The Watson family decided to go to the woods and pick blackberries. It was the right season to do so. So, the next day, everyone got ready, sat in the car and went off for a drive towards the woods. But while they were on their way, their car broke down. It was so sad […]
Pears were in season. Gina and David picked some pears and gave them to their mother. Mother said, “Thank you, children! I will bake a tasty dish for you and serve it during tea time.” The children were excited. They kept thinking of the sweet pears. They waited eagerly for tea time. At tea time,
Once, a woman had a girl no bigger than a thumb. The woman named her Thumbelina and loved her very much. But one day, a frog stole her to get her married to her son. She kept her on a leaf in the middle of a pond. “Now she cannot run anywhere,” said Mother Frog
It was a day to dig potatoes. Mr. Jones took his two boys with him to dig the potatoes. Mr. Jones dug the potatoes and put them in the buckets. The boys watched their father for some time and then followed him. Soon, Tom was carrying two buckets of potatoes to the house. But John
Lisa had a strange dream while sleeping. She saw herself on a sandy beach. Many children were having fun there. One of them saw her and called out, “Come and play with me. I am drawing something in the sand and you have to guess what it is.” But another child called out, “Why don’t
One day, an ant was feeling thirsty and stopped to have a drink from the river. But he lost his balance and fell into the water and was swept away. A dove, sitting on a tree, saw what happened. He quickly took a leaf and threw it into the water next to the ant. The
Mother wanted some mushrooms. So, she told her children to pick them. Dan asked, “Where will we find them?” Sue replied, “I know the place where there are plenty. Do you remember the place where farmer Joe takes his cows to graze? Well! That is the place we will find the mushrooms.” So, the brother
It is always fun camping near a river. Everyone loves eating fried fish with salt, pepper, parsely, some lemon and brown bread. The Brown family was doing just that. It was so much fun fishing. Steve and his father went fishing early in the morning. The fish were easy to catch. One by one, the
During the summer days, one can see little greenflies all over the rose bushes. They are unmindful of the many thorns that grow on bushes. One such day, a greenfly had a nice time on the flowers. Then it decided to take a nap. Slowly, it was sleeping away, unaware of the dangers lurking near
A poor boy called Aladdin lived with his mother. One day, a man visited their house saying he was Aladdin’s uncle. But he was a bad magician. He took Aladdin to a cave in the desert. There he said to Aladdin, “Go into the cave and find an oil lamp. Then give it to me.”
It was Sunday. Hank was going to help his grandpa clean the garage. So, as promised, Hank went to the garage. But he quickly came out. Grandpa asked, “What is the matter?” Hank replied, “The garage is full of spider webs. They are horrible.” Grandpa asked, “Well, what is wrong with spider webs? Maybe you
There was once a very sweet bee. He loved all the flowers but his favourite was the daisy. He asked the daisy, “Do you have some nectar for me?” Daisy replied, “Well! I have, only if you do not tickle me.” The bee said, “Yours is the best nectar around here. You know it is
Once, there was an old apple tree in Lily’s garden. As the wind was passing through Lily’s house, he heard the tree groan. He stopped by the tree and asked, “Well, what is the matter with you? Why are you groaning?” The tree replied, “I am getting old and these heavy branches loaded with apples
There was a little girl called Red Riding Hood because she always wore a hood of red colour. One day, she went to see her grandmother. She took along some cakes and juice with her. She met a wolf on the way. The wolf asked, “Where are you going?” Little Red Riding Hood replied, “I
The Greene’s had been out vacationing for a month. It had been so much fun. They had swum, sunbathed and played on the beach. It had given them all a good tan. They were all looking brown. But they were worried because granny had not been well. So, after unpacking and getting fresh, they all