Once, there was a village. A lioness lived near the village and killed a child each time she felt hungry. One day, she gave birth to a cub. Once, when the lioness was away, the cub came out of the cave. He started playing outside. Suddenly, a bull who was passing by saw the cub. […]
Once, a toy seller used to go from one town to the other selling toys. One day, while he was selling toys, it became very hot. So, he went to a well and drank some water. He was also very tired so he thought of resting for some time. The toy seller lay down on
Once upon a time, a fox and a leopard were great friends. One day, they were having a discussion about their looks. They wanted to find out who looked better. The leopard was very proud of his shiny fur, with beautiful spots. He said to the fox, “You look very simple and ordinary. You are
Once, a thief decided to rob a big house. As it was night time, everyone was asleep in the house. The thief was about to jump over the gate when he saw a dog lying on the other side of the gate. The dog immediately woke up when he heard the thief climbing on the
Once upon a time, there was a man who used to tell the fortunes of people. He was a fortune teller. One day, the fortune teller was telling the fortune as usual when a man came to him and said, “Somebody has broken the door of your house and has stolen many valuables. You must
Once, a wealthy man and his son liked to collect rare works of art. One day, the son went to war and died saving another soldier. One day, a young man approached the father, “I am the soldier for whom your son gave up his life.” He held out a portrait of the son painted
Once, there was a rich man. But he was a miser. One day, he fell ill. No one could cure him. So, he prayed to God, “If you cure me, I will sacrifice a hundred bulls at your altar.” God heard his prayers and cured him. But once the rich man was cured, his mind
Petroleum: Petro means rock and oleum means oil. Thus petroleum means rock oil as it is obtained from the Earth (either ocean floor or continental crust). The natural unprocessed form of petroleum is called crude oil. Petroleum was formed from the dead remains of aquatic animals. The bodies of these animals got buried in the
Once upon a time, a hungry wolf was looking around for something to eat. He had not been able to catch a single prey the whole day. He was starving due to hunger. Looking for some prey, he strayed into a meadow stealthily. The shepherd had left his flock of sheep unattended, for he had
Once upon a time, Emperor Akbar ruled India. One day, he found his ring missing. A worried Akbar told Birbal, “I have lost my ring. My father had given it to me. Please help me find it.” Birbal replied calmly, “Do not worry, Sir; I will find your ring.” He further said, “Your Majesty, your
Fossil Fuels: Fossil fuels were formed hundreds of millions of years ago from minerals found in the remains of plants and animals. The process of fossil fuel formation is very slow. They are non-renewable (things that cannot be replaced when used) resources of the Earth. They are categorised into three main types: coal, oil and
Once, the lion, who was the king of the jungle, decided to appoint various animals as his ministers. He handed out important portfolios to them. The tiger became the army commander because he was fierce. The wise elephant was made the prime minister and so on. Only the rabbit, the tortoise and the donkey were
Once upon a time, in a dense forest, there were many straight and tall trees. Their trunks were broad and shapely. But there was one tree which was crooked and had a shapeless trunk. The other trees made fun of the crooked tree. The poor crooked tree developed an inferiority complex. He became very sad.
One day, a frog left the pond he was living in and went to a lake in the forest. He wanted to meet all the animals and be friends with them. So, he climbed on a rock by the lake and shouted, “Friends, please come here! I am new here. I want to meet all
Once, there was a boy named Harry. Though he was a good boy yet he had a bad habit of eating the whole day. One day, as usual, he went to the kitchen and opened a glass jar to eat some snacks. Now, the jar had a narrow mouth. He opened the lid and put