I am a primary school teacher. Do you know that even teachers attend classes from time to time? We become students and learn from…
A stranger was on a pilgrimage to Kashi. One evening, he rested in a village. The villagers…
Jeet made his own kites. He would carefully cut the paper to size and stick it to frame made with thin, but strong twigs. He would then add a flying line and a tail. As he pulled the string, the kite would soar into the sky. It would rise above all other kites. If any other kite got closer, Jeet…
During my school days, I stayed with my maternal grandmother for two years at a small town near Bengaluru.
Granny lived in a big bungalow. She had rented out the western half of the bungalow to her nephew, Nagaraj, who stayed with his wife and her…
The story so far: The grownups were taking their afternoon nap. The children were busy playing. Suddenly, there was a loud crashing sound. The elders were up in no time, running towards the inner room from where the sound had come. Read previous…
It was called Dodda Mane, the Big House. It was easily more than a hundred years old, surrounded by trees. The local folk called it ‘Fountain House’ because there was a circular pond in front of it, with a fountain in the middle of the pond.
The story so far: Shivraj the farmer had a special person helping in the fields. A demon! The demon would do any task given to him. But if Shivraj stopped giving him tasks, the demon would threaten to gobble him up. Shivraj somehow managed to fool the demon and save his life. (Read previous story…
Mama fish was worried. Chotu wanted to venture into the sea all alone. He wanted to roam around.
“You have to be careful of the big fishes, Chotu.”
“Yes, Mama.”
It was Raksha Bandhan day. Pinki watched her friends tie rakhis on their brothers’ wrists. She was the only girl without a rakhi. “It’s so nice to have a brother!” Pinki sighed. Pinki was the only child to the Sayanis. They doted on her. They got her a Barbie doll, dresses, toys and books…
Jack, the farmer, wanted to have a well dug. He looked around for people who would do the job for him without pay. He found none. By then, it was noon and Jack started sweating in the hot sun. Just then, he spotted a beaver, which looked worried. “What’s the matter, mate? You seem to be looking for…