One day in the forest while hunting a hunter saw an old bearded man standing before him. He had long hair and bushy beard. He looked like a mad man. He was dancing and singing a strange song. The hunter could not understand the meaning of the song. He took the man home and asked […]
“Jack, look, you have stained your shirt with paint again,” exclaimed Mummy as she entered the room. Jack was at his table furiously running his brush over a sheet of paper. He didn’t even hear his mom come inside. “Oh no, you have ink all over your face and hands!” she lamented. “Go and wash
Lady Eagle was flying high. She was not able to see things clearly from the sky. She saw something big lying on the grass. She swooped and carried back it to her nest. “Another garden chair to eat!” cried her husband, “You must get your eyes checked.” “How can I wear glasses? All the other
Lucy, the mouse, has been having hiccups! Everyone knew about her hiccups. Someone suggested to eat sugar. She ate sugar. But it didn’t work. Some told her to drink lots of water. She drank water but nothing doing. Someone told her to hold her breath for a long time. She tried all the tricks to
Once there lived a little girl called Julia. She worked hard every day and raised a patch of pepper. One morning, when Julia came to tend to her path, she saw a Ram happily grazing in her pepper patch! “Shoo!” she said, but the Ram did not go away. Just then a hen passed by
One day, Uncle Theodore heard two birds talking. “The train is coming from the west!” said one. “But I think it will pass only through the desert!” said the other. Theodore Lion wanted to see the train chug by. He walked for days in the desert to get a glimpse of the train. Not a
Dicky was a little deer who was grazing with the other members of his family in the woods. Soon the little deer strayed away from them. He felt very lonely and miserable. He searched for his family here and there but he could not find anyone. One day while looking for his family, he saw
Jenny was a very pretty fairy but she was also very clumsy. She was always dropping things around and could not sleep with her tiny wings draped around her. Every night her wings would get crushed and next morning Jenny’s mother had to straighten them so that she could fly properly. One day Jenny flew
Bruno, the pup was bored. He wanted to play. So, he went to Milky, the cow and said, “Milky, I am bored. Please play with me!” But Milky said, “I am busy, Bruno! I need to give milk to Minnu!” So, Bruno went to Rusty, the rooster and said, “Rusty, I am bored. Please play
Lucy wanted to play with the shiny, sparkling stars. She felt it was better than any of her toys. “But how do I reach up to the stars?” she wondered. She lay in bed thinking. She could see through the window the stars smiling at her from the sky above. Lucy walked out into the
Freddy the frog who always boasted about himself. Every animal living around was irritated with his behavior. They always made excuse to escape any encounter with him. “It is just impossible to talk to him”, said the chirpy sparrow. “I can’t stand Freddy!” every other animal used to say about the naughty proud frog. But
Messie was the strong highland cow. It lived with other cows in a big place. The cows lived happily but they were disturbed by the loud snoring of Messie. They warned Messie to get rid of this bad habit as it disturbed their sleep. If she did not stop snoring, she would have to leave
Once upon a time, there lived a baby crocodile. He had a beautiful, shiny tail. The other crocodiles were very jealous of him and did not play with him. The baby crocodile was very lonely and was very sad. One day an idea struck him. He thought, ‘I have these beautiful scales on my tail
Jenny was sitting by the riverside while her goats grazed on the grass. Suddenly, she saw two men running towards the road with gunny bags. “Run faster, the police is around,” she heard one of them say. One of the men slipped and fell down and his gunny bag opened. A glass-topped box came sliding
Once in a faraway village, there was a large, scaly rock that looked like a dragon. The villagers believed that the rock was actually a dragon. The villagers were worried because there had been no rains in the village for a long time. “Help us, O Mighty Dragon!” they prayed. Every day, they carried flowers