A soldier was returning home from the wars, tired and tattered. On the way, he met an old woman who wanted some help. She was actually a witch. She pointed to a hollow in a tree and said, “Go into that hollow, son. You will find a chest with a dog having eyes as large […]
Peter Pan had flown in through the window of Mr and Mrs Darling’s house one night and been chased out by their large dog, Nana, who guarded their children— Wendy, John and Michael. But unfortunately, his shadow got left behind. So, the next night, he returned to look for his shadow. Wendy woke up and
Gulliver loved going to the sea and had many adventures. Once, the ship was wrecked in a storm and he floated on a log of wood till he reached a shore, half-drowned and exhausted. He fell asleep there and woke up when the sun was shining on his face.Gulliver found he couldn’t get up because
Dorothy was sleeping soundly when a tornado hit her Uncle’s ranch. She and her little dog Toto were whirled away till the house landed with a thud far away from her home in Kansas. She felt very sad. Dorothy looked out of the window, and saw wonderful meadows outside. There were flowers, fruit trees and
The polar bears and the gulls loved their King though the latter was old and weak now. But he was very wise. The seals were scared of him. One day, a bad hunter shot the King and took away his fur and hide. The King lay in pain, dying. The gulls felt very sad and
Alice fell through a hole in the ground, following a strange White Rabbit wearing a waistcoat, carrying a watch and talking! The world inside the rabbit-hole was even more strange as she searched for the White Rabbit. After becoming larger and smaller till Alice was thoroughly confused, she found a Duchess whose baby suddenly became
Once upon a time, there was a king whose son was very fond of hunting. The King allowed him to go hunting, but he was very worried whenever he went into the forest.Therefore, he ordered his grand Vazir to go with him and never lose sight of him. So, the grand Vazir was always with the
Once upon a time, a Sultan came to a beautiful lake that looked like polished black marble among hills. On its bank was a magnificent palace but when he entered it there was no one to be seen.He heard someone moaning about his fate and wishing to die. So, he followed the voice till he
Long ago in Greece, there lived a King who was very ill. No one could cure his disease though many physicians tried to heal him.One day, a physician named Douban came to the court. He was a very learned man and spoke several languages. He was a philosopher and had knowledge of herbs too. He
Once upon a time, there was a very poor fisherman who had barely enough to support himself and his wife and three children. Every morning, he cast his net four times to catch fish.One day, he threw his net and caught a dead ass in it. He repaired his net and threw it again. But
Prince Ahmed went to search for his arrow following the direction in which he had shot. He found it on a steep craggy rock. He picked the arrow up and looked around.There appeared to be a hollow in the rock. So, he stepped in and found that it opened onto a path with stairs. He
Once upon a time, there was a great Sultan in India with three very worthy sons: Hussain, Ali and Ahmed. He also had a beautiful and accomplished niece, Nur-un-nihar, who had become an orphan when she was a child. He brought her up with great care and love.All the princes were in love with Nur-un-nihar
The King of Persia ruled over a large and prosperous kingdom. He was a well-loved and happy king. But he longed for an heir.One day, as he sat in the court, a merchant wished to speak to him privately. After the day’s work was over in the court, the King called the merchant. He brought
“My story is equally strange,” said the second old man, “These two dogs are my elder brothers. Our father died and left each of us a thousand gold sequins. We all became merchants.”The eldest brother wanted to become a trader. So, he sold off his shop and used all the money he had to buy
“This hind that you see,” said the first old man, telling his story to the Genie, the merchant and the others, “is my wife.” His story ran as follows:The man and his wife were happy but had no children. So, he adopted the son of a favourite slave. But his wife was extremely jealous of
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