Writing Skill Story Writing
Story, event, or newspaper report writing is the art of writing, not an entirely original story or event in the student’s own way, but a story or event, the main plot of which is given or suggested in outlines.
How to proceed:
Read the outlines carefully till you have a clear idea of the plot of the story or the event.
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- Begin the story or the event straightway without any introduction.
- Follow the order of the points given in the outlines.
- Do not omit any points.
- Connect the points naturally so that the whole passage may be a connected piece of good composition and not a mass of loose, disjointed sentences.
- The story of the report should not be unusually long.
- Give it a title or a heading.
- [ প্রদত্ত outlines থেকে গল্প বা ঘটনার plot বা বিষয়বস্তু সম্বন্ধে সুস্পষ্ট ধারণা না হওয়া পর্যন্ত সেগুলি পুনঃপুনঃ পড়বে।
- Plot সম্বন্ধে ধারণা হওয়ার পর কোনোরূপ মুখবন্ধ না লিখে একেবারে গল্প বা ঘটনা লিখতে আরম্ভ করবে।
- Outlines গুলি যে order বা পর্যায়ে দেওয়া থাকে তোমার রচনার কথাগুলিও সেই order-এ লিখতে হবে।
- তোমার লিখিত passageটি যেন প্রদত্ত outlines গুলির মধ্য দিয়ে স্বাভাবিকভাবে শেষ হয় সে বিষয়ে লক্ষ রাখবে, – কোথায়ও যেন কোনোরকম অসঙ্গতি বা কষ্টকল্পনা না থাকে।
- গল্পের মধ্যে dialogue or conversation or direct speech ব্যবহার করতে পারো, – কিন্তু তা যেন স্বাভাবিক হয়।
- অনেক সময় তোমাকে তোমার লিখিত গল্পের বা ঘটনার title -ও দিতে বলা হবে। এরূপক্ষেত্রে গল্পটির 24, 4 (-“Casablanca” or “The Dog in the Manger” or “A Greedy Dog”), বা গল্পের সঙ্গে সুসঙ্গত কোনো proverb বা প্রচলিত উক্তি ( যথা – “Grasp all, lose all”) title রূপে ব্যবহার করতে পারো।
- গল্পটি বেশি বড়ো করো না, নির্দিষ্ট শব্দসংখ্যার মধ্যে সীমাবদ্ধ রাখবে।]
Writing Skill Story Writing Examples Worked Out
Outlines: The Caliph of Bagdad loved an ugly slave very much courtiers asked him about it Caliph explained – he was going through a town a casket containing pearls fell down from a camel’s back-pearls were scattered around-slaves were told to go and have them for themselves – all went the ugly one stood by the Caliph his master was his most precious pearl.
The Faithful Slave
The Caliph of Bagdad had a slave. He was ugly to look at, yet the Caliph loved him very much.
One day the courtiers asked the Caliph, “Oh, Lord, how is it that you love this ugly slave more than all others?” The Caliph answered, “Listen then to the story why I love him so much.
Once, as I was going through a town, a casket containing valuable pearls fell down from the back of a camel on my train.
The lid of the casket was broken and the pearls were scattered around. I told my slaves, ‘Go and have them. Everyone will get what he picks.
All the slaves went for the pearls-all but this ugly one. I asked him why he did not go.
He replied, ‘My Lord, to me you are the most precious pearl, I stay to guard you’.
The courtiers said with one voice, “Oh, Lord, truly the man deserves your special favor.
2. Outlines: An English soldier-prisoner of war in France for some years-war ends-returns home-sees a bird-seller-buys all the birds and sets them free-why.
Joys of Freedom or The English Soldier and the Caged Birds
Once an English soldier was made prisoner in a war between England and France.
He was put behind bars in prison for some time. After the war ended, the soldier was set free. He became a free man and returned home happily.
One day while he was walking near a market he saw a bird-seller with a big cage full of birds for sale.
The birds in the cage at once reminded him of his long sufferings during his prison life.
He bought all the birds with the cage and set them free one by one.
The birds flew away freely in the air. The amazed bird-seller asked the soldier why he had not kept the birds with him and, instead, allowed them to fly away.
The soldier said that he had set the birds free for he knew well the agony of captivity.
Moral: Nobody likes captivity.
3. Outlines: Two women claimed a baby as her own brought before the judge-both were strong in their claims the judge ordered the baby to be cut into two and given to them—the real mother found out.
