Walter was a sweet little specially-abled child. But no one around him seemed to understand what he said, no matter how much he would gesture, shout or wave his arms around. Whenever he would try to pick something up, his hands would throw it to the floor. Or he would try to hug his mother, […]
Flora was a meat-eating plant. Her friend Bill, the butcher, fed her morsels of meat daily. But soon Bill started ignoring her. So, Flora decided to keep a watch on Bill. She found that Bill was putting lots of meat in a yellow box. Flora asked Bill to give her some morsels of meat from
Albert was a treasurer in a King’s court. The King was very unhappy with him because Albert always made mistakes in calculations. One day, the King warned him, “Albert, you have one last chance to prove yourself. Show me that you are worthy of being a royal treasurer!” A disheartened Albert left the kingdom. He
Angelina Jolie Voight was born on the 4th of June 1975 in California, U.S. Do you know that Angelina Jolie has some interesting hobbies, which include collecting different types of knives and even collecting first edition books? Angelina Jolie Pitt is an actress, model, filmmaker and humanitarian. Apart from winning an Academy Award, 2 Screen
Alex, the alley cat, had no home. He was left out on the street to roam. Nobody cared about the poor, cold Alex. Sometimes, he had nothing to eat, not even fish or thrown-away meat. He seemed so grumpy every day. He never smiled or liked to play. When the other cats came, he ran
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was born on the 1st of November 1973 in Manglore, India. Do you know Aishwarya Rai has her own Barbie dolls? They were released as a limited addition to the actual range of dolls, and are now considered a collector’s items. An Indian actress, model and former winner of Miss World, Aishwarya
Leander Adrian Paes was born on the 17th of June 1973 in Mumbai, India. Do you know that Leander Paes has played through 4 generations of tennis champions? A professional tennis player, Leander Paes has won 8 doubles and 9 mixed double Grand Slam titles. Considered one of the best doubles and mixed doubles player
Lawrence Page, known as Larry Page, was born on the 26th of March 1973 in Michigan, U.S. Do you know that Larry Page earns only $1 per year? Considered as a ‘pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence’, Larry Page, along with Sergey Brin, invented the world’s most popular search engine to date, ‘Google’. Google
Linda, Holly and Mary lived in Victoria and were friends. One day, they were talking about their children and wanted everybody to know how well they behaved with all the people of the town. They also wanted to make everybody realise the importance of being good and helpful to one another. So, the mothers decided
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was born on the 24th of April 1973 in Mumbai, India. Do you know that Sachin was very superstitious during matches? He always put on his left pad before he put his right one. Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer and former Indian Cricket Team Captain. He is regarded as one of
Lee Jun-fan, popularly known as Bruce Lee, was born on the 27th of November 1940 in Chinatown, California, U.S.A., and passed away on 20th July 1973. Do you know that as a child Bruce Lee was in a gang and involved in street fighting in Hong Kong, and as a result he was sent to
Several years ago, the fairies used to explain to children whether they had been good or bad throughout the day. It was a very boring and tiring job. So, one day, one of the fairies called Sparkles made a plan to solve this problem. She invented a talking pillow for her favourite girl, Zara. When
Molly was a happy girl. She did not let little things in life upset her. But one day, something happened to her. It seemed like everything had gone wrong. First, she forgot her homework. Then after school, she missed the bus. Molly was looking so upset that day. The next day, it was again a
Petros Sampras, popularly known as Pete Sampras, was born on the 12th of August 1971 in Maryland, U.S. Do you know that Pete Sampras became a professional tennis player at the age of 16 years? Pete Sampras is a retired tennis player, who is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players in history.
Lance Edward Armstrong was born on the 18th of September 1971 in Texas, U.S. Do you know that Lance Armstrong’s foundation has raised over $500 million since 1997, to support cancer survivors? A former road racing cyclist, Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France 7-times. However, because of a doping scandal, he was stripped