Best of Grandma’s Tales

Everyone in the village used to make fun of Percy. He did very silly things and got into trouble constantly.Once he had to carry a large basket of butter to Mrs Goodwin. He carried it in a basket on his head. On the way he kept wondering why he was sweating so much. When he […]

Martin Burke loved adventures, not real ones, but in his imagination. Everyone was used to hearing Martin’s adventures. His ship had sunk in the ocean. He had flown across high mountains. He had saved a maiden from a dragon. He had caught a whale while fishing. He rode on a white horse. His stories went

There were tribes that lived in the deep forests. They sent messages to one another by beating out signals on their drums. Everyone knew the language of the drums.There was a woodpecker named Koka in the forest. He was extremely intelligent. He heard the sounds made by the drums and picked up many of the

Mr Halley enjoyed travelling. The trouble was that no one else enjoyed his travels. He carried two suitcases, three large bags, a duffle bag containing shoes, an overcoat, an umbrella, a flask and two hats. In addition, he had packets of food and juice. He believed that he should be ready to face any kind

Mrs Wimble had a new pet, a delightful little terrier. He was white with a brown ear and a patch over one eye. So, she named him Patch.He was a very naughty puppy. He chewed up the morning papers, her slippers, and the legs of tables and chairs. He dragged the bath-mat around the house.

When Miss Janis came into the school, there were always a few giggles. Miss Janis was very pretty. She had glossy golden hair, beautiful blue eyes and always wore exquisite dresses. Whenever she was free, she would look into a little mirror and put on some lipstick or dusted her face with some powder or

Mr and Mrs Lewis with a five-year-old daughter, Minnie, and a one-year-old son, Bunter, lived in a cottage on the edge of the forest. The children spent most days playing outside with squirrels, caterpillars, butterflies and birds.Minnie made sure Bunter didn’t get into trouble. Once he found a hole in the trunk of a tree,

When anyone in the village saw Mr Grumpy coming down the road, he would run into a shop or walk off in a different direction. There was a reason for this.Mr Grumpy loved to grumble. He grumbled about the weather, his dinner, the vegetables, his neighbour’s cat, the fish he had at lunch, his health,

A Prince lived alone in a castle. He had neither parents, nor brothers and sisters. He did not even have a friend. So, he was very lonely. He walked around in his gardens, rode all over the estate, read books. But he was tired of being alone. He had read about friends in books. He

Long ago in a kingdom far away, there lived a princess who never smiled. The King and the Queen tried everything possible to make her happy. She had fabulous clothes and jewels. The Court Jester tried to make her laugh with jokes and tricks.Then they called the Chief Medicine Man and asked his opinion. He

Mr and Mrs Willey lived in a pretty cottage in a village. They kept a few hens and a goat. Mrs Willey was known for making the best cakes and pies in the village. Sometimes she would sell the eggs and some milk as well.Mrs Willey’s hens scratched around the yard, looking for seeds and

In a village, there lived a potter named Mangu, who made beautiful pots and sold them around the villages near by. People waited for Mangu’s rounds to buy his pots.Mangu’s pots made him quite rich. But he did not like to give a paisa to anyone. He had a donkey, called Babu, on which he