King Ronald was taking a walk in his royal garden, one evening. After a while, he sat on a bench under the cool shade of a tree. Soon, he felt drowsy and took off his ring and kept it on the bench. Just as he lay down on the bench, a bird flew near him […]
A beggar always sat next to a bakery shop and asked for alms. The shop owner noticed him every day but kept quiet. One day, he noticed the beggar behaving strangely. He was closing his eyes and tried to smell the freshly baked cakes. Then he took a bite from his lunch box. “He is
Jason, a brave young man, loved adventure. He was ready to help anyone. One day, he came to know about an evil magician. The evil magician had captured a young girl. Jason decided to save the girl. When Jason came near the evil magician’s castle, he was horrified to see the young girl chained to
Lazy Haniel never did anything on time. He got punished at school for not being punctual and completing his work on time. At home, his mother always scolded him for not keeping his room neat, not finishing his homework and waking up late. But none of this had any effect on Haniel. One Sunday morning,
Ruben and Ross were alone one evening as their parents hadn’t returned from work. Ruben was watching television whereas Ross was doing his homework. At ten o’clock, suddenly the doorbell rang. “I think mom or dad must be at the door,” said Ruben as he went towards the door. He opened the door thinking it
Anthea enjoyed the monopoly game. She enjoyed it even more when younger children lost to her. “It feels wonderful to buy an entire city or hotel,” She would announce to younger children while playing with them. She enjoyed the game even more while she played with her younger brother Jay. She always won the game
Two rats, Archie and Charlie, lived in the attic of an old house. They troubled the owner of the house so much that he brought a cat to catch them. But Archie and Charlie were too quick and clever for the cat. They were never caught! One day, the owner’s wife baked a cake and
Jasmine was dancing in joy as spring season was here. Jasmine loved flowers. She enjoyed playing with pink flowers. ‘I will collect pink flowers. Pink is my favourite colour,’ she thought. Jasmine went to the garden dancing in joy. In the garden, Aunt Marlene was weaving a garland of flowers. The blue, green, pink and
Santa Claus and his elves had been working hard all year long making toys for the children of the world. They wrapped them and packed them in neat packages before putting them in Santa’s bag. Then it was 24th December, the day before Christmas. That night, Santa Claus had to deliver Christmas presents to all
Sean had a new football. He was thrilled and excited as never before. His new football had the brightest red and blue with yellow stripes. No one had so colourful football as this one. ‘Is it not the best football ever? I will not give it to any one, not even to Brian,’ he thought.
Young Robert was a florist and had exotic flowers in his shop. One day, new kinds of flowers were supplied to him from a Caribbean country. Robert excitedly opened the package to see the flowers. Unfortunately, the pollen on the flowers had an adverse effect on him and his face and hands swelled up. His
There lived an elephant and a hippo in a forest. They were fast friends. Both of them were vain of their strength. All the little creatures of the forest were scared of them. One day, both the elephant and the hippo were talking near a pond. Suddenly, a tortoise came out of the pond and
George and Matthew were the best of friends. They were neighbours and grew up together in a farmers’ community. After a few years, George got married and had two children, whereas, Matthew remained unmarried. That year, there were floods due to heavy rains. Matthew’s crops were completely destroyed whereas George’s losses were minimal. But Matthew
Three young princes were very fond of adventures. They often went on horsebacks to explore the nearby forest. One day, the three princes did not return from their usual horse ride. Worried about this, the king sent his trusted knight, Evan, to look for them. Evan went deep inside the forest and found a ruined
Poor little David was picking berries in the woods. Soon, David got tired. He lay down to sleep. David got up a little later. He was feeling refreshed. Suddenly, he saw the basket. “Oh! My God!” David wondered. The basket was empty. “Where have all my berries gone?” David was almost crying. But then, suddenly