Chapter 3 Hearing my uncle’s suggestion I was stunned. A feverish excitement gripped me. I felt as if I had been stifled completely. Just to freshen myself, I came out on the road of Hamburg and made for the banks of the Elbe. Was I convinced of the truth of what I had heard? Had […]
It is said that Turtles used to live on land until the time a clever turtle was caught by some hunters. They brought him to their village and placed the turtle before the Chief, who said, “How shall we cook him?” They were wondering how to cook him when… “You’ll have to kill me first,”
Foolish Anansi thought he could trick a fisherman into doing his work for him. “Let’s go fishing,” he suggested. “Very well,” said the fisherman, who was clever and quite wise to Anansi’s tricks. “I’ll make the nets and you can get tired for me.” “Wait,” said Anansi, “I’ll make the nets and you can get
There lived a talkative turtle in a forest. The turtle overheard two hunters say that they were planning to catch turtles the very next day. When the hunters left, the turtle asked two cranes to help him escape. “Beautiful white birds,” he said, “if you hold a long stick between your beaks, I’ll close my
Chapter 2 In my uncle’s museum which he had at home, there were specimens of everything related to mineralogy. All inflammable, metallic and lithoid minerals had been correctly named and were there in perfect order. How well I knew all these bits of science! Many a time, instead of enjoying the company of lads of
Chapter 1 The story starts on 24th May 1863. The name of the narrator’s uncle is Professor Liedenbrock, who is in his house No.19 Konigstrasse. It is one of the oldest streets in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Martha must have concluded that she was very much behind hand, for the dinner had only just
Chapter 11 He sat in his front parlor at Mrs. Wickett’s on a November afternoon in thirty-three. It was cold and foggy, and he dare not go out. He had not felt too well since Armistice Day; he fancied he might have caught a slight chill during the Chapel service. Merivale had been that morning
Chapter 10 And now, fifteen years after that, he could look back upon it all with a deep and sumptuous tranquillity. He was not ill, of course—only a little tired at times, and bad with his breathing during the winter months. He would not go abroad—he had once tried it, but had chanced to strike
Chapter 9 He still kept on his rooms with Mrs. Wickett; indeed, he still lived there; but every morning, about half-past ten, he put on his coat and muffler and crossed the road to the School. He felt very fit, and the actual work was not taxing. Just a few forms in Latin and Roman
Chapter 8 So he stayed on at Brookfield, having as little to do with Ralston as possible. And in 1911 Ralston left, “to better himself”; he was offered the headship of one of the greater public schools. His successor was a man named Chatteris, whom Chips liked; he was even younger than Ralston had been—thirty-four.
Once upon a time, the Chief wanted to give a feast. So, he sent the messengers all around to announce that each guest would bring a jug of palm wine. One man wanted to attend the feast but had no wine at home. He did not want to spend money on buying the wine. He
Once upon a time, the mother hen warned her children not to go near the well and play around it. So, they never went near the well. But, one day one little chicken went to the well. ‘Why is the well so bad?’ he thought. Everything appeared all right to him. He was curious to
Long ago, a man lived in Obobo sub-district in Pokedi village. He was very upset with his son’s weakness. One day, while talking to his friend, the man told him about his will. He said that his son was too lazy and so he could not leave all his property, his sorghum, maize and ground-nuts
Long ago, there was a Zulu girl whose mother had died. Her stepmother was very cruel to her. One day, she was crying at her mother’s grave. Suddenly, the earth of the grave parted and a stalk started growing out of it. Soon, it grew into a tree. The wind rustled its leaves and the
Once upon a time, a man was carrying a sheep. A hare saw him and wanted the sheep for himself. He took off his left shoe, kept it on the road and hid behind the bushes. The man saw the shoe and liked it. But, he did not need one shoe. The hare ran, put