Read the beginning of the following story. It is not complete. Use your imagination to complete it and give it a suitable title:
There lived a wood cutter in a village. One day he was cutting wood near a river. Suddenly, his axe fell into the river. The river was very deep. The wood cutter did not know how to swim or dive. So, he was sitting there sadly. Then a wonderful thing happened. A beautiful fairy appeared before the wood cutter..... asked him in a sweet voice, ____ not  cutting wood? - fallen into the pond. - axe made of gold showed him another axe -happily that it was his axe. gave him the gold and the silver axes too. - became rich and

(Completing Stories)

King Solomon's Wisdom
King Solomon was a wise man. Everybody talked about his wisdom (প্রজ্ঞা/ বিজ্ঞতা): The Queen of Sheba came to know about his fame. She was eager to visit the king and test his wisdom.
One day she came to visit king Solomon. The King was sitting at his court. The queen brought valuable gifts for the king. She also brought two garlands one real and the other artificial (কৃত্রিম). But they looked completely alike.
The queen said to King Solomon, "Your Majesty, please pick up the real garland without touching it."
The courtiers (সভাসদ/ অমাত্যবর্গ) of King Solomon became confused. The King thought for a moment or two. Then he ordered the guards, "Open all the windows:"
Bees flew in and sat on the real garland (ফুলের মালা).
Everyone including the queen of Sheba was amazed at the ready wit of king Solomon.
Moral # You may win a hard task by common sense.

A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
There were two friends. They lived in a certain village. They promised that they would help each other at the time of danger.
One day they were passing through a deep forest. Suddenly a bear came in front of them.
So both of them were afraid and were at a loss what to do.
One of them knew how to climb a tree. He at once climbed a tree and hid (লুকানো) himself. The other man, finding no alternative (বিকল্প), fell on the ground and held his breath pretending to be dead.
The bear came up to him and smelt his nose, ears and face, took him to be a dead man and left the place.
When the bear was gone, the man in the tree came down and said, "Thank God that you are saved. But friend, I saw the bear put its mouth very close to your ear. Did it say anything to you?"
The friend replied. "Yes, the bear told me not to trust a friend who left you in danger to şeek his own safety."

Happiness Lies in the Contentment
Once there lived a happy cobbler (মুচি) who passed his days in working and singing from morning till night. A rich neighbor of him was a banker who one day said to him, "How much do you earn a year?"
The cobbler replied that he had never counted his one year's income and even he did not know how many days a year had. Hearing this, the banker became surprised.
He asked the cobbler what he did with his money. The cobbler told that he lived from hand to mouth. In fact the cobbler earned very little and spent all the money he earned a day to support himself and his family and he had no ambition (উচ্চাকাঙ্ক্ষা). He had no demand for amenities that had not possessed. So poverty could not stand in the way of his happiness. At this, a deep thought occurred in the mind of the banker. He sighed, "How helpless I am!"
A vast property belonged to the banker. But an unsatisfaction always troubled him. So he always wanted more riches which snatched away his happiness. The banker said to himself, "What is use of this possession when I'm deprived of real peace?"
He thought he was poorer than the cobbler.
So he began to find out happiness giving away all his riches to the poor. In fact happiness is a relative factor which varies from person to person. It can't be possessed in spite of having vast properties.

A Scholar and a Boatman / The Importance of Practical Knowledge

Once a scholar (পন্ডিত ব্যক্তি) was going to a place by boat. It was the beginning of the summer season: The boatman set sail and the boat was advancing.smoothly.
The scholar said to the boatman, "Did you read history?"
The boatman said, "No."
The scholar told him that without any knowledge of history one-fourth of his life was spoilt (নষ্ট/ বৃথা). He looked at the beautiful scenery and asked again whether he had read geography. As usual the reply of the boatman was in the negative.. This time the scholar said that one half of the boatman's life was spoilt. Then they were silent for some time. It was afternoon.
The scholar broke the silence and said to the boatman, "Do you know anything about science?" "No. nothing do I know of science", was the answer of the boatman.
The scholar said to him that his life was of no use. Three-fourths of his life were spoilt. Hearing this the boatman remained silent.
All on a sudden, the sky became covered with dark clouds. The 'Kalboishakhi' began to blow in the form of a storm. The scholar was very much frightened.
This time the boatman said to him. “Sir, do you know how to swim?”

Grapes are Sour
Once in a very hot day a fox came to a vineyard (আঙ্গুর ক্ষেত) where he saw some grapes. The grapes were ripe and looked very attractive. As the fox was very hungry, he walked into a vineyard.
He looked upward and found some ripe grapes hanging from vines. The grapes were too high for him to reach. The fox felt greedy to see the grapes.
He wanted to have some of them. Thus he ran and jumped high to catch the nearest bunch of grapes. He made several attempts (প্রচেষ্টা) but all were in vain (ব্যার্থ). Each time he missed the juicy grapes.
At last he became tired and disappointed. He thus, consoled, (সান্তনা) himself saying that he did not really mean to have these grapes.
These grapes are sour indeed.

A Liar Shepherd/
Nobody believes a liar

There was a shepherd boy. He kept a flock of sheep near a forest. It was not far from his village. One day he wanted to make a fun with the villagers. So, he began to short and cried, "Wolf, Wolf, please help me." People would come running to help him. Then the cowboy would begin to laugh and say that he only made fun with them. Being disgusted the people would go back.
At last the annoyed men went away saying, "If the rascal (বদমাস) cries out again, we won't go for his help."
One day a tiger really came and the boy cried out, "The wolf! The Wolf! Please help me!"
The people heard him shouting but they did -not come. They thought that the boy was again playing his trick (বুদ্ধি) to make joke with them.
The tiger fell upon his cows and killed many. At last, it fell upon the boy and tore him into pieces.