Grandpa Tales

Gina Elephant loved to stroll every day. One day, as she was strolling in the jungle, she found a huge bunch of bananas on a rock. Gina was surprised to see them lying there. ‘Whose are these? Someone must have forgotten to take these,’ she thought. She saw a snake near by and asked him, […]

Once there were three cows. Willy was a big cow, Tilly was a middle-sized cow and Jilly was a little cow. They loved to eat grass all day. But they never crossed the bridge to eat the grass on the other side, because a goblin lived under the bridge. But one day, the cows decided

Teddy bears, Teddy bears, Teddy bears! Jack loved teddy bears. His room was full of teddies of all shapes and sizes. When asked what he would like for his birthday or any other special occasion, Jack always asked for a teddy bear. But his parents would say, “Not another bear. There is no room for

Foodle Rabbit was very small. He had hardly seen the world. So, his mother decided to show him the world. She called out to Foodle Rabbit, “Come on. Let us go outside and explore.” But Foodle Rabbit was scared of the big world outside. He called out, “Only if you promise to hold my hand.”

Pete was a very adventurous boy. He loved the blue sea. He knew how to swim. One day, he saw his dad’s diving mask and snorkel. He decided to borrow them. He went to his dad and said, “Dad, I am borrowing your diving mask and snorkel. I am going to swim underwater.” “Okay,” said

One day, when Tiffy Bear got up in the morning, he felt terrible. The whole world seemed terrible to him. Well, because he was having an awful toothache. Mother said, “Do not worry, Tiffy. After school I will take you to see the dentist and have your tooth taken out.” Poor Tiffy said, “OK Mother.”

It was a bright day. The sky was clear. Dilly Dragonfly was flying about in the sky. After a while, he felt thirsty. So, he flew towards the pond. When he came over the pond, he looked down. Suddenly, he saw a little green arm waving up at him. Someone was shouting for help. Dilly

Ted Bear was out on a morning walk when he read the poster. It said, “The hat making competition will be held on Saturday.” Ted Bear was flustered. He had not made any hat this year. What was he to do? He went home and started thinking of making a new hat. But what kind

Billy Bear got up from the bed in the morning. Suddenly he remembered, “It is Mother’s birthday today. I will have to do something special for her.” Mother had gone out for some chore, so Billy walked into the kitchen. He decided to bake a cake for Mother. But making the cake turned out to

The stars were twinkling in the sky. Mrs. Hedgehog and her son Howdy were walking in the jungle. Howdy loved to look at the stars and kept stopping to gaze up at them. It was a good walk and as they reached their house, they met a strange looking fellow. He had a large stick

Willy Whale lived in the sea with his family. It was a very pleasant day. The sea was very cool. Willy Whale was learning to jump out of the water. After jumping for many hours, Willy felt tired. His dad saw this and said, “Come on, Willy. Just one more jump!” As Willy tried to

One day, the lion decided that it was time to take his cub for exploring the jungle. Soon, they were on their way. Suddenly, the cub asked, “Father, what is up there in the tree?” Father replied, “That thing up there is an old owl. Did he give you a scare?” The cub replied, “Dad,

It was a very stormy night. Peg and Kid were not able to sleep in their room. They were scared of the thunder and lightning. So, they went running to their parents. Peg said, “We are scared of the thunder and lightning.” Suddenly, the lights also went out. Dad went to fetch some oil lamps.

Three pigs made three different houses. The first pig made a house of straw. It was not strong. The second pig made a house of wood. But he did not put nails on the planks to make it strong. The third pig built a strong house. The other pigs made fun of him while he

Pip and Sip were two cute kittens. But they were very different from each other. They were as different as chalk and cheese. Their mother was puzzled over her odd little kittens, but she loved them both the same. One day, Pip climbed high up on a tree and got stuck. “Help!” he cried to