Story for children, creative story-SEVENTEEN CAMELS

SEVENTEEN CAMELS

                                                       Once there was a man who owned seventeen camels. He was very proud of them. One day he called his three sons and said, “I am too old to look after my camels. So I shall divide my seventeen camels among the three of you. My eldest son will get half the camels, my second son will get one-third and my youngest son will get one-ninth. Now take the camels and look after them.”

The youngest son said, “If I divide seventeen by nine the answer is one and eight-ninths.” The second son said one-third of seventeen is five and two-thirds. The eldest son said half of seventeen is eight and a half. “So I shall take nine camels”.  “Then I should get six” said the second son. The youngest son said, “I want two whole camels”.

The three brothers (quarrelled among  themselves. Their father was angry and said, “None of you are good at mathematics. You must look for some one who can help you”.

The three sons took the seventeen camels and walked down the road in search of a man who could help them. They first met a trader. The trader offered a good price for the camels and asked them to share the money among themselves. The three brothers were not willing to sell the camels.

They then met a butcher in his shop. He said, “I will solve your problem. I can cut your camels exactly into half, two-thirds and eight-ninths”. The brothers did not like the idea either.

Then on the way they met a little boy and a girl returning home from school. They saw the camels and said, “Seventeen camels”. The brothers told them the whole story and asked if they could help them. The little boy and the girl said, “This is a very easy problem. We’II solve it for you.”

The boy went and stood near the seventeen camels. “Pretend that I am a camel too. Then how many camels are there altogether?”
“Eighteen”, the brothers answered.
“Right”, the girl said, “What is half of eighteen?”
“Nine,” replied the eldest.
“So take away your nine camels,” said the boy.

“Now what is one third of eighteen?”
“Six”, said the second. “That’s my share”.
“Correct”, said the girl. “Now what is one-ninth of eighteen?”
“Two,” shouted the youngest joyfully.
“I’ve got two whole camels”.
Thus the eldest brother could own nine camels, the second six and the youngest two. “But what about the pretended camel?” The youngest asked.

“Oh! Now I’m a boy again,” replied the boy. “I don’t need to be a camel any more.”

The three brothers were very happy. They took the little boy and the girl, with them to meet their father. Of course none walked, each of them rode a camel.

I. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two.

1. What did the old man tell his three sons?
2. Why did the youngest son and the second son get so angry?
3. Why did the three brothers start fighting?
4. What did their father say to them?
5. Who was the first person the brothers met on the road? What did he say to them?
6. What did the butcher say to the brothers?
7. How did seventeen camels become eighteen camels?
8. How did the children solve the problem?
9. Do you think the three brothers were foolish. Why?

II. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ if it is true and ‘F’ if it is false in the box provided. Give word or words from the text in support of your answer.

1. The old man was too old to take care of the camels. (               )

2. The butcher cut the camels exactly into half, two-thirds and eight - ninths. (           )

3. The little boy and girl could not solve the problem. (           )

4. The little boy was to be a pretended camel. (              )

5. The brothers were good at mathematics. (         )

III. Rearrange the following sentences in the most appropriate order:

1. He asked them to look for a person who could help them.

2. On the way they met a trader.

3. One day an aged father wanted his three sons to share the seventeen camels he owned.

4. They went out.

5. He said that he would be able to cut the camels accordingly.

6. They all returned home happily.

Moral story, children story-THE CLEVER CARPENTER

THE CLEVER CARPENTER

Once there lived a carpenter and his wife in a forest. A lion with his two greedy and lazy friends - a cunning jackal and a crow also lived in the same forest. The carpenter cut the wood in the forest and his wife did the cooking.

                                  One day when the lion saw them he growled. The clever carpenter bowed low and said, “O great king, thank you for visiting us. My wife has cooked a fine meal. We will be happy if you join us at dinner.”






The lion was pleased and joined them for dinner. He relished the food. The carpenter said, “You are welcome to share our meal every day. Please come alone and don’t bring your friends”. The lion agreed and assured them that nobody would harm them. The lion came every day to eat with his new friends. The lion gave up hunting and therefore stopped eating meat. This made his friends - the lazy jackal and the crow to starve without food.


One day the jackal asked the lion why he had stopped hunting. The lion said, “I have found two new friends. They give me very nice food every day. So I don’t hunt”.

When the jackal and the crow heard this they were angry but did not show it.

They said, “We are eager to meet your new friends”. The lion said that he could not take them as he had promised his new friends that he would always meet them alone.

The jackal and the crow cried and begged the lion to take them to his new friends’ house.

