19 Best Short English Stories for Kids Collection | Infobells
the sky is falling a strong wind was blowing it was making whistling sounds in the chat this scared a timid rabbit who lived in the jungle that noise is so scary let me hide myself here he hid himself in his barrel under the mango tray suddenly he heard a heavy thought the frightened rabbit sprang out of his bowel he started screaming and running as fast as he could on the way the jackal saw the scared rabbit running he asked what happened why are you running the rabbit replied hurriedly didn't you hear that scary noise the sky is falling he again started running hearing this the jackals started running too as they ran
other animals such as the giraffe elephant deer and horse too joined them here in the commotion the lion king came out of his den why are you all running what happened all the animals replied in curse the sky is flowing the lion was surprised who told you this he demanded the rabbit came forward but the clever lion was not ready to believe such stories he asked the rabbit to take him to the place where the sky fell the rabbit took the lion and the other animals to the mango tree but what did they see there a big mangle lying on the ground all the animals now understood what had happened they were ashamed to have believed the rabbit's words do not jump into any conclusion
before investigating the matter fully the wolf and the three sheep shirley burley and curly were three sheep brothers they all lived in a beautiful straw house one day a wicked wolf came to live close to the house this scared the ship brothers the eldest sheep said the wolf could attack us
anytime we need to be prepared this house won't protect us the little brothers agreed hence they decided to build a stronger house they soon finished constructing their new house the house was beautiful and strong one day the wolf approached the house with the intention of feasting on the three brothers he knocked at the door but the door did not open won't you open the door then i'll huff and i will puff and i will blow your house in how's the wolf he started banging his head on the door but the door wouldn't budge at all the wolf was frustrated but wasn't ready to give up he climbed onto the roof of the house and tried
entering through the chimney however the sheep brothers were too smart to foolish the wolf they had arranged locks in the fireplace and set fire the wolf jumped through the chimney and landed directly into the fire at the fireplace the three clever sheep had outwitted the wolf with careful planning one can defeat even the strongest of enemies the wolf and the crane one day a hungry wolf found a big dead animal wow this will make for a wonderful meal thought the fox he at once jumped upon it and began eating hurriedly the wolf was in such haste that while eating a bone got stuck in his throat the wolf tried hard to bring out the bone but failed miserably the greedy wolf even tried to swallow the bone to
continue eating but didn't succeed at last he went to a crane that lived by a river the wolf said to the crane a bone has got stuck in my throat while eating please extract it out with the help of your long long neck will you i promise i will pay you well the crane agreed he inserted his long beak inside the wide open mouth of the wolf the crane's long neck helped him in reaching down the throat and pulling the bone out after accomplishing the work successfully the crane said now
pay me for my service the cunning wolf laughed for your service thank me for allowing you to get your head out of my mouth never believe a weak person's promise the cat and the fox it was evening time a cat and a fox were sitting and chatting these hounds are horrible i hate them said the fox yeah right i too don't like them at all retarted the cat the hounds are very fast but i'm sure they'll not be able to catch me i know several tricks i'm too smart for them said the fox tricks what tricks the cat was very curious to know there are many replied the fox bustfully i can run through prickly plants hide behind bushes or even in burrows beamed the fox is it so ask the cat innocently yes and i don't plan to teach you any of that those tricks are only for intelligent ones like me the fox said boastfully hmm i know only one trick the cat sounded a little sad suddenly they heard the sound of the approaching hounds now i will use the trick and save
myself let me see how you save yourself saying that the cat quickly climbed onto the nearby tree the fox tried all of his tricks but he failed oh no the hounds caught him and killed him it's better to be a master of one trait than a jack of many traits the cows and the tiger in a deep forest there lived four cows they were good friends they always graced together wherever they went they went in a group in
spite of living amidst the wild animals no one could ever dare to harm them due to their unity a tiger had been watching these cows for quite some time he always wanted to feast upon them how tasty these fat cows would be he thought but whenever he tried he was driven away by them as they struck back together days passed
one day the cows had a big quarrel don't talk to me you don't talk to me i don't want to be in this group anymore neither do i saying this each cow went in a different direction to grace the tiger grabbed this great opportunity finally the day has arrived she laughed see bounced upon the cows one by one and gobbled them up united we stand divided we fall the mouse and the bull one summer afternoon a mouse came out of his hole and saw a bull fast asleep under a tree the loud snore evoked the curiosity of the mouse wow how huge his nostrils are exclaimed the mouse he entered it and
came out just for the fun woke up and cried in pain hearing this the mouse got scared and started running the bull gave a good chase but in vail the mouse went into his hole however the bull was not ready to give up he angrily below you silly mouse how dare you i'll teach you a lesson oh mighty boo sorry i did that just for fun said the mouse but the bull wasn't convinced he angrily dashed his head against the wall hoping to break the wall and capture the mouse he dashed and dashed until he became tired the wall didn't budge oh foolish boy just because you're big and strong it doesn't mean that she can achieve anything stop
