Pinky was visiting her aunt in Ranikhet. One day, while walking in the forest, Pinky saw leopard’s fresh prints in the soil. In a panic, she turned and ran. But night was falling and in the gathering darkness, she stumbled and fell. She could hear a stealthy crunch of footsteps and a low growl. Surely […]
There had been a daring robbery at the largest jewellery store in town. However, Inspector Singh was sure the thief had not escaped from the neighbourhood yet. ‘Where would he have hidden?’ he thought. There was an apartment building right behind the jewellery store. It would be easy to jump from the shop roof to
It was a hot summer afternoon. The sky had turned green, and Diana could see the low, dark clouds. She immediately switched on the weather channel on the radio. “…Residents are warned to stay indoors. The tornado is expected to hit the city within the next half an hour. The latest reports are coming in…”
Once, a man was not satisfied with his house. He wished for a larger house. He went to a wise old woman and told her about this. She said to him, “I can help you. Just do as I say. Bring your chicken, sheep, horse and cow into your house.” The man agreed. But his
The Second World War had just broken out between France and Germany. Estelle worked as a nurse in a small hospital in France. One night, a General was carried into the hospital. He was barely conscious, but he grabbed Estelle’s hand and said, “Help me! Deliver this message to Colonel Ripton at Lyons. You must
Roma was on a cruise ship, when there was a storm, and the ship began to sink. Roma grabbed her backpack and rushed to the deck. However, a huge wave crashed into the ship and capsized the lifeboats. She quickly took out the inflatable rubber dinghy. She saw a man’s body bobbing in the water.
Abe was walking though the fields on his way home one evening. He could hear the low rumble of thunder in the distance, and looked up to see a flash of lightning. ‘Phew, that lightning seemed really close,’ he thought. He knew that it would be safest for him to take shelter. But the only
Mason was an old man who had worked in the mines all his life. In fact, the other miners often said, “It is not a mine till old Mason has been in it!” One evening, Mason had just finished eating his supper, when his phone rang. “Mr. Mason, we need your help! A young boy
Once, there was a student. He was very intelligent. But one day, he was troubled by a question. So, he, at once, went to his teacher. He asked his teacher the question, “Sir, is there any good in talking a lot? Some people talk a lot. My mother says only foolish people talk a lot.”
Fareha was walking to the market, when two men dashed out of a dark alleyway and grabbed her. They wore masks and had guns. As she opened her mouth to scream for help, they hit her on the head and she fainted. When Fareha woke up, she was in a dark, abandoned warehouse. Her arms
Sammy and his elder brother Tony went ice-fishing. When they reached the frozen river, Tony found a good spot and cut a round hole to fish through. After a while, there was a sharp tug on the line. They had caught a fish! Unfortunately, Sammy was so excited that he fell right into the hole.
Once, an old man lived in a village. His only son had gone far away to study. People used to wonder if his son would ever return. But the old man would always say, “Whatever happens, happens for good.” One day, the old man’s son returned to the village. He fell off a horse’s back
It was a dark, rainy day. Mike was driving home from work. He thought, ‘Maybe I should stop my car till the storm passes. I can hardly see a thing!’ So, he slowed down his car, hoping to reach a safe turn-off point soon. He almost didn’t see the sharp bend in the road. Even
Flight 356 was half an hour away from Kathmandu. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt got up, looked around stealthily and walked towards the front of the aircraft. Within moments, he turned around, holding up a revolver in one hand! He barged into the cockpit and forced the pilots to change their direction. The plane
Once, a thief went to rob a house. He spread out a piece of cloth and went inside the storeroom to get the goods. Unknown to him, the owner saw him. He picked up the piece of cloth which the thief had spread out. He waited for the thief. The thief came back and threw