These stories come from different countries, but often show that life has the same problems, the same surprises, the same tears, and laughter wherever we are. Children are cruel to parents, and pa…
Robinson Crusoe is bored with his quiet life at home in England. He decides to be a sailor and to travel the seas of the world. He has many exciting adventures, and in 1659 he is on a ship sailin…
Zak Wakeman is a movie director in Hollywood. He is making a movie with the famous star, Natalie Nevons. Nathan is in the movie, too. He does Natalie's stunts because they are dangerous. Zak do…
The sun is hot, hot, hot. You are driving a long, long road in the centre of Australia. Suddenly you see a man standing in the middle of the road. He is wearing an expensive suit and nice shoes,…
"Does the sea frighten you? Your boat is very small. Do you know your friends well? Are they good at sailing? Jack, his wife Tonya, and his friends Max and Sasha want to sail from England to A…
Greg is a porter at the Shepton Hotel in New York. When a girl with beautiful green eyes asks him for help, Greg can't say no. The girl's name is Cassie, and she says she is an artist. She tells…
Algernon knows that his friend Jack does not always tell the truth. For example, in town, his name is Ernest, while in the country he calls himself Jack. And who is the girl who gives him present…
What's in a name? Does it really matter if you are called Montague or Capulet? When Romeo, son of Lord and Lady Montague, falls in love with the most beautiful girl he's ever seen, he finds out th…
Matty is fifteen and is leaving school in a few week's time. He wants to work with animals and would like to get a job on a farm. But his parents say he's too young to leave home. He must stay i…
It is hay-making time on the Wookey farm. Two brothers are building the haystack, but thinking about other things--about young women, and love. There are angry words, and then a fight between the…