...Many years ago three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the lack of anything to eat. The soldiers spoke quietly among themselves and the first soldier then turned to the village elders. "Your tired fields have left you nothing to share, so we will share what little we have: the secret of how to make soup from stones." Naturally the villagers were intrigued and soon a fire was put to the town's greatest kettle as the soldiers dropped in three smooth stones. "Now this will be a fine soup", said the second soldier; "but a pinch of salt and some parsley would make it wonderful!" Up jumped a villager, crying "What luck! I've just remembered where some's been left!" And off she ran, returning with an apronful of parsley and a turnip. As the kettle boiled on, the memory of the village improved: soon barley, carrots, beef and cream had found their way into the great pot, and a cask of wine was rolled into the square as all sat down to feast. They ate and danced and sang well into the night, refreshed by the feast and their new-found friends. In the morning the three soldiers awoke to find the entire village standing before them. At their feet lay a satchel of the village's best breads and cheese. "You have given us the greatest of gifts: the secret of how to make...
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...and letting him think that he was alone or that she was going to hate him when she found out about his powers or something, when actually she knew all along this was going to happen to him. He thus saw it as a somewhat of a betrayal on Thyrvï's part. However, as his mother continued to help him hide his powers from the rest of the residents of the village, he convinced himself that she had only been trying to help him in some way and got over these feelings, valuing his close relationship with Thyrvï even then. He continued to steadily develop his powers over the years with his mother's help, taking advantage of the fact he and Thyrvï lived relatively far outside of the main village, due to her profession to hide them from the other villagers. He slowly learnt how to control his powers so they didn't flare up when he was in a bad mood or emotional from practice. Ásta001b Young Ásta However, further rumours about him spread, and the fact he had come to live in such solitude had made his social standing that much worse. He was considered strange by most of his same-age peers, most of whom avoided him like the plague because of it. His only actual friends as a child were Ásta, her brother Abjǫrn, whose mother had been healed from a fever by Leda's mother, and another boy called Folke whose mother was friends with Thyrvï. The four often played in the forests near and around the village together. He accidentally used his powers during a play fight in the forest at one point, which...
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...Northeastern part of Thailand. At present, there are 320 households with total population of 1464. The success of the whole village was recognized since the year 2007. Ang Toey Village is a small, close-knitted community. It started off as a small scale farming community then expanded to diversified farming and occupations. Villagers are hard working persons and self-reliant I.e. they worked and produced for their own consumptions initially. Villagers started off as being farmers but as time went by, they realized that rice farming was not sufficient and was not good for their soil so this was the starting point of diversified farmings and occupations namely rice farming, orchards, vegetable growing, silk woven, fish cultivation. From producing for own consumptions, surplus occurred so they started selling/exchanging to nearby villages thus extra income earnings. This whole working concept fitted very well with His Majesty King Bhumibhol Adulyadej’s ‘Sufficiency Economy Model’. The major factors that contributed to the village’s success in adopting the sufficiency economy philosophy are the three main characteristics that describe the villagers’ way of life. They are modesty or sufficiency, reasonableness or...
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...people. It is like a mirror that reflects the emblem of rural life. It brings a chance in the monotonous life of the villagers. People of all ages specially the children eagerly wait for this happy occasion. A village fair is usually held once or twice a year, on the occasion of some religious or cultural festival. It is generally held on the bank of a river or in front of a Temple, Dargah or the spreading big banyan tree. A village fair is an exhibition of the village products. The people of different professions in the village such as carpenters, blacksmiths, weavers etc. bring their own hand made articles for sell and display. There is a great assemblage of fancy goods such as toys, cheap ornaments, cosmetics, balloons etc. in the fair. Different kinds of household goods and painted articles of bamboo, wood and cane are also brought for sale. Various kinds of sweet meats and seasonal fruits are also available here. A village fair is a place of joy and pleasure for the villagers. As such, some special and attractive arrangements are made in the fair to attract and amuse the visitors. Circus, Magic show, Jatra and Jarigan are the chief attractions of them in the fair. Village fair is a part or our cultural life. Rural people are deprived of different kinds of amenities of life enjoyed by the urban people. So, a village fair appears before the villagers with all opportunities for joys and...
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...small village in Meghalaya, located at about 90 kms from Shillong, is the cleanest village in Asia. You cannot even find a single cigarette butt/plastic bag lying around there. * Punsari – a village in Gujrat has WiFi, CCTVs and AC classrooms. Mostly funded by the Indian government and the village's own funding model. * Hiware Bazar, a village located in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra is one of the richest village in India. There is a record of 60 millionaires in the village and barely any poor. From 168 Below Poverty Line families in 1995, Hiware Bazar now has just three.The sole reason for this fairy-tale change is one man called Popatrao Pawar. He banned all addictive substances to minimize expense and encouraged the villagers to invest in rain-water harvesting, milch cattle, etc. * Dharnai, a village in Bihar, beat 30 years of darkness by developing its own solar-powered system for electricity. With the aid of Greenpeace, Dharnai declared itself an energy-independent village in July. * Chappar village in Haryana has a woman Sarpanch/Village head. Haryana despite being the state with the lowest girls ratio (an abysmal 877) in this village every newborn, regardless of his/her sex, is welcomed into the world with sweets and festivities. * Kokrebellur, a small village in Karnataka, believes in the conservation of nature. Kokrebellur boasts are rare species of birds that fly around and don't even mind humans...
