Bed Time Stories - English and Hindi

The Duck and Buck
Once apon a time, a duck wanted to buy an apple. The fruit store sign said, “One apple for a
dollar!”. He did not know much about dollars, so he went to his neighbor and asked, “How
much is one dollar?” The neighbor said, “One dollar is one buck.” The duck thought, “A
buck would be at the farm, so I must go there!” He bought nine bucks from the farm and
headed to the fruit store. He grabed 9 apples and went to the check out. The lady said,
“That’ll be 9 bucks”. The duck pointed to the 9 bucks from the farm and said, “Thanks,
bye!”. The lady laughed and said, “Well, I guess that works.”
The end!
The Girl That Was an Angel #1

Once there was a girl called December, she and her family thought she was an ordinary kid
but, she was actually an angel. God had sent her down to earth because he thought it would
be a good opportunity to let December know what humans are like. Now let’s finally start
the story!
Chapter 1
“December!!!” her mom called. “It’s your first day of school, you have to wake up early!!”
“Ok mom!” said December. She quickly got out of bed and dressed herself, then she got her
cloak and put on the hood. “Mom can you please drive me to school I don’t really feel like
walking,” December said. Her mom gave December her lunch and drove her to school.
Chapter 2
December sighed when she reached the front doors, “Well, at least I don’t have to be
homeschooled anymore. Now time to go to… classroom 709.” When she got there she was
early, so she sat down on her chair. A few minutes later a large group of students came into
the room, they all sat down when the teacher came. “Hello class!” said Professor Smith.
“We have a new student today, December, can you please introduce yourself to the class?”
December pulled her hood down farther and walked to the front of the class. “Hello, I’m
December, I am 15 years old.” She walked back to her chair. “Now today…” Professor
Smith said.
Chapter 3
After her class, she went to the cafeteria, since it was lunchtime. She sat alone until a
friendly voice said, “May I sit down here?” December looked up. She saw a girl smiling.
“Yes, yes you can.” The girl sat down to her and asked, “What’s your name?” “December”
“Pretty name mine’s Charlotte!” “Oh, hello Charlotte!” So they became friends and
sometimes played with each other!
To Be Continued…
Wildfire |Chapter 1
| Prologue |
“Ma’am, the Groundrels are coming.” Said a stiff, grey mouse in shiny silver armor.
“Prepare.. The Troops.” Said a gentle voice.
“But we never use them!” He wheezed.
“I know, General Wislley, but just this once, we have to.”
Wislley growled, mumbling to himself, “The Troops.. Who knows what’s next!” He
doubtfully tossed his paws in the air.
| Chapter 1 |
“Wake up!” Shouted a small mouse in white fur.

“Silly Lavender, you don’t always have to shout,” Called her mother, from a few yards away.
“Ugh, what day is today?” Asked a mouseling in tan fur, lying on a soft bed made of wisps of
cloud.
It’s so early.. The sun hasn’t even risen yet. “Today’s my birthday!” Screamed Lavender in
reply. “Ouch, don’t scream, I just woke up!” The tan mouse said.
“Chillax, Willfire!” Lavender whispered. Willfire rolled her eyes. “I didn’t mean you should
whisper, Lav.”
“Oh!” She said, still grinning like a happy monkey with a banana. “Okay then!” “Honey,”
Said a voice speaking suddenly from the kitchen. “Could you go run to the market and grab
me a few melons?” Asked her mother. “Sure thing.” Willfire assured her.
“Oh, and bring Lav with you. It’s her birthday, so don’t get mad at her!”
Oh, great, another day with the silly wannabee.

|End Of Chapter|
Wildfire |Chapter 2
|Chapter 2|
‘Hold my paw,’ Fire told her sibling.

‘Okie dokie!’ Lavender said, slipping her paw into Wildfire’s. ‘Stay beside me, and don’t let
go of my paw, because
the streets are always crowded on Mondays.’ Wildfire cast a worried look at her sister, who
was now skipping al-
ong with her, trying to keep up with Fire’s wide steps. ‘Slow down!’ Lav cried when she
nearly fell on her face aft-
er tripping on a rock. ‘If you didn’t save me, I would have lost you!’ She scolded Wildfire.
Ok, ok, I get it.
‘Hear this, I promise I’ll go a bit slower. It’s just I hate crowds.’ She glanced around the
streets, trying to look over all the tall, furry heads walking past them. ‘We’re almost there.’
She told her sister. ‘Yay!’ Cheered the little mouseling. ‘I wonder if we’ll meet anyone fun
there!’
Uh huh
‘Stay close, we’re here.’ Lavender nodded her head.
Melons, melons…. I remember seeing them over.. There!
‘Ok, stay by me, and don’t go off with any strangers, got it?’ Especially not on your
birthday. Mother will never trust me if I lose you again.
‘Yeah, yeah,’ Her sister replied, looking around the market, watching for anyone she could
talk to. ‘Ok, so,’ Fire turned around after she payed for the melons. ‘Now,’ She clenched her
hand in fear.
Oh, no.
|End Of Chapter|
Wildfire |Chapter 3
Chapter 3|
Oh no.
Oh no, no no!
There’s only once chance. I need to find out where she is, that’s all I need.
Even just a little clue.
‘Lavender!’ Wildfire screamed, her eyes widening in fear.
No answer
Did I really just lose her? What will I do? Where is she!
‘No! Let me go!’ shouted a distant voice overhead.

There.
Don’t worry little sis, I’m coming!
Wildfire’s eyes filled with tears as she rushed through the market, pushing mice out of her
way. She shook the tears off, for she would not be able to see her sibling if tears blurred her
sight. She spotted her little sister, struggling to escape the grasp of another mouse in a dark
coat, which covered his face. He was clutching her jacket hood, and pulling her back towards
him whenever Lavender was about to run away.
He was heading for the elevator clouds which lead to..
The Earth beneath him.
Wildfire’s eyes grew even wider, and her heart skipped a beat in horror.
A Leaf Mouse.
You’ll pay.
|End Of Chapter|
Wildfire |Chapter 4|
Chapter 4|
Wildfire was speeding towards her sister, leaping over a bucket of freshly cut flowers. The
sounds of mice protesting and grumbling loudly after she pushed them out of her way barely
meant anything to the mouse. She ran around a corner, and rushed towards the cloud
elevator, which worked quite like a waterwheel, but instead of being made of wood, it was
made of cloud, and carried mice or rats instead of liquid water. She jumped on a seat and
looked around for Lavender.
There.
Wildfire spotted Lavender and the mysterious Leaf Mouse from a few seats away, Lavender,
who was still struggling to run free from the mouse’s grasp, was shouting and kicking and
being overall very suspicious. However, everybody acted as if she wasn’t there. Fire felt a
surge of anger throb somewhere in her heart.
Wildfire jumped to the seat in front of her, which was a few yards away. She kept her eyes on
Lavender, but was very cautious not to fall off the elevator.
Lavender was just a seat away
|End Of Chapter|
The Lady Bug

Once upon a time there lived a lady bug. It was alone. It had no one to play with. One day
it went out to walk and found a butter fly on the way.
He thought that the butterfly could be his friend. And then he asked the butterfly, “will you
be my friend?” The butterfly said, “yes you can be my friend.” Now everyday they used to
play. They played catch, flying and many more things. They both played happily and they
lived happily ever after…..
The Friendly Fox
Once upon a time, no, wait, on a land far away?… no … on a mountain? sure! On a mountain far
away, it was 5:00am and the animals started to wake up. All the animals were happy because it was
the Forest’s two hundredth birthday. The animals were happily making yummy food like cookies
and cake. Other animals were making, packing and wrapping gifts for the wise old tree. They were
even decorating the forest, but the grumpy fox was mean to the animals. He took cookies and ate
them. He took gifts and opened them. He even took decorations off the trees! The wise old tree
saw this and asked the fox fox why he did this. The fox said “because I don’t have any friends and
nobody invited me to your birthday party.” The tree said “everybody was invited to my birthday
party and the reason you don’t have any friends is because you are mean to everyone. Try to be
more friendly to the other animals. I promise all of them will want to be your friend. Oh, and I will
be your friend if you do as I say.” The fox agreed and all of the animals and trees were the fox’s
friends so they lived happily, ever, after, THE END!
The Brave Girls

Once upon a time, there was a little girl. She lived in a kingdom ruled by Queen Milly. This kingdom
was named as Monoly. She was living happily with her grandparents in Monoly. She loved her
grandparents a lot. Her name was Sarah. She had a friend named Lucy. They loved to play together.
They played day and night. In the recent past, they were not playing together because their kingdom
was in great danger. In danger of the great monster named King Kill [KK], who had captured their
Queen Milly. Everyone was in panic and tension. KK was master shape shifter and his secret disguise
was Uncle John. One day he turned into Uncle John and wanted to trick all the children in the
kingdom. The same day, Sarah and Lucy saw some of their going in a cart with Uncle John and
decided to join them. Uncle John took them to a house and gave them a drink which had sleep
potion. He locked them up. After they woke up they didn’t understand where they were and then
realised they were trapped in a magic castle. They started screaming, panicing and banging the door.
Suddenly, Sarah noticed Queen Milly in the same cell. She started grabbing attention to let the other
kids know that their Queen was in the same cell. Lucy And Sarah removed the tape on her mouth
and untied her. She had a phone so she tried called the soldiers to come and free her. But, before
she could call her soldiers, the soldiers of KK disconnected her and she noticed KK outside the cell.
He opened the door and snatched the phone from Queen Milly. When he left the cell, Sarah got an
idea. She got an idea of sending the smallest and thinnest kid out through a crack in the door with a
hairpin and ask her to open the door. She slowly slid through the crack and opened the door. Lucy
and Sarah were the first ones to go out and Sarah noticed KK’s magical wand, which if broken
destroys KK. She quickly sprung into action and broke the wand. KK turned into powder in front of
their eyes and Queen Milly was given back her powers. All children were very happy. Sarah and Lucy
were awarded for their bravery. The kingdom was safe and the citizens of the kingdom stayed
happily ever after….
The Christmas Gifts
Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Sally. She wanted a small gift from Santa this year. She
wanted that her mother to be happy always. It was Christmas Eve. Santa was coming tonight. When
she was sleeping she planned that this year she would see Santa for sure. When Santa will pick the
cookie, a ribbon attached to a bell in her room will start ringing. Then she can wake up and spot
Santa and tell him the small gift that she wanted this year. But, Santa couldn’t do it. After a few days,
her wish came true. She was so happy, her happiness had no bounds. When she went out to play,
her mother became so happy when she saw her daughter playing. One day all her friends, came to
her house. Her mother prepared yummy pasta for everyone. When she saw them eating and talking
joyfully, she was so happy. When her friends went home, it was almost dark and almost time to
sleep. The next day, she woke up to find her house which was now the most beautiful house she had
ever seen. Her house was filled with Christmas lights, plants and new furniture. She was happier
then ever. She lived with her mom happily ever after….
Monster in the Jungle

Once upon a time a wise lion lived in the jungle. He was always respected for his
intelligence and kindness. All the animals used to go to him to discuss their problems. He
was the best king they could ever had.
a few miles away from the jungle there was an empty cave. All the animals knew it was
deserted and nobdy lived there. But, one day they saw a monster entering the cave. The
monster was very evil and wanted to eat the animals but nobody would talk to him. So, he
decided to invite all the animals to the cave for a party and later eat them. He knew the king
of the jungle was very wise and he would not allow any animal to come to the party so he did
not invite him. He also knew how brave and strong the lion was so he was really scared of
him.
All the animals got ready for the party and gathered at a place to go to the cave. But, Zebra
pointed out that the King of the Jungle was missing, so they all went to the lion to ask him to
go with them. Lion saw all the animals together and asked them where they were going.
When they told him about the party he immediately understood the monster’s plan so he told
all the animals to wait here and he went to the cave alone. Seeing the lion, monster got really
scared and tried to run but the lion caught him. The monster asked for forgiveness but the
lion only forgave him on the condition that he would leave the cave and never come back.
So, the monster agreed and left.
All the animls thanked the lion for saving them from the monster and lived happily together.
My Imaginary Unicorn
If I were a princess I would ride a unicorn. It would be called Glisten and she would be my
best friend forever. We would go and explore tropical islands together every month. We
would eat rainbow coloured ice cream with pink and violet sprinkles.
The thing with unicorns is, they’re very precious and you have to be fully trained to have one.
They are one of the hardest animals to get hold of and they belong in mythical stories.
Everybody wants a unicorn!
If a crooked old witch were to come to my town, she would steal Glisten and have a timer,
which would tell her when to turn Glisten into a pig. I would be the brave princess coming to
save her, but I would ask my reliable servant for some help.
Together we would climb up the tower and save Glisten, but if the witch were to try and stop
us, we would turn her into a big, fat pig. Glisten, my servant and I would become the best of
friends and we would live happily ever after.
The jelly monster

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Title:The jelly monster - Bedtime
Posted on: January 31, 2018
By:
Prisha Oberoi
Once upon a time there lived a girl called Alice . She went to the museum one day. But, the
museum was closed because every day lots of the new guards were missing. Alice was
secretly an agent of the famous detective:Mr John Clove. She wanted to find out what was
happening every day. She then hid in the museum at night. She saw a jelly monster come and
take the guards. So she took her gun and fought with the jelly monster and destroyed it and
saved the guards and the day
THE GIRL WHO TRIED TO FLY

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Title:THE GIRL WHO TRIED TO FLY - Bedtime
Posted on: October 17, 2017
By:
Miren Mathis
THE GIRL WHO TRIED TO FLY

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Lily. She was four. She always tried to fly. She
jumped off of a chair. Boom! Her mom Kate came running in.
“Are you ok?” said her mom.
“Yes” said Lily, but Lily did not give up. She jumped off of everything that was tall but it got
late so she went to bed. That night she woke up and started to jump on her bed and started to
fly.
The next morning she had school so she went to school. Her teacher’s name was Ms. Rose.
Her room was called Room 3. She was learning math. Beep!
“Oh no!” said Lily. “It’s a fire!”
She went out side in a line. She heard a noise. It was saying, “help!” Lily flew to her
classroom. It was Luna.
“Grab on” said Lily.
She saved Luna’s life so when she went home and told her mom her story, she was famous.
She was on TV and Luna and Lily were best friends. They played together a lot.
THE END.
Unity is strength
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Title:Unity is strength - Bedtime
Posted on: October 5, 2017
By:
Hitha Sathyan
The Sticks
Once in a kingdom, there were two boys named Tom and Robert. They lived on a farm.
Robert was the elder brother. They would always fight. When their father buys something for
Tom, Robert would get angry and fight and vice versa.
One day their father decided to have a competition. There was a bundle of sticks. “The one
who breaks the bundle of sticks gets a bar of chocolate” their father said. Robert was the first
one. He tried his best but he could not break it. Tom was next. He tried his best but he could
not too. Their father asked the boys to break the bunch of sticks together. They replied “It’s
worth giving it a shot.” The boys were shocked. They actually broke the bundle. They were
really happy and they got a chocolate bar each. They apologized to each other. They
understood that unity is strength. They decided that they would never fight again, but would
stay and help each other. They lived happily ever after.
Phoenix Adventure in the Magic Shed

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Title:Phoenix Adventure in the Magic Shed - Bedtime
Posted on: September 17, 2017
By:
Sofia Omer
Molly and Sophie were best friends. They were neighbours and loved exploring. You might
remember them from their mermaid adventure.
Molly went to Sophie’s house with the magic wooden shed. “It’s taking forever for the
pancakes to get done cooking.” said Sophie swaying her dark brown hair. “Hey! We could go
play in the in the magic shed and see what’s lurking in the corner!” said Molly. So in the shed
they went.
“This time can you guess what will be pouring out of the loose plank?” asked Molly
curiously when they entered the shed. “Sand?” suggested Sophie. But no, it was a lot lighter
than sand. It was…”Mist!” shouted Molly. They went through the loose plank but instead of
a tunnel there was a roller coaster leading to the sky. “Should we…go on it?” asked Molly.
“Of course!” said Sophie excitedly.
There were two chairs and a button that said “Go”. Sophie pressed the button and off they
went. Up, down, loop the loop and straight up like a rocket!
“I think we’re going to the clouds!” screamed Molly. She was right, they were going to the
clouds. When they reached the top Molly found out they could fly. Then Sophie spotted a
Phoenix sitting on a golden tree.
“Hello” said Molly. The bird jumped and said “You’re here! You’re here! You’re finally
here! Sorry I’m just so happy. My name is Freo. The reason I’m so happy is because you can
help us defeat the horrible Eagle that took over our village.”
“So where is your village?” asked Molly.
“Follow this map.” he said.
“Through the Question Wall, then Guessing Game Door-Maze and Ice-cream Mountain?”
asked Sophie.
“Yep!” cried Freo, “Now let’s go save the village.”
So they went all the way to the question wall.
“So how do we play?” asked Molly.
Suddenly a note appeared and Sophie read the note aloud. It said:
“To play you have to answer all three questions.

You have three tries.
If you get one question wrong, you’re boxed out of here.
But if you get all right, the wall will open.”
They decided that Sophie should answer all the questions as she was excellent at riddles.
First question is “How do you spell mouse trap with three letters?”
“C A T” Sophie quickly wrote.
The second question is “What’s bright orange and sounds like a parrot?”
“A carrot!” shouted Sophie.
The final question is “What fruit do twins like to eat?”
“Pears!” Sophie had filled in ….all the right answers!
The wall opened slowly. Next they ran all the way to the Guessing Door Maze.
Molly found something shining in the cloud dirt. It was a crystal. “Look” said Molly while
taking it carefully out of the dirt. “It could be Eagle’s because it has a picture of an eagle.
See?” said Sophie surprised.
“Every time you complete a task, you will get a prize that will help you get through the next
obstacle” explained Freo. Instantly the crystal lit up a path through the maze. They followed
the glowing trail which took them out of the maze.
At the end they saw three doors with letters on them. On the first door it said “D”, on the
second door it said “I” and on the third door it said “S”. Molly chose “S” and she wasn’t sure
if it was the right one to get out of the maze. “S” ended up opening into Slime City! Molly
closed the door at once. Then she hesitated and tried door “D” but it turned out to be a Dump
which was full of flies. The girls shut that door quickly as well.
“So it has to be door I” Sophie said confidently. Sophie had unexpectedly discovered the
secret to the doors. The trick was to be confident and sure that you were choosing the right
door before you even opened it! Because she was sure this time, door “I” turned from Insect
Mountain into Ice cream Mountain. They were finally at the last obstacle to get to the village.
When they walked in, Freo started to climb up a tree. ”Hey Freo. Why don’t you fly up the
tree?” asked Sophie.
“Because Eagle has turned the gravity on so the phoenixes can’t fly out and escape” said
Freo.
Two pairs of purple magic boots were waiting for the girls at the bottom of the ice cream
mountain.
“What can they do?” asked Molly curiously.
“They can make you fly on clouds and up the ice cream mountain. They are your prize for
completing the second task” said Freo. “You only have ten minutes before the mountains
melt”
“But what about you?” asked Molly.
“You can hold me in your backpack while you fly up the mountain” Freo suggested.
“Let’s go! We are getting late!” cried Sophie.
They flew and reached the door at the top of the ice cream mountain in seven minutes and
five seconds.
“Ready?” asked Freo, “Now you have to put Eagle in prison.”
They all went through the door and walked to the castle. They heard drumming as the got
near and the heard the Eagle say through his microphone, “Those girls and I shall go to war
in thirty minutes!” All the Eagle’s servants cheered and clapped.
“Need a plan” Sophie kept saying. Suddenly she said “Got it! Molly have you got any loom
bands?”
“Yes. A whole box in my backpack. Why?” asked Molly.
“I have a plan. You will make a long loom band rope of camouflaged green colours while we
put the crystal in a place with good hiding spots. Then we will call Eagle to come get his
crystal and when he comes near, we will trap him and tie him up with the rope.” explained
Sophie. So that is exactly what they did and it worked! As soon as the Eagle was trapped in
prison he power finished and his servants turned good. His powers turned into silver confetti
which blew all over the village. There were phoenix streamers and a big three layered
chocolate cake with gold icing at the celebration.
“We give you our thanks for saving our village from that nasty Eagle. As a present, you can
keep the purple boots so you can fly back to us anytime” said Freo kindly.
Sophie and Molly sadly said goodbye and went back home to eat their pancakes which were
finally ready. They put the boots in their treasure box with the necklace they had gotten from
the mermaids earlier. Then immediately they went to bed for a nap to dream of their next
adventure!
The End
By Sofia Omer (7 years old)
Mermaid Adventure in the Magic Shed

Once upon a time there were two girls and they were best friends so it was lucky that they
were neighbors. They were both 7 years old and loved adventures. Their names were Molly
and Sophie. Molly wore a bow, a ballerina skirt and a white shirt. Sophie wore a flower in her
hair, two bracelets, a shiny dress and a big red belt.
One Saturday morning, Molly got dressed to go to

Sophie’s house after breakfast. Molly and Sophie went to play in Sophie’s shed. Molly found
a loose plank in the shed wall with water pouring out of it. Molly removed the plank and
found a tunnel. Molly called Sophie who was looking at all the old gadgets. “Look at this”
Molly whispered. “It looks like a tunnel” said Sophie. They went inside the tunnel and at the
end there was a door with a knob. Sophie opened the door and the saw the ocean!!
There was a type of portal that stopped the water from coming in the tunnel. Molly went
through the portal and a spark of light went around her. She turned into a mermaid! Then
Sophie quickly went through the portal and she turned into a mermaid too!
Just then, Sophie heard a voice calling “Help! Help!” She said to Molly, “I hear someone
calling for help and it’s coming from that cave. Let’s go and check it out.” So the two
friends swam down to the spooky cave. “It looks like a prison” said Molly. “I see something
glittering…it’s a crown!” said Sophie. “A princess must have been kidnapped,” said Molly.
“I wish we could turn into sharks then we could get the keys guarded by those sharks.”
Instantly they turned into big, toothy sharks! They were able to trick the real sharks into
giving them the keys and they freed the princess.
She had silver hair, aqua green eyes and coral pink skin. Molly asked “How did you end up
in the prison?” “Kidnapped” she said. “Sorry I haven’t introduced myself. I’m princess
Oceana of Pacific and thank you for freeing me. Now follow me to my father’s castle.”
When they reached, the king was so overjoyed that he gave Sophie and Molly two magic
necklaces so they could visit anytime. They used the necklaces many times for lots of new
adventures but that’s a story for another time!
The End.
by Sofia Omer. 7 years old.
Emily and Lavendar

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Title:Emily and Lavendar - Bedtime
Posted on: June 22, 2017
By:
Hitha Sathyan
EMILY AND LAVENDER
In a small town in Wales, there lived a girl. Her name was Emily and she was 8 years old.
She lived in a small house with her parents. She was a very nice little girl, whose eyes shone
always with a sparkle. She had a small round nose and tiny red lips–lips as red as a rose. She
was such a cutie pie that everybody called her “Twilight Sparkle.” She loved to leave her
curly hair loose.
Emily liked everyone in her town, florist, baker, butcher, driver and every other person
around. She had many friends and loved helping people. She was polite to all and well
mannered. She even offered her seat in the bus to elderly people.
Lavender, also 8 years old, was studying in the same school as Emily. Lavender hated the
goody-goody Emily. She found others’ praise for Emily, very annoying. She was very good
at studies but she never helped anyone and was mean and selfish. Lavender wanted to put
Emily down; she was so mean that she even wanted to hurt her. She began plotting some
schemes to hurt Emily. Once it so happened that Emily and all the other class girls were
standing for the assembly prayer. Emily stood just in front of Lavender, and Lavender’s
friend Alesha (the only friend Lavender had) stood in front of Emily. They were all queued
up for the assembly. Lavender devised an evil scheme, to push Emily down.
Lo! PUSH . . .
At that moment, Emily just bent over to tie her lace, and instead, it was Alesha who fell
down. She felt humiliated and swore never to talk to Lavender again.
Lavender wept, “Buah!!!! Buah!!! Why does this happen to me always, why?”
This did not stop Lavender from harming Emily again. Another day, in the class, Lavender
rose her hand to answer every time the teacher questioned, despite not knowing the answers.
She wanted to impress her teacher. But then, her plan back fired and her teacher asked her to
answer. She stood and embarrassed herself by mumbling in front of the whole class. This
was basically to become famous and it flopped.
All this while, Emily knew Lavender’s hatred. She felt bad that she could not be friends with
her. Lavender tried hurting Emily in one way or the other. Though Emily tried convincing
her, it was in vain.
One stormy night, Emily skipped her dinner. Heavy hearted, she went to bed. The clock
struck 12, the wind howled, the rain slashed, the trees swayed, thunder struck with lightening,
adding fuel to the storm. Emily dreamt. She saw a fairy in her dream–a fairy who was so
pretty, wearing a white frock with a magic

wand in her hand. The fairy touched her with the wand, and Emily felt a chillness–a chillness
that ran to her spine. The fairy spoke, “Dear Emily, I have a gift for you. For all the good
deeds you have done, you have proven that you are worthy of this gift. I give you the power
to change bad people into good ones.”
The next day, everything seemed to be different. Emily found Lavender talking to her after
apologising for what she had been till then. Emily believed that it was not a dream, but truth.
Emily had no more enemies. They all lived happily and helped everyone.
Hitha Sathyan
Emily and Lavendar

