Stories for Children

Happiness Vs Wealth  
Vijay was the eldest child of his parents. Ram and Yashoda were very poor parents and they had two more children, one boy and a girl - Vishal and Kavya. …

Fisherman's Creek- Page 2  
Back to Children'ws story - Fisherman's Creek - Page 1 At last we reached the shore. We laid Lalli on the sand. Her breathing was very shallow. …

God's Justice 
“Oh ! It is so much fun bullying my school mates”, Rohan said to himself. He enjoyed troubling everyone in school and loved watching his victims in tears. …

Suman and the New Girl in School 
One day, while walking home from school, Suman lost his magic ring. Upset and crying he reached home. Dadi, seeing him thus, prepared his favorite kheer, …

Lesson to a Teacher 
Front row is a prestigious seat for the students in the class room. It is a common practice that only brilliant students …

Best Friends 
Dia was worried. In her pink room with the rows of Enid Blyton books in the bookshelf and Hannah Montana stickers along its pink walls, she was sitting …

A Great Nightmare-continued.. 
Continued from page 1 Chapter 5- Again the Presence of Soul Next day we went to see the Father, whether he is alive, or not. We went to …

Sandy's Misery...continued.. 
Page 2 (continued from page 1) Suddenly, Sandy saw Burly and his partner trot up to the end. Bushy went a little closer to the end, but remained …

Achu's Bombay Aunty 
Since the last two weeks, there was talk in the house about Bombay aunty’s arrival. She was his mother's elder sister who had been in Bombay for over 10 …

30 Amazing Facts 
I came across some amazing facts, which I thought to share with you, and hope these will be useful to the children. I hope you too will enjoy as much as …

A Unique Birthday Gift - continued... 
Back to - Unique Birthday Gift- Page 1 To her disappointment, when Nimmi saw her other friends going with beautifully packed gifts to Keerthi’s …

The Strange Land of Dreams 
The sky was overcast since morning. The clouds hung low till they almost kissed Mother Earth's brows nonchalantly. As I looked out of my window I wondered …

Apoorva's Birthday  
The distinguished guests, who were invited for the wedding reception, were gossiping each other about the way in which it was arranged. It was a mismanaged …

Mayuri and Her Art of Naming 
It was a ticklish problem for Mayuri, a little girl of eight years, when her mom asked, "Raghunath's wife had delivered twins. The first born was a …

Vanamala - Children's story - Part 3 
Back to Part 1 Back to Part 2 Vanamala - Part 3 Savithri thought of the plight of her helpless grandparents waiting for her …

Flying Kites Fun or Disaster 
There was a huge crowd gathered in front of ‘Om Shanthi’ a house located on the 3rd lane of Pavanpur, a small town on the bank of river Triveni. It was …

Feline Fantasy 
A Poem for the Children It was not very long ago If I remember correctly so It happened to be a prickly bright day Midsummer noon, as …

The Strange Story of Mr. Briggs - Chapter 7 
Chapter 6 It's a month now that I have seen Mr. Briggs. In fact, nobody has, either. So says Mrs. Sharma, the snoopy Reuter of the Block. …

Beware of Imitating Others 
Little girl Maya was perfectly alright till yesterday. But there was a sudden change in her speech since morning. She had developed stammering, when …

The Clever Princess 
Raju's mother sat beside him to help with his homework. When she was helping him she saw a new eraser in his box. It looked different from the other …

The Strange Story of Mr. Briggs- Chapter I 
Chapter I (i) I am not exactly at daggers drawn with Mr. Briggs, my neighbour, but I don?t like him either. There is something very …

Kuttappu and His Master 
Every one in this house seems to busy, these days. What could be the reason? thought Kuttapu, the 8 year old parrot sitting in the cage at the backyard …

The Beautiful Peacock 
It was a lousy evening on a Sunday. Swetha had cold and mild fever, though she was still ready to play with her friends. As it was drizzling outside, her …

The Strike 
“Why are we so poor?” Suman asked dadi frequently of late. Somewhat annoyed this time dadi shot back, “Who told you we are poor?” “We don’t have …

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Shankar's Sons 
There was a rich man called Shankar, who lived in a village with his wife and four sons. One day there was an outbreak of cholera, which spread out in …

Billoo 
Billoo was one lazy cat. If there was one thing in the world he did well it was sleeping. He slept all day long in front of the grocer’s – …

The Mango Thieves 
Summer holidays had begun. Which meant it was also time for mango pickles. And did Dadi know how to make them! Suman’s neighbour Biju chacha …

Suman and the Bullies 
Suman lived with his grandmother next to a lake. He was eight years’ old but looked younger. His grandmother, whom everybody called Dadi, used …

