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.