Farmer Haig was in a fury. “Who has broken the barn door?” he yelled. No one knew what had happened. The door hinges were made of leather and now they were broken and the door had crashed to the floor! Workmen were called in and after much hammering and sawing, the broken doors were set […]
When Mr Gump bought the farm, he learnt that the pond had been named the Pool of Misery, because years ago an old man had fallen into it and got drowned. Farmer Gump didn’t want his pond to be called by such an awful name. He discussed it with his wife and they came up
“Our tomatoes will certainly win the prize this year, Mr Brumby!” exclaimed Mrs Brumby, as she brought in the first basketful of them and began to pile them in the tub. Mr Brumby was very proud of his vegetables, for he always won the first prize at the Farmers’ Show. Mr Brumby smiled and nodded.
Inky, Farmer Laurel’s cat, was very vain. She thought she was the most beautiful creature on the farm and spent most of the time sitting on Mrs Laurel’s dressing table, admiring herself in the mirror! Bessie, the milkmaid, was rather fed up of Inky, because apart from looking into the mirror, she would steal the
Dobby, Mr Epps’ horse, had taken a liking to Mrs Epps’ umbrella. It was bright red and had a silver lining. “If only I could have an umbrella like that!” Dobby said aloud. Minnie, the small mouse in the stable, overheard him. “Dobby, how will you carry an umbrella even if you have it?” asked
It had been raining for the last three days. Everything was dripping. Poor Henry, the cock, was the worst hit, for his feathers were wet and he couldn’t crow loudly either. Only the ducks and the geese were having a good time! Charlie, the farm bullock, suggested that they should do something to improve their
The Morning Glory Cloud is a rare meteorological phenomenon and occurs as a series of waves forming the bands of roll clouds. These can be up to 1,000 km long and are often only 100-200 metres above the ground. Showers or thunderstorms may develop in its wake. The cloud quickly dissipates over land where the
Podge, the little lamb, was in trouble! He had wandered off outside the pen and fallen into a muddy ditch. Sally, the duck, heard him squealing and waddled across to find out what had happened. She quacked and squawked and raised an alarm. The farm animals collected around the ditch wondering how they were going
Nonny was curious about everything. She was Mrs Faber’s cat. How long was the wool in her ball? What was kept in the larder? What was being made for dinner? Where was Mrs Faber going? She wanted to know everything! One day, Mrs Faber went to her brother’s farm and took Nonny along. Farmer Jefferson’s
Phil did not trust the weathercock! It was shaped like a beautiful rooster but it never crowed! Phil barked at it whenever it swung in the breeze. “What’s the matter with you?” asked Maddy, the goat, who had woken up every time he barked, “Why don’t you just sleep?” “Because of that darned cock on
A beautifully embroidered handkerchief lay on the path from the farmhouse to the barn. Never in his life had Bobby seen anything so tiny and so pretty. Bobby was a small frog who lived in the farm pond. He hopped off with the wisp of cloth to store it in the hollow under the tree.
Nell, the chick, listened to all the stories in the hen-house, the barn and the stable as she tripped along behind her mother, Jessie. “Mom, what’s a rainbow?” she asked one night, as she snuggled under Jessie’s wing. “Have you seen Mrs Burton’s umbrella?” asked Jessie, “The multicoloured one?” “Oh, yes! Lots of coloured stripes!”
A Moonbow or a Lunar Rainbow is a rainbow produced by moonlight. Its formation is exactly the same as for a solar rainbow but caused by the refraction of moonlight in many water droplets. Three requisites for a true moonbow are: rain must fall on the opposite side of the moon, the moon must be
Barbie, the cow, was not well. Farmer Umber had gone off for two days to attend the Farmers’ Meet and there was panic on Umber’s Farm. Leroy, the farm hand, was called in and Mrs Umber said, “Go immediately and call the farmer!” Leroy set off riding the old farm bicycle. But it had not
Tooter was a large goose on Farmer Weber’s farm. When Farmer Weber installed a new horn on his farm van, Tooter fell in love with it. “It sounds just like me!” he declared to the farm animals, “Just listen to it!” The farm creatures were all fed up of Tooter honking loudly all over the