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…

A little steam engine was given the task of pulling a train of cars. His wheels chugged along the iron tracks and puffed clouds of steam. After some time, the engine halted before a huge hill. “Oh now I have to climb this steep hill,” gasped the tired engine. He gathered his strength, blew the…

A little Rose plant lived inside a dark damp room. One day she heard a soft tapping on her door,       “Who’s there?” she asked. “I am little Raindrop.  Please let me in,” cried the visitor. “No way!” said the Rose plant angrily. Little Raindrop was very sad for being turned away. After sometime the Rose…

Huang ran a poultry farm. There were ducks of all hues and sizes in his farm—white ducks, brown ducks, ducks with stripes, and ducks with specks. Every morning,   Huang and his two workers, Bill and Jim, would go around the city in a big truck. They supplied ducks and eggs to schools, restaurants, and canteens.…