Emily was missing. No one had heard from her for over a week. Her neighbour Susan said, “Well, she set out in her car early on Saturday morning. She said she was driving to visit her brother, Ben.” But Ben had not heard from Emily at all! Where could she be? Ben decided to follow […]
Romy had always wanted to go paragliding. The moment his family reached the hills, Romy wanted to rush out and paraglide. His mother warned him, “It looks like a storm is brewing. Why don’t you wait till tomorrow?” But Romy was adamant. He reached the paragliding point and saw that the owner was packing up
No one knew who Mr. Jones was. He had arrived in Switzerland a week ago, but stayed inside his room all day. He walked out early one morning. Returning a few minutes later, he saw that a man was trying to enter his room! However, as soon as he saw Mr. Jones, the man hurried
Spinosaurus, also known as the “Spine Lizard”, lived during the Cretaceous Period. It was the bulkiest dinosaur that ever existed. Spinosaurus was even bigger than T-Rex. The teeth of Spinosaurus looked like knives. It had a long, narrow skull which looked similar to the skull of a crocodile. Spinosaurus had an incredible sail on its
Jimmy was going through a library book, when he found a crumpled old map hidden in it. The map showed a peculiar shaped rock, with three palm trees next to it. The letter ‘x’ was drawn under the trees. Jimmy quickly found an atlas. In a local coastal map, he saw the same peculiar rock
Ten-year-old Rhea was unable to sleep. She was worried about her exam the next day. As she tossed and turned in bed, she heard something crash in her parents’ bedroom. Startled, she tiptoed to their bedroom. From a small crack in the doorway, she saw two men tie her father to the chair. “Give us
Lucy and her brother, Tom had taken their goats to graze at a pasture that was close to the forest. In the afternoon, Lucy was sitting on a rock, when she suddenly heard Tom scream. Standing in front of him was a leopard. The leopard, himself still a baby, looked scared. As Tom screamed again
Anna and her younger brother were returning home from school. They were excited as they knew their mother was cooking spaghetti with meat balls for lunch. They were still a block away from home, when Anna noticed thick black smoke coming from a building to her right. Soon, fire engines arrived, bringing many fire fighters.
Once, there was a poor orphan boy. He was very fond of painting. Though he did not have a paintbrush yet he used to paint scenery with twigs. One day, it was his birthday. A fairy gifted him a magical brush. Whatever the boy painted with the brush became real. So, whenever the boy felt
Mini and Suzy were enjoying themselves–splashing in the sea, building sand castles and drinking cold, sweet lemonade. Just then, a man came running across the beach and bumped into Suzy. Instead of apologising, he scowled at her, “Get out of my way, girl.” Before Suzy could react, Mini caught her hand and told her to
Once, Claire and her mother went to a wedding. Claire’s father was unwell, so he stayed at home. When they reached home, mother rang the bell. But nobody came to open the door. Claire said, “Papa is at home, so why is he not opening the door?” “He must have taken his medicine and gone
Bob and his family lived in an apartment on the seventh floor. Every evening, the family would sit down after dinner and watch the news together. Bob’s grandfather called it the ‘Family Hour’. One day, during the Family Hour, Chelsea noticed that the fan was swaying strangely. Before she could say anything, her grand-mother screamed,
Sienna did not like her neighbour’s cat, Tom. She found him very rude. Every time Tom saw Sienna, he would hiss at her and walk away with his tail high in the air. ‘What is wrong with the cat?’ Sienna wondered. One day, Sienna went out cycling. In her excitement, she cycled away from her
Alex and his school mates were on a trekking trip to the mountains. On the first day, the excited children had their breakfast and left for their trek with Sam, the camp organiser. It was a clear and beautiful day, but slowly clouds started rolling in. Sam looked worried. Suddenly, they all heard a loud
Once, a king had two queens. The elder was cunning and ugly while the younger was kind and beautiful. The elder queen was jealous of the younger queen. One day, she decided to get rid of the younger queen. So, she brought a golden pin and put a spell on it. Then she went to