Sahil Gupta

Joseph was only ten years old, but he was smart. He noticed things that most people ignored. That is how he knew something was wrong that night. Joseph’s family was spending the holidays on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. Tonight, everyone on the ship was enjoying themselves at dinner. But Joseph was alert. It

It was a dark, cloudy night. Corporal Jackson was tense. His company was supposed to launch an air attack at the enemy, but it was too dark to make sure that they actually landed on the target. The men lined up and jumped out of the plane. One by one, they opened their parachutes and

Tom enjoyed his job at the circus and all the folk there loved him. Only Theo, the clown, did not like him at all. One day, Tom was helping with the horses. Evan, the horse trainer, came and started riding the stallion. Almost immediately, the horse reared up and almost threw Evan down! “Take off

A week before Christmas, Gabby was on her way to her grandmother’s cabin in the mountains. It had been snowing lightly all week. By the time she reached the foothills, the snow was falling heavily, and she had to drive very carefully. Gabby was just half an hour away from grandmother’s house, when she heard

The people of a village near Khiva were very afraid. A group of bandits often came to their village and looted them. One day a brave warrior, Ali, stopped at their village to eat and rest. That same evening, bandits again attacked the village and the villagers ran away, screaming in fright. Ali was not

Grant was a farmer who lived in a small village. He would often say, “I wish I could find treasure, rescue people and have great adventures!” One day, Grant was ploughing his field when he heard someone screaming for help. The screams were coming from one of the neighbouring houses, and he rushed in. “Who

Penny and her brother Derek were trekking across the countryside. They decided to stay at an inn for the night, before continuing on their journey. The innkeeper offered them some rice and vegetables, cooked with some strange herbs. Penny was suspicious of the innkeeper, so she decided not to eat the vegetables. She tried to

Jared and Nate were riding through the scrubland, when they heard a strange hissing sound. Their horses seemed uneasy, so the two boys decided to stop and camp for the night. They found an old barn nearby. Then, tired, they went to sleep. Jared was woken up by a strange sound. It sounded like the

Sven was walking through the fields, when he saw an old man sitting near a stream. The old man looked quite weak, so Sven said, “May I help you?” The old man did not speak, but made a sign to carry him across the stream. Sven helped the old man to clamber onto his back

James was an explorer who had travelled across the world. Once, he was flying over a forest, when the engine of his plane failed, and crashed into the trees. As James got out of the fallen plane, he heard the sound of drums. Before long, he reached a village. There was a fire burning in

After travelling around the world for years, Sindbad married a beautiful woman and settled down in her home-town. Sadly, she fell ill after a year and died. One of his friends told him, “My friend, escape while you can. In this land, husbands are buried along with their dead wives!” Sindbad immediately started planning how

Sindbad was sailing through the Indian Ocean, when a terrible storm wrecked his ship. He was tossed onto a deserted island, but his entire crew was drowned. Sindbad was very sad, but decided to explore the island. ‘Perhaps someone lives here and can help me,’ he thought. He spent the whole day walking around the

Sindbad and his crew were sailing through the ocean, when they came to an island. The sky was stormy, so they decided to camp on the island for a few days. While searching for fresh water, some of the sailors found a huge white egg. Sindbad said, “Don’t touch that egg. It belongs to a