Nobody could tell if she was a monster or a witch! She was not like the normal witches with long, crooked noses, long black hats and who fly on broomsticks. She was tall, beautiful with shiny skin and a lovely, warm smile. But she hated children! And she loved colours! She just could not tolerate […]
A lion was the king of a jungle. He had many animals who followed him. The lion would hunt and after he had taken his share, the rest was given to his followers. Among his followers were a jackal and a crow. They were happy to follow the lion because they were always sure of
There was a beautiful lake in the heart of a forest. Lots of fish and birds and other creatures lived there, in the lake and around it. A heron also lived there. He was old now and too weak to catch fish. Often he had to sleep hungry; so he became more and more weak.
Near a village there was a huge banyan tree. A pair of crows made their nest in it. The husband and wife lived there happily, and soon they had little nestlings hatching out of the eggs. But there was a great tragedy in their life.A big black cobra lived in a hollow at the bottom
In a forest, many animals lived together in peace. There were hares, antelopes, boars, bears, elephants, foxes, monkeys, buffaloes, etc. But there was a wicked lion in the forest. All animals were afraid of him. He attacked and killed them even when he was not really hungry.The animals were frightened and fed up. They could
Long, long ago, in south India, there was a city called Mahilaropyam. It had a wise and learned king named Amarshakti. But he was a very unhappy man.He had three sons and all of them were very foolish. No amount of effort had made them either wise or intelligent. This worried the king immensely. Finally,
Pentagon was a good friend. He was a spirit keeper. All the spirits that passed on to the heaven-front came to him. He was their guide and friend. It was Pentagon’s duty to show the humble spirits around heaven-front and tell them the right way to go forward in their after-death life. “Death is not
Alex’s old toys were very unhappy. He had a bunch of superheroes, robots and even a super girl. But they were all gathering dust in the corner of the cupboard, as Alex no longer played with them. The old toys stood forlornly and watched Alex play with his new train. It was the Super Station
An old tree stood on a very old hill inside which lived the elves with the elf king. But this great secret was known only to the creatures near the tree.One day, some lizards heard some noises from inside the hill. One of the lizards said, “An earthworm told me that the elves are going
The days of the week wanted a holiday so that they might have a party. But they never found time to celebrate together! They were always busy. They finally decided to have a party on February twenty-ninth as the leap year came only once in four years.They would eat and drink, dance and sing and
Long ago, in a kingdom far away there was a king with a beautiful daughter. He announced that a competition would be held to select a husband for his daughter, the princess. The man who did the most incredible thing would marry his daughter and also be given half the kingdom.Men of all ages began
Once upon a time, there was an umbrella maker who lived in a town. But he was unable to sell many umbrellas, so he and his family became very poor. They hardly had enough to eat. They lived in a tiny cottage with a garden with wild berries and a pear tree on which no
In a garden long ago stood a lovely rose bush, thick with roses. The sun and dew and the rose bush, all loved the roses. Each of them claimed that the roses were their children. The loved the roses very much.The sun said its warmth made the roses grow. The dew said it gave a
There was a beautiful garden in a house. It was full of beautiful flowers and was kept very well. Outside the fence there were some wildflowers. Among them grew an exquisite little white daisy. It had white silvery petals and a golden yellow centre and stood gracefully on its stalk, swaying in the breeze.It stood
Once upon a time, there lived a Prince who was very proud and wicked. He built up a huge army and set out to conquer all the kingdoms in the world. He would wipe out cities and all the people in it. He and his armies destroyed farms and field, plundered the land for gaining