February 2022

We are deceived by labels. A bottle with a ginger ale label contains ginger ale, not lemonade. But, sometimes a labelled bottle contains something different from the label. Fred hated ginger ale but loved lemonade. If he saw a bottle with the label of ginger ale, he would be disappointed. One day, Fred’s family went […]

Bentham was a small boy. He loved to play with toys. He was so fascinated with toys that he continued playing with them for hours. When it was play time, he would open his cupboard and bring out all his toys. He played with his toys alone. He did not want to share them with

David and Ricky were best friends. They shared similar likes and dislikes. Their biggest dream was to go fishing some day. They had often watched elders fishing. They would carefully watch the way a fish got stuck in the bait. David and Ricky finally had the opportunity they were waiting for. They were going fishing

Jennifer and Amanda were the best of friends. They played together. They were intelligent but innocent. They thought everyone in the world was nice. They did not realise that some people are cunning. One day, they were playing in the garden when a young woman approached them. “Little ones, will you lend me some money?

Harry loved the world of animals and colourful clowns in a circus. He never missed any opportunity to visit the circus in his town. His parents took him to the new circus in town. Harry was enjoying the circus. A short man with a red nose and a pointed hat entered the ring. He scratched

Sandy loved to play with gadgets. He was especially fascinated by the video games. The video games often brought him to wondrous lands inhabited by strange creatures. He would visit these lands without realising hours spent there. Sandy inserted a new CD into his video game player. He clicked ‘Enter’ and rolled on the moss-laden

Trisha was adventurous. She loved to read books on adventure. She looked in wonder at the many books in her grandfather’s bookshelf. There were fat and thin books, books on sailors and their adventures on sea, books on the deep jungles in Africa, about kings and queens, fairies and witches. She had read nearly all

Tiffany was a good-natured girl. She looked pretty much like the other girls in her class. But she looked very sad. All the others girls in the school used to make fun of her because she had six fingers. A tiny finger stuck out from her little finger, giving it two heads. Tiffany would look

Children love to play in a park. Once, the sun shone brightly on the little park by the school. The children were happily running around, playing and singing. The bright sunshine made no difference to their enthusiasm. The sun shone brighter and stronger by each hour as children continued to play. Soon the children started

Little Todd was a naughty boy. He played pranks on others. He would hurt other boys. He would stick out his tongue at passers-by, pull little girls’ pony tails and push other boys. Todd did not listen to the warnings, his teacher in school gave him. He did not listen to his momma’s words. One

Helen enjoyed cooking. She loved to watch her momma make the varieties of dishes. She was a little girl. So, her mother admonished her to keep away from fire. But her elder brother, Patric, encouraged her to experiment with cooking. One day, Helen found a red pot in the attic of her new house. She

Charlie loved his garden. He wanted to learn about every plant in his garden. He would watch the gardener tending to plants every day. He wanted to work in the garden. One day, Charlie asked the gardener, “What are you planting?” “A rose plant,” replied the gardener. Soon, small shoots sprouted. Charlie was excited. He

Gregory was a curious boy. He would be filled with wonder looking at the blue sky. He wondered at the sparkling stars. He had too many questions. He knew only Uncle Anthony, an astronomer, would be able to answer his questions. “Why is the sky blue?” Gregory asked his Uncle Anthony. He explained, “Sunlight is