Chuggy was an old blue engine who had run on a hill track for years. He liked to go along the mountainside, chugging and whistling. People stopped to wave at him. When he felt cold, the engine driver would add a little coal into the furnace, and away would go Chuggy, hauling five coaches full […]
Mellie’s parents gave her a beautiful doll on her birthday. The doll had lovely golden flecked eyes and chestnut brown hair. Mellie liked her so much that she carried her around everywhere. She called her ‘Greta’. All this gave Greta an idea that she was better than all the other toys.There were a ragdoll, a
Farmer Jones was kind and he was fair. So, all the animals liked to work for him. None complained, except Fred, the donkey. Fred spent all his time grumbling. He grumbled about the food. He grumbled about his stable. He grumbled at the work, at the weather and at the other animals… he just grumbled!It
“Hurry up, Tony! It’s almost time for your school bus to arrive!” shouted Mummy.“Coming!” said Tony as he raced into the kitchen, gulped his milk and stuffed a sandwich into his mouth before racing out to catch the bus.“That boy!” thought Mummy, “will never learn to be in time. It’s always a mad rush in
The flute was lying, dusty and neglected, in a shop selling many things: books, tools, toys, musical instruments, antiques. The flute had been lying in the shop for a long time because no one wanted it. Outside the shop was a board that said: BILLY’S BIN.Jenny passed along that road every day. She wanted to
Peter loved animals and birds and he could understand their language and talk to them too! He enjoyed walking through the forest because he could talk to so many of them.One day going through the forest he heard someone crying. He looked around and found a small bear sitting under a tree weeping.“What happened?” asked
Mr Bunter loved to eat. He ate large meals at home and when he went out, he did not know when to stop. People were scared to invite Mr Bunter to a party, because there would be nothing left for others to eat!He was always late to office because once he settled down for breakfast,
Mrs Benjamin had a cat named Katy. Mrs Benjamin gave her lots of milk and fish, and a cushion to sleep on. Katy could catch all the mice she wanted. But Katy could not go out or have any adventures.One day, Mrs Benjamin was ill and had to go to hospital. Her niece Amanda came
Dino, the little dragon, lived with his family in a cave on a mountain. All his cousins had learnt to fly, but he was still learning. He found it very difficult and very frightening. He couldn’t even blow flames! Everyone teased him.Every morning all the dragons would set off to work. In the evening, they
Sam and Mike decided to go to a fair outside the town. They looked forward to spending the whole day on swings and at the stalls enjoying themselves. They decided to take Sam’s pet monkey, Momo, along. It would be fun for him too.They reached the fairground soon. Momo liked the swings best. He had
William became King when he was very young. Everyone around him flattered him so much that he began to believe all that they said. He thought he was very handsome, very kind, very generous, very brave.When he went out on horseback, everyone would praise him for being the best rider, the best hunter, the best
“Billy is a good boy,” said his teacher, Miss Williams, “The only trouble with him is that he daydreams in the class all the time! So, he doesn’t hear what the teacher is saying and makes silly mistakes.”Billy’s mother looked at him and they went off home.“Now, Billy, you must stop daydreaming and pay attention
Raja was a huge, handsome elephant who belonged to a temple. He was looked after with great care. On special occasions he was dressed up in silk and jewels and carried the Lord’s statue on his back.The Keeper was very kind to him. Raja was fed properly and bathed every day. His cage was huge
Bob and Nat were twins. Bob liked to play football and climb up trees. Nat liked to read books and paint pictures. Bob liked to play tricks whereas Nat was very quiet and kind. Bob would play a prank on someone and Nat would get into trouble for it!Once Bob let the dog loose when
Miss Stokes rarely spoke to anyone, neither smiled nor shared anything. If any of the children wished her, she would not reply. She had a fat brown cat called Boris whom she loved. Everyone in the village was a little upset with her and some of the small children were afraid of her. They thought