Once, a cat and a mouse were friends. They lived in a farm. One day the mouse told the cat about a cupboard full of eatables. So, they both decided to go there. Soon, both were enjoying the tasty things in the cupboard. There were cheese, some sausages and many other things. They were enjoying […]
One day, Cynthia went to the woods with her friends to collect blueberries. She went about, humming a tune, plucking the juicy, ripe berries and putting them in her basket. Soon, she wandered deep into the woods. There, she heard someone crying. Cynthia peeped from behind the bushes to see who it was. It was
Claire was a good student. She had also been the champion of her school in the spelling competition for four years in a row. But this year, a new girl named Opal had joined her class and everyone was expecting her to win the competition. On the day of the competition, Opal and Claire participated
Every year Doreen’s mother collected old clothes from everyone in the house. Then she would send them to the people who could not afford to buy clothes for themselves. One day, she asked Doreen to give away her favourite lace dress. Doreen was sad. She refused. Her mother said, “What will you do with it?
A wolf was enjoying his meal when a bone got stuck in his throat. He started crying in pain. He asked many animals to help him but none did. Then a kind stork came by. The wolf promised to reward her if she would take out his bone. The kind stork agreed. At once, without
Irma reached home after a football-practice session. “How is my little angel?” asked her father. She said, “Daddy, I can’t do it! The practice sessions really tire me.” Her father said, “But you always wanted to be on the school team. What happened?” “I don’t think I am good enough to play football,” Irma replied.
Mr. Wright loved watching animals and birds. He spent the whole year in the forest. One day, he showed his children how to make an observation platform in a tree. Soon, the children were sitting on it. It was so high up. They sat there waiting for some animal to come. Soon they saw a
Augusta was interested in learning martial arts. She went to a Master of Karate and said, “I want to learn Karate. Please teach me.” The Master told Augusta, “I will certainly teach you but on one condition.” “What is that?” asked Augusta. “You will have to stand on a busy street for a month and
A spider was worried. Winter was fast approaching. She had to get ready for that. So, at dawn, she wove her web between two stalks of a bush. She thought, ‘Maybe an insect will come this way.’ She kept waiting. Suddenly, along came a butterfly in search of some flowers and flew right into the
The wind was blowing hard. The leaves danced around joyfully. But a little horse-chestnut was scared. All his friends had fallen already, so he was very frightened. Suddenly, a gust of wind shook the branch and down fell the little horse-chestnut. David was sweeping the ground and the chestnut came rolling there. He saw the
Once, a duck gave birth to five ducklings. She saw them and noticed that one of the ducklings was not at all like the others. He was ugly! Soon, the ugly duckling realized this and left home. But life was hard for him. The weather kept changing. He also had to protect himself from the
Quinn was a very greedy boy. Every day, before leaving for school, he filled his school tiffin with some bread and butter, lots of biscuits and chips. One morning, he took a longer time in the kitchen. His mother cried out, “You will get late for school!” Quinn ran as fast as he could. Suddenly,
During autumn, leaves turn yellow and days become shorter. At this time, some swallows like the Zip fly to Africa. Swallows are small, with pointed narrow wings, short bills and small weak feet; some species have forked tails. Swallows are able to produce many different calls or songs, which are used to express excitement, to
Two brothers had a habit of getting up every morning and having a pillow fight. But one day as they were fighting, Gary, by mistake, knocked down his bedside lamp. Mother heard the noise and came in angrily. She saw the broken lamp and shouted, “No pillow fights from now on!” As soon as mother
Lucy and Maggie were sisters. One day, they decided to have a picnic in the garden. “We forgot the juice and cupcakes,” said Lucy. Then went into the house to get the juice and a tray full of cupcakes. But they peeked out of the window to find that the salad had disappeared. “Where is