151 Grandma Tales

Once, a prince was riding through a forest. On the way, he saw an old lady sitting on a rock. She seemed tired and had two heavy baskets with her. The prince got down from his horse, helped the lady and dropped her home. There, he saw a girl looking after some geese. The old […]

A hungry heron was walking along the banks of a river. His eyes were on the water to grab his prey. Suddenly, the heron saw a pike fish. But the heron turned up his nose and said, “No small fish for me. It is not fit for me.” Next, he saw another fish but turned

You must have seen athletes running a race where they have to cross the obstacles set on their way. Well, you can make these obstacles in your garden also where you and your friends can jump, crawl and climb. Now, for the obstacles–first, make a stream. You can lay down two strings on the ground

Hank is going home. On the way, he sees that the sky is cloudy. These are dark clouds. He goes home and tell his father, “Father, there are dark clouds in the sky today.” Father asks Hank, “Have you ever wondered what clouds are made of?” Hank says, “Yes, I have but do not know

Fred and Della decided to go on a picnic as it was a sunny day. They decided to go to the hills. They took some sandwiches, fruit and milk and went off marching to the hills. When they reached the hills, they were delighted to find several sheep with their lambs. Della said, “I will

Cindy loved the water lilies. They were her favourite flowers. She wanted to gift some to her friend. Her parents tried to persuade her from doing this. Her father said, “The water lily floats in the water. How will you pluck it?” But Cindy was adamant. She thought she could try to pull the flower

Many of us have seen a rainbow in the sky. But do you know how it is formed? Well, when the rain falls, the sunlight is reflected in the raindrops making an arch of seven different colours. The colours are in the order–violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. All these colours together are

Willy was excited as he and his grandpa were going fishing. Willy cried, “We will catch a lot of fish.” Grandpa laughed and said, “We need to have patience for fishing.” They reached the lake and grandpa threw his fishing rod in the water and waited. While they waited, Jack saw that there were many

Many of us eat popcorn when we watch a movie. Here is how you can make popcorn at home. All you need is some cooking oil, popping corns from the grocery and sugar. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan. Add two or three tablespoons of popping corns. You will find the grains swelling

Alex was very happy. His grandparents had come back from their vacation. They had also bought the latest swing ball for Alex. He decided to show the ball to his friends. He went to the park and shouted, “Look, what my grandparents brought for me. It is the latest swing ball!” The others were happy

There was a little bird called Jay who lived in the country. One day, he met a seagull who said, “Your life is so dull. You live in the country and have just trees to see. Look at me. I enjoy travelling all over the sea as well as the open spaces.” Jay replied, “I

It was mother’s birthday. Dad, Bess and Ted each gave mother a present. Only, Joan had not wished her mother nor had she given her a present. This was because Joan had used up all her pocket money. She wondered what to give her mother. She went outside to look for something to give her

Have you ever seen a butterfly? It is so beautiful. It has colourful wings and keeps flying and sits on flowers. But do you know that before becoming a butterfly, it has to cross many stages? The first stage is the egg stage. After that comes the caterpillar stage. It is a worm-like stage of

Once, there were three pigs. Each built a house for himself. The first pig did not like working hard, so he made a house of straw. It was not strong. The second pig made a house of wood. But this pig was lazy, so he did not put nails on the planks to make it

It was the month of May. Some children were playing together. Lucy said, “It is the month of May. It is the time when lilies grow. Where can we find some lilies?” Pete said, “I know where to find them.” Lucy asked, “Where? Tell me quickly.” Pete said, “Near the church.” Tom cried, “Quick; let