A young girl took her flock of sheep to graze near a grove of birches. In her pocket there was a spindle for spinning flax into thread. One day, a beautiful woman suddenly appeared before her. She wore a long white dress. “Come, dance with me! I will teach you some steps!” she said to […]
John was driving to work one day. At a busy intersection, he saw a man on a motorcycle. He had a small child sitting behind him. The child seemed sleepy, and kept jerking awake. As John watched, the child’s hold slackened. He slipped nearly sideways, half off the bike! Luckily, the light turned red at
Pip and Molly were playing in their grandmother’s garden. After a while, they became bored. So, Pip said, “Let’s explore the woods.” There was a thick forest near their grandmother’s house, and they were not allowed to go there alone. But today, since no one was looking, the two naughty children ran in. After walking
Once, a boy lived near a forest. He looked at the forest from his rooftop. He had heard many stories about the jungle. He wanted to fight against an animal too. One day, the boy saw a wolf near his house. From the rooftop, the wolf did not look dangerous. The boy decided to scare
Evan was driving carefully down the mountain. However, as he rounded a bend, he saw a large truck headed straight for him, driving on the wrong side of the road! Evan swerved sharply, trying to avoid the truck. But the road was narrow, and Evan’s car went flying over the side of the mountain! Evan
Tim loved to learn about how things worked. One day, Tim heard that some people were going to launch a hot-air balloon from a nearby field. He begged and pleaded, until his sister Fenny agreed to take him to watch. Early the next morning, he and Fenny went to the field. Soon, the balloon was
It was almost time to close, when two men entered Phil’s Diner. They both wore caps, while mufflers hid half their faces. Instead of sitting at one of the tables, they walked right up to the counter. One of the men pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Phil. “Give us all the money
Once, a hunter was waiting for an animal to hunt. Suddenly, he saw a bear. He was ready to shoot the bear when he noticed that the bear was walking on a very narrow ridge. The hunter thought that it would fall into the gorge if he would shoot the bear. So, he decided to
Emily was missing. No one had heard from her for over a week. Her neighbour Susan said, “Well, she set out in her car early on Saturday morning. She said she was driving to visit her brother, Ben.” But Ben had not heard from Emily at all! Where could she be? Ben decided to follow
Romy had always wanted to go paragliding. The moment his family reached the hills, Romy wanted to rush out and paraglide. His mother warned him, “It looks like a storm is brewing. Why don’t you wait till tomorrow?” But Romy was adamant. He reached the paragliding point and saw that the owner was packing up
No one knew who Mr. Jones was. He had arrived in Switzerland a week ago, but stayed inside his room all day. He walked out early one morning. Returning a few minutes later, he saw that a man was trying to enter his room! However, as soon as he saw Mr. Jones, the man hurried
Spinosaurus, also known as the “Spine Lizard”, lived during the Cretaceous Period. It was the bulkiest dinosaur that ever existed. Spinosaurus was even bigger than T-Rex. The teeth of Spinosaurus looked like knives. It had a long, narrow skull which looked similar to the skull of a crocodile. Spinosaurus had an incredible sail on its
Jimmy was going through a library book, when he found a crumpled old map hidden in it. The map showed a peculiar shaped rock, with three palm trees next to it. The letter ‘x’ was drawn under the trees. Jimmy quickly found an atlas. In a local coastal map, he saw the same peculiar rock
Ten-year-old Rhea was unable to sleep. She was worried about her exam the next day. As she tossed and turned in bed, she heard something crash in her parents’ bedroom. Startled, she tiptoed to their bedroom. From a small crack in the doorway, she saw two men tie her father to the chair. “Give us
Lucy and her brother, Tom had taken their goats to graze at a pasture that was close to the forest. In the afternoon, Lucy was sitting on a rock, when she suddenly heard Tom scream. Standing in front of him was a leopard. The leopard, himself still a baby, looked scared. As Tom screamed again