Eddie was very good in Mathematics. He always scored very well in Maths tests. One day, Eddie’s dad brought home a new calculator. Eddie was amazed at how fast it worked. “This is great, dad!” he exclaimed. “Yes, Eddie! All you have to do is type in the numbers and you would get the final […]
Susan loved animals. Whenever she found an opportunity, she would offer food to animals. One day, Susan decided to visit the river for a swim. Her elder sister, Carol, also went along with her to the river. There lived monkeys near the river-bank. Susan carried a small paper bag with her. There was some food
There lived a poor weaver in a village. The weaver was honest and hard-working. He bought cotton every day and wove it into cloth. He led a simple life. One day, the weaver had left the cotton out in the veranda. The naughty wind blew it away. The weaver ran behind it, but the wind
Patrick was a new boy in the school. As he was a small boy, the class bully, Harry, started calling him, “Pat, the small gnat!” Soon all the children in the class started teasing Patrick as ‘Pat, the small gnat’. Patrick felt terrible and avoided everyone. One day, the window was open and a big
Russell loved circuses. Every time a circus was in town, Russell visited it with his parents. He loved the gymnastics, the animal tricks, the hula hoop artists but what he adored most was seeing the magic tricks. However, Russell did not like the clowns. He thought, ‘They are so silly! I don’t understand why people
Tina enjoyed skiing in the mountains. She enjoyed sliding up and down the snow -covered mountain. She would often put on skis and slide down mountain slopes with her father and friends. One day, Tina was playing music on her iPod and skiing in a remote part of the mountain, when she saw something big
One afternoon, Peter and his family were having a picnic on the sea beach. Peter took a huge sandwich and stood on a rock while he ate it. After eating half the sandwich, Peter felt full. He decided to throw the rest of the sandwich and the napkin into the sea. Just as he had
Prince Morrison had been practising for an archery competition for over a year. The winner’s prize was half the neighbouring kingdom. Unfortunately, the Prince lost the archery competition to his cousin. He could have easily got half of the enemy’s kingdom but he lost that opportunity. Feeling very sad and upset, he went out and
Joe idolised superheroes like Superman and Spiderman who always helped people. He longed to be a superhero and often wished that he could do something good for the world. ‘How wonderful it would be if I had superpowers and help people with it,’ he often thought. One day, Joe was playing in the park when
Norman was a lazy boy who did not like to keep his house clean. His mother always scolded him for his untidiness. One day, Norman went to an old junk shop with his mother to buy antiques. When he was wandering around the shop, he saw a rusty wand. Norman was staring at the wand
One day, Simon was travelling through a village. He was returning home from the city. He had walked for many hours and was very tired. So, he decided to rest under a tree. While he was asleep, a thief stole his bag and climbed up the tree. ‘I will hide on the tree till this
Once, a wicked wizard came to Prince Edward’s kingdom. He said to the people, “I have come to challenge you. If you answer my riddle correctly, you will be spared. If not, I will turn each of you into a stone and take away your most precious thing.” Many people failed to answer the wizard
One afternoon, Dennis came home from school and did not find his mother. “Where is mom?” he asked his grandmother. “She will be home soon, dear!” she answered. When Dennis’ mother came home, she was carrying a little white bundle with her. It was Dennis’ baby-brother. “Look, Dennis! This is your baby-brother!” said Dennis’ father.
Simon was a naughty boy. He hated sermons and didn’t like to pray. He often laughed during the priest’s sermon. ‘Prayer is a waste of time!’ Simon would think. “I should be playing right now. I don’t want to listen to silly sermons,” he often complained to the grandmother. One day, Simon’s grandmother fell ill.
Jack and Jim were friends. They played together and cared for each other. There was a park near Jack’s house. In the centre of the park, there was the statue of a lion carved in stone. The statue looked so real as if it was about to spring to life. Jack and Jim always looked