StoriesAnimal stories for children
Stories where animals do the talking: a brave elephant calf, a squirrel who learns to share and a tortoise whose slowness saves the day. Young children follow animal characters easily, and the feelings in these stories, fear, pride and loneliness, are ones every child knows.
- The Elephant Who Was Afraid of PuddlesGajju was the biggest calf in the herd. He could push over a small tree. He could carry three monkeys on his back. But Gajju had a secret: he was afraid of puddles.Animal stories · Ages 4 to 8 · 3 min
- The Squirrel's Winter StoreChiku the squirrel lived in a hollow of an old neem tree. All autumn he gathered nuts and seeds. He counted them every night: forty groundnuts, twelve walnuts...Animal stories · Ages 4 to 8 · 2 min
- The Tortoise and the Flooded RoadDheeru the tortoise was the slowest animal in the mango grove. The rabbits zipped past him. The squirrels ran circles around him. "Hurry up, Dheeru!" everyone...Animal stories · Ages 4 to 8 · 2 min