Story 1 Outlines :- An old farmer had
four sons – all good for nothing – the farmer on his death bed – summons his
sons – tells them that a considerable amount of treasure lies buried in the
long neglected fields – then his breath fails – the farmer dies – the sons at
work in the fields – dig hard – rains come – sow the seeds – a rich harvest –
get the treasure now.
Ans: Title: The Idle Sons
Once upon a time,
there lived an old farmer with his four sons in the countryside. He was a
hardworking man and had a prosperous life. But, as he approached old age, he
was unable to work as hard as before. Unfortunately, all his sons were very
idle and had never gone to the fields. The old man thought of a plan to teach them
the value of work. When, one day, he was on his deathbed, he summoned all of
them. He told them that a considerable amount of treasure lies buried in his
long neglected fields. Then his breath fails and he dies. The sons immediately
went to the fields and began digging hard to find out the hidden treasure. But
they couldn’t find anything. Then the rains come. They sowed seeds on the
tilled soil. That year they had a rich harvest. They understood that that was
the real treasure.
Moral : Work is life, life is work.
Story 2 Outlines :- A man picked up a
purse from the road – inside he found a lot of money – also a card with the
owner’s address – he returned the purse to the owner – the owner offered him
reward – the man only said, “I have done my duty”.
Ans:
The Honest Man
One day, a man namely
Dinesh was walking by the road to the nearby market. Suddenly he saw something
lying on the road. When he picked it up, he saw that it was a purse. The purse
contained five thousand rupees and an address card inside it. But he was not
interested in having the money for himself. He found out the owner’s house and
returned him the purse. The owner was happy at getting back the money and
astonished at the man’s honesty. He offered the man a thousand rupees for his
help. But the man denied the offer saying that he had just done his duty.
Moral : Honesty is the best policy.
Story 3 Outlines :- A fine day in
summer – school closed – some boys go for playing near a stream – begin to play
– one slips and falls into the water – none knows how to swim – request a passersby
to save the boy – the passersby rescues the boy – he tells them to learn
swimming.
Ans:
An Untoward Incident
It was a fine day in
summer. School was closed due to summer vacation. Ratul and his close friends
Arun, Abdul, Ibrahim and Manab planned to go near a stream in the next village.
They began playing “gilli danda” with much fun and frolic. Then suddenly an
untoward incident happened. Ibrahim slipped his legs and fell straight into the
stream. He didn’t know how to swim, nor did anyone of them. The undercurrent
was pulling him down and he was just waving his hand. Incidentally, a passerby
was passing by the road. They saw him and requested him to save their friend
from drowning. The passersby jumped into the stream, swam and dived into the
water and pulled Ibrahim out of water. All the boys thanked him. He suggested
to them that they should learn the skill of swimming.
Moral : The careful
never fall in trouble.
Story 4 Outlines :- A house catches
fire – people try to put out the fire with buckets of water, sand etc. – they
fail – the fire spread – people feel nervous and helpless – a small boy runs to
a neighbour’s house – rings up the fire brigade – the fire is put out – people praise
the boy’s presence of mind.
Ans:
Title : Presence of Mind
In a certain locality
in Guwahati city, a house catches fire after a gas cylinder had exploded.
People nearby rushed there to put out the fire with buckets of water, sand etc.
But they failed. The fire was spreading to nearby houses due to the wind. People
felt nervous and helpless. Then, a small boy was seen running to a neighbour’s
house. He picked up the telephone and rang up the fire brigade. The fire
brigade arrived within a short time and put out the fire. All the people
present there praised the small boy’s presence of mind.
Moral : We should not
lose our cool at times of distress.
Story 5 Outlines : A hare laughs at a
tortoise for his slow walk – tortoise challenge him to run a race – race began
– hare moved fast – stopped midway – took rest – the tortoise walked on – it
won the race – moral.
Ans:
Title : A Challenging Race
Once upon a time there
lived a hare in a certain jungle who was very proud of his swiftness. One day,
when he was hopping by a grassland he saw a tortoise walking very slowly and
couldn’t help himself laughing. He made insulting comments on the tortoise. The
tortoise got very angry and challenged the hare to run a race. The hare laughed
to his heart’s content once again and accepted the challenge. On the appointed
day the race began. The hare hopped quite fast and moved far ahead. But the
tortoise walked slowly and steadily. The hare thought that he should not waste
his energy by running fast. He lied down under a tree to take rest. But, unfortunately,
he fell in deep sleep. In the meantime, the tortoise walked on and finally
reached the destination. When the hare got up, he was tense and ran faster and
faster. But he found the tortoise already at the destination and was very
ashamed.
