Peter was upset with his exam results.Even Harry’s jokes were not able to make him laugh.He picked a stone up and was about to fling it across when Harry’s sister, Catherine, exclaimed, “Oh! What an extraordinary stone!”“Throw it!” said Catherine, and Peter threw it into the pool anyway.Next day Peter did not come to meet […]
A hobby is a work that you do in your free time.My hobby is stamp-collecting. I have more than two hundred stamps in my album. I have received most of them through letters sent to me by my friends.Others I have collected from my parents and uncles.Stamps are issued by different countries.They are often colourful.They
The mango is a very sweet fruit.It grows on the mango tree.It is called “the King of fruits”.Mangoes grow in hot countries.Mangoes grow in India too.We get mangoes in the summer season.Ripe mangoes are yellow or orange in colour.They are sweet to taste.Unripe mangoes are used in preparing pickles.They are sour to taste.Mangoes are also
Last Sunday, I went to the zoo with my uncle.This zoo is situated on Mathura Road.It is a very big zoo.We bought the tickets and went inside the zoo.I saw the lions and the tigers roaring in their cages.I also saw the foxes, the deer, the jackals, the antelopes, the snakes, the alligators, the wolves,
We all are familiar with tales from the Arabian Nights.Fascinating tales they are, too, with magic and mystery and kings and thieves and untold treasures.One can go on and on, recounting the elements that make these stories gripping and simply unforgettable.Small wonder then that they have travelled all over the world.One such story is famously
Once upon a time there was a genie, not the kind that comes out of magic lamps and makes wishes come true. This genie was different.Whenever someone rubbed his lamp, along with the genie came out a big cloud of dust and smoke and objects covered in layers of filth. After many such fiascos, time
When the ambulance arrived, Ratan and his father took the girl and her mother to the hospital.In the hospital Ratan heard his father say, “No problem, my blood group is the same.”Ratan’s father lay down on another bed and his blood was given to the girl.It was only after two hours that Arun and his
I am a little child of six.My mother is a doctor.My father is an engineer.My uncle is a pilot.My grandfather is a businessman.I am a young child.But I often think what I would be when I grow up.I do not want to become a doctor, an engineer, a pilot or a businessman.I want to become
Many people think that money can bring them happiness.But it is not so.A rich man is not always a happy man.A poor man may be happier than the richest man.Still, money is necessary for us.We need it to buy food, clothes, houses and many other things.We cannot get good education without money.We have to eat
Pollution makes our environment impure.Pollution means to make something dirty.There are different types of pollution—water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution and noise pollution.Pollution is harmful for life on Earth.Our Earth is a beautiful place. It is our home.We share it with different kinds of animals and plants.We must keep our Earth clean.Answer the following questions1
Long ago, there was a world with no colours.Then you know what happened.There came a buzzing bee which sucked the nectar of the flowers and flew away. Nobody knew that the colours of the world were trapped inside the nectar.That’s why the world was not looking pretty.When the buzzing bee took the nectar away, then
There was a juggler’s show in our town.It was held at the Town Square.The Square is situated near my house.The juggler had two monkeys and a bear.He made them do some tricks for us.That made us laugh.Some tricks were really wonderful.The juggler’s daughter performed some rope tricks.She balaced herself on a rope suspended across two
There was a girl named Riya. She was 14 years old.She was fond of beautiful flowers.On the day of Diwali she thought of decorating the idol of Lord Ganesha and goddess Laxmi with colourful flowers.So, she went to the gardener and asked, “Can I take flowers from your garden?Today is Diwali and I want to
The night was cold and dark.I was having a sound sleep after having my dinner.Dreams were crowding my mind, but who knew I was to see the greatest dream on this very night!It was around 2 o’ clock when my doorbell rang.I had no idea what was going on at that time.The bell rang again
A farmer is a person who grows crops.Farmers are hard-working people.Farmers grow different types of crops and sell them in the market.They also grow fruits and vegetables on their farms.A typical farmer’s day begins early in the morning.Come rain or sunshine, he works very hard on his farm all the day.Most farmers do not have