Sahil Gupta

Lenny was having a dream. In the dream, he was the captain of a ship that was sailing across a big ocean. There were pirates attacking the ship and he had a sword with which he was fighting a furious battle with dozens of men. Many wounded and dead sailors lay on the deck and […]

Mr Rondo had a shop which stocked a lot of things: key chains, paper weights, stationery, postage stamps and envelopes, souvenirs and tools, dried flowers and lamps, shirts and belts, toys and cushions, chips and chocolates. There was a stool behind the counter on which MrRondo sat.Mr Rondo never fell off the stool. That was

Mr Douglas was the name of a horse. He had come to the farm as a pony and he grew up feeling important because he was the only one on the farm who was called Mr! The other animals laughed at all the airs he put on and he felt very upset by it. In

Jessie’s dog, Taffy, was very friendly. He had no idea that he was supposed to guard the house. Anyone who came to the house was welcomed like a long-lost friend.When the milkman came, Taffy ran out to greet him. The postman was warmly received. Papa’s driver, the gardener, the pizza delivery boy, the neighbour’s cat,

Mr Mouse asked Mrs Mouse to take a little hot milk. He thought it would help her go to sleep. She spent the whole night wandering around the house and nibbling at anything she could find. Mr Mouse found that disturbing and so he couldn’t sleep either!Every day, Mr Mouse wondered how to get her

If there was trouble in the class, Miss Henry always knew that Mike must be behind it somewhere. Mike just enjoyed creating a ruckus and he did not enjoy studying at all.One day, he got after the school cat. The cat was playing with a little green doll that it had found somewhere in the

Chuggy was an old blue engine who had run on a hill track for years. He liked to go along the mountainside, chugging and whistling. People stopped to wave at him. When he felt cold, the engine driver would add a little coal into the furnace, and away would go Chuggy, hauling five coaches full

Mellie’s parents gave her a beautiful doll on her birthday. The doll had lovely golden flecked eyes and chestnut brown hair. Mellie liked her so much that she carried her around everywhere. She called her ‘Greta’. All this gave Greta an idea that she was better than all the other toys.There were a ragdoll, a

Farmer Jones was kind and he was fair. So, all the animals liked to work for him. None complained, except Fred, the donkey. Fred spent all his time grumbling. He grumbled about the food. He grumbled about his stable. He grumbled at the work, at the weather and at the other animals… he just grumbled!It

“Hurry up, Tony! It’s almost time for your school bus to arrive!” shouted Mummy.“Coming!” said Tony as he raced into the kitchen, gulped his milk and stuffed a sandwich into his mouth before racing out to catch the bus.“That boy!” thought Mummy, “will never learn to be in time. It’s always a mad rush in

The flute was lying, dusty and neglected, in a shop selling many things: books, tools, toys, musical instruments, antiques. The flute had been lying in the shop for a long time because no one wanted it. Outside the shop was a board that said: BILLY’S BIN.Jenny passed along that road every day. She wanted to

Peter loved animals and birds and he could understand their language and talk to them too! He enjoyed walking through the forest because he could talk to so many of them.One day going through the forest he heard someone crying. He looked around and found a small bear sitting under a tree weeping.“What happened?” asked

Mr Bunter loved to eat. He ate large meals at home and when he went out, he did not know when to stop. People were scared to invite Mr Bunter to a party, because there would be nothing left for others to eat!He was always late to office because once he settled down for breakfast,

Mrs Benjamin had a cat named Katy. Mrs Benjamin gave her lots of milk and fish, and a cushion to sleep on. Katy could catch all the mice she wanted. But Katy could not go out or have any adventures.One day, Mrs Benjamin was ill and had to go to hospital. Her niece Amanda came

Dino, the little dragon, lived with his family in a cave on a mountain. All his cousins had learnt to fly, but he was still learning. He found it very difficult and very frightening. He couldn’t even blow flames! Everyone teased him.Every morning all the dragons would set off to work. In the evening, they