There lived a frog named Freya, who was the best chef in the whole swamp. All the other frogs were big fans of her delicious food. One day, Toby, a big toad, came to her restaurant. Freya served Toby her fine delicacies. But, he said that the dishes were not tasty at all! This made […]
Once, there lived a small boy named Tom. He had two toy puppets, Chip and Dale. These puppets were very naughty. One day, Chip and Dale went to the kitchen and took out a box of matchsticks. They knew very well that playing with matchsticks could be very dangerous. Still, they took out one matchstick
Scientific name : Loxodonta africana Family : Elephantidae Native to : Eastern, Southern and West Africa Interesting fact : The elephant’s trunk has more than a 1,00,000 muscles. Conservation status : Vulnerable The African elephant is of two types–the bush elephant and the forest elephant, the former being the largest terrestrial animal. The elephant has
Common name : Groot otter, Cape clawless otter Scientific name : Aonyx capensis Family : Mustelidae Native to : Sub-Saharan Africa Interesting fact : Love to play with logs. Conservation status : Least Concern It is the second largest freshwater species of an otter. Their feet are clawless; they are distinct due to white facial
Once upon a time, the greatest treasure in the world was hidden in a chest. The chest was locked and was buried on the top of a mountain, covered with a boulder. All the animals in the jungle decided to find the treasure together. A monkey found the key to the chest, an elephant managed
Miss Celine believed in giving assignments to students to help them learn more effectively. Once, she gave her students a new assignment. The subject was ‘happiness’. Her students came up with splendid ideas. But among all, Alice did something really amazing. Alice came to the class with a file. She gave Miss Celine the file
Long ago, there lived some evil dwarfs in a faraway forest. An old man who could barely see, hear or move, also lived in this forest. The dwarfs never respected the man and always played pranks on him. The man was fragile, so he never put up a fight against the dwarfs. A magician saw
There were two gardeners, Albert and Thomas. Albert’s mother was very sick and bedridden. He wanted to make her happy. One day, Albert and Thomas were working in the palace garden. Suddenly, Albert saw some lovely flowers blooming around. He decided to take one flower and present it to his mother. He thought that no
Common name : White antelope, Screwhorn antelope Scientific name : Addax nasomaculatus Family : Bovidae Native to : African Sahara Interesting fact : Rare in natural habitat, but commonly found in captivity, due to breeding. Conservation status : Critically EndangeredThe females are smaller in size than the males; the coats of either sex change colour
Malala Yousafzai S. St was born on the 12th of July 1997 in Pakistan. Do you know that Malala was shot at 3 times for her views, which had received a lot of attention through her blog and was later made into a documentary on her life? She survived the attack. The youngest ever recipient
There was an intelligent girl named Suzy. She wore spectacles or glasses, as she had poor eyesight. Her glasses were unusually large in size due to which her classmates made fun of her. One day, the class went on a school outing to visit some famous caves. Suddenly, Suzy and her classmate, Tom, fell into
Isabel was a little girl. She was a well-behaved girl. Her parents and teachers were very happy with her. But she had a bad habit. She was very fond of tilting her chair backwards and forwards while eating food on the dining table. Everybody used to tell her not to do it, as it could
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born on the 15th of April 1990 in Paris, France. Do you know Emma Watson is a certified yoga and meditation instructor? Best known for her role in the ‘Harry Potter’ movie series as Hermione Granger, Emma Watson has received worldwide praise and accolades as an actress. She has used
One day, a hunter was roaming the sea-shore when he saw a sea-bird called a tern. He immediately shot the bird. The wounded tern fell into the sea, near the shore. Before he could reach the spot where the wounded bird had fallen, a pair of terns flew to its rescue. They took hold of
There was once a little grey planet. People living on that planet used to litter it, cut the trees and kill the animals. The planet was very sad. One day, an astronaut visited the planet. He saw that the planet was very sad over its plight. He noticed that the planet was very dirty and