When the evil Amir took over Samarqand, Mirza Haidar had to flee. Only forty of his closest officers rode with him. They rode hard, trying to reach the safety of Hindustan. Otherwise, the Amir would surely try to kill them. Soon, they were among the steep and treacherous mountain passes of the Himalayas. High up, […]
A train is a series of wagons or carriages. A train is drawn by an engine. An engine driver operates the train. A train runs on the rail tracks. A train stops at different railway stations. People travel from one place to another in passenger trains. Freight trains carry cargo. Some trains are like toy
A Sultan had a beautiful daughter, Salma, but she was ill-tempered and proud. Once, a prince, Jehangir, wished to marry her but she rejected him. One day, a bearded man came to the Sultan’s palace. He wished to paint the princess’s portrait. But he had a condition. Nobody should be permitted to see the painting
Once, in the forest, there lived many birds together. Among them was a wise old bird. All the birds respected him. Now, it so happened that the weather became very hot once. All the birds got affected due to the heat. So, the wise birds said, “Since it has become so hot here, we will
A car is a vehicle with wheels used for carrying people and goods. Cars come in different colours and sizes. A car has four wheels, one steering wheel and an engine. The headlights of the car shine brightly at night. Cars usually run on petrol or diesel. But battery-operated cars need to be charged with
Once, there was a cunning cat. One day, as he came out of his hole, he a saw a cat sitting near by. The rat quickly went back to his hole. There were many other rats. The cunning rat had an idea. He asked another rat, “Friend, would you like to come along with me
Once, a student used to absent himself from classes very often. One day, the principal called him. It was lunchtime when the student came. The principal asked, “Is this the time to come?” The student replied, “I got late today because I found a lump of gold in our field.” The principal was surprised and
Once, a couple decided to move to the city for better prospects. They were very friendly with their neighbours. So, before leaving, the couple left their ornaments with them. They came back after three years. When they went to their neighbours to ask for their ornaments, they were surprised to hear that some mice had
An airplane is a craft with wings. It flies in the air usinga propeller or an engine. The airplane is the fastest mode of transport. Wings help to lift the airplane through the air. An airplane usually has a long, thin body, two wings and a tail. The cockpit is the place with instruments in
Once upon a time, a king’s royal stable caught fire. Many horses were wounded. The royal physician was called into look into the matter. While the physician was coming towards the palace, he saw a crow sitting on a tree. The crow dropped his droppings on the physician. The physician was very angry and decided
Once, a man sold his well to a farmer. When the farmer was going to draw water from that well, the man said, “I have sold you just the well, not the water. You will have to pay me extra for the water.” The farmer felt cheated and took the matter to the king. The
Once, a king sent a message to the neighbouring king. The message read: “Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon’s egg or else….” The king wrote back: “We don’t have such a diamond and if we had….” The first king got angry on reading this and declared war on his neighbour. A
Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most dangerous dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous Period. It was as long as a bus and weighed almost equal to two elephants. Tyrannosaurus had the longest set of teeth which were as sharp as a knife. T-Rex was a meat-eater. It preyed upon the other dinosaurs. T-Rex walked on its
Once, a dying man told his son, “When I die, please sow some pumpkin seeds on my grave.” So, when the man died, his son sowed some pumpkin seeds on his grave. Slowly the pumpkins grew. When they were fully ripe, the son sold them. The son became very rich after that. Soon, his pumpkins
Once, a bed bug and his family lived on a king’s bed and sucked his blood as and when they pleased. They were living away happily. Once, a mosquito entered the king’s chamber. He was very happy to see the bed and thought, ‘It will be great to suck the blood from the king’s body.’