The Real Mother
Once two women quarrelled over a baby, each claiming the baby as her own.
As the dispute could not be settled, they were brought before a judge for a settlement.
The judge tried his best to make them accept the truth, but both clung to their claims.
The wise judge then ordered the executioner to cut the baby into two equal parts and give each woman a piece.
At this, one woman kept quiet but the other one cried out in sorrow and said, “Sir, please let the child remain alive. Let her have the baby.
” The real mother was then found out. The judge gave the baby to the weeping woman and punished the other one.
Moral: Love for a child is the greatest sentiment in a mother’s heart.
4. Outlines: A dog and a donkey traveling together a basket of bread on the donkey’s back- both felt hungry-donkey ate grass on the roadside-dog asked donkey for a piece of bread- donkey refused-wolf appeared-donkey requests dog to stand by-dog refused-fate of the donkey.
The Dog and the Donkey
A dog and a donkey carrying a basket of bread were going together on a long journey.
After they had traveled for some time they felt hungry, and the donkey began to eat the grass that grew by the roadside.
The dog which could not eat grass, begged for a piece of bread from the donkey’s back, but the donkey would not grant the request.
Shortly after a wolf was seen coming towards them. Trembling with fear, the donkey begged the dog to stand by. But the dog would not.
He said that those who ate alone must also fight alone. With these words he went away, leaving the ass to be eaten up by the wolf.
Moral: Selfishness is always punished.
5. Outlines: A merchant on his way home through a forest – has a bag containing gold coins -heavy rains-drenched through and through-grumbles – suddenly a robber appears -aims his gun-gunpowder so wet that the gun did not go off-the merchant thanks rain.
Rain Saves the Merchant
A merchant was once returning home from a distant town. He was carrying a bag of gold coins with him.
While he was passing through a deep forest which was the abode of thieves and dacoits, suddenly it started raining.
The rain was so heavy that soon he got drenched completely. He began to grumble and blamed God for all these hazards and inconveniences.
All of a sudden, a robber with a gun appeared on the scene. He aimed his gun at the merchant and fired a shot.
But the gunpowder was so wet that the gun did not go off. The merchant started to run and found himself safe.
The merchant’s life and the gold coins were thus saved. He realized that the rain was a great boon to him.
He became grateful to God for saving his life.
Moral: God is good.
6. Outlines: A poor woodcutter-cutting a big piece of wood near a wide river – an axe slipped from his hand – very sad river goddess appeared-soothed – gave him a gold axe then a silver axe- the cutter said, “No, this is not mine” – again a common iron axe with old wooden handle – “Yes it’s mine” – goddess pleased – gave him all three- reward for his truthfulness.
The Honest Woodcutter
Once a poor woodcutter was cutting a big piece of wood near a wide river.
By chance, his axe slipped from his hand and it fell into the river.
He was very sad as he would not be able to cut wood any more to earn his livelihood.
He started crying. The river goddess took pity on him. She appeared before the woodcutter, soothed him, and gave him a gold axe.
The cutter said that it was not his. The goddess then brought a silver axe.
The cutter told her that it, too, was not his axe. The goddess again dived into the water and brought a common iron axe with an old wooden handle.
The woodcutter was very glad to see the axe and said that it was his own axe.
The goddess was very much pleased with the honesty of the woodcutter. She gave him all three axes as a reward for his truthfulness.
Moral: Honesty is the best policy.
7. Outlines: A dying farmer-three lazy sons – thought out a plan- dig up a field to find riches the old farmer dies – dug up the field – no result – later, got a rich crop and understood the full meaning of their father’s advice.
A Farmer and His Three Lazy Sons
An old farmer was on his deathbed. He had three sons who were very lazy. They would not work in the field.
The farmer was worried that his sons would suffer much after his death.
He thought of a plan to force them to work in the field. He told his children to dig up the field to find riches that were buried in the ground.
So saying the old farmer died. The three sons then began to dig up the field to find out the hidden riches but they could not find any.
Then they sowed seeds in the field which they dug. The land produced rich crops. They understood that the crops were the hidden treasures.
Moral: The fruits of toil are man’s best treasures.
8. Outlines: A farmer’s goose laid golden eggs – the farmer became rich by selling them one by one thought that the goose was full of golden eggs and wished to become very rich by getting out once all these eggs from the goose killed the goose- got nothing.