Moral : Slow and
steady wins the race.
Story 6 Outlines : A railway bridge
gives way during heavy rains – a boy sees a train approaching the bridge –
stands on the track in spite of the warning whistles and waves his red shirt –
prevents the accident – rewarded for his bravery.
Ans :
Title : An Act of Bravery
Rahim gets up early
every morning and brushes his teeth standing on the railway track. It was his
daily habit. One morning, while he was standing on the track, he noticed that
the railway track had given way a few yards ahead on the railway bridge due to
heavy rains. After a few while, he saw the daily Intercity Express train was
approaching the bridge. He immediately removed his red shirt and began waving
it standing on the track in spite of the warning whistles. The train halted.
The locomotive driver got off and saw the precarious condition of the track. He
thanked Rahim for his bravery and presence of mind. Later, the railway
department rewarded him.
Moral : Fortune favours the brave.
Story 7 Outlines :- A king tried to
recover his kingdom from his enemy – but failed – fled into a cave – saw a
spider trying to climb – it failed – but it did not give up attempt – the king
was encouraged – went back and tried again and again – succeeded.
Ans
:Title : The
King Regained His Kingdom
Once upon a time,
there lived a righteous king named Arya Gupta in his large kingdom. But,
unfortunately, he was defeated in a battle by King Zahir Shah of the nearby
kingdom. He tried to recover his kingdom from his enemy, but failed. He had to
retreat and hide in a cave. Inside the cave, he was sitting and thinking
gloomily over his defeat. Then, he noticed a spider making a web, but failing
each time it tries to climb. But the spider did not give up, and ultimately it
succeeded. This small incident greatly encouraged the king. He went back to
fight with his enemy again. He tried again and again like the spider and
finally could recover his kingdom.
Moral : Failure is the pillar of success.
Story 8 Outlines :- An old farmer – his
sons were quarrelsome – on his deathbed – called his sons – gave each a bundle
of stick to break – they all failed – untied the bundle – broken easily – value
of unity.
Ans: Title : The Old Farmer and His
Quarrelsome Sons
There lived an old
farmer in a certain village. He had four sons who were very quarrelsome. That
is why he was too worried about them because they may go to any extent after
his death. One day, he was too sick and was lying on his deathbed. He called
all of his sons. When they came, he told them to bring a bundle of sticks. They
did so. Then, he asked each of them to take the bundle and break it. They tried
but failed. Then, he asked one of them to untie the bundle and break each
stick. The sticks got broken easily. He requested his sons to remain united
like the bundle of sticks, or else anyone can harm them easily. They learnt the
value of unity.
Moral: Unity is strength.
Story 9 Outlines :- An ass carrying a
load of salt – passes through a stream – falls – loses load – next day the
master loads it with a a sponge – again falls – the sponge soaks a good deal of
was water – becomes heavy – the ass learns a lesson.
Ans: Title : Wicked Ass Learns a Lesson
A merchant named Chand
Saudagar used to go to the market daily along with his pet ass. One day, he
loaded it with salt to sell in the market. On the way, he had to cross a small
bridge over a stream. That day, the ass accidentally fell into the stream. The
salt on his back melted in water and the load lessened. Another day, the ass
willingly jumped into the stream. The master understood his trick. The next
day, the master loaded it with sponge. This time too the ass fell into the
stream. The sponge on his back soaked much water and became unbearably heavy.
The ass could somehow save its life. It learnt a good lesson.
Moral:
Knowledge is power
Story 10 Outlines :- Two friends
travelling through a forest – a bear coming towards them – one climbs up a tree
– the other fell flat as dead – bear smelt his body and left him unhurt – the
first came down – asked what the bear had whispered into his ears.
Ans:
Title : Narrow Escape From Death
Nandan and Akhil were
close friends. One day, they planned to go into the nearby forest just for
pleasure. When they were travelling, they suddenly confronted a grizzly bear.
Nandan jumped back and climbed a tree. But, Akhil didn’t know how to climb
trees. He suddenly remembered that he had read about bears in his textbook and
that bears don’t eat carcasses or deadbodies. He immediately fell flat on the
ground as dead. The bear came near him, smelled him all over and left him
unhurt. Nandan came down from the tree surprised. He asked Akhil what the bear
had whispered into his ears. He said, “A Friend in need’s a friend indeed.”
Moral: A Friend in need’s a friend indeed.
Story 11 Outlines :- A beggar pretends
to be dumb – approaches a gentleman for money – another beggar comes and tells
the gentleman that the first beggar is not dumb – the first beggar gets angry
and calls the other beggar a liar.
