Sahil Gupta

Joseph and his family were visiting the zoo, one weekend. They had a lovely time watching the monkeys, bears, tigers and the lions. As Joseph walked on, he saw a couple of lions enjoy their midmorning snack in an enclosure. So, Joseph warned his sister to be quiet and cautious. But when he saw that […]

Keith was very excited about celebrating his eighth birthday that evening. His mother had decorated the house with streamers and balloons. She had prepared many snacks like chocolate chip cookies, blueberry muffins, chocolate cake and lots of lemonade to drink. Keith had invited a lot of friends and was waiting eagerly for his friends to

Jack’s parents were often away as both of them went to work. So, his grandmother looked after him. She often scolded him when he made mistakes so that he might be a good boy. But Jack did not understand this and hated his grandmother for stopping him from doing things. One Saturday, Jack’s grandmother had

Nelson liked to make models of buildings like his father did. His father was a reputed architect in the city. He made beautiful models of houses. Nelson also dreamt about being a great architect when he grew up. So, whenever he got an opportunity, he watched his father work closely. One evening, Nelson’s father brought

Timothy always wanted to be an astronaut. He studied stars, planets and other galaxies. He always believed that space, a world beyond ours, was more beautiful. So, his parents encouraged him to fulfil his dream. Many years passed, Timothy studied hard and worked at a Government organisation. He helped to create a spaceship and finally,

Caleb was an orphan who worked on people’s gardens to earn his living. One day, he was mowing a garden and stopped to rest under a window. There, he heard a lady narrating a story about Santa Claus. He loved the story so much that he stood listening to it till the end. Then, Caleb

Martha had named her son, ‘Prince’. Whenever he asked her why he was named so, she said, “You are the apple of my eye and my prince. That’s why I named you so.” But the boy grew up thinking he was a real prince as he read fairy tales and fantasies. He often said, “I

Gordon’s parents had taken him to Cairo, Egypt, during his vacation. After seeing the pyramids, sphinx and other places of interest, Gordon was fascinated with Egyptian history and culture. Even after returning home, Gordon always talked about Egyptian kings, pyramids and mummies. He was amazed by the fact that they preserved their dead in the

Rodney and his fellow villagers faced a severe drought, one year. They desperately waited for rains but with no luck. There was no water anywhere. All the crops, land and even the trees dried up. The cattle started dying. People had to go far away to a stream to get water. As there was no

Jason had an assignment in which he had to write about a bank. So, he requested his dad to take him there. “Sure Jason! We can go tomorrow. Besides I have some work to do,” said his dad. So the next morning, Jason accompanied his dad to the bank. He was very excited as he

Derek and his brother worked on a big farm during the day. They went to an evening school as their kind master had encouraged them to get education. Derek’s master even treated them and the other workers quite well. So, they were loyal to him even though their wages were not very good. One day,

Melvin and his friends practised baseball every evening after school. Their team had become so good that they defeated many teams from other schools. One evening, some men stood watching Melvin and his team play baseball and offered them to participate in a zonal level match in the nearby city. ‘If I tell my parents,

Vincent was a poor farmer’s son. As he had seen his father work hard in the field all day, he decided to go to the city. He wanted to work there and earn enough money to take care of his old parents. When Vincent was halfway through, he met an old man, who was hungry.

Lily and Liam shared a bedroom since their childhood. Lily was a teenager now and she asked her parents for a separate bedroom. “Liam disturbs me a lot, mom! He takes my things without my permission and never returns them. Besides he leaves his things around and does not tidy it up,” complained Lily. But