Age 6+
Creativity
Curiosity
Fine Motor Skills
Story 1: The Tale of Ratty’s Tail
Ratty the mouse lived in Anandvan with his cousin, Chinky the chipmunk. Chinky had come from London two months ago. One day, Ratty was sitting in his home, feeling sad.
Story 2: The Deep Winter Sleep
Up north, in the Himalayas, everyone was busy getting ready for winter sleep. It is the time of low or no activity when the weather is harsh and cold.
Story 3: Little Red Riding Hood
Tina came to visit her grandma. Grandma’s house was beautiful, like a fairy tale castle with lovely jasmine and morning glory creepers climbing on the walls and covering most of the balcony.
Story 4: True Friends by Vandana Gupta
Wherever Donna the duck went, everyone praised her beauty. Some said her feathers were as shiny as fish scales. Some praised her thin neck, while others found her orange beak beautiful. Donna was used to hearing praises.
Story 5: Selvi’s Sweet Surprise by Ramya Ram
‘Tea Kaapppiiii! Tea Kaapppiiii!’
‘Idli Vade, Idli Vade!’
Loud calls from vendors woke Selvi up. The sun had set, and their train had just entered Tirunelveli Junction.
Story 6: A Unique Dusshera by Alka Jain
Mysore’s Vaibhav Society celebrated Dusshera with grandeur every year. The society park usually echoed with the cheers of children. However, this year, just before Dusshera, there was an unusual silence. The reason for the silence was a quarrel between Garvit and Rohan. They were the best of friends and made Ravan’s effigy together every year, but this time they were not even on speaking terms with each other.
Story 7: Nehru without a Rose by Vivek Chakravarty
All the children of Model Public School were very excited today because the school was holding a fancy-dress competition on Children’s Day. Each student was coming to school dressed as a famous personality.
Story 8: Bholuram The Writer by Ramvinay Prajapati
Postman Shiny Deer rang the bell and stood at the door. He had a letter for Bholuram Bear. When Bholuram opened the door and saw Shiny on the other side, his face broke into a . He was very happy to see Shiny.
Story 9: Reaching for the moon by Satish Roy
One evening, while playing, Mayur and Akash decided to dress up as pirates and search for treasure in their house.
Story 10: Pizza Girl by Harini Raghavan
Chandrika loved pizzas. She could eat them at any time of the day, and preferred pizza to any other dish. The mere aroma of a pizza could wake her up from a deep sleep. Her parents used to offer Chandrika pizzas as a reward for any accomplishment because they knew how much she loved this treat.
Story 11: The Running egg by Manoj Roy
Neelu Duck had laid three eggs. She watched over them day and night, waiting for them to hatch.
Finally, the day arrived.
Story 12: Formula number one by Vivek Chakravarty
Baddy Fox and Jagoo Jackal were well-known crooks of Champakvan.
One day, they were hiding behind the bushes, watching the animals walk by. Meeku Mouse walked past, talking on his phone.
Story 13: A Trip To The Moon by Manoj Roy
One day, Baddy Fox announced in Champakvan that he would like to take all the animals on a trip to the moon.
Story 14: The Bus Thief by Vandana Gupta
Jumpy the Monkey boarded a bus to Nandanvan. He found a place to sit and kept his bag under the seat.
Story 15: Cheeku’s Canada Craze by Kumud Kumar
Cheeku the Rabbit had recently returned from Canada. Nothing from Champakvan appealed to him any longer.
Story 16: Wise Cheeku by Avadesh Kumar
Several animals lived in Champakvan. King Shersingh was wise and strong and all the animals respected him.
Story 17: Damru’s Love for Singing by Vivek Chakravarthy
Damru the Donkey had just started singing when Jumbo the Elephant barged into his house.
“Stop! You are creating a nuisance early in the morning. You better stop this noise at once!” screamed Jumbo in rage.
Story 18: Damru’s Bath by Neeraj Kumar Mishra
Damru the Donkey didn’t take a bath everyday because he was terrified of water. He would wash his face and comb his hair to look fresh.
Story 19: Learning with Stilts by Suvadip Bhattacharjee
Damru the Donkey said, “Mummy, I have a headache. I won’t go to school today.”
His mother was upset when she heard this and said, “Damru, if you aren’t well, I will take you to a doctor. But you were absent for two days last week. If this continues, you won’t be promoted this year.”
Story 20: The Barking King by Sanjeev Jaiswal
The palace was in chaos. The queen’s necklace was missing! Never before had something got lost in the palace, and King Shersingh was worried. Everyone in the palace was hunting for the necklace.
