Engaging English Stories for Children
A Pocket Full of Stars
Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a little girl named Mia. Mia was curious about everything around her.
She loved to walk in the fields, look at the flowers, and listen to the birds sing. But most of all, Mia loved the night sky.
Every evening, Mia would sit by her window and gaze at the stars. She thought they were the most beautiful thing in the world.
One night, as she was looking up at the sky, she saw something strange. A small, glowing star fell from the sky and landed in the grass near her house.
Mia was surprised but also very excited. She rushed outside and picked up the tiny star. It felt warm in her hand, like a little sun. Mia looked at it closely. “You are so beautiful,” she whispered.
The star began to twinkle even more brightly. Mia smiled and put it gently into her pocket. She thought it would be safe there.
The next night, the same thing happened. Another star fell from the sky and landed close to her. Mia quickly picked it up and placed it in the other pocket. Now, Mia had two stars. She felt very special.
As the days passed, more and more stars fell from the sky. Each time, Mia carefully picked them up and placed them in her pockets. Soon, both pockets were full of twinkling stars.
One evening, Mia decided to share her stars with the people in her village. She went to the town square and opened her pockets.
The stars floated out and filled the sky, shining brighter than ever before. The villagers looked up in amazement. “Where did all these stars come from?” they asked.
Mia smiled and said, “I have a pocket full of stars. Now, you can see them too.”
From that day on, every night, the stars would light up the village.
People gathered in the square to watch them, and Mia knew that the stars belonged to everyone, not just her.
She had a pocket full of stars, but she shared them with the world.
And from that day on, the stars in the village never faded, shining bright for all to see.
The Stranger in the Mirror
Once upon a time, in a small village, there lived a young boy named Sam. Sam was curious and loved to explore.
He lived with his grandmother, who told him many stories about magic and strange happenings.
One day, Sam found an old mirror in the attic. It was covered in dust. He cleaned it and placed it in his room.
The mirror was beautiful, with a golden frame. It looked normal at first, but soon, Sam noticed something strange. Every time he looked into the mirror, he saw a face that wasn’t his.
At first, Sam thought it was his imagination. But the face in the mirror didn’t go away. It was a man with a beard and strange eyes. Sam was scared. He told his grandmother, but she just smiled.
“Don’t worry, Sam,” she said. “That mirror has magic. It shows you things from another world.”
Sam didn’t understand. He kept staring into the mirror, hoping the face would disappear.
But it never did. One night, as he looked into the mirror, the stranger in the reflection spoke.
“Help me, Sam,” the stranger said. “I am trapped in this mirror. You must find a way to free me.”
Sam was afraid, but he felt sorry for the stranger. He wanted to help. His grandmother had told him that magic could be dangerous, but Sam decided to try.
He placed his hand on the mirror, and suddenly, the glass began to glow.
The stranger smiled, his eyes filled with hope. “Thank you, Sam. You are brave.”
With a soft sound, the stranger stepped out of the mirror. Sam couldn’t believe his eyes. The man looked real, standing right in front of him.
But before Sam could ask anything, the man turned and vanished into thin air.
The mirror was now empty, showing only Sam’s own reflection. From that day on, the mirror was just an ordinary mirror. But Sam never forgot the stranger.
He learned that sometimes, even the most unusual things can happen when you least expect it.
And from that day, he always kept the mirror as a reminder of the magical world he had touched.
