Once, a man had a beautiful horse. He was very proud of his horse. He hired a groom for the horse. The groom took good care of the horse. Despite his taking good care of the horse, the horse did not seem happy. The man noticed this and got worried. He decided to keep an […]
Paul was driving home from work. The weather was stormy, and it was raining very heavily. Paul was driving along the river bank, hoping to take a short-cut and reach home early. This road had many sharp curves. He was not able to see the curves clearly and slid off the road. He crashed through
Benny was a gardener’s daughter. She was six years old but had not started going to school, because her father could not afford the fee. Benny spent her days in the garden. She loved the squirrels, and would bring often some food for them. One day, Benny saw a coin shining in the grass. She
Once, a student had the craving to learn more. He went to a famous teacher and asked him to teach him everything he knew. The teacher smiled and told him to bring two cups and a pot of tea. The student brought the cups and the tea. The teacher smiled and poured tea into the
Molly Travis lived in a cabin near the woods. She had grown up in the city, but listened carefully when her neighbours shared their experiences of living so close to Nature. One night, it was quite late, when Molly thought she heard a sound outside. She opened the door and walked out on the path
Grandpa and Granny lived in an old cottage with a big garden. Mary, Jason and Aron loved going there, as they were given two rooms on the top floor to sleep in. The boys’ room was large, while Mary had a small room with a sloping roof and a tiny window. One night, Grandpa told
Once, a mother told her son that she was going out. She told him to guard the door. The boy agreed. But she had gone for a very long time. So, the worried boy decided to look for her. But he had promised to guard the door, so he took the door off of its
Sam was playing with his new remote-controlled aeroplane. Unfortunately, he lost control and the plane fell into the garden next door. This house belonged to a bad-tempered old man in a wheelchair. Sam crawled through a gap in the hedge. He ran into the gardener who said, “What are you doing here, boy?” While Sam
Mani operated the small supply cable-car. It was strung out between two mountains, with a deep gorge between them. It had been raining for several days now, and landslides had already blocked the roads to the other mountain. The cable-car was the only remaining link. Today, the villagers from the other side had sent a
Captain Turner had an intuition that something bad was about to happen. The last Captain of the ship had simply disappeared one stormy night. Turner suspected that he had been killed, but he had no proof. Today, again, his intuition warned him to be alert. He hid two sharp blades in his sleeves, and watched
Jason and Ben were spending their winter holidays with their uncle. The boys were very excited, as the temperature was below freezing that day. “The lake must have frozen, Uncle,” said Ben, “Can we go skating on it?” Uncle said, “Until I make sure the ice is thick enough, you two must not go near
Once, a man had two sons. The man loved the younger son more and was partial towards him. He neglected the elder son. When the sons grew up, the father divided his business between the sons. But here, too, he was partial to the younger son and gave him a larger share. The elder son
Dr. Jonathan Reiss was a scientist. He had been studying the plants near coral reefs and today was his last dive under water. Jonathan was collecting samples, when he accidentally cut his arm on a piece of coral. It was not a deep cut, but still, the water was tinged red with his blood. Before
Annie spread out the map on the floor of her living room. Her vacations were coming up and she was determined that she would have an adventurous trip! The trouble was–she didn’t know where to go. Would it be better to go rock climbing or water skiing? Annie was so confused! Finally, Annie took a
In 1895, John Smith was an engineer with the railways. He loved his job, but was always on the lookout for adventure. One day, John was on the train to Michigan. The other engineer, Bob, was steering the train, while John was checking the oil levels and other machinery. Bob had slowed the train down