The goblins of Glowtown were a strange lot. They were famous for their warm, generous hearts and foolish minds. Poki, the goblin, was walking by the grocery store. He saw an old man struggling to get something out of a box on the shelf. The shop was empty. There was nobody to help him. Poki […]
One gloomy winter’s day, Shimmer Bell, the fairy, was huddled beside the fireplace in her cottage. She stared sadly into the fire. She had nothing to do. She had nobody to play with either. All the other fairies had their own tasks and she had none. So, she sang over and over again: Fire ‘O’
Firenn lived in the wilds of Grefania. Griffins dominated the place. They thought that they were the greatest creatures on earth. They were very proud and did not like to mingle with the non-griffin world. Firenn was not so stubborn as the others. Moreover, he was also a very curious griffin. He always wondered about
Corinna, the mermaid queen, was very sad. She was tired of the ocean and wanted to live on land. She prayed hard for help. The angel of wishes appeared before her. He said, “I will make your wish come true. What if you changed your mind after living on earth?” “No! I will never regret
Blimp was a peculiar imp. He loved to spend all his time jumping from tree to tree. He did nothing else all day. His parents were tired of cooking, cleaning and taking care of all his needs every day. One day, they decided to seek help from a wise old woman, Cronar. She told them
Lilly was a very silly sprite. One day, she decided to play a trick on a family of human beings living near the woods. The night was dark and the moon was behind the clouds. Lilly puffed herself up until she resembled a big white balloon. But she thought that she looked like a scary
Once, there lived a lawn gnome named Cooky. He loved summers because he could play about in the lawn. He hated winters as he had to stay indoors all day. One cold winter morning, Cooky had a visitor. It was none other than Snoshum, the Snowman. He was tired of Cooky’s complaints about winter. Snoshum
The Black Mountain Witch was a dreaded name. Nobody had seen her. However, everybody believed that she lived on the mountain top. They said that she created fearsome spells and cast them on her unfortunate enemies. One year, winter was very harsh. Blizzards blew in every day and snow piled up sky-high. The sun had
Honsloe is the land of the fierce Yellow Dragon. One day, a traveller from London went to Honsloe. He wanted to capture one of the fabled dragons for the London Zoo. No matter what he did he could not capture any of the dragons. He walked back with a sad look on his face. A
Once, a mermaid was very proud of her beauty. One day, while playing on the beach, the mermaid met a giantess. The giantess was huge with a yellow skin, big teeth and dirty hair. “Oh! You look awful,” the mermaid said to the giantess and laughed. The giantess was very angry. She said, “Mermaid, your
One morning, Fairy Roslyn heard wailing and shouting. She followed the noise and reached a hospital. The hospital was on fire and two old women were stuck in one of the rooms. They could not move or walk. Roslyn did not care of the flaming fire. Rather, she flew into the building and carried the
Once, a naughty boy named Pebble fell into a river. The Mermaid Queen saved him. Pebble was so mesmerised by her that he did not want to go back to his land. Now a boy could not live in the kingdom of mermaids. So, he begged the Queen to make him a merman with her
Jack was a very lazy boy. He did not clean his room, complete his homework or help his mother at home. His parents were very worried for him. Every night, Jack always prayed to his Guardian Angel to give him magical powers to do all his work. One fine day, Jack’s Guardian Angel decided to
Once, a good witch ruled over animals in an enchanted forest. All the animals in the forest were kind-hearted and helpful. One day, a herd of horses was crossing a river. All the horses swam across the river except a young colt. His parents urged, “Son, come on; you can wade through water.” However, the
One night, a naughty elf visited Abraham town. Everyone was fast sleep. The elf saw the name-plate of each place and thought of a naughty idea. He moved the name-plates from their original doors to others. Thus, when people came out the next day to visit places, they landed up at the wrong places because