Povesti in engleza

A Birthday Bike
Michael's birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he
would not need to walk to school anymore. However, Michael's dad had lost his job
and did not have much money. Michael got a book instead but he did not complain.

One bright and sunny day while Michael was walking past a convenience store on
his way to school, he saw a big boy on a bike. The bike was too small for the boy. As
the boy was turning around a corner, the bike skidded on a puddle of water and
crashed into a lamp-post.

The boy was a prefect in Michael's school. Michael recognised him. The boy's name
was William. William seemed to have broken his leg. Michael picked up William's
bike which was not damaged and rode to the nearby hospital to get help. A few
minutes later, an ambulance came and brought William to the hospital. Michael rode
William's bike to school so he would not be late for class.

After school, Michael quickly rode the bicycle to William's house with a book and a
jigsaw puzzle for William. William was not too seriously hurt. He was discharged
after his leg was put in a cast.

To Michael's surprise, William was getting a new bike on his birthday in two months'
time and Michael could have William's old bike. Michael was overjoyed. From then
on, Michael and William became good friends. Michael visited William every day till
William's leg was healed.
Lilith s Fairy Dust Hat
Lilith, the littlest fairy, had lost her flower petal hat.
''I need a brand new one'', she said, and flew off to look for a new one right away.
The littlest fairy picked the first flower she came to and popped it on top of her
head.
''How do I look? she asked a dragonfly that was hovering close by.
''As silly as can be'', he replied.

''Then, how about a red poppy hat?'' Lilith asked him when she had chosen another
flower.
''Poppies make you sneeze, and by the way, you have a smudge of black pollen
right on the end of your nose!'' and he fluttered back to his home by the river
tittering all the way.
Next, Lilith tried a daisy hat, but it was far too heavy and a wee bit old-fashioned.
''I know!'' cried the littlest fairy. ''A foxglove bell would fit me just beautifully!''. But
she was wrong. The hat was so big, Lilith was lost inside and had to call for help.
Now, the Fairy Queen (who always knew what was happening to every fairy), was
absolutely brilliant at choosing hats.
''For you, the softest thistledown'' said the Fairy Queen, and with a wave of her
magic wand, and a sprinkling of fairy dust... there was Lilith's new hat! How it
sparkled and twinkled, how it glittered in the sunlight.
''A perfect hat for my littlest fairy'', said the Fairy Queen smiling at Lilith.
The Time Machine
I am Professor Huang and I have just invented a time machine that allows people to
travel into the past or the future for five hours.
I thought that it would be fun to see what my father was like when he was 10 years
old.
I packed a small bag and got into my time machine. I keyed in the words, "1964, 11
Niven Road, Singapore" then pressed the button. There was a "whoosh" and a
"bang" ... the time machine was shaking and spinning and in a moment, I was in
front of the pre-war house, 11 Niven Road.
I saw four children looking for a lost dog. I recognised them ... they were my father,
my uncle Kelvin, my auntie Peek and auntie Janet. I introduced myself as an old
friend and agreed to help them look for their lost dog, Blackie.
The children wanted to climb a hill and looked into the houses below. By the time we
reached the top, we were tired and decided to sit down and rest. Suddenly I heard a
dog barking. "Blackie!" my father shouted. We traced the source of the barking to
one of the houses. We looked down and saw a dog chained to a pole. It was Blackie
and he looked frightened.
The children boldly knocked on the door of the house and demanded that the man
(who came to the door) return Blackie to them. The man asked the children to prove
the black dog was Blackie. My father called out Blackie's name and the dog
responded with an enthusiastic woa woa. The man reluctantly gave Blackie back to
the children.

We went back to 11 Niven Road and I bid them goodbye. My five hours were almost
up. I ran to a dark alley and in a flash I was gone. I found myself back in my time.
What an adventure!