Punishment - Part II 
Read Part I here. Back at home, Kumar couldn't forgive his Master for making him a laughing stock before his classmates. His blood was boiling with …

Play-Forest Drums V 
Play - Forest Drums -Part I Play - Forest Drums -Part II Play - Forest Drums -Part III Play - Forest Drums -Part IV Play - Forest …

Ramu's Grandmother 
Once upon a time, there was a little boy Arjun who lived with his grandmother. He loved his grandmother very much; and he stayed with her since the time …

The Cherry Tree 
Tapti came running up to her mother in great excitement: there were so many little flowers in her cherry tree; they looked like little white stars. …

My Favorite Place-continued... 
Continued from Previous Page When I returned to Hashimpur, much change had taken place in the village. Usually, every year in summer, we all had …

Kitchen Garden of Spurti 
People gathered in the public meeting held by the Town Municipal Council, Pavanpur were continuously clapping. The reason for this overwhelming enthusiasm …

Choose Enjoyment or Health 
It is true that the children are equally intelligent than the adults. This was a fact in case of little girl Bhargavi, who …

Indian Koel 
Little Swetha was playing alone in the backyard of her house. She was feeling lonely and waited for her friends from the neighbor houses to come and play …

Goblin of the Ghats 
The rains were still heavy in coastal Karnataka that August. My father was going to Mysore on some urgent work. He invited us to make this …

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 …

Dial E for Emergency - Part II 
Dial E for Emergency .. continued Rashi got up with a jerk. Why was Mischief barking so? That too on a Sunday morning? Hadn’t that Kamala bai taken …

The New Bicycle 
Shashank happily came home from school and rushed to change his clothes. The final exams had at last come to an end. He washed his face and sipped on some …

A Trip to Remember..... 
Exams are over and yet again Anya's favorite time of the year has come i.e. summer vacations. After a long year filled with studies, tests, projects, …

The Buzzing Cupcake 
(A Story for Young Kids) Nani was busy in the kitchen. With a big wooden spoon in one hand the milk jug in the other, she stirred the batter in the …

Trishna 
It was terrible. There was hardly a trickle of water in the taps. Mrs. Chandra could not believe it. Oh dear, what could have happened? She had been …

Heavy Petting..continued Not rated yet
Back to page 1 Arun’s mother looked dazed. “It is looking very nice dear”, she said softly, trying to figure out the change in her son’s attitude. …

The Pink Hairband Not rated yet
(A Story of Invisible Imps) On sunday evening the park on Lighthouse Hill was full of children. As soon as they entered the gate, Dan and Inu left …

Pragna and Her Talents Not rated yet
A world map, which was published in a magazine, was torn into three pieces and given it to the students to arrange it in a proper manner with the …

Little Ornithologist Not rated yet
It was a rare situation in the special class, where a student had challenged her teacher to prove the correctness …

Quality Time With the Children Not rated yet
“Sarita, it is already 6 pm and you are lying on the bed. Please get up and be ready. There is no point in making further delay to attend first birth …

Little Boy Lost in the Crowd Not rated yet
A four year old boy was searching for his parents in the annual fair of Pavanpur, a small town on the bank of river Triveni. He was separated from his …

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Children and the Food Habits Not rated yet
There was a pin drop silence for sometime in the 3rd standard class room. The students were busy in silent prayer for three minutes, closing their …

The Strange Story of Mr. Briggs - Chapter 6 Not rated yet
Chapter 5 Chapter 6 The yellow cat is up to mischief again! The freshly bought packet of fish left on the kitchen slab is missing! Of course …

The Strange Story of Mr. Briggs- Chapter 5 Not rated yet
Chapter 4 Chapter 5 The yellow cat is having a merry fest around the Block. He is omnipresent. Wherever I go, he is there. On the park …

Proverb A Day Not rated yet
In schools, offices and banks you will find a board ‘Word a day’ and beneath its meaning. It is for the improvement of vocabulary. How many people look …

The Strange Story of Mr. Briggs - Chapter 4 Not rated yet
On Tuesdays I make it a point to visit the temple in the evening. The temple is situated just outside the Block connected by a stretch of cemented alley …

The Strange Story of Mr. Briggs- Chapter 2 Not rated yet
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 (v) Lately, a cat has come to prowl in the vicinity. A dirty yellow cat with black stripes! The other day I was working …

Dial E for Emergency Not rated yet
The cleaning woman Kamala cleaned out the basement and peeped into the rainwater sump. It was 3/4ths full. Madam always wanted it dry. Oh, heck, she would …

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