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Title:Emily and Lavendar - Bedtime
Posted on: June 22, 2017
By:
Hitha Sathyan
EMILY AND LAVENDER
In a small town in Wales, there lived a girl. Her name was Emily and she was 8 years old.
She lived in a small house with her parents. She was a very nice little girl, whose eyes shone
always with a sparkle. She had a small round nose and tiny red lips–lips as red as a rose. She
was such a cutie pie that everybody called her “Twilight Sparkle.” She loved to leave her
curly hair loose.
Emily liked everyone in her town, florist, baker, butcher, driver and every other person
around. She had many friends and loved helping people. She was polite to all and well
mannered. She even offered her seat in the bus to elderly people.
Lavender, also 8 years old, was studying in the same school as Emily. Lavender hated the
goody-goody Emily. She found others’ praise for Emily, very annoying. She was very good
at studies but she never helped anyone and was mean and selfish. Lavender wanted to put
Emily down; she was so mean that she even wanted to hurt her. She began plotting some
schemes to hurt Emily. Once it so happened that Emily and all the other class girls were
standing for the assembly prayer. Emily stood just in front of Lavender, and Lavender’s
friend Alesha (the only friend Lavender had) stood in front of Emily. They were all queued
up for the assembly. Lavender devised an evil scheme, to push Emily down.
Lo! PUSH . . .
At that moment, Emily just bent over to tie her lace, and instead, it was Alesha who fell
down. She felt humiliated and swore never to talk to Lavender again.
Lavender wept, “Buah!!!! Buah!!! Why does this happen to me always, why?”
This did not stop Lavender from harming Emily again. Another day, in the class, Lavender
rose her hand to answer every time the teacher questioned, despite not knowing the answers.
She wanted to impress her teacher. But then, her plan back fired and her teacher asked her to
answer. She stood and embarrassed herself by mumbling in front of the whole class. This
was basically to become famous and it flopped.
All this while, Emily knew Lavender’s hatred. She felt bad that she could not be friends with
her. Lavender tried hurting Emily in one way or the other. Though Emily tried convincing
her, it was in vain.
One stormy night, Emily skipped her dinner. Heavy hearted, she went to bed. The clock
struck 12, the wind howled, the rain slashed, the trees swayed, thunder struck with lightening,
adding fuel to the storm. Emily dreamt. She saw a fairy in her dream–a fairy who was so
pretty, wearing a white frock with a magic

wand in her hand. The fairy touched her with the wand, and Emily felt a chillness–a chillness
that ran to her spine. The fairy spoke, “Dear Emily, I have a gift for you. For all the good
deeds you have done, you have proven that you are worthy of this gift. I give you the power
to change bad people into good ones.”
The next day, everything seemed to be different. Emily found Lavender talking to her after
apologising for what she had been till then. Emily believed that it was not a dream, but truth.
Emily had no more enemies. They all lived happily and helped everyone.
Hitha Sathyan
Just a Race
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Title:Just a Race - Bedtime
Posted on: February 26, 2017
By:
shalya vemula
Once upon a time there were 2 twin brothers who were not alike at all. Their names where
Tim, and Tom. The twin brothers lived right across a candy shop. Tom always chooses the
spicy candy to eat, on the other hand Tim always chooses the sweet candy to eat. One day as
they were picking their candy from the candy shop and eating it. While they were eating the
candy, their father said to have a race around the park. So they went to the starting line.
As soon as the race began Tom started to run but Tim walked slowly behind. A few minutes
later Tom went for a drink of water because he was thirsty of all the running he did and the
spicy candy started to kick in. While Tom was drinking Tim got ahead. Then After Tom’s
drink was over he looked behind and thought Tim was really behind but really he wasn't. So
he sat on a stump and was playing with a twig.
A few minutes later Tim crossed the finish line and he won the race. As soon as Tom found
out the news he wasn't mad he congratulated his brother and they lived happily ever after.
By: Shalya Vemula
Ginger and the six cats

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Title:Ginger and the six cats - Bedtime
By:
Amber Brooke
Ginger and the six cats
It was a lovely day in the meadow and all of ginger’s six brothers and sisters were playing in
the meadow’s freshly grown grass.
All of her brothers and sisters were grey, but ginger was a gold colour with orange stripes.
Gingers brother’s and sister’s names were; Gray, Tom, Linx, Victoria, Petunia, and Polly.
Ginger’s brothers and sisters teased her because she had ginger coloured fur and they all had
grey coloured fur. This made ginger sad. Usually on days like this, ginger’s brothers and
sisters wouldn’t let her play. So ginger would sit underneath a tree in the shade while she
watched her brothers and sisters play in the beautiful warm meadow.
A few days later the news spread that the cat races were going to began in 3 days. Ginger and
her brothers and sisters sighed up. All of ginger’s brothers and sisters were surprised that
ginger signed up for the cat races. “Why’d ginger sign up?” Victoria whispered to Polly.
“Yeah,” agreed Tom. “Ginger’s such a big fraidy-cat. She’ll probably be so scared that she
won’t be able to move. Then I’ll zoom right past her and be the first to the finish line” said
Linx. “What are you TALKING about?!” whined Petunia. “Don’t you mean I’ll be first to the
finish line?” “Don’t you mean I will?” As ginger’s brothers and sisters continued to argue,
ginger prepared for the big race. She was timing herself as she did laps around the meadow.
On the big day, she was ready. Gray, Tom, Petunia, Linx ,Polly Victoria and ginger were all
lined up at the starting line at the Claw-vill racing academy. The cougar referee was waiting
patiently to drop the flag.
While ginger and her brothers are sisters were waiting for the flag to drop, ginger pulled out
the map to see where the racetrack went. Right now, they were at the entrance of the Claw-
vill mall.
The race was from the beginning of the mall all the way to the end of the mall. The mall was
very popular, so it was always very busy. Since the mall was so busy, it got expanded to a
length of 1 MILE LONG.
When ginger put away her map, there was only ONE MORE MINUTE until the flag
dropped. So 1 minute later, the flag dropped. The race had BEGUN!
Linx, the fastest of the litter, was in the lead. Ginger was following behind. Then the other
boys caught up with Linx. “Hey, Linx!” panted Tom. “Since the other girls are so slow, how
’bout we stop at the salmon shack to get a bite to eat?” “Okay,” said Linx, not out of breath.
Meanwhile, ginger and her sisters were still in the race. With Ginger still behind, Petunia was
taking the lead. Polly and Victoria caught up with her. “Hey! Wanna stop at the ‘pretty kitty’
fur salon? It’s right up ahead.” “Okay, sure. Ginger should still be behind by the time we’re
done.”
So now only ginger was in the race. She was expecting to arrive at the finish line and see
Linx wearing a first place medal and all of her other brothers and sisters WAILING because
they didn’t WIN. And When ginger FINALLY arrived at the finish line, her jaw dropped.
None of her brothers or sisters were there! No. This couldn’t be right. Maybe they all went
back to the den because she was taking to long.
But when the jaguar saw Ginger at the finish line, she said excitedly, “Congratulations! You
just WON the Claw-vill cat race!” Ginger got handed a gift basket with a big golden can of
sardines and a purple ball of yarn inside of it. Ginger couldn’t believe it. She had just WON
the biggest race of the year!
Ginger went home with her presents and figured that her brothers and sisters would come
back home once they realized what had happened. When her brothers and sisters got home,
they were all sobbing because they didn’t win and because they were sorry. “We’re all so
sorry, Ginger.” Said Petunia over her tears. Then they gave Ginger a big hug. After that
Ginger forgave them and gave them each a sardine from her golden can. And after that, they
all lived happily ever after.
By: Amber Brooks
Age: 9
Tommy Is Not Afraid Of The Dark
BEDTIME STORY: TOMMY IS NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK.LITTLE TOMMY IS

NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK ANYMORE.HE TOOK HIS BIG TEDDY BEAR AND
PUT IT UNDER HIS BEDROOM WINDOW.THEN HE PUT ALL HIS SMALLER
STUFFED TOYS, ONE ON TOPOF THE OTHER. AND A FEW SMALLER TOYS
AROUND HIS BIG TEDDY BEAR.TOMMY MADE IT LOOK LIKE A SMALL
CHRISTMAS TREE WITH ALL HIS TOYS. TOMMY ASKED HIS MOMMY TO
PUT HIS FAVORITETOY, FREDDY THE FROG, WITH HIS TWO BIG, SHINY
EYES, AT THE TOP OF BIG BEAR, SO IT COULD LOOK LIKE A STAR.TOMMY'S
ROOM WAS PAINTED IN BLUE WITH A MOON AND STAR DESIGN
WALLPAPER. EVERY NIGHT TOMMY WENT TO BED, HE TURNED HIS
ELEPHANT SHAPED TABLE LAMP ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES.THE BEADY
EYES OF HIS STUFFED TOYS GLOWED IN THE DARK AND LOOKED LIKE A
CHRISTMAS TREE WITH COLORFUL, BLINKING LIGHTS.TOMMY IMAGINED
IT WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY NIGHT. THAT MADE HIM FEEL SAFE AND
HAPPY.NOW HE IS NO LONGER AFRAID OF THE DARK.TOMMY SAID,
GOODNIGHT TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO READ THIS BOOK.WRITTEN
BYHELEN SINGH
THE CROWN
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Title:THE CROWN - Bedtime
Posted on: November 19, 2016
By:
Kaustav Kundu
James was from a royal family. He was the son of King Jordan. One day, King Jordan
decided to make one of his sons his heir. Julian, Johnathan, and James were excited and
nervous. Their challenge was to battle against the cruel ruler of London. They had to fight
together and the one who to kill the enemy would be the heir. The battle had great
preparations . While on one side, there were 20,00,000 men,100 mortars, 2000 cannons, and a
large number of cavalry with the army divided into three groups, led each by one of the three
sons. While on the other side, there were more men but less guns led by Charles the second.
The enemy was aware that all three brothers united would have killed him, so he planned to
attack them at midnight when they were asleep . The day before the battle, some of them
went to kill James, and although they had killed the wrong person, everyone thought James
dead. He took this advantage and made more preparations. James appeared after a long time
when the battle had already started. The other brothers were in shock for James was stronger
than them and they thought James had been killed by the enemy long ago and one of them
could be the heir. King Jordan heard the news of James returning all of a sudden and was
happy to get his son back.
After ten months, the battle ended. The battlefield was filled with cold bodies. The sun was
going down and in a moment, it was dark. The place which was filled with roars and cries
just in the morning, was now a field of blood and dead men. In a city fifty miles away, there
was a celebration. Two men were sitting on two golden thrones: Jordan and his son James.
The others were dead. After many months of celebration, suddenly Jordan died, leaving his
vast empire to James. His dying wish was that his son should get the crown of his
grandfather, Jefferson. James did not find anything special in that crown but his mother,
Helen, always insisted on wearing the crown every day. He understood that there was a
mystery in this crown. How could have his father given him only a golden crown? He kept
his crown on a stool. One day while James was bathing, he heard a noise and went out. He
saw that his crown was gone . He sent two small groups to investigate the matter. The first
group was unsuccessful, but the second group found three suspects. One of them was James
uncle Jack. James soon learned who the culprit was for he had been told that Jack had entered
the palace while he was bathing and the other two were fruit sellers. As Jack was his uncle,
James did not sentence him to death, but sent him to prison for only a month for Jack had
returned the crown.
James was still trying to find out the mystery of the crown when, one day, he found
something written on the crown: JEFFERSON,THE FIRST MAN OF THE LEWIS
DYNASTY DECLARES THAT THIS CROWN,WHICH WAS WORN BY HIS
ANCESTORS SHOULD BE WORN BY HIS SON, GRANDSON, GREAT GRANDSON
AND SO ON. THIS CROWN SHOULD NOT BE WORN BY THE WRONG PEOPLE AS
THIS CONTAINS A VERY SPECIAL RUBY.
James was surprised. Where was the ruby? Then all of a sudden he saw a prison guard
coming into the room. The man informed him that Jack had suddenly escaped. A man had
seen him run and told the prison guard. James was confused. He could not understand this.
One day he heard that Jack was caught by a king when he was going to steal something.
James went there and asked the king if Jack had anything with him. He told that there was a
ruby in Jack’s pocket. Then he refused to give the ruby back. Finally it was given. After this,
Jack died there in captivity and James ruled wisely, though when he went on a voyage later,
his ship sunk with him wearing the crown with the ruby on top.
There is a legend which says that this crown is deep under the sea, where no one can find it
Sam the Mouse
In a faraway land named Bookville there was a library, but it was not a normal library it was
a floating library! Many people came to the library on boats and cars. Hundreds of people
filled the library everyday. At night a little mouse named Sam came out and took papers from
the librarians desk, and took them into his hole. He had written books for his whole life, but
he had never shown them to anyone. Sams whole room was filled with books. The only
furniture he had was a desk, a chair, a fridge, and a bed.
One day Sam thought he should show his books to everyone. He made up his mind and the
next day he put the books in the shelves where they belonged. A few minutes later a child
found one of Sams small books. She took the book to the librarians desk and asked her, Who
wrote the book? The librarian said, I do not know who wrote this book, but I can hang a
poster asking who wrote the books.
The next day the librarian hung a poster saying: Who has been writing small books? If you
are the author please come to the librarians desk. That night when Sam came out to put his
books in the shelves he saw the poster and read it. He finally decided to come out the next
day. He came to the librarians desk the next day and told the librarian he was the author of
the small books. The librarian was very proud of Sam. She told him she would tell him a big
surprise the next day. The next day Sam came back to the librarians desk and asked the
librarian, Can you tell the big surprise? She told Sam that she was going to open a small class
called Little Authors. Sam was going to help children write their own books! The next day
the class opened and many kids came. There were twenty kids and Sam helped all of them!
Learning: Never be shy and learn to face your fears!
Nature's Serenity
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Title:Nature's Serenity - Bedtime
Posted on: May 30, 2016
By:
Spandan Adhikari
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On reaching the Panthera International Airport, Muzful Islam was struck by a huge wave of
surprise as he noticed the environment. Light blue coloured ponds, huge oak trees and dew
drops that shimmered like golden spangled jelabis in the weak January sun. 'As I stepped out
on the soft moss, a driver assisted me to his horse carriage. Loading up the heavy luggage, we
soon set off', said Muzful. As the cart jingled, Muzful saw the beauties of Panthera.
Migratory birds chirped melodiously. Quaint houses with zinc roofs could be seen. Oak trees
reached out their branches, as if beckoning to him 'come closer to us'. And within all of this
calmness, eagle-eyed soldiers patrolled the spick-and-span streets.
A little later, Muzful arrived at the Coast Hotel. The staff greeted him warmly. 'My feet and
hands were numb and stiff because of the biting wind. As soon as I entered my room, I felt
snug and cozy. The roaring fire in the grate blazed and made me feel I had sunk into a hot
bath after a long, tiresome day. I then sipped some cocoa and fell asleep', recalls Muzful.
Next early morning, as Muzful was a fitness fanatic, he went for morning walks. The sky was
becoming a forget-me-not-blue, red mud was noticed, rain was dripping from the zinc roofs,
trees were reaching out their branches to scratch Muzful's face, and the music band of birds
were chirping their first note. Soon Muzful returned to the hotel, bolted down his breakfast
(which consisted of a crust of bread and lip smacking mashed vegetables), and set off for
Berk, Panthera's capital.
Half 'n' hour later Muzful was on the Anabell Ship. It set off, leaving a foamy cake on the
shallow sea. Panthera had long since become a tiny speck, so Muzful looked towards the
salty sea. Fishes were swimming swiftly, their bodies glistening like rubies. In the distance,
snow covered mountain peaks seemed like huge, colossal, black towers.
As Muzful arrived at Berk he was spellbound. He was completely bowled over by the natural
wildlife.
Clumps of rhododendrons were scattered everywhere. Nearby a clear river was flowing,
making the usual plish-plash noise. A gaggle of geese were swimming in the river, making a
gentle ripple. Even though Berk was a small island, it was set amidst an oasis of greenery.
Cattle were grazing on the lush, green grass. Muzful noticed Panthera flags waving
vigorously in the wind on top of wooden fences. Guards were scouting, keeping a firm eye.
There were gay buildings that attracted tourists. About 10 km away, there stood an elegant
castle which was the residence of the government.
Soon it was time to return. So, after reaching Panthera, Muzful packed up his suitcase and
reached the airport. Then he bid bye to the staff and returned to his home at Zerta.
Life in Panthera is a far cry from main cities. So, for a relaxing tour just land at Panthera and
chill your hot mind.
My Family – The Loved Family

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Title:My Family - The Loved Family - Bedtime
By:
Adelisse Marie Morales
Once upon a time, there was a nice, loving family. There were two girls and one boy and
their momma.
They loved everything about eachother. And they were always doing nice things for
eachother.
The family lived happy together.
They always all wanted to go together to the same places.
The family went to their special place together like they always do.
They had alot of fun and then they went back home.
Friends came over, and they watched a movie and they all ate lots of popcorn. They all had
fun sharing time together.
The kids were happy they were in the same home with their mommy.
They lived happily ever after forever.
The End.
The Lost Boy

Once upon a time, there was a boy named James. He always got pushed around.
One day, a wizard appeared in front of the boy.
The wizard gave James three wishes.
One of James wishes was that tge wizard could make James go away.
The next day James tried to make a wish, but he found himself to be in the land of the
forgotten.
He wasnt able to make anymore wishes.
Everyone in town was looking for James.
The next day after that, an old man came outside. The old man figured out that it was the
wizard that made James disappear.
The old man screamed, "James is in the Land of the forgotten! The wizard did it! He had to!"
Everyone who was looking for James stopped. They didnt know where the Land of the
forgotten was.
James was now lost, And the lost boy never returned.
In the land of the forgotten, people age alot faster. When James had first disappeared, he was
only seven years old.
After three 'real life' years James suddenly returned to his town. But because he was in the
land of the forgotten for so long, he was now 40 years old!
James went to see his mother.
Even though James was all grown up looking, his mother knew who he was right away. As
she opened the door, she looked in James eyes and said "oh my God, I knpw you are my son,
but you are all grown up" "come here, my son, ive missed you so much."
James hugged his mom. His mom was so excited that James was back. Everyone in town was
happy.
Since James was all grown up looking, he wasnt picked on anymore.
Everyone then lived, happily ever after.
Pig , Goat and Sheep

Once upon a time there was a Pig named Laali and the Goat named as Lilly. They had a
desire to look around the hills and feel the fresh air. So they both decided to go to the hills,
when their Master let them free on Sunday's. They were waiting for sunday very eagerly.
That fine day has come. Laali and Lilly decided to go to hills. They were very excited to visit
the top of the hills. Because they heard from their friend Lallu the sheep that their nearby hills
will be beautiful, green, fresh air will be there and also lots of place to run around and play.
So, today Laali and Lilly hop,jump,run,walk to the hills by having so much fun. Soon they
reached the hills. Once they reached the hills, they were really very happy.No words to
express it because its their first time to visit the hills. Laali and Lilly had race that who is
going to reach the top of the hills first. But still they went together.When Laali is tired, Lilly
will stop and when Lilly is tired Laali will stop. Finally they both reached the very top of the
hills.
They were really really very very happy and started feeling the fresh air. After that, they both
run around and played together. They think the hills as a slide and they try to glide. They ran
from top as "sweeeee " and from down to top as "ssswinnggg" . When they are hungry, they
had some grass and carrots. After that they started playing again. They doesn't even know,
how fast their day passed by.
Now they are very tired but still, they need to go back home. So they started walking before
the sun goes down.And it took so much time to reach home.Since because they are very tired
and played the whole day, they walked very slowly.And finally they reached home and
started taking rest.Their Master saw both of them looking really very happy.From then
on,Master allow every week end, both Laali and Lilly use to go to their nearby hills along
with their friend Lallu the sheep and have fun. Now, Laali the Pig and Lilly the Goat is happy
and also their Master is also happy.
Brent's favourite milkshake

One day, Brent was very thirsty. He wanted a milkshake. He asked his mum to take him to
the cpgrocery story to get the ingredients for his milkshake. "What flavour milkshake do you
want, Brent?" Asked his mum.
"I want a blueberry milkshake, please, mum!" Replied Brent.
Brent's mum pulled out a list. On that list was:
– milk
– ice cream
– blueberries
-cream
-sprinkles
Brent and his mum first went to the fruit section and looked for some yummy blueberries.
After a little while, Brent found some yummy looking big blueberries. "These look lovely
Brent they will taste amazing in our milkshake!"
Next they went to the milk section. Brent chose a big bottle of milk, and Brent's mum reached
up high to get the whipped cream for the milkshake.
Then Brent led the way to the icecream section. "Can we please get some blueberry icecream
to go with our milkshake?" Asked Brent. "Of course!" Replied Brent's mum with a smile. The
icecream was added to the trolley.
Brent and his mum went to the check out and paid for their ingredients. In the car on the way
home, Brent was very excited. "Can we make the milkshakes as soon as we get home?" He
asked his mum. "Yes of course, then we can drink our milkshakes while we are watching our
movie!"
But, when Brent and his mum got home and checked the shopping list, they discovered they
had forgotten the sprinkles! Brent got very upset and Brent's mum had to give him a big
cuddle.
"It's okay Brent, I have some sprinkles in the cupboard. Which colour would you like for
your milkshake?"
Brent thought for a minute "orange sprinkles please mum!"
All the ingredients were gathered into the bench, and Brent helped his mum pour the milk
into the blender, then a big scoop of icecream, and finally a handful of blueberries to make it
yummy.
Once the milkshake was all mixed up, Brent helped his mum put the whipped cream on top
and then covered it in sprinkles.
The milkshake looked amazing, and Brent and his mum spent the rest of the afternoon
watching minions and drinking yummy blueberry milkshakes, snuggled up on the couch.
The end.
An Owl Scared of Lightening And Thunder

Once upon a time, there was an owl who was very friendly and lived in a large home.
Everyone loved to sleep over on Friday nights. Although she was a little naughty, she always
listened to her Mom. She asked lots of questions and shared her hopes and fears. Her mom
tried to teach her about life. Although her mom warned her specifically about safety, the
little Owl always wanted to try things on her own rather than listen to her mom’s advice.
Owl’s curiosity tested her mom’s patience at times.
Like this, playfully when she tried to see the lightning,she learnt a lesson that not to double
check whatever mom says.Whatever Mom says,its all for our good.Now understand the
causes and effects of trying all things in practical.
Only that time she is very scared and ask her mom to forgive her not to repeat this mistake.
From that day onwards she stop testing whatever her mom says.She stopped checking the
idea of learning everything in practical ways.
One day, when her friends were sleeping over, the clouds came rolling in and the wind began
to howl. As the night grew dark, Owl and her friends wanted to have some fun watching the
rain beat against the window panes and feel the energy from the window panes. The storm
grew worse as lightening lit up the sky and thunder roared. They were engulfed by fear but
wanted to watch the storm. Owl’s mom asked them to step away from the window so no one
would get hurt. They ignored her request and continued to watch as the drops of rain beat
down harder and harder. All of a sudden, they heard a loud clap of thunder followed by a
bright flash of lighting. After this, little Owl couldn’t see anything but bright white. she was
very frightened and her friends called for her mom. Her mom ran from the kitchen and took
Owl to the hospital nearby. The Doctor checked her out and told her that there was nothing
to worry about and she’d be fine within the hour. All she needed was a little rest.
The End
Moral: We cannot learn everything on our own and we need to listen to our parents to
minimize dangerous situations. Parents should also continue to listen to their children and
address their curiosity.
Just an Ordinary Boy

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Title:Just an Ordinary Boy - Bedtime
By:
Joshua Hubbard
Just an Ordinary Boy
“Getting bullied again, are we?” asked Mr Thompson unsympathetically. “Yes I am,” replied
Ben in a low and nervous voice. “Well, we will deal with this next week; keep on writing in
your feelings diary.” Ben skulked out of the unpredictable Headmaster’s office, whilst
fiddling with the wrecked sleeves of his jumper (this was something even the Headmaster
liked to pick on.)
Spontaneously, the awful bullies strolled around the corner… Ben hid with fear. As soon as
the bullies ambled weirdly passed, Ben dashed into the classroom and sat down, like a cat
chasing a mouse. However Ben forgot his awesome bag. He was shaking a lot. Ben really
didn’t want to step out that mammoth door. Slowly, Ben got up and peered around the door
but didn’t realise the bullies were the other side. Charlie was feeling pugnacious, like a tiger
ready to pounce. The hooligans grabbed Ben and dragged him over to the lockers; Ben was
petrified.
“Go away,” whimpered Ben.
“You’re such a wuss,” sniggered Tyrese whilst holding his torn, ragged and rampaged bag.
The bullies threw roughly Ben’s bag into his face. A nose bleed – only his third this month.
Ben rushed to the bathroom to avoid more embarrassment. As soon as he got into the cubicle,
Ben threw up into the toilet; it was horrid. Ben sauntered out of the cubical, frightened
someone was going to heavily laugh at him. Ben crept around the corner still looking behind,
checking if anyone was going to sneak up on him. As soon as Ben got into the classroom,
everyone turned off and went silent. He sat down feeling mortified, whilst noticing the bullies
staring at him, laughing.
About halfway through the lesson, Ben started getting out of breath and his heart was
pounding rapidly. On the way home from a horrendous day at school, Ben was walking
clumsily down the path towards his house. Little did he know, something was coming for him
that he wasn’t expecting. Worse than the bullies.
For five consecutive days, the chest pain was sneaking into his body – swiftly, as in second
by second, the pain was becoming more and more intense. How has he kept this a secret from
his parents? It was on the sixth day, whilst trying to walk normally, he fainted with terror. He
was in school when this incident occurred, no more than a metre away from Tyrese and
Charlie…
Steadily, Ben opened his eyes and saw a luminous white wall, doctors, other children crying.
As he eased himself up, the closest doctor pushed him back down in bed, telling him to take it
easy.
<em>Meanwhile at school Charlie and Tyrese were feeling awfully guilty. Were they to
blame for this brutal incident? </em>
As the doctor slowly put the needle in Ben’s backhand, he immediately went to sleep as
quickly as someone running away from a bear. Curiously, his mum wandered over to the
clipboard, containing all of Ben’s medical information, it said ‘Diagnosis – Rheumatic Heart
Disease! Further tests needed.’ Ben’s mum clutched at her own heart in horror…
Sneakily, in the middle of the night whilst his mother slept, Doctors were taking Ben out into
‘The Room’ that had an unimaginable amount of tools, pins, needles. Trying to not let the
Doctors observe that he had his eyes open, Ben was only just conscious. Ben was discovering
this secret room while the Doctors were getting their gloves and goggles on. But it was too
late. One of the doctors knocked over a poisonous potion, flaring all over Ben. Ben believed
his life had come to an end…
An hour after Ben had died, spontaneously his eyes started to flicker at the same moment the
machines started rhythmically beeping once more. It was a miracle; his mum couldn’t believe
it – he was the first boy to come back to life. Without hesitation, Ben sat up feeling
completely fine like nothing had happened.
The next day everyone was really confused. Ben was on the news – ‘First Human To Come
Back To Life’. After that day, everyone rushed home and quickly and switched on the news.
Ben was everywhere. The next day, the whole school got pieces of paper and sprinted, like
they never could before, to Ben to ask questions. Ben was famous. To him, it was like a
dream come true.
BLACK HEARTS AT WORK

