Tag Archives: Human Behaviour Stories for Children

चाचा जी की होली: होली के त्योहार पर नटखट बाल-कहानी शांतनु की शैतानी के किस्से पूरे मोहल्ले में मशहूर थे। अगर किसी के घर की खिड़की का काँच टूटा हो तो देखने वाले को तुरंत समझ में आ जाता था कि बॉल ज़रूर शांतनु की होगी। अगर किसी के घर की कोई डोरबेल बजा कर भाग जाता था तो भी …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

Pinky was standing at the kitchen window when she first saw the bird fly past. A small black and brown bird, when a patch of pure, dazzling white on the wings. In its beak it held a wisp of straw. Pinky strained hard to peep out of the window but the bars held her back. She only saw the bird …

A Gift From Mother: During 1942, Bengal rose like one man to participate in Gandhi ji‘s Quit India Movement. In the course of the struggle for freedom, a young Bengali girl, Sharada Chatterjee aimed a revolver at Mr. Gordon Jackson, Police Commissioner, Calcutta, and fired twice. The incident took place at the prize distribution ceremony of a high school where …

Two Little Sparrows: “Cheap-cheap!” The shrill cries woke Nandita up. She switched on her bedside lamp. There was a fluttering. Wings whizzed past above her head. “Oh, it is you!” Nandita called out to the two sparrows perched above the window curtain. “It is too early to chirp. Let me sleep!” One of the sparrows blinked a mischievous eye. Then …

Life is only froth and bubble Two things stand like stone Kindness in another’s trouble Courage in your own. Courage Conquers All: “Have you heard the latest news? A new boy is to join our class!” Tikkoo Kapoor called out as his friends entered the assembly hall morning prayers. “Rot!” Suresh declared immediately. Courage Conquers All: Neela Subramaniam “Are you …