children short stories
Then the elephant met a frog and asked if she could be her friend. The frog said “You are too big and heavy. You cannot jump like me. I am sorry, but you cannot be my friend”.
One day, a camel and her baby were chatting. The baby asked, “Mother, why do we have humps?” The mother replied, “Our humps are for storing water so that we can survive in the desert”.
A collection of rhymes, featuring tales of extraordinary encounters with various creatures!
Read free bedtime stories, fairy tales, poems for kids and short stories for kids. The best free children’s books online! Picture books, baby books and more!
As children see themselves are protagonists, and later enact out these stories, horror stories teach children to be powerful, face their fears and defeat evil. Here are some good horror stories and books –
When children watch a funny movie clip or cartoon, they never tend to recall the underlying story behind the clip. They take the amusing anecdote for granted, laugh and move on. But in the case of a story, the valuable lessons hidden inside these funny books are hard to miss.
The old man summoned his sons, then proceeded to tell them, “I will provide you with a bundle of sticks. Separate each stick, and then break each into two. The one who finishes first will be rewarded more than the others.”
An old man went to comfort the boy. As he put his arm around him, he said, “Nobody believes a liar, even when he is telling the truth!”
When you hand your child a short story, whether as a standalone piece or one that is part of a larger collection, you are giving your kid the keys to creativity and imagination.
A short story is a story that is not quite as long as a novel, or even a novella. The length is usually less than 20,000 words. On the low end of the spectrum a short story floats around 1,000 words.
Professor Perfect invites Astropup to visit the Cosmic Academy and see an incredible invention in action.
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Buzzy Bee’s Picnic – by Carol Moore – Illustrated by Dan Wetzel – Buzzy Bee can’t resist the delights of picnic food.
Animals You Can See at the Zoo – by Rolando Merino – An illustrated story of zoo animals with sound and animation.
The Classic Fairy Tale of Sleeping Beauty. Princess Aurora has been cursed by Maleficent. When she pricks herself on a spinning wheel on her 16th birthday, she is put into a deep sleep for 100 years. Who can save her?
NEW. A Bedtime Story in Simple English for Kids. A toy rabbit learns that through a child’s love it can become real.
The Guardians of Lore is a middle grade novel that centers around two life-long friends, infusing humor and fantasy-based riddles into a modern fairytale.
This quirky tale is about our most infamous character of all. If you don’t have a soufflé-baking, trumpet-blaring, sleigh-riding friend, then maybe it’s time that you met Ms. McKay. Told as a monorhyme poem. “Say what you will or say what you may, you’ll remember the day that you met Ms. McKay…”
For many days they continued their search, all attempts prove frugal. Meanwhile, the lady and the wolf’s bond grew stronger.
The kids had their snacks at a restaurant in the zoo. The naughty kids ate some and spilled some.
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http://www.storyberries.com/category/5-min-stories/
http://flintobox.com/blog/child-development/fantastic-stories-for-kids
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http://www.studentuk.com/category/short-stories/
http://www.storynory.com/
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http://www.thoughtco.com/common-word-roots-in-english-1692793