Multi-storeyed buildings or skyscrapers are built in big towns and cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.There are many houses in a multi-storeyed building.These houses are called flats or apartments.Most people live in one place for a long time. They build permanent houses.Some people keep moving from one place to another.They live in temporary houses […]

My father is an officer in the Indian Airlines.Last Sunday, he took me in his official bus.We reached the Palam Airport.There was a huge plane on the runway.We climbed up the stairs and got into the plane.It soon started. There was a loud sound.I was afraid. My father told me not to be afraid.We had

On Janamashtami, we celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna. We took a bath in the morning.We put on clean clothes and did our puja.My parents took me to the Lord Krishna temple near our house. We took off the shoes outside the temple.We bought flowers and incense to offer to God.The temple was decorated with

India is a land of villages.The people in the villages work in fields.They grow crops, fruits and vegetables.We grow many crops in our country.Wheat and rice are the main crops.They are grown in many states.Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are the main states which produce rice and wheat. Rice and jute are grown

There are many types of factories in Delhi.Some factories manufacture steel. In some factories, cement is made. Some factories make cloth.Hundreds of workers work in factories.Factories need raw materials.Raw material is something that is found in Nature.Cotton, wool, minerals, rubber, wood, etc. are raw materials. Factories use raw materials to produce finished goods.Cloth, woollen and

I have a pet dog.Its name is Caesar.It is a very handsome dog.I brought it home when it was a small pup.I look after it lovingly.It has sharp teeth and a long tongue.It has a black and white coat of hair.It loves me greatly.I too love it very much.It obeys my orders.It goes out for

I live in big house.It has four bedrooms and a kitchen.It also has a large drawing room, a dining room, a study and a guest room.We have a huge verandah on one side of the house.We also have a courtyard at the rear side of our house.My sister and I play badminton in the courtyard.We

Reading books is a good habit.Books are said to be man’s best friends.Some books are informative. They give us lot of information. Some books tell us the history of the world.They tell us much about the people and the culture of these countries.Some books tell us about different plants and animals. Some books tell us

India got independence from the British rule on August 15, 1947.We got independence after a long struggle.15th August is now celebrated as Independence Day all over the country.The main celebrations are held at the Red Fort in New Delhi.I saw the Independence Day celebrations last year.The Prime Minister unfurled the Tricolour.He also delivered a wonderful

River Yamuna flows down from the Himalayas.The Himalayas are a chain of high mountains.When the snow of the Himalayas melts, the water flows as rivers and streams. The Yamuna is one such river. New Delhi is situated on the banks of the Yamuna.Many major cities, like Agra and Allahabad, are built on the banks of

The different parts of our body work together to keep us healthy and strong. The different parts of our body are hands, feet, eyes, nose, tongue, teeth, ears, heart, lungs, muscles, brain, kidneys, bones, intestines, etc. We see with our eyes. We hear with our ears.We smell with our nose. We speak with our tongue.We

A bus is a large vehicle. It runs on the road.It is a means of road transport.It stops at a bus-stand. People get into the bus at a bus-stand. The people pay money for the ride.I go to school in the school bus.It has fifty seats. It has large windows.The driver sits in the cabin.The

One lovely morning, Mohan Kumar and his wife Radha were blessed with a baby-boy in a small town known as Malda.The nurse came and congratulated the couple.She greeted them with a grim voice because the infant was born with a dark complexion and ugly looks.But Radha was on top of the world. She happily took

Peter was upset with his exam results.Even Harry’s jokes were not able to make him laugh.He picked a stone up and was about to fling it across when Harry’s sister, Catherine, exclaimed, “Oh! What an extraordinary stone!”“Throw it!” said Catherine, and Peter threw it into the pool anyway.Next day Peter did not come to meet

A hobby is a work that you do in your free time.My hobby is stamp-collecting. I have more than two hundred stamps in my album. I have received most of them through letters sent to me by my friends.Others I have collected from my parents and uncles.Stamps are issued by different countries.They are often colourful.They