A Farmer and His Quarrelsome Sons

 A Farmer and His Quarrelsome Sons

There was a farmer. He had many sons. The sons often fought. They argued every day. The farmer was sad. He did not know what to do. One day, he called his sons. He gave each son a stick. He asked them to break the sticks. The sons broke the sticks easily. Then the farmer tied all the sticks together. He asked them to break the bundle. The sons could not break it. The farmer said, “If you stay together, you are strong. If you fight, you are weak.” The sons listened to their father. They stopped fighting. They helped each other. They worked on the farm. They did their work carefully. The farm grew well. They were happy. The neighbors were happy. The sons thanked their father. They never fought again. They learned to stay united. The farmer was proud. The family lived happily.

No.	English Sentence	Structure + Parts (Verb Form)	বাংলা অর্থ
1	There was a farmer.	There + was (past of be) + S → There + was + a farmer	একজন কৃষক ছিলেন।
2	He had many sons.	S + had (past) + O → He + had + many sons	তার অনেক ছেলে ছিল।
3	The sons often fought.	S + Adv + V (past) → The sons + often + fought	ছেলেরা প্রায়ই ঝগড়া করত।
4	They argued every day.	S + V (past) + Adv Phrase → They + argued + every day	তারা প্রতিদিন তর্ক করত।
5	The farmer was sad.	S + was (past of be) + Adj → The farmer + was + sad	কৃষক দুঃখিত ছিলেন।
6	He did not know what to do.	S + Aux + Neg + V (base) + Obj Clause → He + did not + know + what to do	তিনি জানতেন না কী করতে হবে।
7	One day, he called his sons.	Adv Phrase + S + V (past) + O → One day + he + called + his sons	একদিন, তিনি তার ছেলেদের ডেকেছিলেন।
8	He gave each son a stick.	S + V (past) + IO + DO → He + gave + each son + a stick	তিনি প্রত্যেক ছেলেকে একটি লাঠি দিলেন।
9	He asked them to break the sticks.	S + V (past) + O + Infinitive → He + asked + them + to break the sticks	তিনি তাদের বললেন লাঠিগুলো ভাঙতে।
10	The sons broke the sticks easily.	S + V (past) + O + Adv → The sons + broke + the sticks + easily	ছেলেরা লাঠিগুলো সহজেই ভেঙে ফেলল।
11	The farmer tied all the sticks together.	S + V (past) + O + Prep Phrase → The farmer + tied + all the sticks + together	কৃষক সমস্ত লাঠি একসাথে বেঁধে দিলেন।
12	He asked them to break the bundle.	S + V (past) + O + Infinitive → He + asked + them + to break the bundle	তিনি তাদের বললেন বান্ডেলটি ভাঙতে।
13	The sons could not break it.	S + Modal + Neg + V (base) + O → The sons + could not + break + it	ছেলেরা এটি ভাঙতে পারল না।
14	The farmer said, “If you stay together, you are strong.”	S + V (past) + Obj Clause → The farmer + said + “If you stay together, you are strong”	কৃষক বললেন, “যদি তুমি একসাথে থাকো, তুমি শক্তিশালী। ”
15	He said, “If you fight, you are weak.”	S + V (past) + Obj Clause → He + said + “If you fight, you are weak”	তিনি বললেন, “যদি তুমি লড়াই করো, তুমি দুর্বল। ”
16	The sons listened to their father.	S + V (past) + Prep Phrase → The sons + listened + to their father	ছেলেরা তাদের বাবার কথা শোনল।
17	They stopped fighting.	S + V (past) → They + stopped + fighting	তারা ঝগড়া বন্ধ করল।
18	They helped each other.	S + V (past) + O → They + helped + each other	তারা একে অপরকে সাহায্য করল।
19	They worked on the farm.	S + V (past) + Prep Phrase → They + worked + on the farm	তারা খামারে কাজ করল।
20	They did their work carefully.	S + V (past) + O + Adv → They + did + their work + carefully	তারা তাদের কাজ সাবধানে করল।
21	The farm grew well.	S + V (past) + Adv → The farm + grew + well	খামার ভালোভাবে বেড়ে গেল।
22	They were happy.	S + were (past of be) + Adj → They + were + happy	তারা খুশি ছিল।
23	The neighbors were happy.	S + were (past of be) + Adj → The neighbors + were + happy	প্রতিবেশীরাও খুশি ছিল।
24	The sons thanked their father.	S + V (past) + O → The sons + thanked + their father	ছেলেরা তাদের বাবাকে ধন্যবাদ দিল।
25	They never fought again.	S + Adv + V (past) + Adv → They + never + fought + again	তারা আর কখনও ঝগড়া করল না।