Juvenile

Father and Daughter: A Conversation Father and Daughter A Conversation Father and Daughter: A Conversation Daughter: Good morning, Papa. Father: Good morning, child. What is the time? Daughter: It’s half past seven. Father: Please get me the newspaper. Daughter: I will...

Gopinath Bordoloi-His Generosity Gopinath Bordoloi-His Generosity Gopinath Bordoloi-His Generosity Bipul is a beggar. He is also ill for some weeks. He can’t work for physical infirmity. In this world, he has none --neither father nor mother, neither...

A House for Ashad A House for Ashad A House for Ashad Makib and Ashad are friends. They are of the same age, around seven. They have no permanent house. They live here and there in the...

The Grasshopper and the Ant The Grasshopper and the Ant The Grasshopper and the Ant In a summer winter, a grasshopper went into the garden of a landlord. There he saw many ants busy carrying loads. “What are...

Allen and Tapash Uncle Allen and Tapash Uncle Allen and Tapash Uncle It is 8.30 a.m. Allen is going to school on foot. On the way, he meets his far-off uncle named Tapash.  Listen to the conversation...

Waiting for Rain | Waiting for Rain-A Story Waiting for Rain Waiting for Rain Anil was a poor peasant. He lived in a village near Tezpur. He had a wife and three children. He had no land...

The Wind and the Sun The Wind and the Sun The Wind and the Sun (Folk Tale, Abridged)  One day a quarrel set up between the Wind and the Sun. The wind claimed to be stronger than the...

The Ungrateful Cat The Ungrateful Cat The Ungrateful Cat Once there was a village near a forest. A wild cat often came to a peasant’s house at night and ate away all the food staff of the...

Birbal Birbal Have you ever heard of Birbal? He was a minister in the royal court of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor.  He had so an ingenious mind that he could invent ways of solving any...

I have a Silly Sister I have a Silly Sister I have a Silly Sister I have a little silly sister. Her name is Jitumoni. She always sticks to my mother. Sometimes she keeps whining for sweetmeats....

Flying Bridge | A Juvenile Story Flying Bridge Flying Bridge Yesterday was Sunday. Sunday is our weekly holiday. We enjoy full freedom on Sundays.  We play cricket, ha-do-do and football and run in the open fields. Yesterday...

The Benefits of Walking The Benefits of Walking The Benefits of Walking Hamen: May I come in, Sir? Teacher: Yes, You may come in. Hamen: Thank you, Sir. Teacher: Take your seat, but why are you late? Hamen: I was caught...

The Lion and the Mosquito The Lion and the Mosquito The Lion and the Mosquito One summer evening a lion was sleeping under a tree. It was dozing. The wind was blowing gently. Suddenly a mosquito came...