The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant

Every day after school, a group of children who lived near a huge, empty castle played in its enchanted garden. In the enchanted garden it stayed summer all year long. The trees in the enchanted garden never lost their leaves, flowers bloomed all year, and it never got cold there. Sometimes it rained in the…

The Two Goats

The Two Goats

The Two Goats One day, two goats try to cross a weak and narrow bridge across the river. The goats are at either end of the bridge, but neither is ready to make way for the other. They come to the centre of the bridge and begin fighting about who should cross first. As they…

Snow Days

Snow Days

Billy thought snow days were boring. There was never anything fun to do. “Come outside with me,” Grandpa called. “On snow days when I was a boy, I played with this toboggan.” Billy followed Grandpa up a hill. “One, two, three!” they counted together. Then they jumped onto the toboggan. Whoosh! They sailed down the…

The Turnip

The Turnip

A farmer once planted some turnip seeds. “Grow, seeds, grow,” he said. And they did. But one turnip grew faster than the rest. It was enormous! One day the farmer wanted turnip stew. He grabbed the huge turnip and pulled. But the turnip just would not turn up. So the farmer asked his wife for…

What’s That?

What’s That?

This was Fawn’s first beautiful day in the woods. In fact, it was her first day anywhere. And Raccoon was her very first friend. “You’re new here!” Raccoon said happily. “Let me show you around!” Fawn followed her new friend as he scampered away. Soon Fawn was racing ahead of Raccoon. She turned to look…