Once upon a time in England, a young pregnant lady fainted on the street. She gave birth to a baby-boy and died. The baby’s name was Oliver Twist. Oliver was sent to an orphanage. He spent the first nine years of his life in this orphanage. He did all odd jobs there.One day, Oliver was […]
Once upon a time in London, Mr. and Mrs. Darling went out to a dinner party leaving their three children Wendy, John and Michael at home. After Wendy had tucked her younger brothers, John and Michael, to bed, she went to read a book.While she was reading, she heard a boy sobbing outside her window.
Once, two frogs hopped into a dairy. Large pots of milk were lying there.The two fell into a pot that was half-full of milk.They tried hard to leap out of the pot. But there was no solid foothold to help them come out. It was a difficult task.Now they began to swim around to stay
Long, long ago, a wicked and greedy Prince John ruled England. He was unkind to the common people of Nottingham and had no consideration for the poor. Under his charge, the rich became richer while the poor became poorer. The Prince ordered the Sheriff of Nottingham to tax people so heavily that some were forced
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Heidi who had no parents–only an aunt and a grandfather who lived on top of a mountain. One day, her aunt decided to take Heidi to her grandfather’s little house in the mountain. On the way was a little village called Dorfli. People in Dorfli
Robinson Crusoe was a brave young man who loved adventures. He lived in York, England. He was the youngest son of a German merchant. His parents wanted him to study law and become a great lawyer but Robinson Crusoe wanted to be a sailor. His father did not approve of his son as a sailor
Huckleberry Finn was an orphan adopted by Widow Douglas and Miss Watson. They took a lot of pains to raise him and teach him religion and proper manners. Huck and his friend Tom Sawyer had discovered a stash of gold belonging to some robbers. As a result, both of them were rewarded and the bank
Ratan and Mohan were good friends. They had great confidence in each other. Once, they decided to enjoy their holidays together. They went out to a hill- station for a week.Both enjoyed their stay at the hill-station. After seven days, they planned to return. When they reached the station to board the train, they found
Long, long ago, there lived a smart young boy named Jim Hawkins. His parents owned the Admiral Benbow Inn beside the sea. Jim Hawkins loved adventure. One day, a sailor named Billy Bones came to stay in their Inn. He was a tall and huge man. He also had a big scar across one of
Far away in a little town of Kansas, a girl named Dorothy lived with her uncle, aunt and a little dog, Toto. Dorothy and Toto used to play together for hours. One day when they were playing, wind began to blow and the sky became dark. A horrible cyclone came to the town. It was
A long time ago, a handsome colt, Darkie, was born on a quiet farm. His coat was a beautiful shiny black, except for one white furry star on his forehead. He enjoyed running through the meadows. But he was also very calm and well behaved. His mother nurtured him, raised him and gave him advice
Once upon a time on a hot summer day, a girl named Alice sat by a stream on a hill with her sister. Feeling bored and sleepy, she was startled by a white rabbit with pink eyes that ran past her. She had never seen a rabbit wearing a waistcoat and having a pocket watch.“Oh
A mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer lived with his Aunt Polly and his cousin, Sid, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.“Where is that boy now?” said Aunt Polly, in irritation, “Tom! Tom!! Where are you hiding? Tom!”Tom never answered when he was called, and his aunt was always running about looking for
There was a pasture at the edge of a forest. The shepherds of the nearby villages came there with their cattle flocks. While the cattle grazed, the shepherds spent there time playing. There was a big old tree in the pasture. It had a big hollow but with a narrow opening. The shepherds put their
A monkey was sitting on a high branch of a riverside tree. After sometime some fishermen came and cast their nets out into the river. The monkey watched them with great interest. When it was noon time, the fishermen went off to take their lunch leaving their nets on the river-bank.The monkey came down from