The Greedy Farmer and His Goose
A farmer had a goose. When she laid her first egg, the man was very much excited to find that it was not an ordinary egg, but a golden one.
The next day too the goose laid another golden egg. In this way, the farmer came into possession of a number of golden eggs. He became rich by selling them one by one.
But the more he got, the more did his greed increase. He thought the goose had many more golden eggs in her belly.
So he resolved to get them out all at once in order that he might become very rich in the quickest possible time. With this object in view he one day killed the goose and cut open her belly.
Alas! there was no golden egg inside. The farmer now repented having lost the treasure he had been getting daily for so long.
Moral: Grasp all, lose all.
9. Outline: One of the shoes of a farmer’s horse was without nails the farmer did not consider that this was of any importance-after he had ridden some distance the shoe came off-the horse began to limp- then it broke its leg- the farmer lost his wares and the horse.
The Importance of Little Things
A farmer saddled his horse to take his wares to market. When about to start he noticed that one of the horse’s shoes was without nails.
But he did not consider this of any importance. After he had gone some distance, the shoe came off.
The farmer thought the horse would be able to finish the journey on three shoes.
But as he rode further on, the animal began to limp on the ground.
The farmer now realized his mistake, but there was no blacksmith nearby.
So he went on, hoping that the horse would be able to carry him somehow to the marketplace.
But alas! That was not to be. The poor animal soon broke its leg and fell down.
Not only were the wares broken, but the farmer lost his horse forever for neglecting to nail the shoe in time.
Moral: Take care before it is too late.
10. Outlines: A nobleman builds a grand house – offers it to the first man proving himself contented a stranger claims it- nobleman turns him out if contented, he would not wish for the house.
The Test of a Contented Man
Once upon a time, a nobleman built a grand house. In front of the gate, he wrote the words, “The house is to be given to the first man who can prove himself contented”.
Shortly after, a stranger came before the nobleman and said, “I claim the house because I can prove that I am a contented person.”
The nobleman said in reply, “I am sorry I do not find any trace of contentment in you, for if you were really contented, you would not have wished to have this house.
” So saying he turned the man out?
11. Outline: Two friends walking by a jungle friend climbs up a tree – the other cannot bear smells his face thinks him dead and goes enquires what the bear whispered into his ear- who leaves you in danger?
bear suddenly comes out one of the lies flat on the ground feigning death away- the first friend comes down – the friend replies, ‘Don’t trust a friend
The False Friend
Once upon a time, two friends were walking by a jungle, talking about their love for each other.
Suddenly, they saw a bear come out of the jungle. One of the friends at once forgot all his boast of friendship and climbed up a tree to save himself, without any thought of the other.
The latter could not climb a tree. So, finding no alternative, he lay flat upon the ground and feigned death, as he had heard that the bear would not touch a dead body.
The bear came upon him, smelt his ears, nose, and face, and then went away, taking him for dead.
After it had disappeared altogether, the first friend came down from the tree and asked the other what the bear had whispered into his ears.
The latter had seen what a false friend he was, and replied, “The bear advised me never to trust a man who leaves his friend in danger.”
Moral: A friend in need is a friend indeed.
12. Outlines: Mice want to get rid of cat-discuss many plans – one suggests hanging a bell around the cat’s neck nobody comes forward to do so.
Mice in Council
Once there lived several mice in a house. They were always in fear of a cat that lived in the same house.
It used to attack the mice and often killed them. The mice did not know what to do, for nobody was sure when the cat would come.
So, one day they called a meeting to find a way out of the danger.
They went on discussing the situation for several hours, but there was no solution.
At last one young mouse stood up and said, ‘Let us tie a bell around the cat’s neck.
It will ring at every step when the cat moves. We will then run away.
The mice jumped up in joy at this idea. Then an old mouse slowly got up and said, ‘It is a very good idea indeed.
But who will bell the cat ?’ There was no reply. No one came forward to tie the bell.
Moral: Some things are said more easily than done.
13. Outlines: A wolf saw a lamb drinking water-wanted to eat it – blamed the lamb for mudding the water-next, the wolf said the lamb abused him a year back-lamb said he was not born then the wolf said that it was his father – he killed the lamb.
The Wolf and the Lamb
Once a wicked wolf was drinking water in a stream. Suddenly he saw a lamb drinking
water some distance down the stream. He wanted to kill the lamb and have a good meal.
