Class 8 Exam | English | Completing Story 21-25 | PDF

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21. Sheikh Saadi and His Dress

You must have heard the name of great poet Sheikh Saadi. He was a great scholar of the He was very simple in his way of life. Persian. Once, the king of Persia invited the poet to his palace. The palace of the king was too far. It was impossible for anyone to reach there within one day. However, Saadi started for the king’s palace. On the way he took shelter in a rich man’s house.

The rich man underestimated him. He did not give him rich food. Saadi left the house of his host in the early morning and started for the king’s palace. When he reached the king’s palace, the king congratulated him with great honour. The poet recited his poems at the court and enchanted all the courtiers.

The king was satisfied. He gave Saadi some beautiful dresses as presents. Sheikh Saadi put on one of the nice dresses. However, he left the palace of the king for his home. On the way. Saadi took shelter in the same house. The rich man could not understand that Saadi was his previous guest. Now seeing the nice dress of sadi the rich man gave him rich food and honoured him very much.

Now, a strange incident occurred. Sheikh Saadi did not eat the food. Rather he began to keep them in the pockets of his dress. The people of the house were astonished. They asked him about it. Sheikh Saadi said to them, “I took shelter in this house while I was going to the palace of the king.

Then I was not well dressed. So you did not give me this kind of delicious food. I think my present rich dress deserves this food. So, I am doing so.” The owner as well as the people of the house realized their fault and apologized to their host for their deeds.

22. An Honest Wood-cutter

There lived an honest wood-cutter in a village. His village was beside a jungle. He used to cut wood from the jungle, sold in the nearby market and bore his family expenses. He was not rich but passed his life with great happiness. One day, he was cutting wood near a pond in the jungle. At once his axe fell into the pond. The pond was very deep. The wood-cutter became very sad. He was at a loss what to do. Finding no other way, he prayed to God for help.

Then a strange incident occurred. A beautiful fairy came out of the water and advanced very near to the wood-cutter. The fairy asked him why he was not cutting wood. The wood-cutter described the incident in details. The fairy dived into the water and brought a silver axe.

She asked him if it was his axe. The wood-cutter saw the axe and said, “No. It’s not my axe.” Then the fairy showed him another axe made of gold and asked, “Is this the axe that you lost?” The wood-cutter said, “No. It’s not my axe. My axe was made of iron. It was old.”

The fairy showed him the lost axe with a wooden handle. The wood-cutter then said happily that it was exactly his axe. Seeing the strict honesty of the wood-cutter the fairy became very pleased and gave him both the gold and the silver axes along with his old iron axe. Then, the wood-cutter became rich by selling two new precious axes. He left the deed of cutting wood and began to live happily. It was the reward of his honesty.

23. An Ambitious Crow and His Sad End

Once upon time, a crow became very sad while thinking of his ugly colour. He always thought of becoming beautiful. But he could not find out any way to be beautiful. He always sought chance and means to become beautiful. One day he got a chance.

While walking through a jungle he found some feathers of a peacock. He took the opportunity of using the feathers of the peacock to fulfill his goal. Instantly he hit upon a plan. Soon he began to pick the feathers one by one. stuck them among his own feathers. After using all the feathers, the crow now looked at his own body.

He was very delighted to see his own beauty. He looked like a beautiful peacock. He began to dance and sing. He decided that he would no longer live with the ugly crows. He thought that he should live with the peacocks. But ‘black will take no other hue’.

Though the crow’s body turned nice, his behaviour did not change. He was not able to keep pace with the peacocks. Soon the peacocks found out that he was just a crow in the guise of a peacock. Then all the peacocks of the jungle assembled and attacked the false peacock.

They pulled all the feathers out and drove the crow away. The crow was punished enough for his pride. He became helpless. Finding no other way, he returned to the crows. Unfortunately, the crows did not accept him. They also left him. At last the crow realized his fault. Finally he thought himself, ‘Over ambition and pride are not good.

24. A Greedy Woman and Her Hen

Once upon a time there was lucky farmer in a village. He has a wonderful hen. The hen used to lay a golden egg every day. The farmer used to sell the golden eggs to the goldsmith and earned much money. Thus the farmer became solvent within short time.

The farmer’s days were going on well. But his wife was a very greedy woman. She was so greedy that she could not resist her temptation to be rich overnight. She thought that there might be many eggs in the hen’s belly. Then she shared the idea with his husband. Her husband did not agree with her. He told her wife not to be so greedy. They had enough wealth to run their family well.

One day the farmer went to his fields. The greedy woman got a chance. She took a sharp knife. She killed the hen. She cut the belly of the hen. But alas! There was no egg in the belly fields. She did not get any egg and lost the hen as well.

In the evening, the farmer returned home. He saw his wife crying in a room. The farmer asked her wife, “What happened”. His wife told him the fact in details. His wife begged pardon from his husband. The farmer said nothing. He only utters himself, “Grasp all, lose all”.

অষ্টম শ্রেণি-JSC এর অনুধাবনমূলক প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর
JSC : শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও জ্ঞানমূলক প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর
JSC : শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও সৃজনশীল প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর
JSC : শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও সৃজনশীল প্রশ্নোত্তর
অষ্টম শ্রেণি: শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়‘র জীবনী ও সৃজনশীল প্রশ্নোত্তর

25. A Beggar at Our Door

Once a beggar came to our house. He wore dirty dress. He was physically weak and could not speak clearly. He was about to fall down. He told me that he did not eat for all day long and failed to manage enough food for his family. I felt pity on him.

I called my mother and told her about the beggar. She took her in our house and gave some food. The beggar became very happy and began to eat very quickly. After eating, he prayed to Allah for us. He also wished me so that I could shine in life. Then he told us that his wife was very sick.

She could not work. He had five children. They were also hungry. He requested my mother to give some food for them. My mother gave some food for his family. She also gave some money for his wife’s treatment. He looked at us with so much gratitude. Tear rolled down his face. He said nothing and left our house. We stared at his going.

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