Matthew loved visiting foreign nations and learning their ways. Matthew had arrived in China. He loved the Chinese tea and observed the Chinese tea-sellers. Their tea tasted different and he liked the way it was served. One evening, while walking along the market place in China, Matthew came across a tea-seller. The tea-seller was selling […]

Tanya was a little girl. When her tooth was shaking for the first time, she cried in pain. It pained more in the night. “Ouch,” cried Tanya in pain, “My tooth is shaking.” “Don’t worry,” said her mother, “We will have the tooth pulled out.” Tanya looked terrified. Mother pacified her, “Tanya, don’t worry. The

Henrietta was intelligent and curious. She always wanted to learn and understand anything she found strange. She felt satisfied only when she understood the reason. There was a low stone wall in her village. Henrietta often looked at this low stone wall in her village and asked her mother, “What is the use of this

Josephine was a wonderful fairy. Nearly everything was good about her. She was beautiful, curious and helpful. But there was one weakness in her. She poked her nose in other people’s life. This often brought her troubles. So, the king of fairies decided to teach her a lesson. He placed a big box in the

Karen did not like to work. She avoided doing housework. She never cleaned her cupboard or brushed her shoes. The mother wanted her to take interest in extra activities, if she did not like doing household activities. Karen’s mother took her to a curio store. “Karen, there are so many items that something or the

A great scientist worked with a study partner. They were like friends. A friend is the one who can tell your mistakes on your face. One day, the study partner stopped working as he became sick. The scientist became sad. He could not work without his friend. Some of his students sent him a new

There was a wise and kind emperor. He always thought about helping his subjects. He wanted to heal the wounds of people. He had a large number of servants and courtiers. But none of them could help him in the task he wanted to do. Finally, he selected an assistant who could help him. He

Winter is a difficult time for poor children. They don’t have warm clothes. They pray to God for help. One day, a poor boy stood outside a shoe-store. It was very cold winter afternoon. He was praying to God, “O Lord of Heavens! Please give me a pair of shoes.” While praying, the boy thought

Rosemary was a curious child who wanted to know everything. One day, she was helping her grandma arrange the cupboard. The cupboard was full of old objects. She observed each object with deep interest. Suddenly, Rosemary found an old lamp that looked beautiful. “Is it a magical lamp, grandma?” she asked. “No darling,” said grandma,

Nathan, a young boy, loved listening to stories. But he hated reading the stories. Every week, the postman brought Nathan’s favourite magazine. The magazine carried adventurous stories. He would love the magazine and ask everyone to read some stories out of it. He got this week’s magazine today. He ran to his mother, requesting, “Momma!

Jonas was an intelligent boy. He was also very imaginative. Every day, he would tell his mother about the monsters that lived under his bed. One day, Jonas woke up with red eyes. “What happened to your eyes, Jonas? Why are they red?” his mother asked. “The monster didn’t let me sleep, momma,” Jonas said.

Daniel loved food. Daniel ate almost anything. He had no choice or taste. His mother was worried about him. She did not like him eating up anything that he was offered. His mother had warned him time and again that it was not good to eat anything that he found strange, funny or attractive, but

Little Lucy loved the cats. She would go out of way to take care of the abandoned cats. One day, she found an abandoned cat. She would not leave her alone. She thought others would not look after her properly. Lucy had to visit the library. She carried the cat to the library. At the

Once, there stood an old church high up on a hill. The church attracted people from nearby places. A visit to the church made them peaceful in heart and mind. The visitors prayed at the church and heard the pastor’s sermons. There hung a bell outside the Church. The bell chimed melodiously every day. Every