Head The head includes the part of the body above the neck, principally the skull and the face along with the internal structures. The skull is the bony base of the head that protects the brain. When compared to the ancestors, the apes, human heads house big-sized brains. The size of a newborn baby’s head […]
Night had fallen on the New Year’s Eve, a bitterly cold night. The snow had been falling all eveningand the house tops and trees were laden heavy with snow. A blanket of snow covered the ground.Everything was white and cold. No one was seen along the streets which lay silent and empty, except for one
The human body is like a well-organised machine. It is capable of performing different tasks. The human body has a specialised structure, both inside and outside. The body-parts work together to perform several functions in orderly manner. Cell The cell is the fundamental structural and functional unit of all living organisms. It is the smallest
A shoemaker and his wife lived in a little house on the edge of a forest. They were very, very poor. With each passing day they grew poorer and poorer.At last there was nothing left in their house but a little amount of money. The shoemaker could buy leather for only one pair of shoes.
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A tailor was preparing to eat some jam. All of a sudden, some flies settled on it. Thetailor killed seven of them with one blow. The tailor was proud of his deed. He made a belt describing the deed, ‘Sevenat one blow.’ Inspired, he set out into the world to seek his fortune. On his
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The boy kept the one-legged soldier away from the rest of the soldiers.He was probably biased. He did not like him because of his one missing leg. The soldier fell in love with the ballerina standing opposite bto him. She was in a dancepose, hence, on one leg. She was made of paper. Some toys
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A lonely little cottage stood on the edge of a forest just outside the village. It was known as RoseCottage, because two beautiful rose bushes grew outside it, one with roses as white as snow, and theother with deep red ones. An old widow lived in the cottage with her two lovely daughters. She had
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In a large town, Alicia lived with her mother Mrs Dacia. One day, they found a boy, Benjamin,lying outside in the freezing cold. They brought him home. Since then, Alicia and Benjaminbecame good friends. Mrs Dacia loved Benjamin and Alicia very much. One day, she told Benjamin aboutthe Snow Queen and her ice-palace. One cold
Once there lived a king with his queen. They were very sad because they had no children. One day, the queen gave birth to a lovely baby-girl. All the fairies reached the palace to bless the baby. The king had a great celebration. He forgot to invite an old fairy. The old fairy came to
There was a beautiful town named Hamelin, situated on the bank of River Weser in Germany.But the people of this town were scared of rats. The rats were destroying clothes, books and the food of the town people. The town people had grownreally tired of rats but were unable to do anything. The Town Mayor
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Mr and Mrs Darling lived happily with their three children: Wendy, John and Michael. One night, Wendy woke up to find a strange boy sitting on the floor, crying. “Don’t be scared! I’m Wendy,” she said gently, “What’s happened? Who’re you?” “My shadow’s fallen off and I can’t fix it,” said the boy, “My name’s
Once at the edge of a forest there lived a sweet little girl named Red Riding Hood. She had abutterfly and a squirrel as her friends in the forest. Her mother used to say her, “Don’t go far away from the house or you will get lost in the forest. Wild animals may devour you.”
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The Little Mermaid lived in underwater kingdom with her father, the sea king, and her five elder sisters. Allthe sisters were equally beautiful. The sea king was proud of his six daughters. The Mermaids were allowed to see the outer world only when each of them completed 15 years of age.The Little Mermaid would think
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away there ruled a King named Midas. He was very rich. It was saidthat he was the richest King in the world! He loved gold. He had a little daughter who was very dear to him. He called her Marigold. There were rooms in his palace where
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Heidi was an eight years old orphan girl who was reared by her selfish maternal aunt Detie. But later, Detie wanted to concentrate on her career. So she brought Heidi to her grandfather. He was a queer old man living in an Alpine cottage far from the village. He was, therefore, called Uncle Alp. Uncle