https://www.pitara.com/tags/kids-fiction/Recent content in Kid's Fiction on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/stories-for-kids/the-adventures-of-a-magic-turtle/Wed, 11 Jul 2001 06:29:50 +0000https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/stories-for-kids/the-adventures-of-a-magic-turtle/<p>One winter afternoon, a little boy sat below a ‘neem’ tree, next to a river. He was returning from school, and carried a large bag on his back.</p> <p>He looked very sad. And as he sat staring at the water, big fat tears started dripping from his eyes creating little round ripples in the pond.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/story-adventures-of-a-magic-turtle-2.jpg" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/story-adventures-of-a-magic-turtle-2_hu_72b3ea60856d4959.jpg" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/story-adventures-of-a-magic-turtle-2_hu_b7e07080096f6e9f.jpg 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/story-adventures-of-a-magic-turtle-2_hu_72b3ea60856d4959.jpg 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="The Adventures of a Magic Turtle [Illustrations by Amarjeet Malik]" height="720" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>The Adventures of a Magic Turtle [Illustrations by Amarjeet Malik]</figcaption> </figure> <p>He had only been sitting there for a short while, when he saw a turtle swimming towards him. It was not very big, but it swam slowly.</p>