In a far-away kingdom, there lived a king. The king had a beautiful orchard. No one dared to go there. People who had gone earlier never returned. Nobody knew what happened to them! Walter had heard a lot about the orchard and was curious to see it. One night, he sneaked into the orchard. Wide-eyed, […]
Stan was busy collecting wild berries and flowers for his grandmother. He hummed along, till he rammed into something hard, covered with moss. The rock shook and a gruff voice asked him. “Who is this? I will roast you alive.” Stan trembled. It was a troll. The bushy brown creature opened its bead-like eyes and
Lieutenant Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett was born on 18th August 1867 in Torquay, United Kingdom, and he died on 29th May 1925 (aged 58 years) in Mato Grosso, Brazil. An artillery officer, archaeologist and explorer, Percy is best known for exploring South America when he was trying to look for the lost city of El
Don was staying at a villa with his family for his summer holidays. In a room, Don found a lovely rosewood dresser with a mirror. Don walked close to the mirror. As he looked into it, he saw a strange sight. Although he smiled yet his reflection scowled. Suddenly, two hands reached out and pulled
Mac was watching a magic show at the village fair. Soon, the magician called little Mac onto the stage. He put Mac in a big green box. It was dark inside. Mac groped around in the darkness and felt a doorknob. He opened it and found himself in a strange land. There were huge trees
Ahmad ibn Fadlan was born in 877 AD in Baghdad, Iraq, and he died in 960 AD (aged 83 years). Ahmad was an Arab traveller known for his writing about his travels as an Embassy member of Baghdad to the King of Volga Bulgars, now in Russia. He called his book ‘Risala’. He provided very
Jack had gone on a trekking trip with his uncle Daniel. For a long time, they enjoyed looking at the flowers, trees and birds in the woods. Soon, they both were thirsty. Then, they spotted a pond and quenched their thirst. Resting a while, they decided to return home. Suddenly, they heard heavy pounding and
Jared was opening his birthday gifts. Among them was a queer, blank, blue diary. Jared opened it and wrote on a blank page, “I had a lovely birthday.” That night he opened the diary to write again and was stunned to see a message scrawled in red letters across the page: Wait for the disaster.
Mehmed Zilli, known as Evliya Celebi, was born on 25th March 1611 (aged 71 years) in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, and he died on 1682 in Cairo, Egypt. Evliya was an Ottoman explorer who over a period of forty years travelled the Ottoman Empire and the areas around it. He is known to have travelled to
Barry wanted to explore the abandoned castle in his village. So, one day, he sneaked into it without telling anyone. As he entered the castle, he found himself in a huge hall. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling and numerous steps led to an upper gallery. In the corner, stood a huge rectangular table laden
Jason walked into the little toy store and bought a story book about vampires, witches and werewolves. That night, Jason read the first story. It was about a vampire that sucked human blood. As soon as he put the book down after completing the story, he heard a scratching at his window. He looked up
Darryl was running around the beach picking up sea shells. Just then, he saw a green bottle. As he opened it, there was a whistling sound and smoke. Through the smoky haze, a huge bluish green form appeared before him. “Command me, O master,” said the genie. Darryl asked the genie for a big electric
In a forest, there lived a jackal. He stole food from a village near by. The villagers were tired of looking for the thief, but could not find him. One night, when the jackal went to steal food, he saw that the villagers were still looking for him. The jackal stole some food and waited
Sir George Everest was born on 4th July 1790 in Wales, United Kingdom and he died on 1st December 1866 (aged 76 years) in Hyde Park Gardens, London, United Kingdom. Sir George was a geographer and surveyor who became well known for exploring much of India and Nepal. He was the Surveyor-General of India where
Greg was playing with his friends in the garden. Suddenly, a lovely tree laden with plums caught his eye. He walked towards it, hoping to pluck a few. Just then, Greg saw a few plums that had already fallen down. A plum that was deep purple and much larger than the others stood out from