Elizabeth was a brave girl, who enjoyed visiting the sea-side beach. She loved her pet dog Tom, who accompanied her wherever she went. One day, Elizabeth and Tom were together playing at the beach. She instructed her dog, “Tommy, please keep a watch over my things here. Meanwhile, I will go swimming in the sea.” […]
Once, two angels, one old and the other young, came down to the world. The angels actually wanted to test the character of human beings. First, they chose a wealthy man. The angels decided to spend a night in a wealthy man’s home. But he made them stay in the basement. There, the older angel
Everyone wants to enjoy a peaceful life. Poor people think, if they had more money they would enjoy a peaceful and happy life. A fisherman, sitting under a tree near the sea-shore, was poor but enjoying a peaceful and happy life. There came a rich merchant. The rich merchant passing by asked him, “Why are
The tortoise is a slow animal. It works at a slow pace. It is slow but diligent. It can continue doing work for long without a break. It also needs to take rest for a while. Once, there lived a tortoise family. This family decided to go for a picnic. Being naturally slow, it took
Mary studied in a boarding school. She was eagerly waiting for her birthday, when she would get gifts from so many people. One day, in a carnival, a fortune-teller prophesied, “Mary, you will get something beautiful and shiny on your birthday!” “Beautiful and shiny…? What could that be?” She tried to guess. Then, suddenly she
Angela loved rock-climbing. She would often visit mountains to climb the tall peaks. Rock climbing is an adventurous sport but it requires courage to climb the tall peaks. Angela was courageous. One day, she went on yet another rock-climbing expedition. When she reached half the way to the top, the safety rope snapped against her
William loved chocolates. Although he loved chocolates from everywhere yet he especially loved Swedish chocolates. His uncle lived in Sweden. He reminded his uncle to bring some chocolates whenever he came to visit them next time. William was excited to learn that Uncle John was coming from Sweden. Finally when he arrived, William was happy
Old Ethel was saintly in nature. She thought everything good that happens is due to God. She stepped out of her house every morning and shouted, “Praise the Lord!” She did not care whether others liked her belief or not. Jen, Ethel’s neighbour, was irritated with her morning practice. He complained several times that Ethel’s
Thomas loved adventure. He had been to several adventurous voyages. There is thrill in an adventure, but it has its price. Some adventures can be risky. Recently, Thomas had been on an adventurous voyage, when his ship sank. Thomas was the only survivor of the shipwreck and was washed up to a deserted island. He
Patricia was a fun-loving girl. She never missed an opportunity to go out and have fun. She enjoyed going out on family picnics. Patricia was sad. She had just recovered from a nasty sickness and so had to miss her school picnic. She was looking for the next opportunity when she could go on a
Matt and his friends played football. Every weekend, they would assemble in the ground to play the game of football for hours. But they did not like the rainy season because they could not play football in rain. The rain showers sprayed down on the ground. Matt and the boys looked on in annoyance as
Matthew loved visiting foreign nations and learning their ways. Matthew had arrived in China. He loved the Chinese tea and observed the Chinese tea-sellers. Their tea tasted different and he liked the way it was served. One evening, while walking along the market place in China, Matthew came across a tea-seller. The tea-seller was selling
Tanya was a little girl. When her tooth was shaking for the first time, she cried in pain. It pained more in the night. “Ouch,” cried Tanya in pain, “My tooth is shaking.” “Don’t worry,” said her mother, “We will have the tooth pulled out.” Tanya looked terrified. Mother pacified her, “Tanya, don’t worry. The
Henrietta was intelligent and curious. She always wanted to learn and understand anything she found strange. She felt satisfied only when she understood the reason. There was a low stone wall in her village. Henrietta often looked at this low stone wall in her village and asked her mother, “What is the use of this
Josephine was a wonderful fairy. Nearly everything was good about her. She was beautiful, curious and helpful. But there was one weakness in her. She poked her nose in other people’s life. This often brought her troubles. So, the king of fairies decided to teach her a lesson. He placed a big box in the