Class 8 Exam | English | Completing Story 5-10 | PDF

Class 8 Exam | English | Completing Story 5-10 | PDF: This an important discussion on Completing Story with an answer sheet for class eight English subject so read the post carefully.

6. Unity Is Strength

Once there lived an old man in a village. He had three sons. They used to quarrel with one another. The old man was anxious of this matter. He was always in a gloomy mood. He thought how to stop the quarrel. The old man was intelligent. One day he found out a way to stop the quarrel. He made a plan.

According to his plan, he called his sons and told his elder son to bring some sticks. The elder son did so. Then he told him to tie the sticks in a bundle. Next, he called his elder son and told him to break the bundle. The elder son could not break the bundle. The same thing happened to the other two brothers. Then the three brothers tried together but failed.

The old man saw it and took the bundle in his hand. He untied the bundle and gave his each son a stick separately. Then he said, “Dear sons break the sticks.” This time all of them were able to break the stick.
Then the old man said, “My boys, you are like the sticks.

When the sticks were together, you were not able to break them but when they were separated, you could break them easily. Now if you continue your quarrel, everyone will get chance to harm you. Remember, unity is strength. So try to be united. Don’t quarrel. If you quarrel, people will find your weaknesses and harm you easily.”

After that the three sons could understand the importance of unity. They stopped quarreling and made a good relationship with one another.

7. A Thirsty Crow and a Jar with Little Water

Once upon a time, a crow became very thirsty. It was summer and the weather was very hot. There was little water in that place. The crow flew here and there looking for water. But it could not find water anywhere. It seems that it was about to die for the thirst of water. But it did not lose heart.

The crow continued its search and found a pitcher beside a house. At once the crow went to the pitcher to have a drink from the pitcher. But it found that there was a little water at the bottom of the pitcher. The crow tried to drink water from the pitcher but failed.

The water level was too far for the crow’s beak to reach. The crow looked around. It tried to find out a good plan. After thinking a while, he found a way when he saw some stone near the pitcher. At once it hit upon a plan. It picked up the stones one by one and dropped them into the pitcher.

After dropping a number of stones, the water level in the jar roses high enough to reach. Now, the crow drank water to its satisfaction and quenched its thirst. Then it flew away in the sky with a contented mind. Thus the crow saved his life by the use of his ready wit.

8. Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Once there lived a hare and a tortoise side by side. The hare was proud of his quick speed and always teased the tortoise for his slow speed. In this way the tortoise was always disturbed by the hare. One day the tortoise said quietly that they should take part in a race competition.

Hearing this, the hare was much amused. He thought that this is the time to tease and ridicule the tortoise with his heart’s content. So, the hare joyfully accepted the proposal of a race competition. They fixed a date and place for the race.

A judge was obviously required for announcing the result of the race competition. So, they requested a fox to do the job. The tortoise and the hare came to the starting point. The race started. The hare began to run very fast at the beginning.

She ran a mile in a few minutes. She found the tortoise far behind her. Then she stopped. She said to herself that she had gone so far from the tortoise. It’s impossible for the tortoise to reach her. So, she can take rest. After taking rest, she will run so fast and defeat the tortoise.

Thinking so, the hare went to sleep in a bush. In the meantime, the tortoise was walking steadily without any pause. When he came to the bush, he saw the lazy hare lying asleep. He smiled and quietly passed by her.

A long time passed. The hare woke up. She saw that it was already evening. She immediately got up and started running. She began to run very fast. But alas! The tortoise had already gone far. She could see the goal. But the tortoise had already crossed the winning post. The hare felt much ashamed. She got a lesson of being proud. The tortoise got the reward of his sincere steadiness.

• 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

9. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed

Once there were two friends living in the same village. They loved each other very much. The village people took it as a model. One day two friends were going through a dense forest. When they reached the middle of the forest, suddenly they saw a bear coming towards them.

Both of them became frightened. One of the friends knew how to climb up a tree but the other was unable to do it. The first friend quickly climbed up a tree. He did not think about the safety of his friend.

The other friend became very upset. He was trembling with fear. He was at a loss what to do. But he did not lose heart. He was intelligent. He was thinking how he could save his life. If he ran, the bear would catch and kill him. He knew that a bear did not touch any dead body.

So, he made a plan. He lay on the ground just like a dead man. The bear came and smelt his ear and nose. It thought that the man was dead. It left the place without doing any harm. Seeing his friend got down from the tree. He thought the bear might tell his friend something important. So he asked his friend what the bear whispered into his ears.

The first friend wanted to give his friend a good lesson. So, he said to his friend that the bear had whispered to him, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” The first friend understood his fault and became ashamed.

10. Grasp All Lose All

One day a hungry dog was looking for food. He was walking to and fro to have some food. But he did not get any opportunity. At last, he was wandering around a butcher’s shop and seeking opportunity to steal a piece of meat. After a while, the butcher went to wash room leaving his shop empty.

The dog got a chance. He reached the shop quickly. He stole a piece of meat and ran away within a moment. The dog became happy to capture the piece of meat. Now, he was looking for a safe place to eat it. On his way there was a small bridge over a canal. He started to cross the canal.

The water of the canal was crystal clear. While crossing the bridge, the fox was enjoying the natural scenery. Suddenly, he looked at the water of the canal. There was reflection of the dog in the static clean water of the canal. The dog thought that another dog with a piece of meat was walking there.

So, he stopped to see the other dog clearly. He shook his face and the dog under the bridge also shook his face. The dog was sure about the other dog. The greedy dog became so much curious to have the piece of meat. So, he barked at his reflection.

Soon, his own piece fell into the water. To get it back, he jumped into the canal. But he failed to regain it. After hard labour he got on the bank of the canal and thought himself, “Grasp all, lose all”.

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