Mason was an old man who had worked in the mines all his life. In fact, the other miners often said, “It is not a mine till old Mason has been in it!” One evening, Mason had just finished eating his supper, when his phone rang. “Mr. Mason, we need your help! A young boy […]
Once, there was a student. He was very intelligent. But one day, he was troubled by a question. So, he, at once, went to his teacher. He asked his teacher the question, “Sir, is there any good in talking a lot? Some people talk a lot. My mother says only foolish people talk a lot.”
Fareha was walking to the market, when two men dashed out of a dark alleyway and grabbed her. They wore masks and had guns. As she opened her mouth to scream for help, they hit her on the head and she fainted. When Fareha woke up, she was in a dark, abandoned warehouse. Her arms
Sammy and his elder brother Tony went ice-fishing. When they reached the frozen river, Tony found a good spot and cut a round hole to fish through. After a while, there was a sharp tug on the line. They had caught a fish! Unfortunately, Sammy was so excited that he fell right into the hole.
Once, an old man lived in a village. His only son had gone far away to study. People used to wonder if his son would ever return. But the old man would always say, “Whatever happens, happens for good.” One day, the old man’s son returned to the village. He fell off a horse’s back
It was a dark, rainy day. Mike was driving home from work. He thought, ‘Maybe I should stop my car till the storm passes. I can hardly see a thing!’ So, he slowed down his car, hoping to reach a safe turn-off point soon. He almost didn’t see the sharp bend in the road. Even
Flight 356 was half an hour away from Kathmandu. A man wearing a hooded sweatshirt got up, looked around stealthily and walked towards the front of the aircraft. Within moments, he turned around, holding up a revolver in one hand! He barged into the cockpit and forced the pilots to change their direction. The plane
Once, a thief went to rob a house. He spread out a piece of cloth and went inside the storeroom to get the goods. Unknown to him, the owner saw him. He picked up the piece of cloth which the thief had spread out. He waited for the thief. The thief came back and threw
Mark was travelling by the night bus. It set off on time, and two hours later, they stopped so that the passengers might stretch their legs. But before they could step out of the bus, a shot rang out. Three gunmen had surrounded the bus! “Give us all your valuables!” they shouted. Mark quickly hid
Sita and Ritu were very excited. This year, their family was going on holiday to the seaside. The girls spent many hours on the beach. It was hot, so they walked towards the shelter of some nearby rocks. There, they found several shallow caves. Then they came to a cave that was larger and deeper
Manu was alone at home. His parents had gone to visit some relatives, but he had stayed home because he had exams the next day. Manu switched off all the lights and secured the doors and the windows. He then went into his room to study. Just an hour later, he heard a noise. A
Once, a rich man owned many vessels. The people of his village used to borrow vessels from him. One day, a man borrowed some vessels from the rich man. After a few days, the man returned the vessels along with two new vessels. Upon being asked by the rich man as to why he was
Kit and Alec were visiting their grandparents at their farm. Grandpa often told them, “Be careful in the tall grass. Snakes live there, and you may not see them in time.” One sunny day, they were playing cricket when the ball rolled into the tall grass. Alec was hunting for the ball, when he heard
Macy and her friends were on a school trip to Ladakh. Macy thought, ‘The trip has been fun, but nothing exciting ever happens to us.’ That day, they were driving up to one of the high mountain passes. The girls were thrilled to see the powdery snow piled high on both sides of the narrow
Stella and Dan loved to explore different places. Stella wanted to visit a glacier, so they hired a car and set off. As they drove higher and higher up the mountains, the sky became dark with clouds. The snow was light at first, but soon came down so thick and fast that it was hard