breaking your head and go now mocked the mouse the bull understood the truth in the words of the mouse he silently walked away might may not always be right belling the cat once upon a time there lived many mice in a grocer's shop they lived very happily gobbling up all the grocery items yummy so tasty however the shopkeeper wasn't happy so he decided to get a cat to deal with the nuisance in a few days the cat ate a number of mice this scared the other mice they were not able to leave a happy life as before hence the mice held an urgent meeting to find a solution to the cat menace we need to get a rid of the cat the mice decided but how one mouse had a suggestion if somehow we could know when the cat comes towards us we can hide
somewhere to save ourselves another clever mouse suggested what about a bell around the cat's neck wow that's a great idea replied all the mice in unison they praised the young mouse for his brilliance however one old mouse stood up and asked wait before you cheer think who is going to build the cat all the mice remain silent no one wanted to bail the cat imaginary solutions never serve a purpose the clever crow once a crow found a big piece of cheese the crow held it in her beak and flew up to the
tree brunch to eat the cheese in leisure as she was settling down a hungry fox came by when the fox saw the piece of cheese his mouth watered the cheese looked tasty and inviting said the fox how do i get it he thought suddenly an idea flashed in his mind the fox called out the crow in a very smooth gentle manner i've heard that you have a very sweet voice would you mind singing a song for me he asked the crow was way smarter than the fox she understood his cunning intention she carefully took the piece of cheese from her beak and put it under her foot then she set sarcastically i'm ready to sing now are you ready the fox was out with it he did not reply he quietly walked away be careful of flattery fox and the one day a fox was passing by a tree he saw a sitting on one of the tree branches the fox's mouth
watered what a fine lunch he would be thought the fox but the fox did not know how to climb a tree he somehow had to make the come down he looked up at the and said gently hello friend i have a great news what is it ask the i am a messenger of god hereafter no animal will eat any other animal we are all friends come down let's celebrate the smart replied whoa that's really great we should probably call our friends the hounds look they are almost here [Music] the fox gasped on hearing us as he was about to run the asked why are you afraid aren't we all friends now yes but the house might not know this yet saying this the fox ran away as fast as his legs could carry him always remain cautious of canning people the blue fox one day a fox was wandering in search of food a group of dogs spotted him and started chasing him the fox ran for his life as he was running he suddenly tumbled into a big tub of blue dye he hid there until the ducks were gone oh that was a great escape set the relieved fox to himself he slowly came out and fled to the jungle as the fox walked through the jungle he met other animals on the way all the animals seemed to be scared of him he had no idea why he walked and walked until he reached the jungle pond as he bent down to drink some water he looked at his reflection his whole body was blue in color he now understood everything the cunning fox now plotted a brilliant plan he called out for all his friends and said i'm a messenger of god i'll be your king going forward don't be afraid the animals believed the strange creature and accepted him as their king the fox led a happy life as the king of the jungle one day the fox king heard a pack of foxes holding oh what a wonderful music i cannot stop myself to hold too unable to resist his urge the blue fox started howling too hearing this loud howl the other animals finally figured out who this strange animal was they smacked him and drove him out of the jungle you can never hide your real identity the sour grapes a hungry fox was walking through a wiener his tummy was making grumbling sounds the big ripe bunches of grapes hung above his head tempted the fox his mouth started watering the fox craned his neck and tried to get hold of a bunch however the graves were beyond his reach the fox now jumped a little the graves were still unreachable let me try harder the fox said to himself so the fox stood on his hand legs and stretched himself to catch the grapes with his full legs oh glass the fox could not even touch the grapes i am quite tall i can do it set the fox to himself he jumped and jumped for a long time to get hold of a bunch of grapes but he could not reach them he finally gave up he was very disappointed who
wants such sour grapes not me saying this the proud fox walked away what we did not get is declared worthless by us jungles without animals long long ago there lived a king who was very fond of hunting however the king's hobby was causing a great loss to the jungles there were hardly any animals left [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this concerned the wise prime minister of the kingdom he decided to make the king understand the situation one day the king went for hunting as usual accompanied by his prime minister on the way
they saw a group of pirates tweetering aloud [Music] do you know what they are talking about the king asked the minister replied yes majesty they are discussing about the marriage in their family the groom's father wants five empty forests for his son whereas the bride's father is promising him ten but how exclaimed the king the prime minister replied the bride's father is saying that all jungles will soon be devoid of animals and birds given the king's passion for hunting the king suddenly realized
what the prime minister was hinting at he felt really ashamed of himself he promised that he won't go on a hunting spree again be kind to animals live and let live the cap seller and monkey [Music] once there was a cap seller in a town on one fine day after he made a few sales of cups he became very tired [Music] he decided to sit under a big tree to take rest for a while soon he slept off [Music] there were many monkeys on the big tree they saw the cop seller was sleeping under the tree hey friends look at those wonderful cats and the monkeys came down [Music] took the caps from the cap sellers back and woo them then they climbed
the tree again [Music] when the cab seller woke up he was shocked to see his back empty where are my cups are my cups to his surprise he saw the monkeys were wearing them hey monkeys give my cops give my cups you want your caps well he thought of an idea to get back all of his caps so he threw up his own cap on the air the monkeys also threw up their caps then he threw the cap on the ground the monkeys also threw down their caps yes the cap seller collected
