Mr Forgetful never knew why he kept forgetting his glasses. His cousin Miss All-knowing, like her name never forgot anything. One day, as usual Mr Forgetful lost his glasses. “Why can’t I remember where I have kept them?” said Mr Forgetful. Miss All-knowing gave him a stern look and said, “Not again!” Just then, Mr […]
Mrs Nelson loved wearing hats. One day, she made a brown hat. She decorated it with pink beads and green ribbons. Then she found some pretty feathers and put them on the crown. She also managed to find some fine lace and added it to her hat. When it was ready, she stood back and
Nancy was overjoyed to get her little baby brother, Alan in her family. Everyone thought he was very sweet. Everyone was busy for him. No one cared for Nancy. Nancy felt neglected. She was very upset and thought, “No one loves me anymore. Everyone loves Alan more than they love me.” Next morning, Nancy slipped
Nancy had no siblings or any friends. Every night, before going to bed, Nancy would gaze at the white wooly sheep on the wallpaper in her room and count them one by one. One day, Nancy’s mother changed the wallpaper in her room. It was jungle wallpaper and had pictures of all the animals. Nancy
During the annual feast held in the jungle, the seat of honour was reserved for the eldest animal. However, this year a severe argument began as to who is the eldest. The deer said, “I am the eldest for I created the sun and the moon.” The fox interrupted, “But I made the ladder which
It was Benny’s sixth birthday. She knew she would get a present from her Grandpa. He had promised to give her a pet on her sixth birthday. But she didn’t know what to ask for. Grandpa took her to a pet shop to choose her pet. “There is a duck with three little ducklings in
Nutty was a furry squirrel. She grabbed nuts all the time. Nutty loved to eat nuts all day. She used to live in a tree-hole. In the same tree, there lived Birdie with her children. Though they were neighbours yet they were enemies. This was because Birdie used to steal Nutty’s nuts. When Nutty came
Pomy, the cat was excited to see a beautiful morning. “I shall go for a stroll and enjoy the lovely fresh air.” So off went Pomy merrily. She came across a tiny mole peering out of the earth. “Good morning, brother Mole,” hailed Pomy. “What a grand morning, sister. I’ve come up from my burrow
All the animals of the forest decided to go for the picnic on a pleasant spring day. Soon they gathered with their food and the picnic basket was full of eatables. They set off towards the meadow. They came across a stream. The fox suggested to climb the fallen log that had fallen across the
Once upon a time, a king was crossing the sultry desert. His pet hawk was perched on his shoulders as usual. The hot sun made him thirsty and he went to look for a stream. Luckily, he chanced upon a fountain not very far. He knelt down and was about to drink the water, when
Marmalade, the cat loved baked beans. But she was far too lazy to go to the market and buy them. She planted a bean tree in her garden and plucked the beans every morning. However, one day, she saw that the tree was gone. “Oh no! I have to go all the way to the
Once a caterpillar sneaked into a hare’s house when the latter had gone outside in search of food. When he came back , he found the footmarks of another creature. Before going inside he asked, “Who is inside?” A loud twisted voice answered, “I am the one who had trampled the elephants and rhinos to
Glutty the hippo, loved to eat, eat and eat. He was greedy. He was a lover of food. He ate and ate and ate. When Glutty was around, there was no food left for anybody else. The kids in the school hid their tiffins. “Beware of Glutty!” they said to one another. One day, Glutty
Ele was a naughty elephant. Her mischief was the talk of thewhole town. “Ele! Ele!” cried the entire town. Do you know why? Well, it was because of Ele’s mischief. She always played tricks on others. No one could escape her naughty eyes. Do you know what she did once? Oh, she put a rubber
Dukey was a lovely duck. She loved the rain, come what may. It was a lovely day. Dukey was sitting by the window looking at the bright blue sky. And lo, as she was looking at the sky, dark clouds came from all sides. Dukey jumped with joy and said, “It seems it is going