Sahil Gupta

Sindbad, the sailor, was once captured by pirates, who sold him as a slave. An ivory merchant bought him and said, “I will teach you how to capture elephants for ivory.” For a month, he made Sindbad shoot elephants. When they died, the merchant would take their ivory tusks and sell them. One day, something […]

Before leaving on a voyage, a merchant asked his servants, “Is there anything you want me to take along to trade for you?” All the others offered money or goods, but Joe offered his cat. Soon, the cat was sailing with the merchant in his huge ship. The cat was very happy with the adventure

Tom was a poor orphan who wanted to go to the city. One day, Tom saw a stranger passing through the village. Tom asked him, “Are you going to the city? Can you take me with you?” The stranger agreed and soon, they were on their way. The path was long and they had to

Bigfoot Wallace lived in Texas. Once, he camped near a river. The Comanche tribe came in the dead of night and stole away all his horses. When he woke up, Wallace was furious and decided to teach the Comanches a lesson. When he reached the Comanche camp, Wallace had an idea. There were many hickory

A soldier was very proud of his bravery. Once, he was marching with his army to fight against a neighbouring kingdom. On the way, they passed by a village set on a high cliff. Since it was already evening, the army camped there for the night. The soldier found it very difficult to sleep, so

A long time ago, the Chief of a tribe was taken prisoner by another tribe. Before the elders of the second tribe could kill him, a beautiful young girl came up to them. She said, “By our law, a prisoner can be freed if he marries a girl from our tribe. I will marry this

Flight R-675 flew tourists over the Arctic Circle five times a week. The plane had all the latest gadgets to help it fly even in bad weather. However, today, the pilot, David, was worried. They had started out with clear skies, but soon, he had seen storm clouds on the horizon. He decided to turn

Anna had always dreamt of going to Egypt. She saved money for years, until she finally was able to afford a trip to Cairo. Though the weather was very hot, and she did not know much Arabic, yet Anna was very happy. After spending a few days at Cairo, she decided to visit the Pyramids

It was the first day of the holidays, and Nathan had fallen ill. For two days, Nathan was too ill to do much except sleep. On the third day, however, he felt much better. From his room, Nathan had a clear view of the house next door. It had been empty for months, so Nathan

The small town of Hope was full of cowboys, prospectors and criminals. New people passed through the town almost every day. Because of this, fights were common. One day, a stranger walked into a saloon and sat at the bar. Two of the local cowboys decided to pick a fight with him. “Never seen you

“What a lot of fun we’ve had in the snow today!” cried Mary as she, her brother and sister came into their cottage. “Brr, it was cold though! My hands are frozen,” remarked Kate. “I loved rolling the snow into balls and then making snowmen out of them,” said Peter with satisfaction. “Children, come and

Sindbad was a sailor who had a lot of strange adventures. Once, he was on a deserted island, when he saw a shiny white dome in the distance. When he went closer to it, he found that it was a huge egg! Sindbad wondered, ‘What bird could lay such a big egg?’ Just then, there

Roger and his sister Susan were spending their summer holidays with their grandmother. She had a beautiful little cottage on the beach. One day, while searching for seashells on the beach, Susan spotted a bundle. She called out to Roger, “Come quickly! It looks like a bird!” Susan had found a seagull, whose feathers were

John’s grandfather often told him stories about the wonderful places he had visited as a young man. The most amazing of these was the Island of Gold. Years passed and grandfather died. But he left behind a wooden box for John. Inside was a compass, a paper and some gold coins. When he opened the