Fitz had been watching a programme on fishing and wanted to try his hand at it. He told his father the same. His father said, “You need rubber boots and a fishing rod.” Fitz said, “I do not have a fishing rod.” Father said, “Do not worry. You just need a string tied on the […]

The Brown family had come to spend their vacation by the seaside. Early morning, Mr. Brown, his daughter and their dog set off for a walk along the beach. Many seagulls were flying there. The dog saw the gulls and leapt after them. The gulls flew away but returned after a while. Mr. Brown’s daughter

Some of you must have heard about birds like the eagle or hawk or even seen them. These are called birds of prey. They have very sharp beaks, talons and strong vision. A buzzard is one such bird. It is also called the flying stag because of the way it stretches its wings. Its wings

During the summer nights, it feels boring to sleep early. Diana did not wish to do so. She had an idea. She asked her brothers, “Why don’t we go moth hunting?” Jack got excited and agreed immediately whereas Pete was a bit reluctant as he was afraid of the dark. But he did not show

A man had a daughter from his first wife. His second wife had two daughters. She was very unkind to the man’s daughter. She made her do work from morning till night. She slept among the cinders and ashes, so people started calling her ‘Cinderella’. One day, there was to be a ball in the

A certain king was very disturbed as his kingdom was threatened by a giant. Finally, the king announced that whoever killed the giant would marry the princess. Now, a tailor, who had heard nothing of this, was working hard. He had killed seven flies in one blow. He felt so proud that he boasted about

It was a very pleasant morning. The sun was shining brightly. Bob decided to go for a stroll. Soon, he was on his way. The walk was good with the fresh air and sounds of birds chirping. Bob looked around to see from where the sound was coming. Then he looked up in the sky.

Tom and Pip decided to camp out as it was a good day to do so. Tom said, “But we do not have a tent.” Pip replied, “So what! We will make our own tent.” So, they brought oil cloth for ground sheet, a blanket to make the tent and some broom handles to make

Once there was a milkmaid called Jenny. She was going to the market to sell milk. She was carrying the pot of milk on her head. While going, she started thinking. She thought, ‘I would sell the milk and buy many eggs. These eggs would hatch into chickens which would become hens. Then I would

Prince William waited to begin his horse-riding classes. The riding instructor, Patrick, came with a handsome black stallion. Strangely, William was terrified of the stallion and ran away. Patrick learnt that a witch’s black cat had attacked William when he was very young. This made him feel scared of dark-coloured animals. Patrick decided to help

Rose and Debbie lived in the countryside. They went to school and enjoyed the walk to the school as they passed a field on the way. One day, they saw some currant bushes. Both girls were very happy to see the bushes. Rose said, “They look lovely. Let us taste some.” Both the girls started

Noel was a nice little boy. Every summer his mother sent him to his aunt’s farm in the countryside. Noel loved spending time in the countryside. One day, Noel saw his aunt crying. She said, “O Noel, our landlord will take away our land and the animals. We haven’t paid off the debt we owed

Helen wanted to eat some strawberries but there were no strawberries at home. But there was no need to worry as there were plenty of them in the woods. So, she decided to pick them up from the woods. She took a basket from the store and went off to the woods. Unknown to her,