Mr. Riyaz and the Helpful Boys

Copy 1: 100–120 Words

Mr. Riyaz was a very rich man. He lived alone in Joypurhat city. He had three big apartments. Some young boys rented one of his apartments. They were students.

One rainy morning, Mr. Riyaz saw water near the gate. The drain was blocked. Dirty water was entering the building. Mr. Riyaz became worried.

The boys came out quickly. They did not wait for anyone. They cleaned the drain in the rain. They also moved some heavy things to a safe place.

Mr. Riyaz was surprised. He thought the boys were careless, but they were helpful.

He thanked them and gave them tea. From that day, he treated them like his own sons.

Copy 2: 150–200 Words

Mr. Riyaz was a very rich man. He lived alone in Joypurhat city. He had three big apartments. Recently, some young boys rented one of his apartments. They were college students. Mr. Riyaz did not like noise, so he did not talk to them much.

One rainy morning, Mr. Riyaz came out of his room. He saw dirty water entering the ground floor. The drain near the gate was blocked. The rain was heavy, and the water was rising fast. Mr. Riyaz became very worried.

The young boys saw the problem. They came down at once. One boy brought a stick. Another boy brought a bucket. The others helped to remove dirt from the drain. They worked in the rain for a long time.

At last, the water began to go out. The building became safe. Mr. Riyaz was very surprised. He had thought the boys were careless. But now he saw their good hearts.

He called them inside and gave them tea and snacks. He said, “You are not only my tenants. You are like my sons.” The boys smiled. Kindness made the lonely man happy.

Copy 3: 250–280 Words

Mr. Riyaz was a very rich man. He lived alone in Joypurhat city. He had three big apartments and a lot of money. But he had no family with him. So his life was quiet and lonely.

Recently, some young boys rented one of his apartments. They were college students. They laughed, talked, and studied together. Mr. Riyaz did not like them at first. He thought, “Young boys are careless. They may make trouble in my building.”

One rainy morning, Mr. Riyaz opened his door and looked outside. It was raining heavily. Suddenly, he saw dirty water coming into the building. The drain near the gate was blocked with leaves and plastic. The water was rising quickly. Some things on the ground floor were getting wet.

Mr. Riyaz became very worried. He was old, and he could not clean the drain alone. Just then, the young boys came down from their flat. They understood the danger at once. One boy brought a bamboo stick. Another boy brought a bucket. Two boys moved the wet things to a dry place. The others cleaned the blocked drain in the heavy rain.

After some time, the dirty water began to go away. The building was saved. The boys were wet from head to foot, but they were smiling. Mr. Riyaz looked at them with surprise.

He said, “I thought you were careless boys. But today you helped me like my own family.” He invited them to his room and gave them hot tea and snacks.

From that day, Mr. Riyaz changed. He spoke kindly to the boys. The boys also respected him. Mr. Riyaz learned that money cannot remove loneliness, but love and kindness can make life happy.