Rodney and his fellow villagers faced a severe drought, one year. They desperately waited for rains but with no luck. There was no water anywhere. All the crops, land and even the trees dried up. The cattle started dying. People had to go far away to a stream to get water. As there was no […]
One day, Melissa was playing at the beach. Just then, she heard a voice. Melissa listened carefully; someone was calling for help, “Help me, get back to the sea!” Melissa looked towards the direction the voice was coming from. She saw a tiny lady inside a seashell. ‘A water fairy in distress!’ thought Melissa. She
Jason had an assignment in which he had to write about a bank. So, he requested his dad to take him there. “Sure Jason! We can go tomorrow. Besides I have some work to do,” said his dad. So the next morning, Jason accompanied his dad to the bank. He was very excited as he
Derek and his brother worked on a big farm during the day. They went to an evening school as their kind master had encouraged them to get education. Derek’s master even treated them and the other workers quite well. So, they were loyal to him even though their wages were not very good. One day,
Fairy Godmother cared for little children on earth. She called all fairies and sprites one day to announce her plan. “We will soon build two palaces – a palace of truth and a palace of lies,” Fairy Godmother said. “Why will we build two palaces?” the fairies and the sprites asked. “Because every time a child speaks
Melvin and his friends practised baseball every evening after school. Their team had become so good that they defeated many teams from other schools. One evening, some men stood watching Melvin and his team play baseball and offered them to participate in a zonal level match in the nearby city. ‘If I tell my parents,
Vincent was a poor farmer’s son. As he had seen his father work hard in the field all day, he decided to go to the city. He wanted to work there and earn enough money to take care of his old parents. When Vincent was halfway through, he met an old man, who was hungry.
Amy and her grandmother lived together in a cottage. Their cottage was at the edge of the forest. She would go alone in the forest, while her grandma felt worried for her. One day, her grandma told her, “Amy, remember; never visit the old castle at the heart of the forest. It is not safe
Lily and Liam shared a bedroom since their childhood. Lily was a teenager now and she asked her parents for a separate bedroom. “Liam disturbs me a lot, mom! He takes my things without my permission and never returns them. Besides he leaves his things around and does not tidy it up,” complained Lily. But
Long, long ago, there ruled a king over a country. The king was benevolent and dutiful. The king always wanted that his subjects too should follow his principles. He also requested his courtiers and other court members to be like him. One day, the king devised a plan to know whether his subjects would do
Raymond was an old farmer who lived with his wife. They had no children of their own, so Raymond had to go to the market to sell fruit and vegetables himself. One day, it was snow. Not many people came to the market. Raymond could not sell anything. On his way home, he saw five
When Jane’s mother placed a garden gnome near the row of daisies in the garden, Jane did not feel comfortable. “Mom, won’t the poor gnome feel hot standing out there all day in the sun?” she asked her mom. Jane’s mother didn’t reply. So, she took her own umbrella and covered the gnome with it.
Tom was turning six and he was very excited. But he wished his grandfather was there with him to celebrate his birthday party, that evening. Tom’s grandfather had gone on a business trip. Before leaving he promised, “Tommy, I will be there for your birthday!” But Tom’s grandfather was caught in a busy business schedule
Samuel’s class teacher announced in the class, “Children, you have to write on one act of kindness you have done. This is your project for which you will be awarded grades. Go and do your best.” Poor little Samuel did not know what to do. ‘What shall I write about? I don’t know anything,’ Samuel
One afternoon, little Eddie was returning from school. He stopped at a sweets shop and gazed longingly at the sweets on the counter. Eddie did not have money to buy sweets. His mother worked hard to send him to school as his father had passed away when he was a baby. Just then, he saw