Quinn was a very greedy boy. Every day, before leaving for school, he filled his school tiffin with some bread and butter, lots of biscuits and chips. One morning, he took a longer time in the kitchen. His mother cried out, “You will get late for school!” Quinn ran as fast as he could. Suddenly, […]
During autumn, leaves turn yellow and days become shorter. At this time, some swallows like the Zip fly to Africa. Swallows are small, with pointed narrow wings, short bills and small weak feet; some species have forked tails. Swallows are able to produce many different calls or songs, which are used to express excitement, to
Two brothers had a habit of getting up every morning and having a pillow fight. But one day as they were fighting, Gary, by mistake, knocked down his bedside lamp. Mother heard the noise and came in angrily. She saw the broken lamp and shouted, “No pillow fights from now on!” As soon as mother
Once, granny was telling a story to her grand-daughter, Erica. She said, “I will tell you the one about the little worm who was so cold in autumn and was helped by the snail. He made a tiny house from a nut-shell.” Erica exclaimed, “That is a novel idea to use a nut-shell.” Granny replied,
Long ago, a king and a queen had a beautiful daughter. The king had a great feast prepared. He invited twelve fairies to give their blessings but forgot to invite the thirteenth. So, she cursed, “On her sixteenth birthday, the princess shall prick herself with a spindle and die!” But the twelfth fairy changed the
It was Fred’s birthday. He was four now. His favourite pastime was to play with the telephone though mummy and daddy kept telling him that it was not a toy. But as it was his birthday today, they allowed him to make his first call. It was to grandfather and grandmother. Daddy told him the
Mr. Nash saw Jane and Keith with a basket. He asked them, “Where are you both going?” Jane replied, “We are going to pick some mushrooms.” Mr. Nash said, “Come with me. I will show you the best ones and also which ones to leave alone.” The children were happy for the help and went
Jim and Sara were playing in the garden when they saw a squirrel. The squirrel called out, “Hi! My name is Tubby.” Jim replied, “I am Jim and this is my sister Sara. What are you doing?” Tubby replied, “I am storing food for winter. As there are plenty of animals doing the same, I
It was holiday time again. The children were happy. Mother decided to teach her children and their friends to make plum jam. The children became excited when they heard this. Stella cried, “We will get the plums from the orchard. Come on, friends.” Soon the children were standing under the plum tree looking to pluck
Long back in the forest, an oak tree complained to a fir tree, “You know when autumn comes, the wind blows down all my leaves.” The fir tree consoled it, “Do not worry. They will return when spring comes.” But the oak tree said, “I know but I will freeze till that happens.” The fir
During autumn one can see different colours–red, yellow, brown. There is one boy who enjoys this season a lot. It is Jerry. He makes the most of this season. He loves collecting different coloured leaves. He also, with the help of his father, sets up a tracking game for him and his friends. But his
Long ago, there was a village which was very content and happy. This was because every night little elves came to do everyone’s work. The baker slept peacefully because the elves made the bread for him. The carpenter slept peacefully because the elves made the furniture for him. The housewives slept peacefully, for the elves
The science teacher, Mr. Clark, had invited his class to his house during the weekend. But it was not for any party. It was for educational purpose. He wanted them to observe the stars through his telescope. But the children had to do their homework before going to Mr. Clark’s house. They had to learn
Pete and his father were sitting high up on a tree in the heart of the jungle. They had come to see a battle between two stags. Suddenly, a loud cry was heard. It was a sign that the battle was about to begin. The herd was approaching. All the does and fawns stood in
Do you know that there is a place where people live in houses made of mushrooms? Yes, it is the mushroom village! The houses are of different colours–red, yellow, blue. They are also of different shapes and sizes–round, heart-shaped and so on. It is said that this is the place where elves live. There is