151 Grandma Tales

Though the trees are still bare, spring is around the corner. Green shoots start appearing. The hazel tree has golden catkins in spring. If you blow gently under the tree, golden pollens start falling. With the falling of flowers, a lovely carpet of flowers is formed on the ground. Other flowers to be seen during […]

Going to a fair is always exciting. Whenever you go to a fair, you see many games there. You play some of them as well. But how about if you make these games at home? It would be like a mini fair. Well, let us make some of them. One of them is fishing for

It was raining terribly. But worse, Dave could not go to school because he had fever. He was getting listless and bored. There was no one to give him company. Father had gone to office and mother was busy with housework. Only, Dave’s dog stayed near him. He knew his master was not well and

Everyone was very excited. They all had gathered at the market place to see the parade of the court jesters. John had also come with his parents to see the parade. Soon, the jesters came along. Music was heard. Brass, drums and bells were heard. John could not see the parade clearly as there were

Jilly was sleeping peacefully when something woke her up. It was the wind. Jilly got frightened. The wind was very fierce and seemed to shake the whole house. The windows were rattling. She called out scared, “Father! Mother!” Both parents came running to her room wondering what had happened. Father asked, “What is the matter,

A lady was very fond of birds. One day, she went to the market. There, she saw a man selling parrots. So, she bought a parrot from him. He was very pretty and colourful. The lady decided to teach him to speak. Every day, she taught him a few words. The parrot was a quick

A king remarried after his wife had died. But this wife was cruel. The king had a daughter named Snow White. The queen did not like her. The queen had a magic mirror to which she would ask: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of all?” The mirror would reply: “You, O

In the forest busy pecking at the bark of a tree is a woodpecker. It is very colourful. It has a crimson head and green and yellow feathers. Tok-tok-tok–he goes on pecking in the hope of getting to eat some insects. His favourite are the ants though. He catches them by his long thread-like tongue.

Everyone was excited, especially the children. There was going to be a fancy dress party in the school. The parents dressed their children in the best of costumes. In the school, the principal told the teachers to give points to the children’s costumes on the basis of being original, beautiful, colourful or funny. All the

When it is winter time, there are no flowers to see. But unknown to anyone, the roots are growing fast to make way for the flowers to bloom. The flowers are having a conversation. Daisy says, “I will wear a white dress with a yellow button.” Snowdrop says, “You will take a long time to

Pat was very excited as her class was going to visit the museum. There were so many things to see. When they entered the museum, Pat was thrilled to see so many things. There was a whale skeleton and stuffed birds and animals which looked life-like. Though Pat was enjoying herself, her friend Jim was

Stacy and Ted were excited as it was their birthday that day. The whole class had gathered to celebrate their birthday. Their mothers brought the cakes in the school. The teachers helped them in laying them on the table. There were other things to eat as well like sandwiches, biscuits and fruit juice to drink.

Have you ever tried making a witch‑or‑wizard cloak? Well, here is how you can do it. Take a dustbin bag. Cut holes at the top and both sides for head and arms. Your cloak is ready. You can put a carrot on your nose to give a look of the crooked nose, wear a pointed

A miller while dying gave his mill to the eldest son, the second his donkey, and the youngest nothing but a cat. The cat said, “Master, give me a bag, and a pair of boots.” The youngest son obliged. The cat caught a rabbit and put it in his bag. Then he went to the

Once there were two friends. Both were poor. But they decided to change their fate. The first friend said, “Let us sell the bear-skin and get rich.” The second agreed. So, both went to the forest to look for a bear. But they did not know how to catch a bear. Suddenly, as they were