Canyons are deep V-shaped narrow valleys with steep sides and rocky boundaries. The word ‘Canyon’ is derived from the Spanish word cañon, which means tube or pipe. These are formed by the movement of rivers (river canyons), the process of weathering and erosion (weathering canyons), and tectonic activities underneath the Earth’s surface (submarine canyon).
Once, there lived a little girl called Lilly. One day, Lilly’s parents had to visit her sick grandmother. They promised to be back before sunset and left. While playing, Lilly saw her father’s bag hanging on a wall. He had told her never to open it. The curious Lilly opened the bag a little. An
One day, a young man named James wandered far into the mountains where the giants lived. He grew tired and fainted. When James woke up, he found himself in a cave. An ugly looking man offered him food. This was Gog, the giant. Soon, James and Gog became good friends. One day, Gog took James
One day, a sailor fell overboard from his ship. He clung onto a wooden plank and floated. Soon, he fainted. He was awakened on a moonlit beach and saw a mermaid. The mermaid said, “I am princess melody.” “I am Max,” said the sailor. Princess Melody took him to the kingdom of mermaids. She magically
Once upon a time, a wicked witch kidnapped some children and locked them up in a room. The witch used a magic word to open the room. Whenever her magic would reduce, she would use a child’s energy to recharge herself and change the child into a butterfly. One night, the witch came into the
One day, a shepherd decided to take his son out to the pasture. His wife packed them the lunch and said, “Do not be late for supper. The forest is not safe at night. If you are scared, call the forest fairy.” The shepherd and his son enjoyed themselves in the pasture and lost track
A steppe is a dry and grassy belt of grassland. It is located in temperate climatic regions of the Earth, which lie between the tropics and the polar regions. They are also called mid-latitude grasslands. The two main types of grasses which are found in this area are cropland and pasture. These are short grasses,
Once, there lived a rich man in a village. One day, the rich man took away a poor farmer’s land and said, “If your daughter marries my son, you can have your land back.” The lovely daughter was upset but ready to get married, even though she knew that the son of the rich man
One fine day, two sisters Alice and Elliot ran off to play without telling their mother. They sat under a tree to rest and realised that they were lost. Something landed on Alice’s shoulder. It was a tiny fairy. “You didn’t tell your mother you were going to play,” she asked gently. “No, and we’re
Savanna is a type of flat grassland in tropical and subtropical regions, bordering tropical rainforests. However, certain dry savannas are present on the borders of some deserts as well. These grasslands are generally warm and they have dry climatic conditions. They are characterised by brushy and coarse grasses with a few small or dispersed trees
Once upon a time, a king and a queen had a child whom they loved dearly. One morning, the little prince saw the sun shining brightly in the sky. “I want the sun for my crown,” he demanded. The king asked the court magician to get the sun for the prince. The magician lit a
Once, a friendly dragon named Yowler made his home in a huge cave in a mountain near the village. The rainy weather gave him a bad cold. Yowler did not recover for many months. Yowler sneezed a lot. Each time he sneezed, fire and smoke came out of his nostrils. The villagers were scared, but
Once, a goblin and a wizard were arguing over who was the better at magic. They saw a poor looking man sitting under a tree and decided to ask him. They went up to him and asked, “Sir, which one of us is the better at magic?” “Unless you show me, how can I tell?”
One Christmas day, a couple found a sweet little girl in a basket with a note: Keep me warm and fed always. I will bring you good luck, Shirley. The lady took little Shirley into the house and their luck changed for good. Many years passed and Shirley grew up into a beautiful young girl.
Grasslands are the open and flat plains on the Earth where grass is the most dominating flora. The grasslands present in the Southern hemisphere get more rainfall than those in the Northern hemisphere. Hence the grass in the Southern hemisphere grows more than 2 metres in height and its roots extend several feet into the
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