Mr. Blake loved to work in his garden. But sadly, he had fractured his leg. He was feeling awful, for he missed his gardening a lot. A few children observed this. They felt sorry for Mr. Blake. Peggy said, “Mr. Blake is such a nice man. I feel sorry for him.” Ted said, “I remember […]

A farmer had many hens. But he was always dissatisfied with them. He wanted them to lay more eggs than they could. One day, as the farmer was collecting eggs, he came across a hen which had laid a golden egg. The farmer was overjoyed. He started giving special treatment to the hen. He placed

The first of April is the day when people fool one another. Well, one such boy is Luke. He loves to fool everyone. But his ideas of fooling people are not that great. Once, he tried to paint his goldfish blue but his father stopped him. His sisters cannot forget the cruel jokes he played

A fox saw a crow with a piece of cheese in her beak. She was sitting on a branch of a tree. The fox wanted to get the cheese. He had been hungry for many days. So he went and stood under the tree. He said to the crow, “Good day! How well you are

It was a good day. Mrs. Terry decided to make the most of it by washing her courtyard. She worked hard and made it spic and span. It sparkled. Then she went away to wash the clothes. Soon, her children came along. They were wondering what to do. Steffi suggested, “Let us play hopscotch. I

There is a party in the school tomorrow. But Steve cannot go. Why? Because is not feeling well. He has a high fever and a runny nose. He is also sneezing a lot. Steve exclaims, “Oh! I cannot be sick tomorrow. I have to get well. Mother should not know about my sickness.” Then he

Jack went to the market to sell his cow. On the way, he met an old man who bought his cow and gave him some magic beans. He planted the beans. The next morning, a giant beanstalk stood outside his house. Jack climbed the beanstalk and came to a giant’s house in the sky. He

A frog couple is happily living in a pond. They are talking. Mrs. Frog is very happy and tells her husband, “I have laid hundreds of eggs.” She continues, “Soon, each egg will give rise to a tadpole. Then, in a few days, each tadpole will leave the egg and swim like a fish. “

Though the trees are still bare, spring is around the corner. Green shoots start appearing. The hazel tree has golden catkins in spring. If you blow gently under the tree, golden pollens start falling. With the falling of flowers, a lovely carpet of flowers is formed on the ground. Other flowers to be seen during

Going to a fair is always exciting. Whenever you go to a fair, you see many games there. You play some of them as well. But how about if you make these games at home? It would be like a mini fair. Well, let us make some of them. One of them is fishing for

It was raining terribly. But worse, Dave could not go to school because he had fever. He was getting listless and bored. There was no one to give him company. Father had gone to office and mother was busy with housework. Only, Dave’s dog stayed near him. He knew his master was not well and

Everyone was very excited. They all had gathered at the market place to see the parade of the court jesters. John had also come with his parents to see the parade. Soon, the jesters came along. Music was heard. Brass, drums and bells were heard. John could not see the parade clearly as there were

Jilly was sleeping peacefully when something woke her up. It was the wind. Jilly got frightened. The wind was very fierce and seemed to shake the whole house. The windows were rattling. She called out scared, “Father! Mother!” Both parents came running to her room wondering what had happened. Father asked, “What is the matter,

A lady was very fond of birds. One day, she went to the market. There, she saw a man selling parrots. So, she bought a parrot from him. He was very pretty and colourful. The lady decided to teach him to speak. Every day, she taught him a few words. The parrot was a quick

A king remarried after his wife had died. But this wife was cruel. The king had a daughter named Snow White. The queen did not like her. The queen had a magic mirror to which she would ask: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of all?” The mirror would reply: “You, O