Arts

There was once a king’s son; nobody had so many or such beautiful books as he had. He could read about everything which had ever…

Once upon a time, there was a village in Karnataka, which was situated at the foot of a hill. In this village lived a herd…

Snatch Thieves Here I’m telling a story about Snatch Thieves. It was something I believed in wholeheartedly, too. It was lunchtime in the city. It was…

There was once a girl whose father and mother died while she was still a little child. All alone, in a small house at the…

Getting Lost Here I’m telling a story about Getting Lost. The day I got lost on a hot, burning summer day! I remember that day like…

Once upon a time, the camel used to live, not in the desert, but in the jungle along with all the other animals. In those…

There was once a merchant who was so rich that he could have paved the whole street with gold, and would even then have had…

Many, many years ago, the great forests of Africa were filled with many different kinds of wild animals. Among them was Paka the cat. At…

A sparrow had four young ones in a swallow’s nest. When they were fledged, some naughty boys pulled out the nest, but fortunately, all the…

Believe it or not, there was a time when the bear had a lovely long, furry tail quite unlike the short, stumpy one he sports…

There was once a fine gentleman, all of whose moveable’s were a boot-jack and a hair-comb: but he had the finest false collars in the…

Mistaken Identity A strange incident happened to me one year ago. Here I’m telling you that story. Thomas was driving his car along a quiet…