“What a lot of fun we’ve had in the snow today!” cried Mary as she, her brother and sister came into their cottage. “Brr, it was cold though! My hands are frozen,” remarked Kate. “I loved rolling the snow into balls and then making snowmen out of them,” said Peter with satisfaction. “Children, come and […]
Sindbad was a sailor who had a lot of strange adventures. Once, he was on a deserted island, when he saw a shiny white dome in the distance. When he went closer to it, he found that it was a huge egg! Sindbad wondered, ‘What bird could lay such a big egg?’ Just then, there
Roger and his sister Susan were spending their summer holidays with their grandmother. She had a beautiful little cottage on the beach. One day, while searching for seashells on the beach, Susan spotted a bundle. She called out to Roger, “Come quickly! It looks like a bird!” Susan had found a seagull, whose feathers were
John’s grandfather often told him stories about the wonderful places he had visited as a young man. The most amazing of these was the Island of Gold. Years passed and grandfather died. But he left behind a wooden box for John. Inside was a compass, a paper and some gold coins. When he opened the
Penguins are aquatic birds that spend most of their life in and near cold waters. Penguins are the birds that cannot fly but they can swim really well. Penguins feed on the animals living in the sea. They eat fish, squid, krill, shrimp and other sea animals. Penguins do not have teeth. So, they catch
Harun was travelling with a huge caravan through the desert. Suddenly, a sandstorm hit the caravan and everything was engulfed in sand. Thrown off his camel, Harun was separated from the others and completely lost. It was afternoon, and the sun was torturously hot. ‘I must walk and find an oasis,’ thought Harun. With each
Stella had never been on a flight alone before. Luckily, Mrs. Biggs, the lady sitting next to her on the plane, was very friendly and kind. When the plane landed, all the passengers made their way to the customs officers for checking. Mrs. Biggs seemed very flustered, as she tried to repack her bag. “I
Milly and her family were spending the summer holidays on the island of Majorca. One day, there was a great storm. The next morning, Milly woke very early and saw that the storm had died down. She decided to take a walk. Milly saw a strange dark shape on the beach. At first she thought
Alison and Gemma had been chosen to represent their school at a conference in Switzerland. They had a wonderful time there, and met students from many different countries. On their last day in Switzerland, they were all taken sightseeing. The students particularly enjoyed the view from the Jungfrau Mountain. They were all given refreshments at
Once, a sailor named Tom and his merchant friends boarded a ship. The ship went from island to island making good bargains and sales. One day, it landed on a strange land, which was covered with fruit trees and freshwater springs. While his companions gathered fruits, Tom lay down under a shady tree and fell
Alan and his friend Max decided to go camping in a nearby forest. After trekking the whole day, they reached a clearing. “This looks like a good place to camp,” said Max. The boys pitched their tent and started a small campfire. Soon after, they ate and fell asleep. A few hours later, they were
Brian and Peter were spending their summer holidays with their cousin Sam, who lived near the sea. “There are many islands near by. Let’s ask dad if we can picnic on one of them!” said Sam. Sam’s father gave them his permission. Early the next morning, the cousins set off on their island adventure. They
Once, a moneylender became the neighbour of a tanner. The tanner would spend the whole day converting hide into leather by treating it with tannin. The moneylender did not like the smell of the tannin. One day, he decided to buy the tanner’s house so that he might not have to bear the unpleasant smell.
An octopus is a sea animal with a round body, large eyes and eight long arms called tentacles. Octopuses are flexible creatures as they have no bones. They can squeeze through a small hole. Octopuses eat shrimp, clams, lobsters, fish, and sometimes small sharks too. Octopuses like to live at the bottom of the sea.
Once, an old banyan tree was home to many swans. One wise swan saw a creeper growing near the roots of the tree. He warned the swans, “This small creeper will grow in due course. A hunter will be able to climb the tree by means of this creeper. Let us uproot it.” But the