Reggie had inherited an old country house from his grandparents. He came to look the house over, and was surprised to see that it was in a bad shape. In many places, the roof tiles were missing, and there were damp patches on the walls. He wondered why his grandparents had left him such a […]
Once, two hunters were looking around to hunt an animal. Suddenly, they saw a wild goose sitting on a tree. Both the hunters were excited to see the wild goose. Their mouths started watering looking at the plump goose. One hunter said, “We will make stew of the goose and enjoy it.” The other hunter
Jenny preferred to walk along dirt trails than take a proper road, because she thought it was more exciting. Once, her friends wanted to visit an old church across the moors. They all took their bicycles and rode along the paved path. But Jenny said, “Taking the path is so boring. I’ll ride cross-country.” One
Harry worked as a deep sea diving instructor. Today, he was taking three tourists out for a dive. There were sharks in these waters, so he wanted them to be extra-careful. Two of them were attentive and followed all his instructions. The third, Jerry, thought he knew everything. “I’ve been diving before, you know,” he
One night, a strange ticking sound woke Bella up. Looking out of her window, she saw her neighbour, Mrs. Durmont, in her living room. She was stuffing expensive looking watches into puppets. Bella was suspicious, as there had recently been a robbery in a watch store. Soon, Mrs. Durmont turned off the light and went
Once, a farmer grew a huge watermelon and decided to present it to the king. Now, the king had a habit of disguising himself and taking a walk through his kingdom. He saw the huge watermelon and asked the farmer for it. But the farmer refused. “What are you going to do with it?” asked
Samuel was driving down the mountains when he noticed a gleam in the distance. The sunlight was glinting off a crowbar. Someone was trying to put up a roadblock! Samuel stopped his car and crept closer to the rocky overhang to get a better view. He could see three men arranging stones on the road,
A young girl took her flock of sheep to graze near a grove of birches. In her pocket there was a spindle for spinning flax into thread. One day, a beautiful woman suddenly appeared before her. She wore a long white dress. “Come, dance with me! I will teach you some steps!” she said to
John was driving to work one day. At a busy intersection, he saw a man on a motorcycle. He had a small child sitting behind him. The child seemed sleepy, and kept jerking awake. As John watched, the child’s hold slackened. He slipped nearly sideways, half off the bike! Luckily, the light turned red at
Pip and Molly were playing in their grandmother’s garden. After a while, they became bored. So, Pip said, “Let’s explore the woods.” There was a thick forest near their grandmother’s house, and they were not allowed to go there alone. But today, since no one was looking, the two naughty children ran in. After walking
Once, a boy lived near a forest. He looked at the forest from his rooftop. He had heard many stories about the jungle. He wanted to fight against an animal too. One day, the boy saw a wolf near his house. From the rooftop, the wolf did not look dangerous. The boy decided to scare
Evan was driving carefully down the mountain. However, as he rounded a bend, he saw a large truck headed straight for him, driving on the wrong side of the road! Evan swerved sharply, trying to avoid the truck. But the road was narrow, and Evan’s car went flying over the side of the mountain! Evan
Tim loved to learn about how things worked. One day, Tim heard that some people were going to launch a hot-air balloon from a nearby field. He begged and pleaded, until his sister Fenny agreed to take him to watch. Early the next morning, he and Fenny went to the field. Soon, the balloon was
It was almost time to close, when two men entered Phil’s Diner. They both wore caps, while mufflers hid half their faces. Instead of sitting at one of the tables, they walked right up to the counter. One of the men pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Phil. “Give us all the money
Once, a hunter was waiting for an animal to hunt. Suddenly, he saw a bear. He was ready to shoot the bear when he noticed that the bear was walking on a very narrow ridge. The hunter thought that it would fall into the gorge if he would shoot the bear. So, he decided to