All the animals on the farm had a group. From the cats, there was Thomas the tabby cat and his sisters Teri and Taya. From the Dogs, there was Apollo the Great Dane, Shadow the German Shephard, and Polly the German Spitz. There were also two horses in the group, Deni and Darya.  This group of animals always hung out together. They played together and joked together. Sometimes, they also ate together. Except for Rotty. Rotty the Rottweiler had no friends. All the animals on the farm stayed away from him. Nobody liked him. He mostly sat alone. He also ate alone. All the animals thought Rot ..read more

One afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and the birds were chirping loudly. Tiffany and Teri sat in the park on the soft green grass with their mother. Tiffany was wearing a dress, and the sun felt wonderful on her legs. Terry was leaning against the foot of a bench in his shorts, absorbing the sunlight. The weather was wonderful. It was such a peaceful day.  They had come to the park to spend family time. As they were sitting in one corner of the park, the main road was in sight. While sitting on the grass, basking in the sunlight, Tiffany, Terry, and their mama saw an older man ca ..read more

Raya was a 10-year-old girl who loved to go shopping. She spent all her pocket money in the mall. She would buy everything she liked. She bought fancy dresses and gowns, beautiful shirts and tiaras. She would also buy cute slippers and ballet pumps. She also spent her money on barbie bag packs and barbie dolls. Raya bought so many things that she did not know where to store them. She would stuff her old things in a drawer and put all her new things in front of the cupboard. Soon Raya had a lot of things. One day, Raya’s friend Ally had a party. She invited Raya and all their other friends fro ..read more

Conner’s favorite pastime was reading mystery stories. He also loved solving riddles and puzzles.  Slowly he became so fascinated with mysteries that he started solving mysterious situations around him at home.  One day, Conner and his family were invited to New York City. It was Conner’s uncle’s wedding. Upon reaching New York, Conner and his mum and dad stayed at their uncle’s house. His uncle gave them a room in their small cozy house. When they reached the room, Conner’s mother started unpacking her suitcases. She sat on the carpet and took out her clothes and shoes. She got up ..read more

Darby the Dalmatian loved running. She could run for days without stopping. As Darby lived near the outskirts of a town, she would go running in the nearby fields and meadows. Darby’s family always warned her not to go far. They were scared Darby would not be able to find her way home. She would go too far and get lost. But Darby was carefree. She ran unrestrained and loved the rush of wind through her fur. She let her spotted ears flop up and down, and her tongue loll out. She felt free and amazing. One day Darby got an idea. Why not run cross country? Until now, she had just gone running in ..read more

Once upon a time, there was a small cottage on a mountain top. The cozy cottage was surrounded by a beautiful flowery forest. There was a river of fresh water gushing through it, and the sky touched mountains and cliffs surrounding it. In the cottage lived two twin boys with their grandmother. Out of the twins, Joey was the naughty one, while Shane was the obedient one. The grandmother always told the twins to be good. She said that good things happened to those who were good to others. Joey thought his brother Shane was boring and always too nice. He always treated others fondly and never br ..read more

Poppy the dog Poppy the dog loved the sea. She was a white Indian Spitz who lived near the bay. Every day, Poppy dreamed about venturing out into the open sea. At times, she jumped into the sea and went for a swim near the shore. She really enjoyed the swim. Her long white fur felt cool and refreshed. Her pointed, upright ears felt floppy and ticklish, and she just loved the feeling. But Poppy was always stayed near the bay, where she could see land. She was a good swimmer, no doubt, but her deepest fear was getting lost at sea. What if she could not find her way back to the shore? What would ..read more

Little Bella loved blueberries. Summer was her favourite season as she could eat blueberries every day. She ate all the blueberries her mother got from the farmer’s market. Bella would walk along the shrubs near her house and pluck wild blueberries. She would eat them standing right there. She would return home with blue stains on her mouth, hands, and her dress. Then her mother would give Bella a stern look and tell her to wash her mouth and her hands. One day, Bella’s mother baked a blueberry pie. She bought fresh juicy blueberries from the farmers’ market and used all of them in the pie. T ..read more

I’m Oakley the Okapi and I live in a zoo. My name sounds funny doesn’t it?! It’s sometimes hard to say but I think it’s pretty cool. Most people don’t know what I am when they come to visit the zoo, they point and say; ‘look it’s a Giraffe’ and some say that I look like a horse or a Zebra because of my stripes.  My Mummy and the sign say that I am an Okapi. We come from the continent Africa and live mostly by ourselves in dense forests.  I find it funny when people try to look for my Mummy and I through the trees, it’s like they cannot wait to see what we look like! I love how I look ..read more

Chapter 1 Bertha was very happy. It was her sixth birthday, and her mum had invited all her friends. Bertha looked just like a doll in her glittery frock. It was a pink dress with small flowers in the centre. Bertha’s friends, Sandy, Doris, Iris, and Mike, stood with her around a big chocolate cake. The cake had a small fairy made of sweet butter and sugar. Bertha and her friends spent the evening laughing and having fun. After Bertha’s friends left, her mother helped her get ready for bed. The birthday party had made Bertha very tired. Soon Bertha fell fast asleep in her room. Her mother swi ..read more