Liam had a magical book of fairy tales which had been in his family for many generations. On his seventh birthday, his grandfather handed over the book saying, “Liam, this book is very precious. Be responsible and take good care of it!” That night, Liam started reading the first story about a lonely prince. Suddenly, […]
Paul lived with his old mother in a house near a dark dense forest. He went to pick firewood from the forest every day and brought back some fruits. One day, Paul did not find any fruits and thought sadly, ‘Now, I have to go back empty-handed.’ Then, Paul accidentally noticed a tree laden with
Uncle Dan brought a carton full of mangoes to Michael’s house as a thank-you gift. Michael’s father had helped Uncle Dan to earn profits in his business. Michael was overjoyed! “I’m going to eat all of them, mom!” he said excitedly. “But you’ll develop heat boils. Besides it would be nice to share the mangoes
Little Pete loved going to the playschool where his teacher read him many magical stories. Close to his school was a little shed that always sparked Pete’s interest. One day, Pete decided to explore the shed. It was recess time and the teachers were not around. Grabbing this opportunity, Pete entered the shed. A blue
Eddie and his family owned a pretty house near the sea. It was their vacation house and they stayed there every weekend. One weekend, Eddie’s family was at their vacation house with some relatives. Eddie and his cousins went to the beach, made sandcastles and collected shells. One evening, Eddie found a large shell that
Bob and his pet dog, Whistle shared many adventures during summer vacation. They loved to take long walks in the countryside. One morning, Bob and Whistle were out walking in the hills. While exploring, they came to the riverside and stopped to fish. Suddenly, Whistle stopped near a small opening between the bushes and started
Once, a cruel king named George ruled over a country. He was rude to everyone. In fact, he even collected taxes and fines when his kingdom faced a severe famine. When anyone protested, he threw them into prison. “Our king is too cruel to be the ruler of this kingdom,” his subjects cried often. Soon,
Little Prince Lionel was a lazy boy. He never did his own work; in fact, he just ordered people around. His mother, Queen Ruby, wanted Lionel to learn the value of work. She wanted him to grow up into a king who respected his subjects and did not treat them as servants. One day, Queen
Snowy, the snail, lived in a beautiful swamp along with many other animals and insects. Snowy was a happy snail except he did not like moving slow. One day, Snowy was very sad. He was sitting on a small rock, sulking. Just then, Sarah, the butterfly, flew past him. Seeing Snowy sad, she asked, “What’s
Long ago, there lived a poor potter who made beautiful pots. He worked very hard but he did not earn much. One day, the potter saved the life of an old woman. The grateful old woman gave the potter a goldfish in return. The potter kept the goldfish near his bed and fed it even
Long ago, a clever king decided to test the wisdom of his three ministers. He wanted to choose one among them as his chief minister. He called all three ministers to his chamber and said, “I want all three of you to bring as many young animals as you can from the forest. I want
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful fairy princess named Jasmine in the kingdom of the fairies. One day, Princess Jasmine suddenly disappeared from the palace. Her father, the fairy king sent some fairies to search for Jasmine but she was not found. Seeing the fairy king was heart-broken, a young magician, Haider, offered
It was Christmas Eve, and Lucy had placed a plate of cookies and milk near the fireplace for Santa. ‘Let me see what Santa looks like,’ thought Lucy. She then hid behind the couch of her living room. After midnight, Lucy heard a strange muffling sound. A person landed on the living room floor and
Once, a naughty pixie named Jasmine lived in a thick and dense forest. Jasmine always wandered alone in the forest and never listened to her mother. One day, Jasmine followed a beautiful butterfly in the forest. Jasmine used her magic and flew behind the butterfly. After a while, she reached the far end of the
Eight-year-old Jack had learnt about stars and planets in school. He was so fascinated with the stars that he started gazing at the night sky before going to bed. At last, his mother tucked him to bed. That night, when Jack was sleeping, he heard a sound which woke him up. As he looked around