Mr. Wilson had a majestic red car. The car was very proud of his appearance. “How shabby the other cars look!” thought he when he saw the other cars. One day a new car came to the neighbourhood. She was a small blue car and looked very pretty. A young girl owned her. All the […]
Once upon a time, there lived a King. He was so powerful that whenever he sneezed, the people in his kingdom were bound to say ‘To your good health!’ Everyone said it except the shepherd with the glaring eyes. The King got to know this and was very angry. He ordered the shepherd to be
Long time ago, there lived a very naughty boy called Nelly. He was a cause of trouble for all. He chased the girls and pulled their hair; he swore at old and young. Even the poor harmless birds were not spared. He hit them with stones and broke their wings. His poor mother spent her
There was a snail and her cousin slug who lived in the shade of a cool, damp log. One day the snail came nearer towards a juicy stalk. Her cousin slug saw and soon overtook her. Snail felt offended but when she saw the slug feeding on a juicy leaf, she overtook him and said
In a small village in Russia, there lived two brothers, one rich, the other poor. The rich brother went to live in the town and became a merchant. The poor brother became very poor and did not have anything to feed his children. One day, he went to meet his rich brother and asked for
Once, there lived a King and a Queen. The King wished to go out in the world and try his strength battling with the other kings. So, he called his ministers and ordered them to get the army ready to march towards a far-off country where a heathen king ruled who was cruel and ill-treated
Samuel was the son of a poor carpenter. Every day Samuel went with his father to the forest to cut trees. One day Samuel was sitting ‘on a log to take some rest. Suddenly he heard a cry, “Help me, please…!” He looked around but there was no one. He again heard the same voice.
There was deep snow in the forest. The branches of the trees were laden with snow. Huge lumps of snow kept falling on the ground under the trees. In the middle of this forest was a small hut. It was made up of pine logs cut from the forest. Inside the hut, Maroosia sat with
Once in Russia, there lived a Tsar and a Tsarina. They had one daughter, Marya Tsarevna. After some time, the old Tsarina died and the Tsar married another woman who was in reality a witch. Now, the witch had three daughters, one of whom had one eye, the next two eyes, and the third had
There was a tiny island. It was ruled by a wise and good chief. The island had an annual ritual. Every year a grand festival in honour of the deity, Bhumidev was held. On this occasion, the chief would select the most beautiful flower in the garden to offer to their deity. For the past
In a small Russian city, a merchant lived with his wife. They had a son, Vasili, who was wiser than his age. Once, when all of them were having their lunch, a nightingale who sat in a cage over the table started singing sadly. The merchant was angry and could not bear it. He said,
Bony was a baby bat. Like all bats he was blind and scared of lights. At night when Bony went to sleep, he would often wake up with a start. “The street lights are still on, Mama!” he would call out anxiously. “Don’t worry, my child; we will go to a darker place,” comforted his
Once upon a time, two old serfs lived together for many years without a child. In their old age, they prayed for a child. After seven years, their prayers were answered and the old woman gave birth to seven sons, who were all named Simeons. When they were ten years old, their father died. Simeons
Once upon a time, there were three brothers. They lived in a small village on the shore of the Volga River. The two elder brothers were married. They were merchants. The youngest Emelya was foolish, lazy, and despised work. While Emelya’s brothers went out to work, he sat on a warm stove in the kitchen.
It was a Black School run by the Devil. Students in this school were taught witchcraft and magic. It was located in a dark dungeon below the Earth. Many children attended the school. But the Devil had a strange custom he would keep back a boy with him from the graduating batch of students as
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