Once, in fairyland, all the flower fairies were sad and unhappy. Seeing the flower fairies sad, the butterflies asked them, “Flower fairies, why are you sad?” One of the flower fairies said, “Being flower fairies, we cannot live without flowers and the flowers in fairyland are strangely becoming dull and colourless.” The butterflies spoke amongst […]
Once, there lived two elves, Scarlet and Scoop. Scarlet was big and beautiful while Scoop was small and thin. Scarlet always made fun of Scoop. Scoop was hurt, but she kept quiet because she was wiser than Scarlet. One morning, Scarlet went to the forest to gather fruits with some elves. She slipped and fell
Once, there lived two brothers in a village. The elder brother was cunning while the younger brother was generous. The elder brother ran many businesses and felt that his younger brother was a burden. He asked the younger brother to leave the house. On his way, the younger brother met an old lady, who was
Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Billy. He was mischievous and did not follow any rules. There was a magical fruit tree in Billy’s village. Whenever the tree dropped fruit, the villagers collected it. But, they never plucked it from the tree. One day, Billy climbed the tree and plucked a juicy
Once, a group of monkeys lived in a forest. One of the monkeys was very unhappy to live with his family. One day, the monkey met a wizard. He requested the wizard to turn him into a human. The wizard agreed and cast a spell on the monkey. Lo! He soon turned into a man!
Once, there lived a poor girl in a village near a forest. One day, it rained heavily. Drenched in rain, she shivered and soon slept. After a while, the girl woke up. Comfortable warmth surrounded her as a bright fire burnt in the fireplace. As the girl looked around, she saw an angel smiling at
Long ago, a kind and loving couple lived in a village. Once, Charlie, the husband, saved some money to buy a field. However, his neighbour fell ill, so Charlie lent all his money to him for medicines. One day, Charlie saw a dream. He saw himself digging his garden and finding a big box in
Waterfall is a natural water-body. Water stream takes a sudden and steep drop in it, for example, at the edge of a cliff. Waterfall usually forms a pool at the bottom. And if the water in the pool overflows, it continues as a river or another waterfall. They are found in those regions where cliffs,
A spring is water stream flowing out from a natural opening or a crack in the ground. Springs can be found in the bottom of a valley or near the sides of hills or near any form of rock. They are classified into three categories: seepage, artesian and tubular springs. Seepage springs are small water
Any large water-body that is surrounded by land is called a lake. Lakes are generally defined as temporary water-bodies and are one of the most valuable and beautiful natural resources on the Earth. Lakes are found in every environment (mountains, deserts, plains or near seashores) and in all the continents. These vary greatly in length
India is famous for its diverse wildlife, and dense and vast forest-cover. Forests cover the second largest land-share after agriculture, which is about 6,780,000 km2 (about 20.64% of the total land of the country). More than 45,000 plant species and more than 80,000 animal species thrive in the Indian forests. The several types of forests
Rainforests are the region of dense plantation and have a huge variety of flora and fauna. Some of the peculiar plants that possess striking features are given below.
The Monteverde cloud forest of Costa Rica is also known as the fog forest. These are tropical or subtropical evergreen forests. They are popular for 100% humidity and heavy rainfall, which is due to the surrounding clouds and mist. This forest contains short and crooked trees, trunks of which are usually covered with a thick
Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo. It is located about 400 km off the south-eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Madagascar as an island is a combination of plateaus, coastal plains and beaches. The tropical rainforests of Madagascar lie in the low-elevation, due to
Amazon rainforest is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It covers around 6,000,000 km2 area of Brazil, which is about 40% of Brazil’s total area. It occupies the drainage basin of the Amazon River (second largest river in the world) and its tributaries in northern South America. This region experiences high rainfall, high humidity and constant
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