Patrick was a new boy in the school. As he was a small boy, the class bully, Harry, started calling him, “Pat, the small gnat!” Soon all the children in the class started teasing Patrick as ‘Pat, the small gnat’. Patrick felt terrible and avoided everyone. One day, the window was open and a big […]
Russell loved circuses. Every time a circus was in town, Russell visited it with his parents. He loved the gymnastics, the animal tricks, the hula hoop artists but what he adored most was seeing the magic tricks. However, Russell did not like the clowns. He thought, ‘They are so silly! I don’t understand why people
One afternoon, Peter and his family were having a picnic on the sea beach. Peter took a huge sandwich and stood on a rock while he ate it. After eating half the sandwich, Peter felt full. He decided to throw the rest of the sandwich and the napkin into the sea. Just as he had
Prince Morrison had been practising for an archery competition for over a year. The winner’s prize was half the neighbouring kingdom. Unfortunately, the Prince lost the archery competition to his cousin. He could have easily got half of the enemy’s kingdom but he lost that opportunity. Feeling very sad and upset, he went out and
Joe idolised superheroes like Superman and Spiderman who always helped people. He longed to be a superhero and often wished that he could do something good for the world. ‘How wonderful it would be if I had superpowers and help people with it,’ he often thought. One day, Joe was playing in the park when
Norman was a lazy boy who did not like to keep his house clean. His mother always scolded him for his untidiness. One day, Norman went to an old junk shop with his mother to buy antiques. When he was wandering around the shop, he saw a rusty wand. Norman was staring at the wand
One day, Simon was travelling through a village. He was returning home from the city. He had walked for many hours and was very tired. So, he decided to rest under a tree. While he was asleep, a thief stole his bag and climbed up the tree. ‘I will hide on the tree till this
Once, a wicked wizard came to Prince Edward’s kingdom. He said to the people, “I have come to challenge you. If you answer my riddle correctly, you will be spared. If not, I will turn each of you into a stone and take away your most precious thing.” Many people failed to answer the wizard
One afternoon, Dennis came home from school and did not find his mother. “Where is mom?” he asked his grandmother. “She will be home soon, dear!” she answered. When Dennis’ mother came home, she was carrying a little white bundle with her. It was Dennis’ baby-brother. “Look, Dennis! This is your baby-brother!” said Dennis’ father.
John and his brother went to attend the wedding of their cousin Bella. After the wedding ceremony, everyone went to the banquet. Near the buffet table, there was a beautiful ice sculpture. Many people were praising and admiring its beauty. “What a wonderful sculpture!” said John’s uncle. John and his brother also stood near the
Randy had a huge garden in front of his house. With his mother, he grew many lovely flowers there. But Randy particularly admired the beautiful roses in his garden. There were white, yellow and purple roses all over. They smelled beautiful, too. One day, Randy was amazed to see red roses among the flowers. He
Vincent had moved into a new neighbourhood. He was a shy boy and hesitated to make new friends. However, his neighbour, Katie was a friendly girl. She brought a box of cookies for Vincent and introduced herself. Vincent was so embarrassed that he ran away without thanking Katie for the cookies. “I am sorry, dear.
Harry had accompanied his dad to his office, one Saturday. After showing him around, Harry’s dad was supposed to take him for lunch. But unfortunately, an important work came up and he had to go. “I am so sorry, Harry. I will take you out tomorrow,” he promised. Then, he put Harry into a bus
A giant eagle was Prince Oliver’s best friend. He had befriended the eagle during one of his adventures. Impressed with his son’s bravery, the king had appointed him to be the leader of the army. Thus, Prince Oliver protected his father’s kingdom from evil forces. One day, some villagers came to Prince Oliver and told
Prince James was always intrigued by a tower that stood atop a hill. His parents had told him never to go there. “I must go to the tower and see for myself,” he decided one day. When Prince James reached the foot of the hill, some soldiers tried to stop him. But he did not