Naomi’s father was a renowned doctor and he owned a hospital. One day, Naomi went running to her father and said, “Dad, Jane has hurt her leg. Please help her.” Jane was Naomi’s best friend. After the check-up, Naomi’s father said to her, “Jane’s leg is fractured. I have asked a nurse to take care […]
Mother and Father were having breakfast. Father asked, “Where is Ralph? He has not joined us for breakfast.” Mother replied, “That is not like Ralph at all. He always comes on time. Let me check up on him.” Mother went to Ralph’s room and asked him, “What is the matter, son?” Ralph replied, “I do
Kathleen was cleaning her garage one day, when she saw an old raincoat lying in a corner. She wanted to throw it away at first. But when she looked at it carefully, she saw that the raincoat was not torn. Just old. “It might be of use some day. I shall keep it.” Many days
Princess Qadira had a pet falcon. Once, she decided to visit her friend’s house, which was far beyond a great desert. As she was leaving the palace, her pet falcon swooped into her palanquin and sat beside her. “My trip will be so boring without you. Come along,” she said. Princess Qadira set off with
Emma was an expert rock climber. One day, when she was climbing a cliff above the sea, it began raining all of a sudden. Emma waited for the rain to stop. But soon the raindrops lashed against her face, making it difficult for her to hang on to the cliff. Little rocks around her crumbled
Once, there was a queen who gave away gold on one pretext or the other. One day, she said to her minister, “I want to find out whether the people of my kingdom are kind. Bring a bag of gold and come along with me.” The minister did as told. When they reached the road
Peter was extremely excited. The corn was ready to be harvested. Mr. Wally, the farmer, had promised Peter that he would let Peter help him when he cut the corn. So, Peter reached the field. Mr. Wally started the harvester. The blades started turning, cutting down the corn, ready to go into a threshing machine
Harriet was a pretty girl but short. She had no friends because she was shy. The children in her class would tease her and call her names. One day, she was crying sitting in a corner. When the teacher asked the reason, she replied, “Nobody wants to be friends with me.” Her teacher asked, “Why
Once, there was a poor boy named Ali Baba. He was cutting wood in the forest when he saw some men on horses. Ali Baba got frightened and hid behind a tree. The men stopped near a big rock. Their leader shouted, “Open Sesame!” And lo! The rock slid aside and the men went inside.
One morning, Fairy Fiona was reading the newspaper. She was not able to see the words clearly. ‘My eyesight is weak,’ she thought. She then left for the fairy healer’s house under the oak tree. The fairy healer asked Fiona to be seated on a mushroom. examined her eyes with a glowworm. Then the healer
It was a stormy night. Rebecca was driving home after a long day at work. When she reached the highway, she saw an old woman waving her hands frantically. The old woman said, “My car has broken down. Please drive me to the hospital. I need a doctor.” Rebecca said, “Hop in.” Off they went
There was a small toy store on Downey Street. Its shelves were packed with toys. Many children visited the store every day and bought toy trucks, mini cars, squeaky animals and dolls. Ruby, the rag doll, watched everyone from a corner. None wanted to buy her because one of her arms was broken. But all
Sandra had come for vacation with her parents. They were staying in a hotel. Sandra loved to explore her surroundings. So, she dressed up and went outside the hotel and started exploring the surroundings. After spending a lot of time outside, she went back to the hotel. She informed her parents, “The hotel is conducting
Kim had many friends. She liked to play every day. When all the kids went home from school, Kim would be busy chasing butterflies and beavers. When she returned home, she would be dirty from head to toe. One day, when Kim ran out to play with her friends, she noticed that everyone was shrinking
Hazel had studied hard for her exam. When she saw the questions, she was happy because she knew the answers to all the questions. But what was that last question? She thought about the answer to that one for a long time, but in vain. The more she thought, the more she was worried. ‘What