Spike was spending his vacation at his Aunt May’s house. One day, Spike and his cousin, Terry, picked their cycles up and rode to the market to buy eggs and bread for breakfast. Aunt had given Spike a small bag for the eggs, which he hung at the back of the cycle. Terry rode behind […]
Marisa was travelling in India with her friend. They had just reached a famous temple situated on the mountains. As the students of history, they were interested in studying the temple and knowing more about it. The temple was beautiful! They walked inside and were admiring the beautiful work of architecture when they heard a
Once, a man owned a donkey and a dog. One day, the man was returning from the town with his animals. The donkey was carrying many sacks on his back. All three were tired and hungry. After some time, they stopped at a meadow to rest. The man lay down under a tree and fell
Brachiosaurus was a long-necked dinosaur that lived in the Jurassic Period. Brachiosaurus had a long neck but relatively a small head and a short tail. Brachiosauruses were around 25 metres long and weighed 40 tons. They were herbivores. They could eat almost 400 kilograms of plants every day. Brachiosauruses moved in herds after they had
‘Monsoon is the best time in Mumbai,’ Shabana thought. She was riding the double-decker bus sitting upstairs of course! She loved the front seat the most, where the rain water from the window in the front splashed her face. Lost in her thoughts, Shabana missed her bus-stop! When she tried to get down, the bus
Lucy loved visiting the carnival. This year, she had convinced her cousin Steven to go to the carnival with her. They had a great time on the rides. Finally, only the Ferris Wheel was left. Lucy and Steven were in the Ferris Wheel, when they heard a terrified cry. A girl in the box before
A shepherd saw a tiger and picked his staff up. The tiger mistook the staff for a gun and got frightened. A fox saw this. The fox ran to the shepherd and said, “What will you give me if I save you from the tiger?” The shepherd said, “Anything you ask for.” The fox told
Chen trudged through the snow, with no idea of where he was going. He had lost all sense of time, but it could not have been more than a day since the crash. Chen remembered flying over the mountains. His next memory was waking among the debris of the aircraft. He had searched, but found
Ankylosauruses were present in ancient times of the Late Cretaceous Period. They were herbivores and fed on low-growing ferns and plants. Ankylosaurus had a length of around 9 metres and wastwice the weight of a rhinoceros. It had a short, wide head, armoured eyes but weak jaws. Ankylosaurus had wide feet and walked on all
Nick was travelling through the African rainforest, when he was caught by a tribe. They tied him up and started dancing around a bonfire. It seemed like they were preparing for a sacrifice of some sort. As they danced, they would look at the moon, then come up to Nick and smear him with some
One day, a mother crab saw a crane and her baby were walking together. The mother saw a crane and thought, ‘How gracefully the crane walks!’ After a while, the mother crab said to her baby, “Why do you bend towards one side when you walk? You look much better when you walk straight and
Jim loved to pop bubblegum. But his habit often annoyed his mother. “You chew gum like a cow chews cud, Jim,” she always complained. Then one day, a thief entered their house. He had a gun, and warned the family not to move or utter a sound. Everyone was scared and stayed where they were.
Sheila was driving to work one day, when a truck suddenly cut into her path. To avoid collision, she quickly applied the brakes. But her car did not slow down! Her brakes had failed! Quickly, Sheila manoeuvred her car and narrowly avoided hitting the truck. She tried to slow the car by lowering the gears,
Nina worked at the local radio station and often had to work late at night. There were many cases of robbery being reported, so she joined self-defence classes. One night, Nina was on her way home after work. She had almost reached her parked car, when she heard footsteps behind her. As always, Nina had
Gary and Rey loved to hike together. Once, they were walking over the moors, miles away from any village or town, when Rey tripped and fell awkwardly. Pain shot through his leg, and he fainted. Gary immediately saw that Rey’s leg was twisted in a very strange way. He was sure the bone had broken.