Honesty of a Taxi Driver

One day a passenger was going to Kamlapur by a taxi. He had a purse with him. It contained a good amount of money. The man was in a hurry to get the train. Before getting down from the taxi, he paid the fare [ভাড়া]. But at the time of putting the purse back to his pocket, it slipped and got into the vehicle. The man rushed [দ্রুত] to the ticket counter for buying ticket to catch the Chittagong bound train which starts at 6:30 pm. When he put his hand into his pocket to take money from the purse he found his purse missing. He was at a loss. He did not know what to do. Then he remembered about his taxi journey. He quickly returned to the taxi stand. He searched for the taxi in which he came there. He talked to the other taxi drivers present there. But all his attempts failed. He thought about all the things keeping in his purse; His air ticket, money, driving license, passport, credit and some 10,000 dollars. He thought he lost everything. He felt very upset. Then he got a call on his mobile phone. He recognized the voice. It was the taxi driver. The driver contacted the owner of the purse over mobile phone. The man instantly [সাথে সাথেই] came to the drivers address and met him. The driver handed over the purse to the man. The man could not think anything. The driver’s honesty moved him greatly. He expressed his gratefulness to the driver. He thought such honesty must certainly be rewarded. So he rewarded the driver handsomely.