A long time ago, the Chief of a tribe was taken prisoner by another tribe. Before the elders of the second tribe could kill him, a beautiful young girl came up to them. She said, “By our law, a prisoner can be freed if he marries a girl from our tribe. I will marry this […]

Flight R-675 flew tourists over the Arctic Circle five times a week. The plane had all the latest gadgets to help it fly even in bad weather. However, today, the pilot, David, was worried. They had started out with clear skies, but soon, he had seen storm clouds on the horizon. He decided to turn

Anna had always dreamt of going to Egypt. She saved money for years, until she finally was able to afford a trip to Cairo. Though the weather was very hot, and she did not know much Arabic, yet Anna was very happy. After spending a few days at Cairo, she decided to visit the Pyramids

It was the first day of the holidays, and Nathan had fallen ill. For two days, Nathan was too ill to do much except sleep. On the third day, however, he felt much better. From his room, Nathan had a clear view of the house next door. It had been empty for months, so Nathan

The small town of Hope was full of cowboys, prospectors and criminals. New people passed through the town almost every day. Because of this, fights were common. One day, a stranger walked into a saloon and sat at the bar. Two of the local cowboys decided to pick a fight with him. “Never seen you

“What a lot of fun we’ve had in the snow today!” cried Mary as she, her brother and sister came into their cottage. “Brr, it was cold though! My hands are frozen,” remarked Kate. “I loved rolling the snow into balls and then making snowmen out of them,” said Peter with satisfaction. “Children, come and

Sindbad was a sailor who had a lot of strange adventures. Once, he was on a deserted island, when he saw a shiny white dome in the distance. When he went closer to it, he found that it was a huge egg! Sindbad wondered, ‘What bird could lay such a big egg?’ Just then, there

Roger and his sister Susan were spending their summer holidays with their grandmother. She had a beautiful little cottage on the beach. One day, while searching for seashells on the beach, Susan spotted a bundle. She called out to Roger, “Come quickly! It looks like a bird!” Susan had found a seagull, whose feathers were

John’s grandfather often told him stories about the wonderful places he had visited as a young man. The most amazing of these was the Island of Gold. Years passed and grandfather died. But he left behind a wooden box for John. Inside was a compass, a paper and some gold coins. When he opened the

Harun was travelling with a huge caravan through the desert. Suddenly, a sandstorm hit the caravan and everything was engulfed in sand. Thrown off his camel, Harun was separated from the others and completely lost. It was afternoon, and the sun was torturously hot. ‘I must walk and find an oasis,’ thought Harun. With each

Stella had never been on a flight alone before. Luckily, Mrs. Biggs, the lady sitting next to her on the plane, was very friendly and kind. When the plane landed, all the passengers made their way to the customs officers for checking. Mrs. Biggs seemed very flustered, as she tried to repack her bag. “I

Milly and her family were spending the summer holidays on the island of Majorca. One day, there was a great storm. The next morning, Milly woke very early and saw that the storm had died down. She decided to take a walk. Milly saw a strange dark shape on the beach. At first she thought