Once, a fox and a stork were great friends. One day, the fox invited the stork to his house for dinner. He had made soup. To play a joke on the stork, the fox served the soup in a flat dish. The fox easily lapped up his soup but the poor stork could not as […]
Leila was an intelligent girl. Her parents believed that she would become great one day. When the girls of her age were busy playing with dolls, Leila would have her nose buried in Science books. When her friends would be listening to bedtime stories, Leila would gaze at the stars. She loved to perch on
Naomi was a good girl. She was the only child of her parents. So she often felt lonely. She longed for someone to play with. Once, her father went to another city for work. When he returned home, he surprised Naomi with a pair of red shoes. The shoes had a pretty bow on them
Winifred had gone to visit her aunt and uncle in the countryside. Her aunt was a cook at a rich man’s house. Sometimes, Winifred would accompany her. One day, the rich man had invited a family to dinner. Winifred’s aunt was cooking. There were many dishes she had to cook. Among them was roast chicken.
It has become a habit in the Wilbur family that whenever anyone buys a new pair of shoes, they always ask for the box. This is because Tod is always glad to get some shoe boxes. He makes a number of lovely things with them. He needs the following items–poster paints, gummed paper, cardboard toilet
Marguerite’s father was a soldier. He stayed away from home for months at a time, protecting the country’s borders. Marguerite missed her father a lot on festivals and her birthday. But her mother always told her, “You are the brave daughter of a brave man. You should not be disheartened. Your father is doing an
It was a freezing night. Steve found it hard to sleep in bed. When he got up the next morning, he was surprised not to be able to see anything outside. He was very confused about the mysterious blanket which seemed to have come down all around his home. When he stepped out of his
Della’s parents were very poor. Yet, they wanted the best for their daughter. They worked hard to send her to a good school. Della did not let her parents down. She studied well. Some of Della’s classmates did not speak to her because she was from a poor family. But that did not deter Della
Mae and Blanche were best friends. But Blanche was a proud girl. She would always boast about herself to others. Mae was tired of her. One day, Mae and Blanche went for a swim. Blanche began boasting, “I can swim very fast. I am a great swimmer. I can even swim against the tide.” Mae
There was a squirrel called Squitty who lived in the forest. Now, this squirrel did not have a home as the other squirrels did. So, when winter came, she started getting worried. She thought, ‘Where will I stay? I will freeze if I stay in the open. But all the holes have been occupied. I
Carrie was the youngest of four sisters. She was the apple of everyone’s eyes. But she was a disobedient child. Her mother would ask her to clean her room every day, but she would refuse to do so. Carrie’s sister, on the contrary, would listen to their mother and clean their rooms. All their rooms
Bertha loved dogs. She wanted to have a pet dog. She told her mother, “I want to have a pet dog at home. I want to take care of it every day.” But her mother said, “You can’t have one, dear, because I am allergic to dog hair.” Bertha was very sad. Every day, she
Two sisters, Rose-Red and Snow-White, lived with their mother. One snowy evening, someone knocked at their door. It was a brown bear stiff with cold. They took care of the bear. He spent winters with them and then went away when spring came. One day, the girls came across a dwarf. He was struggling with
Elsie loved to play with her sister’s belongings. Whenever her sister wasn’t home, Elsie would sneak into her sister’s room. There, she would play with her sister’s clothes and make-up. No one found out about Elsie’s escapades because she would arrange her sister’s belongings just as they were. One day, Elsie slipped into her sister’s
Tessa loved sports. Among all the sports in her school, she loved running. She wanted to be the fastest runner in her class. But Tessa never practised. As a result, no matter how hard she ran, she always lost in every competition. One day, she told her parents, “I can never win any race.” Her