One summer's day, in a field, a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great effort an ear of corn he was taking to his nest. "Why don't y…

The Greedy Mouse: A greedy mouse saw a basket full of corn. He wanted to eat it. So he made a small hole in the basket. He squeezed in through the hole. He ate a lot of corn. He felt full and was very happy. Now he wanted to come…

The Devoted Mother: A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way to a lake one day. The ducklings were very happy following their mother and quack-quacking along the way. All of a sudden, the mother duck saw a fox at …

Gold Coins and a Selfish Man: Sam was a greedy and selfish man. He always desired to have lots and lots of money and never hesitated to cheat others to make money. Also, he never wished to share anything with others. He paid very…

Patty the Milkmaid was going to the market carrying milk in a pail on her head. As she went along, she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. "I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Bro…

The Lion and the Mouse: Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow …

The Cunning Fox and the Clever Stork: Once upon a time, there lived a very cunning and mischievous fox. He used to speak to other animals sweetly and gain their trust, before playing tricks on them. One day the fox met a stork. H…

The Fox and the Grapes: One afternoon, a fox was walking through the forest and spotted a bunch of grapes hanging from a lofty branch. "Just the thing to quench my thirst," said the fox. Taking a few steps back, the fox…

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saiuniversalbookstore.EnglishStories The Apple Tree and the Farmer: Once upon a time, there lived a farmer in a village, beside a forest. He had a big garden that had an old appl…

The Ant and the Dove: One hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, she came to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up, she slipped and…

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saiuniversalbookstore.EnglishStories Strong or Weak: There was a proud teak tree in the forest. He was tall and strong. There was a small herb next to the tree. The teak tree sai…

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saiuniversalbookstore.EnglishStories Strong or Weak: There was a proud teak tree in the forest. He was tall and strong. There was a small herb next to the tree. The teak tree sai…

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saiuniversalbookstore.EnglishStories Unhelpful Friends: Bunny rabbit lived in the forest. He had many friends. He was proud of his friends. One day Bunny rabbit heard the loud ba…

Change Yourself and not The World: Long ago, people lived happily under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they led a very prosperous life with an abundance of wealth and no misfortunes. Once, the …

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saiuniversalbookstore.EnglishStories A Merchant and his Donkey: One beautiful spring morning, a merchant loaded his donkey with bags of salt to go to the market, in order to sell…

Not long afterward Rivalin learned that an old enemy was threatening his own realm, Parmenie. "I must sail home," he said to Blancheflor," and explained the necessity of his sudden departure. Knowing that his abse…

ampion of knightly skills. Hence he was well received by King Mark's royal court, and very cordially welcomed by King Mark's beautiful sister Princess Blancheflor. During Rivalin's stay at Tintagel an enemy invaded C…

Later that day, Miss Temple allows Jane to speak in her own defence. After Jane does so, Miss Temple writes to Mr. Lloyd. His reply agrees with Jane’s, and she is cleared of Mr. Brocklehurst’s accusation. Mr. Brocklehurst embezz…

Jane finds life at Lowood to be grim. Miss Maria Temple, the youthful superintendent, is just and kind, but another teacher, Miss Scatcherd, is sour and abusive. Mr. Brocklehurst, visiting the school for an inspection, has Jane …

gests that Jane go to school. Mr. Brocklehurst is a cold, cruel, self-righteous, and highly hypocritical clergyman who runs a charity school called Lowood. He accepts Jane as a pupil in his school. Jane is infuriated, however, wh…