So, he tried to find an excuse to kill him. He shouted at the lamb, “How dare you make my drinking water muddy ?
” The lamb protested and replied, “How can I make your water muddy, sir? You are at a higher place and the water flows down from you to me.
” The wolf sought out another excuse and said, “You called me names a year back.” “But, sir,” argued the helpless lamb,
“I was not even born then.” The wolf shouted, “If it were not you, then it must be your father, and that amounts the same to me.
” So saying, the wolf pounced ( 1) upon the helpless lamb and killed him.
Moral: A devil is never short of excuses.
14. Outlines: A hare in a match with a tortoise overconfident of swiftness- the tortoise plodded steadily- tortoise reached the goal first.
The Hare and the Tortoise
Once a hare challenged a tortoise to run a race. They set out for the race.
They ran together for some time. Soon the hare went far ahead of the tortoise. The overconfident hare took it easy and decided to rest.
As he was tired, soon he fell asleep. But the tortoise though slow, ran non-stop.
Soon he caught up with the sleeping hare and went far ahead of him.
When the hare woke up and saw the tortoise much ahead, he tried to overtake him desperately but failed.
The tortoise reached the goal first and won the race.
Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.
15. Outlines: A monkey lived on a tree near a shoe-makers shop-watched the shoemaker’s work would enter his room in his absence and work with the tools shoe-maker pretended to draw a razor across his throat several times went out returned to find the monkey dead with throat cut.
The Shoe-maker and the Monkey
A shoemaker was once very much troubled by the tricks of a monkey that lived on a tree near his shop.
It would watch the shoe-maker at work, and when he went out, it would come down and enter the shop and work with the tools like the shoe-maker.
The tools were damaged in this way. At last, an idea occurred to the shoemaker.
He took a razor and pretended to draw it across his throat several times in full view of the monkey.
Then he left the shop, leaving the razor lying open. When he returned he found the monkey lying dead in the shop with its throat cut.
Moral: Don’t ape blindly.
16. Outlines: Socrates was calm by the nature-his wife was of the violent temper-one day his wife abused him loudly-Socrates bore all calmly, sitting at the doorstep of his house-more furious, the wife emptied a bucket of water over his head-Socrates joined with the passers- their laughter and remarked, “After thunder comes the rain.”
Socrates and his Calm Temper
Socrates, the famous Greek philosopher, was noted as much for his wisdom as for his calmness.
His wife, on the contrary, was of a violent temper and flew into passion on the slightest excuse.
One day she became more furious than ever and began to abuse her husband in the strongest terms.
Socrates, determined not to be put out, bore all this calmly and sat at the doorstep of his house, looking out on the public street.
This calmness and silence of the philosopher made the wife more furious.
She took up a bucket of water and poured out its contents over her husband’s head.
The passers-by on the street felt very much amused by the incident.
Socrates joined with them in their laughter and merriment, and remarked, “This was what was expected,-after thunder comes rain.”
17. Outlines: A fox-hungry-grapes hanging up-fox cannot reach them “Grapes are sour.”
The Fox and the Grapes, Of Grapes are Sour
A fox once felt very hungry and began to look for something to eat.
After some time he came to a vineyard laden with ripe grapes. The fox was very much delighted and thought of satisfying his hunger with the grapes.
They were, however, too high up. The fox stood upon his hind legs, but could not reach them.
He then took several jumps upwards; still, they were beyond his reach.
They continued to hang temptingly before his eyes. When the fox, at last, understood that he could never get at them, he gave up the attempt and went away.
He tried to console himself with the thought that the grapes were not surely fit to be eaten, they were sour.
Moral: A fool despises what he cannot get.
18. Outlines: Two cats quarrel over a piece of cake-monkey becomes the arbitrator-eats up the whole cake on the plea of making the parts equal.
Quarrelling Cats and the Monkey Judge
One day two cats stole a piece of cake from a house. But they could not agree about the proper division of the spoil.
So they went to a monkey to decide the dispute. He brought in a weighing balance, and breaking the piece of cake in two, put them on the two sides of it.
As one piece was found to weigh heavier than the other, he took a bite from it on the plea of reducing the weight.
But he purposely took a far bigger bite than proper. The result was the piece that was lighter before became heavier now.
This process went on and gradually the size of the cake was reduced.
The cats saw through the game but dared not say anything. At last, when the cake was almost finished, they gathered the courage to ask for what was left.
