Captain Finch was carrying important cargo–a locked strongbox, containing secret treaty papers between two European countries. Everything seemed to be all right, but the Captain was uneasy. Suddenly, the lookout shouted out, “Captain! Here’s something!” Captain Finch immediately scanned the ocean. There, he saw the small periscope breaking the surface of the water. A spy […]
Alexandra was a scientist who worked for the International Space Programme. Today, their newest space shuttle was to be launched. Throughout the last week, however, things had been going wrong. One day, important calculations were missing. The next day, there were errors in the computer system. Alexandra thought someone was trying to sabotage their efforts.
During World War II, the Nazis targeted the Jews. Abraham had heard terrible stories about the Nazis torturing the Jews, but he could not believe it. Then one day, on his way home, he heard two Nazi officers talking. They were planning to capture the Jews in his neighbourhood the very next day! Abraham rushed
Diana and Ron had recently bought a house. One day, Diana was cleaning out a cupboard when she felt a small lever. When she pressed the lever, the back of the cupboard moved, revealing a passageway! Diana immediately called Ron, and the two started exploring the passage. It was long and dark. After almost fifteen
Alex was speaking to the Bank Manager, when a shot rang out. Two masked men with pistol commanded, “Everyone on the floor, now!” Everyone scrambled to the ground. Alex hid under a table where he could not be seen. The thieves took away everyone’s phone, so none could alert the police. The only one who
Dan and Mary were jetting through the water on a motorboat, one summer day. After a while, they cut the engine, letting the boat float. Mary took out her binoculars and started observing the sea birds. Suddenly, she noticed that the birds flew off together. Something had scared them. Mary carefully scanned the water. She
Edward was a famous painter. Once, Edward found his neighbour Jack in his studio, touching one of his new paintings. He was annoyed, and sent him away. Another day, he found that some of his canvases had been moved slightly. He decided to find out what was going on. That night, he hid in his
Once, a man found something irritating his throat. He coughed loudly and a bird’s feather came out of his mouth. The man was surprised. He told his wife about this and warned her not to tell anyone about it. His wife told him that she would not tell anybody. But she could not control herself
Alice was late for her interview, so she rushed into the tall skyscraper. She had to go to an office on the 56th floor. Alice got into the elevator, along with a young man and an old lady. The elevator had just passed the 20th floor, when the lights flickered and the elevator stopped with
Stegosauruses were large, heavily built dinosaurs which lived in the Late Jurassic Period. They lived near woodlands or plains and were also known as roof-lizards. The skull of Stegosaurus was long, pointed and narrow. It was almost like a stretched skull of a turtle. Stegosaurus had two rows of bony plates along its body. They
One evening, Shelly was walking home from the market. Suddenly, she heard a strange chattering sound. Looking up into the trees, she saw a monkey staring right down at her! Shelly had heard that monkeys attack people if they look scared. So, she continued to walk along confidently. She had only walked a few steps
A wife felt her husband had changed after he had come back from the war. She went to a hermit for a remedy. The hermit said, “There is a potion that will restore your husband to his earlier self, but you must bring me a live tiger’s whisker for it.” So, the woman took a
Jimmy was walking through a field, when he heard a strange rustling sound. He stopped and looked around in confusion. “Stop right there,” rasped a harsh voice. He looked up to see an old haggard man, pointing a pistol at him. His breath caught and he started perspiring in fear. Why was this old man
Jason was a member of the bomb squad. In his career, he had seen almost every kind of explosive designed by man. One of the toughest bombs to diffuse was a hidden bomb in Afghanistan. One day, his unit was sent into a recently captured building. One of his officers stepped onto the upper level,
Once, a man named Gundoba liked to feed poor people after his prayers. His wife did not like this. One day, Gundoba invited a poor man to a meal. He said, “Please go ahead. I will come after some time.” The wife got angry and thought, ‘I must get rid of this unwanted guest by