Once, a man found something irritating his throat. He coughed loudly and a bird’s feather came out of his mouth. The man was surprised. He told his wife about this and warned her not to tell anyone about it. His wife told him that she would not tell anybody. But she could not control herself […]
Alice was late for her interview, so she rushed into the tall skyscraper. She had to go to an office on the 56th floor. Alice got into the elevator, along with a young man and an old lady. The elevator had just passed the 20th floor, when the lights flickered and the elevator stopped with
Stegosauruses were large, heavily built dinosaurs which lived in the Late Jurassic Period. They lived near woodlands or plains and were also known as roof-lizards. The skull of Stegosaurus was long, pointed and narrow. It was almost like a stretched skull of a turtle. Stegosaurus had two rows of bony plates along its body. They
One evening, Shelly was walking home from the market. Suddenly, she heard a strange chattering sound. Looking up into the trees, she saw a monkey staring right down at her! Shelly had heard that monkeys attack people if they look scared. So, she continued to walk along confidently. She had only walked a few steps
A wife felt her husband had changed after he had come back from the war. She went to a hermit for a remedy. The hermit said, “There is a potion that will restore your husband to his earlier self, but you must bring me a live tiger’s whisker for it.” So, the woman took a
Jimmy was walking through a field, when he heard a strange rustling sound. He stopped and looked around in confusion. “Stop right there,” rasped a harsh voice. He looked up to see an old haggard man, pointing a pistol at him. His breath caught and he started perspiring in fear. Why was this old man
Jason was a member of the bomb squad. In his career, he had seen almost every kind of explosive designed by man. One of the toughest bombs to diffuse was a hidden bomb in Afghanistan. One day, his unit was sent into a recently captured building. One of his officers stepped onto the upper level,
Once, a man named Gundoba liked to feed poor people after his prayers. His wife did not like this. One day, Gundoba invited a poor man to a meal. He said, “Please go ahead. I will come after some time.” The wife got angry and thought, ‘I must get rid of this unwanted guest by
Reggie had inherited an old country house from his grandparents. He came to look the house over, and was surprised to see that it was in a bad shape. In many places, the roof tiles were missing, and there were damp patches on the walls. He wondered why his grandparents had left him such a
Once, two hunters were looking around to hunt an animal. Suddenly, they saw a wild goose sitting on a tree. Both the hunters were excited to see the wild goose. Their mouths started watering looking at the plump goose. One hunter said, “We will make stew of the goose and enjoy it.” The other hunter
Jenny preferred to walk along dirt trails than take a proper road, because she thought it was more exciting. Once, her friends wanted to visit an old church across the moors. They all took their bicycles and rode along the paved path. But Jenny said, “Taking the path is so boring. I’ll ride cross-country.” One
Harry worked as a deep sea diving instructor. Today, he was taking three tourists out for a dive. There were sharks in these waters, so he wanted them to be extra-careful. Two of them were attentive and followed all his instructions. The third, Jerry, thought he knew everything. “I’ve been diving before, you know,” he
One night, a strange ticking sound woke Bella up. Looking out of her window, she saw her neighbour, Mrs. Durmont, in her living room. She was stuffing expensive looking watches into puppets. Bella was suspicious, as there had recently been a robbery in a watch store. Soon, Mrs. Durmont turned off the light and went
Once, a farmer grew a huge watermelon and decided to present it to the king. Now, the king had a habit of disguising himself and taking a walk through his kingdom. He saw the huge watermelon and asked the farmer for it. But the farmer refused. “What are you going to do with it?” asked
Samuel was driving down the mountains when he noticed a gleam in the distance. The sunlight was glinting off a crowbar. Someone was trying to put up a roadblock! Samuel stopped his car and crept closer to the rocky overhang to get a better view. He could see three men arranging stones on the road,