The monkey refused. He said it was the price of his labor and put it in his mouth. The cats went away, sad but wise.
Moral: It is better to settle awards amicably.
19. Outlines: A farmer’s daughter going to market with a can of milk on her head – lost in daydreaming-dreams of being very rich with many suitors – rejects them all – nods her head in pride – the result.
A Young Farmer Girl and Her Daydreams
A young farmer girl was of a romantic turn of mind, rather given to daydreams.
One day she went to market with a can of milk on her head. As she walked on, she gave free play to her romantic ideas. She would accumulate profit on the sale of her milk every day and buy more and more cows with it.
She would soon have a large number of cows, which would give her enough milk to make her rich.
She would then build a new house for herself, and her dresses too would be the envy of the neighbouring maids.
The young men of the locality would now gather around her, suing for her hand, but she would reject them all as too much
beneath her.
So lost was the girl in her dream that she actually gave a proud shake of her head to express her rejection.
The can on her head fell down at once, spilling all the milk on the ground.
The girl got a rude awakening from her foolish dream, and tears began to roll down her cheeks.
Moral: Never try to build a castle in the air.
20. Outlines: A crow lived on a tree-a snake lived in a hole at the foot-it ate up the crow’s young ones the crow stole the necklace of the prince-dropped it into the snake’s hole- the king’s men found it-dug into the hole-snake killed.
A Crow revenges herself upon a Snake
A snake lived in a hole at the foot of a tree. High up on its branches was the nest of a crow containing her young ones. The snake used to eat up a young bird every day.
The crow at last thought of a plan to get rid of her enemy. She stole the necklace of the prince from the royal palace nearby and dropped it into the snake’s hole after scattering a few rubies from it here and there near its mouth.
The king was very much agitated at the loss and sent out men to find out the necklace.
In course of their search, they noticed the scattered rubies near the hole.
As they came to the spot, they saw the necklace inside and dug it out after killing the snake.
21. Outlines: A crow on a tree-a bit of flesh in her beak-a fox praises her beauty but deplores that she has no voice-the crow tried to sing-drops the meat-fox gets the meat-
runs away.
The Vain Crow
A crow sat on a tree with a bit of flesh in her beak. A fox saw her and thought of having the flesh. He said, “How beautiful the crow is;-how glossy her feathers; but alas! God has given her no voice.
It is certainly very cruel of Him.” The crow was flattered by the praise and gave a loud caw to prove that she had a voice. The flesh dropped from her beak.
The fox picked it up and went away saying, “Vain bird, had you been half as wise as you are vain, you would not have lost the flesh.”
Moral: Vanity leads to misfortune.
22. Outlines: A wolf meets a stout dog-dog speaks highly of his lot-good food and no work except keeping watch at night-wolf sees a mark around the dog’s neck-dog explains it to be the mark of the chain-the wolf rejects the dog’s proposal-goes away.
The Wolf and the Dog
One day a wolf chanced to meet a stout dog. As they fell into conversation, the dog spoke highly of the comforts of his life.
He was the pet of his master’s family and was well-fed and well-taken care of. As to work, he had nothing to do except keep watch at night.
The wolf complained that his own lot was quite different. He was never sure of food and had sometimes to go without it for the whole day.
This was why he was so ravenous by nature. The dog pitied him with a superior air.
Just then the wolf noticed a mark around the dog’s neck and enquired what it was.
The dog replied that it was the mark of the chain in which he was kept. The wolf said, “So you are not free at all. Well, I no longer envy you.
I prefer my freedom without food a thousand times to your well-fed and comfortable life of bondage.” So saying, the wolf went away.
Moral: Freedom is always preferable to the comforts of life.
23. Outlines: A fox fell into a well- could not come out – a goat came-fox invited him to drink goat jumped in-fox leaped on its back and got out -goat left behind.
The Fox and the Goat
Once a fox fell into a well. Though he tried his best to come out, he failed.
He did not know what to do. In the meantime, a goat came in to drink water.
Seeing the fox inside, he wanted to know what he was doing inside.
Suddenly a plan came to the head of the fox. “I am here to drink water.
The water is really sweet. Why don’t you try it yourself?” he said.
The goat believed it and jumped into the well. The fox immediately climbed up the goat’s back and jumped out of the well, leaving the goat behind.
Moral: Look before you leap.