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Title:BLACK HEARTS AT WORK - Bedtime
By:
Spandan Adhikari
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“Ready Adrian? Or you might exchange your meagre blade for a revolver?”
“No, thanks Hector. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. You might never know which
time a blade is handy.”
“Well, then. Get a whiff of fresh air before covering your face with a cloth.”
Left to my own resources, I pondered about whether to murder innocent Count Visiaka dol
Santos, the richest man in the town of Sugana. Others were excited about the prospect of
bloodshed- an opportune moment to quench their long awaited thirst for blood. Everybody’s
mind was bloodthirsty, murderous but not mine. Being a fantastical writer and always buried
deep in books, I reprimanded myself for assigning for this mentally unbearable job just for
the lust of golden coins. Should I warn Count Visiaka? Yes, I would….
It was a dense, black night. A heavy coat of darkness seemed to rest on the world. If you had
spied me, you would think me as a treading night- hunter. Quickly, I managed to slip in
Count Visiaka’s room like a stealthy beast, through the open window. The Count had delved
deep into history books when he suddenly spotted me. Greeting me with a wide smile, he
embraced me. The next few hours he was silent and grave, and his facial expression
blackened as I narrated Hector’s evil plot. Later, I handed him two Holland rifles and a
revolver. All of a sudden, we heard gunfire. One of Hector’s comrades had pried on us, and
had sent word to him. I left the Count to shoot Hector’s gunner and diverted Hector, along
with his brothers, Alfred and Edward leading them to River Yanka. Hector’s flaming eyes
were mad with rage, and was charging like an angry bull with revolver aimed at me. I led
them over the cracked, Yosa village road, through the Illaga Caves and Hollow Mountains
where took birth burnt stubble and small chunks of rocks. Suddenly, Edward shot me on my
shoulder. Groaning in agony, I finally led them to River Yanka and hurled rocks at them.
Seething with rage, Hector, Alfred and Edward charged but slipped on slushy mud and
toppled into River Yanka. Grappling each other, they splashed and then drowned. In dancing
moonlight, I could see three corpses floating towards hell. Count Visiaka’s life was saved!
Even though, at present my black hair is lost and my eyes are dim with age, villainous Hector
and his friends still resurface my old haunts in mind….
MY NEW BORN BABY BROTHER

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Title:MY NEW BORN BABY BROTHER - Bedtime
Posted on: August 24, 2015
By:
Khadeeja Syeda
My baby brother’s first day was so much fun.
I went to the hospital to see him and his eyes opened and saw the new world he was in.
It was a great feeling to hold him in my hands. Inside the hospital I got snacks and water from
a vending machine. And then we went outside to play. We went home with our mom and dad
and everyone in our family was so excited to see the new born baby. It was the greatest day
of my life.
The Stubborn Turnip

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Title:The Stubborn Turnip - Bedtime
By:
Isaac Wood
Once upon a time, there lived an old lady and an old man and they planted peas, green beans,
and one enormous turnip. One day, the old man had an idea. The old man went to fetch three
black cats, two dogs, a farmer, five pigs, sixteen hens, a thousand chicks, and one hundred
and eight ducks. He said, “I know what we can have for dinner. Turnip stew.”
But there was one thing that the farmer didn’t know. The turnip was stubborn. Now, the old
lady asked her wonderful husband, “where is the turnip for our stew?” The farmer said “sorry
my beautiful wife, the turnip was so stubborn, it wouldn’t come out of the ground!” Five
minutes after, they heard a little squeaky voice, it was two little puppies. And they wanted to
help pull the stubborn turnip out. But the farmer just said “it won’t do any difference at all.
But to see if it works, let’s give it a try!” So they did.
The puppies helped . . . and that very moment, the turnip went flying out of its pit. So they
had turnip stew, after all.
And they lived happily ever after.

The end
©2007 Isaac Wood
Buddy and Diamond

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Title:Buddy and Diamond - Bedtime
By:
Cooper Flood
Buddy and Diamond are my pet gerbils. One day Buddy got Diamond to stand on her
shoulders and open the cage. They climbed out.
They went to my room and got in the toy jeep and they drove out of my room. They drove
down the stairs.
They drove out the dog door and drove to the gate. The dog came to the gate and opened the
gate. Then they drove to a party and did the disco.
A cat broke into the party.
The gerbils did the ‘Scaredy Cat’ disco, which goes like . . .disco, disco, disco, scaredy cat,
scaredy cat, got to go!
© 2001 Cooper Flood
The Sock and the Little Boy

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Title:The Sock and the Little Boy - Bedtime
By:
Samantha Marker
Once upon a time there was a little sock.
He was going to the lake to go fishing.

Just then, a little boy passed by. The little boy held his nose because he thought that the sock
smelled.
Just then he had an idea. Since the garbage was right next to him, he decided to throw the
sock away.
Little did the boy know, the sock was real and had real feelings.
The little boy apologized to the sock and asked him if they could be friends.
The sock was SO happy to have a new friend, he invited the boy to his house for a play date.
The two became best friends forever
From Samantha Marker
If I Had a Sister
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Title:If I Had a Sister - Bedtime
By:
Delsi Soto
If I had a sister, we would play dolls, dance, have fun, play, and make a snowman in the soft
snow.
On Easter, I would let her find the most eggs, and I would help her pick apples from a tall
tree that I can reach. At Christmas time, I would share my toys with her. I would be so happy
if we could play together. But first she needs to learn how to walk.
© 2012 Delsi M. Soto
You’re the best, James

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Title:You're the best, James - Bedtime
By:
William Høgh
It’s all white.
I sat inside and looked out the window. The only colors that broke the white line were James
and the other kids from school. They were up on the hill in front of the school and just 40 feet
away. The hill was the highest in town. Every kid went there on winter days. That included
James. James was my best friend. We both went to “St.Henry’s middle school Liverpool” 4th
grade. James was out there and waved at me. I just wanted to jump out the window and run
up the hill. But I was grounded. I was not allowed to go outside my house. And the word
“house” didn’t mean a lot. I lived in a “house” or maybe an ant’s house. It was very tiny. I
did not even have my own room. I only had an old bed and a curtain was the only thing that
could give me some privacy. So, I just sat and looked out the window.
The snow looked tempting.
And then I couldn’t help it anymore. I took the chance and jumped out the window. And
there I was, outside in my pajamas and too long socks, on the first winter’s day of the whole
year. I shivered. It was so cold. I just wanted to go inside, again. But my mother would be
upset if she found out that I had been out. After all, it was me and James who broke the vase
that got me grounded. I was going
to be so sick, but it was worth it. I had a great time with James. And when I came inside,
Mum was
sitting in the chair and looked mad.
She asked me where I had been. I lied. I said I had been in my room the whole time. She
asked how
that was possible because she just heard me coming through the door. And that I had not
thought, through.
So I got grounded for another week with snow outside, just waiting for me.
But I didn’t jump out the Window this time. And out of nowhere my mom yelled.
“Sebastian, James is here.”
“Tell him I’m grounded,” I yelled back.
“Well, he is coming up now.”
James came in the door with a smile on his face.
“What are you doing here?” I asked with surprise.

“Well, I got you grounded in the first place,” he answered, embarrassed. “So I’m sleeping
here this week.”
“You’re the best James,” I said happily. “And so are you, Mum.”
©2013 William Høgh
The Bakery
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Title:The Bakery - Bedtime
By:
Matilde Koopman
Early Sunday morning at 7 am, the chef baker and confectioner, Monica, walked to her
bakery, “Sweet Tooth.” She walked right through the park and then around the corner. She
knew the way like the back of her hand because she had inherited the bakery from her dad.
As a child, Monica always came to the bakery and her dad taught Monica how to bake and
decorate cakes. Her dad was known for the best and most beautiful cakes. Around the corner,
Monica saw a man waiting to visit the bakery.
“Are you not open on Sundays?” The man asked.
“Yes, of course we are, let me just find my keys.” Monica responded. Monica fumbled with
the keys trying to find the right one.
They walked into the old bakery and right behind came Monica’s good friend and colleague
Nina. “Hey Monica!” Nina said.
“Hallo Nina! Can you help me in the back kitchen?” Monica asked.
Nina nodded and smiled.
Then Nina and Monica left the back kitchen and started baking cupcakes and some wedding
cakes.
Nina walked out with some decoration cakes for the display disk. But then she saw the man
from
before.
“Monica!! Look! It’s the critic from New York Times!” Nina yelled from the window in the
kitchen door.
“What??! I’ll go out there and take his order!” Monica whispered. Then Monica walked out
to take his order. Monica stepped softly on the white floor to take the critic’s order with a
very gentle tone. “Give me the best you have. Surprise me!” He said with a serious smile.
Monica hurried out in the kitchen. “He said I should surprise him! What do I give him? The
orange chocolate cake? Or the Apple with cinnamon pie? I’m stressed!” Monica asked
desperately.
“Monica! Relax…I don’t know what we should give him. Hmm….Wait!” Nina said and ran
down in the
basement and came up with a slip from an old paper. Monica recognized the old slip. It was
her dad’s favorite recipe. Nina handed Monica the paper. On the paper was a recipe of
Mousse au Chocolate aux Bleuets. Monica had never made this before, but she had to take
the chance. It will take time. Monica thought if she brought the man a coffee or something he
would wait a little longer for the dessert. So Monica walked out and asked if he would wait.
Of course he would if he could get a better dessert. Nina and Monica worked harder then ever
to prepare this special dessert. Soon the dessert was ready but it missed something.
Of course! Aux bleuets! The blueberries!
“Here you go! I hope it was worth the wait,” Monica said with a big smile on her face. The
critic lifted his spoon and all the flavors exploded in his mouth and on his taste buds. When
he was finished, he said to Monica, “You should check the New York Times paper
tomorrow.”
Next morning, Monica and Nina waited in desperation for the paperboy on the stairs. As soon
as
he came, Monica ripped the paper out of his hands.
“Sweet Tooth is a surprising bakery. They understand flavor combinations, and also how to
decorate
fantastically. I had no expectations for this visit, honestly, I just thought it was a normal,
boring
bakery. But it was more than that. That dessert I got was a delightful piece of heaven. And it
is rare that I say that. So I give them 5 stars!” Written by the critic John Smith.
Nina and Monica smiled at each other and hugged. We did it! They yelled.
©2013 Matilde Koopman
The Beautiful Little Butterfly

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Title:The Beautiful Little Butterfly - Bedtime
By:
Samantha Marker
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful butterfly with purple and yellow wings.
Sadly, the butterfly was being held in a cage as a pet of a little girl. The butterfly loved the
little girl but wished she had a butterfly family of her own. Then one day, the butterfly flew
out of her cage and into the forest to look for her very own family.
After flying all day, the butterfly landed on a leaf and fell asleep. She dreamed of being with
other butterflies, flying high above the treetops on a warm sunny day. When the butterfly
awoke from her deep sleep, all her dreams came true!
She was surrounded by the most beautiful butterflies she ever saw!
The End
©2013 Samantha Marker
Lost Treasure of the Island

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Title:Lost Treasure of the Island - Bedtime
By:
Aditya Dupare
John and his brother Steve were on a boat off the coast of Western Australia. They were
about to go deep-sea diving. Their hearts beat faster as they dived into the indigo ocean. Their
mouths nearly fell open at the mesmerizing sight below. Dozens of fish swam everywhere.
Queer plants were situated on equally peculiar rocks. The two boys explored the ocean
feeling exceedingly thrilled. They found an underwater cave. Feeling inquisitive, they
decided to enter it. All of a sudden, there was a glistening flash of light. The next moment,
they were sprawled on their backs. They seemed to have reached a cove. ”Where are
we?” asked John. ”No idea,” Steve replied.
They removed their diving gear and set off in search of a cave. When they had found a
suitable cave, they entered it. They were bewildered to stumble upon an aged man wearing
scruffy clothes. The bedraggled man gave a crooked grin. ”Who are you?” questioned John
skeptically. “I am the spirit of an ancient pirate,” responded the man. “Don’t be frightened. I
just wanted to inform you about the treasure.” ”Treasure!” the boys cried in unison. Their
eyes lit up with enthusiasm. “Tell us about it!” they demanded. ”All right,” the spirit
began. ”When I was a juvenile buccaneer, I raided a Portuguese ship on its way to Brazil. My
mates and I collected the loot. But on our way to the Indian Ocean, tragedy struck. Our ship
caught fire. I dived into the sea, taking the treasure chest with me. I reached this island
through a cave. I have lived here till my demise. Then I
turned into a soul. But a dragon stole my treasure. I can’t retrieve it because dragons’ fire can
disintegrate souls. Will you get the treasure for me? I’ll only take a particular gemstone
which brings me back to life.” The boys reluctantly agreed. ”What’s your name, by the way?”
”Teach. The name’s Edward Teach,” was the reply. He handed the boys a special sword,
which could kill the dragon, along with a special potion to blind the dragon.
The boys headed towards the deeper part of the cave and immediately spied the fearsome
dragon. It was a hirsute and savage beast, which was resting peacefully. Its tail was coiled
around the chest. Steve crept towards it. John unsheathed sword. Alas, the dragon woke up. It
lashed out at Steve but missed. John attacked it with his sword but it was unaffected. Steve
had an idea. He brought out his water bottle and used the water to assault the dragon. Then
John stabbed it with the sword. But nothing happened. Steve decided to use the potion and
threw it at the dragon’s eye. Then John stabbed the dragon in his other eye. This made the
dragon blind. John stabbed him in the heart. This time the dragon was dead.
The boys grabbed the chest and dashed back. They heard Edward talking to himself,” The
great Blackbeard will come to life!” So, they were traumatized to learn that Edward Teach
was actually an alias of none other than Blackbeard himself, the greatest pirate who ever
sailed the seven seas! Blackbeard spotted them. He grabbed the chest, opened it with a
skeleton key and took the gemstone. In a moment he transformed from a pale soul into a
terrifying pirate.
He tried to attack John with a blade. But he dodged. With quick reflexes, Steve kicked him,
snatched the chest and rushed for the exit with his brother. Upon reaching outside, they
blocked the exit with rocks. They reached the cove and wore their diving gear. They dived
into the sea. Instantly, they were back on the boat. They triumphantly returned home with the
chest. But the person who answered the door was neither of their parents. “Long time no
see,” grinned Blackbeard.
He was back!
The Legend
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Title:The Legend - Bedtime
By:
Vivo Do
There once was a child who lived with her grandfather. Her grandfather always told her
stories at night. When the little child grew up she always love reading, she nearly read all the
books that her grandfather had but her grandfather said “look my dear this is a book that I’ve
been saving for this time.” The girl said, “I’ve read all of your books” and her grandfather
said, “Not this one.” The girl’s name was Daisy. Daisy was super excited to read the book.
The book was called, ‘The Legend.’ Daisy read the book all night and day she never even got
one bit bored of that book. She started reading it, and started to like it. There once was a
warrior named Clar. He had a wife called Grace. She was beautiful, kind and gentle. Her
husband, Clar, ruled the country and treated them as slaves but Grace didn’t like that, she
tried to stop Clar but Clar was too strong to be stopped. He became greedy and super spoiled.
He always said, “hurry up slaves” and whipped them with a whip and he even said to the
slaves, “give me the most chickens, give me the most chips, give me the biggest meal!” And
then Grace said “stop Clar, you’ve turned into a monster. Would you just be as normal as you
used to be when we didn’t rule the country?” God saw that Grace was right and Clar had to
be punished. So, late one night when Clar was asleep, God set all the slaves free from the
cage. When Grace woke up she wondered where Clar was. God said to grace “I punished him
because he had so many chances and he didn’t care. I’m teaching him the right way to treat
other people and not being rude and selfish to people and families. Also, to respect other
people and when he learns to do all of those things, I said I will give him back to you.” From
then on, Clar learned his lesson. The End.
Daisy finished the book, she thought it was wonderful and fabulous she told her grandfather
that too. Daisy ask her grandfather if she could keep it and her grandfather reply was of
course my dear. Daisy was filled with joy she hugged her grandfather tightly and said “thank
you”. She read the book to her family. When she became a parent she passed it onto her
children then her children grew up and passed it on to their children and it kept on going and
every child or adult who read it thought it was super-duper fantastic. Daisy always wondered
where did that book come from so now was her chance to ask her grandfather and her
grandfather said it was written by me.
The End
Toys Make False Friends

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Title:Toys Make False Friends - Bedtime
By:
Mike Sulier
One day in Greenville, a dog named Rusty just got some new toys. Then he heard something
and saw a big moving truck pull into the driveway next door and the license plate said
Snobby State of Arizona. Everyone in Snobbyville was selfish and jealous of each other.
While Rusty was relaxing in the yard chewing his bone, the new dog named Snob Bob
walked over to meet Rusty. Rusty asked him, “Do you want to go buy a toy at the store?” and
Snob Bob replied, “I guess so.”
So they went to the store to see a new toy ball called Super Bounce 9000. But when they
walked in the clerk at the desk who was really mean said, “get out of my store you smelly
dogs!” So Rusty and Snob Bob snuck in and took it. It was the last ball. Then Snob Bob said,
“I’ve got a new toy for me, uh I mean you.”
Rusty with his new ball in his mouth, had an idea to go to the park. While they were walking,
a horrible storm kicked up and the wind blew a tree down and hit Rusty on the noggin. At
that moment Snob Bob takes the ball and laughs. Then, the fireman came to help Rusty get
the tree off of his noggin or he will die. So they get the tree off of him and just then when the
veterinarian arrives they take him to the medical center.
In a couple of minutes the police come to arrest Snob Bob. At the end, Rusty heals and gets
full control of the ball and Snob Bob got thrown in jail after losing in court.
Moral: Fair Weather Friends Aren’t Worth Much.
By Mike Sulier, Daniel Brown, Josh Burton

Woodmont Middle – Miss Rice’s class, 2001
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The Boy and his Grades

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Title:The Boy and his Grades - Bedtime
By:
MANDI FREEMAN
ONCE, THERE WAS A BOY NAMED CLYDE PEMBROKE. HE ALWAYS WANTED

ATTENTION IN CLASS. HE PLAYED AROUND, NOT PAYING ATTENTION. HE
WOULD EAT CANDY AND ALSO CHEW GUM. HE AT LEAST GOT 2 REFERRALS A
WEEK FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS HE DID.
ONE DAY, HE FINALLY WENT TO HIS LOCKER AND GOT EVERY BOOK OUT,
AND TOOK THEM TO HIS CLASSES, WHICH HE NEVER DID. IT REALLY DIDN’T
DO HIM ANY GOOD, BECAUSE HE DIDN’T OPEN A SINGLE BOOK.
IN READING,THEY WERE REVIEWING FOR A MAJOR TEST GRADE. HIS TEST

HAD ABOUT 20 VOCABULARY WORDS, AND THEN ABOUT 20 MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS. THE VOCABULARY WORDS WERE SO EASY A SECOND
GRADER COULD DO THEM.
CLYDE WANTED TO PASS SIXTH GRADE REALLY BAD. I DON’T KNOW HOW HE
PASSED TO GET TO SIXTH GRADE. I GUESS HIS TEACHERS DIDN’T WANT HIM
AS A STUDENT ANYMORE.
ON HIS TEST, HE MISSED EVERY LAST ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. IT WAS EASY
TO BELIEVE. THAT DAY THE TEACHER GAVE HIM A CHANCE TO STUDY AND
TAKE THE TEST OVER. HE WASTED A CHANCE AND DIDN’T EVEN STUDY. HE
COULD HAVE STUDIED AND TAKEN THE TEST OVER AND MADE A 10%, BUT IT
WOULD BE BETTER THAN A 0%. INSTEAD HE JUST TOLD HIS TEACHER THAT
HE DIDN’T STUDY. SO WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO?
THE TEACHER HAD HAD ENOUGH OF THIS. SO, SHE MASHED THE CALL
BUTTON AND ASKED THE PRINCIPLE, MRS. DEAN TO COME DOWN. SHE DID
AND SHE ASKED, “WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?” THE TEACHER SAID, “CAN YOU
PLEASE TAKE HIM OUT AND HE WILL TELL YOU.” “OH YES,” SAID MRS. DEAN.
SHE TOOK HIM OUT AND HE TOLD HER THAT HE JUST DOESN’T PAY
ATTENTION. “WHY?” MRS. DEAN ASKED.
SO WHILE THEY WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION THE TEACHER WAS GOING

TO GIVE HIM A REFERRAL. SHE DID NOT BECAUSE SHE FELT SORRY FOR
CLYDE, BECAUSE HE SAID THAT IT ALSO HAD TO DO WITH HIS FAMILY. SHE
ASKED HIM IF HE NEEDED TO TALK TO THE GUIDANCE COUNSELOR. HE SAID,
“YES PLEASE.” SO, HE WENT UP THERE AND THEY TALKED UNTIL SCHOOL
WAS OVER.
HE CAME BACK THE NEXT SCHOOL DAY PREPARED TO TAKE THE TEST. THE
TEACHER SAID THAT HE COULD. HE MADE AN 80% ON IT. IT CAME TO THE
END OF THE YEAR, HE MADE ALL F’S ON HIS REPORT CARD EXCEPT ONE C
AVERAGE. HE STAYED BACK, BUT PASSED THE NEXT YEAR. HE CONTINUED
TO PASS ALL OF HIS GRADES, AND HE EVEN WENT TO COLLEGE FOR 4 YEARS.
NOW, HE IS A WONDERFUL MANAGER OF A BANK.
MORAL: LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
BY: MANDI FREEMAN

TEACHER: MS. RICE
SCHOOL: WOODMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE, 2001
My Trip to the Beach

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Title:My Trip to the Beach - Bedtime
By:
Anna Claire Flood
A long time ago, I went to the beach. Before we left, we loaded all our beach gear into the
car. Continuing down the road my sister and two brothers and I sang songs to keep from
falling into the depths of boredom. Deciding where to stop for dinner was a real challenge.
Everyone wanted to eat at a different restaurant. Finally Dad stopped at Cracker Barrel. I
chose green beans, potatoes, and steak for my dinner. We all drank hot cocoa and whipped
cream for dessert. Initially we had hoped to reach our destination, Pensacola, before
midnight, but it seemed impossible. Just after we crossed the Georgia/Florida border my dad
stopped at a hotel. Keeping quiet not to wake the others staying at the hotel, we tiptoed out at
6:00 A.M. Later the next morning, we arrived at the house in Pensacola. My mom’s friend
and her family were staying with us. Never is there a dull moment when we are all together.
Of course we were very tired from our trip, so we rested all day. Plenty of fun in the sun was
in store for us the next day. Ready to get out on the beach I had forgotten something very
important. Quite sunburned was I by the end of that day. Sunscreen had not been applied!
Too sunburned was I to go out and have fun. Unmovable, I lay on the couch, watching
television. Very unhappy about this terrible mishap I whined and complained. While I rested,
I dreamed of the fun I was missing. Extremely bored, with only one day left until we went
home, I prayed I would get better. Yet I was already healed. Zooming off of the couch, I
hopped into my suit and enjoyed my last day on the beach.
Smart Dog and Mr. Gooberman

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Title:Smart Dog and Mr. Gooberman - Bedtime
By:
Brooks Smith
Once upon a time, there was a really weird man. His name was Mr. Gooberman. He had a
dog. His dog was very smart. One day they went for a walk. They played on the playground
for one hour. They had a lot of fun. Then it rained so they had to leave. They went with two
friends to McDonald’s. The friends mysteriously disappeared.
Smart Dog and Mr. Gooberman were at a loss. They went to Toys R Us in search of the
missing friends. First, they looked in the action figures. They weren’t there. It was difficult to
leave the area because they had just received a shipment of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy.
They broke themselves away and headed for the games section. They started playing Jumanji.
Then they remembered the lost friends. Smart Dog ran towards the Little Tykes Castles,
houses, and cars. Mr. Gooberman jumped in the pick up truck and started racing around Toys
R Us! Smart Dog ran close behind, barking all they way. Finally, passing the aisle of dolls
and entering the sports section, the friends reappeared. They were playing basketball. Mr.
Gooberman and Smart Dog said, “Guys, it’s time to leave. Next time tell us before you
disappear.” They left the store and went home.
Then they went to sleep. The next day the both of them had breakfast at Burger King. The
two friends joined them.
Stay tuned for the next adventure of Mr. Gooberman and Smart Dog!
Brooks Smith
Nick the Mule Deer