Story 21:The King in a Fashion Parade by Kumud Kumar
King Shersingh of Champakvan enjoyed fancy clothes and dressing up. He had just got a new Nehru jacket and sherwani stitched for him by the royal tailor, Jaggu the Hyena.
Story 22: Meeku Kumbhakarna by Muraly TV
Meeku the Mouse’s snoring shook the class. The children burst out laughing. But, nothing
could distract Meeku as if he was well-focused on his sleep.
Story 23: Snakes and Ladders by Vivek Chakravarty
“Meeku, can you please ask Ginny the Squirrel if we can borrow her ladder?” asked Meeku’s mom.
“Sure mom,” said Meeku and stepped out of the house.
Story 24: Naughty Meeku by Soumitra Kanungo
The monsoon had begun in Champakvan. To take advantage of the weather and earn some money, Damru the Donkey opened a shop selling umbrellas in the forest.
Story 25: Blacky’s Electricity Bill by Neena Singh Solanki
Blacky the Bear lived in a peaceful forest called Champakvan. He ran a grocery shop from his house and all the animals would come to buy from his shop. Timmy the Deer and Jumpy the Monkey were Blacky’s best friends and everyone knew about their friendship.
Story 26: The Matter of Cheap Milk by Manoj Roy
In those days, Bunty the Buffalo’s milk business was profitable. He was very hardworking. Bunty would sell milk all day long and return home only after checking the accounts.
Story 27: Champakvan’s Santa Claus by Manoj Roy
Blacky the Bear was walking back home from the market carrying a large bag stuffed with many toys. He huffed and puffed as he carried the bag up a small slope towards his house.
Story 28: Chatterbox Jumpy by Kavita Rai
Jumpy the Monkey was a chatterbox. He did not like painting, drawing, sports, or music but loved to just keep talking.
Story 29: Doctor Watch by Kumud Kumar
Jumpy the Monkey was fond of buying the latest watches. One morning when he was reading the newspaper, he saw an advertisement about the launch of a new smartwatch that could check heart rate when worn.
Story 30: Importance of Voting by Bimal Raval
Neel was very excited because he had received an invitation for the National Voters' Day celebration, which is celebrated on January 25 every year.
Story 31: Sally’s Shoes by Vandana Gupta
Sally the Spider lived in Keetnagar. A dragonfly, a beetle, a grasshopper, a honeybee, a scorpion, a wasp, an ant, and other insects also lived there.
Story 32: I am A Lefty! by Kusum Agarwal
“Neelu! Wash your face and hands and have your meal,” Neelu’s mother called.
Neelu was very hungry. Moreover, after a long time, her grandma, who had come to stay with them these days, prepared the food. So, she rushed to the dining table.
Story 33: Monty Gets a Role by Satish Roy
Dussehra was around the comer. Like every year, this year too, the inhabitants of Sonavan were preparing for Ramlila. Tino the Elephant was to direct the play. He was to announce the actors selected to play the characters.
Story 34: New Year Wish by R. K. Vashistha
The New Year was just round the corner. For so many days, Rohit had been thinking about his New Year’s resolution. He wanted some unique resolution—something no other friend could even imagine. He suddenly recalled his last year’s resolution.
Story 35: Spots And Dots by Cheryl Rao
When Rohit came home from school, he found his mother sitting on the sofa with her head resting on its back and her eyes closed. She did not look good.
Story 36: Tooth Ache by Satish Roy
Bambi the Monkey was lazy and careless. He would shirk from his daily routine. Before going to school, neither would he brush properly nor would he bathe. He would do most of his chores in a rush.
Story 37: First Day at School by Ashima Kaushik
Jojo and Mojo, the tiger twins, were starting their first day at school. Jojo was scared while Mojo was excited.
Story 38: Can you steal the moon? by Gyandev Mukesh
The Superintendent of Black Forest Police Station, Hetu the fox, was not displaying the right conduct for a policeman. Everybody in the jungle was upset with his behaviour.
Story 39: Linu's Marvellous Invention by Ilika Priy
Linu the honeybee was an intelligent student. She loved science. After her class X exams, she enrolled to study science in class XI.
Story 40: The School Constitution by Inderjeet Kaushik
Ten-year-old Mayank opened his tiffin box to eat, and the delicious smell of his food spread through the class.
Story 41: Kamakshi’s Missing Socks by Radhika Venkatarayan
It was a very cold Monday winter morning and Kamakshi was getting ready for school. Oh, why do Mondays come so quickly, she thought to herself. But at least she would meet her friends again, so that was something to be happy about.
Story 42: Dinosaur’s eggs by Jamshed Azmi
Witnessing many jolts, Chelsea and David’s passenger boat was moving ahead in the river. David was standing on the deck and was appreciating the beauty of the islands with the help of his binoculars.
