In the forest busy pecking at the bark of a tree is a woodpecker. It is very colourful. It has a crimson head and green and yellow feathers. Tok-tok-tok–he goes on pecking in the hope of getting to eat some insects. His favourite are the ants though. He catches them by his long thread-like tongue. […]

Everyone was excited, especially the children. There was going to be a fancy dress party in the school. The parents dressed their children in the best of costumes. In the school, the principal told the teachers to give points to the children’s costumes on the basis of being original, beautiful, colourful or funny. All the

When it is winter time, there are no flowers to see. But unknown to anyone, the roots are growing fast to make way for the flowers to bloom. The flowers are having a conversation. Daisy says, “I will wear a white dress with a yellow button.” Snowdrop says, “You will take a long time to

Pat was very excited as her class was going to visit the museum. There were so many things to see. When they entered the museum, Pat was thrilled to see so many things. There was a whale skeleton and stuffed birds and animals which looked life-like. Though Pat was enjoying herself, her friend Jim was

Stacy and Ted were excited as it was their birthday that day. The whole class had gathered to celebrate their birthday. Their mothers brought the cakes in the school. The teachers helped them in laying them on the table. There were other things to eat as well like sandwiches, biscuits and fruit juice to drink.

Have you ever tried making a witch‑or‑wizard cloak? Well, here is how you can do it. Take a dustbin bag. Cut holes at the top and both sides for head and arms. Your cloak is ready. You can put a carrot on your nose to give a look of the crooked nose, wear a pointed

A miller while dying gave his mill to the eldest son, the second his donkey, and the youngest nothing but a cat. The cat said, “Master, give me a bag, and a pair of boots.” The youngest son obliged. The cat caught a rabbit and put it in his bag. Then he went to the

Once there were two friends. Both were poor. But they decided to change their fate. The first friend said, “Let us sell the bear-skin and get rich.” The second agreed. So, both went to the forest to look for a bear. But they did not know how to catch a bear. Suddenly, as they were

While James was on his way to meet his friends, he saw old Mr. Burt working in the vegetable garden. He realized that Mr. Burt looked sad and asked him the reason. Mr. Burt replied, “We will not be able to use this ground for long. A new building will be here very soon!” James

It was winter time. Not a sound could be heard in the frozen land. The only sound to be heard was the cawing of the crows. Caw…caw…caw went the sounds. All the crows were sitting together. One crow said to the others, “Let us eat as much as we can today, for it seems that

Two sisters, Lucy and Kate, were getting bored. So, they decided to play a game. It was a word game. Lucy said to Kate, “You have to guess one word and then a second. Then join the two words to form a new word. I will start first. The word is the opposite of truth.”

Once, there were four siblings. It was snowing very hard. But for the children, it was fun time. They went outside and started making a snowman. But the youngest sibling wanted to go sledging. He did not want to help his brothers make the snowman. Quickly, he sat on the sledge. His mother shouted, “Do

Once there was a grasshopper who whiled away his time playing. Summer passed by like this. Soon, it was winter time. There was snow everywhere. The grasshopper could not go out. He had nothing to eat as he had not collected food for the winter season. Then suddenly, the grasshopper remembered his neighbour, the ant.

A goat lived with her seven kids. One day, she said to them, “I am going out. Watch out for the wolf.” Then she went away. The wolf saw the goat leaving. He immediately knocked at the door. One of the kids said, “If you are our mother, show us your white feet.” The wolf

When we think of ice, we start shivering. It is symbolic of the cold weather. But do you know that ice makes a good shelter? This is due to the air it traps inside. Eskimos use the snow to protect themselves from the harsh weather. They live in igloos. Several animals also live in the