Genre/Topic: Classics
You are sailing in one of the finest ships ever. But suddenly, there is a storm and the you are shipwrecked. You land in some unknown island and you do not know your way back home. What does this fell like? It sure is a nightmare for everyone. But to the doctor Lemeul Gulliver, this […]
Genre/Topic: Fables And Folktales
A tiger is the king of this jungle. And this time, the king wants Ananse, the spider to bring a snake to him. Ananse is smart, but a snake is many, many times bigger than a spider. Will Ananse be able to do it?
Genre/Topic: Myths And Legends
Ulysses, the king loses his way home. After many days, he and his soldiers come to an unknown island. Is the island safe? Will the king reach home safe and sound? We will have to read this story ‘Ulysses and Cyclopes’ and find it out.
Genre/Topic: Poetry
Have you ever lived in the country? What does it feel like: peaceful or lonely? And have you lived in the city too? Do you love the city? Do you love the honking of cars and the traffic jams that the poet, Irene Thompson, talks about?
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Genre/Topic: Fun Reading
No animal is half as vile as Crocky-Crock, the crocodile, so says Roald Dahl in this hilarious poem The Croocodile.
Genre/Topic: Classics
Mary Lennox, a 10-year-old girl, is born in India to wealthy British parents. Spoiled with a temper, she is unaffectionate, angry, rude and obstinate. A cholera breakout in the manor kills Mary’s parents and many servants. She is discovered alone but alive after the house is abandoned. She is sent to England to live with […]
Genre/Topic: Poetry
When you grow old, your hairline starts receding. Tufts of greys start appearing on your head. Lines start running from one side of your face to the other. And most of all, you lose all your strength. Walking starts becoming tough, jogging is a distant dream. Sad though old age is, Lewis Carroll will make […]
Genre/Topic: Myths And Legends
Cupid and Psyche, also known as The Tale of Amour and Psyche and The Tale of Eros and Psyche, is a legend that first appeared as a story told by an old woman in Lucius Apuleius’ novel, The Golden Ass, written in the 2nd century AD. So now let’s read about Cupid, the Greek God […]
