Stories for Children

The Chameleon 
Mahadeb! Look! It’s Mahadeb”. Children screamed in excitement, men stared and women stopped their daily chores, to peak out of their windows at Tapas Das …

Turning Point 
Today Akhshaj woke up early after his afternoon nap. He quickly washed his face and wore his cricket uniform in less than five minutes. He stood in front …

3 Magical words - “Shilly Shilly Gilly” 
Once upon a time there was a peacock staying with his family. The peacock had one wife and two children. Their life was very hard. Humans were cutting …

Fazaan's Copy Book 
Fazaan came home sad from the school that day. Hashira was busy in evening snack preparation and got tensed seeing the sad face of her son which was not …

Baleful Balloons 
Once upon a time, there was a king. The King was very handsome and his Queen was very beautiful. In due course of time, a son was born to them. Surprisingly, …

The Blessing in Disguise 
For everyone at school, that Friday was the best day of the week. Their school was taking the students to an art gallery in the afternoon. Exams were over …

Journey to the Hades 
(This story is in two parts) Part I: I had almost drowned into the depth, where I sank several times and gulped most of the saline water, …

Mischief or ‘missed the chief’? 
How bad could you feel when your freedom has been at stake right from the time you were born? Well, as a child Ruman did not think much about freedom but, …

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. …

Piece of Cake 
"Be careful. Never eat anything given by strangers and if you girls fight again, I will take you to the tallest peak you see and leave you all alone there." …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Matador and The Elephant 
Hey little friends, have you ever heard of a story on Matador? Nò???? Well, here is one for you. The story of an intelligent matador. Once there was …

Arjun's Speech 
It was time for Arjun to come back from school, thought Esha glancing at the watch. So why wasn’t he home yet? She decided not to panic. Maybe the van …

Shanti and The Ghost 
Once upon a time, a poor man named Hari Singh, lived in Rampur. Hari Singh’s life was full of woes. After his poverty, his biggest …

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 …

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 …

Two Friends  
Two friends. Two different lives. One common thing- their friendship and the love they had for each other. Duro, belonged to the most rich and prestigious …

Tale of Devi Vaishno and Bhairav Nath Not rated yet
The Lesser Known Tale of Devi Vaishno and Bhairav Nath. In a village in Jammu there lived a very poor priest called Damodar who was a staunch …

The Sentinel Not rated yet
Vijay put the phone down and stared out of the window. His grandfather had seemed very sad and worried while talking to him on the phone. His window pane …

The Lesson Not rated yet
Rono was a cute and lovable boy but he had one bad habit he was always late everywhere. He was late for school, late for his coaching class and even late …

Kitchu's Birthday Present Not rated yet
There was a mother dog with her four puppies. They stayed in the veranda of an outhouse. The puppies were just two weeks old. They played together merrily …

First Day in School Not rated yet
The girl entered the classroom. She was new to the school and it was her first day. She quietly went and sat in the vacant seat in the front row. Aarushi …

Happiness in Helping Others Not rated yet
In a small village of Gorakhpur, there once lived twin sisters named Sita and Gita. They used to play kabaddi(an outdoor game) every evening with other …

An Unforgettable Tale.. Not rated yet
Once upon a time there was a tall, dark and a very handsome Prince. He had a non readable face but his eyes speak volumes. He was one of the most generous …

Lazy Bug Ashley Not rated yet
Every day huffs and puffs to complete the work on time. Every day deadlines taken note. Then work to meet the two ends of time, was the life of lady bug …

The Quarrel Not rated yet
Sameera and Mohit were siblings. Mohit was three years younger than Sameera. Although they were very fond of each other, they often quarrelled. Sameera …

Unveiling Mystery Not rated yet
Once upon a time there lived a very honest, kind-hearted and loyal officer, named Mrinal. He lived in Gangulibagan, Kolkata with his wife Nirmali and …

The Story of Sudhama Not rated yet
It was a small village in Gujarat State, known as Sudhamapuri. It is today's Porbunder (Mahatma Gandhiji’s birth place). There was a poor Brahmin boy …

I Can Fly Not rated yet
Will I ever fly? Free like a bird in the sky Nothing to hold me back Every second a punch will pack Wind rushing through my hair In the world, …

Punyakoti and Arbhuta Not rated yet
Kalinga was a cowherd. He owned a herd of cows. He had a name for each of his cows and he called them by their names. They lived in a pound; a big happy …

Zebras for Kids Not rated yet
After the summer holidays the children returned to the school. They were excited to be in the higher class now as a result of their promotion. They …

Nibya and the Giant Not rated yet
The Grandmother said: “A giant lived in an old fort in the jungles of Saranda.” “Where’s Sar…anda, Dadi?” asked three-year-old Rini. “In Jharkhand.” …

Journey to the Hades-part 2 Not rated yet
Back Previous page - Part I I moved to the porthole, and looked through it, there was nothing other than rough sea; I stood there perplexed, I was …

Kindness of Little Girl Krittika Not rated yet
Three years back Prashant Layout was formed on the outskirts of Pavanpur city. Last year, few allottees of sites commenced construction of the buildings …

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 …

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 …