Old Ethel was saintly in nature. She thought everything good that happens is due to God. She stepped out of her house every morning and shouted, “Praise the Lord!” She did not care whether others liked her belief or not. Jen, Ethel’s neighbour, was irritated with her morning practice. He complained several times that Ethel’s […]
Thomas loved adventure. He had been to several adventurous voyages. There is thrill in an adventure, but it has its price. Some adventures can be risky. Recently, Thomas had been on an adventurous voyage, when his ship sank. Thomas was the only survivor of the shipwreck and was washed up to a deserted island. He
Patricia was a fun-loving girl. She never missed an opportunity to go out and have fun. She enjoyed going out on family picnics. Patricia was sad. She had just recovered from a nasty sickness and so had to miss her school picnic. She was looking for the next opportunity when she could go on a
Matt and his friends played football. Every weekend, they would assemble in the ground to play the game of football for hours. But they did not like the rainy season because they could not play football in rain. The rain showers sprayed down on the ground. Matt and the boys looked on in annoyance as
Matthew loved visiting foreign nations and learning their ways. Matthew had arrived in China. He loved the Chinese tea and observed the Chinese tea-sellers. Their tea tasted different and he liked the way it was served. One evening, while walking along the market place in China, Matthew came across a tea-seller. The tea-seller was selling
Tanya was a little girl. When her tooth was shaking for the first time, she cried in pain. It pained more in the night. “Ouch,” cried Tanya in pain, “My tooth is shaking.” “Don’t worry,” said her mother, “We will have the tooth pulled out.” Tanya looked terrified. Mother pacified her, “Tanya, don’t worry. The
There was a greedy farmer. He did not realise that greed is a bad quality. People want more because they are greedy. But they often end up losing because of greed. Once, the greedy farmer helped a fairy. So, she said, “I will give you all the land you can walk in a day. But
Henrietta was intelligent and curious. She always wanted to learn and understand anything she found strange. She felt satisfied only when she understood the reason. There was a low stone wall in her village. Henrietta often looked at this low stone wall in her village and asked her mother, “What is the use of this
Josephine was a wonderful fairy. Nearly everything was good about her. She was beautiful, curious and helpful. But there was one weakness in her. She poked her nose in other people’s life. This often brought her troubles. So, the king of fairies decided to teach her a lesson. He placed a big box in the
Karen did not like to work. She avoided doing housework. She never cleaned her cupboard or brushed her shoes. The mother wanted her to take interest in extra activities, if she did not like doing household activities. Karen’s mother took her to a curio store. “Karen, there are so many items that something or the
A great scientist worked with a study partner. They were like friends. A friend is the one who can tell your mistakes on your face. One day, the study partner stopped working as he became sick. The scientist became sad. He could not work without his friend. Some of his students sent him a new
There was a wise and kind emperor. He always thought about helping his subjects. He wanted to heal the wounds of people. He had a large number of servants and courtiers. But none of them could help him in the task he wanted to do. Finally, he selected an assistant who could help him. He
Winter is a difficult time for poor children. They don’t have warm clothes. They pray to God for help. One day, a poor boy stood outside a shoe-store. It was very cold winter afternoon. He was praying to God, “O Lord of Heavens! Please give me a pair of shoes.” While praying, the boy thought
Rosemary was a curious child who wanted to know everything. One day, she was helping her grandma arrange the cupboard. The cupboard was full of old objects. She observed each object with deep interest. Suddenly, Rosemary found an old lamp that looked beautiful. “Is it a magical lamp, grandma?” she asked. “No darling,” said grandma,
Nathan, a young boy, loved listening to stories. But he hated reading the stories. Every week, the postman brought Nathan’s favourite magazine. The magazine carried adventurous stories. He would love the magazine and ask everyone to read some stories out of it. He got this week’s magazine today. He ran to his mother, requesting, “Momma!