Beeper was a little car that belonged to Mr Gordon. He had been there for years and taken his boys, Andrew and Edward, to school and sports and holidays. Now he was old. The boys spoke about a new car.Now Andy said he wanted a car with a roof that could fold down. Edie wanted […]
In a field stood Hector, the scarecrow. He spent the whole day and night standing there on a pole with his arms stretched out. He was supposed to chase away the crows and protect the field.“How can I do that, when I’m supposed to stand still?” he grumbled, “They could come and sit on my
Hilda was a beautiful little fairy who lived inside a mushroom, but she was not very sensible.One day, Hilda went for a party in the garden. Fireflies lit it up. Lots of fairies, elves, gnomes and pixies were singing and dancing. They drank lots of dew and honey and ate fairy cakes and muffins. They
In a village far away, there was a church with a high tower. In it was a huge bell. An old man lived in a cottage near the sea and he told everyone that whenever anything special happened, the bell would ring out.One rainy night, a little baby was found on the doorstep of the
Chuffy was a steam engine that had drawn carriages for many years along the railway track. He enjoyed the thrill of rattling along on the metal rails, the noise, the smoke and the countryside. The stations made him so happy with the people getting off and on and all the bustle, till the guard waved
Mickey was a bully. He troubled everyone in the class. He would eat up others’ lunch, hide their pencils or books, trip them up in the class or on the playground. No amount of scolding by the teacher seemed to improve him.One day a new boy, John, came to the class. He was very quiet
Once upon a time, there was a king who had three sons. They were handsome and strong. The King decided that his eldest son would be the King after him and the second son would be the Commander-in-Chief of his great army.But his youngest son, William, only liked to play the flute and sing! “What
Everyone called her Wiley the Witch because she had a long nose and chin. Her real name was Wilhelmina, but it was very difficult, so they called her Wiley. What they did not know was that she was really a very kind witch! And she could really work magic.Her neighbour, Herbert, worked as a gardener.
Ben was the star attraction at the circus. The children came especially to see him perform. He went through hoops and climbed up several boxes and ladders. And when he roared, the children held their breaths. He was magnificent and ferocious as well!But Ben was very sad. He was lonely. He hated his little cage
Jenny had a kitten called Matilda. She took very good care of her, gave her milk and fish and cream. But Matilda had to be good always. She could not play with the balls of wool and tangle them. She had to sleep on a cushion at night and wasn’t allowed to curl up on
In the desert, there was an oasis where a strange man lived with his son Abdullah. This man had hidden a large pot of gold in a hollow palm tree. The man grew old and when he knew he was dying, he called Abdullah and told him about the pot of gold. He gave Abdullah
Everyone in the village used to make fun of Percy. He did very silly things and got into trouble constantly.Once he had to carry a large basket of butter to Mrs Goodwin. He carried it in a basket on his head. On the way he kept wondering why he was sweating so much. When he
Martin Burke loved adventures, not real ones, but in his imagination. Everyone was used to hearing Martin’s adventures. His ship had sunk in the ocean. He had flown across high mountains. He had saved a maiden from a dragon. He had caught a whale while fishing. He rode on a white horse. His stories went
There were tribes that lived in the deep forests. They sent messages to one another by beating out signals on their drums. Everyone knew the language of the drums.There was a woodpecker named Koka in the forest. He was extremely intelligent. He heard the sounds made by the drums and picked up many of the
Mr Halley enjoyed travelling. The trouble was that no one else enjoyed his travels. He carried two suitcases, three large bags, a duffle bag containing shoes, an overcoat, an umbrella, a flask and two hats. In addition, he had packets of food and juice. He believed that he should be ready to face any kind