Joseph found a bunch of beautiful keys in his attic. Those were the most beautiful keys that he had ever seen in his life. They had beautiful design all over and they were very different from the other keys. But Joseph had no idea where those five keys fitted! There was not a single lock […]
Patrick loved ice creams so much that he wished that his parents would take him to eat an ice cream every day! He could eat an ice cream any time of the day. Food was boring but ice cream…well, that was completely different! Such exciting flavours and colours! It made him think about little butterflies
Once, there was a little boy named Henry. Everyone thought Henry was a rather despicable kid. Even his friends thought so, as he used to taunt and tease them and play horrid pranks on them. Only he found these things funny! Whenever anyone tried to complain about him, Henry would run to his parents. They
Alex loved small insects. Not because they were small or big, fat or thin, dangerous or sweet, but because they had lots of arms and legs! And Alex would tear their hands and legs out. “One, two, three…” he would count while pulling them out. “Alex! You’re so cruel to the poor little insects!” his
Lucas loved eating. He would eat meals with his family, and then later, he would get up in the middle of the night and finish off all the food in the fridge! ‘Mom makes such good food! It should not go to waste,’ he would say to himself and eat even when he was not
“No! I want the big Lego toy box!” screamed Boris in the middle of the store, “I want that and nothing else!” His parents were red-faced with shame. They had tried to pacify Boris with chocolates, toys and many more things. But Boris was adamant. He wanted only the one Lego toy, which unfortunately was
The man jumped into the water. Jesse waited for him to come up, but a minute passed, then two and then five minutes passed but the man did not come up at all! ‘He should have come up!’ thought Jesse, ‘How can someone stay for so long under water?’ Jesse was afraid the man had
The gnome was tired. He was tired of collecting all the yellow and rotten broken teeth from the children. He did not like giving them gifts in return. The teeth were in quite a bad condition! He was disgusted! The children did not brush their teeth properly at all any more! Earlier, it had been
‘The house is definitely haunted!’ said Daniel to himself. It was a huge house with two floors and several rooms upstairs and a big living room plus four rooms including the kitchen downstairs. At least, that was what Daniel had heard from others. Daniel found the house very interesting. He would pass by it every
One hot summer day, Emperor Akbar and Birbal were riding on their horses. Akbar felt thirsty and so he got off his horse near a well.He rested his hands at the boundary of the well, leaned a little lower and sighed with disappointment as the well was dry. Akbar was about to move away from
Akbar was a just Emperor. His priority was to keep checking the welfare of his people. In case of any trouble, he never took much time to resolve the matter. Moreover, he always served justice. There was no room for cheating in his kingdom.One fine morning, Akbar and Birbal decided to go on a round
One day, when Akbar was in the court, discussing something very important with all his courtiers and ministers, a guard came and said, “My lord! Three men outside are waiting to meet you. Should I send them in?” Akbar asked the guard, “What is the matter with them? Are they in trouble or in dispute
After Birbal had made Akbar realize what an offence he was about to commit by being apathetic towards his own people, Akbar thanked his favourite minister. Out of respect, Birbal bowed before the Emperor, when suddenly a copper coin fell from his waist pouch and he started looking for it on the floor. At the
Akbar was such a great Emperor that he achieved whatever he thought of. And this was what brought arrogance in him. With every victory, he was becoming more arrogant and inconsiderate towards his people. Birbal decided to make Akbar realize his mistake. One day, Birbal dressed like a saint and sat in the palace’s garden
Once, a very famous astrologer came to the kingdom of Akbar. The Emperor himself had heard a lot about him, so he invited him to the palace. The astrologer felt very honoured for getting invited by the Emperor. Akbar said to the astrologer, “I want to know your prediction about the day you will die.”