Goldilocks and the Three Bears Once upon a time in a little house on the edge of the woods a girl called Goldilocks lived with her parents. One morning she woke up as the sun was streaming through her window; thinking it was time for...
Aharsi the Bengal Tiger Aharsi the big Bengal Tiger was having a good think. It was winter and he was still getting used to the feeling of ice on the pads of his paws. He shivered a little, missing the warm ooze of mangrove mud....
Who is the Cleverest, Sheep or Lion? A very long time ago, there was a crafty lion and a clever sheep. One day, the clever sheep was eating some grass in a clearing with his friend when the crafty lion came creeping across the fields...
The Pompous Peacock In the beginning of time, there was only one of each kind of animal so everyone was different. In the Sunderbans National Park in India, there lived a beautiful peacock called Pankaj. Pankaj’s feathers were of a greenish golden blue that sparkled...
The Tortoise and the Hare Once upon a time, in the woods in the northern area of Pakistan, there lived many different kinds of animals. This area is famous for high mountains and very dense forests, and for hundreds of years, these animals lived side...
The Washerman’s Donkey Haroon was a little boy who lived in a small village outside Karachi: the largest city and seaport of Pakistan. Haroon went to a small primary school in the village which was about a mile away from his house. His classroom was...
Why Anansi Has Eight Skinny Legs Once upon a time, there lived a spider called Anansi. Though Anansi’s wife was a very good cook, the greedy spider loved nothing more than to taste other people’s food. One day, Anansi stopped by to visit his friend,...
The Spider and His Two Friends Alantakun the spider had two friends. One lived in the village on the right; the other lived in the village on the left. One day, a friend from the village on the right came to visit Alantakun. When he...
You cannot please everyone This is a short story to teach you that you cannot please everyone. A man and his son were once going with their Donkey to market. As they were walking along by its side a countryman passed them and said: “You...
Who bell The Cat? A rat and its big family were living in a baker’s shop. They scraped the buns and cakes in the bakery. The baker tried his best to put an end to the nuisance of the rats. But all were in vain....
