This is a short story about a boy who helps his father become healthy. Manu’s dad did not eat healthy food. Instead, he loved junk food. To make things worse, he usually did not do any physical activity at all. His job required him to sit at a computer all Read more…
This story is part 4 of a series. In the first few parts of this series, we talked about what the children did during the blackout. However, we have not talked about how or why the power outage happened in the first place. This blackout happened because the animals in Read more…
This is a story about putting love into everything you do. Manny likes plants very much. He spends all his evenings under the two trees in the yard. One is a pine tree, and the other is an apple tree. Manny can spend hours sitting under them just looking at Read more…
This story is part 3 of a series. On the second day of the blackout, the children did not meet. This time, everyone stayed at home with their parents. The children were lucky to have great parents who invented games to make the night less frightening. The second day was Read more…
This is a short story about a girl who convinces her mother to let her pursue her own interests. A love for music is something that can develop when you are young. To be fair, it can develop when you are at any age. Some people will only listen to Read more…
This short story is part 2 of a series of stories about a young boy who learns how to earn money. To Julio’s father, Mr. Julio, the idea of his son starting work was fantastic. He liked knowing that his son wanted to buy a present for his mom on Read more…
A short story about a boy who learns how to earn money. Julio’s mother’s birthday was fast approaching and the boy had no gift to give her. In the previous years, he had been too small to give a present to his mother. But he was already a big boy Read more…
This is part 2 of a short story. The four children walk after Mr. Lee. They cannot see very well but they have a lantern to help them navigate through the darkness. When they go out of the house into the garden they realize that the rest of the neighborhood is Read more…
This is a short story about four friends who faced a blackout in their city. There once were four children who lived in a neighbourhood. They were two boys and two girls. Their parents were friends with each other and so the four of them also became friends over time. Read more…
An original short story about a girl who learns how to cycle. Some things are never forgotten. It is hard to forget when you first discovered your favourite ice cream flavour is, or when you ate a delicious hamburger with french fries for the very first time. Can you remember Read more…