Once, the four fingers and the thumb of a hand had an argument. Each finger argued that it was the most important. The thumb claimed, “I am essential for eating, writing and holding an object.” The index finger argued, “I am essential to point out any object.” The middle finger said,” I am definitely the […]
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Patsy. One day, her mother said to her, “Patsy, please get me some eggs from the grocery shop.” So, off went Patsy to the grocery shop. As the shopkeeper was busy with the other customers, Patsy glanced around the shop. She saw a jar full of
Hatim Tai, having escaped the raging fire, walked confidently towards the top of mountain Kaf. He had not yet taken a few hundred steps when the fairies caught him once again. They said, “How did you escape the fire and come out alive after being in it for three days and three nights? Are you
Hatim walked fearlessly towards mountain Kaf, the fairyland, the peaks of which seemed to pierce the skies. As soon as he reached the base, he was surrounded by fairies from all the sides. They wanted to know who he was and why he was on their land. They were sure he was there to steal
Hatim had to find a fairy called Mahpari in order to get the Shahmuhra stone and fulfil the third request of Harith’s daughter and continue his journey. No human he talked to, had any idea of the fairyland. Hatim sat wondering how he could find their mystic world; then it struck him that demon king
Once, a rich man lost thirty gold coins. But luckily for him, his friend’s daughter found the gold coins. She gave them to him. But the man became greedy. He said, “I had lost forty gold coins. Ten are missing. Give me my missing coins.” The girl replied, “I do not have any coins.” So,
Estuary: Estuary is the point where a river ends and meets the sea. Estuaries have brackish water which is not so salty as the ocean water. There are four kinds of estuaries: ♦ Coastal plain estuaries are created during heavy rain, when the sea level rises and fills a nearby river valley. Example: Hudson River
Once upon a time, there was a jungle. It was full of oak trees. There were big oak trees, small oak trees and so on. Every day, woodcutters would come and chop down some oak trees. The trees did not like this at all. They hated being chopped. One day, the oak trees complained to
A long time ago, there lived a frog in a marsh. Near by, in the same marsh, lived a mouse in a hole. Both were very good friends. But one day, they got into a dispute. It was over the ownership of the marsh. The frog declared, “I am the owner of this marsh. I
Once, there was a carpenter who lived in a village. He used to make small wooden items but people hardly used to buy them. Therefore, he did not have much money. Now, the carpenter had made a wooden image of Lord Mercury. He used to pray to him every day to make him rich. But
Once, a man was going to the market. He had laden his donkey with two sacks of wheat. On the way, he rested. But when he woke up, he found his donkey missing. He saw a boy and asked, “Have you seen my donkey?” The boy asked, “Is the donkey lame and is he carrying
Mangroves are medium height trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in tropical and subtropical regions. These regions are swampy and are permanently filled with water. There are about 68 species of mangrove trees in the world. The Indo-West Pacific region is the mangrove dominant area with the greatest diversity of species–30 to
Once, a farm dog was sleeping in the farmyard when a wolf came there. The wolf pounced on the sleeping dog. Alarmed, the dog cried, “Please spare me! I am very weak and thin. Let me get fat after feeding on the rich food that I get here. Then you can come and eat me.”
Hatim warned the merchant that the magician could play some trick on him that might even endanger his life. The merchant thanked him for his kind advice and promised to be safe. Talking and contemplating on various options, they reached the merchant’s house at around midnight. The servants were much pleased to see their master.
Hatim sat awestruck, watching the miraculous transformation of the dog into a human! He addressed the youth, “Who are you and what have I just witnessed? Are you a magician?” The youth replied, “I am a merchant and you have just released me from the magical spell. I have been betrayed by my wife. One