Rearranging Sentences:
Put the following parts of the story in correct order to make the whole story.
I. She expressed her feelings towards them.
II. After a while, they reached the house of the Bedouin woman.
III. It was past midnight when the Caliph returned home.
IV. The Bedouin restlessly walked up and down.
V. When they went, they took with them some food.
VI. His wife was still up waiting for her husband's return.
VII. The Caliph offered her the food which they had brought with them.
VIII. He told his wife about a poor helpless Bedouin woman.
IX. On hearing the fact, his wife expressed her eagerness to set out immediately to help the fellow woman.
X. She was glad to have a meal.
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Correct Sequence:
III → VI → VIII → IX → V → II → IV → VII → X → I
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Story in Correct Sequence:
It was past midnight when the Caliph returned home. His wife was still up waiting for her husband's return. He told his wife about a poor helpless Bedouin woman. On hearing the fact, his wife expressed her eagerness to set out immediately to help the fellow woman. When they went, they took with them some food. After a while, they reached the house of the Bedouin woman. The Bedouin restlessly walked up and down. The Caliph offered her the food which they had brought with them. She was glad to have a meal. She expressed her feelings towards them.
খলিফা যখন বাড়ি ফিরলেন তখন মধ্যরাত। তার স্ত্রী তখনও তার স্বামীর ফিরে আসার অপেক্ষায় ছিলেন। তিনি তার স্ত্রীকে এক দরিদ্র অসহায় বেদুইন মহিলার কথা বললেন। ঘটনাটি শুনে তার স্ত্রী সহকর্মী মহিলাকে সাহায্য করার জন্য অবিলম্বে যাত্রা করার আগ্রহ প্রকাশ করেন। তারা গেলে তাদের সাথে কিছু খাবার নিয়ে গেল। কিছুক্ষণ পর তারা বেদুইন মহিলার বাড়িতে পৌঁছল। বেদুইন অস্থিরভাবে উপরে-নিচে হাঁটতে থাকে। খলিফা তাকে তাদের সাথে আনা খাবারের প্রস্তাব দিলেন। সে খাবার খেয়ে খুশি হয়েছিল। তিনি তাদের প্রতি তার অনুভূতি প্রকাশ করেছেন।
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Completing Story:
Buddha and the Widow
Once upon a time, there was a widow who lived in a small village. She had only one son, and he was her whole world. Unfortunately, one day, her son became very ill and passed away. The widow was heartbroken and couldn’t accept her son’s death. She cried all day and night, refusing to eat or sleep.
One day, the widow heard that Buddha was in a nearby village. People said that Buddha had great wisdom and could help anyone in pain. Filled with hope, she decided to visit him. When she met Buddha, she begged him, “Please, bring my son back to life. I cannot live without him.”
Buddha listened to her patiently. Then he said, “I can help you, but first, you must bring me a mustard seed from a house where no one has ever experienced death.” The widow felt relieved and thought this task would be easy.
She went from house to house in her village, asking for a mustard seed. At each house, people were willing to give her a mustard seed, but when she asked if they had ever faced death in their family, the answer was always the same: someone had died there.
After visiting many houses, the widow realized that death is a natural part of life and that everyone experiences loss. She understood that she was not alone in her sorrow. She returned to Buddha and said, “I now understand that death is universal and cannot be avoided.”
Buddha gently smiled and said, “When you accept the truth, your heart will find peace.” The widow thanked Buddha and slowly began to heal from her pain.
Moral: Acceptance of life’s realities, including loss and death, helps us find peace and move forward.
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