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                           Hsc 2024 completing story 1= A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED 2= HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY/TRUTHFULNESS POLICY HAS ITS REWARD / AN HONEST WOODCUTTER 3= UNITY IS STRENGTH 4= THE LION AND THE MOUSE OR, HELP MAY COME EVEN FROM THE SMALLEST OF YOUR FRIENDS 5= DIVIDING OF THE BREAD BETWEEN TWO RATS 6= SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE OR, PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL 7= WHO'LL BELL THE CAT   8= A THIRSTY CROW 9= FAILURE IS THE PILLAR OF SUCCESS 10= THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL  11= FINDING OUT A CONTENTED MAN  12= A LITTLE LEARNING IS A DANGEROUS THING 13= THE SCHOLAR AND THE BOATMAN  14= VALUE OF ATTIRE 15= HAPPINESS LIES IN CONTENTMENT 16= NEELA'S JOURNEY TO COX'S BAZAR 17= Reward of honesty 18= How Ismail Mian turned Dhunchi into a prosperous village

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...

A LITTLE LEARNING IS A DANGEROUS THING   There lived a man in a village. He had a great attraction to English and so he went to a teacher. The teacher began to teach him, but the man was dull-headed. His teacher tried his best to teach him English but the man could not understand the rules of grammar. However, the teacher released him. The man grasped only three English words. He learned 'yes', 'no' and 'very well'. But the man did not know their meaning. He came to his own village and told the villagers that he was wellversed in English. He used the three words while speaking with any man. If anybody asked him any question or discussed a thing with him, he would say either 'yes' or 'no' or 'very well'. One night, a theft took place in a house of the village and the police was informed of it. A police officer went to that place for investigation. He asked everybody if he knew anything about the theft. But the villagers told hi...

THE FOX WITHOUT A TAIL  One day a fox in a jungle fell into a trap. He tried hard to be free and managed somehow but lost his tail. Without the tail the fox looked strange and ugly. He felt sad and ashamed. So he hit upon a plan. He called a meeting of all the foxes in the jungle. Seeing all the foxes in the meeting, he was very much pleased. When he stood up to deliver his speech, other foxes were making fun of him seeing him without tail. He got the point and so he told them to keep quiet. Then he told them with a gay mind that he had made a great discovery. He said, "What are the uses of the tails? I think, no use at all. Moreover, it makes us ugly. That's why I've cut my tail. Without the tail I feel so free, light and sportive. I can run faster than ever before. So cut off your tails as I've done." The foxes listened to him and took his suggestion a good one. The fox without tail also told them about the demerits of having tails. So, the foxes in ...

WHO'LL BELL THE CAT  Once the house of a rich man was infested with rats. The house became like the town Hamelin. There were rats everywhere. They were having a good time. But the members could not enjoy sound sleep. Even the little babies were not free from the attack and biting of the rats. The rats would take away foods, cut cloths and tear holes here and there. All the members were in great trouble. At last the owner of the house hit upon a plan. He knew that rats would run away at the sight of cats. So, he bought a cat. The mice were very afraid of the cat. They fell in a great difficulty because they could not move freely as before. So, a few days later, all the mice held a meeting to discuss the matter and find a way to be free from this danger. Several proposals were made but none of the proposal was good enough to accept. At one point, it seemed to them that they had to finish the meeting without finding any fruitful measure. Right at that moment, a young mouse...

FINDING OUT A CONTENTED MAN   Once there was a wise noble man. He built a grand house. On the front of the gate he wrote. "This house is to be given to the first man who will be able to prove that he is contented." One day a stranger was passing through that way. He looked at the gate and saw the inscription. He knocked at the door of the gate and wanted to talk to the nobleman about the house. When the stranger met the noble man, he said, "I have come to have the possession of this house because I am contented." The nobleman asked, "How would you prove that you're a contended man?" "The hope of getting new things always makes me happy", said the stranger. The nobleman said in reply," He who is satisfied with what he has is a contended man. You are not contended because you are not satisfied with your present position. You've craze for getting more." Hearing this the stranger realised his greed and left the place sha...

A THIRSTY CROW It was a hot day in summer. There was scorching heat of the sun. On that day a crow became very thirsty. It wanted to drink but there was no water around it. So, it began to fly and look for water. It flew on and on in search of water but in vain. Then it took a rest as it was tired. After that it started flying in search of water for the second time. All on a sudden, it found a jar in a field.. Its joys knew no bounds seeing the jar. So, it flew down near the jar. When it peeped into the jar, to its surprise it found a little water at the bottom of the jar. It tried heart and soul to reach the water level but failed because the neck of the jar was too narrow for the crow to enter into it. Then it thought it had to leave the place without drinking. When it was about to leave the place, a new plan came to his mind. It found some pebbles scattered around the jar. It picked the pebbles one after another into the jar. As a result, the water level of the jar rose ...