Ans :
Title : Pretending Beggar Gets Caught
A beggar named Rehman
used to sit in a corner of the Mosque Street begging for alms. One rainy day,
he begged till noon but couldn’t gather much alms. Then, a trick quickly got
into his wicked mind. He began pretending to be dumb. After some time, a gentleman
was seen passing through that street. He saw the ‘dumb’ beggar, became
sympathetic and handed him a banknote of a hundred rupees. Another beggar named
Abdul, who was begging on the opposite side of the road, noticed this and grew
jealous. He approached the gentleman and told him the real fact. Rehman grew
angry at this and called Abdul a liar. The gentleman immediately understood who
was lying. He caught hold of the pretending beggar Rehman and handed him over
to police.
Moral: Too much cunning overreaches itself. or: A
very cunning fellow seldom wins.
Story 12 Outlines :- A rich man’s watch
stolen by servants – gives each servant a stick of equal length saying, “the
thief’s stick will grow an inch longer tomorrow” – the thief cuts an inch from the
stick – is caught.
Ans :
Title : An Idiotic Thief’s Plight
There lived a landlord
named Sri Suryakanta in a certain province in Bengal. He had nearly fifty
servants to look after his household. One day, while the landlord was away for
pilgrimage for a month, one of his servants stole his precious wrist watch kept
on his table. The watch was a gift from the King of Mysore. The landlord can’t
afford losing it. When the landlord returned, he was furious over not finding
his watch at his home. He doubted that one of his servants must have done that.
He made a plan. He gave each of the servants a stick of equal length saying,
“The thief’s stick will grow an inch longer tomorrow”. The thief was full of
stress at the thought of getting caught. He cut an inch from the stick that
night. The next day, the landlord checked the sticks given to the servants and
found one stick short by an inch. He identified the thief immediately and
caught him. The thief got severe punishment.
Moral :
Dishonesty is the worst policy.
Story 13 Outlines :- A good boy –
disobeys his parents – gets into bad company – father gives him some good
apples – tells to lay them aside for a few days – places among them a rotten
apple – it spoils the good ones – a lesson on bad company.
Ans :
Title : A
Rotten Apple Spoils the Good Ones
Latif was a sincere,
punctual, studious, and obedient boy. His parents were proud of him. He showed
brilliant performance in the matriculation examination. He was admitted in a
renowned college at his town. Within some weeks of attending college, he came
in contact with some bad boys who had the habits of smoking, drinking, fighting
and using foul language. Latif began to accompany them and follow their life of
freedom. His marks in the examinations began deteriorating. His father noticed
this and grew tense. He identified the reason and wanted to teach his son
through examples rather than words. He called him in one day. He gave him some
good apples and told him to lay them aside. Then he places among them a rotten
apple. The rotten apple spoiled the good ones within a few days. The father
called his son again and showed it to him. Latif understood the underlying
message. He repented for his misdeeds and promised to leave bad company.
Moral :
We should stay away from bad company.
Story 14 Outlines :- A Brahmin was
carrying a goat – three knaves made a plan – stayed at three different places –
each called the goat a dog – the Brahmin threw away the goat.
Ans : Title : Three
Knaves Fool a Brahmin
One day, a Brahmin
named Vishwanath Sharma set out for the livestock market at a distance of
about 10 kilometres to sell off his goat. Three knaves saw the Brahmin and
presumed him to be an idiotic person. They made a plan to get the goat with
trickery. They moved faster than him and stayed at different places. When he
passed by the first knave, he commented – “My goodness! A Brahmin is carrying a
dog!” He ignored his comment and moved on. Going some distance further, another
knave commented the same. He became doubtful, but moved on. The third knave
made the same comment and laughed heartily. The Brahmin became confirmed that
the animal on his back is not a goat, but a dog. He threw away the goat and
returned back. Thus, the three knaves took the goat away happily.
Moral :
Never believe a stranger fully.
Story 15 Outlines :- A dog was crossing
a stream – a piece of flesh in his mouth – saw another dog with a piece of
flesh in the water – became greedy – opened his mouth – lost his piece of
flesh.
Ans : Title : Greedy
Dog Loses His Piece of Flesh
One day, a dog was
crossing a stream. He had a piece of flesh in his mouth snatched from another
dog. As he was crossing, he looked down on the water and saw another dog with a
piece of flesh. It was, in fact, his own reflection. But he thought it to be
another dog. He became greedy and wanted to have that piece of flesh too. He
opened his mouth to bark. But as soon as he opened his mouth, the piece of
flesh fell down into the water. He lost his own piece of meat in his attempt at
getting more.
