Susy’s Christmas Present by Clement Clarke Moore
“Tell us a story, nursie; please do”, begged two little golden-haired girls, as they snuggled on the soft rug before the fire. “Did you ever have just what you wished for at …
Kids Stories
Sunshine Stories by Hans Christian Andersen
Now I am going to tell a story,” said the Wind. “Excuse me,” said the Rain, “but now it is my turn—, you have been howling round the corner as hard as …
Socrates by Rhoda Power
Socrates lived in Athens about four hundred years before Jesus Christ was born. As a boy he was ugly, undersized and had a flat nose and bulging eyes. His father was a …
Sing a Song o’ Sixpence by L. Frank Baum
Sing a song o’ sixpence, a handful of rye, Four-and-twenty blackbirds baked in a pie; When the pie was opened the birds began to sing, Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set …
She was Good for Nothing by Hans Christian Andersen
The mayor stood at the open window. He looked smart, for his shirt-frill, in which he had stuck a breast-pin, and his ruffles, were very fine. He had shaved his chin uncommonly …
Shandili and Sesame Seeds
There was a learned Brahmin, who lived in the outskirts of a city, with his wife called Shandili. They were a happy couple but they were poor. One morning, the Brahmin said …