Story 43: I Want To Raise My Hand by Neelam Rakesh Chandra
As soon as the children returned from the school assembly, the classroom was filled with excited chatter.
Story 44: Adi and Ramlila by Ashima Kaushik
‘Adi, wait! Where are you off to in such a hurry?’ Parth asked, trying to catch up with Adi.
‘To the auditions. I don’t want to miss it,’ Adi replied, rushing ahead with a sheet of paper in his hand.
Story 45: Muscle Mess by Inderjeet Kaushik
‘Mukul, quickly finished your breakfast. I’ve prepared an omelette and kept it on the dining table,’ Mom called from the kitchen.
Story 46: Penny’s Cupcakes by Kusum Agarwal
Early one morning, hearing a knock at the door, Tommy the cat went to open it. On the doorstep was his neighbour, Penny the cat. She was holding a large box in her hands, from which wafted the most tempting aroma.
Story 47: The Best Rainy Day by Kshama Gautam
One gloomy afternoon, the air was filled with the smell of rain. Seven-year-old twins Adit and Ria were sitting by the window and watching the raindrops dance on the window.
Story 48: Detective Damru by Sanjeev Jaiswal
One evening, Damru the Donkey was watching a movie on television starring the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. He became so inspired by the movie that he decided to become a detective, too.
Story 49: The House on the Other Side of the Hill by Neha Bhatia
Twilight was setting in the sky. A cool autumn breeze blew outside the purple house that had a few trees with bare branches scattered around it. The garden in front of the house was covered with grass and thorny little bushes. Clouds and fog cast a mysterious shadow on the house. From the portion of the house that could be seen in the mist, yellow lights flickered on and off from behind the windows on the first floor. Above the house, a white moon shone in the sky. A broken fence stood near the entrance.
Story 50: The Detective’s Method by Vivek Chakravarty
Cheeku the rabbit and Blacky the bear, were two highly capable detectives with a record of solving very difficult cases. They had just set out for a morning walk when their attention turned to the house of Seth Tarachand the panda.
Story 51: The Lazy Fan
There was once a beautiful house. In it lived Chintu, Chinki and their parents. Chintu and Chinki share the same room and it was the biggest in the house. The room had two fans hanging from the ceiling- one above Chintu’s bed and the other over Chinki’s bed.
Story 52: An Incredible Journey
Tiny, the seed hung from the branches of the Cotton tree. He was waiting for his pod to break and release him into the world outside.“How long do I have to stay here?” he asked the tree one day.
Story 53: Humans can fly too! / The big metal bird
Sonu, Monu and Piku were playing on the branch of a tree. Suddenly, they saw an aeroplane up in the sky. They had never seen an aeroplane before and were shocked to see one.
Story 54: Mystery of Red Mountain
Everyone from the jungle was assembled under the red mountain in Champakvan. Some trembling had happened on the mountain last night. Huge rock pieces were scattering here and there. Golu goat’s house was also badly crushed by a rock piece. He was very scared and was telling that had he has not rushed outside with his family within a minute, then he and his family would have also crushed under that rock piece.
Story 55: The Front-Bencher
One morning, during the early 1900s, in pre-independent India, two brothers were getting ready to go to school. They lived in the city of Cuttack, Orissa, along with their large family.Brother, it’s time to go to school. Let’s leave now,” said little Subhas to his elder brother, Sharad
Story 56: Tiff in Space
Raju was a 5th standard student and lived in a village. He stayed there with his grandfather. He studied most of the time and spent his leisure time with his grandfather.Raju’s grandfather used to narrate informative stories to him every night. Raju had got habituated to falling asleep after listening to the stories and used to dream about them.
Story 57: Jumpy's exciting Allahabad Tour
Jumpy stayed in Mumbai with his parents. His father was a scientist at the ‘Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), whereas his mother was a teacher at a public school.His Chimpanzee uncle was a Professor of History at the Allahabad University. Uncle had invited Jumpy and his parents to Allahabad for a vacation.
Story 58: Unity is Strength
Chinni was a very hardworking ant. She used to work all day to earn daily bread for her family.One day Chinni was carrying a grain of rice on her back. She met Rattu the Mouse on her way. Rattu was a lazy mouse. He never went to work. He always wanted to rob things that belonged to others.
Story 59: Dona Finds a Story
Dona, the duck wanted to participate in a story-writing competition but she didn’t know what to write on. She sat under a tree in the park with her pen and notepad, engrossed in her thoughts.Hi, Dona! You look deep in thought. What are you thinking about?” asked Molly, the elephant who was walking by.