all the caps put them back in his back and went away happily goodbye wisdom is better than weapons of war the foolish wolf [Music] once a wolf picked up the lamb from a herd of sheep and ran away when he was about to kill the lamb the lamb pleaded you may kill me sir but please fulfill me my last wish before you do please what is your last wish ask the surprised wolf the lamb replied i've heard that she played the flute really well could you please play a tune for me i want to die in peace the wolf was flattered he took out his flute and started playing once he stopped the clever lamb said it sounds so wonderful could you play it louder please the foolish wolf did not understand the lamb's trick oh yes i can definitely play it louder saying this he started playing the flute even louder the sound of the flute alerted the shepherd and his ducks in no time they reached the place
where the wolf was [Music] the dogs chased the wolf away and saved the land [Music] the cleveland was free he happily went and joined his hurt never lose your cool in adversity the dove and the ant once upon a time on the bank of a river there was a tree a dove lived on one of its many branches one day when the dove was sitting on the tree he saw an ant struggling for his life in the river waters the ant was crying for help help me save me the dove took pity on the poor end he plucked a lift and placed it near the end the ant quickly climbed onto the leaf the dove now picked up the leaf and dropped it on the land thank you very much my dear deaf friend i'll never forget this help said the ant one day as the dove was napping on one of the tree branches a hunter came by he saw the dove and aimed for it with his bow and arrow the ant was watching all this oh my friend is in danger i need to help him cried the ant he slowly crept behind the hunter and bit his toe cried the hunter he lost the grip on his bow and the arrow missed the dove the cry of the hunter alerted the dove and he flew to a safer place thus the good heart of dove was saved by the end [Music] a good deed is always repaid with a good deed the ugly tree in a dense forest there stood a big tree he was not like any other tree he had crooked branches pale dirty leaves and a disfigured trunk the other trees around him looked tall and elegant while he was much shorter than most of them the tree was never happy with himself he even envied the other beautiful trees around him look at me wind the tree how ugly i am how crooked my stems and branches are how i wish i could be as beautiful as the other trees one day a woodcutter came to the forest to collect firewood oh this tall trees will make for good wood let me chop them first saying that he chopped down a few of the long slender trees once he was done with a few trees he came to the crooked tree he came around the tree and examined it carefully this tree seems to have some problem moreover this twisted branches won't be of any use for me let me not waste time cutting it down the wood cutter picked up the chopped wood and went away the tree heaved a side of relief all these days he had thought he was ugly but now the very same ugliness had saved his life always be content with what you have [Music] the truthful woodcutter one day as usual a woodcutter was on his way to
work [Music] when he was crossing the river accidentally his axe fell into the river [Music] he was a very poor so could not buy a new axe at all i lost my axe i lost my ex here when he stops an angel appeared before him [Music] the angel came up carrying a golden axe take your axe no no this is not my ex my axe was made of iron no no this is not my axe my axe was made of angel once again plucked into the river and soon reappeared carrying the axe of the woodcutter ah i got my ox i got my axe oh angel thank you very much i will always indebt to you the angel was impressed by the man honesty she presented him the gold and silver axis in
recognition of his truthful nature [Music] truthfulness brings his own reward the boy and the wolf [Music] there once lived a shepherd boy every day he would go up the hill to graze his sheep one day he was bored and he wanted to have some fun he showed it [Music] there's the wolf the farmers working in the fields hurting the boys cries for help they run up the hill to save the boy where's the wolf where is the wolf they cried they looked around but there was no wolf the farmers warmed him against
playing such tricks and walked away but the boy wouldn't listen he played the same trick again this time the farmers grew angry they said if you ever do this again we will not come to your rescue and walked away the next day what the boy said for fun really happened yes a wolf indeed came to the spot the boy climbed on the tree and started crying out for help [Music] no one came the wolf killed all the sheep one by one and feasted on them the boy couldn't do anything but watch helplessly [Music] never lie once you are known as a liar you will not be taken seriously the two mice a country mouse and a
town house were very good friends one day the country mouse asked the town mouse why don't you come home sometime the town mouse happily agreed the country mouse welcomed him to his home and served him a variety of fruits and nuts they ate their food peacefully in the open fields [Music] however the town mouse soon grew tired of eating the simple food there he said what a boring life this is come with me to the town i'll show you how wonderful my life is the country mouse readily accepted his friend's invitation so the two friends set off to town [Music] the town mouse took the country mouse to his home [Music]
a kitchen and a big house in the town he served his friend a very delicious fare including cakes biscuits and bread as they sat down to eat they heard footsteps of the lady of the house [Music] they quickly hid in a hole after a while they emerged out of their hideouts and sat down again to eat [Music] it was the house cat here in the mill of the cat the mice around for their lives the country mouse didn't like it at all he said to the town mouse what a life you're leading you cannot even eat in peace i can't live like you i'm going back saying this the wise country mouse went back to his village all material witches cannot provide happiness
