David Livingstone was born on 19th March 1813 in Blantyre, United Kingdom, and he died on 1st May 1873 (aged 59 years) in Zambia. A Scottish missionary, David was passionate about exploring Africa and finding the source of River Nile. He worked relentlessly on his exploration. He went to Africa to explore, map and navigate […]
Once there was a rich man. He had a horse. He loved his horse a lot and appointed a stableman to take care of him. The stableman washed and scrubbed the horse clean every day. Then he groomed him so that he might look shiny and handsome. The rich man stocked the stable with lots
Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov was born on 30th May 1934 in the Listvyanka, West Siberian Krai, USSR, and he is now retired. A Russian cosmonaut, Alexey was the first human to exit a spacecraft for a 12-minute space walk. He was tied to the spacecraft by a 5.35-metre tether. Alexey commanded the Soviet half of the
Jacob Le Maire was born in about 1585 in Antwerp, Belgium, and he died on 22nd December 1616 (aged 31 years) Indian Ocean. Jacob was a Dutch explorer who is famous for circumnavigating the Earth twice in 1615 and 1616. Jacob and Willem Schouten sailed across the Pacific visiting the Polynesian Islands. They were the
Once there was a wolf. He had not eaten for days and had grown thin. His search for food led him out of the forest and into the outskirts of a city. There, he saw a big house. ‘I might get some food here,’ he thought. He saw a dog sitting in the lawn. The
Ludwig Leichhardt was born on 23rd October 1813 in Tauche, Germany, and he disappeared on 3rd April 1848 (aged 34 years) in Darling Downs, Australia. Ludwig was a Prussian explorer and naturalist who was known for his exploration of northern and central Australia. He first came to Australia to explore inland Australia. He went to
John Ledyard was born in November 1751, Connecticut, USA, and he died on 10th January 1789 (aged 37 years) in Cairo, Egypt. John was an American explorer who joined Captain Cook on his final voyage and covered the Cape of Good Hope to Tonga, Tahiti, Alaska, Hawaii and Kamchatka. John also took on a bold
A miller and his son lived in a village. The miller had a donkey. All three lived happily. Once, there was a country fair in the neighbouring village. The miller and his son decided to visit the fair. They took their donkey along. On the way, two women passed by them. The miller heard one
Once there was a raven. While flying around the forest one day, he saw a lake. There were swans in it. He was fascinated by the graceful swans. The raven looked at himself and said, “I am black as coal and the swans are white as snow. Maybe I can become like them if I
There was a wild boar. He was old and wise. One day, while looking for food, he stopped near a tree and began sharpening his tusks against its trunk. A monkey was sitting on a branch of the same tree. The monkey thought, ‘What a silly creature! Look at him preparing for battle when there
Sheroo was a faithful dog. He had a powerful voice. His barks were enough to send shivers down the spine of those with bad intentions. Sheroo loved his master and his family, who had cared for him since he was a pup. When everyone would go to sleep at night, Sheroo would be awake, guarding
A frog who lived in a swamp had a dream that he had received miraculous powers to heal everyone. He was very happy. He told his wife, “My dear, I have got magical powers. I can heal anybody.” His wife said, “That’s a great piece of news! Soon, the animals in the forest will visit
Once, there was a lion. While wandering outside his den in search of prey, he saw a bull grazing near by. The bull was huge and he had strong muscles. The lion wanted to eat the bull. So he came up with a plan to kill him. He said to the bull, “I am cooking
A woodcutter went to the forest every day to cut wood. Occasionally, he was accompanied by his daughter. Once, a lion saw the woodcutter’s daughter from a distance. He fell in love with her. Next day, he went to the woodcutter’s house and asked for her hand in marriage. The woodcutter was shocked and scared
A donkey was grazing in a pasture, when he heard the droning of grasshoppers. He was fascinated with the sound. He listened for a while. Then he tried to imitate the sound, but couldn’t. Next day, when the donkey went to the pasture, he heard the grasshoppers droning. He decided to meet them. He went