AN ADVENTURE IN THE GARDEN

When Johnny Mole rose to the surface from his den to look for his friend, a Pippi Mouse, he didn´t know that a gardener was mowing the lawn. When he saw the blades of the lawnmower he ran back to his den.

Johnny is the most intelligent mole in the garden. When he was 3 months old he could already solve riddles.

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One day Johnny and his friend Pippi were playing in the garden, digging a tunnel from the garden to the porch of the house. But that day Pippi’s tunnel ended up leading to the gardener´s house. Continue reading…

THE BEGGAR AND THE DOG FROM OXFORD STREET

Bobby was a dog that lived in Oxford Street in London. He had always lived there, ever since his Master had died in a motorbike accident in that same street.

Recently he had been spending his time with a beggar. The beggar loved Bobby very much and they used to have lunch and play together.

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But the beggar changed. He started to buy alcoholic drink with the only money he had, and his behaviour started to change. Bobby noticed that his friend was different and wondered why. Continue reading…

FRIENDSHIP

Short Story written by: Romina Rios

Once upon a time there were three best friends. Their names were Camille, Diana and Romina. They were really close and always played together.

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One day, Diana was playing with Camille ignoring Romina. She was very sad, and Camille went to talk to her. Romina was not on the mood to talk with anyone, but Camille insisted. Continue reading…

SOPHIE´S LITTLE DOG

Short Story written by: Carolina Mora Arévalo

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Sophie who really wished to have a puppy, but her parents were never at home because of their work, so they couldn’t take care of a little dog.

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Sophie tried to convince her parents, but they always said that it was impossible to have an animal because it was a big responsibility. It is not enough to just feed the animal, you also have to play with him, wash him, spend time with him, and actually it is like having  a new member of the family. Continue reading…

CLOVER AND SOPHIE THE PRINCESS

Short Story written by: Dania

Once upon a time there was a kingdom in which lived a princess called Sophie. She had a little rabbit called Clover. One day Sophie took Clover to town to see a performance of magic tricks and Clover was really surprised.

The magician also had a rabbit and when the act finished, the magician´s rabbit ran away and the man replaced him with Clover. Sophie was really worried because she couldn´t find Clover. She didn’t know where he was.

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The princess looked for him, but she couldn’t find him. Suddenly a group of little birds that were Clover’s friends told Sophie where Clover was and that he was really sad. He hadn´t tried to go back to Sophie because he thought that the princess was really busy. Continue reading…

THE KIND TURTLE

On a faraway beach there lived a giant turtle named Mary: Mary the great turtle.  She was one of those turtles that can live for up to 200 years.

Mary was only 7 years old, but she was the size of an adult turtle.  She was a very healthy eater. She ate all the good seaweed from the ocean, which made her grow strong, healthy and big. Mary loved to eat. She would never skip a meal.

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One day, Mary’s friend Crocky the crab (have you read the story of Crocky the Tanned Crab?), saw her eating and decided to go and eat with her. Crocky went to Mary and started to eat some of the seaweed the waves brought up to the shore. Continue reading…

LINA THE ASTRONAUT

Lina was a gifted girl who became an astronaut when she was only 6 years old. This is how she made her dream come true, that of visiting different planets and moons in outer space.

One day as she was travelling through space, she came across a Martian who told her that planet Earth was in danger as some evil asteroids were planning to attack Earth.

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GUARDIAN ANGEL

Children’s story written by María José López Muñoz, 19

Once upon a time there was a little bright star. Everyone called her Red because of her particularly bright red color. She was the first star to come out at night, and everyone believed in her. People would look up to the skies and make a wish, and Red, through her special magic, would make every wish come true.

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One night, Red received a strange request from a little girl that confused and puzzled her. The little girl wanted a guardian angel. The little star searched all over the universe, but couldn’t find an angel for the little girl. She gave the little girl a best friend, but realised that was not what the girl had requested. It was the first time the little star was unable to make someone’s wish come true.

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PUSS IN BOOTS

Once upon a time, there was a young boy who lived on the street with his cat. He had no money and wore old clothes. He had little to eat and would scavenge in garbage bags for him and his cat.

One day the cat realised that his master couldn´t cope with this situation any more. So he took a pair of boots a hat and a cape, cleaned them and put them on. From that moment, the cat was known as Puss in boots.

Puss in boots went hunting, captured a wild boar and brought it to the King  – “Sir, here is a magnificent wild boar, which belongs to my lord, the Marquis of Carabas, and he told me to offer it to your majesty”. The King was grateful and that night he and his family had roast wild boar for dinner.

The day after, the cat took his boots and went hunting again, and likewise he gave his prey to the King in the name of the Marquis of Carabas. Continue reading…

ALLEGRA

Allegra was born in May in Cuernavaca, a city full of brightly coloured flowers.  The weather in Cuernavaca was so pleasant, the grass so green and shiny, and the flowers so colourful that the city was known as the City of Never-Ending Spring.

As Allegra grew, she became friends with Nico and Frida, a little boy and girl from her nursery.  Allegra enjoyed playing with her friends and she also she felt safe playing with them in the big classroom.

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One morning, when Allegra arrived at school, she noticed that her friends were not there.  She was very sad.  She started to think that she would never find friends that loved her as much as Nico and Frida, and that made her scared.

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