The lion agreed at last on condition that they would not harm his new friends.

Next morning the jackal and the crow set out with the lion to meet the carpenter and his wife. Secretly the jackal and the crow had a plan to kill the lion’s new friends. The carpenter saw the lion, the jackal and the crow together at a distance.

 He said to his wife, “We are in for trouble. Let’s hurry.  Look there they are. They may attack us. Go and climb a tree.” Saying so, both the carpenter and his wife climbed the tree. “Hi, why are you running? They are also my friends. Don’t be afraid. They won’t harm you”, roared the lion, on seeing the carpenter and his wife running for life. “Oh, king of forests! We like you. We know you will not harm us. But your friends are greedy. They may kill us. We are safe here,” cried the carpenter sitting on the tree. The lion looked back. He saw the yearning eyes of the jackal and the hungry eyes of the crow and understood that the carpenter was right.


So the lion angrily pounced on the cunning and greedy jackal and the crow and drove them away. In the meantime the carpenter and his wife left the forest for ever.


I. Answer the following questions .

1. Name the animals in this story.

2. How did the carpenter’s wife help him?

3. How did the carpenter win the lion’s friendship?

4. Did the other animals like the lion visiting his new friends?

5. Who starved? Why?

6. Who was wise? The carpenter or the lion.

7. What kind of a woman was the carpenter’s wife?

8. Why did the carpenter want the lion to come alone to see him?

9. Did the jackal and the crow succeed in their plan?


II.Choose the most appropriate answer to complete the following sentences:-

1. The carpenter and his wife lived in a forest because _____________________________________.

a. they liked life in the forest
b. they earned their livelihood by cutting the wood in the forest.
c. Wanted to live with the animals in the forest.


2. The lion visited them everyday because he ________________________________.

a. liked the food served by them.
b. didn’t want to live with the jackal and the crow.
c. wanted the jackal and the crow to starve.

3. The crow and the jackal did not succeed in their plan because ________________________.

a. the carpenter was more cunning than them.
b. the carpenter’s wife was very kind to them.
c. the lion was mightier than them.


III. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ if it is true and ‘F’ if it is false in the box provided. Give word or words from the text in support of your answer.

1. A lion cannot be friendly with other animals. (              )

2. The carpenter was right in what he said about the jackal and the crow. (           )

3. The jackal was not cunning enough to succeed in their plan. (             )

4. The carpenter and his wife ran for their life because they were afraid of the lion. (         )

5. The carpenter and his wife left the forest at the end for fear of animals. (             )

6. The lion was very kind to the carpenter and his wife. (               )

7. The lion did not take the jackal and the crow to the carpenter’s house because he knew their plan.
 (         )

8. The jackal and the crow were greedy. (               )

9. The lion gave up hunting and therefore stopped eating meat. This made his friends - the lazy jackal and the crow to starve without food. (                   )


10. After the carpenter and his wife left the forest, the lion  became friends with the greedy jackal and the crow once again. (           )
             

Story for children, moral story-THE SHREWD BOY.

THE SHREWD BOY

In the forests on both sides of the river Chambal in Madhya Pradesh there lived a gang of dacoits. During the day the dacoits used to hide themselves in the forest and at night they went out with arms attacking the villagers, burning their houses, looting their property and killing them. Therefore the
villagers led a fear-stricken life.

                                                                   In the neighbourhood of Chambal there lived a wealthy land-lord Ramsingh. One morning a Police Officer visited him and said “I have news that a gang of dacoits remain sheltered in the neighbouring forest. They are likely to attack your house tonight. You must be careful. I have also alerted my officers to take care of you and the village”. So saying the police officer went away.

“Shut all the doors and windows before it gets dark”, shouted Ramsingh to his servants. In the evening when the servants were getting ready to shut the doors and windows of the house there came a hungry boy and he stood in front of the
house. “I am very hungry, give me some food and shelter for the night,” pleaded the boy.

“We won’t give you anything,” shouted the  servants. “We suspect you to have been sent by the gang of dacoits. Go away or else we will kill you”, said the servants angrily.

Ramsingh heard the noise of his servants and came out. ”What’s the noise here?” he asked them. “This boy wants food and shelter,” replied the servants. “Dear boy, I will give you food but you can’t stay here,” said the landlord. The boy ate the food and went away. As it had turned dark he could not find his way.

Hence he located a small tree, climbed it and sat on one of its branches. He decided to spend the rest of the night there.

When it was midnight the boy heard the voice of some men under the tree. He listened carefully. One of the men said,

”The police men are not here, we can go and attack Ramsingh’s house”.

