LINA AND THE CHICKPEAS

Once upon a time there was a very smart girl called Lina. She lived with her parents in a neighbourhood in Madrid in Spain. Her house was really big with a big garden and a spacious garage where Lina would play and invent new things.

She was really smart, and was able to learn things that the rest of the kids could not even imagine.

car

One day, she went to repair her parents car and had an idea. Why not use chickpeas as petrol? She was really confident and so started to develop her invention. Continue reading…

LEAD, THE LITTLE SOLDIER

Once upon a time, there was a little soldier named Lead. He was a member of the Royal Guard in a faraway kingdom.

Lead was 60 years old, and was the head of the three soldiers that made up the Royal Guard. Their work was to protect the King.

lead soldier

One day the little soldier went to talk to the others, “I have a mission for you and that is to slove this enigma. I am about to retire, so, whoever solves it will be the new chief“. Continue reading…

SHORT TONGUE TWISTERS FOR KIDS

Here some short tongue twisters to see if you are able to read them without getting your tongue tied. You can share them with your children, pupils, grandchildren, nephews etc.

Classic short tongue twisters for kids, made to improve concentration and vocalization. 4 tongue twisters to practice:

 

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
 
 I have never smelt a smell that smelt like that smell smelt.
 
 A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk,
but the stump thunk the skunk stunk.
 
 Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager?
Imagining an imaginary menagerie.
 

How did it go? Tell us about your experience with our tongue twisters!!

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THE PRINCESS’S WISH

A long time ago, in a faraway kingdom there was a huge castle in which lived a young princess called Elisabeth.

Elisabeth had just turned 18 years old and every year when she blew out the candles on the birthday cake, she made the same wish.

Short stories - The wicked fairy kidnapper

Do you know what was the princess’s wish? Nobody in kingdom did, but faraway lived an evil witch who knew the young princess’s wish. Continue reading…

THE LOST CHILD

Short Story writen by: Ale

Once upon a time there was a kid called Josh. He loved going for walks to enjoy the nature and the animals that were all around.

Short stories - The day of the tree

One day when it got dark, Josh went into the forest for a walk, even though his mother told him not to move far away from the house because he could get lost. Continue reading…

LILY, THE LITTLE STORK

Once upon a time there was a little stork called Lily who lived in a bell tower in a small town in Spain.

The town had lots of storks, and was known as the town with the most storks in the world.

stork

Lily had lots of friends and often played with them, but what she most liked to do was to take care of her town. Every half an hour, Lily would fly around and watch everything that was going on. Continue reading…

THE CHICKPEA BOY AND THE LENTIL GIRL

Short Story writen by: Laura, 11 years old.

Once upon a time there was a boy named “Chickpea”, well, actually that was what his family called him, but his real name was Charlie.

Ever since he was very small, his family had called him chickpea as a term of endearment because he had a cute rounded head.

lentil, chickpea

Joan, his little sister also had a nickname, “Lentil”, because of a mole she had on her back. Charlie always teased his sister by calling her Lentil. So their parents had to punishing them both, because they were always teasing each other. But one day this changed… Continue reading…

THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER

A short version of the story written by Marc Twain, The Prince and the Pauper.

Once upon a time there were two twin brothers from a Royal family that were separated at birth because their family could only take care of one of them.

The one that stayed in the kingdom became a Prince and Tom, the other child ended up as a beggar.

palace, castle

Neither of them knew the other, but one day, when they were six years old, they met in the street and couldn’t believe what they saw, it was like having a mirror in front of each other. Continue reading…

JOSHI RABBIT

In a faraway valley lived a family of owls. The parents were Julia and Josh and they had two children, Peter and Joshi.

owl

Peter and Joshi got along very well. They were always playing, flying around the forest and hunting mice together.

One day Peter and Joshi went to hunt snakes with their parents Julia and Josh. When they were near the area where the snakes lived their father advised them: “Now you have to be really quiet and move stealthily”. Continue reading…

THE GOOD WOMAN AND THE THREE KIDS

Short Story writen by Laura, 10 years old.

Once upon a time there were three kids that were poor and lived in a town near a big river. They were called Nicole, Charly and Mike and everyday they went out to beg for food.

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The kids were really good and always helped their parents. One day a young woman passed by and saw the children. Continue reading…