The Red Rose.

Julia smiled when she saw a red rose stuck in her latch. “Who would have thought of sending me a rose on Valentine’s Day?” she wondered. “I’ve been such an unlovable person these last three years that people actually shun me.” Julia was once a charming...

The Plucky Goldsmith.

On a hot summer’s day, a goldsmith was travelling from his village, to a neighbouring town. He had to cross a stream. At this time of the year, the water wasn’t deep, so the goldsmith hitched up his mundu , and stepped into the water. As he did so, he saw...

The Duckling Parade.

Mother Duck was proud of her eight little ducklings. They were just a few weeks old and still looked like yellow balls of wool. “I must take them to the pond,” she thought, “I want to teach them to swim.” “But Mama, we have just learnt to walk. How can we swim so...

The Sluggard.

Uma sighed as she went about her work. Vijay her last child was causing her much worry. He was so different from her other children. Whenever she asked him to do a job he would say, “Later Mother. I promise I’ll do it.” But the work never got done. If she...

The Case Of The Mysterious Monkey.

Tom and Jerry were enjoying their summer vacation. “Where shall we go tomorrow?” asked Jerry, “I was thinking of the Red Hill. We’ll climb to the top and have a picnic lunch there.” “Have you seen the papers lately? Almost every day there’s something about...

Subbu The Snake Charmer.

In the village of Honnur , there once lived a farmer. He had six sons who were all hard working boys, except for Subbu the youngest. Subbu did not like work of any kind. He loved to loiter in the shady groves behind his house. Here he learnt to imitate the call of...