Sindbad and his crew were sailing through the ocean, when they came to an island. The sky was stormy, so they decided to camp on the island for a few days. While searching for fresh water, some of the sailors found a huge white egg. Sindbad said, “Don’t touch that egg. It belongs to a […]
Once, a man visited his sister in the village. The man had to pass a jungle while going to the village. So, while in the jungle, he took a rest. He climbed up a tree and sat on it. Suddenly, he heard a tiger talking to another tiger. The tiger said, “Let us go to
Sindbad, the sailor, was once captured by pirates, who sold him as a slave. An ivory merchant bought him and said, “I will teach you how to capture elephants for ivory.” For a month, he made Sindbad shoot elephants. When they died, the merchant would take their ivory tusks and sell them. One day, something
Before leaving on a voyage, a merchant asked his servants, “Is there anything you want me to take along to trade for you?” All the others offered money or goods, but Joe offered his cat. Soon, the cat was sailing with the merchant in his huge ship. The cat was very happy with the adventure
Tom was a poor orphan who wanted to go to the city. One day, Tom saw a stranger passing through the village. Tom asked him, “Are you going to the city? Can you take me with you?” The stranger agreed and soon, they were on their way. The path was long and they had to
Bigfoot Wallace lived in Texas. Once, he camped near a river. The Comanche tribe came in the dead of night and stole away all his horses. When he woke up, Wallace was furious and decided to teach the Comanches a lesson. When he reached the Comanche camp, Wallace had an idea. There were many hickory
A soldier was very proud of his bravery. Once, he was marching with his army to fight against a neighbouring kingdom. On the way, they passed by a village set on a high cliff. Since it was already evening, the army camped there for the night. The soldier found it very difficult to sleep, so
A long time ago, the Chief of a tribe was taken prisoner by another tribe. Before the elders of the second tribe could kill him, a beautiful young girl came up to them. She said, “By our law, a prisoner can be freed if he marries a girl from our tribe. I will marry this
Flight R-675 flew tourists over the Arctic Circle five times a week. The plane had all the latest gadgets to help it fly even in bad weather. However, today, the pilot, David, was worried. They had started out with clear skies, but soon, he had seen storm clouds on the horizon. He decided to turn
Sharks are the strong and powerful sea animals. A shark doesn’t have a single bone in its body. Sharks never sleep because they have to swim constantly in order to breathe or they will die. If a shark loses a tooth, it just grows back quickly. They can grow and loseover 20,000 teeth in their
Anna had always dreamt of going to Egypt. She saved money for years, until she finally was able to afford a trip to Cairo. Though the weather was very hot, and she did not know much Arabic, yet Anna was very happy. After spending a few days at Cairo, she decided to visit the Pyramids
It was the first day of the holidays, and Nathan had fallen ill. For two days, Nathan was too ill to do much except sleep. On the third day, however, he felt much better. From his room, Nathan had a clear view of the house next door. It had been empty for months, so Nathan
The small town of Hope was full of cowboys, prospectors and criminals. New people passed through the town almost every day. Because of this, fights were common. One day, a stranger walked into a saloon and sat at the bar. Two of the local cowboys decided to pick a fight with him. “Never seen you
Long ago, turtles used to live on land. But one day, a turtle was caught by some hunters. They took him to the village chief. He asked the hunters, “How shall we cook him?” The turtle was quick to answer, “You will have to kill me first and take me out of this shell.” The
“What a lot of fun we’ve had in the snow today!” cried Mary as she, her brother and sister came into their cottage. “Brr, it was cold though! My hands are frozen,” remarked Kate. “I loved rolling the snow into balls and then making snowmen out of them,” said Peter with satisfaction. “Children, come and