WE are travelling to Paris to the Exhibition. Now we are there. That was a journey, a flight without magic. We flew on the wings of steam over the sea and across the land.
THERE was a little fish—a salt-water fish—of good family: I don’t recall the name—you will have to get that from the learned people.
Ray Bradbury. The October Game He put the gun back into the bureau drawer and shut the drawer. No, not that way. Louise wouldn’t suffer.
The Two-Centimeter Demon. Isaac Asimov I met George at a literrary convention a good many years ago, and was struck by the peculiar look of innocence and candor upon his round middle-aged face.
Ray Bradbury. The Veldt “George, I wish you’d look at the nursery.” “What’s wrong with it?” “I don’t know.” “Well, then.
The Story Behind The “Foundation” Isaac Asimov The date was August 1, 1941. World War II had been raging for two years.
Douglas Adams. Young Zaphod Plays It Safe A large flying craft moved swiftly across the surface of an astoundingly beautiful sea.
Flower Fables by Louisa May Alcott “Pondering shadows, colors, clouds Grass-buds, and caterpillar shrouds Boughs on which the wild bees settle, Tints that spot the violet’s petal.
Read and download Short Stories for Children The wind and the sun Once the Wind and the Sun had an argument. “I am stronger than you,” said the Wind. “No, you are not,” said the Sun.
The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells [1898] I The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us.
Oscar Wilde. The Canterville Ghost I When Mr. Hiram B.
Mark Twain. The Awful German Language A little learning makes the whole world kin.
Father Rebello sat in his study, his vast bulk filling the roomy revolving chair. ‘Swish, swish’, went his pen as he wrote. Tick-tock went the clock on top of the bookshelf.
My father was posted in Patna. On the first Sunday there, my brother and I decided to do a little exploring on our bikes. It was still very early in the morning, and only a few people were about.
We were all very excited. This holiday was to be spent in Dindigul where Grandpa had decided to settle down, because the climate there was good for people with weak lungs.