I bumped in to Laloo Prasad Yadav We were travelling to Mangalore first class. Mom wanted me to buy some water from the railway platform so I moved to the door. Suddenly, two muscular men armed with guns entered the compartment and they pushed past...

The angry pressure cooker One evening we were watching ‘Dance India, dance.’ morn was in the kitchen cooking. When it was Jay’s turn to dance we called out to Mom. Mom came out and after sometime all of us got engrossed in Jay’s performance. Next...

How I won the gold medal My twin Daniel is a star athlete. He fell ill before the relay finals, and we decided that I would trade places with him. I am no athlete and as I took the baton in the last lap, I...

I witnessed a robbery Uncle Sam runs a sundry shop. One day, I went to his shop to buy some comics. It was five past eight. Suddenly, two men entered. They were wearing dark glasses and hooded shirts which seemed weird as it was eight...

Lightening struck my window It was a dark and cold evening. Dark burdened clouds hovered around. Claps of thunder were followed by streaks of lightening. I stared at the sky. I did not like the sounds of thunder; they filled me with a feeling of...

An amusing incident Last summer my cousin Suyog came to visit us on the farmhouse. We have two big dogs Leo and Maya and three puppies. Leo and Maya are busy herding the sheep during the day and their puppies just loiter around the farmhouse....

Only a miracle could save him Our class had gone for an excursion to Shamira Hill. Our teacher Mr. Francis warned us not to wander. The task that day was rock climbing and some of us who had already finished our turn decided to take...

The bird who chewed the bubblegum As usual Kshitij spat his bubblegum out of the window in to his garden. He opened the little cage hanging on his window and let his canaries out. It was their playtime. Their wings were clipped so they couldn’t...

I met a Martian One day I sat on my bed looking at the planet Mars through my telescope. Suddenly, Mars began to emanate a strong red light. It seemed as if the light was focusing on me. My entire room was filled with the...

The haunted house The house at the end of our lane is old and covered with creepers. Rumour has it that the lady who owned the house was killed by a burglar and her spirit still roams about in the house. One day my elder...