Robinson Crusoe was a young man, who loved to embark on adventures. He was very fond of sailingto far-off places. One day, Robinson decided that he would voyage to Africa, work there and make some money. “No, Robinson. I do not approve of this,” his father said angrily. Robinson didn’t budge an inch and left […]
A long time ago, the city of Nottingham (England) was ruled by King Richard. Richard was a very generous king. He always helped the poor and spread happiness. Moreover, he was a just king. He never gave punishment to the innocent. The king had a wicked brother, Prince John. “John, there’s some news I have
A long time ago, on the streets of old England, a young lady was taking her evening stroll. Suddenly, she felt weak and collapsed on the pavement she was walking on. A crowd of people gathered around her. “What happened to her?” “We should get her some help.” They quickly took the lady to a
Ishmael was an observant young man from Manhattan. He had made many voyages as a sailor but now yearned for a whaling adventure. One day, on a cold, dull night in December, he arrived at the Spouter-Inn in New Bedford, Massachusetts. As the inn was full, he had to share a bed with Queequeg, a
Once upon a time, four sisters–Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March–lived together with their mother in a small town of New England. Their neighbours called them the Little Women. Their father, Mr March, was away and served as a chaplain in the Civil War. While he was away, the hardship descended on the family. They
Professor Otto Lidenbrock was a respected scientist who lived in Hamburg, Germany. He was a professor of mineralogy. He had a great mind. But he was quite moody and had a bad temper. He lived with his nephew Axel and maid Marta. Axel accompanied him in his physics experiments. When the day’s work was done,
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Long ago in England, there lived a man named Lemuel Gulliver. He loved exploring, and wanted tolead an adventurous life. So, he set sail on a voyage with some of his friends and crew members. The journey started on a positive note, and everyone had a good time. ‘This is the life I wanted,’ Gulliver
Pip, a six-year-old boy, lived on the marshes of Kent with his crooked sister and her husband Joe Gragery. His sister Mrs Joe Gragery was a loud, angry woman who kept reminding Pip and Joe of the problems she had to face to take care of the house. Joe was a blacksmith by profession. On
David Copperfield was a sweet boy who was born in a small village of England. He lived with his mother and maid, Peggotty. He had a mirthful childhood, and loved them both very much. He was sent to the best school, and was very well looked after by both women. After some years, when David
It was the year 1866. Some strange reports had created a chaos in America and Europe. There had been numerous attacks on ships sailing in the Pacific Ocean. The people who survived the attacks claimed to have seen a large monster with many blowholes. The creature seemed to bear a resemblance to a whale. It
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One day, Jesus and His disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee in a boat to Bethsaida. After hearing about John the Baptist’s death, Jesus wanted to be alone for some time in order to pray for the deceased’s soul. But people followed Jesus on foot from the towns. They knew that He performed great miracles.
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There lived a young woman named Mary in a small town of Nazareth in Galilee. She was engaged to be married to Joseph, a young carpenter, who was a descendant of King David. One day, God sent His angel, Gabriel, to give Mary an important message. “Rejoice, Mary,” said Gabriel, “You are the most blessed
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Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, conquered Israel and took all the strong young men as captives. He trained them in learning science. Daniel was also chosen for the training. One day, King Nebuchadnezzar was disturbed. He called his wise men and told them about a strange dream, which he had forgotten. He asked for the
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Solomon was the fourth son of King David. He was anointed king just before the death of David. When David was on his deathbed, he told his son to obey God and be a good king. Solomon was very young and he realized that he was too inexperienced to rule over a great nation, such
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Saul was the king of Israel but he kept disobeying God. So, God asked Samuel to find a new king. He sent Samuel to the house of Jesse and asked Samuel to anoint one of Jesse’s eight sons. Jesse brought his seven sons to let them meet Samuel but God had chosen none of them.