Once upon a time, there lived a baby crocodile. He had a beautiful, shiny tail. The other crocodiles were very jealous of him and did not play with him. The baby crocodile was very lonely and was very sad. One day an idea struck him. He thought, ‘I have these beautiful scales on my tail […]
Jenny was sitting by the riverside while her goats grazed on the grass. Suddenly, she saw two men running towards the road with gunny bags. “Run faster, the police is around,” she heard one of them say. One of the men slipped and fell down and his gunny bag opened. A glass-topped box came sliding
Once in a faraway village, there was a large, scaly rock that looked like a dragon. The villagers believed that the rock was actually a dragon. The villagers were worried because there had been no rains in the village for a long time. “Help us, O Mighty Dragon!” they prayed. Every day, they carried flowers
Freddie and Durby were very good friends. Freddie was a very naughty frog while Durby was a lazy dog. Freddie would hop from one corner of the house to the other. The children in the neighbourhood were always worried for they never knew from which direction or on whose head the frog would jump on.
Boomer was a dog who never followed rules. He always did the opposite ofwhat he was told to do. Boomer was always asked, “Why did you do it? You were told not to do it.” But everything fell on deaf ears as nothing seemed to bother Boomer. One day, Boomer’s class teacher said, “Children, do
Wincy the small good wolf was the grandson of a big bad wolf. His grandfather had been killed by the goat family. One day, Wincy decided to dress up in a lion’s costume to scare the three goats who lived near his den. On hearing his roars, the three goats loaded their blowpipes with darts
Haroo was a poor man. One day, he went to his rich brother for help. “I have no money to spare you,” said his brother. Haroo walked back sadly. He saw a shiny pebble on the road and picked it up absent-mindedly. Suddenly he heard a voice say, “This pebble will grant you three wishes.”
A little toad, named Tripod had three hind legs. The other toads teased him because he looked funny and different from them. One day, all the toads decided to go on a picnic to Farmer Brown’s animal farm. They reluctantly included Tripod in the picnic. They had just gone a little way when they all
The owl and the pussy cat were very much in love. One day, they decided to go on a voyage to the sea. They set out on a pretty green boat on a lovely moonlit night. They carried some honey and some money. They rowed on and on and the owl sang for his beloved
Amber was a sweet zebra. She was the only child. She wanted a brother or sister whomshe could call her own. Amber was the only child of her parents. She always felt lonely and wanted a brother or sister. One day, she went with her parents for an outing. There, she saw a couple with
One day a king was touring his kingdom on his horse when he saw a farmer working in his maize field. The fertile land attracted the king’s attention and he wanted to procure it. The farmer owned the land and so it was not easy for the king to announce it as his. He called
Little Sammy loved to play on the slide. She would hastily climb its steps and smoothly glide down its slanted platform. One evening when Sammy was about to climb the slide, she heard a loud shriek. “Ouch that hurts!” said a strange voice. Not able to see anyone, Sammy placed her feet on the slide
One day, a hunchback went to a forest to cut wood. Soon, it became dark and so he decided to spend the night in the forest. At night, he woke up and heard someone singing very melodiously. Enchanted by the voice, he decided to follow the direction of the sound. He soon reached a place
Mr Topsy was a very handsome and rich cat. After all, he was Mrs Samuel’s pet. He was reading a letter which was from Miss Turvy, the most beautiful cat. “Topsy! My heart aches for you. I am dying for your love. Will you marry me?” Turvy had written. Topsy couldn’t believe his eyes. He
Bunty was going across the frozen hills again the other day. He wanted to see the snowman he had made the day before yesterday. He was very happy to see the snowman still standing there. As he came near it, he found a little Bunny staring at the snowman with wonder. He was talking to