A wolf was drinking water from a brook in a forest. A lamb came there and started to drink water too. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb. The wolf said, “Why are you drinking from this brook? Don’t you know the water is getting muddy because of you?” The lamb replied, “Sir, how can […]
Lucy groped in the darkness. She wondered if this had been a good idea, after all. After a round of truth or dare with her college friends, she agreed to explore the forest that surrounded their campsite. Crackle! The twigs crunched under her feet. Her footsteps echoed, mingling with the chirp of the crickets. “Thud!”
“Hey Jonny, did you see monsters last night?” said his elder brother Donovan, with an impish smile. Jonny was seven years old. Every night, his father would tuck him in, check for monsters in his room, and switch off the light. Donovan always teased him about it. After dinner, Donovan laughed and said, “Jonny, be
William Hilton Hovell was born on 26th April 1786 in Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom, and he died on 9th November 1875 (aged 89 years) in Sydney, Australia. William is known for exploring Australia along with Hamilton Hume; they are credited with exploring much of Victoria. He discovered the Burragorang valley. He and Hamilton Hume were
One day, Ben found an old teddy bear in his cabinet. It was made of white fur and wore a red cap. That night, Ben went to sleep cuddling the teddy bear. Sometime later, Ben woke up to a creepy noise. His eyes widened to see that the teddy bear had turned into a huge
Once upon a lovely morning, there was a hungry fox. He wandered far and wide searching for something to eat, but couldn’t find anything. At last, he came to a beautiful vineyard, full of juicy grapes. All around, bunches and bunches of grapes hung high on the vines. The fox smacked his lips and thought,
Emil Holub was born on 7th October 1847 in Holice, Czech Republic, and he died on 21st February 1902 (aged 55 years) in Vienna, Austria. A Czech physician and cartographer, Emil was inspired by the writing of David Livingstone and settled in Kimberely in South Africa to practise medicine. His first expedition was experimental where
Thomas lived in a fishermen’s village near the ocean. Every night, he would see a bright light coming from a tall tower in the middle of the ocean. “This is a haunted lighthouse. It has taken lives of so many sailors,” said his father. One night, Thomas saw a woman standing in the window of
George was on a cruise holiday with his family. He would sit on the deck of the ship all day watching the deep blue sea. One afternoon, George noticed a creature in the middle of the sea. It partially raised its head above the water and went down rapidly. Just then, there was a large
Clement Hodgkinson was born in 1818, South Hampton, UK, and he died on 5th September 1893 (aged 75 years) Melbourne, Australia. A naturalist and surveyor, Clement explored the northeastern areas of New South Wales becoming the first European to come in contact with the Aborigines. He then went on to follow the river valleys of
One day, Ben found an old diary in his attic. Its leaves were quite peculiar; they were all black with an image of a bat hanging upside down engraved on every page. Ben started penning down his secrets in the diary. He wrote how a bad boy in the school bullied him every day. The
A royal palace lay in ruins in corner of the city. The palace was destroyed in a fire mishap. Since then, it was believed to be occupied by evil spirits. One day, Joel’s friends dared him to bring a flower from the palace. By the time Joel reached there, the weather unexpectedly turned stormy and
Commander William Lewis Herndon was born on 25th October 1813, Virginia, USA, and he died on 12th September 1857 (aged 44 years), North Carolina, USA. A naval officer and explorer, William is well-known for his exploration of the Valley of Amazon which was mostly unknown at that time. He worked his way treading 4,336 miles
There was once a fox. He saw a doe grazing near by. He rushed to a mouse and a leopard and they hatched a plan to kill the doe. First, the mouse distracted the doe by nibbling at her hoof. Then the leopard pounced on the doe and killed her. The fox said, “It’s not
Louis Hennepin was born on 12th May 1626 in the present day Belgium and he died on 5th December 1704 (aged 78 years) in Rome. Louis was a Roman Catholic priest who was a missionary and an explorer of the interiors of North America. He was sent to sail through the Great Lakes and explore