The Eagle that couldn’t fly One day George heard a cacophony of sounds. He saw twenty crows flying in a circle cawing wildly around an eagle. Normally an eagle is the one chasing prey, but here it was the other way around. The eagle suddenly...
I don’t want to grow old I have no grandparents. There is a Home for the Aged close to where we live and Mom takes me with her to visit the old people there. The moment we enter; they greet us with bright good mornings....
The faith of a little child A little girl came to the chemist and asked the chemist if he had a medicine called ‘Miracle’. A doctor who happened to be standing by asked her why she needed this medicine. She said her brother was very...
Being Kind An old lady with a big wicker basket, that she could hardly carry, was trying to cross the road. She kept trying to cross in vain. She sat on the sidewalk and began to cry. I went up to her and said, “Aunty,...
An unexpected gift Sameer my friend had just returned from his vacation in Australia. His Dad had gifted him the Play Station III, Nike shoes and a casio keyboard. Sameer’s mom gave me a box of Australian candy and soon Sameer and I got busy...
A good deed One day me and my friend Amit were walking back from school. Suddenly, a car raced down the bend and ran over a stray puppy. The car owner sped away despite hearing the little puppy yelping in pain. The puppy was limping...
Doing errands I like doing errands for people. My mom says that it’s a nice way to help others and that I should not expect anything in return. Aunty Bicky has asthma and has difficulty breathing. She keeps sending me to the pharmacy store below...
Being a good sport Brian is the star athlete of our school. Basketball, lawn tennis, field races, hurdles name it and he is a champion in them all. Sean joined our class in the middle of the school term. It was November, the time for...
Never on time Shrinivas was the most intelligent boy in class. He always stood first but he had one bad habit; he did not value time. He came to school late practically every day. One day, Shrinivas got selected to represent the school in a...
Switch Off!!! Every year when we go to our native place, we are reminded of how lucky we are to have the use of electricity. Our village still doesn’t have electricity. Everybody lights kerosene lamps and all work is done manually. There is no mixer,...
