English-Guide

  Main idea This story is related to the importance of human relationships or the love between a man and a woman which is inevitable in human life. The writer suggests that human existence is not possible without sexual attraction between them. It attracts not only the common people like you and me, but also the great and ideal people like the saints and sages. There are some people who look for something beyond their life. They like to avoid the social responsibility to look after their family and the common human welfare. The story tries to define what a good life is and how people fail to realize it. Some people think that they need to follow their rational thoughts ignoring the sensual instincts. In fact, they need to understand that a good life is not an escape from reality, but it is enjoying the best part of our lives. Short Summary This is a tale of long ago when human beings were in competition with gods. They would get godhood by doing difficult penance. Even the god woul...

Main idea This story shows the conflict between an ordinary individual and the authoritative power of the state. It presents a picture of the society where an individual is dominated by the power of the state and he has to suffer a lot of struggling against the greater power. There is an ordinary peasant who marries a beautiful woman, but his wife is eyed by the king. The king tries to kill him offering a job in the palace and giving difficult tasks. But the idea of his wife and an old grandma saves them all. Finally, the peasant and his wife are left out of the king's target, and they live happily ever after. Therefore, this beautiful story, written in the form of folktale shows disparities between the higher class people like the King and an ordinary peasant who has to suffer without a fault under the domination of the state's authoritative power. Short Summary There was an ordinary labor named Emelyan who worked for his master. One day, he was going across the meadows to wor...