Mark was travelling by the night bus. It set off on time, and two hours later, they stopped so that the passengers might stretch their legs. But before they could step out of the bus, a shot rang out. Three gunmen had surrounded the bus! “Give us all your valuables!” they shouted. Mark quickly hid […]
Sita and Ritu were very excited. This year, their family was going on holiday to the seaside. The girls spent many hours on the beach. It was hot, so they walked towards the shelter of some nearby rocks. There, they found several shallow caves. Then they came to a cave that was larger and deeper
Manu was alone at home. His parents had gone to visit some relatives, but he had stayed home because he had exams the next day. Manu switched off all the lights and secured the doors and the windows. He then went into his room to study. Just an hour later, he heard a noise. A
Once, a rich man owned many vessels. The people of his village used to borrow vessels from him. One day, a man borrowed some vessels from the rich man. After a few days, the man returned the vessels along with two new vessels. Upon being asked by the rich man as to why he was
Kit and Alec were visiting their grandparents at their farm. Grandpa often told them, “Be careful in the tall grass. Snakes live there, and you may not see them in time.” One sunny day, they were playing cricket when the ball rolled into the tall grass. Alec was hunting for the ball, when he heard
Macy and her friends were on a school trip to Ladakh. Macy thought, ‘The trip has been fun, but nothing exciting ever happens to us.’ That day, they were driving up to one of the high mountain passes. The girls were thrilled to see the powdery snow piled high on both sides of the narrow
Stella and Dan loved to explore different places. Stella wanted to visit a glacier, so they hired a car and set off. As they drove higher and higher up the mountains, the sky became dark with clouds. The snow was light at first, but soon came down so thick and fast that it was hard
Once, a man had a beautiful horse. He was very proud of his horse. He hired a groom for the horse. The groom took good care of the horse. Despite his taking good care of the horse, the horse did not seem happy. The man noticed this and got worried. He decided to keep an
Paul was driving home from work. The weather was stormy, and it was raining very heavily. Paul was driving along the river bank, hoping to take a short-cut and reach home early. This road had many sharp curves. He was not able to see the curves clearly and slid off the road. He crashed through
Benny was a gardener’s daughter. She was six years old but had not started going to school, because her father could not afford the fee. Benny spent her days in the garden. She loved the squirrels, and would bring often some food for them. One day, Benny saw a coin shining in the grass. She
Once, a student had the craving to learn more. He went to a famous teacher and asked him to teach him everything he knew. The teacher smiled and told him to bring two cups and a pot of tea. The student brought the cups and the tea. The teacher smiled and poured tea into the
Molly Travis lived in a cabin near the woods. She had grown up in the city, but listened carefully when her neighbours shared their experiences of living so close to Nature. One night, it was quite late, when Molly thought she heard a sound outside. She opened the door and walked out on the path
Grandpa and Granny lived in an old cottage with a big garden. Mary, Jason and Aron loved going there, as they were given two rooms on the top floor to sleep in. The boys’ room was large, while Mary had a small room with a sloping roof and a tiny window. One night, Grandpa told
Once, a mother told her son that she was going out. She told him to guard the door. The boy agreed. But she had gone for a very long time. So, the worried boy decided to look for her. But he had promised to guard the door, so he took the door off of its
Sam was playing with his new remote-controlled aeroplane. Unfortunately, he lost control and the plane fell into the garden next door. This house belonged to a bad-tempered old man in a wheelchair. Sam crawled through a gap in the hedge. He ran into the gardener who said, “What are you doing here, boy?” While Sam