It was Baby Fred’s birthday. He got two cute gifts–a furry bear and a duck on wheels. The baby took the bear and started banging him on the floor. Then he squeezed the bear very hard. After that, he pulled the bear’s hair. The duck felt sorry for the bear. But finally, the baby felt […]
Once, a lion was sleeping peacefully outside his den. But his sleep was disturbed by a mouse which was running up and down all over his body. The lion got angry and growled. He shouted, “I will punish you for disturbing me.” But the mouse sought his forgiveness and said, “Let me go. Who knows
When you go to the beach, you find many shells and stones. Here are some things you can do with them. You can make a hole in a shell and use it as a pendant on a string. Or, get a cardboard. Stick the shells on them with glue to make pretty pictures. You can
When we look at the sky at night, we see millions of stars shining in the sky. They appear small to us because they are millions of miles away from us. They are great balls of gases. Stars form their own patterns. We can easily recognize some of them. The Great Bear is made of
The Austin family was on a night walk. They carried their torches along. There were many mosquitoes about as it was a warm summer evening. Suddenly, they saw something glowing. It was a glow-worm. They all looked at it in excitement. Daddy said, “Do you know that a glow-worm is not a worm but an
Mother and Father were having breakfast. Father asked, “Where is Ralph? He has not joined us for breakfast.” Mother replied, “That is not like Ralph at all. He always comes on time. Let me check up on him.” Mother went to Ralph’s room and asked him, “What is the matter, son?” Ralph replied, “I do
Peter was extremely excited. The corn was ready to be harvested. Mr. Wally, the farmer, had promised Peter that he would let Peter help him when he cut the corn. So, Peter reached the field. Mr. Wally started the harvester. The blades started turning, cutting down the corn, ready to go into a threshing machine
Once, there was a poor boy named Ali Baba. He was cutting wood in the forest when he saw some men on horses. Ali Baba got frightened and hid behind a tree. The men stopped near a big rock. Their leader shouted, “Open Sesame!” And lo! The rock slid aside and the men went inside.
Sandra had come for vacation with her parents. They were staying in a hotel. Sandra loved to explore her surroundings. So, she dressed up and went outside the hotel and started exploring the surroundings. After spending a lot of time outside, she went back to the hotel. She informed her parents, “The hotel is conducting
Fitz had been watching a programme on fishing and wanted to try his hand at it. He told his father the same. His father said, “You need rubber boots and a fishing rod.” Fitz said, “I do not have a fishing rod.” Father said, “Do not worry. You just need a string tied on the
The Brown family had come to spend their vacation by the seaside. Early morning, Mr. Brown, his daughter and their dog set off for a walk along the beach. Many seagulls were flying there. The dog saw the gulls and leapt after them. The gulls flew away but returned after a while. Mr. Brown’s daughter
Some of you must have heard about birds like the eagle or hawk or even seen them. These are called birds of prey. They have very sharp beaks, talons and strong vision. A buzzard is one such bird. It is also called the flying stag because of the way it stretches its wings. Its wings
During the summer nights, it feels boring to sleep early. Diana did not wish to do so. She had an idea. She asked her brothers, “Why don’t we go moth hunting?” Jack got excited and agreed immediately whereas Pete was a bit reluctant as he was afraid of the dark. But he did not show
A man had a daughter from his first wife. His second wife had two daughters. She was very unkind to the man’s daughter. She made her do work from morning till night. She slept among the cinders and ashes, so people started calling her ‘Cinderella’. One day, there was to be a ball in the
A certain king was very disturbed as his kingdom was threatened by a giant. Finally, the king announced that whoever killed the giant would marry the princess. Now, a tailor, who had heard nothing of this, was working hard. He had killed seven flies in one blow. He felt so proud that he boasted about