Timothy always wanted to be an astronaut. He studied stars, planets and other galaxies. He always believed that space, a world beyond ours, was more beautiful. So, his parents encouraged him to fulfil his dream. Many years passed, Timothy studied hard and worked at a Government organisation. He helped to create a spaceship and finally, […]
Andrew loved toys. He liked all kinds of toys but he liked guns and rockets more than any other toys. His father and uncle always gave Andrew new toys to play with. One day, his uncle Joseph gave him a rocket that looked like a real rocket. Andrew loved the new rocket because he thought
Caleb was an orphan who worked on people’s gardens to earn his living. One day, he was mowing a garden and stopped to rest under a window. There, he heard a lady narrating a story about Santa Claus. He loved the story so much that he stood listening to it till the end. Then, Caleb
One day, Daniel found a carved, stone basin. Daniel wondered what the use of this stone basin was. He poured some water into it. Lo and behold! Daniel saw images forming on the surface of the water in the basin. Daniel wondered as he saw film-like moving images forming over the surface of the water
Martha had named her son, ‘Prince’. Whenever he asked her why he was named so, she said, “You are the apple of my eye and my prince. That’s why I named you so.” But the boy grew up thinking he was a real prince as he read fairy tales and fantasies. He often said, “I
Gordon’s parents had taken him to Cairo, Egypt, during his vacation. After seeing the pyramids, sphinx and other places of interest, Gordon was fascinated with Egyptian history and culture. Even after returning home, Gordon always talked about Egyptian kings, pyramids and mummies. He was amazed by the fact that they preserved their dead in the
Rodney and his fellow villagers faced a severe drought, one year. They desperately waited for rains but with no luck. There was no water anywhere. All the crops, land and even the trees dried up. The cattle started dying. People had to go far away to a stream to get water. As there was no
One day, Melissa was playing at the beach. Just then, she heard a voice. Melissa listened carefully; someone was calling for help, “Help me, get back to the sea!” Melissa looked towards the direction the voice was coming from. She saw a tiny lady inside a seashell. ‘A water fairy in distress!’ thought Melissa. She
Jason had an assignment in which he had to write about a bank. So, he requested his dad to take him there. “Sure Jason! We can go tomorrow. Besides I have some work to do,” said his dad. So the next morning, Jason accompanied his dad to the bank. He was very excited as he
Derek and his brother worked on a big farm during the day. They went to an evening school as their kind master had encouraged them to get education. Derek’s master even treated them and the other workers quite well. So, they were loyal to him even though their wages were not very good. One day,
Fairy Godmother cared for little children on earth. She called all fairies and sprites one day to announce her plan. “We will soon build two palaces – a palace of truth and a palace of lies,” Fairy Godmother said. “Why will we build two palaces?” the fairies and the sprites asked. “Because every time a child speaks
Melvin and his friends practised baseball every evening after school. Their team had become so good that they defeated many teams from other schools. One evening, some men stood watching Melvin and his team play baseball and offered them to participate in a zonal level match in the nearby city. ‘If I tell my parents,
Vincent was a poor farmer’s son. As he had seen his father work hard in the field all day, he decided to go to the city. He wanted to work there and earn enough money to take care of his old parents. When Vincent was halfway through, he met an old man, who was hungry.
Amy and her grandmother lived together in a cottage. Their cottage was at the edge of the forest. She would go alone in the forest, while her grandma felt worried for her. One day, her grandma told her, “Amy, remember; never visit the old castle at the heart of the forest. It is not safe
Lily and Liam shared a bedroom since their childhood. Lily was a teenager now and she asked her parents for a separate bedroom. “Liam disturbs me a lot, mom! He takes my things without my permission and never returns them. Besides he leaves his things around and does not tidy it up,” complained Lily. But