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.

Long, long ago and far, far away this story was told, and it has been told ever since, and I tell it to you now… There was, in the city of Basra, when the evening was falling, a rosy glow upon the buildings around the central bazaar. And there was a Little Beggar, famous throughout the city for his japes and jokes and songs. The Tailor and his wife were returning from carousing. They invited the Little Beggar to come home with them to entertain them. And there he was in their house regaling them with a story. And they fed him a piece of white meat from a fish. The Little Beggar choked ... read more

The Camel and the Jackal A camel and a jackal lived together in a jungle. On the other side of the river flowing beside that jungle, there were fields having ripe sugar- canes One day the jackal came to the camel with a plan to cross the river and enjoy the sugarcanes. As he did not know how to swim, so he requested the camel to carry him on his back. The camel agreed to the jackal's request. They set out for the river and soon reached its bank. The camel carried the jackal on his back and crossed the river. On reaching the other side, they began to eat the sugarcanes. The jackal ... read more

The Tale Of The Tyrant And The Butler Bernardo Visconti, the despot of Milan was in his day more feared than any other ruler was. Although he was pitiless, there was always a shade of justice in his cruelty. This is the story of a wealthy man and owner of one of the castles given to him by Bernardo. He was well known for his miserliness. One instance he was summoned to the court for having failed to feed his bullmastiffs (dogs), which had become vicious and attacked cattle. Therefore, he was condemned by Bernardo to pay a fine of four florins (gold coins). Upon hearing the amount, the mi ... read more

BRAKES FAIL One day, James was cycling with his brother. At a distance, they saw a steep slide. They decided to cycle down the slide. While they were cycling down the slide, James realized that the brakes of his cycle had failed. So, he started shouting for help. Hearing his shouts, his brother quickly cycled down to him and put his leg in front of his cycle. In a bid to save Victor his brother got injured. Victor also lost his balance and fell down. But he was saved from a very big mishap only because of his brother. He hugged his brother and both of them went back home.