Once, a little girl felt sick on Christmas. She cried, thinking that she was missing out on so many good things by being ill. Her mother gave her a cup of tea made from elder-tree blossoms. Suddenly, the blossoms in the teapot turned into a beautiful angel, dressed in green leaves and white flowers. The […]
Once, a poor woman lived alone in a village. The people in the village tried to help her. But she always chased them all away with a stick. She would spend all her time complaining about her life. On Christmas, the woman felt sick. As she lay in bed, she again started complaining, “I wish
Once, there was an old couple. The old man was in poor health so the woman made cupcakes and sold them in the village market. One day, the woman made the cakes and left for the market as usual. On the way, she stumbled and fell. Her knees got hurt. She could not get up.
Once, there was a family. There was a lot of excitement in their house as it was Christmas. The children made a beautiful snowman who stood facing the house. The children played around him all day. When it became dark, the children went inside the house. The snowman looked through the windows of the house.
Pip had a beautiful voice. He was training with a master, who encouraged him a lot. Sadly, the master fell ill and died. Pip was heartbroken and stopped singing. Everybody encouraged him to sing, but Pip could not sing. Many months passed. On Christmas, Pip was sitting in his house. Suddenly, a bird started singing.
Common name : White-handed gibbon Scientific name : Hylobates lar Family : Hylobatidae Native to : Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand Interesting fact : Most bi-pedal of all non-human primates. Conservation status : Endangered It has curved fingers, elongated hands, extremely long arms and relatively short legs that make it extremely mobile. The fur
A poor girl named Stella lived with her mother. Stella helped her mother by taking the clothes off the clothesline, laying the table and cleaning her room. One day, Stella’s mother fell very ill. Stella heated up some milk and helped her mother drink it. But sadly, there was nothing else in the house for
It was Christmas Eve. Everyone was excited. Santa’s sleigh with the reindeers was ready to deliver toys to the kids. The elves waved goodbye to Santa and the reindeers as they began their trip to deliver toys. As the elves went back to their workshop, one of them, Kit, saw a doll on the floor.
Once, a boy named Dan lived with his parents. One snowy night, Dan’s father had gone out of town. His mother fell ill. Dan, at once, ran to bring the doctor, who lived in the foothills. While running, he fell and hurt his head on a stone. He fainted beside a tree. Suddenly, an angel
One day, Steve said to Grandma, “There is no Santa.” Grandma replied, “Hmm. Put your coat on.” She took Steve to a store and handed him ten dollars. She said, “Buy something for someone who needs it.” Steve thought of buying a coat for his classmate, Hans. Later, Grandma gift-wrapped the coat and wrote, “To
Common name : Lesser kudu, Greater kudu Scientific name : Tragelaphus strepsiceros Family : Bovidae Native to : Africa Interesting fact : Kudu horns are prized for making musical instruments, honey containers and symbolic ritual objects. Conservation status : Least ConcernKudus are a species of antelopes. There are two types of kudus–the lesser kudu and
Forty days after the birth of Jesus, Joseph and Mary took him to the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. There, they met a man named Simeon. He was a devout of God. He anxiously awaited the coming of the Messiah. The day the Baby Jesus was brought to the Temple, Simeon too felt inspired
It was winter time. The feel of Christmas was in the air. Lilian had a post box at her gate. She used to check it every day for post. One day, as she was taking out the post, she saw some birds huddled inside the box. Lilian was delighted to see the birds. She exclaimed,
Donna was looking out of the window on Christmas. It was nice to see the snow falling. She said to Burt, “Look out of the window.” Burt was nice and comfortable in his chair, wrapped up in his nice warm blanket. He didn’t feel like getting up. “I don’t want to get up right now,”
Snow was everywhere. It was Christmas time again. There was excitement everywhere. There was hustle and bustle in the Bell’s household. Father brought in the Christmas tree. The children were highly excited. After all, Christmas time was a time to celebrate. They put up the lights. They decorated the tree with lovely articles. This was