14th November is celebrated every year in India asChildren’s Day.It is celebrated in memory of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.He was the first Prime Minister of India.He was born on 14th November, 1889, in Allahabad.He was a national leader. He fought for India’s freedom. He loved children very much.Children call him “Chacha Nehru”.Children remember him on this […]
A beautiful fairy called Echo lived all alone among hills and forests. She loved to talk.But there was no one to talk to.She talked to herself.She told herself stories.She sang to herself.She needed a lot of noise around her.One day, goddess Juno was passing by.She saw Echo.Echo did not stop talking. ‘Stop chattering !’ shouted
Romesh, Preeti and Yusuf love to sit on the rocks near the stream and watch the fish swim around. Sometimes they throw in very small pieces of chapatti dough and watch the fish gobble them up. The fish in the stream are dark in colour or grey or pale pink; they are not like the
(Unsolved Passages)We wear clothes to cover our bodies.Clothes protect us from heat, cold and rain.We wear cotton clothes in summer.They keep us cool.We wear woollen clothes inwinter. They keep us warm.We wear raincoats to protectOurselves from the rain. They keep us dry.We wear uniforms to school.People in different parts of our country wear different kinds
Our body is a living machine.It has two types of organs-external organs and internal organs.The parts of our body that we can see are called external organs. Some of the external organs are the head, the arms, the legs, the eyes, the ears, the nose and the tongue.The parts that are inside the body are
Today is the 12th of July. It is my birthday today.I am six years old today. I got up early in the morning. My parents wished me.I brushed my teeth and took a bath.My mother took me to the temple.I invited all my friends to my birthday-party.I put on new clothes. My father bought a
It is said, “Child is the father of man.”A child will grow up to become a man.He will grow up on what is taught in his childhood.So, it is the duty of parents to take care of their children.They should give them a lot of love.Children are very innocent.They believe in everything their elders tell
(Solved Passages)I have many friends.But Shubham is my best friend.He is my next-door neighbour.Both of us are six years old.We are classmates. We study in the same class.We go to school together in the school bus.We sit on the same bench. In the evening we play together. Then we do our homework together. Shubham is
(Solved Passages)I have many friends.But Shubham is my best friend.He is my next-door neighbour.Both of us are six years old.We are classmates. We study in the same class.We go to school together in the school bus.We sit on the same bench. In the evening we play together. Then we do our homework together. Shubham is
Mixing with bad company is what every youngster should avoid. The reason is simple. In such a company, sooner or later the youngster will be exposed to activities that are possibly unhealthy, unwholesome, antisocial, dishonest, illegal or even criminal. Once exposed, the negative effects can last a long time, perhaps for a lifetime.The company you
Little Tina had been complaining about a stomachache for the whole day. The family doctor did not think that it was serious and sent her home. However in the evening her condition got worse and Meena, her mother, was very worried.At nine in the night, Meena decided that they should go to the hospital and
Today, many men, women and children are overweight. This is the direct consequence of our modern lifestyle where many physical chores and activities are taken over by machines and energy-saving devices. No longer do we have to chop firewood, fetch water from the well, wash clothes with our hands, or get on our hands and
Nuclear fission or the splitting of the nucleus of an atom releases great amounts of energy, much more than any other conventional energy source. Nuclear energy has enormous potential as an energy source. There is almost limitless supply of energy. However, radioactive by-products and waste post serious health and environmental risks.The atomic or nuclear bomb
It was lunch time in the city. Shelly and two of her colleagues left their office and walked towards their favorite restaurant a short distance away. Shelly had a handbag slung over her shoulder. At a crossing, they waited for the light to turn green. When it did, Shelly, her colleagues and many other people
Ten years had passed since Isha and her friend Riya left school. Isha used to wonder how Riya was until they chanced upon each other in the market one day.Isha promised to visit Riya the coming Sunday morning. So on the appointed day, Isha drove her car into the housing estate where Riya lived. Ten