Kamrul Sir

  The King and the Astrologer Once there was a king. He was fond of (প্রিয়/পছন্দ/আগ্রহ) knowing his future from the astrologers (জ্যোতিষি). Very often (প্রায়ই), he called in the astrologer to his palace (রাজ প্রসাদ) and had known from them what was in store for his luck. Once a good astrologer was going to Benaras (বেনারস-একটি জায়গার নাম). The king called for him to his palace to know about his future. The astrologer told the king something unpleasant (অসন্তোষ/অপ্রীতিকর) about his life.    At this, the king became angry and instantly (তাৎক্ষনিক) condemned (কন্ডেস্ড= নিন্দা করা) him to death. The king said, "Man like you should not live to spoil (নষ্ট করা) the peace of the world." However, the astrologer was about to be taken to the place of execution (মৃত্যুদণ্ড). At that time, a thought (চিন্তা/ভাবনা) crossed through king's mind, "How long would you live?" asked the king. The astrologer readily hit upon a plan to escape (মুক্তি) death. With his ready wit (বুদ্ধ...

  Who will 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 to find a way out. Different mice gave different suggestions. At last a young mouse wanted to present a proposal. All the mice asked him to make his proposal. Then the young mouse said, “If we tie a bell around the cat’s neck we’ll be in a position to understand when the cat is coming. Before its coming, we’ll be able to hide. All the mice praised the proposal except the old one. He stood up and said, “the proposal is quite good, but who’ll bell the cat?” Hearing this, all the mice began to look at one another and felt disappointed. Finding no solution, the mice eventually migrated to another place. অনুবাদ : এক গ্রামে একটা পুরনো বাড়ি ছিল। বাড়িতে বেশ কিছু ইঁদুর বাস করত। স...

  Story :  Abu Ben Adhem and the angel There was A pious man named Abu Ben Adhem. He was very good and honest. He loved his fellow people very much. He always helped them in distress. One night Abu said his prayers and went to bed. He was sleeping in his room. His room was then quite dark. It was midnight. Suddenly there was a strange light in the room and Abu woke up and saw an angel writing something in a book of gold. First Abu got frightened. As he was pious, he picked up courage and said to the angel, ” What are you writing in your book?” The angel looked up and replied in a sweet tone, “I am writing the names of those who love mankind.” “Is mine one there?” asked Abu. “No, it's not there,” replied the angel. Then Abu said, “l pray then, “Write my name as I'm one of them.” The angel looked at Abu with a smiling face and wrote something. He saluted Abu and went away. The next night the angel came again. Abu’s room was again full of light and the angel was with a list of na...

  Quarrel Brings Losses Labiba is a student of class ten. One day in the afternoon she was gossiping with her friend beside a pond near her house. While gossiping she noticed that two small boys were quarrelling over trifling matter. She did not take it seriously thinking that their quarrel would come to an end soon. But they continued their quarrel. The reason of their dispute was a tennis ball. Abruptly, one boy threw the ball in the middle of the pond. The other boy became furious about it. He hit the boy on the nose. Suddenly, the bleeding started. Labiba tried to stop their fight. The condition of the injured boy was getting worse. On the otherhand, the other boy jumped into the pond to get back his tennis ball. The pond was deeper than he expected. Since he could not swim in deep water, he was drowned. Lina became perplexed. She picked up the boy from the pond with the help of people. Both boys became senseless. Labiba took them to a nearby hospital. She realized that quarrel...

An Honest Wood Cutter Once there lived a poor woodcutter. He used to cut trees in the woods. One day he was cutting wood on the bank of a river. His axe fell down into the river. The river was deep. He could not take his axe out. He sat on the bank and began to weep. Mercury, the god of water appeared. He asked the reason of his weeping. The woodcutter told Him the whole story. Mercury dived into the water and brought a golden axe. The woodcutter refused to take it. Mercury again dived and brought a silver axe. The woodcutter did not take it either. Then he brought an iron axe. The woodcutter took it gladly. Mercury was much pleased. He rewarded the woodcutter with the other two axes.   OR, There lived a woodcutter in a village. One, clay he was Cutting wood in the jungle near a pond. Suddenly his axe fell into the pond. The pond was very deep and, the woodcutter did not know how to swim or dive. So, he was sitting there with a heavy heart. He was very poor and he had not t...

