Once upon a time there was a king called Midas. He was greedy and extremely fond of gold .Although he had a lot of it, he wanted more. Once he thought that if he had the golden touch, he would be the happiest man in the world.A wise god granted his wish soon. Half an hour later, the king was sitting under an apple tree in his garden and suddenly a ripe apple fell beside him. It was so delicious that the king could not check his desire to enjoy its taste. As he touched it, it turned into gold. He could hardly believe his eyes. But at last he could realize that he had had the magical power of the golden touch. Then he touched his chair and he was surprised to see that it also turned into gold. As he entered the palace , his little daughter came running to him. He took her in his arms but alas! she turned into gold. Then the king could realize the danger of the golden touch. He understood his mistake and payed to the wise god to take away the golden touch. The wise god took the golden touch away and the girl became a human being again. finally, the king became very happy and grew wiser.
A Rich Man and a Happy Cobbler There lived a happy cobbler who passed his days working and singing from morning till night.A rich neighbor of him was a banker who one day said to him, "How much a year do you earn?" The cobbler laughed and said, "I earn enough to make both ends meet." The rich man said, "I think you are in great distress." The cobbler said, "I am happy to lead such life." The next day the rich man again came and met the cobbler. He gave him fifty thousand taka and said, "Keep this money and remove your suffering." The cobbler was surprised and did not take it at first. The rich man told him that he could use the money in times of need.Taking the money the cobbler thanked the man but a new thinking took hold of the cobbler. He did not...
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