Twinkle toes, silver moon, Gleeful laughter all around; Golden voices singing songs, Of loss and love in lyrics long. Leisurely evenings, loved ones near, Sharing sadness, spreading joy; Are things of those bygone days, The days of leisurely books and plays If one gets a little time these days, It gets caught in the world wide web, Without a protest it gets killed; Without a drop of blood being spilled. Though some dreams and relationships, Get choked and pass out silently, Now nobody has any time that’s free; As days pass by in reverie. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com ..read more

 About the author Victor Canning Victor Canning (1911-1986) was a British writer of novels and thrillers. he started out as a short story writer and then moved on to novels . He is famous for his Mr. Finchley series. Summary Horace Danby was a fifty year old locksmith with a good reputation in the society. He was quite well off enough to keep a house keeper and had two helpers in his business. He suffered from hay fever during summer. Despite his social standing he was not a totally honest person, and did one robbery each year to finance his expensive hobby of collecting rare books. Horac ..read more

                                    About the author Robert Arthur (1909-1969) was a writer of speculative fiction. He wrote and edited crime fiction and was known for his work with the Mysterious Traveller radio series. His most famous works include The Three Investigators, The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy, and The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure. Summary Ausable, a secret agent was a short fat man with an American ..read more

A budding leaf at the end of a twig A new beginning for the leafless tree A ray of hope to get air for free. Photo by Pixabay ..read more

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Never hurt others In body or in mind, For It doesn’t cost a penny To be good, or to be kind. Kindness is a potion That heals almost everything, Being kind is to be humane And we are human beings. When wrath engulfs the mind Think before you speak, If your words hurt others Or if it makes them weak; It’s better to be silent Till kind feelings return, For to spread the word of love In this paradise you were born. Photo by Anastasiya Gepp ..read more

This is a story about an over pampered pet which becomes sick and is ultimately cured by the narrator who is a veterinary doctor. Summary The story begins when Mr Herriot meets Mrs Pumphrey and her pet dog Tricki walking down the street. Mr Herriot is shocked to see the condition of Tricki who had become fat like a sausage and had red watery eyes which were signs of his ill-health.  Mrs Pumphrey informs Mr Herriot that Tricki had been feeling unenergetic of late, so she had been giving him extra food in between meals to improve his health. Mr Herriot advises her to immediately stop the ex ..read more

Without darkness , Light is worthless. Without hatred , Love is bland. In absence of bad Goodness is worthless . Without cruelty ,  It’s useless being kind. Without the night .  Who’d care for light?  Without silence,  Who’d care for sound?  Without sadness ,  What’s the use of happiness ? What would be life? Without its strife.  Everything has its use, Everything has its need. Every being is priceless . Whatever be the creed. Photo by Sumita Tah ..read more

                                                 Arup Kumar Dutta Summary of ‘Tea from Assam’ The story begins with a train journey.  Rajvir and Pranjol are travelling to upper Assam by train where Pranjol’s father is a manager of a tea-garden. Pranjol has invited Rajvir to visit his home at Dekhiabari Tea Estate during the summer vacation. Rajvir is ve ..read more

                                                                   Lokesh Abrol This descriptive text reveals the attractions of Coorg, the coffee country. The hilly region called the ‘kingdom of god’, is situated between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore. Coorg ..read more