Once upon a time, there was a miller who had grown old. He had no children but he had three apprentices. So, he said that he would leave his mill to the one who brought him the most beautiful horse.The three apprentices set off to seek horses. But the two elder ones left Eric, the […]
Little Red Hen was scratching the ground in the farmyard, looking for nice juicy worms to eat. Instead, she found a grain of wheat. She showed it to her friends—the duck, the goose and the cat.“I could eat it right away,” she said, “Or we could plant it and have wheat to feed all of
Tina had just moved to a new house with her parents. It was a large rambling house with a garden and an apple orchard. She had fun wandering all over it and discovering all kinds of secret cupboards and rooms.Tina now had a room for herself too. The best thing was a large shelf for
Once upon a time, there was a tall sunflower plant in a garden that belonged to an old lady.It always had one flower on it and that was a beautiful bloom. Every day, a gorgeous black and gold butterfly came to the sunflower. The sunflower would sway in the breeze and the butterfly would flit
Mattie was looking for an adventure, but she couldn’t find any. All that happened was that she went to school, sat in the classroom, did lessons, came home, did homework, helped her mother and fell asleep after dinner. How boring her life was!But she did not know that among her toys was a magical clown.
Once upon a time, a queen had to send her beautiful daughter far away to marry a prince. She sent her with a lot of treasure and her talking horse, Falada, and with a maid to attend her.The maid was jealous and unkind. So on the way, she waited for the princess to get down
Whenever Mr Hake came to a party, people began to go away quickly to other rooms. He loved to tell stories and most of his stories had been told so often that everyone knew them off by heart! Now, it was terribly boring to listen to his uninteresting stories again and again.One day, however, something
Pretty Miss Lorna had a dozen parrots as pets. Whenever anyone visited her, they would begin to screech. There was such a din that nobody could talk or hear anything! Her hair was always filthy and untidy; the hem of her dress often ripped and hanging loose. She wore socks of different colours! She always
Honey had just joined her new school. She stayed in the hostel with the other girls. Each girl was allowed to bring one pet to hostel if she could take care of it properly. Honey had no pet but she was always collecting birds and squirrels to feed!Honey was a small girl with laughing eyes
Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert were unmarried brother and sister. They lived on their ancestral farm, Green Gables, in the quiet town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Matthew was sixty, and was unable to handle the farm work on his own. Hence the Marilla decided to adopt an orphan boy to help him.When Matthew
D’Artagnan was a poor but noble young man who lived in Gascony. He left his home to make fortune and join the king’s musketeers in Paris. He carried fifteen crowns, a horse and a letter of introduction with him. The letter was addressed to his father’s friend, Monsieur de Treville. He was the captain of
Edmond Dantes, a young sailor, had just returned from a journey aboard the Pharaon. Monsieur Morrel, the owner of the ship, had decided to make Dantes the new captain of the ship. His life seemed perfect. He was to be the captain, he was engaged to a beautiful, young woman, Mercedes, and above all, everyone
Long, long ago, there lived a poor old carpenter named Geppetto. He had no wife, no children and no family. He was alone. He was a very nice man and he spent his life making wooden toys for children.‘I wish I had a child of my own!’ he often said to himself.One day, he made
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mary Lennox. She was an unhealthy, bad-tempered, pale little girl who loved no one and whom no one loved. She lived in India with her parents. Her father was a dashing army captain and her mother was a beautiful lady. But they had no time
Once upon a time, four sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March lived together with their mother in a cozy little town in New England. Meg, the eldest, was beautiful and lively. Jo, the second sister, was a tomboy and wanted to become a writer. Beth, the third, was shy, gentle and kind. Amy, the