golden eggs.” He lost his fate.

Moral: Grasp all, lose all.

A woodcutter and his axe

Once upon a time there lived a poor woodcutter in a village. He cut wood from the forest and sold in the market. Thus he earned his livelihood and lived hand to mouth. One day when he was cutting wood, unfortunately the axe was slipped out into the river beside him. At that moment he had nothing to do to retrieve the axe, but it was the only  means for him to earn. He got despaired and wept bitterly for the loss of his earning. The goddess of water looked at it and grew sympathetic for the woodcutter. She appeared before him and asked to know why he grieved. The woodcutter told her of his great loss. She took pity on him and made a dive into the water. She fetched a golden axe and offered it to him. But he refused because this was not his own axe. The goddess again dived and took a silvery axe. At this time he did the same. She dived for  third time and fetched the cutter’s own axe. He became pleased and wiped tears flooding his check. He took the axe from the goddess. The goddess became cheered at his ungreediness and rewarded him two other axes.

Moral: Honesty is the best policy.

          Truthfulness has its reward.