Jerry lived with his poor parents in a small town. His father had a small shop. The town had a beautiful church and organised a Christmas carnival every year. Jerry wanted to go to the carnival. He asked his parents for new clothes. Father said, “Son, we don’t have extra money to buy clothes. But […]
Tina and Suzie were decorating the Christmas tree in their living room. The two sisters were excited but sad too, for their father was far away from home. Suddenly, they saw that their poor neighbour Mr Bean’s roof had fallen off. The sisters said, “Mother, can they celebrate Christmas with us tonight?” Mother, at once,
It was Christmas Eve. Donna knew there was not much money, so she might not get all her presents on Christmas. Donna thought longingly of the pink bicycle that she wanted. Later, when Donna was sleeping, a sound, like a tiny tinkling bell, woke her up. She saw a beautiful fairy. The fairy said, “I
Scientific name : Panthera leo x Panthera tigris Family : Felidae Native to : Africa Interesting fact : The liger is a hybrid between a male lion and a female tiger. Ligers enjoy swimming like tigers, and are very sociable like lions. A liger looks like a giant lion with a tiger-like striped pattern that
An angel said to herself, ‘I do hope that this Christmas I will be able to help people have a happy and Merry Christmas.’ Suddenly, the angel heard a little girl crying. She asked him, “Why are you crying?” The little girl sobbed, “My puppy is missing. I am worried. How will I find it?”
“Molly dear,” said mother, “Do you remember how you always told us that you wanted a baby-brother or baby-sister?” “Yes, I still do want one,” said Molly. “Well, it looks like your wish has come true!” exclaimed daddy happily. “Wow! Is mummy going to have a baby?” cried Molly. Daddy said, “Yes. Whether it will
It was a sunny Christmas morning. Nona knew it was going to be a beautiful Christmas. She went outside and walked around. She had a beautiful garden. Nona looked at her flowers. She loved flowers and planted them herself. She took great care of her flowers. She even painted the pots. Suddenly, among the flowers,
“What do you want for Christmas this year?” asked mother. “I would like to have the new princess doll,” said Wendy. Mother said, “I am afraid that doll is much too expensive.” Wendy cried, “It is the only thing I want.” Just then Wendy’s friend said, “I want a cupcake doll. On Christmas morning, I
It was a cold Christmas morning. Cathy saw snow everywhere. “Hey Ken! Let us make a snowman,” she shouted to her brother. Ken rushed to where Kathy was standing and saw the snow too. Both got very excited. They loved to play in the snow. They quickly ate their breakfast and ran out. Cathy picked
Dana peeped out of the window on a cold Christmas morning. She exclaimed in delight, “Oh, it is snow everywhere.” She called all her friends, “Let us build a snowman.” They gave the snowman a nice hat and gloves. Later, they got tired and went away. The snowman felt cold. Now, an elf felt sorry
Peggy was a spoilt girl. She had a group of friends who were like her. They would do anything for her. One day, a girl named Gina joined their school. She was very poor. She wore the clothes which were not ironed. Everyone could see that Gina was poor. Peggy and her friends made fun
Once, a woman had three daughters. The eldest was mean, the second was gentle and the youngest was kind. On Christmas, the mother, sent the youngest to get some wood from the forest. The youngest daughter roamed around in the forest. She reached Saint Joseph’s hut while collecting wood. She gave him her food to
Scientific name : Cercopithecus lomamiensis Family : Cercopithecidae Native to : Congo Basin Interesting fact : Its bottom is blue in colour. Conservation status : Vulnerable Though known to locals, it was unknown to the international scientific community until it was discovered in 2007 and confirmed in a 2012 publication. It has amber fur on
Sally was careless. She lost many things due to her careless behaviour. Her father repeatedly warned her to be careful. On Christmas Eve, her father gifted her a beautiful doll. He said, “If you lose this doll, I will never get any more presents for you.” Sally loved the doll. She promised to take care
Tim finished putting the last decoration on the Christmas tree. His sister Beth was helping him. Tim said, “I want everything to be just right for Christmas. Mom and dad are coming.” “Oh! Look at the snow!” exclaimed Beth, opening the front door. There was a lot of snow on the ground. Tim said sadly,