Best of Grandpa Stories

A long, long time ago, there was a King who was very fond of music. Whether he was happy or sad, he used to listen to music. For a long time, he had been in search of the world’s best musical instrument. Many people offered him different musical instruments but he found all of them […]

Once, a boy named Henry was walking through the countryside. Suddenly, Henry heard a melodious song. He looked around but nobody was there. He continued walking but again he heard the song. Then, he looked up at the sky. He saw a beautiful angel above the clouds singing a song. The boy was surprised but

A long, long time ago, there lived the Great Wizard. He was the hunter of lies. He had some magic stones which helped him to find the child who told the most lies. The magic stones were beautiful but they grew with each lie. The stones also moved from person to person until they reached

Once upon a time, there lived a puppy and a kitten together in the house of a doctor. There was a beautiful garden outside the house. Many beautiful snails lived in the garden. The puppy and the kitten often went out to see them. They used those snails like balls and played with them. One

Once, there was a young puppet-maker. He loved to make puppets but he was a beginner and not an expert in making puppets. He tried hard to make a perfect puppet but every time he failed. One day, he went to a shop to sell the puppets he had made. The shopkeeper laughed and said,

Once upon a time, a boy named Jacob was walking through woods. While walking, he heard a strange voice, as though someone was crying. Suddenly, the voice stopped and the boy kept walking. After a few seconds, Jacob heard the same voice. He followed the voice and reached a big, round and grey fountain. Now,

Once upon a time, there was a magician. He was a very cheerful person as he always used his magic to make everyone happy. Children loved him very much. He was always invited to the parties because he always had new magic tricks to perform. But he was allergic to many kinds of food. So,

The science teacher was the favourite of all the students because his way of teaching was quite interesting. One day, he gave his students some seeds of a sunflower. He said, “Plant these seeds. Look after them and soon you will have your own sunflower.” The students planted the seeds into the pots and looked

Nancy was a shy girl but she was very intelligent and brave. She wore spectacles and without them she couldn’t see clearly. Her classmate, Harry, used to call her ‘Four Eyes.’ She always ignored him when he teased her. One day, the teacher announced, “Our school is organising a picnic and we will go to

John, a young boy, had a wonderful garden full of beautiful and colourful flowers, plants and trees. There were many colourful butterflies that fluttered from flower to flower. John loved his garden very much. He loved all the plants and trees but his favourite was a rose tree. It was the most beautiful tree in

Once upon a time, there lived a professor named Crank-Shafte. He invented an amazing device that could measure joy and happiness of the people. The professor named the device Gladometer. It was a great invention and he became very famous around the world. Now, in a certain country, the people were excited to use the

Peter’s mother died when he was only twelve years old. His father married another woman named Maria. Peter did not like Maria and always missed his mom. Maria was a nice lady. She began to love the boy very much. She tried to be a good mother and always tried to make Peter happy. Maria

Once upon a time, a chameleon and a dog were very good friends. The dog was a pet in a big house whereas the chameleon lived in the garden in front of the house. Every day, the chameleon noticed that the dog walked with the man. One day, the chameleon asked the dog, “Why do

Once, there lived a hunter with his wife. They were very poor and always hungry. The hunter often went to the forest. But he was a bad hunter and could get very little to eat. One day, while the hunter was walking through the forest, he heard the sweet song of a bird. He looked

A long time ago, there lived a very rich man. He had a big house and many servants. He also had a loving family but still, he was unhappy. He always shouted at everyone for no reason. ‘I have everything but nothing makes me happy. Is there anything in this world that can make me