Long ago, in a land faraway, there was a mouse. He was considered the meanest and scariest mouse in the land. Even the cats would run away in fright at the mere sight of his shadow. He used to terrorize everyone with his wide-brimmed cowboy hat pulled tightly onto his head. One day, as usual, […]
Little Bear loved the trumpet. He was learning to play it. But he was not a very good learner. Though he tried hard yet the sound Little Bear’s trumpet made was awful! Everyone had to cover his ears whenever he played. One day, the farmer was passing by Little Bear’s house. He heard the trumpet
Every year, a swimming competition was held in the Perry Lake. Every year, the swans used to win. Everyone thought the swans would win again, as they did every year. But it was doubtful as a new swan, Sweeny, had joined the team. Sweeny was a very clumsy swan. She could not swim gracefully. She
Vesper was a cute elephant who loved playing all day long. She played with anything she got. One day, she was running around chasing her tail. But it was a hot day and Vesper got very tired and thirsty. So, she decided to drink some water to quench her thirst. Off she went to the
Mr. Mouse was very fond of fishing. One fine day, as he was going fishing, Mrs. Mouse asked him, “How will you catch fish? You are so small. If you catch a fish, it will pull you into the river!” Mr. Mouse knew his wife was worried. But he just smiled and said, “Wait and
Long ago, a frog loved to sing. He had a beautiful deep voice. He liked nothing more than singing happily all day. One day, he sang so much that his throat got hoarse. So, he tied a scarf around his neck to keep his throat warm. He also drank hot water with ginger and honey
It was a bright sunny day. A bear was marching along singing a tune when a toy arrow hit him on the nose! Suddenly, a second arrow hit his chest. Then a third arrow almost knocked off his hat. The bear was very angry. He looked around to catch the culprit. Suddenly, he saw Gape
Long ago, in the animal town paper had not been discovered. So, there was no newspaper. It was a custom for the animals to hear news from an animal’s mouth. Huck Hippo and his horse, Kid, used to travel from one place to another telling everyone the news. But there was a problem. Huck had
Long ago, a poor man found a bag full of gold coins. The poor man was very happy. Suddenly, he heard a rich man announce, “If anyone finds a bag of coins, I will reward him with a hundred gold coins.” The poor man heard this and decided to return the bag to the rich
A deer had to cross a river. Now, he had no idea how to cross it. He thought hard and hit upon a plan. He decided to use the crocodiles. He called out to the king of the crocodiles, “Sir! The king has asked me to count the number of crocodiles in this river. Please
A man used to lie a lot. One day, he and his friend were chatting. While chatting, the man lied, “I have travelled the whole world.” The friend asked him, “Have you seen the Great Pyramids?” The man replied, “Of course! I have seen them. I have also climbed Mount Everest and had dinner with
Once, a priest was taking a lamb home. The priest was very happy. As the priest was taking the lamb home, three thieves saw him. They wanted the lamb for themselves and decided to fool the priest. The first thief approached the priest and asked him, “O Priest! Where are you taking the dog?” The
A farmer was ploughing his land when he saw a goblin. The farmer was happy as the goblin was always associated with treasure. The farmer asked the goblin, “Have you buried some treasure in my field?” The cunning goblin replied, “Yes! Lots of it!” The farmer said, “Since you have buried the treasure in my
A farmer and his wife had a beautiful baby-girl. They loved and pampered her a lot. She grew up into a beautiful girl. But she became very proud of her looks. She would often go to the stream to admire her own beauty. One day, the king of the crabs saw her. He came up
Once upon a time, there was a hunter. One day, he saw a deer and aimed his arrow at him. But the deer transformed into a man and asked the hunter, “If you get a lot of money will you give up hunting?” The hunter replied, “But from where will I get so much money?”