151 Grandma Tales

Long ago, there was a village which was very content and happy. This was because every night little elves came to do everyone’s work. The baker slept peacefully because the elves made the bread for him. The carpenter slept peacefully because the elves made the furniture for him. The housewives slept peacefully, for the elves […]

The science teacher, Mr. Clark, had invited his class to his house during the weekend. But it was not for any party. It was for educational purpose. He wanted them to observe the stars through his telescope. But the children had to do their homework before going to Mr. Clark’s house. They had to learn

Pete and his father were sitting high up on a tree in the heart of the jungle. They had come to see a battle between two stags. Suddenly, a loud cry was heard. It was a sign that the battle was about to begin. The herd was approaching. All the does and fawns stood in

Do you know that there is a place where people live in houses made of mushrooms? Yes, it is the mushroom village! The houses are of different colours–red, yellow, blue. They are also of different shapes and sizes–round, heart-shaped and so on. It is said that this is the place where elves live. There is

The Watson family decided to go to the woods and pick blackberries. It was the right season to do so. So, the next day, everyone got ready, sat in the car and went off for a drive towards the woods. But while they were on their way, their car broke down. It was so sad

Pears were in season. Gina and David picked some pears and gave them to their mother. Mother said, “Thank you, children! I will bake a tasty dish for you and serve it during tea time.” The children were excited. They kept thinking of the sweet pears. They waited eagerly for tea time. At tea time,

Once, a woman had a girl no bigger than a thumb. The woman named her Thumbelina and loved her very much. But one day, a frog stole her to get her married to her son. She kept her on a leaf in the middle of a pond. “Now she cannot run anywhere,” said Mother Frog

It was a day to dig potatoes. Mr. Jones took his two boys with him to dig the potatoes. Mr. Jones dug the potatoes and put them in the buckets. The boys watched their father for some time and then followed him. Soon, Tom was carrying two buckets of potatoes to the house. But John

Lisa had a strange dream while sleeping. She saw herself on a sandy beach. Many children were having fun there. One of them saw her and called out, “Come and play with me. I am drawing something in the sand and you have to guess what it is.” But another child called out, “Why don’t

One day, an ant was feeling thirsty and stopped to have a drink from the river. But he lost his balance and fell into the water and was swept away. A dove, sitting on a tree, saw what happened. He quickly took a leaf and threw it into the water next to the ant. The

Mother wanted some mushrooms. So, she told her children to pick them. Dan asked, “Where will we find them?” Sue replied, “I know the place where there are plenty. Do you remember the place where farmer Joe takes his cows to graze? Well! That is the place we will find the mushrooms.” So, the brother

It is always fun camping near a river. Everyone loves eating fried fish with salt, pepper, parsely, some lemon and brown bread. The Brown family was doing just that. It was so much fun fishing. Steve and his father went fishing early in the morning. The fish were easy to catch. One by one, the

During the summer days, one can see little greenflies all over the rose bushes. They are unmindful of the many thorns that grow on bushes. One such day, a greenfly had a nice time on the flowers. Then it decided to take a nap. Slowly, it was sleeping away, unaware of the dangers lurking near

A poor boy called Aladdin lived with his mother. One day, a man visited their house saying he was Aladdin’s uncle. But he was a bad magician. He took Aladdin to a cave in the desert. There he said to Aladdin, “Go into the cave and find an oil lamp. Then give it to me.”

It was Sunday. Hank was going to help his grandpa clean the garage. So, as promised, Hank went to the garage. But he quickly came out. Grandpa asked, “What is the matter?” Hank replied, “The garage is full of spider webs. They are horrible.” Grandpa asked, “Well, what is wrong with spider webs? Maybe you