Edna had never been to the circus. One day, she went there with her parents. She was quite excited to see the clowns. She laughed at their silly jokes and funny acts. “Mom, the clowns are so funny,” she said. Then came the ringmaster with a group of lions. Edna was frightened to see the […]
It was Fred’s birthday. He was four now. His favourite pastime was to play with the telephone though mummy and daddy kept telling him that it was not a toy. But as it was his birthday today, they allowed him to make his first call. It was to grandfather and grandmother. Daddy told him the
Daphne had a beautiful house with a huge fruit garden. But Daphne’s neighbour was jealous of her. Every day, she would peep into her fruit garden and throw loads of rubbish. Then she would rush back into her house. One day, the neighbour took things a bit too far. Daphne had kept a bucket near
Concetta was a hard-working elf. One day, she found a few grains of wheat. So she asked her friends, “Who wants to plant the wheat?” All her friends were playing. So they said, “Not me.” Concetta planted the grains of wheat all by herself. When the wheat was ripe, she called out to her friends
It was bedtime. Nealie was about to go to sleep when she saw her grandfather whispering something with closed eyes. When he opened his eyes, she asked him, “What were you saying, Grandpa?” “I was sharing the day’s happenings with God,” he replied. Nealie was surprised. “Does God listen to you?” she asked. Her grandfather
Mr. Nash saw Jane and Keith with a basket. He asked them, “Where are you both going?” Jane replied, “We are going to pick some mushrooms.” Mr. Nash said, “Come with me. I will show you the best ones and also which ones to leave alone.” The children were happy for the help and went
Eulalie was a lazy girl. She did not like to tie her shoelaces. Whenever she wore shoes, her mother would remind her to tie them, but she would always reply, “I hate bending down to tie the laces, Mom!” One day, she wore her best hat and shoes. Then she said to her mother, “I’m
Jim and Sara were playing in the garden when they saw a squirrel. The squirrel called out, “Hi! My name is Tubby.” Jim replied, “I am Jim and this is my sister Sara. What are you doing?” Tubby replied, “I am storing food for winter. As there are plenty of animals doing the same, I
Candice and Jeanie were walking home from school. As they talked and laughed, they came upon a huge cabbage field. “Look, those cabbages are huge,” said Jeanie. Candice was in the mood for some fun. So she said, “Oh, that’s nothing. I once saw a cabbage bigger than this. It was very big,” she said,
Cherry was running late for school. She gobbled her breakfast and gulped down the glass of milk. Then she rushed down the stairs and grabbed her bicycle. “Cherry, don’t forget to wear your knee pads and helmet,” her mother called out behind her. “But Mom, school is just a few paces away,” shouted Cherry. “No
It was holiday time again. The children were happy. Mother decided to teach her children and their friends to make plum jam. The children became excited when they heard this. Stella cried, “We will get the plums from the orchard. Come on, friends.” Soon the children were standing under the plum tree looking to pluck
Twila had been ill. So she hadn’t been able to study for the English test. That day, before she went to school, she wanted to tell her mother about it, but could not. The English teacher walked in and said, “Hope you all are ready for the test!” Twila took a deep breath. When the
Long back in the forest, an oak tree complained to a fir tree, “You know when autumn comes, the wind blows down all my leaves.” The fir tree consoled it, “Do not worry. They will return when spring comes.” But the oak tree said, “I know but I will freeze till that happens.” The fir
There was a fairy named Dewdrop. Her wings were as soft as dew and whenever she was around, the air smelt fresh, clean and dewy. That’s because it was Dewdrop’s job to make sure the air was healthy and clean. There was a time when Dewdrop thought she was too good for her job. She
Roma lived in a small hut just outside a castle. She had many brothers and sisters, and very few toys. She had to share all her toys with her siblings. Roma often thought of the princess who lived inside the castle. ‘The princess is so lucky. She lives in a huge castle and probably has
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