A poor boy called Aladdin lived with his mother. One day, a man visited their house saying he was Aladdin’s uncle. But he was a bad magician. He took Aladdin to a cave in the desert. There he said to Aladdin, “Go into the cave and find an oil lamp. Then give it to me.” […]
Luna’s grandfather was fond of her and Mike, her brother. He often took them fishing. While they threw in the fishing lines and waited for the catch to bite the bait, he would tell them the stories of faraway lands and magical creatures, such as mermaids, magical serpents and sprites. “Such beings are very shy.
Shyla was a nice lady, but she had a bad temper. Everyone in her family kept away from her because she had a habit of shouting at them for the smallest of mistakes. One day, Shyla’s father came to visit her. Shyla was very happy. Shyla was calm even if someone made a mistake. She
It was Sunday. Hank was going to help his grandpa clean the garage. So, as promised, Hank went to the garage. But he quickly came out. Grandpa asked, “What is the matter?” Hank replied, “The garage is full of spider webs. They are horrible.” Grandpa asked, “Well, what is wrong with spider webs? Maybe you
Clarice invited everyone in her class to her birthday party except Minnie. When her friends warned her that it was bad manners to do so and that Minnie would feel hurt, Clarice said, “I don’t like her. It’s my party. My wish!” Her friends were surprised at her haughtiness. One of them said, “Minnie is
Once there was a crow who did not want to be a crow. ‘I want to be like someone else,’ he thought. He flew around, searching for a role model. But he couldn’t find anyone. He decided to rest on the branch of a tall tree near a mountain. It was then that he spotted
There was once a very sweet bee. He loved all the flowers but his favourite was the daisy. He asked the daisy, “Do you have some nectar for me?” Daisy replied, “Well! I have, only if you do not tickle me.” The bee said, “Yours is the best nectar around here. You know it is
Ellie was a silly girl. When her mother would ask her to chase the cat away and feed grass to the cow, she would do quite the opposite. The cow would be chased out of her shed in no time and let us not even think about poor kitty’s unthinkable plight before she bolted away
Once, there was an old apple tree in Lily’s garden. As the wind was passing through Lily’s house, he heard the tree groan. He stopped by the tree and asked, “Well, what is the matter with you? Why are you groaning?” The tree replied, “I am getting old and these heavy branches loaded with apples
Pinky and Chloe were playing outdoors. They were chasing chipmunks and running around trees when Chloe saw a little brown nut, lying under a tree, not too far away. She ran towards the nut. She had barely picked it up when Pinky reached there and snatched it away. “It’s mine! I saw it first,” cried
There was a little girl called Red Riding Hood because she always wore a hood of red colour. One day, she went to see her grandmother. She took along some cakes and juice with her. She met a wolf on the way. The wolf asked, “Where are you going?” Little Red Riding Hood replied, “I
A woodcutter lived in a village. He made a living by cutting trees from the forest on the outskirts of the village. The forest was full of many kinds of trees. There were medicinal trees, fruit trees, tall trees, short trees, small trees and huge trees. But there was only one crooked tree. It had
The Greene’s had been out vacationing for a month. It had been so much fun. They had swum, sunbathed and played on the beach. It had given them all a good tan. They were all looking brown. But they were worried because granny had not been well. So, after unpacking and getting fresh, they all
When God created the world, there was a lot of greenery in it. The world was full of fertile land. There were huge forests, with trees that bore juicy fruit. There were lovely gardens with flowers of different kinds. There were lovely meadows all around. God then created all the water bodies, such as ponds,
Christina was a shepherdess. She was very poor. She made a living by selling the milk. Every day, Christina took her cows to graze in a pasture near by. She always went barefoot because she had neither shoes nor the money to buy them. One day, when Christina was in the pasture, an old woman