Moral :
We should be complacent with what we have.
Story 16 Outlines :- A crow lived on a
tree – a snake lived in a hole at the foot – it ate up the crow’s young ones –
the crow stole the necklace of the prince – dropped it into the snake’s hole –
the King’s men found it – dug into the hole – snake killed.
Ans :
Title : Intelligent
Crow Gets a Snake Killed
There lived a crow on
a tree in a certain forest with its nestlings. A snake too lived in a hole at
the foot. One day, while the crow was away to collect food for its young ones,
the snake took the opportunity and entered the crow’s nest. It ate up all the
nestlings. The crow was deeply upset at this. It thought of a plan to get the
snake killed by others. It flew to the prince’s room in a castle and took away
his precious necklace. The King’s men began chasing it. It dropped the necklace
into the snake’s hole. The men dug into the hole and saw the snake near the
necklace. They beat the snake to death and recovered the necklace.
Moral :
What can not be done with might can be done with intelligence.
Story 17 Outlines :- A bus with too many
passengers – some are standing – the bus moves very fast – it turns in a corner
– an old woman who is standing, loses her balance – she is about to fall – a
boy stands up and helps her – offers her his own seat.
Ans :
Title
: The
Virtuous Boy
A minibus was on its
way from Khanapara to Adabari. It was full of passengers. Many of them were
standing. Aminul could somehow get a seat. The bus was moving very fast. Near
Paltan Bazar, the bus takes a sharp turn at full speed. It luckily didn’t
overturn. An old woman who was standing inside the bus lost her balance and was
about to fall. Aminul didn’t lose a single second. He stood up and grabbed the
old woman by her hands. Then, he offered her his seat. The old lady was very
much pleased with the help and behavior of Aminul. She gave him her address and
contact number to contact later.
Moral: If you help others, then they will
also help you. or: Honesty is the
best policy.
Story 18 Outlines :- A boy sees a thief
coming with a bag full of stolen goods – begins crying – says, his gold chain
has fallen into the well – the thief gets down – the boy runs away with the bag
– result.
Ans :
Title
: The Clever Boy
One day, a young
clever boy named Ramanujan was roaming around the streets. Suddenly, he saw a
thief coming with a bag full of stolen goods. He was too weak to catch them. So
he made a plan. He started crying loudly saying, “Please someone help me. My
gold chain has fallen down into the well”. The thief thought that he can easily
have that gold chain too. So he got down into the well. Just then, the boy
removed the rope from the well and ran away with the bag towards the police
station. Police came and got the thief out of the well. Everyone praised the
boy’s presence of mind.
Moral:
What can not be done with might can be done with intelligence.
Story 19 Outlines :- A wolf sees sheep
grazing – dare not attack for fear of dogs – wolf plans – puts on sheep’s skin
– gets mixed up with the flock – sheep bleat – wolf tries to bleat – only howls
– detected – killed by the dogs.
Ans :
Title : Sinister Wolf Gets Caught
A wolf used to look at
a flock of sheep grazing at the edge of a jungle. But it dared not attack these
for fear of dogs. Not having been able to resist its greed, the wolf made a
plan. It put on sheep’s skin and got mixed up with the flock. Whenever the
sheep bleated, the wolf was apprehensive of getting caught. So it wanted to
mimic their bleeting. But it only howled while trying to bleat. The dogs
detected the pretending ‘sheep’ and killed it.
Moral :
Greed leads us to destruction.
Story 20 Outlines :- A boy was fishing
in a river – a child was playing on the bank – the child suddenly fell into the
river – the boy jumped and rescued him – the grateful parents and the villagers
praised the boy.
Ans :
Title : The Rescue of a Child
One day, a boy named
Partha Pratim was fishing in the river Dhansiri. It was his daily pastime. A
child from his neighbourhood was also playing near him on the bank. All of a
sudden, the child slipped its feet and fell into the river. The undercurrent
pulled the child down. Partha did not lose a moment and straightaway dived into
the river. After some search, he could find the child out. The child was
rescued in a state of unconsciousness. It regained sense after some time. The
parents of the child were very grateful to Partha. They blessed Partha for
risking his life to save their son’s life. The villagers praised the boy too.
Moral :
Courage matters.
Story 21 Outlines :- A fox fell into a
well – unable to get out of it – a goat passing by the well – the fox praising
the sweetness of the water – the goat was invited – jumped into the well – the
fox leapt upon the goat and got out – the goat remained in the well.
