Richard was an intelligent boy whose greatest dream was to have a toy rocket. Unfortunately, he had no money to buy one. One day, Richard found a toy box in the park. That box contained a defective paper rocket. Richard decided to repair it and started preparing his plans for the launch. For many days, […]
Once, there was a young man named James who liked puppets. So he joined an expert puppet-maker to learn to make good puppets. Unfortunately, James could not make the puppets well, as he was quite clumsy. He ended up being fired from his job by his master. James made up his mind that he would
Long, long ago, two palaces were built by the fairies. One was a palace of truth and the other a palace of lies. A new brick was created for the palace of truth, each time a child spoke the truth. Similarly, each time a lie was told, it added one brick to the palace of
Once, a strange man with a big suitcase boarded the train to the small town of Montyville. His name was Willie. Willie was an opera singer. He used to communicate with others by singing opera. But, everyone made fun of his singing, by calling him ‘Don No One’. But Willie never gave up singing. One
Once, there was a farmer who had two pets–a dog and a rabbit. One day, he held a competition between the dog and the rabbit. He hid a carrot and a bone in one of his fields. He was eager to see which animal would find the hidden objects first. The optimistic rabbit vigorously started
Scientific name : Vulpes lagopus Family : Canidae Native to : Iceland Conservation status : Least Concern Found in the Arctic temperatures, which are some of the most challenging, the Arctic fox lives in a vegetation free zone. In fact, they are the only land mammals found in Iceland. Their natural shaded coat blends in
Long, long ago, most monsters were charming people. But one day, some monsters had a great big argument and they started crying furiously. The ‘words’ that came out of their mouths also got scared. Letters like L, T and D were those who got the biggest fright. They ran away to a safe place. The
Naomi and Maggie were going to their grandmother’s house and were supposed to board a train that evening. Their mother asked them to pack their things in their trunks themselves. Thus, the packing began. Naomi took one thing at a time, folded it neatly and put it carefully in the trunk. After putting everything inside,
Once, a king and his ministers were visiting a faraway village. On the way, the king took shelter under a mango tree. The tree was loaded with ripe mangoes. Suddenly, a stone hit him directly on the forehead. The royal guards found an old lady near by. “Did you throw any stones just now?” asked
Common name : Palouse horse Scientific name : Equus ferus caballus Family : Equidae Native to : America and Spain Leopard spots on the coat and striped hooves of the appaloosa distinguish this unique horse from the rest of its breed. It has bloodlines that date back to the Arabian horses. Known for its use
One day, a king decided to test his most trusted minister, Benaiah. He said, “Benaiah, there is a magical ring that makes a happy man sad and a sad man happy. Find it for me. You have six months.” Benaiah had no idea where to find the ring. He still set off in search of
Percy was a very lazy boy. He kept on postponing things. He never finished his work on time. His teachers always tried explaining him the value of time. His father, too, called him once to tell him about the importance and value of time and why it was important to do all jobs on time.
Once, a teacher lived in a hermitage with his disciple. One day, the disciple was on his way to some place. Before he could reach the place, there was a heavy rainfall and thunderstorm. He went back and asked his teacher what to do. The teacher told him to have full faith in God, as
Once, there lived a girl named Hannah. She had a pet turtle named Petty. Once, Petty laid five eggs. After two months, five baby turtles hatched out of the eggs. Hannah loved the baby turtles. Petty and Hannah took utmost care of the babies. One day, Hannah saw a big black cat near her house.
Once, a great acrobatic balloon competition was held in the forest. In the past, the flying insects would grab the balloon strings and fly off in all directions, creating all sorts of patterns in the air. So, they were everyone’s favourites to win. But this time, a group of ants was also taking part. Though