Emma was a sweet little girl, who loved candies. No matter how many candies she ate, she always wanted to have some more. She had the bad habit of popping even thrown-away candies into her mouth. Her mother often warned her, “Emma! You’re going to spoil your health, if you keep popping candies from the […]
James never ventured alone in the forest. But today, he unfortunately entered into the forest having lost his way while coming home. He was feeling thirsty when he approached a river-bank. Just as he was about to drink some water, a voice called out, “Stop! Don’t drink that water!” The voice was that of a
Nicole loved her mother. She presented her mother flowers whenever she could. She was looking for a special flower to present to her mother. She was in the garden gathering flowers for her mother. ‘I wish there were golden flowers! They would shine in the sunlight and look so magical,’ she thought. Nicole looked for
Magdalene loved to cook. She learnt new recipes from anyone who could teach her. One day, Magdalene was thrilled to learn to bake a cake from her Aunt Alexia. She was now confident that she could bake a cake, all by herself. One day, Magdalene put together all the ingredients and placed the cake in
Maria had talent for music. She could play the piano like an accomplished musician. But she was not very confident about herself. Her parents owned a music store. Whenever she found time, she went to the store and played the piano. As she was under‑confident, she used to say, “I want to be a musician,
Lydia loved to write stories. She wrote wonderful stories about dragons, fairies and princes, and read them aloud in her garden. She would forget everything while writing. She only wished, if she could write in colourful letters. One day, she found a pen in the garden. To her amazement, the pen could write in seven
Charles loved boating. Every evening, he and his father would row across the river. Charles’s father never allowed him to go boating on his own. Every evening, he waited for his father to come. If he came late, Charles would want to run alone to the river for boating. One day, Charles’ father said that
Jessica did not keep well. Only a fortnight ago, she had fallen terribly ill. The doctor gave her medicines, but she had not completely recovered even now. She did not enjoy taking bed‑rest. She felt weak and upset. Every night before going to bed, she hoped she would completely recover tomorrow morning. She used to
Elizabeth was a brave girl, who enjoyed visiting the sea-side beach. She loved her pet dog Tom, who accompanied her wherever she went. One day, Elizabeth and Tom were together playing at the beach. She instructed her dog, “Tommy, please keep a watch over my things here. Meanwhile, I will go swimming in the sea.”
Once, two angels, one old and the other young, came down to the world. The angels actually wanted to test the character of human beings. First, they chose a wealthy man. The angels decided to spend a night in a wealthy man’s home. But he made them stay in the basement. There, the older angel
Everyone wants to enjoy a peaceful life. Poor people think, if they had more money they would enjoy a peaceful and happy life. A fisherman, sitting under a tree near the sea-shore, was poor but enjoying a peaceful and happy life. There came a rich merchant. The rich merchant passing by asked him, “Why are
The tortoise is a slow animal. It works at a slow pace. It is slow but diligent. It can continue doing work for long without a break. It also needs to take rest for a while. Once, there lived a tortoise family. This family decided to go for a picnic. Being naturally slow, it took
Mary studied in a boarding school. She was eagerly waiting for her birthday, when she would get gifts from so many people. One day, in a carnival, a fortune-teller prophesied, “Mary, you will get something beautiful and shiny on your birthday!” “Beautiful and shiny…? What could that be?” She tried to guess. Then, suddenly she
Angela loved rock-climbing. She would often visit mountains to climb the tall peaks. Rock climbing is an adventurous sport but it requires courage to climb the tall peaks. Angela was courageous. One day, she went on yet another rock-climbing expedition. When she reached half the way to the top, the safety rope snapped against her
William loved chocolates. Although he loved chocolates from everywhere yet he especially loved Swedish chocolates. His uncle lived in Sweden. He reminded his uncle to bring some chocolates whenever he came to visit them next time. William was excited to learn that Uncle John was coming from Sweden. Finally when he arrived, William was happy