Story 60: A Dance for Granny
Sanju was unhappy. Her grandmother had come to stay with her family unexpectedly, and Sanju had to give up her study room for her to sleep in.Sanju was upset because it was not just her study room, it was where she spent most of her time listening to music, playing, dancing or relaxing with a book. A lot of her precious stuff was in that room.
Story 61: The Best Postal Service in the World
Anuj ran straight to his grandfather’s room leaving his bag, his shoes and his tie along the way.Grandpa,” he cried full of energy. “I have to make a project for school. It has to be the best. You will help me, wont you?”Of course I will Anuj,” said grandpa with a laugh.
Story 62: Anokhi Dawat-The Case of the Missing Ingredients
In the city of Mumbai, the cats had a building of their own- Kitty Villa. It was multi storied tower where each floor had four houses. On the 17th floor lived four cats- Frankie, Kitty Irani, Meow Khan and Bonnie.
Story 63: The Mischievous Ghost
When Ankita finally turned away from the television, she realized that her comic book had disappeared.Where is it? It was right here. I didn’t even move from here…”she mumbled as she looked around the room.What happened, Ankita? Is everything alright?” asked her mother.
Story 64: Jay’s April Fool’s Surprise
Jay, the deer was very innocent. He lived in harmony with all the animals of Nandavan. They celebrated all the festivals together. While all may have been peaceful, the animals would always try to take advantage of Jay’s innocence. They would play pranks, but Jay would never feel bad and would always smile.
Story 65: And the fire began to burn
Long time back the mice of Mushakvan didn’t know about fire. Once it was very cold due to which all the mice didn’t dare get out of their holes and were impatiently waiting for the winter to end.One day, it was less cold than usual. The leader of the mice, Chunchun, called for a meeting
Story 66: Musical Nuisance
Chittu, the donkey loved music. He’d spend all day listening to it. He’d turn the volume on his TV all the way up and listen to songs all day. The neighbors were having a tough time but the passed it off a phase.
Story 67: Saving Water for a Rainy Day
There was huge shortage of water in Champakvan so Major i.e. Mayor lion, Shersingh has imposed a ban on wasting the water. Now each resident of Champakvan was getting only 2 to 4 bucket of water every day according to their needs. People of Champakvan were extremely bothered by this.
Story 68: Participation Matters
So, which event are you going to take part in for the Sports Day?” asked Mom eagerly.I won’t be taking part in any event,” said Monu. “I won’t be going to the Sports Day.Grandpa looked up from his newspaper. “But why?” he asked Monu.I don’t like any sport.
Story 69: The Night Ghost
Jumbo the elephant was on his way home.Once I am done crossing this deserted road, I will be home,” Jumbo said.Just when he had gone a little ahead, a strange looking object appeared in front of him“Ha ha ha! I am the ‘night ghost’! Give me whatever luxurious things you possess,” the object said.
Story 70: The Jumping bed
Ritu bear could not sleep properly. There was some problem in his bed. Everything was okay ten days back. The problem started after Ritu bear’s birthday party. After the birthday party was over and all his friends left, Ritu was exhausted totally. He wanted to go to the bed as soon as possible. He had taken lot of cakes and wafers and he was feeling full. Ritu’s mother said, “Ritu, don’t go to bed straightaway.
Story 71: Tiblu Tiger Goes Mountaineering
Tiblu was a tiger baby, and was very fond of exercise.In champakvan, parents used to compare their babies with Tiblu and cite his example when they talked about fitness and good health.Once Tiblu came to know that a mountaineering camp was being organized in the nearby jungle. So he told his mother that he wanted to go for mountaineering too.
Story 72: The Tale of Eraser and Pencil
The moment Roma opened her pencil box, Eraser jumped out of it. Roma was amazed.What’s wrong with you?” Roma asked Eraser.I will not stay with Pencil,” a grumpy Eraser said.Why? What did Pencil do?” Roma asked.Pencil said, “Eraser does not need me anymore. She is always teasing me. She calls me black Pencil.”
Story 73: Taking Indian Music Global
Ravi Shankar was born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury on 7 April 1920 in Varanasi to a Bengali Brahmin family. He was the youngest of seven brothers. His father, Shyam Shankar, was a barrister who worked in London. Can you imagine, Ravi Shankar met his father for the first time when he was 8 years old!
Story 74: All About Indian Cinema
Cheeku Rabbit’s uncle White Rabbit lived in Mumbai. He was a film reporter. The children would gather around him, as soon as he came to Champakvan, and would ask him about the film heroes and heroines.
Story 75: Sumeet Learn about DNA
Whenever Sumeet opened his Science text book, he started yawning and felt either hungry or sleepy. Both parents of Sumeet-Mr. Shah and Mrs. Shah were tired to see this. They had tried all the possible ways to create interest in this subject for him, but at no avail.
