Olive was a wise old turtle who lived in the stream that flowed through Farmer Warren’s meadow. For a long time no one took any notice of Olive. The farm creatures would watch her walking slowly along the bank and laugh at her. One day Kitty, the farm cat, fell into the stream. Kitty couldn’t […]
Eric fell asleep reading the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. That night he began to dream about a giant. Eric found a large boulder near his farm. When he sat down on it, the boulder changed into a giant. Frightened, Eric ran, with the giant following him. He ran and hid in the chicken
Mrs Colley was baking. The farmhouse smelt warm fresh bread and cake and cookies. When Farmer Colley returned, he would enjoy a wonderful meal. She heard the gate being opened and ran to look out of the window. There was a small, ragged looking boy standing just inside the gate, staring at the farmhouse. Feeling
The Mill House near Lee River was known to everyone in the neighbourhood, for the miller, Mr Forrest, was a kind and generous man. Now he had added a small farm to the Mill House and the villagers were eager to help him. Mrs Forrest brought him three hens and a cock. Bob, the tailor,
The residents of West Virginia sighted a creature–Mothman, they claimed it was 7 ft tall with large red eyes and a 10-ft wingspan, while driving on West Virginia Route 62. Earlier, gravediggers working in Clendenin also reported seeing a half man, half moth creature. The following year the bridge connecting Point Pleasant, Ohio, collapsed killing
The Paddington Farm had a new tractor, bright red and sturdy. They named it Moby. A little shed was built for it. Tom came every morning to clean and oil him. Moby was very comfortable. But he was very lonely, for there was no one else in the shed. One evening, the door of the
Farmer Haig was in a fury. “Who has broken the barn door?” he yelled. No one knew what had happened. The door hinges were made of leather and now they were broken and the door had crashed to the floor! Workmen were called in and after much hammering and sawing, the broken doors were set
When Mr Gump bought the farm, he learnt that the pond had been named the Pool of Misery, because years ago an old man had fallen into it and got drowned. Farmer Gump didn’t want his pond to be called by such an awful name. He discussed it with his wife and they came up
“Our tomatoes will certainly win the prize this year, Mr Brumby!” exclaimed Mrs Brumby, as she brought in the first basketful of them and began to pile them in the tub. Mr Brumby was very proud of his vegetables, for he always won the first prize at the Farmers’ Show. Mr Brumby smiled and nodded.
Inky, Farmer Laurel’s cat, was very vain. She thought she was the most beautiful creature on the farm and spent most of the time sitting on Mrs Laurel’s dressing table, admiring herself in the mirror! Bessie, the milkmaid, was rather fed up of Inky, because apart from looking into the mirror, she would steal the
Dobby, Mr Epps’ horse, had taken a liking to Mrs Epps’ umbrella. It was bright red and had a silver lining. “If only I could have an umbrella like that!” Dobby said aloud. Minnie, the small mouse in the stable, overheard him. “Dobby, how will you carry an umbrella even if you have it?” asked
It had been raining for the last three days. Everything was dripping. Poor Henry, the cock, was the worst hit, for his feathers were wet and he couldn’t crow loudly either. Only the ducks and the geese were having a good time! Charlie, the farm bullock, suggested that they should do something to improve their
The Morning Glory Cloud is a rare meteorological phenomenon and occurs as a series of waves forming the bands of roll clouds. These can be up to 1,000 km long and are often only 100-200 metres above the ground. Showers or thunderstorms may develop in its wake. The cloud quickly dissipates over land where the
Podge, the little lamb, was in trouble! He had wandered off outside the pen and fallen into a muddy ditch. Sally, the duck, heard him squealing and waddled across to find out what had happened. She quacked and squawked and raised an alarm. The farm animals collected around the ditch wondering how they were going
Nonny was curious about everything. She was Mrs Faber’s cat. How long was the wool in her ball? What was kept in the larder? What was being made for dinner? Where was Mrs Faber going? She wanted to know everything! One day, Mrs Faber went to her brother’s farm and took Nonny along. Farmer Jefferson’s