Mrs Wimble had a new pet, a delightful little terrier. He was white with a brown ear and a patch over one eye. So, she named him Patch.He was a very naughty puppy. He chewed up the morning papers, her slippers, and the legs of tables and chairs. He dragged the bath-mat around the house. […]
When Miss Janis came into the school, there were always a few giggles. Miss Janis was very pretty. She had glossy golden hair, beautiful blue eyes and always wore exquisite dresses. Whenever she was free, she would look into a little mirror and put on some lipstick or dusted her face with some powder or
Mr and Mrs Lewis with a five-year-old daughter, Minnie, and a one-year-old son, Bunter, lived in a cottage on the edge of the forest. The children spent most days playing outside with squirrels, caterpillars, butterflies and birds.Minnie made sure Bunter didn’t get into trouble. Once he found a hole in the trunk of a tree,
When anyone in the village saw Mr Grumpy coming down the road, he would run into a shop or walk off in a different direction. There was a reason for this.Mr Grumpy loved to grumble. He grumbled about the weather, his dinner, the vegetables, his neighbour’s cat, the fish he had at lunch, his health,
A Prince lived alone in a castle. He had neither parents, nor brothers and sisters. He did not even have a friend. So, he was very lonely. He walked around in his gardens, rode all over the estate, read books. But he was tired of being alone. He had read about friends in books. He
Long ago in a kingdom far away, there lived a princess who never smiled. The King and the Queen tried everything possible to make her happy. She had fabulous clothes and jewels. The Court Jester tried to make her laugh with jokes and tricks.Then they called the Chief Medicine Man and asked his opinion. He
Mr and Mrs Willey lived in a pretty cottage in a village. They kept a few hens and a goat. Mrs Willey was known for making the best cakes and pies in the village. Sometimes she would sell the eggs and some milk as well.Mrs Willey’s hens scratched around the yard, looking for seeds and
In a village, there lived a potter named Mangu, who made beautiful pots and sold them around the villages near by. People waited for Mangu’s rounds to buy his pots.Mangu’s pots made him quite rich. But he did not like to give a paisa to anyone. He had a donkey, called Babu, on which he
Once upon a time, there was a jackal who lived in a forest. He usually ate small animals and birds, but for some time now he had got nothing to eat. So, he was very hungry. Hunting around for food, he found he had strayed into a city.Suddenly, a pack of dogs saw him and
There lived a crow in a forest. He was very observant. He watched everything that went on in the forest. He saw a hunter come to the forest and scatter seeds and grains all over the ground. Then the hunter set up his nets to trap unwary birds. The crow told all the birds around
Long time ago, a poor Brahmin lived in a village. He begged for a living. Normally, he received some food, either cooked or raw, and brought it home. He ate some and kept some to eat later.Very often, people gave him wheat flour. He brought it home to make rotis. Then, if any was left
A fat donkey worked for a washerman. He was a good and loyal creature, so the washerman let him wander freely in the night to graze. The donkey would return on time in the morning.During his wanderings at night, the donkey made friends with a jackal who used to creep into the village to steal
It was a beautiful pond, surrounded by the trees of the forest. It had lilies growing in it. Many creatures lived in it. Among them were three friends, two fishes and a frog. The fish were very beautiful and intelligent. The frog was an ugly but wise fellow. They met every day to share stories
The sons of four Brahmins were sent to a gurukul to get educated. They became good friends, studied hard and were soon ready to go out into the world to earn their living. Three of them had become very knowledgeable about the shastras and scriptures. But the fourth one was different. He had a lot
Long time ago, there lived two poor friends in a village: Dharmabuddhi and Papabuddhi. Dharmabuddhi was honest and hard-working. Papabuddhi was lazy and cunning. Dharmabuddhi decided to go to the neighbouring kingdom to earn his living.Papabuddhi knew that he could not do anything on his own, so he thought, “He will certainly do well. Then