12 & Above

Scary Tales

The Mean Teachers

There was a school called Jymbo High which was known for being one of the best performing schools and parents loved taking their children to this school. What the parents did not know, is the children did not enjoy being in this school at all. The students in this school believed that the teachers were the meanest set of teachers. Once the teachers brought in raw lamb to class and ordered the students to eat it; other times, they would take sharp rocks and put them on the floor telling the students to lie on them; and on a normal day, the teachers would give a full book as an assignment to be completed within hours and if it was not done to perfection, the students would get beaten a lot. How do I know all this?

Catchy Tales June 11, 2020

Interesting Tales

The Golden Apple Tree

Stories were always told of a legendary golden tree that produced golden apples that existed a long time ago. It was said that once anyone takes a bite from the golden apples, one would turn into a mystical beast that would conquer everything. John was a warrior who always wanted to be popular. As a young child, he had been told of this legend by his parents repeatedly that he was curious about the tree being real that he decided to set out on an adventure in search of the tree.

Catchy Tales June 9, 2020

Hero Tales

The Musician Who Destroyed Music

There once was a musician who went around the world looking to get famous. Instead of his music pleasing the people and making everyone dance, it would put them to sleep. No one considered him a musician, instead, everyone called him the Lullaguy as most parents loved to have him play his music to put their babies to sleep.

Catchy Tales June 7, 2020

Interesting Tales

The Gentle Robotic Giant

There once was a man who had a robotic dog that was always looking for a friend. The owner was very mean to the dog. He not only made him guard the house, but he also overworked him by giving him work that he was not programmed to do. Looking to build a friend robot to keep him company, it would always bury the man’s gadgets in the hope of making a new robotic owner. It made a gentle robotic giant that the dog loved more than its owner.

Catchy Tales May 24, 2020

Hero Tales

The Knight That Became a Bandit

It was five o clock when the knight woke up. He was the town’s hero known for doing good deeds like slaying dragons and rescuing princesses. On this particular morning, he was running away from the townsmen who were chasing after him with torches of fire. He had been accused of stealing jewelry and beautiful paintings from some of the homes in the town. Every time he stole, he would leave a photo of himself as a way of showing off his expertise about the theft and this angered the town.

Catchy Tales May 23, 2020

Scary Tales

The Family Curse

There once lived a family that never slept. They had red eyes that had popped out of their sockets with their eyeballs hanging on their faces. They were always tired. They were afraid of sleeping as every time they slept, dead people would haunt them. These dead people haunted the family as it was believed that their ancestors mistreated them and therefore, a curse was placed on everyone in the family.
One day, as the parents were in the basement, the children went outside to explore. The neighbors, upon seeing the children, screamed in horror as they had never seen such hideous people in their lifetime. Afraid, they called for a town meeting and the family was banished from the town making them move to the nearby forest. In the forest, all the animals were afraid of them because they were so hideous, even the bears and lions couldn’t go near them. They looked for the strongest tree and built their house on the tallest point of the tree.

Catchy Tales May 15, 2020

Hero Tales

The Powerless Boy

In a town full of heroes lived a boy named John who did not have powers like the rest of the town. Being the odd one out, he did not have any friends as all the boys would bully him for not having any powers. This made him determined to prove his worth. Neighboring the town, was an evil villain called Kiljoy who had terrorized the town many times in the past.

Catchy Tales May 11, 2020