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NEELA'S JOURNEY TO COX'S BAZAR Neela lives in Dhaka. Her school is closed on the occasion of summer vacation. Monotonous classes and want of recreation have made her life very dull. She does not find any scope to make the best use of the vacation. One day her father tells her that they will go to Cox's Bazar. As soon as she hears it from her father, she is beside herself with joy. He tells her that they will start their journey tomorrow early in the morning. Neela looks very happy and excited. She has heard a lot about the natural scenic beauty, the beautiful scenes of the sun rising and sunset, the strong waves lashing against the sea shore and many other romantic things at Cox's Bazar. She could not sleep the whole night because she has not gone to cox's Bazar before. She thinks of enjoying all these things. To her it seems that the night does not come to an end. However, she gets up very early in the morning, packs her bag and gets ready. Her father also gets re...

THE SCHOLAR AND THE BOATMAN  There was a poor boatman in a village. He was illiterate. He used to row boat from morning til evening only to meet his both ends. There was a no meaning of knowledge to him. It was the month of Baishakh. A scholar got into his boat. He was enjoying his journey very much because the weather was very fine. It was almost dark. He was gossiping with the boatman. "Did you have any knowledge about the creation of the universe?" the scholar asked the boatman. "No," replied the boatman. The scholar got astonished and told him, "Without the knowledge of astronomy half of your life is spoit. The boatman was sad and thought of the uselessness of his life. He again asked the boatman, "Do you know about the history of human civilization?" The reply of the boatman was the same as before. This time the scholar told the boatman that he had already spoilt three-fourths of his life and he could not come to any use to the societ...

VALUE OF ATTIRE / DRESS DOESN'T MAKE ONE GREAT  Sheikh Saadi was a great poet in Iran. He used to lead a very simple life. Once on his way to the court of the king of Iran, he took shelter in a nobleman's house for a night. He was then in very simple dressed. The servants of that house took him for an ordinary man. They did not care for his comfort at all. They gave him very simple food. Saadi felt very sad but did not tell anything to anybody and somehow passed the night. In the morning, he started for the court. He reached the court and stayed there for some days. On his way back home, he again took shelter in that nobleman's house. This time he was in rich clothes. The nobleman took him to be an elite one as he noticed him in gorgeous dress. He welcomed him very cordially and showed him much respect. After sometime, the servants came with rich food for him. Saadi understood the reason why he was treated so nicely. So, he decided to teach him a good lesson. Wh...

HAPPINESS LIES IN CONTENTMENT   Once there lived a happy cobbler who passed his days in working and singing from morning till night. A rich neighbour of his was a banker who one day said to him. "How much a year do you earn?" The cobbler laughed and said, "How much a year, Sir; I never reckoned in that way, living as I do from hand to mouth; each day some how brings its meal and I am happy. The banker said, "I have resolved to place you above the fear of want. Take these thousand pounds, preserve them carefully and use them in time of need." The cobbler who had never seen so much money at a time in his life before, hurried home and buried his treasure in the earth, but alas! he buried his happiness with it too because at night he could not enjoy a sound sleep. He would remain alert the whole night. He would think of the money. Thus he lost his sleep and happiness. One day he went to the banker and told him that his money had snatched away his sleep....

How Ismail Mian turned Dhunchi into a prosperous village  Ismail Mian is an established farmer of Dhunchi, a village standing on the bank of the Padma. Though he was born in a poor family, today he is an idol to the hardworking youth's of the area. One day, he told them about his success story to encourage them. He told them that his journey from a humble background to becoming a successful farmer was filled with determination and resilience. He reminisced about his childhood, marked by financial struggles, and limited resources. Despite the challenges, his fascination with farming started early. He spent hours after hours observing his father work in the fields, learning the nuances of cultivating crops. He also learned farming from his father. When he e grew up he started diversifying crops, adopting modern techniques, and optimizing irrigation, which transformed his yields. He emphasized hard work - the key to his success. Long hours in fields during crucial stages t...

Reward of honesty  Bithi is a shelteriess, helpless street orphan of ten years who sells flowers on the intersection of Dhaka street. She lives on the income of what she gets from selling flowers. One day, while selling flowers in the traffic jam, she found a small wallet lying on the street. She picked it up and found none around her looking at it. But she is honest by the core of her heart. She did not even open the wallet. She went to the nearest police station to inform the matter. To her utter surprise she found a foreign lady, sitting in front of the officer in charge of the police station. The lady went there to lodge a diary about the losing of her wallet. Bithi handed over the wallet to the lady. There were a passport, a few thousand dollars and some other important documents inside the wallet. The lady became astonished at the honesty of a little girl like Bithi. She instantly gave Bithi a thousand dollar as a reward and also promised to do something for the o...