Benny was a sprightly, rosy-faced little boy. He lived with his mother in a little cottage in the country. They were too poor and were unable to buy delicacies. But the wholesome, simple food they ate was ample to keep him healthy and strong. He usually ate porridge with milk. One day, Benny woke up […]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, commonly known as M. S. Dhoni, was born on the 7th of July 1981 in Bihar, India. Do you know that before he became famous as a world-class cricketer, Dhoni was a ticket collector at the Kharagpur Railway station for a few years? The only captain in the history of world cricket
Once upon a time, there lived an ill-mannered boy named Johnnie. He hated when people used polite words while communicating. One day, Johnnie invented a machine that could steal polite words like ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. Soon, his machine stole all the polite words in the world. In the beginning, nothing happened. But within a
Venus Ebony Starr Williams was born on the 17th of June 1980 in California, U.S. Do you know that Venus Williams is the only player to have defeated Serena (her sister) on the grass twice? Former No. 1 tennis star, Venus Williams is a professional tennis player who has won a total of 22 Grand
Once, there lived in a tree, a little migratory bird named Nippy. He was very nice, but was very lazy. On the arrival of the autumn season, all his fellow birds started preparing for a long journey to a warm place. But Nippy, being lazy, did not prepare for the journey and kept on postponing
Valentino Rossi was born on the 16th of February 1979 in Italy. Do you know that Valentino Rossi broke an international record by making 170 consecutive starts in a span of a decade? A professional motorcycle racer, Valentino Rossi has won 9 Grand Prix World Championships and is a multiple MotoGP World Champion. One of
Jacob was excited for the Sunday picnic. But, on Sunday morning, it started raining heavily and the picnic was cancelled. Jacob remained unhappy all day. He was standing near the window in the evening. Just then, he saw an old man with a stick coming up the street. A little dog was walking beside him.
One day, a cock-sparrow was returning home after a long journey when he saw a long strip of rag lying on the road. The cock-sparrow thought it could be useful for the nest he was building. So he swooped down to pick the rag up, but the wind blew it around his wings and he
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on the 2nd of February 1977 in Columbia. Do you know that Shakira recorded her first album at the age of 13 years? A singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer and record producer, Shakira was a star in Latin America, before she entered the English language market. With influences of Latin,
Once, there lived two pets in a house–a cat named Bibi and a parrot named Paco. They were best friends too. One evening, Bibi and Paco were alone in the kitchen. A bowl of dough was left near the fire by the cook. Both were very hungry. When Paco saw the bowl of dough, he
There was a lady, who used to remain angry all the time. She never spoke sweetly to anybody. Everyone in her neighbourhood hated her. One day, the lady was taking a walk along a country lane when a horse-cart appeared from the back. It was going in the same direction as the lady was going.
Once, there were two well-known towers, Tower A and Tower B. Tower A was in Macdonia village and Tower B was in Elina village. Tower A was magnificent. One dark night, the people from Elina tried to demolish Tower A. After a few days, a little girl found that Tower A was leaning slightly. She
Once upon a time, there was a burger. The burger was always referred to as junk food by customers. And she never liked this remark. At the same time, she also realised that her fellow burgers were also called junk food. She observed that most of her favourite customers were now much fatter than they
Eldrick Tont Woods, popularly known as Tiger Woods, was born on the 30th of December 1975 in California, U.S. Do you know that Tiger Woods was introduced to golf when he was only 2 years old? By the age of 5 years, he had appeared in the Golf Digest. Tiger Woods is a professional golfer,
Charlie, a seven-year-old boy, never wanted to do his homework. One day, Charlie was lying on his bed and daydreaming. Suddenly, he saw some elves stopping by his window. One of the elves appeared in front of him and said, “Hello dear, will you please give us your homework? We want to play with it.”