Teachable story for all./part 2

                                                  
                                                                                  

                                          A farmer and his pet dog


There was a farmer in a village.His condition was moderately well.The farmer had a pet dog.He loved his dog very much.Everyday he fed it to its heart's content.On the other hand,the dog also liked its master very much.Anyway,it was very faithful to him.One night a fox secretly entered the cattle shed of his master and snatched away a kid from it.The dog ran after the fox and managed to save  the kid alive.The master was waked by the barking sound of the dog and became happy to see the kid rescued by the dog.Moreover it was so useful to him that no thief  could come  to his house.The dog was hostile towards the strangers.Thus it proved useful to him.


                                       Look before you leap


Once a dog found a piece of bone.He was eating it sitting under a tree.There sat a crow on the tree.It wished to take away the bone from the dog.Sitting on the branch of a tree the crow was watching the dog trying to piece the meat from the bone .He had a desire to have it from the dog by adopting a trick.Then he came near the dog and tried to make friendship with him.But the dog got furious when he saw the crow near him.The crow tried to cajole him with sweet words.He told him that he should bring some salt from the nearby house to make the bone tasty.

He assured him that he would remain vigilant till he came back.The dog could not believe him as the crow was not very trustworthy.Since the crow persisted on,finally the dog agreed to do this.Besides,he also wanted to make his food more tasty.Then he decided to go keeping the bone under the supervision of the crow .As soon as the dog moved a few yards from the crow ,he took the bone in his beak and flew away.The dog saw the crow flying far away with his favorite bone.So it is said that look before you leap.


                                     The lion and a lamb.


A lion was drinking water from a brook.At the same time a lamb was also taking water from the downstream of the same brook.The lion saw the lamb and wanted ta devour him.As a result, he was thinking about how to accomplish his evil design.At last, he hit upon a plan .

The lion accused that the lamb was disturbing him by muddying water.But the lamb tried to refute the accusation by saying that he was taking water from downstream.So the question of  muddying water on the part of him did not arise.

On the contrary,the lamb replied that it is the lion who was muddying water for him (lamb) as he was drinking water from upstream.Then the lion retorted that perhaps his father was muddying water for him in the last year.Saying this, the lion attacked the lamb and killed him.



                      Money cannot bring happiness 



There lived a happy cobbler who passed his days working and singing from morning till night .A rich neighbor of his was a banker who one day said to him ,"How much a year do you earn?
"The cobbler replied ,"I earn enough to make both ends meet." "I am sorry for that .You must be living in treat distress,"Said the banker. "But I am used to this sort of life and I am happy ,"
Said the cobbler.

The next day the rich banker again came to visit the cobbler .He came  with ten thousand taka in a bag.He said to him,"Look,my friend!I've brought ten thousand taka for you.Keep this
money and remove your distress."The cobbler was greatly surprised.At first he refused to take the money .The rich man told him that he could use the money in times of difficulties.The
cobbler took the bag of money from the rich man and thanked him.

Now a new thinking took hold of the cobbler.He said to himself ,"Ten thousand taka is a lot of money".He could not think where to keep the money .He did not find any safe place to keep the bag.He dug a hole in his hut and kept the money there.But he always thought that his money could be stolen any time . This thought kept him awake and his sleep fled away at night .He even could not devote himself to his work.As a result ,his life became more miserable .Peace and happiness vanished from his life.The cobbler gradually realized that he had money,but no peace of mind.


                                 Black will take no other hue



It was a winter morning.Cold wind was blowing heavily.A farmer was going to his field .He found a snake half dead with cold ,lying by the side of the road.He took pity on the wretched snake.So ,he put it in his basket and brought it home.He warmed the snake with fire and gave it warm milk and made it fresh.A deep love for the poor snake gradually developed in the farmer 

.He started treating the snake like his child.The snake was all right with this treatment and it got quite well very soon.It plays with the children of the farmer.The farmer's children also take it well as their playmate.However,for the time being,it showed its actual behaviour and  forgot the sympathy of the kind farmer .One day while playing with the children of the farmer ,it spread out its fang and bit one of them .

The victim of the snake 's bite the farmer's only son died with in a few minutes.Then the farmer realized his mistake .He understood that an evil always remains an evil .So he became very angry and killed the snake with a stick.Saying,"Black will take no other hue."