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Title:Nick the Mule Deer - Bedtime
By:
Tyler Smyth
Once upon a time there was a young little mule deer lost in the woods. He was a small deer,
with large, mule like ears. His name was “Nick.” Nick spent many days wandering through
the woods in search of his family. Along his travels, Nick ran into many other animals. One
of the animals Nick met along the way was Bossey the black bear. Bossey told Nick that his
family was probably in a farmer’s field eating oats.
After Nick had heard that, he decided to look outside the woods in a farmers field. Without
any luck, Nick could not find his family in any of the fields nearby. Nick was on his way
back to the woods when he saw some people standing outside in a farmers yard. Nick decided
to go into the yard because he was a curious little deer.
At first the people standing in the yard did not notice the little deer walking towards them.
Then the farmer’s dog began to bark at Nick. Nick was scared at first, but the people seemed
friendly and Nick was lonely. The dog stopped barking and everyone stopped what they were
doing and looked at the little mule deer.
Nick then asked the dog his name. The dog replied, “my name is Max, and I am the watchdog
around here.” Max then asked why Nick was not in the woods. Nick then told him that he
was lost. “You can stay here if you want,” said Max. Nick decided to take Max up on his
offer and they became friends.
The farmer fed Nick some oats, and made Nick a little bed of straw. Nick was glad that some
nice people took him in because it was cold out. Nick spent the next day playing with the
cows and the horses. He loved staying on this farm, but still missed his family.
One day, when nick was playing with the horses, he looked off into the field and saw a large
herd of mule deer. Nick walked a little closer and recognized the heard. It was his family!
Nick was so excited.
Nick’s family was so happy that they had found him. They told Nick that they were going
back to the woods right away, and Nick must hurry if he wanted to say good bye to Max and
the farmer and the rest of the animals.
Max and the farmer were sad to see Nick leave, but they knew that Nick belonged with his
real family. Just before Nick left, the farmer put a tag on Nick’s ear. The tag read “Nick,” that
way everyone would recognize their little friend.
THE END
Tyler Smyth
How the Dolphin Got its Squeak

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Title:How the Dolphin Got its Squeak - Bedtime
By:
Katie Thompson
Once upon a time there was a dolphin named Chloe. Chloe is beige, black, and white. Chloe
had a sister named Maddy and another sister named Victoria, and of course, a mom and dad.
One day, I think it was a Saturday, Chloe was watching water-wars and eating Bay’s chips
and when she talked well she didn’t talk she meowed that is in these times dolphins squeak
and cats meow. Any way, one day Chloe went to the bakery to get a loaf of seaweed bread.
On her way back, she stopped off at the bay to look for her friend the cat. This cat’s name is
Katie — Katie is gray with a peach belly and she squeaked. Chloe couldn’t find Katie.
Dolphins have very good hearing so Chloe heard a faint yell, the yell sounded like Katie’s
voice. ” HELP!” screamed Katie.
Chloe put Katie on the deck. Katie was alive “Thank goodness” shrieked Chloe in relief.
Chloe went to hug Katie because Chloe was so happy that Katie was alive. When she hugged
Katie, there were stars that appeared and they shined so bright that Katie jumped out of her
fur and Chloe jumped into space!
When Chloe tried to meow, she squeaked and when Katie tried to squeak she meowed and to
this day Katie and Chloe never did find out what happened but if you go to the ocean you can
probably still hear the voice of Chloe and Katie.
By:Katie Thompson
To my best friend, Chloe and to her two sisters, Maddy and Victoria Johnston.
The Witch’s Messangers

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Title:The Witch's Messangers - Bedtime
By:
Megan Read
The wind blew in Maria’s hair. It reminded her of the curse. She struggled on, the wind
almost knocking her over the edge. ‘Thalia!’ she cried before stumbling on a pebble.
‘Thalia!’
Maria was looking for her long lost daughter and a fortune teller had told her to seek
Bloodhurst Cave. Years of searching had made her desperate for help and she would go to
every petty fortune teller, every fake oracle, just to be given some hope and then be beaten
down. This was her last chance.
Suddenly, in the distance, Maria spotted a plume of red smoke. ‘Thalia!’ she cried again and
began to run. She stumbled again and her knees were bleeding but still Maria ran. When she
got to the source, she found a hole, just large enough to walk into if she stooped. Maria
checked ehr photo of the cave. Yep, this seemed right. She ducked and stepped in gingerly
reaching out in the powerful darkness. She peered behind her. The cliff face of Scurrying
Ridge lay behind her. Maria shivered and carried on forward. ‘Thalia?’ she whispered loudly.
Silence.
Maria bit her lip and began to run. Her knees hurt and she was tired, but Maria was impatient.
She kept bumping into the walls until she found what she was looking for. In a large room,
deep inside a cave, on top of a ridge that was ten miles high, travelling on foot and horse,
donkey and carriage, she had made it. In the room, there was a witch, lighting blood red
candles whilst chanting strange words. The witch didn’t look up as Maria stepped into the
pale light.
‘quis es?’ asked the witch in a young voice.
‘Beg pardon ma’am, I do not speak that language.’ Maria said uncertainly. The witch laughed
a high, brittle laugh.
‘Of course you do not, child. Here is the potion to make her wake.’ the witch handed Maria a
tiny vial, no bigger than a child’s thumb. ‘Through there.’ she pointed behind her.
Maria stepped into a tiny door, only just wide enough to let her through. In the room there
was a stone bed. On the bed lay a young girl. She had been cursed by the witch after stealing
some bread form the market and some lettuce form the witch’s private stock. Then
(accidently) she had set fire to an important spell. So the witch had said she would sleep until
one of her relatives discovered the curse and found the place to set her free.
Maria took out the stopper with trembling fingers and poured it into Thalia’s lips. The girl did
not respond.
Suddenly, her eyes opened. She was twelve, no older than the days she was cursed. Mother
and daughter embraced and Maria smiled. It had been worth the journey to see her daughter.
She was middle aged and too old for ten miles travel in one day. She was exhausted.
‘Good bye, my child.’ Maria said through silent tears and helped Thalia up.
‘Mummy?’ whispered Thalia. Maria nodded and sunk to the floor.
‘Good bye.’ she whispered again and died. Thalia began to cry and the witch came in.
‘She made a great journey.’ the witch said grimly and placed a finger on Maria’s lips. Colour
shined in her face once again as Maria began to cough. ‘Life.’ the witch said quietly and
disappeared suddenly. On the floor lay a pile of robes. On top was a piece of paper. Maria
opened it and read it with a trembling voice to Thalia. It read:
Dear Maria and Thalia,
You have passed my test and proved yourself worthy. You are witches of the highest kind.
The ones who are noble and truthful. You must return to this place once a year and light the
red candles, and then you will discover new truths each time. Your first truth lies here, on the
back of this note. Turn it over.
Maria turned over the paper and both women’s faces filled with wonder. For on the back it
said in curled writing:
Have hope, children, for the noble king will rise once more. Find him in the great cavern and
wake him or he shall lie there and grow dusty. Find him, children, find him or when next he
is needed and called, he shall sleep. Find him or forever bear the burden. For you are Queen
Yia-Liheskia’s messengers, messengers to the queen of the witches. That is your truth.
Awaken the great king, known as King Lyanor, king of the centaurs, king of the elves, king
of men.
Silver Dog
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Title:Silver Dog - Bedtime
By:
Hailey
Once upon a time, there was a girl and her name was Kayla. One day when she was walking,
she found a dog. It was silver. She took it home with her.
When her Mom saw it she said, “Kayla where did you get that dog!?”
“I got it at the pet shop,” she fibbed. “Can we please keep her please!?”
“Fine” said Kayla’s mom. “What’s her name?”
”Silver” Kayla said.
One day when Kayla was outside with Silver, Silver all of a sudden did a BACKFLIP!
“Wow” said Kayla.
Then, a man who was walking by paused and said, “Oh dear lady, may you lend me the dog
for a minute?”
“No!” said Kayla.
Then the next day, when Kayla woke up, instead of hearing Silver bark when she woke up
she heard silence.
When it was lunch time still no Silver. She just remembered the man who asked for Silver.
Then she called the police and learned that he was F.B.I’s most wanted!
Then in an hour the police were there. They brought Silver back.
THE END
2008 Hailey
The Book
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Title:The Book - Bedtime
By:
Trudy Ann Brotherson
Kate skimmed through, with her fingers, all the books in the library. She was in a hurry
because she had to have this done before class started again.
“I’ve looked at every one of the books in the library.” I said out loud. “Shhh.” The librarian
took her index finger up to her lips. “Sorry,” I apologized, as I shrugged my shoulders. She
soon went back at reading her book and I went back to complaining, in my head, of course.
I glimpsed at a stack of books I’ve never seen before. They must be the new books, I thought.
I went over to have a good look at them. One of the bigger ones glittered in the sunlight. I
tried to take it out to look at it but my fingers slipped so I tried again. The book seemed to be
stuck. I stomped my foot in grief.
I picked my one-month-old gum out of my mouth and stuck it behind my ear. Tried once
again to tug the book out but just like me it was very stubborn and didn’t want to leave. I felt
something gushy on my shoe. I was losing my patience. I had no time for this. I gritted my
teeth and lifted up my foot. Can you believe it, it was my GUM! I put my shoe back down on
the ground. They can send me the bill when I have time.
Aside from being brilliant and bright I was also stubborn, as I mentioned before. I tugged at it
one more time. I had made up my mind that I was leaving with that book no matter what,
even if I had to take the shelf with me!
CREEK! I glanced up and saw as the bookcase went down, down, and did I mention down
some more? CRASH! They finally stopped. I bent my head down in embarrassment. What
can I do besides play it cool.
I strutted up to the librarian and shut her mouth with my hand, slammed the book down on
her desk, and said, “Dude, can I check out this book?” She glared at me and took me by my
ear, dragged me down the hall, and backed me up into the principle’s office.
“Sit down and explain yourself.” He looked troubled. That’s where the story ends because
what I was about to tell him you just heard and I don’t want to be a skeleton by the time I’m
still blabbing about this story. But in case you want to know I will be mopping the floors in
the hall for the rest of my life.
Well, I’ve got to go, my old friend the mop’s calling me.
©2003 Trudy Ann Brotherson
My Vacation to California (from India)

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Title:My Vacation to California (from India) - Bedtime
By:
Anirudh Bhat
Last year, my Mom and I joined my Dad in California during the summer vacation. We
started from Delhi, India late night and flew to Los Angeles. My Dad came to pick us up and
we drove to Orange County where we had an apartment. The drive was fast with wide roads
and big cars. We were tired and had jet lag — my Mom even slept for the next 24 hours.
After that, Dad made arrangements and we got season tickets for the famous amusement
parks of Los Angles – Six Flags, Disneyland, Universal Studio, and even SeaWorld in San
Diego. We went to each park and spent the entire day enjoying it, then we would take a break
for two days and then hop back on to the next amusement park.
Six Flags Magic Mountain had over a hundred rides with some of the biggest Roller Coasters
I have ever seen.
DisneyLand had a lot of fun filled rides and we really enjoyed the Nemo Ride (a submarine
experience), Pirates of the Caribbean (a boat ride), and Splash Mountain was a free fall boat
ride. There were other rides like California Screamin’, a looping rollercoaster and I had a
fantastic time.
In Universal Studio, I saw how rain, car crash, and air crash effects are created for movies. I
also saw the sets where ‘SpiderMan’ movies are made. I saw Mr Bean’s’ Car, too. We also
experienced a live show of ‘Fear Factor.’ There we enjoyed a ride about the mummies, ‘The
Mummy Returns-Chamber of Doom’ and ‘JurassicPark.’
We visited the ‘San Diego SeaWorld where we saw a lot of Dolphin shows and one show by
‘Shamu – the famous killer whale. We also had a 4D movie experience in the ‘Haunted
House’ where the effects made us feel that rats were everywhere in the hall. We also saw an
effect where a snake seemed to strike out of the screen and come into the audience. We
enjoyed a simulated helicopter ride to the Antarctic Glaciers.
Apart from these amusement parks, we would also go to some of the best beaches of
Southern California like Long Beach, Huntington beach, Newport Beach, and Laguna Beach.
It was fun and I enjoyed my first experience of the sea and its sands.
We also went shopping to Hollywood and had a glimpse of Beverly Hills. I saw ‘Ripley’s
Believe it or Not’ museum in Hollywood
Then my vacation time was over and we had to fly back so that I could go to school. My Dad
drove us again to the LA Airport and when we were about to cross the security barrier, I
could not help myself and started to cry remembering all the good times I had with my
parents. I pleaded with my Mom requesting her to extend our stay but she convinced me that
going back to school was more important. We arrived late at night at the Delhi Airport and
the next day — even after being so tired — I went back to school. This is how my story of
my happiest vacation ends.
Moral of the story: Vacations are fun, but school is equally important.
2008© Anirudh Bhat, India
A Forgiving Friend
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Title:A Forgiving Friend - Bedtime
By:
Tim Boyles
There once was a very nice boy named Tim. Tim had nice hair. Tim had a friend named
Maura who also had nice hair. Maura wasn’t very nice to Tim.
One day the two friends went to get a haircut together. Tim’s haircut was great and he loved
it, but Maura didn’t like hers at all. She was so upset.
Tim told Maura that he liked her hair but Maura didn’t want to talk. Tim tried to give Maura
a hug but she screamed and cried and hit Tim in the face. Tim was so sad. He ran all the way
home to his mother.
By the time he got home tears were running down his face and his mother knew something
was wrong. When she calmed him down she told him that he should forgive his friend. She
explained that even though what Maura did was mean, Tim should forgive her and give her
another chance.
So the next day Tim found Maura and told her that he forgave her for hitting him in the face.
Maura said she was sorry and gave him a hug. Tim told Maura that he liked her hair and
Maura said that she liked Tim’s too. From that point on the two were great friends again.
They went straight to the ice-cream shop and shared a milks
The Secret Diary

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Title:The Secret Diary - Bedtime
By:
Pratyush Pandey
John woke up to realize that his summer vacation had begun. He got off his bed and went for
breakfast. He was wondering how to spend his holidays when his mother reminded him to
finish his breakfast fast!! Soon the doorbell rang and yes!! His friends were there. They all
proceeded towards the playground to play football. It was an awesome match and had never
finishing rounds. It stretched till evening. The sun was about to set.
“Hey friends, let’s end the match!!” Said John. Mom must be furious today, he thought.
While going home they passed a rubble house. Quite strange and eerie, but John wanted to
explore the house before anyone stops. Few steps and he would be near to a house where he
smelt a kind of adventure. OMG!! The house was completely in bad shape and nothing was
visible. ”I am a fool to expect anything from this.” he grumbled. “Let me go out or I will have
to face the adventure at my home!!!” he said to himself. But God had some other plan for
him, while moving out from broken floor and fallenthings his legs got tangled in something
and a HUGE sound of his falling flat on the floor was echoed.
He got up frowning on his foolish thought to leave friends and stay behind as he was now
scared, too. But his eye caught up into a big black leather thing. It was not a leather but a big
diary. He picked it up curiously and looked here and there, “Well I think it’s not wrong to
pick something which has no owner,” he thought and without any guilt came out of the house
and rushed to his home.
“Mom, I am back. I will not watch TV as I have wasted my time today…am going to my
room to study, would you please call me for dinner when ready?”
He went inside and locked the door. And he was imagining so many things as he expected the
Diary to be useful for something interesting. The first page of the diary said about the owner
of the diary. It was Steve, studying in GD Goenka school. The boy had written something
like this “I am Steve. My mother died in an air crash and father married another woman soon.
She does not love me. Today she hurt me and abused me when my father was not there. I am
staying here like a prisoner. I wish my mother would send an angel to save me from my step
mom. My father doesn’t like me anymore, either.”
John felt sad and decided to help this boy. Next morning John shared with his friends and
they planned for locating Steve and helping him out.
Day 1: John and gang went to the rubble house once more and tried to find any other clues.
Then they tried to talk to the neighbors about the family. After talking to a few, finally one
family shared the new address of Steve.
Day2: At 5PM John and gang went to the park near to the house of Steve expecting him in
the park . It was going to be 6:30 and they couldn’t identify anyone as Steve. “Friends, lets go
back…seems he is not allowed to play we will make some other plan for tomorrow,“.said
John.
Suddenly a boy called “Steve, Steve, your ball is with me, please take it.” And all turned to
the left to face Steve, a small, fair, sweet boy. He looked pale and sad. John winked at his
friends and slowly moved towards Steve. As Steve was about to go back, John whispered
“Steve we are your friends, don’t get scared just sit with me for a few minutes, we need to
talk to you.”
Steve reluctantly sat on the bench and was scared to even raise his head. John calmed him
down and said ”Look somehow I came across your diary in your old house.” Steve was
shocked and he said…”Please don’t say this to my step mom. I have been searching for that
diary for so long.”
“Steve, don’t worry. We’re here to help you out. Do you think our parents can speak to your
father and explain to him your situation?” John asked.
Steve agreed. John hugged him and said don’t worry for anything. John and friends went to
their parents and asked them to meet at a common point and scheduled time. After listening
to the whole story, the Parents praised their children for their concern, bravery and prompt
action. Everyone planned for a face to face meeting with Steve’s father. And thankfully, he
agreed to meet everyone.
They had a long talk and John and His friends could hear fresh arguments leading to some
discussions and finally a very sentimental ending where Steve’s father realized his mistake.
The next day, John and his friends were in the Park where Steve stayed. “John,” As John
turned his back he saw Steve with his father. John got serious. “Thank you, son“ said Steve’s
father. “Oh No, Uncle!!! There is no need to thank. It all happened only because of Steve,”
John replied.
Everyone was amused .
John smiled and said that maybe not only Steve but the credit goes to the ‘Secret Diary’
Uncle.
The End
The Tale of Super Dutch

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Title:The Tale of Super Dutch - Bedtime
By:
Monika Hajsky
It was a rainy morning and Dutch the dog had nothing to do.
“Oh I wish it wasn’t raining outside I would really like to play with my friends!” said Dutch.
Dutch went into the kitchen to see what her owner was up to.
“Why hello Duchess what have you been up to?” asked her owner.
“Nothing, It is raining out!!!” said Dutch in her mind. Her owner just kept on cooking and
Dutch just kept whining for food. Her owner got really tired of her whining that she threw
down a BIG juicy steak.
“There goes half the dinner!” said the owner.
Dutch ran into the living room with that big juicy steak and said to her self… “Now this is the
life!” On the other hand, her little brother Doc takes EVERYTHING that Dutch has! So of
course he picked up her steak and ran off with it saying.. “Ha Ha I got your steak come and
get it!”
Dutch clotted after him and made him think before he took HER steak again! “YOU never
take MY steak!” yelled Dutch. Dutch asked out to go to the bathroom so she could eat her
steak in the dog house where Doc could not take it again. After a while Dutch asked back in
again…
“Where’s your steak?” asked Doc
“In my belly!”
Doc looked at her with his cute face and said… “But I loved that steak!!!”
“Your cute face doee not work on me… I would never ask for another steak. That would be
rude!”
“Am I the only one in this house that has to suffer here?”
“No you don’t suffer you are just a bad boy sometimes and you do not realize that owners –
feed us, pet us, walk us, and do lots of things for us!”
“Well I am young and you are really bossy to me… just wait I will get bigger!” Doc
exclaimed. After that Doc walked away to go see what was is in his toy box. After a while
Dutch went into the living room with Doc to go lay by the fire. She lay at the fire for a long
time, but then her owner came in to the living room to get Doc and Dutch into their kennels
for the night.
The next morning Dutch got up from laying in her kennel all night and got Doc to wake up
too. Dutch waited in her kennel for her owners to get up and open up the kennels. After a
while, the owners got up and let Dutch and Doc out of their kennels. “Oh-boy it is a
BEAUTIFUL day out today!” Dutch said happily.
Doc did not care about the weather. He cared about breakfast! One of the owners was making
some breakfast for Dutch and Doc. “Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, BREAKFAST!” Doc said
exited.
“Sit-down then you will get it…see look I am already eating!” Said Dutch.
“Fine what ever you say… to get food of coarse!”
They just ate until the bowls were clean and clear. The owners let them outside for the day
and Doc was whining to get back in. The owners got so mad of his whining that they let him
in. Dutch stayed on the back porch and wondered…“I wonder what it would be like to fly in
the air like a bird or an airplane… See the world like China or Japan or some places where
dogs have never been! I just wonder, just hope it will come to me. People would call me
SUPER DUTCH…”
Of course Doc was listening through the window and yelled out…. “The only place that is
going to happen is in your dreams!, and Doc walked away. Later it was about 12:00 O’Clock
and Dutch’s owners went to go have lunch at the Ibis. So Dutch has a passageway out of the
back yard that Doc does not even know about. She gets as close to the shock fence as
possible and starts to dig and dig. She finely gets a big enough hole for her to get through!
And finely she’s out and free! She goes and sees her friends and does a lot of things, like gets
through the garbage and rolls in
some yummy smelling stuff on the ground. She gets really close where her owners are eating
and she sees their truck drive by. She colts right back home, digs her hole gets back into the
yard and grabs the hose and turns on the water and washes her self off and rolls on her
blanket outside and gets herself clean, fresh smelling and dry right before her owners get
home! Dutch asks inside and she and Doc lay by the fire get all cozy before bedtime. At night
while everybody was sleeping Dutch all of a sudden heard “HELLLLLP!” Dutch jumped up
and kept scratching at the open latch for her kennel and finely got it open. Good thing this
kennel is a cheap one!” said Dutch. She ran to the big window and looked outside. She had an
idea! She went back into her kennel slammed the door shut and yelped. Doc jumped up and
her owner zoomed into the living room. She said to Doc… “I heard someone yell outside
help!”
“Finally, some action!” said Doc.
They stood by the door, so the owners would let them outside! So they got outside and Dutch
showed Doc her way out. They both went over to where the cry for help was coming from. It
was a dog named Timber, since Timber is a very talented dog she can do everything! And so
she was chasing a cat up a tree and she got up on a really high branch and slipped. There
were lots and lots of prickle bushes under her and she was slipping and slipping! Which was
really bad because that is the dog that Doc secretly loves! “Don’t worry Timber I am
coming!” yelled out Doc.
Dutch held him back and said, “You are not going anywhere you are 6 months old!” So
Dutch ran with her fastest speed and once she was at the bottom of the tree a super dog came!
Her name was SUPER LUCKY! She flew up to where Timber was. Timber finally slipped,
but Super Lucky grabbed her before she hit the bushes!!! “Hi Super Lucky! I want to be like
you…a super hero!” Dutch said to super Lucky. “You can be someday but right now you can
be super dog, saving people from mud or something”
“Okay, I will not let you down!”
Doc was just asking and asking if Timber was Okay. “Doc, I am fine!” And gave him a kiss
on the cheek.
“aaaaaaaH!” said Doc. And fell on his back. Super Lucky said her good byes and zoomed off
into the air!
The next morning, Dutch got up feeling lucky as a penny! Doc was still talking about his kiss
from Timber.
“Doc what is it to you? It was a kiss on the cheek!”
“Oh yeah, what is it to you?. You never loved someone!”
“What? Yes I have! and that is mom and dad!”
“Not like that!”
“Talk all you want about it I do not really care!”
“Okay, I will!”
It wasn’t really the day Dutch was hoping for after she met Super Lucky. She was watching
the news on TV and it said, “A sad thing happened to Super Lucky last night she got run over
by a car! Please keep your dogs safe around cars!”
“OH NO!” yelled Dutch.

Later on it was dinner and for the first time…. Dutch did not finish. She went to bed really
sad that night. But something strange happened that night when the owners shut the door to
their bedroom….Dutch was still awake but Doc was sleeping. She started glowing! “What is
going on?” It started to hurt all over her body! And then all of a sudden she passed out! Right
in her kennel. Then Doc woke up and saw that she was glowing. “DUTCH DUTCH WAKE
UP! WAKE UP DUTCH!!!!” Yelled Doc.
But then Doc started to glow. And he passed out. No one moved all night.
In the morning Dutch got up and felt really bigger and stronger!
“Cool I feel……SUPER!!” said Dutch.
After a while Doc got up and they got breakfast. Dutch started eating and she was done in 1
second!!!
“What in the world Dutch? You’re done already? Wow!” Said the owner.
Doc looked at her like she was the main item to look at in a staring contest. They got put
outside and Dutch said, “I feel like I could fly!”
“Oh come on you can’t feel that super!”
“Yes I can and I am going to try!”
“You’re kidding me right?”
“No I am not!”
So Dutch jumped on top of their dog house and said…. “HERE I GO!!”
“Oh my God she is really doing it!” said Doc in his mind.
She jumped and she was flying!!
“Weeee I am flying!” yelled out Dutch
“Oh my God, she is flying!” Said Doc.
“Maybe that’s why I was glowing! Because since Super Lucky got ran over she gave me her
powers!”
“Why you?” asked Doc.
“I do not know maybe because I said I wanted to be a super hero and I would not let her
down!”
“Too bad I did not say that…Wait a minute, why was I glowing?”
“You glowed too?

