A CHILD’S IMAGINATION

Short Story for Kids written by: Reina Suazo.

Once upon a time…

There was a boy called Mike who got along very well with the other children; Ruth Charlie and Eddy. They were all very good friends.

But one day, they had a fight. Nobody knew why this had happened because they played together every day and never had arguments.

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It all started when they were trying to decide what to play. Each of them chose a different game. One of them decided to play football, another wanted to skip with a rope, and another wanted to play hide and seek.

 

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THE WITCH OF DARKNESS

Short Story for Kids written by: Ma. Fernanda PCH.

Once upon a time…

In a town situated at the top of a hill, someone told a story about a witch that caused darkness at the beginning of November.

A little girl called Anna hadn’t heard this story and always wondered why it was always dark during the first days of November.

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One day, little Anna, anxious to know why, asked her mom about the darkness. Her mum told her the story with fear in her voice:

– “It is said in town that there is a witch in the forest that causes darkness”.

 

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THE HAPPY GNOME AND THE CHESTNUTS

Short Story for Boys and girls written by: Obed Madrid Calvo.

A gnome who lived in the forest, was at home boiling chestnuts in his cooking pot as it was the soup he really liked.

His friend, Mr.Snail appeared at the window and called out to him.

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– “Good morning Happy Gnome” – greeted the snail.

– “Hello Mr.Snail, do you want to taste my chestnut soup?” – said the gnome.

– “Mmm, it smells really nice!”- the snail said.

 

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THE HERON AND THE FISH

New Short Story for boys and girls written by: Pepe.

It was a sunny day that was unbearably hot and a heron was flying around searching for food.

The astute heron saw a fish in a big pool, and dropped down so fast that the fish did not notice anything.

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The heron opened her beak and it took a second for the fish to realize that she was going to eat him. The fish said, very afraid:

 

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KAREN´S TULIP GARDEN

Short Story for Kids written by: Carolina Mora Arévalo.

Karen went for a walk in a beautiful garden, full of tulips and butterflies. The little girl loved nature and always enjoyed the fresh wind blowing through her hair.

She ran from one side to the other, taking care not to damage the flowers in the beautiful garden.

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Suddenly, behind a big bush, she found a swing made from tree branches. Karen Did not hesitate for a second and jumped onto the swing, and began swinging so the wind dishevelled her hair.

 

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THE STORY OF BUBU AND COCO

Short Story for Kids written by: Luis Fernando Quezada Arbulú.

This is the story of Bubu and Coco, two little mice brothers, who love adventure. Coco is very curious and careful, but Bubu loves pranks.

Coco wakes up early and greets his parents before going to have a wash the bathroom, but Bubu loves sleeping late.

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Coco makes the bed with his dad´s help, and gets dressed, but Bubu is so small and his gestures are so tender that his mum dresses him.

 

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THE STORY OF THE CHICK

Short Story for Kids written by: Isseth Amanda Vásquez.

Once upon a time…

There was a chick digging under a tree. Suddenly a leaf fell down and the chick ran away scared to his mum, and said:

-“Mum! the sky is falling down!”

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-“What are you saying, son?” – the hen answered.

-“Well, I was digging, and a piece of something fell on my back”

-“Ok son, let´s go and visit the duck”.

 

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WALT, THE MAGIC TELLER (SECOND PART)

Short Story for Kids written by: Olga Blázquez Sánchez.

Click to read: WALT, THE MAGIC TELLER (FIRST PART)

…That day, Walt did not get anything right. He turned left when he should have turned right, and he walked twenty three steps instead of twenty.

The result was that he did not arrived at school. He became lost in an uncertain and disoriented world, and he could not stop thinking about the magician.

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A voice sounded in his head: “Improvise, Walt”.

-“Improvise? What is that?”

 

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WALT, THE MAGIC TELLER (FIRST PART)

Short Story for Kids written by: Olga Blázquez Sánchez.

Once upon a time…

There was a Kid who did not believe in stories about magic. The world was just a mixture of pavements and cement. Everything was grey with fumes, and metal and concrete skyscrapers.

The kid, whom everybody called Walt, went to school everyday automatically.

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He used to leave his house, cross a zebra crossing when the traffic light was green, walk past a bakery and a fruit shop, turn right, and after ten steps turn left, then walk twenty steps straight-ahead before reaching the school door. And he did the same thing day after day, day after day…

 

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CAT BUBU

New Short Story for Kids written by: La Ranita Josefina perez

Once upon a time…

There was a very brave cat called Bubu. He was always up to mischief and did not like to obey or help his mum. What he really liked was to go out and play between the small trees and flowers in the garden, while mum watched through the window.

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One day, the little kitty climbed up to the window as from there he could watch all the houses around. He especially kept his eyes on one courtyard where there was a tree.

 

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