Stories For Kids

शानू, असलम चाचू आये है जरा दो कप चाय तो बनाकर लाना। “अदरक वाली… कड़क…” असलम चाचा बोले, जिन्हें मैं प्यार से चाचू बोलती थी। “घर में तो अदरक की फैक्टरी लगी है ना… अभी अभी कई देशों में भेजी है हमने…” कहते हुए दादी के पूजा घर में घंटे और घड़ियाल जोरों से घर में बजने लगे थे। मैंने …

“मम्मी मुझे एक छोटा सा बिल्ली का बच्चा चाहिए” आठ साल का टिक्कू मम्मी से लड़ियाता हुआ बोला। मम्मी तुरंत बोली – “बिल्ली सारा दूध पी जाया करेगी”। “पर मम्मी मेरे सभी दोस्तों के पास पालतू जानवर है, मुझे भी एक चाहिए”। मम्मी ने बात बदलते हुए कहा – “जाओ, जल्दी से जाकर पार्क में अपने दोस्तों के साथ खेल …

“दिन भर उछल कूद करते रहते हो। थोड़ी देर शांति से नहीं बैठ सकते” पीहू चिड़िया ने पानी से भीगे हुए पँख फड़फड़ाते हुए कहा। जंपी मेंढक कुछ कहता, इससे पहले ही घोंदू मगरमच्छ बोला – “इसके उछलने कूदने से मैं परेशान हो चुका हूँ। कल तो मेरी आँख ही फूटते हुए बची थी”। जंपी मेंढक सकपकाता हुआ बोला – …

The next morning in Gokul (Uttar Pradesh, India), the word spread that Nanda had a little boy and he was named Krishna. Now Kansa knew that his would be slayer was still alive and was in Gokul, so he summoned a wicked demoness name Putana. He ordered Putana to go to Gokul and kill every baby born in the month …

King Brihadratha of Magadha (ancient Indian kingdom in southern Bihar) was married to the twin daughters of the King of Kashi. Brihadratha loved both his wives equally and had all the material joys of the world, but no son. This left him in a depressed state. The sage Chandakaushika visited his kingdom and Brihadratha served him with respect. Being pleased …

Bheeshmaka, the king of Vidarbha had two children, Prince Rukmi and Princess Rukmini. Bheeshmaka had heard many stories of Krishna‘s valor and secretly wished him to be his son-in-law. He knew that it might not be possible as Kamsa’s father-in-law, Jarasandha, was their overlord and he was Krishna’s sworn enemy. Vidarbha is the eastern region of the Indian state of …

Mitch Rawson’s pal, young Pete Tracey, had crashed to his death during the first flight of the prototype of the Skystreak rocket plane. Why? What had gone wrong? Pete hadn’t lived to tell. Now Mitch had been detailed to test-flight the new Skystreak, pulled out of retirement at the age of 48 for the death-defying feat. Mitch was sure he …

Bibiji, my neighbour, a warm, attractive woman in her early thirties, is fond of odd, macabre stories, most of which have their setting in her village near Mathura (Uttar Pradesh, India). The other night Bibiji launched into an account of various types of ghosts she had known – the ghosts of immoral women – churels -who appeared naked with their …

One day a father told his children the following parable: “The superintendent of an island was one day called by his lord, the king, to give an account of his administration”. C. Schmid’s Short Moral Story: Friends After Death “The friends in whom he had placed his trust let him go alone and did not move from their homes; others …

“Come on Anmol, you can do it”, shouted Rohan. Anmol and Rohan were class six students of Saint Francis High School. The inter-house cross country for the junior group was in its last phase. Anmol, who was in Shivaji House, had completed the stretch from the school canteen, the starting point of the race, to the Stadium. Now all that …