Author: misamaliraza94

  • The Mystery of the Buried Treasure

    Once upon a time, a farmer and his four sons lived in a village in a part of Pakistan called the Punjab, where many farms were to be found. The farmer was a hard-working man and worked on his farm all day long. The farmer was an honest and kind man, but his sons were…

  • The Legend of Mafumeira

    Deep within the forest there lives the tallest of all trees. They stretch their thick branches full of leaves up into the blue skies and give us oxygen to breathe. Their trunks are very wide and many of these beautiful giants have been in the forest for hundreds of years. These mighty trees are known…

  • The Golden Lira

    There once lived a man who had a son. The son was spoiled by his mother until he grew up and became a young man. The boy had no experience of work. He spent his days wandering the streets and playing. He relied on the money his mother gave him. One morning, the father called…

  • The Golden Duck

    Long ago, a young boy named Lutek lived in Warsaw. He was a shoemaker, and he worked in one of the factories in the Old Town. Lutek was penniless and lived on what he managed to earn from the foreman. In the evenings, Lutek often sat at the inn and listened to the exciting stories…

  • The Heathfield Hare

    Once, there was a farmer’s wife. And one night she woke up and dreamt that it was day. And she took her basket on her arm and walked away from the farm, high, high, high onto the moor. And there the moon shone full and round. And silhouetted against the moon she saw a creature…

  • The Four Fox Cubs

    There was once a family of foxes who lived in the woods. There was a mother fox, a father fox and four baby fox cubs. The cubs were named Arjan, Surjan, Ganji and Bulbul. One day, the daddy fox said to his four cubs, ‘I must go out to work and I may be gone…

  • The Fox and the Stork

    The fox and the stork lived in a wood. One day, the fox invited the stork to come for a meal. ‘Mrs Stork, come tomorrow at twelve o’clock,’ he said. The stork was delighted and the next day she went to the fox’s den. The fox served a delicious stew. He served it on a…

  • The Generous and Brave Warrior

    Many years ago, long before you or I were born, the country of Spain was divided between two kings. The first king was ruler of the north, while the second king was ruler of the south. These two kings fought many battles over many years and countless soldiers lost their lives in such battles. The…

  • The Eagle and the King

    Once there was a boy who used to go hunting in the mountains with his bow and arrow. One day, the boy spent all afternoon hunting in the mountains, but there were no animals to be found and he soon grew worried that there would be no food on his table that night. All of…

  • The Dragon of Kinabalu

    Towards the end of the fourteenth century, China had begun to trade with many surrounding countries. Large fleets of ships set sail and brought back treasures from all over the globe. Laden with gifts from the Ming Emperor, the Chinese made a powerful and favourable impression upon the rulers of surrounding countries. Between 1405 and…