“Of course I did!”
“Then try flying like me!”
So Doc got up on the dog house and leaped off the roof but….he fell to the ground!
“Maybe you glowed to get you to stop yelling my name” said Dutch.
“I guess?”
Well, Doc was pretty upset that he could not fly, but Dutch, on the other hand, went to go
draw a picture of her new costume. Later on after Dutch was done drawing, she went to the
amazing dog talker!
“Hello sir, could you please come with me to my house?” asked Dutch.
“YOU CAN TALK!!! Aaaaaaah!” yelled the dog talker.
“What you can hear me? Cool!”
“Yes so stop, it is freaking me out silly!”
“I can’t! I am the new SUPER DOG!!”
“Really?”
“Yes I am! But do not tell anybody okay?”
So the dog talker went with Dutch back home and told the owners what she was saying and
she was saying… “Hi, Dutch wants you to put a dog door on the back door.”
Amazed, the owner’s went to go put a brand-new dog door on the back door. “Doc I can talk
to people!”
“Really? Can you ask for some kind of meat for me?”
“NO!!!”
“Why not?”
“Because it is my voice and I am going to say what I want, and any ways, that would be rude
and I do not want anyone to know!”
Dutch was very happy that she was the new SUPER DOG. She went to sleep with a big smile
on her face!
The next morning Dutch heard a big cry for HELP!!! So she rushed on her clothes and
opened her kennel’s door and zoomed out the new dog door. She saw a person that was
climbing a mountain and slipping off the cliff!!! She grabbed the person and put her on safe
ground! “Please be more careful next time Miss!” Said Dutch.
“Oh thank-you! What is your name?” asked the person.
“SUPER DUTCH!!! And better safe than sorry!”
And she zoomed off after that! She got on the newspapers, TV, and much more!
“Wow! I am famous!” Said Dutch.
“Can you take me next time?” asked Doc.
“No!”
So latter on she kept saving more people. And not only people, she stopped robbers too. She
was a world sensation! Dutch and Doc lived a long happy life together. But of course life is
one happy thing… And now Dutch will be nice and safe with her brother Doc in happy
heaven…. and Super Dutch will always be remembered down here on earth and in our hearts!
Thank-you SUPER Dutch you saved us all!
The End
Marley
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Title:Marley - Bedtime
By:
Benedicte Nissen
It’s was a sunny day. The green and yellow fields were so beautiful in the sun. I looked out at
the window.
” Marley!” I shouted. Marley was my dog and my only friend. When I called him he came as
fast as he could. I hated school, but I had to go. I said goodbye to Marley and took my bike
and rode it to school. There were many children in the schoolyard they were laughing and
playing with each other. But I had nobody to talk to. I was alone. I went to the big school
door and into my classroom. There was a little sign on the door – 6th grade it said on the little
paper. It was just me in the big classroom. I sat down on my chair. And then the door opened
and the most stupid girl, Emily, and her best friend came in.
“Oh hi little loser!” She said. I did not answer her. She took my school bag.
“No! No! Stop!,” I shouted. When I tried to take it from her, she pushed me away. She ran up
to the bathroom and threw my bag in to the washbowl and turned the water on. And now
there was water everywhere. She ran back to the classroom. I took my bag out at the
washbowl. My clothes were dripping wet. I was sad and I didn’t understand why she did that.
I locked myself in the toilet and sat there the rest of the day, until the cleaning lady come in
and shouted. “Come out or else I will call up the school janitor,”
So I ran out of the toilets, there was nobody in the schoolyard. I was alone again. I ran down
the street, there were tears on my cheeks. I pulled the door up.
“Marley, ” I shouted. But there was nobody home. My mother wasn’t home but it didn’t
surprise me. She was never home when I needed her. But where was Marley? I looked in
every little room. But I could not find him anywhere. I ran to the park, it was there I used to
take a walk with Marley. But there was no Marley. The day was one big ruin. I tried to hide
my face in my jacket. I was in panic and I feared that somebody had taken Marley and that
somebody might be someone from the school. I went in to the living room and sat down in
the big armchair and looked at a picture of me, my mother and Marley at the beach in the
sunset. After a while the doorbell rang. I ran to the hall and pulled the door up. The first thing
I saw was Marley jumping into my arms and secondly I saw Emily from school.
“Oh, are you living here?”” she asked.
I slammed the door on her head. She had kidnapped my dog. She is a real bad person. In the
same second the doorbell rang again “Please let me explain,” she shouted outside. I opened
the door and she said. ” I saw this dog in the park and I looked at the dog tag and saw this
address. I didn’t know it was your dog,”
“Sorry! My mistake,” I said, “would you like to come in?”
And the next day me and Emily went to school together.
The End
Jack The Horse

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Title:Jack The Horse - Bedtime
By:
Cassandra Zhai
Jack is a horse, he lives in the forests.
He gets scared very easily because sometimes he would be chased by a lion,
and sometimes he would be hunted by hunters.
One day, Jack ran into a farmer. The farmer led Jack to the barn, fed him and took good care
of him.
Jack never feels scared anymore!

©2013 Cassandra Zhai
Tweensy
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Title:Tweensy - Bedtime
By:
Angel
Once upon a time there was a little fly named Tweensy.
One day Tweensy wanted to go shopping . He went to the grocery market to buy a
watermelon, but when he took the watermelon home, he opened it and it was purple. “How
did the watermelon turn purple?” thought Tweensy.
So he went to Dumpster Acres where he met this dog named Dumpster. The fly asked
Dumpster why the watermelon was purple inside.
The dog asked, “The watermelon was purple?” Then Tweensy showed the dog the purple
watermelon. “Mmm a purple watermelon?!” said Dumpster. “What do purple watermelons
taste like?” asked the fly. “Delicious!” said Dumpster.
And then the fly took a bite. “This is delicious!” said the fly. And then they started eating the
purple watermelon and then finished eating it.
The end.
Zora — the Man of Steel

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Title:Zora - the Man of Steel - Bedtime
By:
Ananya Prasanna
It was a peaceful day in the wonderful village of Harlem. Mothers were in the markets.
Children were playing hide and seek outside their houses. Gardeners were watering their
plants with care. Serenity prevailed everywhere.
Suddenly, the silence was broken by loud bleating sounds of the sheep. The gardeners
dropped their tools and went to see what caused the commotion. The children stopped
playing and joined their mothers who had also come to find out what was going on. There
was a heard of sheep running from the outskirts of the city. “But why were they running?”
was the question that had clouded everyone’s mind. They soon found out that the heard was
running because of a creature! A very HORRIBLE CREATURE, very horrible indeed!!!!!!!
A creature that no man had ever seen. It had legs of a cheetah, hands of an ape, body of a man
and face of a wolf! There were blood stains all around its mouth! The citizens watched in
horror as the horrible creature charged towards them. Everyone panicked. The people tried to
scare the creature by pelting stones at it, throwing lighted sticks of fire at it, shooting arrows
at it, but all in vain. All this just infuriated the creature more and more. Everyone’s fear knew
no bounds. The mothers tried to protect the children by hiding them behind themselves, since
children are the easy targets of beasts. The creature then started
making loud sounds and beating its chest hard. Everyone got so scared that the mothers held
their children’s hands and fled. The gardeners ran here and there with panic and fear.
In the same village lived a youth named Zora. He was one of the leading soldiers of the Great
King of Harlem, Pozibo. Whenever any danger confronted the city, Zora was always there to
protect the city.
This time, as well, he stood like a rock in front of the creature and challenged it to fight.
Since the creature had a body of man, he understood what Zora said. Zora and the creature
fought with all their might from dawn to dusk. Zora took his sword and ran towards the
creature. He jumped up and gave the creature a strong blow. But this creature wasn’t easily
defeated. Using its sharp wolf teeth, it tried to chew Zora to his bone. Zora fell to the ground
bleeding profusely. Zora started losing his consciousness. Before he knew what was
happening, the creature, using its strong ape hands, climbed up a tree and started throwing
fruits on him. Zora could not match the strength of the creature. He got exhausted and using
every ounce of his left over strength, he ran to Mount Kailash. He told Lord Shiva, the savior
of the world, the problem Harlem was facing. Lord Shiva gave him a boon that at noon, he
will get a body of steel. Till noon, he would have to keep the creature engaged. He then gave
him potion that helped him heal his wounds. He thanked Lord Shiva and returned to Harlem.
The next day the fight continued with greater force. They both fought valiantly. Zora took
hold of his faithful sword and swung it towards the creature, but the creature ducked
underneath. The creature then took hold of Zora and flung him into the ground. Zora again
got up and this time hit the creature on its stomach. The creature growled. Zora did not have
enough power to bear the strong blows of the creature till noon. He started becoming weak.
The creature took advantage of this situation. It pounced on him and just when the boy
thought his end had come, he felt some power running through his veins. It was already noon.
He had become a steel man. He felt more confident. The creature had landed on his stomach
and the clanking sound emanated from his body. This could be heard far and wide and it
sounded as a gong of victory. This took the creature by surprise and in a state of shock it
stood like a rock. Seeing this, Zora kicked the creature so hard, that it flew high up to the sky
and fell into the sea. Since then, the creature was neither seen again nor heard of. The village
of Harlem was saved from a great ordeal. After this incident, Zora was felicitated with many
awards and gifts. He was also given the title of “Man Of Steel” His statue is still there in the
middle of the city and the stories of his bravery are still highly spoken of in the city.
Milkshake, the Magical Pony

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Title:Milkshake, the Magical Pony - Bedtime
By:
Amy Wilks
One Friday night, Amy and Izzy arrived with a new pony – Milkshake. Milkshake was a
black and white spotted pony with a gorgeous black mane and an amazingly silky, white tail.
He was going to share a paddock with Gwilly, the ‘Daddy’ of the place; and Rudy, a rather
charming pony. After checking that the fences were upright, locked and secure, Amy and
Izzy made their way back to their mint-green car (a mini).
Alone at last, Milkshake started to talk to Gwilly and Rudy. Confused and a little bit scared,
the horses didn’t know where the sound was coming from. Finally, Milkshake revealed
himself; they were shocked but cheerful. After that, Milkshake broke out of the paddock to
the sand arena and jumped the very highest the ponies had ever seen!
The ponies were stunned and surprised at Milkshake’s incredible talent. Excitedly, Gwilly
and Rudy galloped up to Milkshake and said, “Can you teach us how to jump please?” The
next day, they were all talking enthusiastically about the lesson last night and how much they
enjoyed it. They trained all day, every day. Gwilly was jumping so high and Rudy was
getting more confident, until unfortunately, the charming little pony Rudy broke his leg….
(awwwww)
Even though Rudy had broken his leg, it didn’t stop him from cheering Gwilly on with his
jumping. Gwilly was becoming so good that he was jumping on number 10 (that was the
highest the yard had ever seen a pony jump!). “Well done Gwilly!” shouted Rudy, “you’re
being fabulous!” Gwilly was doing so well because Milkshake was a great teacher; he even
went to his first show with Amy – his talented rider! Although he tried his best, he knocked
the last pole down. He still received second place (Amy was so proud of ‘The Daddy’!).
Milkshake heard a sobbing sound and went to investigate. He found Rudy crying. He asked,
“Why are you crying and not jumping with your friend?” Rudy replied, “My leg is still
hurting.“ Milkshake gave Rudy the most enormous hug in the world and waited for Rudy to
get up. Rudy was astonished when he was able to stand; Milkshake had magical powers!
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’ve never met a magical pony before!”
Amazingly, Gwilly and Amy went on to win all of their jumping contests that they ever
entered. Also Rudy, who was grateful that his leg was a lot better, and Izzy went on to win all
dressage competitions. None of this could have been achieved if Milkshake hadn’t come to
the yard. The horses really appreciated it all. Last Tuesday was the final time the ponies saw
Milkshake at the yard; he moved onto other yards to use his magical powers to help other
horses. Thankfully, the ponies still saw their teacher (Milkshake) at cross-country horse
events.
By Amy Wilks
Stink Bomb Skunk

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Title:Stink Bomb Skunk - Bedtime
By:
Isabella Hopkins
Once upon a smelly time, there was a skunk that HATED smells!!!!! His name was
Kevin. Kevin was often sad; he was made fun of all the time by the high school humans. The
other reason why he was sad is because he had no one to care for him: no friends, no
family, nothing.
Courageously, Kevin tip-toed into the bathroom to get some blue mints (or as you and
I know: toilet thingy-magigs). Annoyingly, there were his arch enemies lurking by the bowls
of lemonade AKA toilets with wee in them!!!!!!
“Hey! What are you doing here, Stink Bomb?!” Sniggered Ben and his gang, who
were laughing behind him. Sneakily, Kevin tried to scurry off without Ben or his gang
noticing him (unfortunately he left a stinky blue scent behind).
Stupidly, silly old Kevin accidentally walked into the girls’ bathroom thinking it was the
disabled cubicle to get some peace and quiet. Red like roses, Kevin’s chubby cheeks blushed
when he realized he was in the wrong place; the girls were screeching in disgust at the
horrible sight. As quick as they could, the girls fled like they had seen a ghost. Luckily, there
was a twinkling in the room where Kevin’s fairy skunk mother fluttered down with her angel-
like wings.
“I shall grant you three wishes

You can make the world shine
Be careful of your choices
Because not everything will be fine.”
Kevin’s jaw dropped in delight; he instantly knew what he was going to wish for – the
one thing he had been wishing for his whole life!
“I wish for: no smell, no smell, oh and…..no smell!”
Without hesitation, Kevin strolled down the street like he was the coolest guy in
town. However, no one paying attention; this never happened, but the thing was… he liked
all the attention! Even though the attention was negative, at least people were noticing him!
Kevin was very confused; he always thought that without his smell his life would be perfect.
He realized having all the attention already made his life perfect, strangely! After being up all
night, trying to think of a way to reverse the wishes, a light bulb popped out of his head – he
remembered that the wish only lasts for 24 hours (he only knew this because The Fairy-
Skunk-Mother had left a note on some toilet roll!!!!!!!) In order for the wishes to cease, he
had to do a funky dance in front of the high school humans!!!! He didn’t care; he strutted into
the middle of the high school humans where he wiggled and jiggled
and boogied all night (well actually it was only for 5 minutes).
As quick as a lightning bolt, a flash came from the sky and then he saw all fingers pointing
at him.
“Stink Bomb…Stink Bomb…You’re a Stinky Stink Bomb!”
“Oh be quiet”, he shouted at them courageously, “If you say that one more time, I will
let some stink bomb off on you!!” The vile humans then scurried off like rats. Kevin then
lived smellily ever after!! ☺
St. Uny Fairy School

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Title:St. Uny Fairy School - Bedtime
By:
Imogen Morris
Once upon a time there was a school for fairies called St Uny High and the fairies in that
school were always extremely good. In the school there was a very special group of friends,
their names were Silvermist who wore a beautiful blue dress and at 14 years old the eldest of
them all. Then there was Idressa who was 12 and wore a sunburst yellow dress. Next was
Tinkerbell who was 11 and wore an emerald green dress. Then came Rosetta at 10 years old
and wore a ruby red dress. Vidia was next at 9 years old who loved wearing her pretty purple
dress then finally there was Fawn who at 8 years of age was the youngest of all the friends
and wore a ginger orange dress.
One weekend they were playing in the woods and an idea popped into Fawns head. “Hey
Guys! Shall
we go to Unicorn Meadow?” The friends were not so sure and a little scared but reluctantly
agreed. So they all flew off to the meadow, but when they reached there the Unicorns had
mysteriously disappeared, however fortunately Silvermist with her special powers could
sense where they had gone. She said “Guys, they have gone over the hill to the Cold Side of
the meadow.”
Now the Cold Side was an area at the furthest point of Unicorn Meadow and it was strictly
forbidden for any fairies to go near it by their Head teacher, Miss Lopez. But they simply had
to find the Unicorns.
So they plucked up the courage and flew on up and over the hill. Not that far on they saw one
of the Unicorns, Vidia used her magic fairy dust to round him up and sent him back over to
the safe side. Then Tinkerbell saw another Unicorn and rounded that one up with her magic
wand and sent him on his way back. Next Idressa rounded a Unicorn up, then Silvermist, then
Fawn, then Rosetta but there was one more still missing.
On they flew closer and closer to the Cold Side, until they came across another friend who
was Tinkerbelle’s 15 year old sister, Periwinkle, who wore a snowy white dress and was
standing next to the last missing Unicorn. “Hi Sis” said Tinkerbelle, “Why are you here?”
“I had a strange dream last night” said Periwinkle, “I dreamt that the Unicorns were in
trouble so here I am, let’s get this one rounded up and back to the safe side of the meadow.”
So Periwinkle waved her wand above her head to cast her magic over the Unicorn but……
something strange happened.
The clouds darkened, the wind whistled as the leaves blew off of the trees. The thunder
roared as a bolt of lightning struck the ground not twenty feet from them. Suddenly there in
front of them stood their Head teacher, Miss Lopez, in the form of a hideous old troll. Her
skin was a grotesque green colour with ugly hairy warts on her face. Her hair was filthy and
knotty and her clothes were no more than hanging, dirty rags.
“Girls!” Exclaimed Miss Lopez, “I am furious with you all for disobeying my rules and
coming over to the Cold Side of the meadow!”
Silver Mist explained “We didn’t mean to come over to the Cold Side of the meadow, but we
had to get the Unicorns back to their field.”
Fawn then asked “What has happened to you Miss Lopez?”
Miss Lopez replied “This is who I am. This is where I live. I told you not to come here, but
you did! And now this is where you will have to stay forever as you cannot ever return home.
My secret
cannot ever get out….ever!”
Suddenly a long, crooked, magic stick appeared in Miss Lopez’s hand, she lifted it high
above her head to cast her evil spell on the fairies, when Tinkerbelle suddenly shouted
“Stop!!! You don’t have to do this Miss Lopez.”
“You can come back with us and still be our Head teacher” Idressa added.
“You don’t have to live out here, Miss.” Vidia stressed.
“You can still be a troll and a Head teacher.” Rossetta said, “But just be a kind troll and a
nice Head teacher”.
Miss Lopez’s face once again screwed up in anger as she raised her magic staff again to cast
her evil spell and all the fairies shouted “We love you, please come back with us!”
“After all” Said Tinkerbelle, “We are all different but we can still be kind and thoughtful to
each other.”
Miss Lopez’s scowling face slowly relaxed as she gradually lowered her staff. Tears began to
roll down her cheeks and a huge beaming smile appeared on her face.
“Thank you my beautiful fairies” Said Miss Lopez in a now softer voice.
With that silver light shone from behind the fairies Head teacher and wrapped around her like
a stunning twinkling cloak. A moment later the silver light faded and now a beautiful young
Miss Lopez stood in front of them. The fairies stood with their mouths open.
Miss Lopez explained, “You have just broken a 400 year old spell which was put on me by
an evil old Witch. The spell was to turn me into a Troll after the home time bell rang at the
end of the school day and would return me to normal just before the start of school the
following morning. I lived over here on the Cold Side of the meadow so not to scare any of
you, my lovely fairies. The spell would only be broken if any of my fairies would show me
kindness and love when I was in my Troll form, and you did, I am so grateful to you my
lovelies.”
And with that Miss Lopez gathered up the last remaining Unicorn and turned towards her
beautiful Fairies and said “Shall we go home ladies?” They all smiled and nodded as they
turned to make their way back to St Uny High, where they all lived happily fairy ever after!
THE END
Imogen Morris
Corpse
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Title:Corpse - Bedtime
By:
Sandman
CORPSE
Aaahhhh! Out of nowhere came the murderous scream in the midnight hour in Lord
Darberfield’s castle. The maids, butlers and cooks were all the residents who lived in the
castle and they came rushing out of their bed rooms holding their candles in their shaking
hands and looking pale with utter fright, nearly all of them had chills running down their
spines when they heard the bloody scream. They looked at each other in puzzlement and ran
down the stairs in such speed with curiosity into the Lord Darberfield’s room and saw a
horrible sight a complete shock overwhelmed everyone in the castle as they stood still their
frozen eyes focused on the stain blooded carpet and the person’s chopped of hand which was
sitting on the blood, but for some strange reason there wasn’t any sign of a weapon near the
blood or the hand.
All of the maids were shivering, but only one of the maid’s Miss Smithers was the first one to
pop the question because the rest of them were still frozen stiff with shock ‘who’s blood and
chopped off hand is this’ asked Miss Simthers timidly.
One of the butlers Mr. Woods replied bluntly ‘I don’t know miss but I am guessing it must be
someone outside this castle as everyone is here present except for the Lord’.
‘Shouldn’t we call the police’ Shouted Miss bates she was one of the cooks in the castle.
‘No we can’t because the police might suspect us after all we do live in the castle and we
maybe accused of disposing the body somewhere and they will question us down to the
police station,’ replied Mr. Woods, who had sweat drops slowing pouring down his face.
‘Where is the body’ asked Miss Stevenson she was another maid who looked directly at the
angry servant Mr. Hobbs.
‘What do I look like detective Colombo, I don’t know the killer must have buried the body or
thrown it into a river’ said Mr. Hobbs, who was always sarcastic even in serious cases like
these.
As soon as he said that the other maids and servants got slightly suspicious of him they
thought in their minds could he have been involved in the murder or was he the killer.
‘Well what are we going to do’ said Miss Betsey out of the blue she was one of the youngest
maids in the castle, she was the one who asked the most important question.
‘The first thing we should do is find out who’s blood and hand this belongs to and see if we
can clean the stains of the carpet because if anyone comes in the castle they are most likely to
get suspicious and no one believe that we are innocent’ Replied Mr. Woods
He was always kept the head of the castle every time when Lord Darberfield was away on a
trip or a meeting with the queen because he was a trustworthy reliable butler.
Before they all went to bed each and every person in the castle searched for any more clues
that the murderer left behind and for the body but found nothing no weapon no other traces of
blood no other body parts in the castle.
The next day everyone searched for more evidence and finding the missing body.
The servants went digging in the castle gardens and grounds, some of the cooks searched in
the maze and the butlers went and searched around the woods which was 10 miles away from
the castle, but no one found any clues or no such evidence that can help solve the
investigation so it was left to be a mystery as they couldn’t find the body to identify the
person or the clues to find out who the killer is. The only way they can find out whose blood
and hand this is and the killer is by reporting to the police as they have forensic testing
equipment there.
Miss Smithers was getting worried and wanted to call Lord Darberfield as he was away on a
camping tree with an old friend.
‘I am getting very worried I am calling Lord Darberfield he will know what to do about this
terrible event after all this is his castle.’
‘No we mustn’t disturb him on his outing after all he needs a mini holiday to go camping
away from all the stress besides we are capable of handling this investigation ourselves
without any help,’ said Mr. Woods, who for some strange reason had gone very squeaky on
the voice.
So as the days went by everyone searched for the missing body and more clues to track down
the killer, they were also wondering why Lord Daberfield hasn’t returned from his camping
trip as he was only going for a few days and it has been two weeks since he hasn’t come
back. So the servants decided to ring him up despite Mr. Woods’s permission. For some
strange reason Lord Daberfield didn’t answer.
The days soon passed to months and the months soon passed to years and yet no one has seen
Lord Daberfield and now everyone had given up search for the missing body. But now they
were more careful in security of the castle making sure no stranger or an unwelcome guest
penetrates the castle grounds.
They had a sinking feeling that he might be dead as they went to the mountains for the tenth
time where he had last camped and was no where to be found, the residents searched outside
of the mountains asked passer bys no one had seen him or his close friend Count Darcy, some
servants began to think he and his close friend have completely disappeared with out a single
trace.
Having the castle to themselves, they were free and did what they wanted to do so other were
happy although the residents did miss Lord Daberfield as he was a kind lord always
considerate to the servants and butlers and grateful he wasn’t selfish at all even though he
was filthy rich and had no wife but not all of the residents but which one.
One day Mr. Woods decided to go to the woods he brought a shovel with him, he went deep
into the woods and started digging right in the centre of the whole forest, he dug and dug
until he had uncovered a leg and a tie which appeared to belong to Lord Daberfield, so he
was the person who had been murdered and his body was buried in the heart of his woods.
How did Mr. Woods know where the body was, and for what possible reason did he want to
dig it up for. Today it was Lord Daberfield’s birthday. He was going to be 64 years old and
Mr. Woods wanted to give a last present to him; a rose, and when giving him the rose he said
‘Happy Birthday Lord Daberfield, enjoy your everlasting sleep and one more thing thanks
ever so much for the money and your castle’.
Mr. Woods then dug him up again and gave an evil wicked laugh; he was the murder of Lord
Daber field. Lord Daberfield was in his room that night when his butler came out of the blue,
he got a gun out from his pocket and didn’t hesitate to shoot, he shot him 3 three times and at
his hand which came off, the scream was then heard so he had thrown the body over the
window and it landed on top of the maze he then went upstairs and acted shocked and
surprised as the rest of the residents were the next day he took the body and buried it in the
woods and told a lie to the servants, maids and cooks that he searched for the body in the
woods. So you see the murder of Lord Daberfield was all planned by one wicked butler
which was once a faithful butler and Lord Daberfields favorite and a friend of his.
And what is even worse is that the servants, maids and cooks didn’t even have a clue that it
was him and him alone that had killed Lord Daberfield so no one knew who the killer really
was and they will never know…….
© 2007 Neelam Shah age 15
The Candle
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Title:The Candle - Bedtime
By:
Sandman
The Candle
I was in the basement of my grandma’s house when my grandma called for me to come
upstairs. I ran up and she said she was leaving, but my cousin Shayla was coming over. Well
my grandma left and I stayed upstairs watching TV for a bit until Shayla came. My grandma
had just moved in to the house, so we weren’t familiar. We only knew that there was some
mysterious storm shelter in the backyard that was bolted shut.
We went outside to find the keys because we were 11 and didn’t know what to do. We found
a locket, a key and 3 jellybeans in a box that was buried. We tried the key. It was too big, so
we put everything back except the locket. Then Shayla went into the shed and brought out a
huge shovel. She started smacking the shelter door with it. After about 3 minutes of her
smacking and me picking open the locket, a huge hole was in the shelter door. We couldn’t
see anything in there because it was too dark outside.
We went in to get a flashlight when we heard a big “BOOM” coming from outside. Shayla
ran outside to find the whole entire shelter door caved in. I brought the flashlight and shined
it in there. Shayla went to get a camera but I wasn’t sure why. I looked in but right when I
turned on the flashlight, it went dead. So, Shayla got another. She shined the flashlight and I
just couldn’t believe what I saw, but I knew it was true, and real. Shayla snapped some
pictures and we got out as quickly as possible.
When grandma came home, we weren’t there. We were at the neighbor’s house. We went
back to grandma’s and she said, “I was looking for you two. Where were you?” “At Joey’s
house” I said with fear in my voice and eyes as I looked outside at the shelter.
Shayla and I ran outside and guess what?….. The shelter door was back on, bolted shut, and
everything was perfectly in place how it was before. Shayla tried to tell grandma what
happened, but grandma seemed mad about us snooping around. Grandma said “I cannot
believe what you girls are saying. I just can’t. I mean it looks like you didn’t break the door
or anything.”
At that point I knew it was all a dream; the dead man in the shelter, the locket, the jelly beans,
the key.
Everything!!!
But then Shayla pulled out her digital camera and showed it to grandma. It was a disturbing
picture and I puked. Sorry, I would put a picture of it on here but I don’t have it.
Lindsey
The Beck of Roses Red
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Title:The Beck of Roses Red - Bedtime
By:
Joseph Kerry
The Beck of Roses Red
Yesterday, I visited a beck. Not very interesting, you might be saying as you read this. But it
is nobig wow whatsoever. This particular beck is haunted by a ghost who was brutally
slaughtered in the War of the Roses. Why did I go there? It was because of a stupid dare from
my friend, Jerome. He said I couldn’t go to the beck without being afraid. So, to prove that I
wasn’t, I accepted the dare.
I decided to go to the beck at night, so I would be cloaked by the darkness of midnight. I also
brought with me a knife (not a butcher’s knife, but a penknife) just in case the beck was
really haunted. My street at night is terrifyingly spooky.
When I reached the beck, I dipped my fingers into the sparkling ink that was the beck turned
scarlet. Blood trickled down my fingers. I screamed!!! I turned around and saw a figure
wearing armor and holding sword. The figure raised the blade above its head. I couldn’t
move a muscle. Its eyes were glowing like hot coals.
I turned and ran, the horrible ghost running after me, laughing manically. I crashed into an
Oak tree, busting my nose. I fell into unconsciousness, the figure fading away.
I woke up, beads of cold sweat trickling down my forehead. I realized it was all a dream. But
the dream seemed too real, too vivid to just be a nightmare…
Just to make sure the encounter with the ghost was not just a figment of my imagination, I
decided to go back to the beck after school.
I walked across the road leading to the beck, afraid that the demon of a Tudor Warrior would
appear as soon as I touched the beck. I dipped my fingers in the beck, trembling. No blood.
No ghost. I was convinced it was a dream, but when I saw something next to five red roses,
my dream theory disappeared. Because next to those roses was…
MY PENKNIFE!!!
© 2003 Joseph Kerry

