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Festival of Eid – Idgaah story in English: Premchand [1] A full thirty days after Ramadan comes Eid. How wonderful and beautiful is the morning of Eid! The trees look greener, the fields more festive, the sky has a ‘lovely pink glow. Look at the sun! It comes up brighter and more dazzling than before to wish the world a …

“मैं होली पर बड़ी वाली लाल पिचकारी खरीदूंगा” अम्बर ने माही से कहा। “मैं तो पीले रंग वाली खरीदूंगी जो तेरी लाल से भी बड़ी होगी” माही ने कहा। “और मेरे से बड़ी पिचकारी तो किसी की हो ही नहीं सकती, जैसा कि तुम सभी जानते हो” सचिन ने मुस्कुराते हुए कहा। “मैं लाल और पीला गुलाल खरीदूंगा। ये दोनों …

With Holi coming up, Dadi (Grandmother) wants to start preparing the sweets but how can she without the right ingredients? Dadi had started dictating her list of items to be bought for Holi since last evening. “Who can match the flavor of mouth-watering dahi vadas and crispy golden gujhiyas prepared by Dadi?” said Garima excitedly. mom smiled in agreement. Dadi …

Legend of Christmas Tree: Most children have seen a Christmas tree, and many know that the pretty and pleasant custom of hanging gifts on its boughs comes from Germany; but perhaps few have heard or read the story that is told to little German children, respecting the origin of this custom. The story is called “The Little Stranger,” and runs …

Christmas: Kids Short Story By Manjari Shukla On this Christmas Eve, Michael was wandering in the garb of Santa Claus with a bag full of gifts. Being a crooked thief, he was adept at disguising himself and robbing people even during broad day light. Suddenly he noticed a lady waving good bye to a small boy.Michel thought – “I am …

First Thanksgiving: After landing in Plymouth*, the Pilgrims had to struggle to survive through their first wretched and miserable winter in Massachusetts. When spring and summer came it was a welcome relief. They learned so many things that first year. They had planted and cared for their first fields of corn. They had found wild strawberries in the meadows, raspberries …

Remotely Thanksgiving: Humorous Short Story – “Jessie are you sure you don’t know where the TV remote is, Bob asked her for the hundredth time, it was sitting here on the coffee table this afternoon.” Bob’s eldest daughter Jessie was quietly watching her favorite TV program. She looked up, scrunched up her face, shrugged her shoulders and turned back to …

At noon on a dreary November day, a lonesome little fellow stood at the door of a cheap restaurant in Boston, and offered a solitary copy of a morning paper for sale to the people passing. But there were really not many people passing, for it was Thanksgiving Day, and the shops were closed, and everybody who had a home …

Spirit of Diwali: Chandan put his hands on his ears trying to shut off the sounds. It was Diwali night. The entire city was lit up. Fire crackers were exploding everywhere. Chandan was lying on a dirty wooden bench in one corner of a dhaba in which he worked, trying to shut off the world and sleep. Diwali – the …

कथाकार मुंशी प्रेमचंद भारत के ही नहीं, दुनियाभर में विख्यात हुए और ‘कथा सम्राट‘ कहलाए। प्रेमचंद की जयंती 31 जुलाई को बड़े ही उत्‍साह से मनाई जाती  है। इस खास मौके पर उनकी कहानी ‘दो बैलों की कथा‘ पढ़कर अपनी यादें ताजा कर लीजिए… दो बैलों की कथा [1]: हीरा और मोती जानवरों में गधा सबसे ज्यादा बुद्धिमान समझा जाता …