Everyone was very excited. They all had gathered at the market place to see the parade of the court jesters. John had also come with his parents to see the parade. Soon, the jesters came along. Music was heard. Brass, drums and bells were heard. John could not see the parade clearly as there were […]
Jilly was sleeping peacefully when something woke her up. It was the wind. Jilly got frightened. The wind was very fierce and seemed to shake the whole house. The windows were rattling. She called out scared, “Father! Mother!” Both parents came running to her room wondering what had happened. Father asked, “What is the matter,
A lady was very fond of birds. One day, she went to the market. There, she saw a man selling parrots. So, she bought a parrot from him. He was very pretty and colourful. The lady decided to teach him to speak. Every day, she taught him a few words. The parrot was a quick
A king remarried after his wife had died. But this wife was cruel. The king had a daughter named Snow White. The queen did not like her. The queen had a magic mirror to which she would ask: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of all?” The mirror would reply: “You, O
In the forest busy pecking at the bark of a tree is a woodpecker. It is very colourful. It has a crimson head and green and yellow feathers. Tok-tok-tok–he goes on pecking in the hope of getting to eat some insects. His favourite are the ants though. He catches them by his long thread-like tongue.
Everyone was excited, especially the children. There was going to be a fancy dress party in the school. The parents dressed their children in the best of costumes. In the school, the principal told the teachers to give points to the children’s costumes on the basis of being original, beautiful, colourful or funny. All the
When it is winter time, there are no flowers to see. But unknown to anyone, the roots are growing fast to make way for the flowers to bloom. The flowers are having a conversation. Daisy says, “I will wear a white dress with a yellow button.” Snowdrop says, “You will take a long time to
Pat was very excited as her class was going to visit the museum. There were so many things to see. When they entered the museum, Pat was thrilled to see so many things. There was a whale skeleton and stuffed birds and animals which looked life-like. Though Pat was enjoying herself, her friend Jim was
Stacy and Ted were excited as it was their birthday that day. The whole class had gathered to celebrate their birthday. Their mothers brought the cakes in the school. The teachers helped them in laying them on the table. There were other things to eat as well like sandwiches, biscuits and fruit juice to drink.
Have you ever tried making a witch‑or‑wizard cloak? Well, here is how you can do it. Take a dustbin bag. Cut holes at the top and both sides for head and arms. Your cloak is ready. You can put a carrot on your nose to give a look of the crooked nose, wear a pointed
A miller while dying gave his mill to the eldest son, the second his donkey, and the youngest nothing but a cat. The cat said, “Master, give me a bag, and a pair of boots.” The youngest son obliged. The cat caught a rabbit and put it in his bag. Then he went to the
Once there were two friends. Both were poor. But they decided to change their fate. The first friend said, “Let us sell the bear-skin and get rich.” The second agreed. So, both went to the forest to look for a bear. But they did not know how to catch a bear. Suddenly, as they were
While James was on his way to meet his friends, he saw old Mr. Burt working in the vegetable garden. He realized that Mr. Burt looked sad and asked him the reason. Mr. Burt replied, “We will not be able to use this ground for long. A new building will be here very soon!” James
It was winter time. Not a sound could be heard in the frozen land. The only sound to be heard was the cawing of the crows. Caw…caw…caw went the sounds. All the crows were sitting together. One crow said to the others, “Let us eat as much as we can today, for it seems that
Two sisters, Lucy and Kate, were getting bored. So, they decided to play a game. It was a word game. Lucy said to Kate, “You have to guess one word and then a second. Then join the two words to form a new word. I will start first. The word is the opposite of truth.”