There was a farmer who had many animals. Among them was a black hen. She would go around the yard, clucking around, searching for insects and grains. One day, she did not come out of her nest under the guava tree. The farmer called out to her, but she said, “Master, I am ill today […]
One evening, a bull was grazing with his friends near a forest. When the sun set, his friends called out to him to go home. But the bull did not listen. When the bull stopped grazing, the moon and the stars were shining in the sky. He noticed a pair of eyes looking at him
There was an actor who loved cats. The furry creatures always jumped on to his lap whenever he went to bed. He had a black cat and a white cat. The white cat had four kittens. The kittens were very fond of playing and they always ran around the house. One day, they saw a
Frederick Albert Cook was born on 10th June 1865 in Callicoon, New York, United States, and he died on 5th August 1940 (aged 74 years) in New Rochelle, New York, United States. An American explorer, physician and ethnographer, Frederick became famous when he claimed to have reached the North Pole which gave rise to a
Captain George Comer was born in April 1858 in Quebec, Canada, and he died in 1937 (aged 79 years) in East Haddam, Connecticut, USA. A well-known whaling captain and an authority on Hudson Bay Inuit, George was also a Polar explorer, cartographer, author and photographer. He made 14 Arctic and 3 Antarctic voyages during his
Frank Cole was born in 1954 in Saskatchewan, Canada, and he died in 2000 (aged 46 years) in Mali, West Africa. Frank was a Canadian film-maker and a surfer. He is famous for being the first North American to cross the Sahara desert alone on a camel’s back from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red
Long ago, there was a milkmaid who had a habit of daydreaming. She always dreamt of becoming a rich woman. On her way to the market, she would rest under trees and in front of huts — and would daydream. This habit got worse and she started to daydream even while walking, with the milk
Nicolau Coelho was born about 1460 in Portugal and he died in 1502 in Mozambique. Nicolau was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who participated in the voyage of the discovery of the route to India with Vasco da Gama. He was commanding the ship ‘Berrio’ which was the first to return. It was his ship
Bain Hugh Clapperton was born on 18th May 1788 in Annan, Scotland, United Kingdom, and he died on 13th April 1827 (aged 39 years) in Sokoto, Nigeria. A Scottish naval officer, Hugh was the first European who went to West Africa giving the first account of the area now known as northern Nigeria. He also
Boris Grigoryevich Chukhnovsky was born on 28 April 1898 in Saint Petersburg, Soviet Union, and he died on 30th September 1975 (aged 77 years). A pilot and Arctic explorer, Boris was one of the pioneers of Soviet Arctic aviation. He flew many flights in the Arctic region taking the aerial pictures of Novaya Zemlya. He
Fletcher Christian was born on 25th September 1764 in Eaglesfield, Cumbria, United Kingdom and he died on 20th September 1793 (aged 29 years) on the Pitcairn Islands. Fletcher was a sailor by profession. After a career in the Royal Navy he was sailing with William Bligh on a 2-year voyage from Tahiti to the West
Once there was a goatherd. Every day, he would allow his goats to graze on different pastures. The goats loved him a lot. One day, the goatherd fell sick. He called his younger brother and said, “Will you take the goats to the meadows by the hill today?” The brother said, “Yes, I will leave
Vasily Yakovlevich Chichagov was born on 28th February 1726 in the Russian Empire and he died on 4th April 1809 (aged 83 years) in Saint Petersburg in Russia. A Russian Navy Admiral and explorer, Vasily was in charge of the expedition to find the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans along the Siberian
Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov was born on 24 December 1703 in the Russian Empire and he died on November 1748 (aged 45 years) in Moscow, Russia. A Russian explorer Aleksei who along with Vitus Bering was the first Russian to reach the North-west coast of North America. He was the second-in-command on the Kamchatka expeditions where
There was a shepherd who took his sheep to graze in the meadows near a forest. One afternoon, while the shepherd was sleeping under a tree, a wolf crept near a sheep and dragged her into the forest. When the shepherd woke up, he searched for the missing sheep but couldn’t find it anywhere. Meanwhile,