Sylvia’s parents took great care of her. She was a girl with special needs and needed extra attention. She could not speak properly and took a lot of time to express herself. Sylvia’s parents had told her teachers about her, so they could be sensitised to her needs. Her teachers also made sure that none […]
Frances was a teacher. One day, she was teaching her students about the power of words and positive thinking. There was a girl named Sue in her class. She was always rude to the other children. Sue said, “What is so powerful about words? Can words change anything?” Frances said, “Yes, a lot can change
A unicorn was friends with an elf and a fairy. One summer afternoon, they decided to splash about in the soothing waters of the magic pool. They were having lots of fun, splashing water on one another. Swimming in the fragrant pool made them feel fresh and wonderful. Suddenly, the unicorn said, “I think someone
Once there was a queen who ruled over a tropical island. She was a just queen. Everyone loved her. One day, her daughter came to her with an apple and said, “Mama, please slice this!” While slicing the apple, she cut her finger. Everyone was worried, but the queen’s advisor said, “Something good will come
Mabel and her mother were sitting in a park. Mabel was reading, while her mother stared into the distance. Soon, there was a chirping sound from a tree near by. Mabel’s mother pointed towards the bird and asked, “What is that?” “A sparrow,” Mabel replied. Mabel’s mother was hard of hearing. So she asked, “What
Megan had met with an accident. She could not walk. After a few days at the hospital, the doctors declared that she was fine and could go home. Megan said, “But I cannot walk!” Megan’s grandfather said, “That’s what you believe, just like the elephants. There was once a mahout. He took care of elephants.
Luna’s grandfather was fond of her and Mike, her brother. He often took them fishing. While they threw in the fishing lines and waited for the catch to bite the bait, he would tell them the stories of faraway lands and magical creatures, such as mermaids, magical serpents and sprites. “Such beings are very shy.
Shyla was a nice lady, but she had a bad temper. Everyone in her family kept away from her because she had a habit of shouting at them for the smallest of mistakes. One day, Shyla’s father came to visit her. Shyla was very happy. Shyla was calm even if someone made a mistake. She
Clarice invited everyone in her class to her birthday party except Minnie. When her friends warned her that it was bad manners to do so and that Minnie would feel hurt, Clarice said, “I don’t like her. It’s my party. My wish!” Her friends were surprised at her haughtiness. One of them said, “Minnie is
Once there was a crow who did not want to be a crow. ‘I want to be like someone else,’ he thought. He flew around, searching for a role model. But he couldn’t find anyone. He decided to rest on the branch of a tall tree near a mountain. It was then that he spotted
Ellie was a silly girl. When her mother would ask her to chase the cat away and feed grass to the cow, she would do quite the opposite. The cow would be chased out of her shed in no time and let us not even think about poor kitty’s unthinkable plight before she bolted away
Pinky and Chloe were playing outdoors. They were chasing chipmunks and running around trees when Chloe saw a little brown nut, lying under a tree, not too far away. She ran towards the nut. She had barely picked it up when Pinky reached there and snatched it away. “It’s mine! I saw it first,” cried
A woodcutter lived in a village. He made a living by cutting trees from the forest on the outskirts of the village. The forest was full of many kinds of trees. There were medicinal trees, fruit trees, tall trees, short trees, small trees and huge trees. But there was only one crooked tree. It had
When God created the world, there was a lot of greenery in it. The world was full of fertile land. There were huge forests, with trees that bore juicy fruit. There were lovely gardens with flowers of different kinds. There were lovely meadows all around. God then created all the water bodies, such as ponds,
Christina was a shepherdess. She was very poor. She made a living by selling the milk. Every day, Christina took her cows to graze in a pasture near by. She always went barefoot because she had neither shoes nor the money to buy them. One day, when Christina was in the pasture, an old woman