Level-1 Stories

Stegosauruses were large, heavily built dinosaurs which lived in the Late Jurassic Period. They lived near woodlands or plains and were also known as roof-lizards. The skull of Stegosaurus was long, pointed and narrow. It was almost like a stretched skull of a turtle. Stegosaurus had two rows of bony plates along its body. They […]

Spinosaurus, also known as the “Spine Lizard”, lived during the Cretaceous Period. It was the bulkiest dinosaur that ever existed. Spinosaurus was even bigger than T-Rex. The teeth of Spinosaurus looked like knives. It had a long, narrow skull which looked similar to the skull of a crocodile. Spinosaurus had an incredible sail on its

Pterodactyluses were the winged reptiles that lived during the Late Jurassic Period. They had wingspan ranged from 2 to 11 metres, which made them the largest flying birds. Pterodactyluses were carnivores, and ate meat, such as fish, eggs and crabs. Pterodactylus had a striking similarity to the present day giraffe. They had huge bodies but

Brachiosaurus was a long-necked dinosaur that lived in the Jurassic Period. Brachiosaurus had a long neck but relatively a small head and a short tail. Brachiosauruses were around 25 metres long and weighed 40 tons. They were herbivores. They could eat almost 400 kilograms of plants every day. Brachiosauruses moved in herds after they had

Ankylosauruses were present in ancient times of the Late Cretaceous Period. They were herbivores and fed on low-growing ferns and plants. Ankylosaurus had a length of around 9 metres and wastwice the weight of a rhinoceros. It had a short, wide head, armoured eyes but weak jaws. Ankylosaurus had wide feet and walked on all

Pansy was a monkey. She was naughty. But she was as sweetas honey. One day, Pansy was playing with her friends. Hop! Jump! Hop! She was excited. She kept thinking of all the fun she would have. ‘I will win all the games,’ she thought. Dancing and singing, she marched on. Suddenly, on her way,

Nutty was a furry squirrel. She grabbed nuts all the time. Nutty loved to eat nuts all day. She used to live in a tree-hole. In the same tree, there lived Birdie with her children. Though they were neighbours yet they were enemies. This was because Birdie used to steal Nutty’s nuts. When Nutty came

Glutty the hippo, loved to eat, eat and eat. He was greedy. He was a lover of food. He ate and ate and ate. When Glutty was around, there was no food left for anybody else. The kids in the school hid their tiffins. “Beware of Glutty!” they said to one another. One day, Glutty

Ele was a naughty elephant. Her mischief was the talk of thewhole town. “Ele! Ele!” cried the entire town. Do you know why? Well, it was because of Ele’s mischief. She always played tricks on others. No one could escape her naughty eyes. Do you know what she did once? Oh, she put a rubber

Dukey was a lovely duck. She loved the rain, come what may. It was a lovely day. Dukey was sitting by the window looking at the bright blue sky. And lo, as she was looking at the sky, dark clouds came from all sides. Dukey jumped with joy and said, “It seems it is going

Crystal was a sheep. She lied all the time. She never paid attention,to what went around. Crystal was a happy-go-lucky sheep. She always lied to get the things she wanted. One day, she and her friend made a plan to go to the circus in the morning. But, it was school time. So, Crystal lied

Buttercup was a pony. She had very lovely hair. She was courageous, in times of need. One day, Buttercup was very excited. She and her friends were going for a picnic. There were Dopey, the horse, Rover, the dog, Biscuit, the fox and Smurf, the rabbit. They had chosen a very lovely place in the

Bosky was a rabbit. She was careless. She would cause trouble, without knowing it. Oh! Bosky had forgotten to close the door again! “Bosky! Dear Bosky! Why are you so careless?” scolded her father one day. Once, Bosky went out to buy some milk.The vendor asked her to pay for it. Bosky could only stare