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...in the city. Although living in the city has many advantages there are some disadvantages too. The cost of living is very high in the city. Most goods are very expensive. There is no fresh air and pure water. The environment is polluted with dust, smoke, garbage and dioxide gases from factories. Most of the people who live in the city are corrupted. So there are lots of crimes in the city. Many thefts and murders often take place in the city. The city is always busy and noisy. There are a lot of vehicles and people in the road. The streets are dusty and unclean. So it is hard to lead a healthy life in the city. As well as there are so many advantages in the village life. Mainly the people of the village live in unity and peace. The villagers earn money very hard and earn money enough for live. So they live less competition with each other. So they can reach a good position. They have more friends in the community since it is small. The village...
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...this report I have achieved lots of great experience and memorable task, I have learnt lots of new lessons through this LFE. I have tried my best level to include all the necessary information about LFE in this report. I tried to make this report as a reflection of rural Bangladesh through this LFE. I, sincerely hope that this report will able to achieve your approval, this report could have some mistake, but I am looking for your kind consideration. Sincerely Yours Mahbub Alam ID: 1010278 Group:21 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thanks Allah for giving me opportunity to work in LFE and make me a part of this LFE. It was a great feelings to work with all of my LFE course mate as team and also with the villagers. It would be never succeed if they did not help us, co-ordinate with us. It was the great feelings, great experience towork with them. LFE means Live-in-field Experience. This is a unique course which is totally based on field work, bonding with peoples of rural Bangladesh shows us the other meaning...
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...A narrative Essay HUNTING THE LION The lion’s attack news on a village woman spread immensely and faster like a wildfire in the whole community. This was not the first appearance of the Lion in the village since before this attack, the villagers had lost some of their goats, cattle and also poultry but the disappearance of these animals remained a mystery to the villagers as nobody could confirm the cause of the disappearance whether it was the lion or other different cause, then the tiger struck. This time of the attack, the victim was a 43-year –old woman who was collecting firewood near band-more Forest which borders her small farm. Then after the attack, the villagers organized for the hunt of the Lion. Armed with bows and arrows, machetes and riffles the hunting team which was lead by a seven strong men and I, left Gamy villa village on 27th May 2016, the leader being Rwinda who was a tall strong fearless man. We had an early night where mosquitoes and eerie sounds made by the nocturnal creatures of the jungle kept us awake for almost the whole night. During this trying moment, I had almost made up my mind to give up. At first break of daylight, we were up to face the tuff assignment which was before us. We ate the food we had brought and set off for Karry pawal. Our walk slowed down to a snail’s pace as we had to make our way cross muddy paddy fields. As it began to get dark, we frantically searched for a site so as to set up camp. Suddenly, while we were there,...
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...Products) Description of Local Products of Manikganj which are uncommon/rare in Dhaka (Pick any 3) Promotional Activities of Local Products Description of Village Services (Pick any 3) Village Mapping: a. Objective of Village Mapping b. Legends of the Map c. Surrounding Para Identification d. Village Border Line and Location e. Important Places/Landmarks Identification f. Village Population g. Discussion on the completed village map h. Identification of each pair’s households Health and Natural Environment of Village: a. Water sources: Drinking, Cooking, Personal Use b. Sanitation system c. Family planning situation d. Environmental pollution e. Vaccination programs f. Fuel used in cooking g. Major and Minor diseases of villagers h. Health Treatment Facilities in the...
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...National Park. Racetrack Playa is almost completely flat, 2.5 miles from north to south and 1.25 miles from east to west, and covered with cracked mud. The rocks, some weighing hundreds of pounds, slide across the sediment, leaving furrows in their wakes, but no one has actually witnessed it. 9. Kuldhara — Rajasthan (Ghost Town) village of Kuldhara is a ghost village that has been abandoned since 1800s. It is said to carry a curse of the villagers who migrated to other places. Kuldhara lies about 15 Km west of Jaisalmer in western Rajasthan. The village now lies in ruins. The village was established in 1291 by the Paliwal Brahmins, who were a very prosperous clan and were known for their business acumen and agricultural knowledge. But one night in 1825 all the people in Kuldhara and nearby 83 villages vanished in dark. According to folklore, Salim Singh, the minister of the state, once visiting this village fell for the beautiful daughter of chieftain (Paliwal Brahmin) and wanted to marry her. The minister threatened the villagers that if they did not marry the girl to him, he would levy huge taxes. The chief of the village with those of other 83 adjoining villages decided to abandon and migrate elsewhere as against marrying the girl to Salim Singh. Nobody saw them leave nor did anyone figure where they went, they simply vanished. 3. Roopkund Lake — Uttarrakhand (Skeleton Lake) Roopkund Lake is a glacial lake located at about 5000 meters in the Himalayan ranges of Uttarakhand...
