Short Story written by: Ana Maria Amarfil
Every year a Big circus comes to the city, We the children are anxious to see the big lion opening his big mouth and showing his teeth.
The lion tamer is a tall, young man that puts his head into the lion´s mouth while all the women and children scream.
We all think that the lion is going to bite him, but the young tamer takes his head out of the lion´s mouth and smiles and we all feel relieved. Continue reading…
Lucy, a 6 year old girl had a very strong personality and always listened to other people’s advice. Since she was small, she accepted advice from older people, but what she didn’t like at all was to obey orders.
She was always put in a bad mood when her parents ordered her to tidy up her room, or clean the table, and her parents didn’t want her to have that attitude.
So Lucy´s parents planned to make Lucy more obedient by taking advantage of the fact that she liked to take other people’s advice. Continue reading…
Once upon a time there was a boy who had felt inferior to others ever since he was small. His results in class were worse than the rest, and everybody in school used to make fun of him because he was so clumsy.
Sometimes he fell over playing football, and the other children used to laugh and say: “Paul you are so clumsy!”
This kind of thing was not good for Paul as every time somebody made fun of him, Paul went on the defensive. Continue reading…
Short story writen by: Luna Pilar Acevedo
Naty was a sixteen year old orphan. One day she decided to look for a job and the Malcolm family employed her because they needed somebody to take care of their pet.
Naty thought that their pet would be a normal pet, but it wasn’t. She nearly fainted when she found out that she had to take care of a dolphin! When she recovered she accepted the job. Continue reading…
Short Story writen by: Alba
Once upon a time there was a girl called Karla, she was very shy. One day her father King Marcus ordered her to clean and prepare the guest bedrooms for visitors that were coming from the city.
Karla´s mother was a strict and always ordered Karla to do lots of things such as washing the dishes, tidying up the room and taking out the trash. Continue reading…
The day was sunny and Julia woke up with the birds. She was six years old and what she most liked to do was to play with her dolls and eat her brother’s hidden sweets. By the way, he was called William.
Julia´s parents had bought her a toothbrush which they called “Mr. Toothbrush” because they had been to the dentist some days before to check Julia´s teeth.
The dentist had to fill a little cavity in one of her teeth and while he was fixing her molar he told her a funny story: Continue reading…
Once upon a time there was a very smart girl called Lina. She lived with her parents in a neighbourhood in Madrid in Spain. Her house was really big with a big garden and a spacious garage where Lina would play and invent new things.
She was really smart, and was able to learn things that the rest of the kids could not even imagine.
One day, she went to repair her parents car and had an idea. Why not use chickpeas as petrol? She was really confident and so started to develop her invention. Continue reading…
Short Story writen by: Ale
Once upon a time there was a kid called Josh. He loved going for walks to enjoy the nature and the animals that were all around.
One day when it got dark, Josh went into the forest for a walk, even though his mother told him not to move far away from the house because he could get lost. Continue reading…
Short Story writen by: Laura, 11 years old.
Once upon a time there was a boy named “Chickpea”, well, actually that was what his family called him, but his real name was Charlie.
Ever since he was very small, his family had called him chickpea as a term of endearment because he had a cute rounded head.
Joan, his little sister also had a nickname, “Lentil”, because of a mole she had on her back. Charlie always teased his sister by calling her Lentil. So their parents had to punishing them both, because they were always teasing each other. But one day this changed… Continue reading…
Short Story writen by Laura, 10 years old.
Once upon a time there were three kids that were poor and lived in a town near a big river. They were called Nicole, Charly and Mike and everyday they went out to beg for food.
The kids were really good and always helped their parents. One day a young woman passed by and saw the children. Continue reading…
