A rabbit called Onkie lived in the deep African jungles. He was a very intelligent rabbit but Onkie wanted to become even wiser. So, one day, he went to meet the good witch who lived in the woods. The witch heard Onkie’s wish and said, “We shall see! But first bring me a live python!” [...]
Gepetto was a poor carpenter who made his living by making puppets. Once, he was carving a puppet out of wood in his workshop. Suddenly the wood squealed, “Ouch! That hurt!” The puppet was alive! Gepetto named the puppet, Pinocchio. Pinocchio wanted to be like other boys and go to school. Gepetto sold his coat [...]
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess who had a golden ball. One day, while playing in the garden, the ball fell into a pond. She was very upset and did not know what to do. While she sat there crying helplessly, a frog hopped out of the pond and asked, “Why are [...]
In a garden there lived an ant and a grasshopper who were very good friends. It was springtime and the grasshop¬per was having a lot of fun playing, singing, and dancing in the sun. But the ant was hardworking. It was collecting food grains and storing them in its house. The grasshopper did not understand [...]
A family of rabbits ran helter-skelter whenever any animal came near them, fearing they would be trampled to death. One day, hearing the sound of horses’ hoof beats from a nearby forest, they were terrified. They decided they would rather die than live in constant fear. So, they went down to the river to drown [...]
There lived a king and a queen who wanted a baby. They prayed hard and God finally rewarded them a baby boy. Unfortunately, the baby was born with the head of a donkey. Yet he was well loved because of his sweet nature. One day, the young prince went to the forest and saw his [...]
A poor woodcutter and his wife had two children named Hansel and Gretel. Their mother died when they were young. Hansel and Gretel were very sad. Soon their father remarried but their stepmother was very cruel. One day, she took the children deep into the forest and left them there. Clever Hansel had some breadcrumbs [...]
A hare met a tortoise walking very slowly towards the market. The proud hare made fun of the slow tortoise. But the tortoise was good-natured and replied, “I may have small feet, but I can beat you in a race.” The proud hare laughed and thought, “I can beat him within a second!” So he [...]
One day, a fox saw a crow with a piece of cheese in his beak. The fox was very hungry and thought, “How can I get the piece of cheese?” He thought for a while. Soon, an idea struck him. He decided to flatter the crow and thus began praising him. He said to the [...]
Tom and Rosie had a big wooden toy box. The box had a huge collection of dolls, teddy bears, skipping ropes and dinky cars. Tom and Rosie’s room always looked tidy because the toys were all packed in the big wooden box. However, the toys were very unhappy with this. “We are all stuffed in [...]