Sara was a lazy girl. She never completed her homework. One day, Sara went to an antique shop with her uncle. Sara was overjoyed when her uncle bought her an old pen. Sara took the pen to school the next day. In the class, the teacher asked Sara to show her homework. Expecting punishment, Sara […]
Will and his family moved into a new house with a dried-up pond. A great oak with shrivelled branches stood on its edge. One day, Will found a beautiful painting of the house in the attic. He hung it up in his room. That night, around midnight, Will woke up with a start. The pond
The merry-go-round in the park was unlike all other rides. Instead of animals, the seats for riders were in the form of vampires, demons and ogres. All the children stayed away from the merry-go-round because it scared them. It was Halloween. Tom and Sam wanted to ride the merry-go-round. They were always fascinated by it.
There was once a washerman who had a donkey. The washerman was poor, so he could not feed his donkey. One day, the washerman was passing through a forest when he saw a tiger fast asleep. Soon, he realised that the tiger was dead. He had an idea. He reached home with the tiger’s skin.
Jeremy Curl was born on 13th March 1982 in Tokyo, Japan, and he still lives today. He resides in London, England. Jeremy is a photographer and filmmaker who has travelled widely in Africa and Asia. He was the first non-African to cross the Tanezrouft area of the Sahara without a motorized transport. He lived and
Tristao da Cunha was born in 1460 in Portugal and he died in 1540 (aged 80 years) in Portugal. A naval commander and explorer, Tristao was the ambassador to the Pope Leo X. He led a fleet of 15 ships as commander to Africa and off India to take over the trade through the Red
Thomas Crean was born on 25th February 1877 in Annascaul, Ireland and he died on 27th July 1938 (aged 61 years) in Cork, Ireland. An Arctic explorer, Thomas was a member of three important expeditions to Antarctica including the one in which they lost the race to the South Pole to Roald Amundsen. He started
One day, a rich merchant said to a boatman, “I will make you very rich. But you have to ferry my belongings safely to the other side of the river.” The boatman agreed. The merchant had a lion, a goat and a bundle of grass. If the boatman took the grass first, the lion would
Thomas Coulter was born in 1793 in Dundalk, Ireland and he died in 1843 (aged 50 years) in Dundalk, Ireland. Thomas was a botanist, physician and explorer who is remembered for his exploration and botanical research in Mexico, Arizona and California. The details and travels of his life are known only through fragmented records. He
Juan de la Cosa was born in 1460 in Santona, Cantabria, Spain, and he died on 28th February 1510 (aged 50 years) in Turbaco, Columbia. Juan was a Spanish explorer and cartographer known for his voyages with Christopher Columbus in which they discovered America. In 1499, Juan made a voyage with Amerigo Vespucci and they
Joao Vaz Corte-Real was born in 1420 in Faro, Portugal, and he died in 1496 in Portugal. Known to have explored Terra Navo do Bacalhau which is a part of North America specifically Newfoundland, Joao was granted a part of Terceira because of his discovery. Joao Vaz Corte-Real was also granted the island of Sao
A hungry squirrel was searching for food. Suddenly, he heard strange noises from a field near by. The noises scared him and he wanted to run away from there. But he thought, ‘Let me see where this noise is coming from.’ The squirrel followed the sounds until he reached two drums lying under a huge
Caramuru or Diogo Alvares Correa was born in 1475 in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, and he died on 5th October 1557 (aged 82 years) in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. A Portuguese settler who used his influence with the Indians to colonize Brazil, Caramuru went to Bahia to establish the settlement which came to be known as
Once upon a time, a saint was reborn as a deer. He lived in a huge forest. The animals in the forest admired him as he was very cheerful. One afternoon, a prince was riding through the forest. He saw the deer grazing near by. “What a beautiful animal!” he exclaimed. The prince began chasing
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado was born in 1510 in Salamanca, Spain, and he died on 22nd September 1554 (aged 44 years) in Mexico City, Mexico. Francisco was known for the discovery of the Grand Canyon and various other landmarks in America. He started his expedition to find the fabled seven cities of gold as per