Sharks are the huge group of ferocious fish found in both cold and warm waters. They live at a depth of 2,000 m or below in the oceans. A shark typically has a tough skin that is dull grey in colour and is roughened by tooth-like scales. It has a cartilaginous skeleton. In general, sharks […]
One night, a shadow knocked at princess Irene’s door and said, “Princess, please open the door.” “Don’t be scared. I will not harm you,” the shadow said. The princess opened the door and noticed that the shadow was of a man wearing a prince’s crown. She asked, “Who are you?” “I’m a prince from a
Jane was the daughter of the palace cook. She combed the princess’ hair and cleaned her room every day. The princess had a pair of sparkling glass shoes. She would wear these shoes and dance like a fairy. One day, when Jane was cleaning the princess’ room, she found the glass shoes under the bed.
A long time ago, there lived five magical, singing fish in a pond. It was said that their songs kept the people happy and cheerful in the kingdom of Blossom. However, one morning, there was no song in the air and everyone felt sad. One little girl noticed that the fish had disappeared. She ran
A permanent or continuous movement of ocean water which is circular in nature is called an ocean current. Ocean currents form close to the surface of the ocean and the speed of their rotation is 3.2 to 6.5 km per hour. These currents affect the temperature of the air near its surface and this, in
Once, there lived a king who had twin daughters, Angela and Maria. One day, he said to his daughters, “Which one of you wants to be my successor?” Angela and Maria could not decide and asked their fairy godmother to help them. The fairy godmother said, “First tell me, which one of you will rule
Long ago, there lived a little girl named Emily. Sadly, Emily was very sick. She had to lie in bed all day. Emily loved to read fairy tales. Once, she read that fairies came down from the clouds at night and danced around trees. That night Emily saw many small stones in her garden. ‘Are
Once, a boy named Tim went on a sea voyage with his father. Sadly, Tim was seasick and missed home. One day, Tim saw a face at the porthole. It was a dolphin. Tim ran to the deck to see the dolphin swimming in the sea. “Cheer up! The sea is beautiful!” said the dolphin.
Once upon a time, a poor widow lived with her only son Jack. One day, the mother sent Jack to sell their cow in the market. On the way, a man asked Jack, “Do you want the magic beans in exchange for the cow?” Jack took the beans and came back home. The angry mother
Ocean: An ocean is a large expanse of sea that covers more than 75% of the entire Earth’s surface. This vastness gives a blue appearance to our planet when viewed from space. The ocean bed is composed of sand, gravel, mud and sediments. The average salinity of an ocean is 3.49% of the weight of
Once, there lived a girl named Nina with her parents. One day, Nina went to a lake to fetch water. When Nina dipped the pot into the lake, it slipped from her hands and fell into the lake. Nina started crying, her teardrops fell into the lake. Suddenly there was a big ripple in the
Once, there lived a king who had a wise and courageous son. His fairy godmother had gifted him a magic sword that only the prince could use—no one else could lift it. One day, an ogre entered the kingdom and destroyed the houses of people. The people complained to the king. The king sent his
Once, a group of wise and kind witches lived in the hamlet of little people. One day, a wicked ogre came to the hamlet and said to the people, “The witches are planning to kill all of you.” The little people believed the wicked ogre and drove the witches away. The witches shifted to the
Once, there lived a king named Henry, who had a son, George. When he was just a little baby, a wicked witch cursed George and he became deaf. George grew up to be a handsome and strong young man. On his eighteenth birthday, he was out riding to a forest when a forest fairy named
Once, a girl named Melody lived in a village. One day, she went to the village fair with her friends. At the fair, she spotted a beautiful pink pencil with black dots. When she asked to buy it, the shopkeeper said, “The pencil has magical powers. Use it only for fun and not for your