After a few minutes he heard the commotion in Ramsingh’s house. “The landlord is kind-hearted. He fed me when I was hungry. I must save him and his property now. Let me run to the policemen and inform them about this,” said the boy to himself.

Quickly he came down the tree and found the policemen and told them how the dacoits had been attacking the house of the land lord. The policemen and the boy ran to the house of the land lord as fast as they could. In the meantime the dacoits tried to break open the main door of the house.

The  policemen overpowered them. “You have saved our lives and property,”said Ramsingh thankfully. “You don’t need to thank us. You must thank this young boy. It is he who informed us of the dacoits,” said the police officer and then left.

Looking at the boy cheerfully, Ramsingh said, “I gave you only food but in return you have saved not only my life and property but the entire village. I am not going to ask you to go away. You can be with us and work in my house”. The boy lived there happily ever after.

I. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two:

1. How did the dacoits earn their living?

2. Why were the villagers grief-stricken?

3. Who alerted Ramsingh? How?

4. Why did the young boy come to the house of the landlord? How was he treated?

5. Where did he seek shelter for the night? How did he spend the night?

6. How did the boy tackle the situation?

7. How was the boy rewarded?

8. Do you like the way the dacoits lived?

9. How do you think you can make them become good?


II. Read the following statements and choose the correct answers:-

1. The villagers were living in fear because _______________________________.

a) the landlord was cruel.
b) they were frequently attacked by the dacoits.
c) they lived near the forest.

2. The servants ordered the boy to go out because they  thought that  __________________________.

a) he was a member of the gang.
b) he would also be attacked.
c) the landlord would not like the boy.


3. In the beginning the landlord was ________________ to the boy.

a) considerate          b) adamant    c) cruel


4. The Landlord and the villagers were saved by ___________________________________.

a) the timely action of the policemen.
b) the shrewd boy’s timely report to the police.
c) the servants of the landlord.

5. The boy wanted to save the landlord because he ____________________________________.

a) wanted to go to the landlord’s house again.
b) wanted more food.
c) thought it was his duty.

children story-FATHER’S LOVE-

FATHER’S LOVE

Babar the Moghul Emperor was very kind to his subjects. If he loved anyone more it was his son Humayun.

             One day when Humayun fell ill, Babar became very sad. He wanted the best doctor to attend on his son. So the best doctor in his empire was called in to attend on Humayun. The doctor treated his patient with utmost care. However Humayun’s condition did not improve at all. The doctor finally
said, “His condition is now fatal. God only can save him.” This made Babar lose his hope on the doctor.

Filled with tears Babar knelt down and prayed. “God, please save my son.” Just at that time he heard the Queen weeping. He went near her and said, “Have faith in God. He alone can save our son.”

The Queen stopped weeping. “Is Abdul Baka, the most pious man in town?” she asked. “Yes indeed”, said the Emperor. “He is there near our beloved son and is praying to God for his life”.


“You also go there and pray for Humayun’s recovery”, said the Queen. Babar returned to the room where Humayun lay sick. “How is he now?” he asked Abdul Baka.

“Medicines have failed,” said Abdul Baka. “Still I believe Humayun will be alright. Pray to God and offer him the most valuable thing in your house”. “What’s the most valuable thing in my house?” asked Babar.

“You have the most valuable diamond with you. Sell that diamond and you will get lakhs of rupees. You may give the money to the poor. God may then save the life of your son,” said Abdul Baka.

“The diamond is no doubt very valuable, but my life is more valuable than the diamond,” the King said to the pious man. “I offer my life”. Saying this Babar walked round the bed of Humayun. He knelt down and said, “God, take my life and give life to my son”.

Suddenly the doctor saw Humayun uttering a few words. ”Oh Emperor! I can see his pulse beat”. Your son will be normal soon, cried the pious man.


“God has answered my prayer”. So saying Babar fell down and died a little later.


Answer the following questions .

