Once upon a time, there was a king who had three sons. They were handsome and strong. The King decided that his eldest son would be the King after him and the second son would be the Commander-in-Chief of his great army.But his youngest son, William, only liked to play the flute and sing! “What […]
Everyone called her Wiley the Witch because she had a long nose and chin. Her real name was Wilhelmina, but it was very difficult, so they called her Wiley. What they did not know was that she was really a very kind witch! And she could really work magic.Her neighbour, Herbert, worked as a gardener.
Ben was the star attraction at the circus. The children came especially to see him perform. He went through hoops and climbed up several boxes and ladders. And when he roared, the children held their breaths. He was magnificent and ferocious as well!But Ben was very sad. He was lonely. He hated his little cage
Jenny had a kitten called Matilda. She took very good care of her, gave her milk and fish and cream. But Matilda had to be good always. She could not play with the balls of wool and tangle them. She had to sleep on a cushion at night and wasn’t allowed to curl up on
In the desert, there was an oasis where a strange man lived with his son Abdullah. This man had hidden a large pot of gold in a hollow palm tree. The man grew old and when he knew he was dying, he called Abdullah and told him about the pot of gold. He gave Abdullah
Everyone in the village used to make fun of Percy. He did very silly things and got into trouble constantly.Once he had to carry a large basket of butter to Mrs Goodwin. He carried it in a basket on his head. On the way he kept wondering why he was sweating so much. When he
Martin Burke loved adventures, not real ones, but in his imagination. Everyone was used to hearing Martin’s adventures. His ship had sunk in the ocean. He had flown across high mountains. He had saved a maiden from a dragon. He had caught a whale while fishing. He rode on a white horse. His stories went
There were tribes that lived in the deep forests. They sent messages to one another by beating out signals on their drums. Everyone knew the language of the drums.There was a woodpecker named Koka in the forest. He was extremely intelligent. He heard the sounds made by the drums and picked up many of the
Mr Halley enjoyed travelling. The trouble was that no one else enjoyed his travels. He carried two suitcases, three large bags, a duffle bag containing shoes, an overcoat, an umbrella, a flask and two hats. In addition, he had packets of food and juice. He believed that he should be ready to face any kind
Mrs Wimble had a new pet, a delightful little terrier. He was white with a brown ear and a patch over one eye. So, she named him Patch.He was a very naughty puppy. He chewed up the morning papers, her slippers, and the legs of tables and chairs. He dragged the bath-mat around the house.
When Miss Janis came into the school, there were always a few giggles. Miss Janis was very pretty. She had glossy golden hair, beautiful blue eyes and always wore exquisite dresses. Whenever she was free, she would look into a little mirror and put on some lipstick or dusted her face with some powder or
Mr and Mrs Lewis with a five-year-old daughter, Minnie, and a one-year-old son, Bunter, lived in a cottage on the edge of the forest. The children spent most days playing outside with squirrels, caterpillars, butterflies and birds.Minnie made sure Bunter didn’t get into trouble. Once he found a hole in the trunk of a tree,
When anyone in the village saw Mr Grumpy coming down the road, he would run into a shop or walk off in a different direction. There was a reason for this.Mr Grumpy loved to grumble. He grumbled about the weather, his dinner, the vegetables, his neighbour’s cat, the fish he had at lunch, his health,
A Prince lived alone in a castle. He had neither parents, nor brothers and sisters. He did not even have a friend. So, he was very lonely. He walked around in his gardens, rode all over the estate, read books. But he was tired of being alone. He had read about friends in books. He
Long ago in a kingdom far away, there lived a princess who never smiled. The King and the Queen tried everything possible to make her happy. She had fabulous clothes and jewels. The Court Jester tried to make her laugh with jokes and tricks.Then they called the Chief Medicine Man and asked his opinion. He