In plain words
When I see all the women of our street going to the distant river to fetch water, it pains my heart greatly. Couldn't you have a small well dug in our village?’ she asked. Vidyasagar had a well dug in the village. After that, at his mother's wish, he had a small hospital built too. His mother was deeply content, and that day she put on the new sari her son had brought.
An eye-opener for an I.C.S. officer
Little by little Vidyasagar won great name and fame. People would gather in their thousands to hear Vidyasagar's talks. Once Vidyasagar travelled by train to another town. That day he was to speak at a function arranged in that town. Along with him, an I.C.S. officer carrying a small suitcase got down at the station. The moment he got down, the officer was looking about to see whether some coolie might be found to carry his box. As he shouted, ‘Coolie, coolie!’, Vidyasagar went up to him: ‘Sir, give me that box. I will bring it. Where do you have to go?’ he asked. ‘I am going to hear Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's talk,’ said the officer. Hearing those words, Vidyasagar smiled to himself, picked up the box and set off. Behind him the I.C.S. officer walked along with a lordly air. When they reached the place of the meeting, Vidyasagar handed him the suitcase, and he made to give him some money. Then Vidyasagar: ‘Sir, I am not a coolie. I did this work purely in a spirit of service, not for money,’ he said.
Everyone at the meeting took their seats. The moment Vidyasagar came up onto the dais, the organisers of the function welcomed Vidyasagar with garlands of flowers. Learning that the very man who had carried his suitcase was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the I.C.S. officer was struck dumb. He was ashamed of what he had done. That day Vidyasagar gave a most inspiring talk.