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Once, there were twenty five Tin-Soldiers. There were all brothers because they were made of the same tin spoon. All of them wore a beautiful red and blue uniform. One of them had only one leg because the tin, which was used to make them, was not enough. The Tin-Soldier stood on a table, covered with a lot of other toys. There was a very pretty paper castle. The rooms of the castle could be seen through the small windows of the castle. There was also a mirror which showed a transparent lake with swans swimming in it.This 16-page richly illustrated book is a part of our Classic tales collection, which consists of stimulating and enthralling stories for children.

This story is from the famous Panchatantra Stories for kids. This is a story of rats and a cat. You have read a lot of stories of rats and cats. But, you will enjoy this story a lot. Let us read the story and see what happens. Do the rats win or does the cat win in this battle? Not very long time ago, there was a colony of rats. All these rats stayed in a very large house. They were very happy in that large house. They were so happy because that house had a lot of food. The rats really enjoyed themselves. The whole day, they ate whatever they wanted to eat. They ate and slept. Then they got up, played a little, ate again and then slept again. The mistress of the house was very tired of these rats. She hated these rats. Whenever the mistress got any food from the market, the rats ate all the food. Whatever the Mistress cooked, the rats ate half of it. The Mistress tried everything to get rid of the rats. She was sick of threats. Whenever she opened the cupboard, she saw a rat in the cupboard.

Wessex tales talks about nineteenth century marriage, grammar, class status, medical diseases etc. The wessex tale is a story of three strangers. They meet at the house of a shepherd. Who are these three strangers? Are they related? Why have they come to the shepherd’s house? Let us read the story and find out. It was the month of March. In a village in Casterbridge, a baby girl was born to a shepherd. He was so happy that he decided to throw a dance party. Though it was raining heavily outside, nineteen guests were enjoying the party inside the house. The shepherd had spent a lot of money and invited a troop of singers to his house. They were a famous troop. They sang to the guests. There was food and drinks for everyone. Everybody was having a lot of fun at the party. Meanwhile, a poor, thin man was walking towards the village in the heavy rain. He was around forty years old and was about five feet nine inches tall. As he walked through the streets, the rain soaked his coat and made it heavy. To know complete story sign up for eBook.

This is a story of a profoundly flawed woman and the men who fall in love with her. This is a story of a young girl called Thomasin. She was in love with a boy called Damon Wildeye, but Damon loved a girl called Eustacia Vye. Eustacia loved a boy called Clym Yeobright and Diggory Venn loved Thomasin. Let us see what happened and who got married to whom. Once upon a time, there lived a girl called Thomasin Yeobright. She loved a boy called Damon Wildeye. Both of them wanted to get married, but Thomasin’s mother did not want them to get married. So, one day Thomasin ran away from her house. When Thomasin reached Damon, he said, “I am sorry Thomasin, but I have not applied to the court yet. Therefore, we cannot get married.” When Thomasin heard this, she felt very bad. She thought to herself, “What will I do now?”

Bhakta Prahlada : A Long time ago, there lived an Asura King called King Hiranyakashipu. The Asuras live below the Earth’s surface and were very powerful. They were very cruel and did not like the Gods. Hiranyakashipu wanted to rule all the three kingdoms, that is, the kingdom of the heaven, the Earth and the kingdom below the surface of the Earth. He offered many prayers to Lord Brahma. He did this because he wanted to get a blessing that he never dies.Lord Brahma refused to bless him. He said, “Hiranyakashipu, all those people who take birth have to die, but you can choose the way you want to die.” Hiranyakashipu then asked for three wishes. What are the wishes of Hiranyakashipu? What did Brahma respond to Hiranyakashipu?Buy the eBook or collection to read the complete story online.

This book encloses in its pages poignant stories with relevant moral messages for the young readers. The friendly people and vivacious animal characters in these stories help us to learn important life lessons through their own examples of success or defeat, selfless help or selfish vile, and through the twists and turns in the situations that present themselves. There is a moral to every story with a positive lesson, told in a friendly, subtle way to touch the young hearts and tickle the curious minds.

Internationally acclaimed author, illustrator and naturalist Jan Thornhill has created a dramatic and unique picture book that brings to life the wondrous tale of one tree's survival through two hundred years of nature's blessings and scourges. On a crisp, fall morning a little maple key spins through the air and settles on the life-giving ruins of an ancient tree. So begins the story of a single maple tree and the creatures it nourishes and shelters. The intricacies of forest ecology and the importance of every link in the chain are highlighted in both the informative narrative and in the exquisitely detailed illustrations. Thornhill's brilliant drawings, each one alive with color and filled with a multitude of forest animals, will delight kids. From the tiniest cricket to the magnificence of a lighting storm, she captures them all.

Yes! Kids can make toys that are fun, great-looking, and easy to make. I Can Make Toys will show you how. These amazing playthings are as much fun to make as to play with. Using common household odds and ends, construction is no fuss, no mess, with no complicated instructions. So open this book, let your imagination and creativity fly, and let's make toys!

This book is about two British adventurers in British India who become kings of Kafiristan, a remote part of Afghanistan. This is a story of the times, when the British ruled India. Two soldiers called Peachy Carnahan and Daniel Dravot were posted in India. During the British rule in India, there were two soldiers. They were very good friends and did everything together. They were really enjoying their stay in India. As they were British soldiers, they could scare the Indians and take money from them. This was the reason, why they were enjoying so much in India. But soon, somebody complained about them and the British government threw both of them outside India. When they were thrown out, they did not know what to do. They sat down at a palace and started thinking about what they wanted to do. Peachy said, “Dear Friend, I want to travel to Afghanistan.This 16-page richly illustrated book is a part of our Classic tales collection, which consists of stimulating and enthralling stories for children.