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...21 September 2012 Mike Hagerty Hagerty’s publishing 242 Publisher Lane Blue Springs, Mo, 64015 Dear Mr. Hagerty, As a proud citizen of my community, I believe that there are heroes amongst us all and they are just hiding behind their true self. The reason is that they are too scared to stand up for what they believe in or what they believe needs to be done, in order to create unity. And, that is why I am writing the publisher because I want to try and convince our community that heroes are all around the world and show their powers in different ways. Ohhh… and I’m not talking about NO ordinary superheroes that have all these magical powers; I’m talking about the heroes that simple just uses pure wisdom to influence the ones around them. This story will show the world that there are heroes out there in all different shapes and sizes. And, as far as the story goes, here are the ideas behind my story, so here we go: Way up high in the majestical forests, in the mountain of Emei, in China lives the Somaki people, who had the most inspirational/wise man that ever set foot on the lands called Mr. Morrison. For the people call their village the Spiritual Oracle because of Mr. Morrison; who takes on the form of a monk because of his vibrant white beard and bald head, the fact that he wears glasses and is as short (5’2 to be exact), his face looks as though it is wrinkled in certain areas giving him the effect of audacity allowing him to have the appearance of wisdom...
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...Jim, a member of the Peace Corp, is traveling to various traditional Indian villages scattered throughout Central and South America. During his travels, Jim comes to a very isolated village high in the mountains. When Jim arrives, the village is in turmoil. The small village is being destroyed by an extremist group who plan to kill all the remaining villagers. Jim runs into the havoc and screams for an end to the violence. The leader of the extremist group, Pablo, offers Jim a choice—Jim can either, pick any one villager and shoot them, having the sworn oath of Pablo and his men to spare the remaining nineteen villagers, or Jim can choose not shoot one villager and leave them to be mercilessly killed by the extremist group. The three positions are that, Jim is obligated to shoot one of the villagers, Jim is not obligated to shoot any of the villagers, or Jim is neither obligated either to shoot or not to shoot. It is my argument that the position in which Jim is neither obligated to shoot or not to shoot. This is the most moral position. Jim is not obligated to either shooting or not shooting for various reasons. These reasons are ultimately dependent on the circumstances surrounding Jim’s final decision of whether or not to shoot, and can find that either choice can be morally acceptable thereby making neither choice obligatory. The first reason as to why shooting is morally acceptable would be that Jim would end one life but save nineteen lives. Many people believe that...
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...Have you ever thought about getting stoned? Well, it happened to Tessie, a villager in the short story “The Lottery”. She was a “sacrifice”. Perfect sacrifice for that time period but horrific sacrifice in the this time period. One reason as to why the villagers kept the tradition is because they believed that it would allow the crops to grow. In the passage it says, “They do say, that over in the north village they’re talking of giving up the lottery...Listening to the young folks, nothing’s good enough for them...There’s always been a lottery.” This shows that the villagers believe that the tradition is a good thing, no matter what others say. A reason why the villagers were reluctant to participate in the lottery is because...
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...could restore order before anyone got hurt. While the elephant had gone “must” he had destroyed a truck, a hut, and a villager. Orwell decision was not to look bad in front of the villagers. Orwell needed to show unity. Orwell had a conflict with himself and would try to justify, why killing the elephant was best for the village and himself. I believe that the first reason in justifying in killing the elephant would be in that the elephant had killed a villager. In this country if you kill someone you be put to death or you will do life in prison. Why is it any different for the elephant? By killing the animal it reassures the villagers, that it won’t happen again. The villager that was killed cannot be replaced and his family will have to live without the support or help the family member made to the family. The villager death was in a manner that no one should have had to die, “The friction of the beast’s foot had stripped the skin off of his back as neatly as one skins a rabbit.” Orwell’s made the right choice. “The Burmese population had not weapons and were quit helpless against it.” The elephant had also destroyed a families hut. They are left in the cold and seeking shelters. The villagers will have to put time and supplies to redo the hut. This time could be of better use to the community. The elephant ate out of the villagers fruit stand and the villagers relied on the income of the selling of the fruits. There was a lot of...
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...advances, the stones pile up in a corner and the villagers stand away from the piled up stones as if they symbolize a sinister purpose. The stones function in this horror story are what the lottery winner is killed with. It appears this symbol means that the villagers have no value for human life and are ignorant about questioning a tradition so violent. Tessie, as many people in society, are innocently persecuted for irrational reasons. This also symbolizes that random prejudice can be based on race, religion, appearance, economic background, and sex. Most persecuted people have no control over their sex or background. Likewise, the villagers in this story follow tradition and persecute Tessie simply because they don’t question why and it has always been done this way. Tessie’s random death is bizarre. It is an example of how we presently and randomly show prejudice and mark people because of what we have been taught by our parents or society. As Tessie draws the slip of paper with the black mark the villagers remember the stones and grab them from the pile in the corner. The adults and children have their stones ready as Tessie raises her hands in protection and the villagers take aim. It is stated by the narrator, “a stone hit her on the side of the head,” as she screamed, “it isn't fair, it isn't right.” The villagers didn’t appear bothered by her screams at all as they advanced upon her. The throwing of the stones meant the villagers believed in the tradition of the lottery and...
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