Reggie had inherited an old country house from his grandparents. He came to look the house over, and was surprised to see that it was in a bad shape. In many places, the roof tiles were missing, and there were damp patches on the walls. He wondered why his grandparents had left him such a […]
Jenny preferred to walk along dirt trails than take a proper road, because she thought it was more exciting. Once, her friends wanted to visit an old church across the moors. They all took their bicycles and rode along the paved path. But Jenny said, “Taking the path is so boring. I’ll ride cross-country.” One
Harry worked as a deep sea diving instructor. Today, he was taking three tourists out for a dive. There were sharks in these waters, so he wanted them to be extra-careful. Two of them were attentive and followed all his instructions. The third, Jerry, thought he knew everything. “I’ve been diving before, you know,” he
One night, a strange ticking sound woke Bella up. Looking out of her window, she saw her neighbour, Mrs. Durmont, in her living room. She was stuffing expensive looking watches into puppets. Bella was suspicious, as there had recently been a robbery in a watch store. Soon, Mrs. Durmont turned off the light and went
Samuel was driving down the mountains when he noticed a gleam in the distance. The sunlight was glinting off a crowbar. Someone was trying to put up a roadblock! Samuel stopped his car and crept closer to the rocky overhang to get a better view. He could see three men arranging stones on the road,
John was driving to work one day. At a busy intersection, he saw a man on a motorcycle. He had a small child sitting behind him. The child seemed sleepy, and kept jerking awake. As John watched, the child’s hold slackened. He slipped nearly sideways, half off the bike! Luckily, the light turned red at
Pip and Molly were playing in their grandmother’s garden. After a while, they became bored. So, Pip said, “Let’s explore the woods.” There was a thick forest near their grandmother’s house, and they were not allowed to go there alone. But today, since no one was looking, the two naughty children ran in. After walking
Evan was driving carefully down the mountain. However, as he rounded a bend, he saw a large truck headed straight for him, driving on the wrong side of the road! Evan swerved sharply, trying to avoid the truck. But the road was narrow, and Evan’s car went flying over the side of the mountain! Evan
Tim loved to learn about how things worked. One day, Tim heard that some people were going to launch a hot-air balloon from a nearby field. He begged and pleaded, until his sister Fenny agreed to take him to watch. Early the next morning, he and Fenny went to the field. Soon, the balloon was
It was almost time to close, when two men entered Phil’s Diner. They both wore caps, while mufflers hid half their faces. Instead of sitting at one of the tables, they walked right up to the counter. One of the men pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Phil. “Give us all the money
Emily was missing. No one had heard from her for over a week. Her neighbour Susan said, “Well, she set out in her car early on Saturday morning. She said she was driving to visit her brother, Ben.” But Ben had not heard from Emily at all! Where could she be? Ben decided to follow
Romy had always wanted to go paragliding. The moment his family reached the hills, Romy wanted to rush out and paraglide. His mother warned him, “It looks like a storm is brewing. Why don’t you wait till tomorrow?” But Romy was adamant. He reached the paragliding point and saw that the owner was packing up
No one knew who Mr. Jones was. He had arrived in Switzerland a week ago, but stayed inside his room all day. He walked out early one morning. Returning a few minutes later, he saw that a man was trying to enter his room! However, as soon as he saw Mr. Jones, the man hurried
Spinosaurus, also known as the “Spine Lizard”, lived during the Cretaceous Period. It was the bulkiest dinosaur that ever existed. Spinosaurus was even bigger than T-Rex. The teeth of Spinosaurus looked like knives. It had a long, narrow skull which looked similar to the skull of a crocodile. Spinosaurus had an incredible sail on its
Jimmy was going through a library book, when he found a crumpled old map hidden in it. The map showed a peculiar shaped rock, with three palm trees next to it. The letter ‘x’ was drawn under the trees. Jimmy quickly found an atlas. In a local coastal map, he saw the same peculiar rock