A wealthy man requested an old teacher to wean his son away from his bad habits. The teacher took the boy for a stroll in a garden. Stopping suddenly, he asked the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there. The boy held the plant between his thumb and forefinger and pulled it out. […]
Jenny was embarrassed to find a puddle between her feet, so her uniform got wet one afternoon at school. She put her head down and prayed, “Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now!” When she looked up, she saw her teacher walking towards her. Just then, her friend, Sally who was carrying
Malory sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son, over there,” she said, pointing to a little boy. “He’s a handsome boy!” the man said, “That’s my daughter on the bicycle.” Then, looking at his watch, the man called his daughter. She pleaded, “Just five more minutes, Dad.”
Oliver was a poor farmer but he was very happy. He never bothered to close the doors and the windows of his house at night. Although he had no money yet he slept peacefully. Peter was Oliver’s neighbour. He was a rich landlord and used to be very tense always. He was very keen to
Old Betty and her friend, Greta, were strolling in the park when they suddenly saw a cat stuck in a log. The poor animal was struggling to get out from a hole. So, Betty gave it her hand to get it out. The cat scratched Betty’s hand in fear. Betty pulled her hand away screaming
One night, Suzy’s mother had made a simple dinner after a long, hard day at work. She placed eggs, milk and burnt toast in front of Suzy’s dad. All her dad did was to reach for his toast, smile at his wife and ask Suzy about her day. Suzy saw him smear butter and jam
John was riding his horse-cart along the country road. It rained the previous night and the road was full of waterlogged potholes. Then suddenly the wheels of his horse-cart sank into a hole. The more he pulled, the deeper the wheel sank. John climbed down and looked all around but could not find anyone to
One afternoon, Sam called his children and showed them three toys. All the three toys looked similar but Sam showed holes in them. The first toy had holes in the both ears. The second toy had holes in an ear and the mouth. The third toy had a hole in an ear. Then with the
Daniel was travelling on foot to a big city to make his livelihood. On his way, he saw an old man who was weak and hungry. Daniel wanted to give him some food, but he did not have any food. Then, he saw a rabbit which was thirsty. He wanted to give him some water,
An old man lived with his son, daughter-in-law and grandson. His shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult when the family ate together at the table. The son and the daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess he made. “I’ve had enough of his noisy eating, food on the floor and broken dishes,” said the
Emma sang beautifully. When she sang, there would be pindrop silence in the room and her melodious voice would make everyone forget his sorrow. Everyone’s heart would fill with happiness listening to her song. However, Petronella, Emma’s younger sister, could not sing. “I wish I could sing like Emma,” she lamented often. One day, Emma
One day Alexandria cried to her mother, “I’m really tired of my problems! They never end!” She continued, “I just want to run away!” Immediately her mother put two pots of water to boil. In one pot, she put thick, hard carrots and in the other, some coffee beans. After 20 minutes, mother kept the
Bobby loved winning at whatever he participated in–football, cards, video games…everything. Since he could not bear the loss, he had become an expert in all kinds of tricks and cheating. He could play tricks without ever being caught. However at one such competitions, Bobby’s tricks did not work. He was keen to show his skills,
Jane and her mother went to a secondhand furniture store to buy a study table. There, Jane casually opened a drawer of an old table and found an envelope with some money. ‘It’s somebody’s secret stuff. With this, I can buy myself a bicycle, stationery, dresses…,’ Jane thought. She quickly slipped the money back into
Tim lived in a palace with his family, who worked for the king. His grandmother was ill and barely able to move out of the bed. She was always sad and grim. Tim wanted her to be happy. One day, he saw a rose- bush filled with beautiful roses. Tim decided to take one to