FAILURE IS THE PILLAR OF SUCCESS It was long since Robert Bruce had been the king of Scotland He was a good ruler and a brave warrior. He loved freedom. Scotland was then under the domination of England. Robert Bruce wanted to gain freedom of his country and fought against the English. He met the English soldiers in six battles one by one. But he was defeated each time. At last, he lost heart and gave up the hope of success. Robert Bruce was dethroned. His enemies were trying to capture him. He became a fugitive. He roamed about in search of a shelter. He was moving in hills and forests. At last, he took shelter in a cave. One day the king was lying in the cave. He thought and thought over his misfortune. At that moment, he found a spider trying to reach the ceiling. His attention was drawn to the repeated efforts of the spider. It was trying hard again and again. The spider crawled up a few inches and then dropped on its silken thread. But it did not give up its attempts. ...

SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE OR, PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL Once there lived a hare and a tortoise in a certain place. The hare was proud of his swift foot and he used to ridicule the tortoise for its slow pace. Time and again the hare used to throw challenge to the tortoise. The tortoise being tired of such challenging moods once accepted the challenge. He said, "Though I am slow, yet I will beat you in a race". The hare laughed and negligently agreed to run a race. The race began. The hare, from the beginning, started running at the top speed and soon left the tortoise far behind. Crossing almost half of the distance the hare looked back. He found no sign of the tortoise. The hare smiled and said to himself, "I am really a fool. I have run so fast for nothing. I am perhaps ten times as fast as a tortoise. Why should I run so fast in the hot sun with the slow speed tortoise? I will start again when the tortoise will about to catch me and before that I can tak...

DIVIDING OF THE BREAD BETWEEN TWO RATS Once there lived two rats in a house. One day they stole a piece of bread from their neighbouring house. But the problem arose how to divide it because each of the rats wanted the larger part. When they failed to reach any conclusion, they went to a monkey who is considered to be the wisest of all the animals. They requested the money to divide the bread equally. The monkey brought a pair of scales. He torn out the bread into two pieces and put them on the scales. He told the rats that one piece was clearly heavier than the other. So, he bit off a part of the bigger piece. As a result the other piece became heavier. Then the monkey took a part from the heavier piece and put it on the scales. The monkey continued doing the same thing again and again until there remained only one piece of bread. Now, the rats told the monkey to return that piece to them. They said that they themselves would divide the bread equally. But the monkey said t...

Top HSC completing story 2024 UNITY IS STRENGTH There was an old farmer. He had four sons. They were all grown up. But they had no good relation with one another. They were disobedient and always quarrelled among themselves. The old man was very much dissatisfied with them and tried to make them united. But they didn't pay any heed to him. As he was getting old and weak day by day, he became very anxious about their future. At last he made a plan to teach his sons how to live in unity. To materialize his plan, one day he called his sons together and said, "I have called you to give my last advice. I will not live long. But I feel very unhappy to see you quarrel among yourselves." He told his eldest son to bring some sticks. The son brought some sticks. The old man asked him to bind the sticks together. He bound them into a bundle. Then the old man ordered him to break the bundle. He tried but couldn't break it. The old man told all of his sons to break the...

Top HSC completing story 2024 THE LION AND THE MOUSE OR, HELP MAY COME EVEN FROM THE SMALLEST OF YOUR FRIENDS One day a lion was sleeping in its cave. A mouse was playing nearby. While playing it by chance it ran over the lion's body. At this, the lion woke up and became very angry. With a terrible roar he caught the mouse and said, "You tiny creature, how dare you tease me? I will kill you." The mouse began to tremble in fear and begged for its life. It also said, "Your Majesty, I am a little creature but I can help others. Please let me go, sooner or later, I may help you. Besides, if you kill me, it will bring no fame to you." Hearing this, the lion burst into laughter and said, "O you! Are you suitable to help me?" However, he set the mouse free and told it to do its own job. After sometime, the lion fell into a hunter's trap. The lion tried his. best to be free from the net but could not. He began to roar and said, "Save me pl...

Top HSC completing story 2024 A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED There lived two close friends in a certain village. They were very fond of travelling. One day they went to a forest to see the natural beauty. They were walking along the path of the forest. They were so spell bound by the excitement of the forest that they even did not notice that they had entered into the deep forest. After that, they noticed that they had lost their way. They knew it very well that the forest was the abode of various wild animals. (So, they promised to one another that they would never leave each other in times of danger. One friend knew how to climb on a tree but the other did not. Anyway, they were walking through the jungle and searching the way. All on a sudden, they saw a bear coming towards them. They both got frightened. One friend said, "Dear friend, I will climb up a tree. As you don't know how to climb, you had better run away." The other friend became very disappo...

Top HSC completing story 2024 HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY/TRUTHFULNESS POLICY HAS ITS REWARD / AN HONEST WOODCUTTER Once there lived a woodcutter . He was very poor but honest. He lived on the bank of a river near a jungle. He used to cut wood in the jungle. By doing this hard task, he earned very little and somehow maintained his family. One day he went to the jungle to cut wood. While he was cutting wood, all on a sudden the axe fell into the river. There was strong current in the river. The woodcutter tried heart and soul to find out his axe but failed. It was the only means of his livelihood. He was too poor to buy another axe. He knew it very well that without this axe he and his family members would starve. Thinking this he sat motionless and began to cry like a child. A fairy heard him cry. She decided to test him. So, she came to him and asked him why he was crying. The woodcutter told her about his miserable condition and asked her if she could help him. Hearing th...