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Karoly Takacs was from Hungary. In 1938, he was working with the Hungarian Army. He was the top pistol shooter in Hungary. He was going to participate in the 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Every person in Hungary expected that Takacs was going to win the gold medal. Nobody had any doubt. Because Takacs had a mind-blowing capability of pistol shooting with his right hand. He proved it many times in his country. He had many years of serious practice of pistol shooting. The family members of Takacs and all Hungarians were waiting for the grand success of Takacs in the Olympics. But unexpectedly a tragedy happened. While training with his army squad, a defective grenade exploded in Takacs’ right hand. The flesh, nerves, and bones in his right hand were scattered on the ground. He became unconscious. After one day, he woke up on a bed in a military hospital. He understood that his right hand was removed. He saw a bandage at his shoulder. Takacs spent a month in the hospital. He lost h...

Aisha and Rajiv were a couple. In the beginning days of their marriage, they were very happy. They loved each other. They could not live without the presence of the other. But gradually all things changed. They started quarreling with each other. They were always angry with each other. Their wedding anniversary came. At home, Aisha was waiting for her husband Rajiv. Aisha was waiting to see if Rajiv remembered it was their anniversary! The doorbell rang. She ran to find her husband. Rajiv entered the home with a smiling face and a bunch of flowers in his hand. The couple smiled at each other. Aisha started preparing a delicious dinner. Rajiv was silently looking at the beauty of Aisha's shining face. It was raining outside. Cold breezes were entering the room. She looked at Rajiv, smiled and asked: "How was your day?". He said, "It's fine". They were imagining a wonderful night. The phone in the bedroom rang. Aisha went into the bedroom and picked up t...

Mark was a student. One day he was going to college. Ahead of him, another boy was walking. His hands were full of many articles such as books, two sweaters, a basketball, a glove, and a small tape recorder. The boy tripped and dropped all of his items on the road. Immediately Mark ran to him, knelt down and picked up all his items one by one and gave them to that boy. They were going the same way. Mark requested him "If you don't mind, I will carry some items." Both carried the items and started walking. While walking, Mark asked him many questions with a smiling face. The boy said that his name was Bill, he loved video games, basketball, and history and he broke up with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill's house. Bill invited Mark into his house. Both drank coke and watched TV. They discussed many things. They laughed a lot. The afternoon went pleasantly. Then Mark went home. They were studying in the same college. Frequently they met each other. Whene...

Jyothi Reddy was born in a very poor family in Telangana, India. Everyday survival was a struggle for the family. Her father left her at an orphanage. He felt she would get food and a place to live in. Jyothi studied there from class five to class ten. It was a horrible period of time. Water shortage in bathrooms and waiting in a queue to enter the toilet were daily chores. The food in the hostel was full of bugs. To school, She used to walk 3 kilometers barefoot. In the classroom, she used to sit on the last bench, because she was ashamed of her torn clothes. she got married to a farmer after she passed her 10th class. She was 16 years old, then. Within 3 years, she got two daughters. But her poverty was still with her. She used to work in agricultural fields as a laborer. To make the ends meet, She did many small jobs such as a night school teacher, a librarian, a tailor, and a National Service Volunteer. While doing these jobs, she completed her graduation, BA. Then she g...

Learn English | Stories https://t.me/learnengstory Subhreet Kaur Ghumman is a beautiful girl from Punjab, India. She was a good dancer in her teenage. One day she was going somewhere by bike with her friend. Unexpectedly the bike skidded and both fell down. Her knee was injured. It was a minor fracture. She joined a government hospital for the treatment. The doctors kept her on a bed for 15 days without doing an operation. This was their first mistake. While doing the operation, mistakenly the doctor cut an important vein. It was the second mistake. It started bleeding severely. They stopped the bleeding with a lot of difficulties and postponed the operation. Then infection started in her leg and gradually it spread up to her knee. Finally, the doctors had to amputate her leg. Due to the doctors' negligence, Subhreet lost her leg. To amputate her leg, Subreet had to pay 7 lack rupees (10000 US dollars). It was another burden to her. But Subhreet did not lose her coura...

Ganga Das was a middle-aged man. He was watering the plants in the garden of an International school. Someone shouted at him "Ganga Das, Principal Madam wants to see you -- right now"... He quickly got up, washed and wiped his hands and went towards the Principal's chamber. He was very afraid to know what the wrong thing he did. He was a sincere worker and never did any mistake. He knocked on the door of the principal's room. "Madam, you called me?" He asked "Come inside..." a strong voice came from inside. That voice made him more nervous. The principal wore an expensive suit. She looked rich. She kept a piece of paper on the table. "Read this". she said  "But, Madam, I am an uneducated person. I can not read English. Madam, please forgive me if I have done anything wrong. Give me another chance. I am forever thankful to you for allowing my daughter to study in this school, free of cost... I could have nev...

