A man had a daughter from his first wife. His second wife had two daughters. She was very unkind to the man’s daughter. She made her do work from morning till night. She slept among the cinders and ashes, so people started calling her ‘Cinderella’. One day, there was to be a ball in the […]
A certain king was very disturbed as his kingdom was threatened by a giant. Finally, the king announced that whoever killed the giant would marry the princess. Now, a tailor, who had heard nothing of this, was working hard. He had killed seven flies in one blow. He felt so proud that he boasted about
It was a very pleasant morning. The sun was shining brightly. Bob decided to go for a stroll. Soon, he was on his way. The walk was good with the fresh air and sounds of birds chirping. Bob looked around to see from where the sound was coming. Then he looked up in the sky.
Tom and Pip decided to camp out as it was a good day to do so. Tom said, “But we do not have a tent.” Pip replied, “So what! We will make our own tent.” So, they brought oil cloth for ground sheet, a blanket to make the tent and some broom handles to make
Once there was a milkmaid called Jenny. She was going to the market to sell milk. She was carrying the pot of milk on her head. While going, she started thinking. She thought, ‘I would sell the milk and buy many eggs. These eggs would hatch into chickens which would become hens. Then I would
Prince William waited to begin his horse-riding classes. The riding instructor, Patrick, came with a handsome black stallion. Strangely, William was terrified of the stallion and ran away. Patrick learnt that a witch’s black cat had attacked William when he was very young. This made him feel scared of dark-coloured animals. Patrick decided to help
Rose and Debbie lived in the countryside. They went to school and enjoyed the walk to the school as they passed a field on the way. One day, they saw some currant bushes. Both girls were very happy to see the bushes. Rose said, “They look lovely. Let us taste some.” Both the girls started
Noel was a nice little boy. Every summer his mother sent him to his aunt’s farm in the countryside. Noel loved spending time in the countryside. One day, Noel saw his aunt crying. She said, “O Noel, our landlord will take away our land and the animals. We haven’t paid off the debt we owed
Once, a fisherman went to a big pond that was full of fish. A small village was situated near the pond. The villagers used the water of the pond for drinking and other purposes. The fisherman cast his net in the pond and sat there. He was very impatient. He tied a long rope to
Helen wanted to eat some strawberries but there were no strawberries at home. But there was no need to worry as there were plenty of them in the woods. So, she decided to pick them up from the woods. She took a basket from the store and went off to the woods. Unknown to her,
People are scared of lizards and snakes. Both are reptiles. A lizard sleeps during winters and is very active during summers. It is full of energy and has lightning speed. If you try to catch a lizard, it has a very strange way of protecting itself. Its tail breaks off if you try to catch
Look at a flower and your day is made. Everyone loves flowers. People use flowers to decorate their homes. Many people hold flower competitions as well. Spring is the best season to see flowers in bloom. Some people love making flowers also as a hobby. Have you ever tried making flowers? Let us start now.
The children were excited. They were playing cards with their grandpa. Grandpa said, “The winner will get a prize.” The children shouted together, “What is the prize?” Grandpa said, “The winner will get a medal.” He showed a shining medal to the children. Frank cried, “I will win the prize!” All the children played well.
A girl had hair as bright as gold. She was called Goldilocks. One day, she went to the woods and saw a cottage. It belonged to three bears. None was in the cottage. So, she went inside the cottage. She saw a table with three chairs – one big chair, one middle-sized chair and one
Once, a prince was riding through a forest. On the way, he saw an old lady sitting on a rock. She seemed tired and had two heavy baskets with her. The prince got down from his horse, helped the lady and dropped her home. There, he saw a girl looking after some geese. The old