Once there was a crow who did not want to be a crow. ‘I want to be like someone else,’ he thought. He flew around, searching for a role model. But he couldn’t find anyone. He decided to rest on the branch of a tall tree near a mountain. It was then that he spotted […]
There was once a very sweet bee. He loved all the flowers but his favourite was the daisy. He asked the daisy, “Do you have some nectar for me?” Daisy replied, “Well! I have, only if you do not tickle me.” The bee said, “Yours is the best nectar around here. You know it is
Ellie was a silly girl. When her mother would ask her to chase the cat away and feed grass to the cow, she would do quite the opposite. The cow would be chased out of her shed in no time and let us not even think about poor kitty’s unthinkable plight before she bolted away
Once, there was an old apple tree in Lily’s garden. As the wind was passing through Lily’s house, he heard the tree groan. He stopped by the tree and asked, “Well, what is the matter with you? Why are you groaning?” The tree replied, “I am getting old and these heavy branches loaded with apples
Pinky and Chloe were playing outdoors. They were chasing chipmunks and running around trees when Chloe saw a little brown nut, lying under a tree, not too far away. She ran towards the nut. She had barely picked it up when Pinky reached there and snatched it away. “It’s mine! I saw it first,” cried
There was a little girl called Red Riding Hood because she always wore a hood of red colour. One day, she went to see her grandmother. She took along some cakes and juice with her. She met a wolf on the way. The wolf asked, “Where are you going?” Little Red Riding Hood replied, “I
A woodcutter lived in a village. He made a living by cutting trees from the forest on the outskirts of the village. The forest was full of many kinds of trees. There were medicinal trees, fruit trees, tall trees, short trees, small trees and huge trees. But there was only one crooked tree. It had
The Greene’s had been out vacationing for a month. It had been so much fun. They had swum, sunbathed and played on the beach. It had given them all a good tan. They were all looking brown. But they were worried because granny had not been well. So, after unpacking and getting fresh, they all
When God created the world, there was a lot of greenery in it. The world was full of fertile land. There were huge forests, with trees that bore juicy fruit. There were lovely gardens with flowers of different kinds. There were lovely meadows all around. God then created all the water bodies, such as ponds,
Christina was a shepherdess. She was very poor. She made a living by selling the milk. Every day, Christina took her cows to graze in a pasture near by. She always went barefoot because she had neither shoes nor the money to buy them. One day, when Christina was in the pasture, an old woman
Arietta wanted to grow her nails long. She thought they would look good that way. Moreover, she even thought that they would hurt if she cut her nails. So, she was scared. Her mother always said, “Arietta, if you don’t cut your nails, they will get dirty. Germs will build up in them and you
Diana loved fairy tales. The one she loved most was that of Rapunzel. She would ask her mother to read it for her every night. “Mother, my hair should be as long as Rapunzel’s.” But her mother would say, “No dear, you should cut your hair regularly. You are too small to have long and
Beth had a baby sister, Leslie. She loved her sister a lot and played with her after school. Leslie was teething. She would feel the need to chew on things every now and then. One day, when Beth was at school, Leslie crawled into Beth’s room. She toppled the toy basket and chewed an arm
It was Gail’s first day at school. The class teacher welcomed her and made her sit in the front row. Gail was nervous because she did not know anybody. Gail looked around her. All around, the children were talking amongst themselves. They were so busy getting to know one another that they hardly looked at
Priscilla woke up feeling fresh one morning. She looked out of the window and said, “What a lovely day! The sun seems to greet me,” she chirped. “Yes, and why not? Happy Birthday, dear,” said her grandmother, holding out a velvet coin purse for her. Priscilla liked the little roses etched on it. “Thank you,