151 Adventure Stories

There had been a daring robbery at the largest jewellery store in town. However, Inspector Singh was sure the thief had not escaped from the neighbourhood yet. ‘Where would he have hidden?’ he thought. There was an apartment building right behind the jewellery store. It would be easy to jump from the shop roof to […]

It was a hot summer afternoon. The sky had turned green, and Diana could see the low, dark clouds. She immediately switched on the weather channel on the radio. “…Residents are warned to stay indoors. The tornado is expected to hit the city within the next half an hour. The latest reports are coming in…”

The Second World War had just broken out between France and Germany. Estelle worked as a nurse in a small hospital in France. One night, a General was carried into the hospital. He was barely conscious, but he grabbed Estelle’s hand and said, “Help me! Deliver this message to Colonel Ripton at Lyons. You must

Roma was on a cruise ship, when there was a storm, and the ship began to sink. Roma grabbed her backpack and rushed to the deck. However, a huge wave crashed into the ship and capsized the lifeboats. She quickly took out the inflatable rubber dinghy. She saw a man’s body bobbing in the water.

Abe was walking though the fields on his way home one evening. He could hear the low rumble of thunder in the distance, and looked up to see a flash of lightning. ‘Phew, that lightning seemed really close,’ he thought. He knew that it would be safest for him to take shelter. But the only

Mason was an old man who had worked in the mines all his life. In fact, the other miners often said, “It is not a mine till old Mason has been in it!” One evening, Mason had just finished eating his supper, when his phone rang. “Mr. Mason, we need your help! A young boy

Fareha was walking to the market, when two men dashed out of a dark alleyway and grabbed her. They wore masks and had guns. As she opened her mouth to scream for help, they hit her on the head and she fainted. When Fareha woke up, she was in a dark, abandoned warehouse. Her arms

Sammy and his elder brother Tony went ice-fishing. When they reached the frozen river, Tony found a good spot and cut a round hole to fish through. After a while, there was a sharp tug on the line. They had caught a fish! Unfortunately, Sammy was so excited that he fell right into the hole.

It was a dark, rainy day. Mike was driving home from work. He thought, ‘Maybe I should stop my car till the storm passes. I can hardly see a thing!’ So, he slowed down his car, hoping to reach a safe turn-off point soon. He almost didn’t see the sharp bend in the road. Even

Flight 356 was half an hour away from Kathmandu. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt got up, looked around stealthily and walked towards the front of the aircraft. Within moments, he turned around, holding up a revolver in one hand! He barged into the cockpit and forced the pilots to change their direction. The plane

Mark was travelling by the night bus. It set off on time, and two hours later, they stopped so that the passengers might stretch their legs. But before they could step out of the bus, a shot rang out. Three gunmen had surrounded the bus! “Give us all your valuables!” they shouted. Mark quickly hid

Sita and Ritu were very excited. This year, their family was going on holiday to the seaside. The girls spent many hours on the beach. It was hot, so they walked towards the shelter of some nearby rocks. There, they found several shallow caves. Then they came to a cave that was larger and deeper

Manu was alone at home. His parents had gone to visit some relatives, but he had stayed home because he had exams the next day. Manu switched off all the lights and secured the doors and the windows. He then went into his room to study. Just an hour later, he heard a noise. A

Kit and Alec were visiting their grandparents at their farm. Grandpa often told them, “Be careful in the tall grass. Snakes live there, and you may not see them in time.” One sunny day, they were playing cricket when the ball rolled into the tall grass. Alec was hunting for the ball, when he heard

Macy and her friends were on a school trip to Ladakh. Macy thought, ‘The trip has been fun, but nothing exciting ever happens to us.’ That day, they were driving up to one of the high mountain passes. The girls were thrilled to see the powdery snow piled high on both sides of the narrow