Charles was a nursery student. He loved his nursery book. His nursery book was extremely colourful and contained wonderful illustrations and stories. He would keep turning one colourful page after the other. Charles’s babysitter Vanessa always narrated the stories to him. Charles loved reading along with her, tracing out the pictures. He would ask her […]

Marlene worked at a bookshop around the corner. She carried a red umbrella to work every day. Everyone else who worked in the shop owned a grey or black one. Marlene’s umbrella stood out and looked cheerful even on the dullest days. Also, Marlene never had any trouble identifying the umbrella in a shop rack.

Giovanni loved to swim in the blue sea and play on the sand at the beach. One afternoon, she was walking on the beach when she saw a huge crowd collected on the shoreline. She wondered why the crowd had gathered there. As she walked across, Giovanni moved closer to the crowd. She saw that

Mylie had many hobbies, interests and likes, but she was fascinated with water. She loved water sports. If she had nothing to do, she could keep watching the water fountain for hours. Mylie loved to play with water alone without the company of friends. At parks, she would often stare at water fountains for long

The Wilkinson family had two daughters and four sons. On Sundays, they would pile into a white wagon and go to the park, or museum, or to the lakeside. That would be a huge affair from morning to evening. Children are social by nature. They love to play with other children. They do not want

Grandpa Murphy was a grumpy old man. He hated children because he thought that children are mischievous. The children too disliked him. They avoided him because he was always yelling and chasing them around with his stout brown stick. One day, Allen entered Grandpa’s garden to smell the pink peonies and deep red roses. When

Ritzier and Joseph were good friends but their nature was not alike. In fact, their nature was quite opposite. If Ritzier was happy-go-lucky, Joseph was cautious. So, they thought and behaved in opposite ways. They were on a family hiking trip in Canada when both boys went out for a walk. Ritzier wanted to see

Jimmy was a good boy, but he had some bad habits. He was lazy and he lied. His parents told him many times to give up bad habits but he did not listen to them. “Jimmy!” yelled his mother, “You promised to help father mow the lawn.” Jimmy was too lazy to work in the

Martha was fascinated with flowers. She especially loved beautiful flowers. While roaming in a garden she would be moved by flowers in their full blossom. She would not want to go away from the garden. She loved to pluck colourful flowers. From yellow buttercups to white daisies, she always looked carefully before choosing the flower.

Ethan was very sad. He wanted to enjoy with his friends. All his friends had gone to Disneyland but his parents had sent him to Aunt Eleanor’s farm. He thought he would get bored at the farm. Ethan stayed in his room all day and did not talk to anyone. He was almost crying for

Madonna loved to spend time on the sea-beach. Her mother gave her a sun-tan lotion to protect her skin from sunburn. She told Madonna, “Remember to use the lotion properly, Madonna. Otherwise, you will get sunburns.” Madonna was excited at the prospect of going to spend time on the beach. She imagined the warmth of

Little Joshua was a kind-hearted boy. He loved animals. He could not see animals in trouble. Whenever he found children troubling animals, he came forward to save them. One day, little boys and girls who were Joshua’s friends, were playing in the park, when a tiny puppy, with an ugly snout appeared. A foul smell

Justin wanted to see the world. It was his lifetime dream to visit each nation of the world. He was excited at the opportunity to visit France. When he came back from the tour, he was never tired of praising France. When Justin came back from his vacation from France, he was looking for people

We are deceived by labels. A bottle with a ginger ale label contains ginger ale, not lemonade. But, sometimes a labelled bottle contains something different from the label. Fred hated ginger ale but loved lemonade. If he saw a bottle with the label of ginger ale, he would be disappointed. One day, Fred’s family went