age 11
Jake, The Donkey

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Title:Jake, The Donkey - Bedtime
Posted on: July 28, 2015
By:
PARI BHAMRE
Once upon a time, in a place far away there lived a donkey. He didn’t look very smart but he
was smart. He used to eat grass all the time. He had no owner at all. One day a man called
James came. Then the donkey jumped into the bushes and made no sound at all. The donkey
stared at James. When James was gone, the donkey still stayed in the bushes for 2 minutes
because he knew that the man was going to come back. James came back with his son Tom,
to have a walk with him. When James and Tom were gone, the donkey saw the house. But he
still kept eating the grass. When the donkey was full, he went near the house. James wife,
Orla, got scared; she never saw a donkey before. No one saw a donkey before. But that
donkey had seen lots of people before. The donkey made a donkey sound, and then Orla
closed the door because she thought that the donkey was angry. Orla took a bucket and went
to the well, from the back door. The donkey waited near the house until she was back. She
took a little while to come back. When Orla came back she had the bucket full of water. She
opened the front door and put the bucket near the donkey. The donkey started drinking the
water. When the bucket of water was over he went back wagging his tail. Orla said to James
and Tom that “Today when you went out for a walk. I saw a funny looking thing that made a
funny sound and I went to the well with a bucket and took some water and gave it to the
funny looking thing and he went back.” Then Tom said “Mom, maybe it was an alien!” Orla
and James said “But everyone knows that there are no aliens.” That time the donkey ran back
to their house. Then Tom shouted “IS THAT IT MOM!” Then Orla looked out of the window
and said “YES!” Then she asked, “How about we make that thing as a pet?” Then James and
Tom said “Yes!” Then Tom ran over to open door. Then Tom said “Mom, do we have some
biscuits?” Orla said “Yes, we do, you can feed it to the funny thing.” Then Orla gave five
biscuits to Tom. Then the donkey made a donkey sound. Tom started laughing and said
“Mom, it makes a funny sound. Doesn’t it?” Orla said “Yes, it does.” Then James said “I
think we should give him some name.” Tom shouted “YES!” Orla asked Tom “So what’s the
name” Tom says the name is …… hmm this is hard to think. Maybe…JAKE!” James said
“Good idea!” And they all lived happily ever after with their Jake.
The End
The Sporty Boy and the Lazy Mother

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Title:The Sporty Boy and the Lazy Mother - Bedtime
Posted on: July 31, 2015
By:
Seth Woods
Once upon a time, there lived a sporty boy named Michael Jordan. And his mother, Mrs.
Wright, and she was even lazier than a fat pot-belly pig. And Michael was always treated like
a slave. He made lunch, dinner, and breakfast. He was always working even though he’s only
three years old. He couldn’t have a one second rest. But when he was fourteen he worked
until Wednesday and the day after Wednesday he said “mother, please will you try and lose
18 pounds, because you are really lazy.”
His mother said “if you don’t like working you can do anything you like, but you have to let
me tidy up.” So he went up stairs he made a giant mess. He grabbed his basketball and went
to his mother and told her that he couldn’t find his ball, but now I found it. Then he went
outside and his mother tidied up the mess in his bedroom. Then went to play some sports with
Michael after lunch Michael’s mother said “can I play sports with you.” Michael said “yes,
you can!”
So they lived happily ever after.
The End
© 2007 Seth Wood (age 6)

पंचतंत्र की कहानी: आलसी ब्राह्मण (Panchtantra Ki Kahani: The Lazy Brahmin)
बहुत समय की बात है . एक गांव में एक ब्राह्मण अपनी पत्नी और बच्चों के साथ रहता था.
उसकी ज़िंदगी में बेहद ख़ुशहाल थी. उसके पास भगवान का दिया सब कुछ था. संद ु र-सुशील
पत्नी, होशियार बच्चे, खेत-ज़मीन-पैसे थे. उसकी ज़मीन भी बेहद उपजाऊ थी, जिसमें वो जो
चाहे फसल उगा सकता था. लेकिन एक समस्या थी कि वो ख़ुद बहुत ही ज़्यादा आलसी था.
कभी काम नहीं करता था. उसकी पत्नी उसे समझा-समझा कर थक गई थी कि अपना काम
ख़ुद करो, खेत पर जाकर दे खो, लेकिन वो कभी काम नहीं करता था. वो कहता, “मैं कभी काम
नहीं करूंगा.” उसकी पत्नी उसके अलास्य से बेहद परे शान रहती थी, लेकिन वो चाहकर भी
कुछ नहीं कर पाती थी. एक दिन एक साधु ब्राह्मण के घर आया और ब्राह्मण ने उसका ख़ूब
आदर-सत्कार किया. ख़श
ु होकर सम्मानपूर्वक उसकी सेवा की. साधु ब्राह्मण की सेवा से बेहद
प्रसन्न हुआ और ख़ुश होकर साधु ने कहा कि “मैं तुम्हारे सम्मान व आदर से बेहद ख़ुश हूं ,
तुम कोई वरदान मांगो.” ब्राह्मण को तो मुंहमांगी मुराद मिल गई. उसने कहा, “बाबा, कोई ऐसा
वरदान दो कि मुझे ख़ुद कभी कोई काम न करना पड़े. आप मुझे कोई ऐसा आदमी दे दो, जो
मेरे सारे काम कर दिया करे .”
बाबा ने कहा, “ठीक है , ऐसा ही होगा, लेकिन ध्यान रहे , तुम्हारे पास इतना काम होना चाहिए
कि तुम उसे हमेशा व्यस्त रख सको.” यह कहकर बाबा चले गए और एक बड़ा-सा राक्षसनुमा
जिन्न प्रकट हुआ. वो कहने लगा, “मालिक, मुझे कोई काम दो, मुझे काम चाहिए.”
ब्राह्मण उसे दे खकर पहले तो थोड़ा डर गया और सोचने लगा, तभी जिन्न बोला, “जल्दी काम
दो वरना मैं तुम्हें खा जाऊंगा.”
ब्राह्मण ने कहा, “जाओ और जाकर खेत में पानी डालो.” यह सन
ु कर जिन्न तरु ं त गायब हो
गया और ब्राह्मण ने राहत की सांस ली और अपनी पत्नी से पानी मांगकर पीने लगा. लेकिन
जिन्न कुछ ही दे र में वापस आ गया और बोला, “सारा काम हो गया, अब और काम दो.”
ब्राह्मण घबरा गया और बोला कि अब तम
ु आराम करो, बाकी काम कल करना. जिन्न बोला,
“नहीं, मझ
ु े काम चाहिए, वरना मैं तम्
ु हें खा जाऊंगा.”
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ब्राह्मण सोचने लगा और बोला,“तो जाकर खेत जोत लो, इसमें तुम्हें पूरी रात लग जाएगी.”
जिन्न गायब हो गया. आलसी ब्राह्मण सोचने लगा कि मैं तो बड़ा चतुर हूं. वो अब खाना खाने
बैठ गया. वो अपनी पत्नी से बोला, “अब मुझे कोई काम नहीं करना पड़ेगा, अब तो ज़िंदगीभर
का आराम हो गया.” ब्राह्मण की पत्नी सोचने लगी कि कितना ग़लत सोच रहे हैं उसके पति.
इसी बीच वो जिन्न वापस आ गया और बोला, “काम दो, मेरा काम हो गया. जल्दी दो, वरना
मैं तुम्हें खा जाऊंगा.”
ब्राह्मण सोचने लगा कि अब तो उसके पास कोई काम नहीं बचा. अब क्या होगा? इसी बीच
ब्राह्मण की पत्नी बोली, “सनि
ु ए, मैं इसे कोई काम दे सकती हूं क्या?”
ब्राह्मण ने कहा, “दे तो सकती हो, लेकिन तुम क्या काम दोगी?”
ब्राह्मण की पत्नी ने कहा, “आप चिंता मत करो. वो मैं दे ख लग
ंू ी.”
वो जिन्न से मुखातिब होकर बोली, “तुम बाहर जाकर हमारे कुत्ते मोती की पूंछ सीधी कर दो. ध्यान
रहे , पूंछ परू ी तरह से सीधी हो जानी चाहिए.”
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जिन्न चला गया. उसके जाते ही ब्राह्मण की पत्नी ने कहा, “दे खा आपने कि आलस कितना
ख़तरनाक हो सकता है . पहले आपको काम करना पसंद नहीं था और अब आपको अपनी जान
बचाने के लिए सोचना पड़ रहा कि उसे क्या काम दें .”
ब्राह्मण को अपनी ग़लती का एहसास हुआ और वो बोला, “तम
ु सही कह रही हो, अब मैं कभी
आलस नहीं करूंगा, लेकिन अब मुझे डर इस बात का है कि इसे आगे क्या काम दें गे, यह
मोती की पूंछ सीधी करके आता ही होगा. मुझे बहुत डर लग रहा है . हमारी जान पर बन आई
अब तो. यह हमें मार डालेगा.”
ब्राह्मण की पत्नी हं सने लगी और बोली, “डरने की बात नहीं, चिंता मत करो, वो कभी भी
मोती की पूंछ सीधी नहीं कर पाएगा.”
वहां जिन्न लाख कोशिशों के बाद भी मोती की पूंछ सीधी नहीं कर पाया. पूंछ छोड़ने के बाद
फिर टे ढ़ी हो जाती थी. रातभर वो यही करता रहा.
ब्राह्मण की पत्नी ने कहा, “अब आप मुझसे वादा करो कि कभी आलस नहीं करोगे और
अपना काम ख़द
ु करोगे.”
ब्राह्मण ने पत्नी से वादा किया और दोनों चैन से सो गए.
अगली सब
ु ह ब्राह्मण खेत जाने के लिए घर से निकला, तो दे खा जिन्न मोती की पंछ
ू ही
सीधी कर रहा था. उसने जिन्न को छे ड़ते हुए पछ ू ा, “क्या हुआ, अब तक काम परू ा नहीं हुआ
क्या? जल्दी करो, मेरे पास तम्
ु हारे लिए और भी काम हैं.”
जिन्न बोला, “मालिक मैं जल्द ही यह काम पूरा कर लग
ूं ा.”
ब्राह्मण उसकी बात सन
ु कर हं सते-हं सते खेत पर काम करने चला गया और उसके बाद उसने
आलस हमेशा के लिए त्याग दिया.
सीख: आलस्य ही मनुष्य का सबसे बड़ा दश्ु मन है . अपनी मदद आप करने से ही कामयाबी
मिलती है और आलस करने से ज़िंदगी में बड़ी मस
ु ीबतें आ सकती हैं.
पंचतंत्र की कहानी- मूर्ख बातूनी कछुआ

(Panchtantra Story- Two Swan & Turtle)
एक तालाब में एक कछुआ रहता था. उसी तालाब में दो हं स भी तैरने आया करते थे. हं स
बहुत हं समख
ु और मिलनसार स्वभाव के थे. इसलिए कछुए और हं स में दोस्ती होते दे र नहीं
लगी. कुछ ही दिनों में वे बहुत अच्छे दोस्त बन गएं. हं सों को कछुए का धीरे -धीरे चलना और
उसका भोलापन बहुत अच्छा लगता था. हं स बहुत बद्धि ु मान भी थे. वे कछुए को अनोखी बातें
बताते. ॠषि-मनि
ु यों की कहानियां सन
ु ाते. हं स दरू -दरू तक घम
ू कर आते थे, इसलिए उन्हें सारी
दनि
ु या की बहुत-सी बातें पता होती थी. दस ू री जगहों की अनोखी बातें वो कछुए को बताते.
कछुआ मंत्रमग्ु ध होकर उनकी बातें सन
ु ता. बाकी तो सब ठीक था, पर कछुए को बीच में टोका-
टाकी करने की बहुत आदत थी. अपने सज्जन स्वभाव के कारण हं स उसकी इस आदत का
बुरा नहीं मानते थे. गुज़रते व़क्त के साथ उन तीनों की दोस्ती और गहरी होती गई.
एक बार भीषण सूखा पड़ा. बरसात के मौसम में भी एक बद

ूं पानी नहीं बरसा. इससे तालाब
का पानी सूखने लगा. प्राणी मरने लगे, मछलियां तो तड़प-तड़पकर मर गईं. तालाब का पानी
और तेज़ी से सूखने लगा. एक समय ऐसा भी आया कि तालाब में पानी की बजाय स़िर्फ
कीचड़ रह गया. कछुआ बहुत संकट में पड़ गया. उसके लिए जीवन-मरण का प्रश्न खड़ा हो
गया. वहीं पड़ा रहता तो कछुए का अंत निश्‍चित था. हं स अपने मित्र पर आए संकट को दरू
करने का उपाय सोचने लगे. वे अपने मित्र कछुए को ढाढ़स बंधाने का प्रयास करते और
हिम्म्त न हारने की सलाह दे ते. हं स केवल झठ
ू ा दिलासा नहीं दे रहे थे. वे दरू -दरू तक उड़कर
समस्या का हल ढूढ़ते. एक दिन लौटकर हं सों ने कहा, “मित्र, यहां से पचास कोस दरू एक
झील है . उसमें काफ़ी पानी हैं तम
ु वहां मज़े से रहोगे.” कछुआ रोनी आवाज़ में बोला, “पचास
कोस? इतनी दरू जाने में मुझे महीनों लग जाएंगे. तब तक तो मैं मर जाऊंगा.” कछुए की बात
भी ठीक थी. हं सों ने अक्ल लगाई और एक तरीक़ा सोच निकाला.
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वे एक लकड़ी उठाकर लाए और बोले, “मित्र, हम दोनों अपनी चोंच में इस लकडी के सिरे
पकड़कर एक साथ उड़ेंगे. तम
ु इस लकड़ी को बीच में से मंह
ु से थामे रहना. इस प्रकार हम उस
झील तक तम् ु हें पहुंचा दें गे. उसके बाद तम्
ु हें कोई चिन्ता नहीं रहे गी.”
उन्होंने चेतावनी दी “पर याद रखना, उड़ान के दौरान अपना मंह ु न खोलना. वरना गिर
पड़ोगे.”
कछुए ने हामी में सिर हिलाया. बस, लकड़ी पकड़कर हं स उड़ चले. उनके बीच में लकड़ी मुंह में
दाबे कछुआ. वे एक कस्बे के ऊपर से उड़ रहे थे कि नीचे खड़े लोगों ने आकाश में अदभुत
नज़ारा दे खा. सब एक-दस
ू रे को ऊपर आकाश का दृश्य दिखाने लगे. लोग दौड़-दौड़कर अपने
छज्जों पर निकल आए. कुछ अपने मकानों की छतों की ओर दौड़े. बच्चे, बूढ़े, औरतें व जवान
सब ऊपर दे खने लगे. ख़ूब शोर मचा. कछुए की नज़र नीचे उन लोगों पर पड़ी.
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उसे आश्‍चर्य हुआ कि उन्हें इतने लोग दे ख रहे हैं. वह अपने मित्रों की चेतावनी भूल गया और
चिल्लाया “दे खो, कितने लोग हमें दे ख रहे है !” मंह
ु खोलते ही वह नीचे गिर पड़ा. नीचे उसकी
हड्डी-पसली का भी पता नहीं लगा.
सीख- बेमौके मह
ुं खोलना बहुत महं गा पड़ता है .
पंचतंत्र की कहानी: व्यापारी का पतन और उदय! (Panchtantra ki kahani: Fall And Rise Of The
Merchant)
एक शहर में कुशल व्यापारी रहता था. शहर के राजा को उसके गुणों के बारे में पता था और
इसलिए उसने उसे राज्य का प्रशासक बना दिया. कुछ दिनों बाद व्यापारी ने अपनी लड़की का
विवाह तय किया. इस उपलक्ष्य में उसने एक बहुत बड़े भोज का आयोजन किया. भोज में
राजमहल में झाड़ू लगानेवाला सेवक भी शामिल हुआ था, मगर वह गलती से ऐसी कुर्सी पर
बैठ गया, जो राज परिवार के लिए नियत थी. यह दे खकर व्यापारी को बहुत ही क्रोध आया
और वो आग-बबूला हो गया. उसने सेवक को भोज से धक्के दे कर बाहर निकलवा दिया.
सेवक को बड़ी शर्मिंदगी हुई और उसने अपने अपमान का बदला लेने की ठानी. मन ही मन
उसने व्यापारी को सबक सिखाने की सोची. एक दिन सेवक राजा के कक्ष में झाड़ू लगा रहा
था. उसने राजा को दे खकर बड़बड़ाना शुरू किया, “व्यापारी की यह मजाल कि वह रानी के
साथ दर्व्य
ु वहार करे .” यह सुनकर राजा के कान खड़े हो गए और उसने सेवक से प ूछा, “क्या
तुमने व्यापारी को दर्व्य
ु वहार करते दे खा है ?”
सेवक भी बहुत चतुर था, वो राजा के पैरों पर गिर गया और बोला, “मैं तो रातभर जुआ
खेलता रहा और सो न सका, इसीलिए नींद में कुछ भी बड़बड़ा रहा हूं. मझ
ु े माफ़ कर दीजिये.”
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी: नीला सियार

राजा ने उस वक़्त तो कुछ नहीं कहा, लेकिन कहीं न कहीं उसके मन में शक का बीज तो
बोया जा चुका था. राजा ने एक निर्णय लिया और व्यापारी के अधिकार कम कर दिए. महल
में भी उसके घूमने पर पाबंदी लगा दी. अगले दिन जब व्यापारी ने महल में आने का प्रयास
किया, तो उसे संतरियों ने रोक दिया. व्यापारी बहुत है रान हुआ. तभी वहां खड़े उसी सेवक ने
मज़े लेते हुए कहा, “संतरियों, जानते नहीं ये कौन हैं? ये बहुत प्रभावशाली हैं. ये चाहें तो तुम्हें
बाहर भी फिं कवा सकते हैं, जैसे इन्होने अपने भोज में बहार फिं कवाया था.” सेवक के ताने
सुनते ही व्यापारी को सारा माजरा समझते दे र न लगी.
यह भी पढ़ें : मर्ख
ू साधू और ठग
व्यापारी चतुर तो था ही, उसने इस समस्या का हल खोज लिया और कुछ दिनों के बाद सेवक
को अपने घर बुलाया, उसकी खूब आव-भगत की और उपहार भी दिए. उसके बाद बड़ी विनम्रता
से भोजवाले दिन के अपने व्यव्हार के लिए क्षमा मांग ली. सेवक बहुत खुश हुआ और उसने
कहा कि आप चिंता न करें , “मैं राजा से आपका खोया हुआ सम्मान ज़रूर वापस दिलाउं गा.”
अगले दिन राजा के कक्ष में झाड़ू लगाते हुआ वो फिर से बड़बड़ाने लगा “हे भगवान, हमारा
राजा तो इतना मर्ख
ू है कि वह गस ु लखाने में खीरे खाता है .” यह सन
ु कर राजा क्रोधित हो उठा
और बोला, “मर्ख
ू , तम्
ु हारी ये हिम्मत? तम
ु अगर मेरे कक्ष के सेवक न होते , तो तम्
ु हें नौकरी से
निकाल दे ता.” सेवक फिर से राजा के चरणों में गिर गया और दब
ु ारा कभी न बड़बड़ाने की
कसम खाई.
राजा ने भी सोचा कि जब यह मेरे बारे में इतनी गलत बातें बोल सकता है तो इसने व्यापारी
के बारे में भी गलत बोला होगा, जिसकी वजह से मैंने उसे बेकार में दं ड दिया. फिर क्या था,
अगले दिन ही राजा ने व्यापारी को महल में उसकी खोयी प्रतिष्ठा वापस दिला दी.
सीख: इस कहानी से २ सीख मिलती हैं-

1. चाहे व्यक्ति बड़ा हो या छोटा, हमें हर किसी के साथ समान भाव से ही पेश आना चाहिए,
क्यूंकि जैसा व्यव्हार आप खुद के साथ होना पसंद करें गे वैसा ही व्यव्हार दस
ू रों के साथ भी
करें .
2. दस
ू री ये कि हमें सन
ु ी-सन
ु ाई बातों पर यकीन नहीं करना चाहिए. परू ी तरह जाँच-पड़ताल
करके ही निर्णय लेना चाहिए.
पंचतंत्र की कहानी- बड़े नाम का चमत्कार
बहुत साल पहले एक जंगल में हाथियों का झुंड रहता था. उस झडुं के सरदार का नाम चतुर्दं त
था, दो बहुत विशाल, पराक्रमी, गंभीर और समझदार था. सब उसके संरक्षण में सुखी थे. वह
सबकी समस्याएं सुनता और उनका हल निकालता था. उसकी नज़र में छोटे -बड़े सब बराबर थे,
वो सबका ख़्याल रखता था. एक बार इलाके में भयंकर सूखा पड़ा. कई सालों से बारिश नहीं
होने के कारण सारे नदी-तालाब सूख गए थे. पेड़-पौधे भी मुरझा गए थे, ज़मीन फट गई, चारों
और हाहाकार मच गया. हर कोई बंद
ू -बंद
ू के लिए तरसने लगा. हाथियों ने अपने सरदार से
कहा, “सरदार, कोई उपाय सोचिए. वरना हम सब प्यासे मर जाएंगे. हमारे बच्चे तड़प रहे हैं.”
हाथियों का सरदार पहले से ही सारी बातें जानता था, मगर उसकी समझ में नहीं आ रहा था
कि इस समस्या का क्या समाधान निकाला जाए. सोचते-सोचते उसे बचपन की एक बात याद
आई और सरदार चतुर्दं त ने कहा, “मुझे ऐसा याद आता हैं कि मेरे दादाजी कहते थे, यहां से
पूर्व दिशा में एक तालाब है , जिसका पानी कभी नहीं सूखता. हमें वहां चलना चाहिए.” सभी को
आशा की किरण नज़र आई.
हाथियों का झुंड चतुर्दं त द्वारा बताई गई दिशा की ओर चल पड़ा. बिना पानी के दिन की गर्मी
में सफ़र करना कठिन था, अतः हाथी रात को सफ़र करते. पांच रातों के बाद वे उस तालाब
तक पहुंच गए. सचमुच तालाब पानी से भरा था. सारे हाथियों ने खूब पानी पिया और जी
भरकर तालाब में डुबकियां लगाई.
उसी इलाके में खरगोशों की भी घनी आबादी थी. हाथियों के आ जाने से उनकी शामत आ
गई. ढे र सारे खरगोश हाथियों के पैरों-तले दब गए. उनके बिल भी हाथियों ने रौंद दिए.
खरोगोशों के बीच हाहाकार मच गया. ज़िंदा बचे हुए खरगोशों ने एक सभा बुलाई. एक खरगोश
बोला, “हमें यहां से भागना चाहिए.”
एक तेज़ स्वभाव वाला खरगोश भागने के हक़ में नहीं था. उसने कहा, “हमें अक्ल से काम
लेना चाहिए. हाथी अंधविश्वासी होते हैं. हम उन्हें कहें गे कि हम चंद्रवंशी हैं. तुम लोगों ने जो
खरोगोशों को मारा है इससे दे व चंद्रमा नाराज़ हैं. यदि तुम लोग यहां से नहीं गए तो चंद्रदे व
तुम्हारा विनाश कर दें गे.”
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी- चापलस

