Amelia was a sweet little girl. One day, while climbing the stairs, her favourite frock got torn by a sharp nail. Amelia could not bear this. She started crying. Hearing her cry, a spider, who was busy weaving his web, came out. He asked, “What makes this beautiful girl sad?” Amelia replied sobbing, “My favourite […]
Once upon a time, there was a thief who had a heart of gold. He used to rob the rich and give the riches to the needy. The other thieves did not like this. It was bad for their profession. So, they planned to get rid of him. They challenged him, “If you are able
Sedimentary rocks are formed by the sediments of rocks and remains of plants and animals. Flowing rivers carry pieces of broken rocks and deposit them in lakes or seas. Slowly these deposits settle in sea bed. Rock fragments and remains of plants and animals are squeezed together due to water pressure, and eventually they get
Once upon a time, there was a farm. There were many sheep in the farm. The farmer had kept a strong dog to watch them. When the flock used to graze in the pasture, the dog guarded them fiercely. The farmer was quite fond of the dog. He treated him with utmost care. Now, the
Once, a family was going on vacation. The son was very excited, for his father had bought a pair of expensive shoes for him. As they sat in the bus, the son removed his shoes to take a nap. It was late by the time he got up. Now, when he looked around for his
Once upon a time, there was a minister in a kingdom. As he grew old, he lost all his hair. He did not like his bald head. He felt quite embarrassed to go out. So, to avoid any embarrassment, he went to the market and bought a wig to cover his head. He chose a
Once, there was a very generous king. One day, he was travelling when a beggar stopped him. The beggar said, “Sir! I survive on alms given by people. I live a hard life.” The king said, “Don’t you have anything good to tell me? Why are you telling me your sad tale?” Then the king
Rocks: A rock is a natural substance made up of solid crystals of different minerals. Rocks are formed when different minerals join together and make a solid lump. Every rock has a unique structure. There are certain rocks that are made up of only one mineral. For example, limestone rock contains only calcite mineral, while
Once, there lived an old lady. She went to the market and bought a new lamp. It was a very beautiful lamp. On reaching home, she filled the lamp with oil and put a wick into it. Then she lighted it. It gave a very bright light. The lamp became proud of itself and its
Once, the four fingers and the thumb of a hand had an argument. Each finger argued that it was the most important. The thumb claimed, “I am essential for eating, writing and holding an object.” The index finger argued, “I am essential to point out any object.” The middle finger said,” I am definitely the
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Patsy. One day, her mother said to her, “Patsy, please get me some eggs from the grocery shop.” So, off went Patsy to the grocery shop. As the shopkeeper was busy with the other customers, Patsy glanced around the shop. She saw a jar full of
Once, a rich man lost thirty gold coins. But luckily for him, his friend’s daughter found the gold coins. She gave them to him. But the man became greedy. He said, “I had lost forty gold coins. Ten are missing. Give me my missing coins.” The girl replied, “I do not have any coins.” So,
Estuary: Estuary is the point where a river ends and meets the sea. Estuaries have brackish water which is not so salty as the ocean water. There are four kinds of estuaries: ♦ Coastal plain estuaries are created during heavy rain, when the sea level rises and fills a nearby river valley. Example: Hudson River
Once upon a time, there was a jungle. It was full of oak trees. There were big oak trees, small oak trees and so on. Every day, woodcutters would come and chop down some oak trees. The trees did not like this at all. They hated being chopped. One day, the oak trees complained to
A long time ago, there lived a frog in a marsh. Near by, in the same marsh, lived a mouse in a hole. Both were very good friends. But one day, they got into a dispute. It was over the ownership of the marsh. The frog declared, “I am the owner of this marsh. I