Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt was a cold winter night. The stars twinkled above the little village. Seven-year-old Aarav sat beside the window, watching the chilly wind dance through the trees. “Brr… it’s so cold,” he whispered. Just then, Dadi walked into the room with a soft, woollen shawl. “This shawl has kept our
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn a soft little bed, by an open window, sat a teddy bear named Bunno. He had soft brown fur and one button eye that sparkled in the moonlight. Every night, Bunno sat on the windowsill and looked up at the stars. “My friend Aru used to count stars with
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHigh in a soft grey cloud, lived a tiny raindrop named Boondi. She was the smallest raindrop in the whole cloud. “I’m too small to matter,” Boondi sighed. “The big raindrops fall first. Nobody will notice me.” Beside her, a plump raindrop named Dolu plopped over the cloud’s edge. “Bye,
Reading Time: 2 minutesVivaan had been made captain three weeks ago, and he had a plan for everything. He decided who took corners. He decided the warm-up drills. He decided that Sahil, their fastest player, should always play on the right wing, no matter what Sahil thought about it. “I play better on
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne quiet evening, a little lantern glowed beside a garden path. Its warm light helped rabbits find their way home and guided sleepy birds back to their nests. The lantern was happy to help. But as the night grew darker, a gentle wind began to blow. Whoosh… Whoosh… The little
Reading Time: 2 minutesDhruv’s football went missing on Wednesday. Not just any football — the new one his father had bought him for his birthday, the one with the autograph sticker he’d pressed on so carefully. He left it by the water tank during practice, same as always. When practice ended, it was
Reading Time: 2 minutesStop eyeing those biscuits, beta. Not today. Today we wait. You’re making that face again, the one you make when you think I’m being unfair. Sit, I’ll tell you why. When I was your age, my own grandmother used to fast the whole day on Janmashtami — no rice, no
Reading Time: 2 minutesStop pulling each other’s hair and listen, both of you. You think Krishna was always floating around with a flute, looking peaceful? Chup. Let me tell you what that boy actually did to his poor mother. Yashoda was churning curd one morning. Hot already, sweat on her neck, bangles clinking
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a tall tree by the quiet pond, lived a little owl named Hoo-Hoo. Every evening, when the sky turned orange, Hoo-Hoo got ready for bed. First, she fluffed up her soft feathers. Then she tucked her wings in close. “That’s step one,” she said happily. Next, she hummed her
Reading Time: 2 minutesStop fidgeting and come sit close, it’s getting cold. You know how some nights the moon is so full it makes you restless, makes you want to walk out of the house for no reason at all? That is the kind of night I am going to tell you about.
