The Holiday
Hooty owl was puzzled. No one had come to the jungle school. “Maybe the little ones are late,” thought the teacher. …
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The Lame Groom and his English Bride
Kamini loved her dolls. She had three of them. Two of them were Indian and she had named them Rukmani and Ranjani, so that they …
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Surprising Success
Surprising Success [Illustration by Shinod AP] I, John, a horse-trainer, still cannot make up my mind after a year whether one …
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The Wolf-donkey
Chun Chun hated carrots. He felt his anger rise as he heard his mother speak. “How will you grow if you don’t eat your …
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Elephants and Leopards
_Shatrunjay Hegde is eight years old. He is studying in the 4th standard in Valley School at Bangalore. _ Elephants and Leopards …
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Fairy Tale Country
Anjali got up. Her grandmother was still asleep. It was quite bright outside. ‘It must be eight. Why hasn’t Naani got …
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The Tinkle of the Goat Bells
Tanvi ran swiftly through the pine forest, the peppery smell of the herbs she crushed beneath her feet tickling her nostrils. She …
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The Friends of Custard House
Robert Custard was a gentleman to be sure. Though he was only three-and-a-half feet off the ground and sometimes he even sported a …
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Boomba – The Lion Kid
Boomba was the lion king’s son. He had a bright yellow coat and his mother often told him lovingly, “Boomba, you look …
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The Prasad
In a small village in South India lived a poor farmer. He had two children, Uma, an eight-year-old girl, and Gopal, a baby boy. …
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