“This is the third collar that Bumper has chewed up!” said Mrs Geoffrey in a temper. Bumper, her pug, was hiding under the sofa, looking terribly ashamed. He couldn’t understand why they made so much noise every time he chewed up his collar. After all it was his own, wasn’t it? The farm animals tried […]
Miss Hailey arrived at Farmer Moffat’s house one morning with a small suitcase of clothes and a trunk full of books. She wore a dress with blue flowers but its hem was torn. Her straw hat was slightly tattered and her hairpins were falling out. “She is to teach the children,” said Mrs Moffat, “but
Fadding had grown old working on Farmer Paget’s fields and orchards. Now, he sat under the apple trees and smoked his pipe. If anyone spoke to him, he would get very angry and chase him off. Everyone stopped talking to Fadding. He slept in the barn at night and in the morning, he would simply
Josephine was a dreamer. She spent all day drifting around the farm, singing and picking flowers, playing with the ducklings and the chicks, the lambs and the puppies. Farmer Trent’s wife was very worried because it was time to send her to school. “She won’t pay attention there, and then she’ll be in trouble,” said
Mount Lassen is in Tehama County, California. It is an entrance to a large underground city. Near the foot of Mount Lassen is a town called Manten. A man named ‘Ralph B. Fields’ lived there, and found the entrance to the underground city with his friend Joe while he was camping near a rock outcropping.
Farmer Lewis brought Nancy, his pretty bride, home. She loved the farm and all the creatures on it. Very soon, she had learnt the work at the farm and Lewis was very glad to see her busy and happy. However, one day, he found her in a very thoughtful mood and asked her what the
Farmer Morris ran a stable for teaching children how to ride. One of his horses, Oscar, was his favourite. But Oscar was lonely, for he had no mate. One day, Farmer Morris returned from the market with a lovely white mare trotting behind his cart. Her coat glowed chestnut in the sunset and Oscar fell
Juniper was Farmer Steen’s pet goat. Mrs Steen was very irritated by the way Mr Steen spent so much loving care on Juniper. “Honestly George! You are absolutely silly to love a goat!” she would say. “Better to have a pet dog or even a horse!” Juniper felt very hurt when she heard this. “Why
Kit was a fat little lamb who belonged to Farmer Jolly. He would drink milk all day from any of the ewes because they loved him. He was a favourite because he was always skipping around happily. He looked like a large ball bouncing all over the place. “You’ll get into trouble one day, bouncing
Olive was a wise old turtle who lived in the stream that flowed through Farmer Warren’s meadow. For a long time no one took any notice of Olive. The farm creatures would watch her walking slowly along the bank and laugh at her. One day Kitty, the farm cat, fell into the stream. Kitty couldn’t
Eric fell asleep reading the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. That night he began to dream about a giant. Eric found a large boulder near his farm. When he sat down on it, the boulder changed into a giant. Frightened, Eric ran, with the giant following him. He ran and hid in the chicken
Mrs Colley was baking. The farmhouse smelt warm fresh bread and cake and cookies. When Farmer Colley returned, he would enjoy a wonderful meal. She heard the gate being opened and ran to look out of the window. There was a small, ragged looking boy standing just inside the gate, staring at the farmhouse. Feeling
The Mill House near Lee River was known to everyone in the neighbourhood, for the miller, Mr Forrest, was a kind and generous man. Now he had added a small farm to the Mill House and the villagers were eager to help him. Mrs Forrest brought him three hens and a cock. Bob, the tailor,
The residents of West Virginia sighted a creature–Mothman, they claimed it was 7 ft tall with large red eyes and a 10-ft wingspan, while driving on West Virginia Route 62. Earlier, gravediggers working in Clendenin also reported seeing a half man, half moth creature. The following year the bridge connecting Point Pleasant, Ohio, collapsed killing
The Paddington Farm had a new tractor, bright red and sturdy. They named it Moby. A little shed was built for it. Tom came every morning to clean and oil him. Moby was very comfortable. But he was very lonely, for there was no one else in the shed. One evening, the door of the