Ans : Title : The Cunning Fox and the Stupid
Goat
One day, a fox was
wandering in search of food. It came across a well and peeped into it. But
unluckily, it fell into it. There was, however, no water inside. It was not too
deep. Yet, the fox couldn’t get out of it. With the passage of time, the fox
grew tense. He could hear a goat passing by the well. He began praising the
sweetness of the water. The goat peeped in. The fox invited the goat to taste
the water. The goat got persuaded and jumped into the well. As soon as the goat
was in, the fox leapt upon it and got out. The goat remained in the well
bleating.
Moral: Intelligence is power.
Story 22 Outlines :- A hungry fox sees a
crow with a piece of bread – wishes to take the piece of bread – hits upon a plan
– praises the crow – sweet voice – persuades to sing – piece of bread falls –
the fox takes it up – goes away.
Or,
A hungry fox – sees a crow with a piece of meat – wishes to have it – praises
the crow – asks the crow to sing – the crow sings – the piece of meat falls
down – the fox picks it up and walks away.
Ans : Title : The
Cunning Fox and the Stupid Crow
One day, a hungry fox
was wandering in search of food. It hadn’t eaten anything since the past three
days. Suddenly, it caught sight of a crow with piece of bread/meat in its beak. It wished
to have the piece of bread/meat. It hit upon a plan.
It praised the crow saying that it had a sweet voice. It persuaded the crow to
sing a song. As soon as the crow opened its beak to sing, the piece of bread/meat fell down on the
ground. The fox took/picked it up and went/walked away merrily.
Moral : Never believe a stranger fully.
Story 23 Outlines :- Six fools start on
a journey – cross a river – count themselves each – not counting himself –
counts five – a passerby agrees to produce the lost man – gives a blow on each
head – counts six.
Ans :
Title : The Six Fools
One day, six fools
from a certain village set out for pilgrimage. On their way, they had to cross
a river swimming. After crossing the river, one of them counted them, not
counting himself. He counted five. They were very upset at losing one of them.
To be sure, each one of them counted again in the same way that the first one
did and counted five. They informed the matter to a passerby. The passerby was
amused at their stupidity. He agreed to produce the lost man. He took a stick
and gave a blow on each head until he counted six. The six fools thanked him
again and again for producing the lost man ‘miraculously’.
Moral :
The stupids are stock of laughter.
Story 24 Outlines :- A farmer went to
market – saw a goose – took home – lays golden eggs – farmer’s wife greedy –
asks farmer to cut open – farmer becomes sad.
Ans :
Title : The Goose Laying Golden Eggs
Once upon a time,
there lived a farmer with his wife in a countryside farmhouse. One day, he went
to the nearby weekly market. While shopping, he saw a goose and bought it. When
the goose was brought home, they were amazed to see that the goose laid a
golden egg. Every day, thereafter, the goose used to lay a golden egg. The
farmer’s family was becoming rich day by day. The farmer’s wife was too
greedy. One day, she thought of cutting open the goose and have all the golden
eggs instantly. She told her husband about her wish. The farmer agreed and cut
the goose open. But it had no golden egg inside. The farmer becomes very sad.
They repented for their greed.
Moral :
Too much greed causes destruction.
Story 25 Outlines :- A battlefield –
Captain Sir Philip Sydney – seriously wounded – extremely thirsty – not a drop
of water nearby – a cup of water is brought from a distant stream – about to
drink – heard the voice of a dying soldier – “Water! Water!” – Sir Philip
offered it to the soldier saying, ‘your need is greater than mine’.
Story 26 Outlines :- A fox saw a
vineyard – wished to have some ripe grapes – grapes were hanging high – the fox
could not pluck them – he said, “grapes are sour”.
Story 27 Outlines :- One day a fox
invited a crane – served soup in a shallow dish – the crane could drink nothing
– the crane invited the fox – served soup in a narrow jar – the fox could drink
nothing.
Story 28 Outlines :- A landlord’s
favourite horse was lost – he sent out his men for search – they did not find
it – the landlord thanked God that he was not on the back – for then he too
might have been lost.
Story 29 Outlines :- A lion killed many
animals – other animals were terrified – a hare offered to save them – the lion
was told that there was another lion in the forest – the lion wanted to see and
kill him – he was brought near a deep well by the hare – saw his image – jumped
into the water and was killed.
Story 30 Outlines :- A poor cobbler
earned his living by labour – he was content – a rich neighbor envied him –
offered him money – the cobbler buried the money for safety----he lost his
piece-----he returned the money and got back his peace.
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