  The Great Truthfulness of Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani Hazrat Abdul Quader was a famous religious figure in Islam. He was born in Jilan in Iraq. His father died even before his birth. In his boyhood, Hazrat Abdul Qadir Gillani was going to Baghdad for education. On the eve of his departure from home, his mother said to him, “My son, never tell a lie and don’t get frightened in danger”. Baghdad was far away from his home. He began his journey in the company of a band of merchants. The way was infested with robbers and after five days, a gang of robbers fells upon the travelers. They were taking away money and other valuables from the travelers. One of the robbers caught hold of the boy and searched him thoroughly for his belongings. He took away everything that he got from the boy. Then he asked the boy, “Do you have anything else with you?” The boy replied, “Yes, I’ve 40 dirhams with me. My mother sewed those dirhams inside my robe.” The robber was astonished hearing this because i...

  The Lion And The Mouse Once a lion was sleeping in a forest. Suddenly a mouse came there. It was running about and playing happily. By chance it ran over the face of the lion. It awoke the lion. At this the lion grew very angry with the silly mouse. The mouse became very much frightened. But he did not lose heart. He said to the lion. “Oh king of the jungle, I am a very tiny creature. I have made a great mistake, please forgive me this time. I may be of some help to you any time.” Hearing this, the lion smiled and let the mouse go. The Lion was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. But he was generous and finally let the Mouse go. Days, months and years passed by. One night the mouse heard the roar of a lion. The mouse went to the place from where the sound was coming. Having reached there he saw the lion trapped in a hunter’s net. The net was too strong for the lion to tear. The mouse gave his identity and requested him not to make any sound. Then the mouse be...

  The Wolf and the Lamb One day, a wolf saw a lamb drinking water from the same source down at some distance. The cunning wolf thought of a plan to fool the lamb and eat him. So he shouted down at the lamb, "How dare you make the water dirty I am drinking?" "You must be mistaken, sir," said the poor lamb gently. "The water flows from you to me and not from me to you. So, I am not making the water dirty for you." The wolf began thinking cunningly of some other talk to make an issue. "Do you remember calling me with all sorts of abusive words, just a year ago?" said the wolf to the lamb. The lamb replied, "But, sir, I was not born a year ago." The wolf said in a loud voice, “Then your father must have abused me long ago.” The lamb said, “I apologize on behalf of my father.” "You are arguing with me. Let me teach you and your family a good lesson." Saying this, the wolf jumped upon the poor lamb and killed him and ate him. ...

  Two cats and a monkey   Once there were two cats. They were very close and they lived together in a house beside a wood. One day they stole a bread from the house when the owner of the house went out. They wanted to divide the bread equally but failed. A dispute rose between them about the equal division of the bread. Then they discussed what to do. Suddenly one of the cats said about the monkey who lived in the wood beside their house. The monkey was thought to be wiser. So they went to the monkey and told him in details. The monkey agreed to divide the bread equally. He brought a scale. He separated the bread into two pieces and put them into the scale. He told the rats that one part is bigger than another. So he bit the bigger one to make equal. But this time smaller part became larger. So he again bit the bigger part and put it on the scale. But this time the same thing happened. The monkey continued to do that until there remained a small piece of bread. The cats...

  THE WOLF AND THE LAMB A hungry wolf was once drinking water at a stream. He caught sight of a lamb drinking water far down. He wanted to eat it up. He ran up to it and said very angrily, “Why are you making the water muddy? Don’t you see that I am drinking it?” The poor little lamb began to tremble and said, “Please, sir, the water is flowing from you to me. So I am not at all making it dirty for you.” “But why did you call me names last year?” thundered the wolf. “You are mistaken, sir,” replied the lamb. “I was not even born last year.” “Then it must have been your elder brother. And you must now suffer for his fully.” So saying he jumped upon the unfortunate lamb and tore it into pieces.   Moral: Any excuse is good enough for an evildoer. Or, A stray Lamb stood drinking early one morning on the bank of a woodland stream. That very same morning a hungry Wolf came by farther up the stream, hunting for something to eat. He soon got his eyes on the Lamb. As a rule...

The dog and his shadow Once upon a time there was a dog. He was very greedy. He used to steal food. One day he stole a piece of meat from a butcher’s shop. Holding it in its mouth, he ran towards the forest where he lived. On the way to the forest he had to cross a river. There was a bridge over the river. When he was crossing the bridge, he looked down.   He saw his own shadow reflecting in the river water. He thought it was a real dog which was carrying a bigger piece of meat. He decided to grab the reflected meat. But as soon as he tried to do that, he dropped down his own piece of meat. So, he lost his own part. Or,  The dog and his shadow Once upon a time there was a dog. He was very greedy. He used to steal food. One day he became very hungry. He was searching for food. He came to a butcher’s shop looking for food. He saw a lot of meat hanging there. He felt tempted. He thought he could have a nice meal. So he hid himself beside the shop. At his suitable time ...