1. What made Babar become sad?

2. Did Humayun show any improvement with the treatment given by the doctor?

3. What did the pious man want Babar to offer?

4. What was valuable to Babar? Did he offer that?

5. What happened to Babar at the end?

6. Who saved the life of Humayun? (Babar/the doctor/the pious man/God)

7. Why did the pious man want Babar to give money to the poor?


II. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ if it is true and ‘F’ if it is false in the box provided. Give word or words from the text in support of your answer.

a. Babar loved his son more than his subjects . (              )

b. The pious man did not want Babar to offer his life. (          )

c. Babar died because of a serious illness. (                )

d. Babar found the diamond more valuable than his life. (              )

e. The doctor was successful in treating Humayun. (                )

f. The queen did not have any concern for her son. (                )

children story- The Magic Porridge Pot

The Magic Porridge Pot

Once, there was a little girl named Tara. She lived with her mother. They were very poor. One day she went to a forest. There she met an old woman. The old woman gave her a pot. She said, “This is a magic pot. It will cook porridge for you when you say, ‘Cook-Pot-Cook’. It will stop making porridge when you say, ‘Stop-Pot-Stop’.”Tara was very happy. She ran to her mother and said, “Mother, we will no longer be hungry as I have got a magic pot.” Tara said to the pot, “Cook-Pot-Cook” and the
pot cooked porridge. Her mother was very happy and they both ate porridge.

One day, when Tara had gone out, her mother felt hungry. She said to the pot, “CookPot-Cook”. The pot started cooking porridge.After eating it her mother said, “Do not cook Pot”. But the pot went on cooking. Soon the porridge started spilling on the floor. Mother called out again, “Wait – do not cook anymore.” But the pot did not stop. Mother ran out of the house and the porridge followed her. Soon there was porridge everywhere. The whole village saw it. They ran to eat the porridge. When Tara came back, she saw that the road was full of porridge. She ran back as fast as she could. She heard her mother shout, “Tara the pot is cooking and it will not stop.” Tara called out, “Stop-Pot-Stop” and it stopped cooking porridge.

                       

Reading is fun

 Where did Tara go one day?
What did the old woman give Tara?
What did the magic pot cook?
Who said, “Do not cook Pot”?
 Why was there so much porridge on the road?  
 What do you eat for your breakfast?
Would you like to eat wheat porridge?
 Have you seen any magic? Tell us about it.
What do you call magic in your own language?

children Fun story - The Mumbai Musicians

The Mumbai Musicians


Once upon a time, there lived a donkey named Goopu. He had worked for many years in the house of a farmer. He had carried many heavy sacks of corn and sugarcane, from the farm to the factory. He was now very tired and old. The farmer said to Goopu, “You are a good donkey. Take this sack of corn and go and see the world, before you become too old.” Goopu smiled and said goodbye. He set off towards the city of Mumbai. “I am good at music. I will go to Mumbai and be a musician there.” On the way he met a dog.


“Where are you going?” asked Doopu. “I am going to Mumbai to be a musician. Would you like to come too?” asked Goopu. “Yes, I would,” replied Doopu. Off went the two friends on the dusty road to Mumbai. They saw a ball of fur in the middle of the road. “Who are you?” they asked. “I am Furry, the cat,” said the cat. “Would you like to come with us to become a musician?” asked Goopu and Doopu together.

“Oh! I would love to come along,” replied Furry. So off went the three together to become Mumbai musicians. Soon they met Cuckoo, the cock. “I love music and wish to join your band.” They all reached a house with a light. They were tired and hungry. They peeped in through the window and saw a table with delicious food. They decided to sing to let the people inside know that they were musicians.






They sang. The people inside thought that ghosts had come to scare them. They ran away as fast as they could! Goopu, Doopu and Furry went into the house and ate the food, till they could eat no more.
                                                                   




Reading is fun

 Why did the farmer tell Goopu to see the world?

 Why did Goopu, Doopu and Furry want to go to Mumbai?

 Why did the people in the house run away?

Fun story, Picture story - The mouse and the pencil

                                           Picture story    
     
                                 The mouse and the pencil






One day a little mouse was looking for something to eat.  He found a pencil. “I’m going to bite you,” said the mouse.  And he bit it hard.“You are hurting me,” said the pencil. “Let me draw you one last picture and then you can do what you like!” “Very
well,” said the mouse.


The pencil drew a big circle. “Is that a cheese?” asked the mouse.“We’ll call it a cheese,” said the Pencil and it drew three little circles inside the big one. “That’s an apple,” squeaked the mouse. “Let’s call it an apple,” said the pencil and it began drawing some funny curved things near the second circle.        

 “Why, those are cucumbers,” said the mouse, licking his lips. “I wish you’d hurry. I simply can’t wait to get my teeth into them!” The pencil drew two little triangles on the top circle. “Oh, oh!” squeaked the mouse. “Now you’ve made it like a cat! Don’t go on!”But the pencil went on, till it had drawn long whiskers and a mouth on the top circle. And the mouse cried out in terror, “It’s a real cat! Help!”






Now see if YOU can draw a cat that looks real enough to frighten away the mice!