151 Stories for Girls

One day, Cynthia went to the woods with her friends to collect blueberries. She went about, humming a tune, plucking the juicy, ripe berries and putting them in her basket. Soon, she wandered deep into the woods. There, she heard someone crying. Cynthia peeped from behind the bushes to see who it was. It was […]

Claire was a good student. She had also been the champion of her school in the spelling competition for four years in a row. But this year, a new girl named Opal had joined her class and everyone was expecting her to win the competition. On the day of the competition, Opal and Claire participated

Every year Doreen’s mother collected old clothes from everyone in the house. Then she would send them to the people who could not afford to buy clothes for themselves. One day, she asked Doreen to give away her favourite lace dress. Doreen was sad. She refused. Her mother said, “What will you do with it?

Irma reached home after a football-practice session. “How is my little angel?” asked her father. She said, “Daddy, I can’t do it! The practice sessions really tire me.” Her father said, “But you always wanted to be on the school team. What happened?” “I don’t think I am good enough to play football,” Irma replied.

Augusta was interested in learning martial arts. She went to a Master of Karate and said, “I want to learn Karate. Please teach me.” The Master told Augusta, “I will certainly teach you but on one condition.” “What is that?” asked Augusta. “You will have to stand on a busy street for a month and

Lucy and Maggie were sisters. One day, they decided to have a picnic in the garden. “We forgot the juice and cupcakes,” said Lucy. Then went into the house to get the juice and a tray full of cupcakes. But they peeked out of the window to find that the salad had disappeared. “Where is

Maud was an old woman. She was often in a bad mood. She spent her day complaining all the time. When she was not complaining, she would be grumbling under her breath. Everyone was tired of seeing her this way. Maud was so unhappy about everything in her life that her neighbours avoided talking to

Richard and Ruth woke up one Sunday morning and looked out of the window. They were thrilled. Richard said, “There’s snow everywhere.” His sister, Ruth, said, “It snowed! Let’s go out and make a snowman.” They got dressed quickly. Before they went out, they went to the kitchen. Ruth put a carrot, some cherries and

One day, Verona was walking in her garden. She was walking by a flowering shrub when she came across an unusual sight. She saw the cocoon of a butterfly under one of the leaves. As she watched closer, she saw that the butterfly was trying hard to get out of the cocoon. “Wait a minute,”

Fairy Sybil went to the forest one day. It was her job to make sure that everyone was happy and content. But no sooner did she fly by an oak tree than it said, “I am not so flexible as a pine tree. I can be uprooted easily.” The pine tree was near by. Fairy

Edna had never been to the circus. One day, she went there with her parents. She was quite excited to see the clowns. She laughed at their silly jokes and funny acts. “Mom, the clowns are so funny,” she said. Then came the ringmaster with a group of lions. Edna was frightened to see the

Daphne had a beautiful house with a huge fruit garden. But Daphne’s neighbour was jealous of her. Every day, she would peep into her fruit garden and throw loads of rubbish. Then she would rush back into her house. One day, the neighbour took things a bit too far. Daphne had kept a bucket near

Concetta was a hard-working elf. One day, she found a few grains of wheat. So she asked her friends, “Who wants to plant the wheat?” All her friends were playing. So they said, “Not me.” Concetta planted the grains of wheat all by herself. When the wheat was ripe, she called out to her friends

It was bedtime. Nealie was about to go to sleep when she saw her grandfather whispering something with closed eyes. When he opened his eyes, she asked him, “What were you saying, Grandpa?” “I was sharing the day’s happenings with God,” he replied. Nealie was surprised. “Does God listen to you?” she asked. Her grandfather

Eulalie was a lazy girl. She did not like to tie her shoelaces. Whenever she wore shoes, her mother would remind her to tie them, but she would always reply, “I hate bending down to tie the laces, Mom!” One day, she wore her best hat and shoes. Then she said to her mother, “I’m