January 2022

Gilly was a very lazy goose. He had the habit of keeping his shoe laces untied. He walked about without his laces tied. One day, Gilly went for a walk. He put on his smart new cap and shoes and set off. As usual, his shoelaces were untied. At every street corner, someone would call

Long ago, there lived the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the princes of Hastinapura. All the princes were taught archery by sage Dronacharya. The Pandava prince, Arjuna, was Drona’s favourite student. Ekalavya, a poor commoner boy, also wanted to be Drona’s pupil but Drona refused to teach him. Ekalavya was a determined boy. He carved a

Once upon a time, there lived a poor weaver and his wife in a small cottage. One wintry night, they heard a knock at their door. When they opened the door, they were surprised to find a beautiful girl dressed in a white silvery robe shivering in the cold. The old couple quickly brought her

A long time ago, the sky was very low. People could touch the sky and talk to the clouds. The Sun was very hot, so nobody went near it. At that time, an old woman used to live near the horizon where the sky was very low indeed. This woman lived alone and spent the

It was a hot airy afternoon, a suitable day to fly a kite. Tony was busy flying his kite. Suddenly he felt something crawling up his left leg. He called up his friend, Ronny to take over. He then looked down and saw a small caterpillar crawling up his leg. He first cried aloud and

There was an old man, who lived in a cottage in the forest. He was very fond of birds and small animals. He loved to see the birds and the squirrel running up and down the trees. Every morning he would throw bread crumbs and wait to see the birds and the squirrel feeding on

It was a stormy night. A dove and a bat were flying here and there to take shelter in a place. They asked an owl for shelter. The owl who lived in a hollow tree, unwillingly let the two animals enter his house. The owl did not like to share his food with anyone. The

Jenny was a very untidy and careless girl. Once her father gifted a packet of chocolates to her. Jenny being a careless girl, forgot to keep the chocolates in the refrigerator and left them on the chair in her room. She went out to play with her friends. In the evening, when she returned home,

Andy and Annie had a little sweet pig, named Penny. Whenever they went out to play, they took it with them. One day, while they were playing in the park, Penny was standing under a tree. Suddenly, Andy noticed that Penny was missing. They looked all around the park but could see no sign of

Little Winnie was very scared of going to the school. When she was four years old, her parents got her admitted in a school. It was her first day at school. In the morning, Mummy and Daddy took Winnie to school. Winnie was very afraid when she saw a man who looked like a policeman

Sandy’s family was new to the city. One day, Sandy’s neighbour, Cathy, invited her to her little sister’s birthday party. They had a lot of fun and played games all evening. That evening, Sandy was very quiet. Mummy patted her and asked, “What happened, darling? Why are you so quiet?” “Mummy, I want a little