Lizzie Velásquez was born in America. She is 30 years old now. She was born with a rare genetical syndrome. Only 3 people in the world have this syndrome. Lizzie is one of them. Due to this syndrome, Lizzie cannot gain weight. Her body cannot store fat. She has 0% fat in her body. She has to eat every 15 minutes to stay normal and healthy. Her weight is 64 pounds (29 kgs). She is also visually impaired in the right eye. Since her childhood, people have looked at her differently. In her school, many pupils did not like to build a friendship with her. She did not care. When she was 20 years old, one day she was watching youtube. While watching a video, she saw some suggested videos on the left side. She saw her photo as a Thumbnail (cover photo) on a video. It was her video. She opened that video. The title of that video was "The world's ugliest woman". Four million people have already watched that video. She has read comments. Some of the comments were  “Lizzie p...

Charles Plumb was a Jet pilot in the US Navy. He went to Vietnam to fighting. But the Vietnamese army shot his Jetplane with a surface-to-air missile. His plane was destroyed in the sky. The pilot Plumb clicked the eject button, escaped from the burning flight with a parachute. But he landed in the enemy land. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He came back to the USA and started a happy life with his family. Ten years passed. One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant in Kansas City. A man at another table was staring at Plumb continuously. Plumb was confused. The man was smiling at him. Plumb was irritated and said to his wife "See that man. He was looking at me non-stop and smiling at me like an idiot." The smiling man stood up and walked to Plumb. The man: You worked with the US Navy. You were a Jet pilot. Am I right? Plumb: Yes. Of course. Plumb was surprised. The man: You participated in 74 consecutive success...

Oswald was born in the USA. His mother was extremely cruel and terrible. She got a divorce, 3 times. Her second husband applied for divorce because she was continuously beating him every day. When she was carrying Oswald, the third husband died. Oswald was brought up by her mother without manners and discipline. Daily his mother used to tell him "You are very very ugly". She used to laugh at him. Every day, without a gap, She used to scold him, insult him and beat him. He stopped his education at high school. Later he joined Navy. But he beat his colleague and lost his job. He went to another country and married a lady. She had a lot of extramarital relations. In front of Oswald, she used to tell her lovers that he did not know how to do sex. She used to insult and laugh at Oswald, in the presence of her lovers. She used to lock Oswald in the bathroom and spend her time with her lovers in the bedroom. One night, she kicked Oswald out of the house. Oswald came to th...

Approximately 120 years ago, a young boy "Ferenc Molnar" was studying law at Budapest University, Hungary. He was staying alone in a small room in Budapest. His parents were living in their village. His parents had lots of hopes for him. But Ferenc was not a bright student. All his friends passed the exams. But he failed. He felt ashamed. He started drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes. Every day he was thinking about his failure, his friends' success, his parents' money, and his future. His mind was full of depression. His body became powerless because of worry. One night Ferenc was drinking whiskey in his room. A cigarette was in his left hand. A glass of whiskey was in his right hand. And there were some sleeping tablets on the table. His room was filled with smoke. He laid down on a sofa in a relaxing position. He liked being alone. He found relaxation in his new habits. Suddenly the doors opened. Ferenc looked at the doors. A man was standing at the...

The world-famous writer Dale Carnegie asked Robert Moore "How did you conquer worry?". Robert Moore worked as a technician in the American Navy. Then he started telling his experience. "I learned the biggest lesson of my life in March 1945. I learned it under 276 feet of water in the Indo-China sea. I was one of the eighty-eight men in the submarine Baya S.S. 318. By radar, We discovered that some Japanese ships were coming our way. we submerged to attack. From inside the water, We fired three bombs at the ships but missed. The ships were approaching us. We were getting ready to attack the last ship, the minelayer. Our submarine was under sixty feet. Unfortunately, the enemy ships detected us. Immediately we went down to 150 feet, to avoid detection. To make our submarine absolutely silent, we turned off the fans, the cooling system, and all electrical gears. Everything was silent. Suddenly six bombs exploded around our submarine. By the force of those exp...

Djimon Hounsou was born in a poor family in Benin, Africa. He was the youngest of his five siblings. When he was 13 years old, their poverty became terrible. So, his parents sent Hounsou to his eldest brother in France. A new life started to Hounsou. He felt so happy to see tall and luxurious buildings in developed France. But within a few days, he understood that he became a burden to his poor brother. He left his brother and went to Paris to chase his luck. He had no money, no house, and no friends in Paris. He used to wander in the streets. Life was so cruel to him. At night, he could not tolerate his hunger. He used to search stale bread in garbage and dustbins beside the roads. He used to eat it. Sometimes, he could not find stale bread in the garbage. He became a beggar to satisfy his hungry stomach. He slept under bridges, begged in the streets, and washed in the public fountains. He wanted to earn millions of dollars. But he had no education and no support. Sometimes h...

Subhashini Mistry was a 23-year-old woman in Kolkata, India. Her husband was an agricultural worker. They had four children. Theirs was a very poor family. The income of her husband was used to feed their hungry stomachs. They had no extra income for saving. One day her husband had severe stomach pain. so, she joined him in a government hospital. The government hospital should provide free service to patients. But the reality was the doctors and nurses paid attention only to those who gave money. They neglected subhashini's husband and he died. Her husband's illness was just a normal stomach ache which could have been cured by some medicines. But because of the cruel negligence of the doctors and nurses in the government hospital, he died. In her severe depression, Subhashini took a strong decision about building a multi-specialty hospital for poor people. But Subhashini was very poor. All her relatives were poor. And She was uneducated. She did not have any skills. ...