ू मंडली
एक अन्य खरगोश ने उसका समर्थन किया, “चतुर ठीक कहता है . उसकी बात हमें माननी
चाहिए. लंबकर्ण खरगोश को हम अपना दत
ू बनाकर चतर्दं
ु त के पास भें जेगे.” इस प्रस्ताव पर
सब सहमत हो गए. लंबकर्ण एक बहुत चतरु खरगोश था. सारे खरगोश समाज में उसकी
चतरु ाई की धाक थी. बातें बनाना भी उसे खब
ू आता था. बात से बात निकालते जाने में उसका
जवाब नहीं था. जब खरगोशों ने उसे दत
ू बनकर जाने के लिए कहा, तो वह तरु ं त तैयार हो
गया. खरगोशों पर आए संकट को दरू करके उसे ख़श
ु ी ही होगी. लंबकर्ण खरगोश चतर्दं
ु त के
पास पहुंचा और दरू से ही एक चट्टान पर चढ़कर बोला, “गजनायक चतर्दं
ु त, मैं लंबकर्ण चंद्रमा
का दत
ू उनका संदेश लेकर आया हूं. चंद्रमा हमारे स्वामी हैं.”
चतुर्दं त ने पछ
ू ा, “भई, क्या संदेश लाए हो तुम?”
लंबकर्ण बोला, “तुमने खरगोश समाज को बहुत हानि पहुंचाई है . चन्द्रदे व तम ु से बहुत नाराज़ हैं.
इससे पहले कि वह तम् ु हें श्राप दे दें , तम
ु यहां से अपना झुंड लेकर चले जाओ.”
चतुर्दं त को विश्वास न हुआ. उसने कहा, “चंद्रदे व कहां है ? मैं खुद उनके दर्शन करना चाहता
हूं.”
लंबकर्ण बोला, “उचित है . चंद्रदे व असंख्य मत
ृ खरगोशों को श्रद्धांजलि दे ने स्वयं तालाब में
पधारकर बैठे हैं, आईए, उनसे मिल लीजिए और ख़ुद ही दे ख लीजिए कि वे कितने ग़स्
ु से में
हैं.” चालाक लंबकर्ण चतुर्दं त को रात में तालाब पर ले आया. वो पूर्णिमा की रात थी. तालाब में
चंद्रमा की परछाई दिख रही थी. इसे दे खकर चतर्दं
ु त घबरा गया चालाक खरगोश हाथी की
घबराहट ताड़ गया और विश्वास के साथ बोला, “गजनायक, ज़रा नज़दीक से चंद्रदे व का
साक्षात्कार करें , तो आपको पता लगेगा कि आपके झंड
ु के इधर आने से हम खरगोशों पर
क्या बीती है . अपने भक्तों का दख
ु दे खकर हमारे चंद्रदे वजी के दिल पर क्या गज़
ु र रही है .”
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी- चतुर खरगोश और शेर
लंबकर्ण की बातों का गजराज पर जाद-ू सा असर हुआ. चतर्दं ु त डरते-डरते पानी के पास गया
और अपने संड ू से चद्रं मा के प्रतिबिम्ब (परछाई) की जांच करने लगा. संड
ू पानी के निकट
पहुंचने पर सड
ंू से निकली हवा से पानी में हलचल हुई और चद्रं मा का प्रतिबिम्ब कई हिस्सों
में बंट गया और विकृत हो गया. यह दे खते ही चतर्दं
ु त के होश उड गए. वह हड़बड़ाकर कई
क़दम पीछे हट गया. लंबकर्ण तो इसी बात की ताक में था. वह चीखा, “दे खा, आपको दे खते ही
चंद्रदे व कितने रुष्ट हो गए! वह क्रोध से कांप रहे हैं और ग़स्
ु से से फट रहे हैं. आप अपनी खैर
चाहते हैं तो अपने झुंड के साथ यहां से तुरंत चले जाएं, वरना चंद्रदे व पता नहीं क्या श्राप दे
दें .”
चतुर्दं त तुरंत अपने झुंड के पास लौट गया और सबको सलाह दी कि उनको यहां से तुरंत चले
जाना चाहिए. अपने सरदार के आदे श को मानकर हाथियों का झुंड वापस लौट गया. खरगोशों
में ख़श
ु ी की लहर दौड़ गई. हाथियों के जाने के कुछ ही दिन बाद आकाश में बादल आए और
जमकर बारिश हुई. इससे पानी की समस्या हल हो गई और हाथियों को फिर कभी उस ओर
आने की ज़रूरत ही नहीं पड़ी.
सीख- बुद्धिमानी से काम लेकर अपने से ताकतवर दश्ु मन को भी मात दी जा सकती है .
पंचतंत्र की कहानी: चूहे की शादी (Panchtantra ki kahani: The Wedding Of The Mouse)
बहुत परु ाने समय की बात है . गंगा नदी के तट पर एक सन् ु दर सा आश्रम था. उस आश्रम में
एक ज्ञानी संन्यासी रहते थे. एक बार गरू
ु जी नदी में नहा रहे थे. उन्होंने दे खा कि एक बाज़
छोटी सी चुहिया को अपने पंजों में जकड कर ले जा रहा था. अचानक वह चुहिया बाज़ के पंजों
से गिर कर सीधे गरु
ु के हाथ में आ गिरी. गुरु ने दे खा कि वह बाज़ अभी भी आसमान में
इधर-उधर उड़ रहा है , तो नहाने के बाद वे उस चुहिया को अपने साथ ले गए. रास्ते में उनके
मन एक विचार आया और उन्होंने उस चुहिया को अपनी शक्ति से एक छोटी लड़की बना
दिया और अपने आश्रम में ले गए.
जब गुरु घर पहुंचे, तो उन्होंने अपनी पत्नी से कहा, “हमारी कोई संतान नहीं है , तो इस कन्या
को भगवान की कृपा और आशीर्वाद समझ कर हमें स्वीकार कर लेना चाहिए.”गरु ु दे व की
पत्नी बहुत ही खशु हुई और उसने ख़शु ी-ख़श
ु ी उस छोटी सी बच्ची को स्वीकार कर लिया.
गरु
ु के आश्रम में लड़की बड़ी होती गयी और गरु ु की दे ख रे ख में काफ़ी शिक्षित होती गयी.
गरु
ु और उसकी पत्नी को अपनी बच्ची पर गर्व था.
लेकिन अब समय आ गया गया था, जब गुरु की पत्नी ने गरु

ु से लड़की के विवाह के विषय
में बात की. पत्नी ने कहा,”हमारी बेटी काफ़ी गुणी और विशेष है , हमें उसके लिए विशेष पति
ढूंढना चाहिए.”
इसी बीच उनकी बेटी ने भी कहा कि मैं अगर किसी से शादी करुँ गी तो वो दनि
ु या का सबसे
शक्तिशाली व्यक्ति होना चाहिए. बेटी की इस बात से गुरु भी सहमत हुए और अपनी बेटी के
वर ढूंढने में निकल पड़े.
उन्होंने सोचा कि इस संसार में सूर्य से शक्तिशाली भला कौन हो सकता है . अगले दिन सुबह
गुरु ने सूर्य से कहा, कृपा कर के मेरी बेटी से विवाह कर लीजिये? तो सूर्यदे व ने जवाब
दिया,”मैं तो विवाह के लिए तैयार हूं, पर अपने बेटी से पूछ कर दे खें. जब गुरु ने अपनी बेटी
से पछ
ु ा तो उसने विवाह के लिए मना कर दिया और कहा,”पिताजी, सर्य ू तो परू ी दनि
ु या को
रौशनी दे ते हैं, पर वह तो बहुत गर्म हैं जो भी उनके पास जायेगा भस्म हो जाता है .”
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यह सुनते ही सूर्य ने सलाह दी और कहा, गुरूजी आप बादलों के के पास जाइये वह मझ
ु से
भी ताकतवर हैं वो मेरी रौशनी को भी रोक सकते हैं. यह सुनने के बाद गुरु ने बादलों को
बुलाया और कहा,”बादलों के राजा मेरी पुत्री को अपनी पत्नी के रूप में स्वीकार करें ? बादलों
के राजा ने जवाब दिया, मैं तो तैयार हूं, परन्तु अपनी पत्र
ु ी से पूछ लें. बेटी ने दोबारा विवाह के
लिया मना कर दिया और कहा,”बादलों का राजा अंधकार है ,गीला और ठं डा भी है , मेरे लिए
पिताजी कोई अच्छा सही पति चुनिए.”गुरु जी सोच में पड़ गए कि उनकी बेटी के लिए सही
वर कौन होगा? तभी बादलों के राजा ने सलाह दिया तूफ़ान के राजा के पास जाईये वो मुझसे
भी ताकतवर है क्योंकि वो जहाँ चाहे मुझे उड़ा कर ले जा सकता है .
यह सन
ु ते ही गरु
ु जी नें अपने शक्ति से तफ़
ू ान के राजा को बल
ु ाया और तफ़
ू ान के राजा
प्रकट हुए. गरू
ु जी उनसे बोले क्या आप मेरी बेटी से विवाह करें गे? यह सनु ने पर तफ़ ू ान के
राजा ने भी जवाब में कहा मैं तो तैयार हूँ क्या आपकी बेटी मझ
ु से विवाह करे गी. बेटी ने मना
कर दिया और कहा तूफ़ान के राजा तो बहुत तेज़ हैं और जीवन में कभी भी एक जगह स्थिर
नहीं रहते और अपनी दिशा भी बदलते रहते हैं. यह सुनते ही तफ़
ू ान के राजा ने कहा क्यों ना
आप पर्वतों के राजा के पास जाएँ वो मुझे भी रोकने की शक्ति रखते हैं.
यह सुनते ही गुरु नें अपनी शक्ति से पर्वत को बुलाया. जब वे प्रकट हुए तो गरु ु नें दोबारा
वाही प्रश्न किया जो सबसे उन्होंने पुछा था , क्या अप मेरी बेटी से विवाह करें गे? पर्वत राजा
ने कहा,”मैं तो राज़ी हूँ आपकी बेटी से विवाह करने के लिए. एक बार अपनी बेटी से भी पूछ
लीजिये”
बेटी ने पर्वत राजा से भी विवाह करने से मना कर दिया और कहा, “मैं पर्वत राजा से विवाह
करना नहीं चाहती क्योंकि ये बहुत ही कठोर हैं और स्थाई भी.”
गरु
ु चिंतित होकर सोचने लगे पर्वत राजा से भी अच्छा वर उनकी बेटी के लिए कौन हो
सकता है ? सोच में पड़ते दे ख पर्वत राजा में सलाह दिया क्यों ना आप चह
ू ों के राजा से पछ
ू ें
वो तो मझ
ु से भी ज्यादा बेहतर हैं क्योंकि इतना मज़बत
ू होने पर भी वो मेरे शरीर पर छे द
कर सकते है .
़
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यह सुनने पर गरु
ु ने जल्द से अपने शक्ति से चूहों के राजा को बुलाया. जब चूहों का राजा
आया तो गुरु के सवाल करने पर उसने भी विवाह के लिए हाँ किया और कहा मैं तो तैयार हूँ
आप अपनी बेटी से एक बार पूछ लें. जब गुरु नें अपनी बेटी को चूहों के राजा से मिलाया तो
वो उन्हें पसंद आया और उसने शरमाते हुए विवाह के लिए हाँ कर दिया. यह जान कर गुरु
बहुत खश ु हुआ और उसने अपनी बेटी को अपनी शक्ति से चुहिया के रूप में बदल दिया और
दोनों का विवाह करा दिया.
सीख: हम अपने अस्तित्व और किस्मत से जड़

ु ी चीज़ों को खद
ु से कभी भी अलग नहीं कर
सकते, क्योंकि वो हमारे जन्म से हैं और हमारे खन
ू में है .
पंचतंत्र की कहानी- चतुर खरगोश और शेर
किसी घने जंगल में एक बहुत बड़ा शेर रहता था. वह रोज़ शिकार पर निकलता और एक-दो
नहीं, कई-कई जानवरों का काम तमाम दे ता. जंगल के जानवर डरने लगे कि अगर शेर इसी
तरह शिकार करता रहा, तो एक दिन ऐसा आएगा कि जंगल में कोई जानवर ही नहीं बचेगा.
सारे जंगल में सनसनी फैल गई. शेर को रोकने के लिये कोई न कोई उपाय करना ज़रूरी था.
एक दिन जंगल के सारे जानवर इकट्ठा हुए और इस प्रश्‍न पर विचार करने लगे. अंत में
उन्होंने तय किया कि वे सब शेर के पास जाकर उनसे इस बारे में बात करें गे. दस
ू रे दिन
जानवरों का एक दल शेर के पास पहुंचा. उनको अपनी ओर आते दे ख शेर घबरा गया और
उसने गरजकर पछ ू ा, “क्या बात है ? तम
ु सब यहां क्यों आए हो?”
जानवर दल के नेता ने कहा, “महाराज, हम आपके पास निवेदन करने आए हैं. आप राजा हैं
और हम आपकी प्रजा. जब आप शिकार करने निकलते हैं, तो बहुत जानवर मार डालते हैं. आप
सबको खा भी नहीं पाते. इस तरह से हमारी संख्या कम होती जा रही है . अगर ऐसा ही चलता
रहा, तो कुछ ही दिनों में जंगल में आपके सिवाय और कोई नहीं बचेगा. प्रजा के बिना राजा
भी कैसे रह सकता है ? यदि हम सभी मर जाएंगे, तो आप भी राजा नहीं रहें गे. हम चाहते हैं
कि आप सदा हमारे राजा बने रहें . आपसे हमारी विनती है कि आप अपने घर पर ही रहा करें .
हम हर रोज़ स्वयं आपके खाने के लिए एक जानवर भेज दिया करें गे. इस तरह से राजा और
प्रजा दोनो ही चैन से रह सकेंगे.” शेर को लगा कि जानवरों की बात में सच्चाई है . उसने
पलभर सोचा फिर बोला, “अच्छी बात है , मैं तुम्हारे सझ
ु ाव को मान लेता हूं, लेकिन याद
रखना, अगर किसी भी दिन तमु ने मेरे खाने के लिए पूरा भोजन नहीं भेजा, तो मैं जितने
जानवर चाहूंगा, मार डालूंगा.” जानवरों के पास और कोई चारा तो था नहीं, इसलिए उन्होंने शेर
की शर्त मान ली और अपने-अपने घर चले गए.
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उस दिन से हर रोज़ शेर के खाने के लिये एक जानवर भेजा जाने लगा. इसके लिये जंगल में
रहने वाले सब जानवरों में से एक-एक जानवर, बारी-बारी से चुना जाता था. कुछ दिन बाद
खरगोशों की बारी भी आ गई. शेर के भोजन के लिए एक नन्हें से खरगोश को चुना गया. वह
खरगोश जितना छोटा था, उतना ही चतुर भी था. उसने सोचा, बेकार में शेर के हाथों मरना
मूर्खता है . अपनी जान बचाने का कोई न कोई उपाय अवश्य करना चाहिए, और हो सके तो
कोई ऐसी तरक़ीब ढूंढ़नी चाहिए जिससे सभी को इस मस
ु ीबत से सदा के लिए छुटकारा मिल
जाए. आख़िर उसने एक तरक़ीब सोच ही ली.
खरगोश धीरे -धीरे आराम से शेर के घर की ओर चल पड़ा. जब वह शेर के पास पहुंचा तो
बहुत दे र हो चुकी थी.
भूख के मारे शेर का बुरा हाल हो रहा था. जब उसने स़िर्फ एक छोटे -से खरगोश को अपनी
ओर आते दे खा, तो ग़स्
ु से से बौखला उठा और गरजकर बोला, “किसने तुम्हें भेजा है ? एक तो
पिद्दी जैसे हो, दस
ू रे इतनी दे र से आ रहे हो. जिन बेवकूफों ने तुम्हें भेजा है मैं उन सबको ठीक
करूंगा. एक-एक का काम तमाम न किया, तो मेरा नाम भी शेर नहीं.”
नन्हे खरगोश ने आदर से ज़मीन तक झक
ु कर कहा, “महाराज, अगर आप कृपा करके मेरी बात
सन
ु लें, तो मझ
ु े या और जानवरों को दोष नहीं दें गे. वे तो जानते थे कि एक छोटा-सा खरगोश
आपके भोजन के लिए परू ा नहीं पड़ेगा, इसलिए उन्होंने छह खरगोश भेजे थे, लेकिन रास्ते में
हमें एक और शेर मिल गया. उसने पांच खरगोशों को मारकर खा लिया.”
यह सन
ु ते ही शेर दहाड़कर बोला, “क्या कहा? दस
ू रा शेर? कौन है वह? तम
ु ने उसे कहां दे खा?”
“महाराज, वह तो बहुत ही बड़ा शेर है .” खरगोश ने कहा, “वह ज़मीन के अंदर बनी एक बड़ी
गफ
ु ा में से निकला था. वह तो मझ
ु े ही मारने जा रहा था. पर मैंने उससे कहा, सरकार, आपको
पता नहीं कि आपने क्या अंधेर कर दिया है . हम सब अपने महाराज के भोजन के लिए जा
रहे थे, लेकिन आपने उनका सारा खाना खा लिया है . हमारे महाराज ऐसी बातें सहन नहीं
करें गे. वे ज़रूर यहां आकर आपको मार डालेंगे.”
इसपर उसने पछ
ू ा, “कौन है तम्
ु हारा राजा?” मैंने जवाब दिया, “हमारा राजा जंगल का सबसे
बड़ा शेर है .”
“महाराज, मेरे ऐसा कहते ही वह ग़स्
ु से से लाल-पीला होकर बोला बेवकूफ इस जंगल का राजा
स़िर्फ मैं हूं. यहां सब जानवर मेरी प्रजा हैं. मैं उनके साथ जैसा चाहूं वैसा कर सकता हूं. जिस
मूर्ख को तुम अपना राजा कहते हो उस चोर को मेरे सामने हाजिर करो. मैं उसे बताऊंगा कि
असली राजा कौन है . महाराज इतना कहकर उस शेर ने आपको लिवाने के लिए मझ
ु े यहां भेज
दिया.”
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खरगोश की बात सुनकर शेर को बड़ा ग़स्

ु सा आया और वह बार-बार गरजने लगा. उसकी
भयानक गरज से सारा जंगल दहलने लगा. “मुझे फौरन उस मूर्ख का पता बताओ.” शेर ने
दहाड़कर कहा, “जब तक मैं उसे जान से नहीं मार दं ग
ू ा, मुझे चैन नहीं मिलेगा.” “बहुत अच्छा
महाराज,” खरगोश ने कहा, “मौत ही उस दष्ु ट की सज़ा है . अगर मैं और बड़ा और मज़बूत
होता, तो मैं ख़ुद ही उसके टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर दे ता.”
“चलो, रास्ता दिखाओ” शेर ने कहा, “फौरन बताओ किधर चलना है ?”
“इधर आइये महाराज, इधर,” खरगोश रास्ता दिखाते हुआ शेर को एक कुएं के पास ले गया
और बोला, “महाराज, वह दष्ु ट शेर ज़मीन के नीचे किले में रहता है . जरा सावधान रहिएगा.
किले में छुपा दश्ु मन ख़तरनाक होता है .”
“मैं उससे निपट लूंगा.” शेर ने कहा, “तम
ु यह बताओ कि वह है कहां?”
“पहले जब मैंने उसे दे खा था तब तो वह यहीं बाहर खड़ा था. लगता है आपको आता दे खकर
वह किले में घुस गया है . आइए मैं आपको दिखाता हूं.”
खरगोश ने कुएं के नज़दीक आकर शेर से अंदर झांकने के लिए कहा. शेर ने कुएं के अंदर
झांका, तो उसे कुएं के पानी में अपनी परछाईं दिखाई दी.
परछाईं को दे खकर शेर ज़ोर से दहाड़ा. कुएं के अंदर से आती हुई अपनी ही दहाड़ने की गंज ू
सन
ु कर उसने समझा कि दस ू रा शेर भी दहाड़ रहा है . दश्ु मन को तरु ं त मार डालने के इरादे से
वह फौरन कुएं में कूद पड़ा.
कूदते ही पहले तो वह कुएं की दीवार से टकराया फिर धड़ाम से पानी में गिरा और डूबकर
मर गया. इस तरह चतरु ाई से शेर से छुट्टी पाकर नन्हा खरगोश घर लौटा. उसने जंगल के
जानवरों को शेर के मारे जाने की कहानी सुनाई. दश्ु मन के मारे जाने की ख़बर से सारे जंगल
में ख़श
ु ी फैल गई. जंगल के सभी जानवर खरगोश की जय-जयकार करने लगे.
पंचतंत्र की कहानी- चापलूस मंडली
जंगल में एक शेर रहता था. उसके चार सेवक थे चील, भेड़िया, लोमड़ी और चीता. चील दरू -दरू
तक उड़कर समाचार लाती. चीता राजा का अंगरक्षक था. सदा उसके पीछे चलता. लोमडी शेर
की सेक्रेटरी थी. भेड़िया गह
ृ मंत्री था. उनका असली काम तो शेर की चापलूसी करना था. इस
काम में चारों माहिर थे. इसलिए जंगल के दस
ू रे जानवर उन्हें चापलूस मंडली कहकर पुकारते
थे. शेर शिकार करता. जितना खा सकता वह खाकर बाकी अपने सेवकों के लिए छोड़ जाया
करता था. उससे मज़े में चारों का पेट भर जाता. एक दिन चील ने आकर चापलूस मंडली को
सूचना दी “भाईयों! सड़क के किनारे एक ऊंट बैठा है .”
भेड़िया चौंका “ऊंट! किसी काफिले से बिछड़ गया होगा.”
चीते ने जीभ चटकाई और कहा “हम शेर को उसका शिकार करने को राज़ी कर लें तो कई
दिन दावत उड़ा सकते हैं.”
लोमड़ी ने घोषणा की “ शेर को राज़ी करना मेरा काम रहा.”
लोमड़ी शेर राजा के पास गई और अपनी ज़ब
ु ान में मिठास घोलकर बोली “महाराज, दत
ू ने
ख़बर दी है कि एक ऊंट सड़क किनारे बैठा है . मैंने सुना है कि मनुष्य के पाले जानवर के
मांस का स्वाद ही कुछ और होता है . बिल्कुल राजा-महाराजाओं के काबिल. आप आज्ञा दें तो
आपके शिकार का ऐलान कर दं ?ू ”
शेर लोमड़ी की मीठी बातों में आ गया और चापलस
ू मंडली के साथ चील द्वारा बताई जगह
जा पहुंचा. वहां एक कमज़ोर-सा ऊंट सड़क किनारे निढ़ाल बैठा था. उसकी आंखें पीली पड़ चक
ु ी
थीं. उसकी हालत दे खकर शेर ने पछ
ू ा “क्यों भाई तम्
ु हारी यह हालात कैसे हुई?”
ऊंट कराहता हुआ बोला “जंगल के राजा! आपको नहीं पता इंसान कितना निर्दयी होता हैं. मैं
एक ऊंटों के काफिले में एक व्यापार का माल ढो रहा था. रास्ते में मैं बीमार हो गया. माल
ढोने लायक नहीं रहा, तो उसने मझ
ु े यहां मरने के लिए छोड़ दिया. आप ही मेरा शिकार कर
मझ
ु े मक्ति
ु दीजिए.”
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ऊंट की कहानी सुनकर शेर को दख ु हुआ. अचानक उसके दिल में राजाओं जैसी उदारता
दिखाने की ज़ोरदार इच्छा हुई. शेर ने कहा “ऊंट, तुम्हें कोई जंगली जानवर नहीं मारे गा. मैं
तुम्हें अभय दे ता हूं. तुम हमारे साथ चलोगे और उसके बाद हमारे साथ ही रहोगे.”
चापलूस मंडली के चेहरे लटक गए. भेड़िया फुसफुसाया “ठीक है . हम बाद में इसे मरवाने की
कोई तरक़ीब निकाल लेंगे. फिलहाल शेर का आदे श मानने में ही भलाई है .”
इस तरह ऊंट उनके साथ जंगल में आया. कुछ ही दिनों में हरी घास खाने व आराम करने से
वह स्वस्थ हो गया. शेर राजा के प्रति ऊंट बहुत कृतज्ञ हुआ. शेर को भी ऊंट का निस्वार्थ प्रेम
और भोलापन भाने लगा. ऊंट के स्वस्थ होने पर शेर की शाही सवारी ऊंट के ही आग्रह पर
उसकी पीठ पर निकलने लगी. वह चारों को पीठ पर बिठाकर चलता.
एक दिन चापलूस मंडली के आग्रह पर शेर ने हाथी पर हमला कर दिया. दर्भा
ु ग्य से हाथी
पागल निकला. शेर को उसने सड
ूं से उठाकर पटक दिया. शेर उठकर बच निकलने में सफल तो
हो गया, पर उसे बहुत चोट लगी.
शेर लाचार होकर बैठ गया. शिकार कौन करता? कई दिन न शेर ने कुछ खाया और न सेवकों
ने. कितने दिन भख
ू े रहा जा सकता हैं? लोमड़ी बोली “हद हो गई. हमारे पास एक मोटा ताज़ा
ऊंट है और हम भख
ू े मर रहे हैं.”
चीते ने ठं डी सांस भरी “क्या करें ? शेर ने उसे अभयदान जो दे रखा है . दे खो तो ऊंट की पीठ
का कूबड़ कितना बड़ा हो गया है . चर्बी ही चर्बी भरी है इसमें .”
भेड़िए के मह
ंु से लार टपकने लगी “ऊंट को मरवाने का यही मौक़ा है दिमाग़ लड़ाकर कोई
तरक़ीब सोचो.”
लोमड़ी ने धर्त
ू स्वर में सच
ू ना दी “तरक़ीब तो मैंने सोच रखी है . हमें एक नाटक करना
पड़ेगा.”
सब लोमड़ी की तरक़ीब सुनने लगे. योजना के अनुसार चापलूस मंडली शेर के पास गई. सबसे
पहले चील बोली “महाराज, आपका भूखे पेट रहकर इस तरह मरना मुझसे नहीं दे खा जाता.
आप मुझे खाकर भूख मिटाइए.”
लोमड़ी ने उसे धक्का दिया “चल हट! तेरा मांस तो महाराज के दांतों में फंसकर रह
जाएगा. महाराज, आप मुझे खाइए.”
भेड़िया बीच में कूदा “तेरे शरीर में बालों के सिवा है ही क्या? महाराज! मुझे अपना भोजन
बनाएंगे.”
अब चीता बोला “नहीं! भेड़िए का मांस खाने लायक़ नहीं होता. मालिक, आप मुझे खाकर
अपनी भूख शांत कीजिए.”
चापलूस मंडली का नाटक अच्छा था. अब ऊंट को तो कहना ही पड़ा “नहीं महाराज, आप मुझे
मारकर खा जाइए. मेरा तो जीवन ही आपका दान दिया हुआ है . मेरे रहते आप भूखों मरें , यह
नहीं होगा.”
चापलस
ू मंडली यही तो चाहती थी. सभी एक स्वर में बोले “यही ठीक रहे गा, महाराज! अब तो
ऊंट ख़द
ु ही कह रहा है .”
चीता बोला “महाराज! आपको संकोच हो तो हम इसे मार दें ?”
चीता व भेड़िया एकसाथ ऊंट पर टूट पड़ें और ऊंट मारा गया.
सीख- चापलूसों की दोस्ती हमेशा ख़तरनाक होती है .
़
पंचतंत्र की कहानी- झगड़ालू मेंढक (
़
एक कुएं में ढे र सारे में ढ़क रहते थे. मेंढकों के राजा का नाम था गंगदत्त. वह बहुत झगड़ालू
स्वभाव का था. आसपास दो-तीन और कुए थे जिनमें भी में ढक रहते थे. हर कुएं के मेंढ़कों का
अपना राजा था. हर राजा से किसी न किसी बात पर गंगदत्त का झगड़ा होता रहता था. वह
अपनी बेवकूफी कोई ग़लत काम करने लगता और कोई बद्धि
ु मान में ढ़क उसे रोकने की
कोशिश करता, तो मौक़ा मिलते ही वह अपने पाले हुए गुंडे में ढ़कों से सलाह दे ने वाले की
़
पिटाई करवा दे ता. कुएं के मेंढक गंगदत्त के इस व्यवहार से बहुत ग़स्
ु से में थे. दरअसल,
गंगदत्त अपनी हर मुसीबत के लिए दस ू रों को दोष दे ता रहता था.
़
एक दिन गंगदत्त की पास के पड़ोसी मेंढक राजा से खूब लड़ाई हुई. जमकर तू-तू मैं-मैं हुई.
गंगदत्त ने अपने कुएं में आकर बाकी में ढ़कों को बताया कि पड़ोसी राजा ने उसका अपमान
़
किया है और इस अपमान का बदला लेने के लिए उसने अपने मेंढकों को पड़ोसी कुएं पर
हमला करने को कहा, मगर सब जानते थे कि झगड़ा गंगदत्त ने ही शुरू किया होगा. इसलिए
कुछ बुद्धिमान में ढ़कों ने एकजट
ु होकर एक स्वर में कहा, “राजन, पड़ोसी कुएं में हमसे दग
ु ुने
में ढ़क हैं. वे स्वस्थ और हमसे ज़्यादा ताकतवर हैं. हम यह लड़ाई नहीं लड़ेंगे.”
गंगदत्त सन्न रह गया और बुरी तरह तिलमिला गया. मन ही मन में उसने ठान ली कि इन
गद्दारों को भी सबक सिखाना होगा. गंगदत्त ने अपने बेटों को बल
ु ाकर भड़काया, “बेटा, पड़ोसी
राजा ने तुम्हारे पिता का घोर अपमान किया है . जाओ, उस राजा के बेटों की ऐसी पिटाई करो
कि वे पानी मांगने लग जाएं.”
गंगदत्त के बेटे एक-दस
ू रे का मुंह दे खने लगे. आख़िर बड़े बेटे ने कहा, “पिताश्री, आपने कभी
हमें टर्राने की इजाज़त नहीं दी. टर्राने से ही में ढ़कों में बल आता हैं, हौसला आता हैं और जोश
आता है . आप ही बताइए कि बिना हौसले और जोश के हम किसी की क्या पिटाई करें गे?”
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अब गंगदत्त सबसे चिढ़ गया. एक दिन वह कुढ़ता और बड़बड़ाता कुएं से बाहर निकल इधर-
उधर घम
ू ने लगा. उसने एक भयंकर नाग को पास ही बने अपने बिल में घस
ु ते दे खा. ये
दे खकर उसकी आंखें चमकी. जब अपने दश्ु मन बन जाए, तो दश्ु मन को दोस्त बना लेना
चाहिए. यही सोचकर वह बिल के पास जाकर बोला, “नागदे व, मेरा प्रणाम.”
नागदे व फुफकारें , “अरे मेंढ़क मैं तम्
ु हारा बैरी हूं, तम्
ु हें खा सकता हूं और तू मेरे ही बिल के
आगे आकर मुझे आवाज़ दे रहा है .”
गंगदत्त टर्राया, “हे नाग, कभी-कभी शत्रओ
ु ं से ज़्यादा अपने दख
ु दे ने लगते हैं. मेरा अपनी
जातिवालों और सगों ने इतना घोर अपमान किया हैं कि उन्हें सबक सिखाने के लिए मझ
ु े
तुम जैसे शत्रु के पास सहायता मांगने आना पड़ा. तम
ु मेरी दोस्ती स्वीकार करो और मज़े
करो.”
नाग ने बिल से अपना सिर बाहर निकाला और बोला, “मज़े, कैसे मज़े?”
गंगदत्त ने कहा, “मैं तुम्हें इतने मेंढ़क खिलाऊंगा कि तम
ु अजगर जैसे मोटे हो जाओगे.”
नाग ने शंका व्यक्त की, “पानी में मैं जा नहीं सकता. कैसे पकड़ूगं ा में ढ़क?”
गंगदत्त ने ताली बजाई, “नाग भाई, यहीं तो मेरी दोस्ती तुम्हारे काम आएगी. मैंने पड़ोसी
राजाओं के कुओं पर नजर रखने के लिए अपने जासूस मेंढ़कों से गुप्त सुरंगें खुदवा रखी हैं.
हर कुएं तक उनका रास्ता जाता है . सुरंगें जहां मिलती हैं वहां एक कक्ष है , तुम वहां रहना और
जिस-जिस में ढ़क को खाने के लिए कहूं, उन्हें खाते जाना.”
नाग गंगदत्त से दोस्ती के लिए तैयार हो गया, क्योंकि उसमें उसका लाभ ही लाभ था. एक
मूर्ख बदले की भावना में अंधे होकर अपनों को ही दश्ु मन के हवाले करने को तैयार हो, तो
दश्ु मन क्यों न इसका लाभ उठाए?
नाग गंगदत्त के साथ सुरंग कक्ष में जाकर बैठ गया. गंगदत्त ने पहले सारे पड़ोसी में ढ़क
राजाओं और उनकी प्रजाओं को खाने के लिए कहा. नाग कुछ ही हफ़्ते में सारे दस
ू रे कुओं के
में ढ़क को सुरंग के रास्ते जा-जाकर खा गया. जब सारे में ढ़क समाप्त हो गए, तो नाग गंगदत्त
से बोला, “अब किसे खाऊं? जल्दी बता. चौबीस घंटे पेट फुल रखने की आदत पड़ गई है .”
गंगदत्त ने कहा, “अब मेरे कुएं के सभी स्याने और बुद्धिमान में ढ़कों को खाओ.”
जब सारे बद्धि
ु मान में ढ़क ख़त्म हो गए, तो प्रजा की बारी आई, गंगदत्त ने सोचा प्रजा की ऐसी
तैसी. हर समय कुछ न कुछ शिकायत करती रहती है . परू ी प्रजा का सफ़ाया करने के बाद नाग
ने खाना मांगा, तो गंगदत्त बोला, “नागमित्र, अब केवल मेरा कुनबा और मेरे मित्र ही बचे हैं.
खेल ख़त्म और में ढ़क हजम.
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी: आलसी ब्राह्मण

