ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

Hood’s scarf furiously. “Ouch!” cried Red Riding Hood. Hansel saw a magic wand beside the cage and he took it. The witch yelled, ...

nobody answered her. She opened the door carefully and stepped into the house. As she made her way to the kitchen, she saw the s ...

Her heart pounded faster and faster. She realised that it was a wolf. Not an ordinary one, but a big wolf. She closed her eyes a ...

Hansel and Gretel heard screams as they made their way to their house. They stopped and looked at each other. “That sounds like ...

“Father!” Gretel mimed his word silently. His face lit up when he saw his father. The woodcutter had just finished his work for ...

Not long after that, Red Riding Hood woke up from her unconsciousness. She was in bed. She cried as she saw her grandmother sitt ...

The Beast Princess By: Winnie Ngu & Wong Ben Lu An adaptation from Beauty and the Beast by Surbhit Chauhan Once upon a time, ...

rudeness, so she changed Veronica into an ugly beast which reflected her true inner self. Veronica was frustrated and sad. She k ...

There was a poor but kind girl who lived in another village. Her name was Celine. She always offered to help hands in doing the ...

while and finally decided to let him go with one condition he would let his daughter, Celine, stay with Veronica for a month. Ac ...

The next morning, Celine packed her stuff and left the house. Veronica was already waiting for her at the castle. Even though it ...

In the following days, although sometimes Celine was treated rudely, she would still be patient in teaching Veronica and giving ...

because she thought Celine would leave her forever and that she would be lonely again. She quickly ran to the door and looked ou ...

The fairy queen was watching over them. She saw that Veronica had finally made a sincere friend. Her behaviour had also improved ...

Dear X By: Nur Athirah Hanim binti Razis Ahmad It was another early sunset on a rainy day in Gangwon. Mrs. Liu was playing the p ...

Until one day, “Mama, I learned a new dance at school. It was so fun!” “Oh, really, dear? What kind of dance?” “Street dancing, ...

“Sure, my dear.” Xin gradually showed how dancing and singing made her feel the most alive in this world. She started to go to p ...

Mrs. Liu was shocked. “What do you mean, Xin?” “I want to continue my studies there. I can learn more about dancing and singing. ...

At the age of just 12 years old, Xin went to Beijing to pursue her dream. Mrs Liu knew she was not strong enough to let her litt ...

“One ticket to Changsha, please. Thank you.” “Miss, no more sitting tickets are left. Do you still want it?” Xin, a 15-year-old, ...