Short Stories in English

It may happen some fine day that you will be asked to dress the baby, so you might as well learn how it is done. First you must catch your baby. Having located him in the wardrobe or under the bed you lure him into the open by promising bic-bics. Then you place him, face downwards, across your knees and clutch him firmly with both hands. With your other two hands you draw his nightdress up as far as his head; since you haven't opened the buttons it won't go any further. Next you open the buttons and draw the nightdress up again. This time it will go right over his head and stifle his howls. Be careful, of course, not to stifle the baby. When the nightdress comes off you will find that you have lost control of the baby for the time being, so you must catch him again. This should be done, if possible, before he reaches the floor. Now we are ready to make a start. Take the first of the foundation garments and slip it twice over the baby's head; once before you

Old Faithful is a wonderful geyser. It erupts about every hour, winter or summer, day or night. Once every hour, Old Faithful sends a fountain-like column of hot water high into the air. Old Faithful is in Yellowstone National Park, USA. There are about 200 geysers in this park. The Giant Geyser throws water about 175 feet into the air, but it does not erupt regularly. No one knows when it will erupt. Some geysers erupt several times during an hour. Some may not erupt for months. But Old Faithful is different. It will always erupt once every hour. It's time for Old Faithful to erupt again. There is a crowd near the geyser. Suddenly we hear a strange noise. Then we see only a small column of water. Gradually it rises higher and higher. Higher and still higher the water rises. It usually rises over 100 feet. For about four minutes this natural fountain sends a giant column of water into the air. Then it gradually dies down. The people hurry away to see the other geysers.