THE GREAT SACRIFICE Once a king got the news that his neighbouring country was planning an attack on his country. In his kingdom, there lived an old lady who on hearing this news went to the royal palace. She met the king and said that she wanted her only son to take part in the battle. The king was stunned to see the patriotism of the woman. He gave her the permission. A vicious battle took place. The old lady's son sacrificed his life for the motherland. When the old lady went to the palace weeping, the king tried to console her. She said, "I am not crying because my son died, but b ... read more

THE CLEVER COWBOY Tony was a handsome and clever cowboy. One day, he went to a neighbouring city. He was feeling hungry but had no money. Still, he went inside a hotel. Having had his fill, he shouted, "I challenge everybody present here that none of you has ever seen a horse with it's tail where it's head should be." Everyone thought that he was fibbing. One man said, "It's impossible. If you show us, then I will pay your bill." Tony took them to a stable where he had tied his horse by it's tail to the feeding trough. People understood that Tony was clever. The man paid his bill.

A POOR LITTLE GIRL Once, a rich lady, having no child of her own, decided, to adopt a girl child. For this, she gave advertisements in various newspapers. Many poor women came to sell their daughters to her. The rich lady gave some money to all girls and asked them to go to the market and buy their favourite things. . On returning, all the girls showed the rich lady, the things they had bought. Most of them had bought ribbons, clothes and other things for themselves but one poor girl had bought a prayer book and a needle. The lady got impressed with the poor girl and adapted her sayi ... read more

HOUSE ON FIRE Once taking a night stroll, Michael saw fire coming out of his neighbour's house. He shouted, "Fire! Fire!" but there was nobody to hear his shouts. Michael called the fire department. Meanwhile, he tried to get into the house. Somehow he succeeded to break into the house and rescued a cat. The fire was spreading into other rooms also when luckily the fire engine arrived. The firemen soon put out the fire. When the neighbours came back, they were very sad seeing the condition of their house but thanked Michael for saving their cat.

THE DOG AND THE THIEF On a Sunday afternoon Sunny's parents were not at home. He was feeling bored. So, he decided to go and watch a cricket match. He left his dog, Snoopy in the house. Just after Sunny had left, a thief forced open the window. He entered the house and started searching the rooms. He took all the valuables but when he was about to leave, he saw Snoopy standing in front of him, growling. The dog was about to pounce on him when Sunny returned home. He asked Snoopy to calm down and handed over the thief to the police.