Poppy’s mother often found her sitting up at night. She would read or play games or watch TV. She couldn’t sleep. It was very difficult, because the next morning Poppy would fall asleep in the class! No matter what Poppy’s mother tried, it didn’t seem to work.One night, a strong wind blew and it entered […]
The pig was the only animal on the farm who had no tail. He looked at the others and felt very envious. The cow swished its tail with such ease. The horse had one like a whisk. The rooster had a most beautiful one: bright and wavy! The dog and the cat had thick furry
Nelly was the star singer in the school choir. She had a beautiful voice, clear and strong. When she sang, people would stop whatever they were doing and simply listen! She enjoyed singing—in the house, at school, in the bath, in the garden. You could hear her humming even when she did her homework or
Jenny was visiting her grandmother. Granny was going to help with a church sale, so a lot of old things were being taken out. The attic in Granny’s house was a wonderful place to hunt for things.Jenny rummaged through old clothes, trunks, furniture, toys and all kinds of treasures in the attic. Granny had told
Peter wanted a pet very much. He was very lonely and had no one to play with. He did spend time looking at squirrels and birds and rabbits. But it was not the same thing as having his own puppy.His parents decided to give him a puppy for his birthday. On Saturday morning, Papa and
Lisa fell asleep after hearing the story of Cinderella. She was dreaming of it when she felt someone shaking her awake.She sat up and saw a very grandly dressed lady standing besides her bed.“Who are you?” she asked.“Cinderella’s fairy godmother, of course,” said the lady.“You are real?” said Lisa amazed, “Not just a storybook figure?”“Who
“My life is very dull,” thought Colin, as he sat at the window and looked out at the houses across the road. “Why can’t something exciting happen to me like the things that happen in storybooks?”Suddenly, he saw a lot of smoke coming out of a bush and sat up. Something must be on fire!
Once upon a time, there lived a parrot who belonged to a barber. He had learnt to talk like human beings. Many people came to the barber’s shop and chatted about things. The parrot also heard all this. He loved to pick up rhyming words beautifully.The barber had become well known in the kingdom. One
Billy had a bad habit. Whenever anyone asked him to do something, he would say he’ll do it “sometime”! It was extremely irritating.His mother needed some bread immediately, so she asked him to run to Mr Foley’s shop and get it quickly. “I’ll get it sometime!” replied Billy out of fun.“Will you please fetch the
Beeper was a little car that belonged to Mr Gordon. He had been there for years and taken his boys, Andrew and Edward, to school and sports and holidays. Now he was old. The boys spoke about a new car.Now Andy said he wanted a car with a roof that could fold down. Edie wanted
In a field stood Hector, the scarecrow. He spent the whole day and night standing there on a pole with his arms stretched out. He was supposed to chase away the crows and protect the field.“How can I do that, when I’m supposed to stand still?” he grumbled, “They could come and sit on my
Hilda was a beautiful little fairy who lived inside a mushroom, but she was not very sensible.One day, Hilda went for a party in the garden. Fireflies lit it up. Lots of fairies, elves, gnomes and pixies were singing and dancing. They drank lots of dew and honey and ate fairy cakes and muffins. They
In a village far away, there was a church with a high tower. In it was a huge bell. An old man lived in a cottage near the sea and he told everyone that whenever anything special happened, the bell would ring out.One rainy night, a little baby was found on the doorstep of the
Chuffy was a steam engine that had drawn carriages for many years along the railway track. He enjoyed the thrill of rattling along on the metal rails, the noise, the smoke and the countryside. The stations made him so happy with the people getting off and on and all the bustle, till the guard waved
Mickey was a bully. He troubled everyone in the class. He would eat up others’ lunch, hide their pencils or books, trip them up in the class or on the playground. No amount of scolding by the teacher seemed to improve him.One day a new boy, John, came to the class. He was very quiet