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A big, fat, black rat lived in a sewer under a city full of people. In the colony of rats in the sewer, he was the hero. Other rats followed him. One sunny day, the black rat announced a cheese party. Everyone was invited, including a lean, brown rat, who didn’t talk much. “Where is…
A myna and a sparrow were friends for a long time. A little distance from their homes was a garden where they would go to play every day. The garden was beautiful. It had fruit trees where the two birds would eat, and a stream of fresh water from which they would drink. Colourful flowers…
A wicked spider lived in a flower bed in a lovely garden. Her black body and dotted legs gave her a dreaded appearance. The young spider was a perfect hunter. After waking up one morning, she started weaving a web in front of an attractive cluster of pink flowers. She meticulously joined together each layer…
Once upon a time, a bee flew into a garden in search of nectar. In one corner of the garden, she found a beautiful orange flower on a thick branch of a lush green plant. The flower was in full bloom and full of nectar. Without wasting much time, the bee got inside. But as…
A large herd of wildebeests was migrating across the country looking for lush pastures. As it was the middle of the autumn, the group of wildebeests, young and old, male and female, tall and small, was walking during the days and nights so as to cover the long journey before the winter would set in.…
Abdul, a blacksmith, lived in a far-off village with his wife and two kids. Every day, Abdul worked at his shop to produce iron tools, which he then sold in the market. He would produce a single iron tool a day and sell it. But what he earned daily was never enough to feed his…
Ali was greying with age and hard work. He owned a small apple orchard where he worked from morning till dusk, everyday, watering the trees, plucking the rotting fruits, and tending to the boughs and the branches. He used to sell the fruit in the market to make his living. Every season, a lot of…
There once was a beautiful garden in which grew roses, daisies, marigold, sunflower, and flowers of all possible colours. The garden was colourful, and always fresh in the day’s sunlight, while the fragrant breeze made it as soothing in the night’s darkness. One day, an ant came to the garden, looking for some nectar. She…
It was raining heavily throughout the night. A pigeon was all wet and cold, looking for shelter and food. After flying for many hours, it finally found a bush. While the pigeon landed to rest there, it spotted some grains scattered on the ground. He rushed to eat the grains, but a sparrow reached before…
Two little sparrows were playing in a garden, they were friends, and the garden was their daily playground. One morning, while they were playing, a crow showed up. “You little creatures cannot play here anymore,” he told them. The sparrows had never heard of something like that before. The garden was their second home, where…
