151 Grandma Tales

There was once a very sweet bee. He loved all the flowers but his favourite was the daisy. He asked the daisy, “Do you have some nectar for me?” Daisy replied, “Well! I have, only if you do not tickle me.” The bee said, “Yours is the best nectar around here. You know it is […]

Once, there was an old apple tree in Lily’s garden. As the wind was passing through Lily’s house, he heard the tree groan. He stopped by the tree and asked, “Well, what is the matter with you? Why are you groaning?” The tree replied, “I am getting old and these heavy branches loaded with apples

There was a little girl called Red Riding Hood because she always wore a hood of red colour. One day, she went to see her grandmother. She took along some cakes and juice with her. She met a wolf on the way. The wolf asked, “Where are you going?” Little Red Riding Hood replied, “I

The Greene’s had been out vacationing for a month. It had been so much fun. They had swum, sunbathed and played on the beach. It had given them all a good tan. They were all looking brown. But they were worried because granny had not been well. So, after unpacking and getting fresh, they all

It was Baby Fred’s birthday. He got two cute gifts–a furry bear and a duck on wheels. The baby took the bear and started banging him on the floor. Then he squeezed the bear very hard. After that, he pulled the bear’s hair. The duck felt sorry for the bear. But finally, the baby felt

Once, a lion was sleeping peacefully outside his den. But his sleep was disturbed by a mouse which was running up and down all over his body. The lion got angry and growled. He shouted, “I will punish you for disturbing me.” But the mouse sought his forgiveness and said, “Let me go. Who knows

When you go to the beach, you find many shells and stones. Here are some things you can do with them. You can make a hole in a shell and use it as a pendant on a string. Or, get a cardboard. Stick the shells on them with glue to make pretty pictures. You can

When we look at the sky at night, we see millions of stars shining in the sky. They appear small to us because they are millions of miles away from us. They are great balls of gases. Stars form their own patterns. We can easily recognize some of them. The Great Bear is made of

The Austin family was on a night walk. They carried their torches along. There were many mosquitoes about as it was a warm summer evening. Suddenly, they saw something glowing. It was a glow-worm. They all looked at it in excitement. Daddy said, “Do you know that a glow-worm is not a worm but an

Mother and Father were having breakfast. Father asked, “Where is Ralph? He has not joined us for breakfast.” Mother replied, “That is not like Ralph at all. He always comes on time. Let me check up on him.” Mother went to Ralph’s room and asked him, “What is the matter, son?” Ralph replied, “I do

Peter was extremely excited. The corn was ready to be harvested. Mr. Wally, the farmer, had promised Peter that he would let Peter help him when he cut the corn. So, Peter reached the field. Mr. Wally started the harvester. The blades started turning, cutting down the corn, ready to go into a threshing machine

Once, there was a poor boy named Ali Baba. He was cutting wood in the forest when he saw some men on horses. Ali Baba got frightened and hid behind a tree. The men stopped near a big rock. Their leader shouted, “Open Sesame!” And lo! The rock slid aside and the men went inside.

Sandra had come for vacation with her parents. They were staying in a hotel. Sandra loved to explore her surroundings. So, she dressed up and went outside the hotel and started exploring the surroundings. After spending a lot of time outside, she went back to the hotel. She informed her parents, “The hotel is conducting

Fitz had been watching a programme on fishing and wanted to try his hand at it. He told his father the same. His father said, “You need rubber boots and a fishing rod.” Fitz said, “I do not have a fishing rod.” Father said, “Do not worry. You just need a string tied on the

The Brown family had come to spend their vacation by the seaside. Early morning, Mr. Brown, his daughter and their dog set off for a walk along the beach. Many seagulls were flying there. The dog saw the gulls and leapt after them. The gulls flew away but returned after a while. Mr. Brown’s daughter