It was a freezing night. Steve found it hard to sleep in bed. When he got up the next morning, he was surprised not to be able to see anything outside. He was very confused about the mysterious blanket which seemed to have come down all around his home. When he stepped out of his […]
Della’s parents were very poor. Yet, they wanted the best for their daughter. They worked hard to send her to a good school. Della did not let her parents down. She studied well. Some of Della’s classmates did not speak to her because she was from a poor family. But that did not deter Della
Mae and Blanche were best friends. But Blanche was a proud girl. She would always boast about herself to others. Mae was tired of her. One day, Mae and Blanche went for a swim. Blanche began boasting, “I can swim very fast. I am a great swimmer. I can even swim against the tide.” Mae
There was a squirrel called Squitty who lived in the forest. Now, this squirrel did not have a home as the other squirrels did. So, when winter came, she started getting worried. She thought, ‘Where will I stay? I will freeze if I stay in the open. But all the holes have been occupied. I
Carrie was the youngest of four sisters. She was the apple of everyone’s eyes. But she was a disobedient child. Her mother would ask her to clean her room every day, but she would refuse to do so. Carrie’s sister, on the contrary, would listen to their mother and clean their rooms. All their rooms
Bertha loved dogs. She wanted to have a pet dog. She told her mother, “I want to have a pet dog at home. I want to take care of it every day.” But her mother said, “You can’t have one, dear, because I am allergic to dog hair.” Bertha was very sad. Every day, she
Two sisters, Rose-Red and Snow-White, lived with their mother. One snowy evening, someone knocked at their door. It was a brown bear stiff with cold. They took care of the bear. He spent winters with them and then went away when spring came. One day, the girls came across a dwarf. He was struggling with
Elsie loved to play with her sister’s belongings. Whenever her sister wasn’t home, Elsie would sneak into her sister’s room. There, she would play with her sister’s clothes and make-up. No one found out about Elsie’s escapades because she would arrange her sister’s belongings just as they were. One day, Elsie slipped into her sister’s
Tessa loved sports. Among all the sports in her school, she loved running. She wanted to be the fastest runner in her class. But Tessa never practised. As a result, no matter how hard she ran, she always lost in every competition. One day, she told her parents, “I can never win any race.” Her
Once, a cat and a mouse were friends. They lived in a farm. One day the mouse told the cat about a cupboard full of eatables. So, they both decided to go there. Soon, both were enjoying the tasty things in the cupboard. There were cheese, some sausages and many other things. They were enjoying
One day, Cynthia went to the woods with her friends to collect blueberries. She went about, humming a tune, plucking the juicy, ripe berries and putting them in her basket. Soon, she wandered deep into the woods. There, she heard someone crying. Cynthia peeped from behind the bushes to see who it was. It was
Claire was a good student. She had also been the champion of her school in the spelling competition for four years in a row. But this year, a new girl named Opal had joined her class and everyone was expecting her to win the competition. On the day of the competition, Opal and Claire participated
Every year Doreen’s mother collected old clothes from everyone in the house. Then she would send them to the people who could not afford to buy clothes for themselves. One day, she asked Doreen to give away her favourite lace dress. Doreen was sad. She refused. Her mother said, “What will you do with it?
A wolf was enjoying his meal when a bone got stuck in his throat. He started crying in pain. He asked many animals to help him but none did. Then a kind stork came by. The wolf promised to reward her if she would take out his bone. The kind stork agreed. At once, without
Irma reached home after a football-practice session. “How is my little angel?” asked her father. She said, “Daddy, I can’t do it! The practice sessions really tire me.” Her father said, “But you always wanted to be on the school team. What happened?” “I don’t think I am good enough to play football,” Irma replied.
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