Anthea enjoyed the monopoly game. She enjoyed it even more when younger children lost to her. “It feels wonderful to buy an entire city or hotel,” She would announce to younger children while playing with them. She enjoyed the game even more while she played with her younger brother Jay. She always won the game […]
Two rats, Archie and Charlie, lived in the attic of an old house. They troubled the owner of the house so much that he brought a cat to catch them. But Archie and Charlie were too quick and clever for the cat. They were never caught! One day, the owner’s wife baked a cake and
Jasmine was dancing in joy as spring season was here. Jasmine loved flowers. She enjoyed playing with pink flowers. ‘I will collect pink flowers. Pink is my favourite colour,’ she thought. Jasmine went to the garden dancing in joy. In the garden, Aunt Marlene was weaving a garland of flowers. The blue, green, pink and
Santa Claus and his elves had been working hard all year long making toys for the children of the world. They wrapped them and packed them in neat packages before putting them in Santa’s bag. Then it was 24th December, the day before Christmas. That night, Santa Claus had to deliver Christmas presents to all
Sean had a new football. He was thrilled and excited as never before. His new football had the brightest red and blue with yellow stripes. No one had so colourful football as this one. ‘Is it not the best football ever? I will not give it to any one, not even to Brian,’ he thought.
Young Robert was a florist and had exotic flowers in his shop. One day, new kinds of flowers were supplied to him from a Caribbean country. Robert excitedly opened the package to see the flowers. Unfortunately, the pollen on the flowers had an adverse effect on him and his face and hands swelled up. His
There lived an elephant and a hippo in a forest. They were fast friends. Both of them were vain of their strength. All the little creatures of the forest were scared of them. One day, both the elephant and the hippo were talking near a pond. Suddenly, a tortoise came out of the pond and
George and Matthew were the best of friends. They were neighbours and grew up together in a farmers’ community. After a few years, George got married and had two children, whereas, Matthew remained unmarried. That year, there were floods due to heavy rains. Matthew’s crops were completely destroyed whereas George’s losses were minimal. But Matthew
Three young princes were very fond of adventures. They often went on horsebacks to explore the nearby forest. One day, the three princes did not return from their usual horse ride. Worried about this, the king sent his trusted knight, Evan, to look for them. Evan went deep inside the forest and found a ruined
Poor little David was picking berries in the woods. Soon, David got tired. He lay down to sleep. David got up a little later. He was feeling refreshed. Suddenly, he saw the basket. “Oh! My God!” David wondered. The basket was empty. “Where have all my berries gone?” David was almost crying. But then, suddenly
Four racing cars lived together in a wealthy man’s garage. They usually participated in races together. The blue car was the oldest of the four. The green and white cars were simple but efficient. But the red car was new and very proud of his make. He always teased the blue one, “You are so
Daniel was a naughty boy and always troubled animals. “He pulls my cat’s tail and throws stones at Mr. Mulder’s helpless puppy,” Daniel’s neighbour complained to his mother. Tired of this, his mother warned Daniel to stop hurting animals but he ignored her. One day, Daniel saw a dog and smiled to himself. ‘I think
Jim was the happiest child today. His father got him a water pistol. He imagined the fun he would have playing with his water pistol. Jim showed this wonderful toy to all his friends. His friends were equally excited. Jim told them that he would fill the pistol with water and shoot unsuspecting passers-by with
Mr. Dickens was known as the most loving teacher in the entire school. He taught little children moral values through examples and exercises. When the principal of the school got a complaint that the Grade 2 children were unruly, he thought of sending Mr. Dickens there. “The children in the second grade are always fighting
A magical fountain stood right in the middle of the forest and its water had healing properties. People from many villages and towns came to the forest to take the water of the magical fountain. One day, on his way to school, Kenny saw a little rabbit following him. He stopped when Kenny stopped and