Stories For Kids

“इस बार होली खेलने के लिए मैं तुम्हारे घर ही आ जाउंगी” सिमी ने राहुल से कहा। “हाँ, तुम्हारी छत बहुत बड़ी है। यहाँ से हमें आधा शहर तो यूँ ही दिख जाता है” मंजुल ने मुस्कुराते हुए कहा। “मैं तो गुलाबी रंग का गुलाल लगाउंगी। मुझे गुलाबी रंग बहुत पसंद है” सलोनी ने खुश होते हुए कहा। “कभी शीशे …

बिल्लू हमेशा की तरह अपनी किताब पकड़े हुए बगीचे में बैठा हुआ था पर उसकी नज़रें आसमान में उड़ती हुई लाल पतंग पर टिकी हुई थी। मम्मी जो कि पास ही बैठी गुलाब के पौधों की कटाई-छंटाई कर रही थी उसे बीच बीच में देख लेती थी। वह मन ही मन बहुत खुश हो रही थी कि करीब एक घंटा …

गुल्लक: कानू चाचा ठेले पर इमली की लाल चटनी बेचा करते थे। उनके ठेले पर कच्चे आम के टुकड़े भी बिकते, जिसमें लाल मिर्च डाल कर कानू चाचा हमें देते थे। उस समय आज की तरह चीजें महंगी नहीं हुआ करती थीं। चवन्नी या अठन्नी ही हमें रोज घर से मिला करती थी। कानू चाचा पुराने पीपल के पेड़ के …

Human Robot: A cunning smile played on his lips as Prem Chopra stared at the glaring neon sign – Super Robots Plaza. Now he would be able to buy an accomplice, he thought, as he crossed the busy street towards the store. Surely an adequate investment of his latest loot. And Super Robots were, by far, the best and the …

Spirit of Diwali: Chandan put his hands on his ears trying to shut off the sounds. It was Diwali night. The entire city was lit up. Fire crackers were exploding everywhere. Chandan was lying on a dirty wooden bench in one corner of a dhaba in which he worked, trying to shut off the world and sleep. Diwali – the …

जन्मदिन का उपहार: “तुम कल स्कूल क्यों नहीं आईं” रमा मैडम ने अंकिता से पूछा? अंकिता का मन हुआ कि वह गायब हो जाए या फिर कहीं छुप जाए। पर कहाँ, ले देकर एक बेंच ही है जहाँ पर वह दूसरे बच्चों के पैरों के पीछे छुपने की कोशिश कर सकती थी पर उसे तो पता ही नहीं चलेगा कि मैडम …

The day we came to stay in our new house, Kalindi received us. She was on the steps. Two friendly, green eyes gazed at us. “What a beautiful black cat”! said my younger sister, Meeta. I almost rushed and picked up the soft, tiny creature and said, “Let us call her Kalindi. This is our cat, a present, a prize.” …

Dadima’s Stick: The first thing Govind and I noticed as Dadima (paternal grand-mother) came out through the glass doors of the Bombay airport in a wheelchair was the stick in her hand. Dadima had gone to Dubai for a short stay with Gopal Chacha (father’s younger brother). A week later, she had had a fall, and her artificial left hip …

A Chase of Cheers: Mr. Lootgia Ram’s car had been stolen. And old Mr. Ram had gone crazy about it. Uncle Samanta had taken up the case. Of late he had been trying his hand at chasing criminals. At sixty-one he was full of enthusiasm in his new interest. “This must be the work of Karchori Lal,” he observed as …

Radha felt happy and satisfied. She had decided to participate in the “Grow a Plant and Win a Prize” contest. She had no experience in growing plants but she was quite enthusiastic about joining the competition and winning a prize. She kept the whole idea a secret. Radha did not even tell her mother or her sister about her plan. …