Stories for Children

Shankar who was studying in the sixth standard and his younger sister Sarada who was studying in the fourth standard were always quarreling. Their parents kept advising them to stop quarreling and to learn to be amicable. But the siblings wouldn't stop quarreling. One day, their father told them, "I am going to give you an interesting assignment. It will be challenging but will also be exciting. Are you willing to take it up?" "Yes, daddy!" said both in unison. "Okay. You both have to write a long story together!" said their father. "How can we write a story together?" asked Shankar. "We have read stories. But we don't know how to write one!" said Sarada. "That's why I said it would be a challenging assignment. Writing a story is not easy. You have to think, get ideas and put them in writing. That is the challenge." "But you also said it would be exciting!" said Shankar. "Writing a story is creating