151 Grandpa Tales

Fanny Duck lived in a pond. Bunny Rabbit lived in a burrow close by. Both were good friends. One day they were playing together when something flashed past them. Fanny asked, “Did you see that, Bunny? It was beautiful! What was it?” “I am going to find out,” said Bunny. So, Bunny went off quickly

There was a deer called Glee. She was a very playful deer. One day, it was a pleasant day, so Glee Deer set off through the woods looking around for someone to play with. Suddenly, Glee heard a cry for help. She rushed towards the sound. ‘Someone’s in trouble!’ she thought as she passed a

Gwen Pig had always heard stories about treasure hunting. One day, she decided to go treasure hunting in the farm. The other animals laughed at her and said, “You will not find treasure on the farm.” But Gwen did not take heed. First, Gwen saw a necklace in a tree. She was very happy. But

Farmer Dan had a big farm. There were many animals in the farm. One day, he was doing rounds of the farm and inspecting all the animals. The pig was looking after her piglets. “What a good pig!” said Dan. The hen was laying an egg. “What a good hen!” said Dan. The cow was

A duck and her ducklings lived in a lake. Mother Duck thought, ‘It is time that my ducklings learnt to swim.’ So, she started helping her ducklings to swim. All the ducklings were in the water except Doe. He was scared to jump in. His mother shouted, “Jump in, Doe!” But Doe said, “The water

Luke Hedgehog was getting bored in his house. So he decided to go on a stroll in the woods. But he had a bad habit of forgetting things. Soon, he became lost in the woods. As he searched for the way back to his house, the sky began to turn dark and soon night fell.

Jilly Pig loved playing the drum. He played the drum all day. One day, as he was playing the drum, the manager of the marching heard him. He took Jilly Pig in his marching band. But there was a problem. He walked very fast and the rest of the band could not keep up with

Tizzy Dragonfly was flying aimlessly when she spotted a frog sitting on a leaf. The frog was looking very sad. Tizzy asked him, “Why are you so sad on such a lovely day?” The frog replied, “I am not really a frog. I am a prince, but a witch turned me into a frog out

There was a little girl called Lucy. She lived in a glass house near the beach. She went to the beach and made sandcastles every day because she loved making sandcastles. But she became sad when the waves washed her sandcastles away. So, Lucy decided to make a very big sandcastle which could not be

Dan was very excited. He and his dad were going to fly kites. But just as they stepped outside their house, it started raining madly. Poor Dan was very disappointed. He asked his father, “Why did it have to rain now?” A sad and upset Dan looked out of the window. To cheer him up,

There were praises everywhere for Adam’s garden. Adam was a lover of flowers. He had the prettiest flowers in the town. But one day, as Adam went down to his flower patch, he was upset to see that nearly all of his pretty flowers had disappeared. Only the stems were left! He reported the matter

Fred was very excited. His mouth was watering. He could smell the aroma of something interesting being made in the kitchen. Mother was making lovely cookies–chocolate chip–his favourite! Mother said, “Share the cookies with your friends.” But Fred did not wish to share the cookies with any of his friends. Fred waited eagerly for the

Mellisa was a very adventurous girl. She loved to explore the jungle, climb trees and do many other things. One day, Mellisa was climbing up a big oak tree when she was surprised to hear a tiny little voice. It was a small caterpillar. Mellisa was astonished. The caterpillar said, “I have been trying to

There was a Fairyland faraway in the forest. In the Fairyland, all the fairies were learning to fly. Everyone except Lily was flying. Lily was scared that she would fall down if she flew. Now, Lily had a caterpillar friend. She asked him, “Can you teach me to fly?” The caterpillar said sadly, “I do

It was the summer season. The Gere family decided to go on a wildlife safari for their holiday. Julie decided to take a map and a compass. But Father said, “You will not need a map and compass there. Everything is marked out.” Still, Julie packed her map and compass. Soon, they arrived in the