नाग ने फन फैलाया और फुफकारने लगा, “में ढ़क, मैं अब कहीं नहीं जानेवाला. तू अब मेरे
खाने का इंतज़ाम कर वरना हिस्सा साफ़.”
गंगदत्त की बोलती बंद हो गई. उसने नाग को अपने मित्र खिलाए फिर उसके बेटे नाग के पेट
में गए. गंगदत्त ने सोचा कि मैं और में ढ़की ज़िंदा रहे तो बेटे और पैदा कर लेंगे. बेटे खाने के
बाद नाग फुफकारा “और खाना कहां हैं? गंगदत्त ने डरकर में ढ़की की ओर इशार किया.
गंगदत्त ने स्वयं के मन को समझाया “चलो बढ़
ू ी में ढ़की से छुटकारा मिला. नई जवान में ढकी
से विवाह कर नया संसार बसाऊंगा।फ
में ढ़की को खाने के बाद नाग ने मुंह फाड़ा “खाना.”
गंगदत्त ने हाथ जोड़कर कहा, “अब तो केवल मैं बचा हूं, तुम्हारा दोस्त गंगदत्त. अब लौट
जाओ.”
नाग बोला मतू कौन-सा मेरा मामा लगता हैं और उसे भी खा गया.
पंचतंत्र की कहानी: कौवा और कोबरा
बहुत साल पुरानी बात है , एक धनवान राज्य में बहुत बड़ा और पुराना बरगद का पेड़ था. उस
पेड़ पर एक कौआ-कव्वी (Crows) का जोड़ा अपने घोसले में रहता था. ये जोड़ा दिनभर भोजन
की तलाश में बाहर रहता और शाम होते ही लौट आता. उसी पेड़ के पास एक दष्ु ट सांप
(Cobra) भी रहता था. कौआ-कव्वी का जोड़ा बहुत आराम से गुज़र-बसर कर रहा था. इसी बीच
कव्वी ने अंडे दिए, दोनों बेहद ख़ुश थे. लेकिन एक दिन जब वो बाहर गए, तो सांप उनके अंडों
को खा गया.
दोनों बहुत रोये. अब हर साल मौसम आने पर कव्वी अंडे दे ती और वो सांप (Snake) मौक़ा
पाकर उनके घोसले में जाकर अंडे खा जाता. वो दोनों ही समझ नहीं पा रहे थे कि आखिर
उनके बच्चों का दश्ु मन कौन है ? लेकिन जल्द हो वो समझ कि हो न हो यह काम उस सांप
का ही है . सांप तो अंडे खाकर चला गया, लेकिन कव्वी के दिल पर जो बीता वो सोचा भी नहीं
जा सकता था. कौए ने अपनी पत्नी को ढाढस बंधाया, “अब हमें शत्रु का पता चल चूका है , तो
हम कुछ उपाय भी ज़रूर सोच लेंगे.”
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी: आलसी ब्राह्मण

कौए ने काफ़ी सोचा और अपनी मित्र लोमडी से सलाह लेने दोनों उसके पास गए. लोमडी ने
अपने मित्रों की दख
ु भरी कहानी सन
ु ी. लोमडी ने काफ़ी सोचने के बाद कहा “मित्रो! तम्
ु हें वह
पेड छोडकर जाने की जरुरत नहीं हैं. मेरे पास एक तरकीब है , जिससे उस दष्ु टसर्प से छुटकारा
पाया जा सकता है .” लोमडी ने अपने चतरु दिमाग में आई तरकीब बताई. उन्होंने लोमडी को
धन्यवाद दिया और अपने घर लौट आए.
अगले ही दिन योजना अमल में लानी थी. दरअसल उस प्रदे श की राजकुमारी एक सरोवर में
अपनी सहे लियों के साथ जल-क्रीड़ा करने आती थी. उनके साथ अंगरक्षक तथा सैनिक भी आते
थे.
जब राजकुमारी और उनकी सहे लियां सरोवर में स्नान करने जल में उतरी तो योजना के
अनुसार कौआ उडता हुआ वहां आया. उसने पहले तो राजकुमारी तथा सहे लियों का ध्यान
अपनी और आकर्षित करने के लिए ‘कांव-कांव’ का शोर मचाया. फिर राजकुमारी तथा उसकी
सहे लियों द्वारा उतारकर रखे गए कपडों व आभूषणों में से राजकुमारी का प्रिय हीरे व
मोतियों का विलक्षण हार में से एक हार चोंच में दबाकर ऊपर उड़ गया. सभी सहे लियां चीखी,
“वह राजकुमारी का हार उठाकर ले जा रहा हैं.”
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी: चह

ू े की शादी
सैनिकों ने ऊपर दे खा तो सचमुच एक कौआ हार लेकर धीरे -धीरे उड़ता जा रहा था. सैनिक
उसी दिशा में दौडने लगे. कौआ सैनिकों को उसी पेड़ की ओर ले आया. जब सैनिक कुछ ही दरू
रह गए तो कौए ने हार इस प्रकार गिराया कि वह सांप के खोल के भीतर जा गिरा.
सैनिक दौड़कर खोल के पास पहुंचे, तो वहां हार और उसके पास में ही एक काले सर्प को
दे खा. सैनिकों ने भालों से उस सांप के टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर डाले और वो दष्ु ट सांप मर गया.
कौआ-कव्वी बेहद खुश थे.
सीख: शरीर से आप भले ही कमज़ोर हों, लेकिन सूझ बूझ का उपयोग कर हम बड़ी से बड़ी
ताकत और दश्ु मन को हरा सकते हैं, बद्धि
ु का प्रयोग करके हर संकट का हल निकाला जा
सकता है .
ढम-ढमाढम...
एक बार एक जंगल के निकट दो राजाओं के बीच घोर युद्ध हुआ। एक जीता दस ू रा हारा।
सेनाएं अपने नगरों को लौट गईं। बस, सेना का एक ढोल पीछे रह गया। उस ढोल को बजा-
बजाकर सेना के साथ गए भाट व चारण रात को वीरता की कहानियां सन
ु ाते थे।
यद्ध
ु के बाद एक दिन आंधी आई। आंधी के जोर में वह ढोल लढ़
ु कता-पढ़
ु कता एक सख
ू े पेड़
के पास जाकर टिक गया। उस पेड़ की सख
ू ी टहनियां ढोल से इस तरह से सट गई थीं कि
तेज हवा चलते ही ढोल पर टकरा जाती थीं और ढमाढम-ढमाढम की गज
ंु ायमान आवाज
होती।
एक सियार उस क्षेत्र में घूमता था। उसने ढोल की आवाज सुनी। वह बड़ा भयभीत हुआ। ऐसी
अजीब आवाज बोलते पहले उसने किसी जानवर को नहीं सुना था। वह सोचने लगा कि यह
कैसा जानवर है , जो ऐसी जोरदार बोली बोलता है 'ढमाढम'। सियार छिपकर ढोल को दे खता
रहता, यह जानने के लिए कि यह जीव उड़ने वाला है या चार टांगों पर दौड़ने वाला।
एक दिन सियार झाड़ी के पीछे छुपकर ढोल पर नजर रखे था। तभी पेड़ से नीचे उतरती हुई
एक गिलहरी कूदकर ढोल पर उतरी। हलकी-सी ढम की आवाज भी हुई। गिलहरी ढोल पर बैठी
दाना कुतरती रही।
सियार बड़बड़ाया, 'ओह! तो यह कोई हिंसक जीव नहीं है । मुझे भी डरना नहीं चाहिए।'
सियार फूंक-फूंककर कदम रखता ढोल के निकट गया। उसे सूंघा। ढोल का उसे न कहीं सिर
नजर आया और न पैर। तभी हवा के झोंके से टहनियां ढोल से टकराईं। ढम की आवाज हुई
और सियार उछलकर पीछे जा गिरा।
'अब समझ आया', सियार उठने की कोशिश करता हुआ बोला, 'यह तो बाहर का खोल है । जीव
इस खोल के अंदर है । आवाज बता रही है कि जो कोई जीव इस खोल के भीतर रहता है , वह
मोटा-ताजा होना चाहिए। चर्बी से भरा शरीर। तभी ये ढम-ढम की जोरदार बोली बोलता है ।'
अपनी मांद में घुसते ही सियार बोला, 'ओ सियारी! दावत खाने के लिए तैयार हो जा। एक
मोटे -ताजे शिकार का पता लगाकर आया हूं।'
सियारी पूछने लगी, 'तम

ु उसे मारकर क्यों नहीं लाए?'
सियार ने उसे झिड़की दी, 'क्योंकि मैं तेरी तरह मूर्ख नहीं हूं। वह एक खोल के भीतर छिपा
बैठा है । खोल ऐसा है कि उसमें दो तरफ सूखी चमड़ी के दरवाजे हैं। मैं एक तरफ से हाथ
डाल उसे पकड़ने की कोशिश करता तो वह दस
ू रे दरवाजे से न भाग जाता?'
चांद निकलने पर दोनों ढोल की ओर गए। जब वे निकट पहुंच ही रहे थे कि फिर हवा से
टहनियां ढोल पर टकराईं और ढम-ढम की आवाज निकली। सियार सियारी के कान में बोला,
'सन
ु ी उसकी आवाज? जरा सोच जिसकी आवाज ऐसी गहरी है , वह खद
ु कितना मोटा ताजा
होगा।'
दोनों ढोल को सीधा कर उसके दोनों ओर बैठे और लगे दांतों से ढोल के दोनों चमड़ी वाले
भाग के किनारे फाड़ने। जैसे ही चमड़ियां कटने लगी, सियार बोला, 'होशियार रहना। एक साथ
हाथ अंदर डाल शिकार को दबोचना है ।'
दोनों ने 'हूं' की आवाज के साथ हाथ ढोल के भीतर डाले और अंदर टटोलने लगे। अंदर कुछ
नहीं था। एक-दस ू रे के हाथ ही पकड़ में आए।
दोनों चिल्लाए, 'हें ! यहां तो कुछ नहीं है ।' और वे माथा पीटकर रह गए।
सीख : बड़ी-बड़ी शेखी मारने वाले लोग भी ढोल की तरह ही अंदर से खोखले होते हैं।
पंचतंत्र की कहानी: चतुर लोमड़ी (Panchtantra Ki Kahani: The Clever Fox)
एक जंगल में शेर, लोमड़ी और गधे नए-नए दोस्त बने. तीनों ने मिलकर शिकार करने की
योजना बनाई और सबने मिलकर यह फैसला लिया कि शिकार के तीन हिस्से होंगे और तीनों
का शिकार पर बराबर का हक होगा. तीनों ही फिर निकल पड़े शिकार की तलाश में .
थोड़ी दे र बाद ही उन्हें जंगल में एक हिरण नज़र आया. वो हिरण इन सबसे बेख़बर अपना
भोजन कर रहा था. लेकिन जैसे ही हिरण ने ख़तरे को भांपा, वो तेज़ी से दौड़ पड़ा. लेकिन वो
कब तक इनसे भागता, आख़िर ये तीन थे और वो अकेला. आख़िरकार वो थक कर चूर हो
गया.
शेर ने मौका दे खते ही उस पर हमला बोल दिया और उसे मार गिराया.तीनों बहुत ख़ुश हुए.
शेर ने गधे से कहा, “शिकार के तीन हिस्से कर दो दोस्त.” गधे ने शिकार के तीन बराबर
हिस्से कर दिए, लेकिन यह बात शेर को पसंद नहीं आई और वो ग़स्
ु से से दहाड़ने लगा. शेर ने
गधे पर भी हमला बोल दिया और दे खते ही दे खते अपने नक
ु ीले दांतों और पंजों से उसे दो
हिस्सों में काटकर अलग कर दिया.
उसके बाद उसने लोमड़ी से कहा, “लोमड़ी, तुम भी अपना हिस्सा क्यों नहीं ले लेती?”
लोमड़ी बहुत ही चतुर और समझदार थी. उसने हिरण का एक चौथाई हिस्सा ही अपने लिए
लिया और बाकी का तीन चौथाई हिस्सा शेर के लिए छोड़ दिया.
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी: भालू और दो मित्र
ये दे ख शेर बेहद प्रसन्न हुआ और ख़श ु होकर बोला, “वाह! लोमड़ी मेरी दोस्त, तम
ु ने भोजन की
बिल्कुल सही मात्रा मेरे लिए छोड़ी है … तम
ु सचमच ु बहुत ही समझदार हो. आख़िर तम ु ने इतने
समझदारी कहां से सीखी?”
लोमड़ी ने जवाब दिया, “महाराज! दरअसल, इस बेव़कूफ़ गधे की हालत व दर्दु शा दे खकर ही मैं
समझ गई थी कि आप क्या चाहते हैं. इसकी बेव़कूफ़ी से ही मैंने सीख ली.
सीख: स़िर्फ अपनी ही ग़लतियों से नहीं, दस

ू रों की ग़लतियों से भी सीखना चाहिए. जी हां, दस
ू रों
की ग़लतियां भी आपकी सीख का कारण बन सकती है , ज़रूरी नहीं कि आप अपनी ग़लती
होने का ही इंतज़ार करें ! समझदार व्यक्ति दस
ू रों की ग़लतियों से भी सीख ले लेता है .
पंचतंत्र की कहानी: भालू और दो मित्र (Panchtantra Ki Kahani: Bear And Two Friends)
दो दोस्त एक घने जंगल से होकर कहीं जा रहे थे. दोनों काफ़ी गहरे दोस्त थे और अपनी
दोस्ती को लेकर दोनों ही बातें करते हुए जा रहे थे. जंगल बहुत ही घना था, तो उनमें से एक
दोस्त (friend) डर रहा था, लेकिन उसके साथी मित्र ने कहा कि मेरे होते हुए तुम्हें डरने की
कोई ज़रूरत नहीं. मैं तुम्हारा सच्चा और अच्छा मित्र हूं. इतने में ही सामने से ही बहुत ही बड़ा
भालू (bear) उन्हें नज़र आया. जो दोस्त कह रहा था कि मैं अच्छा मित्र हूं, वो भालू को दे खते
ही भाग खड़ा हुआ. दस
ू रा मित्र कहता रहा कि मुझे छोड़कर मत भागो, लेकिन वो भागते हुए
एक पेड़ पर चढ़ गया.
यह दे ख उसका मित्र और भी डर गया, क्योंकि वो पेड़ पर चढ़ना नहीं जानता था. इतने में वो
भालू और भी नज़दीक आ गया था. जब वो बेहद क़रीब आने लगा, तो दस
ू रे मित्र के पास कोई
चारा नहीं रहा और वो वहीं नीचे ज़मीन पर आंखें बंद करके लेट गया. पेड़ पर चढ़ा मित्र यह
सारा नज़ारा दे ख रहा था और वो सोचने लगा कि ऐसे तो यह मर जाएगा. इतने में ही वो
भालू नीचे लेटे मित्र के क़रीब आकर उसे दे खने लगा, उसे सूंघा और उसके शरीर का पूरी तरह
मुआयना करके आगे बढ़ गया.
ज़मीन पर लेटे मित्र ने राहत की सांस ली और वो सोचने लगा कि अच्छा हुआ जो मैंने सांस
रोक ली थी, क्योंकि भालू मुर्दों को नहीं खाते और वो भालू मुझे मरा हुआ जानकर आगे बढ़
गया.
यह भी पढ़ें : पंचतंत्र की कहानी- तीन मछलियां
पेड़ पर चढ़ा मित्र बहुत है रान था. भालू के जाने के बाद वो नीचे उतरा और उसने अपने मित्र
से पछ
ू ा कि आख़िर उसने क्या किया था और वो भालू उसके कान में क्या कह रहा था. मर्दा ु
होने का नाटक कर रहे मित्र ने कहा कि भालू ने मेरे कान में कहा कि बरु े व़क्त में ही सही
दोस्तों की पहचान होती है , इसलिए कभी भी ऐसे दोस्तों के साथ मत रहो, जो बरु ा समय
दे खकर तुम्हें अकेले छोड़कर भाग जाएं और जो व़क्त पर काम ही न आएं . दस
ू रे मित्र को
समझते दे र न लगी और फिर दोनों आगे बढ़ गए.
सीख: सच्चा दोस्त वही होता है , जो बुरे से बुरे व़क्त में भी अपने मित्र का साथ नहीं छोड़ता
और मुसीबत के समय अपने मित्र की मदद करता है .

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The Duck and Buck

The Girl That Was an Angel #1

“Wake up!” Shouted a small mouse in white fur.

Oh, great, another day with the silly wannabee.

‘Hold my paw,’ Fire told her sibling.

Ok, ok, I get it.

‘Stay close, we’re here.’ Lavender nodded her head.

Melons, melons…. I remember seeing them over.. There!

Even just a little clue.

‘Lavender!’ Wildfire screamed, her eyes widening in fear.

‘No! Let me go!’ shouted a distant voice overhead.

The Lady Bug

The Friendly Fox

The Brave Girls

Monster in the Jungle

The jelly monster

THE GIRL WHO TRIED TO FLY

THE GIRL WHO TRIED TO FLY

Phoenix Adventure in the Magic Shed

“To play you have to answer all three questions.

Mermaid Adventure in the Magic Shed

One Saturday morning, Molly got dressed to go to

by Sofia Omer. 7 years old.

Emily and Lavendar

EMILY AND LAVENDER

pretty, wearing a white frock with a magic

Emily and Lavendar

EMILY AND LAVENDER

pretty, wearing a white frock with a magic

By: Shalya Vemula

Ginger and the six cats

Ginger and the six cats

By: Amber Brooks

Tommy Is Not Afraid Of The Dark

BEDTIME STORY: TOMMY IS NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK.LITTLE TOMMY IS

Sam the Mouse

Learning: Never be shy and learn to face your fears!

My Family – The Loved Family

The family lived happy together.

They always all wanted to go together to the same places.

They lived happily ever after forever.

The Lost Boy

One day, a wizard appeared in front of the boy.

The wizard gave James three wishes.

He wasnt able to make anymore wishes.

Everyone in town was looking for James.

James went to see his mother.

Since James was all grown up looking, he wasnt picked on anymore.

Everyone then lived, happily ever after.

Pig , Goat and Sheep

Brent's favourite milkshake

An Owl Scared of Lightening And Thunder

Just an Ordinary Boy

Just an Ordinary Boy

“Go away,” whimpered Ben.

BLACK HEARTS AT WORK

MY NEW BORN BABY BROTHER

The Stubborn Turnip

And they lived happily ever after.

©2007 Isaac Wood

Buddy and Diamond

A cat broke into the party.

© 2001 Cooper Flood