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The plane breaks down

by admin // March 4, 2024 // No Comments

The pigs fly by plane for a trip. The engine breaks down. They must land. It is a desert island. They wait for help. They are hungry. Three pigs go to find food. They bring: apples, mushrooms, grapes, carrots, lettuce,... Continue reading →

Stuffy’s week

by admin // December 2, 2023 // No Comments

On Monday Stuffy meets his friends. They drink tea. On Tuesday he sleeps with his family in the garden. On Wednesday he visits a gold mine. On Thursday he reads a book to his mum and they talk. On Friday... Continue reading →

Drawy’s depression

by admin // September 28, 2023 // No Comments

After Percius changed Drawy into a real pig children don’t talk about his past.– You have to remember everything, they say.But Drawy can’t remember anything. He becomes more and more depressed.Arnika, the teacher calls his adoptive parents – Hellen and... Continue reading →

A sea pig?

by admin // September 10, 2023 // No Comments

It is summer. Love and Drawy are snorkeling in the sea. They see a pig at the bottom. They dive. They say:– Hello!– Welcome to America, no, sorry, Japan, no, Australia, no, I don’t know where, says the pig.– What?... Continue reading →

Forgotten birthday

by admin // April 30, 2023 // No Comments

It is Wednesday. Pinky, Ghosty, Strawberry and Vanilla wake up. – It is our birthday! shouts Vanilla. – Happy birthday! they wish to each other. The piglets go to the kitchen. – It is our birthday! they shout. The parents... Continue reading →

How Drawy appeared

by admin // March 22, 2023 // No Comments

Children at school are drawing their friends. One pig hasn’t got any. She creates a friend. Suddenly the wind blows. Sticky’s picture blows out of the window. In the classroom there is a chaos. The pigs are catching their pictures.... Continue reading →

There is a fire!

by admin // March 4, 2023 // No Comments

It is Rosie’s Birthday. She invites her friends for a barbecue in the forest. It is early spring. Because there was no snow in winter, the ground is very dry. The pigs don’t realize it. The party is going on.... Continue reading →

A muddy heart

by admin // February 14, 2023 // No Comments

It is Valentine’s Day. Bravy writes a Valentine card for Eary. Oh my Darling Friend!On Valentines I wish you a great day together.My sweet Angel, your ears are like angel’s wings.You are the best! I love you! Bravy He goes... Continue reading →

Lack of paper for Valentines

by admin // February 12, 2023 // No Comments

Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Children at school are making cards and decorations. – Oh no! There isn’t any red paper! says Vanilla. – There is, but not enough, says Arnica, the teacher. – What shall we do? says Ghosty.–... Continue reading →

Little pigs’ performance

by admin // January 31, 2023 // No Comments

Chewy and Narcis have three kids – Blackberry, Raspberry and Melon. One day in the kindergarten in Snoutland there is a performance – Three Little Pigs and the children play them. Peps plays the Bad Wolf. But she is too... Continue reading →

How to help hungry hedgehogs

by admin // January 23, 2023 // No Comments

Winter is very warm this year. Hedgehogs in Gruntland wake up. They are hungry. All the other animals are asleep. – Oh no, what can we hunt?! says Spiky. The children of Wooly go for a walk.– Look, hedgehogs, says... Continue reading →

Wither moves into Gruntland part II

by admin // October 2, 2022 // No Comments

To read part I click here. The Kids go to Pureido. He lives in Gruntland and makes furniture. He isn’t an archer anymore but he has got a bow. – Pureido, you must help us! cry the children. – What’s... Continue reading →

Wither moves into Gruntland

by admin // September 12, 2022 // No Comments

Crafty and Square must leave for two days. Miracle stays alone at home.– Can I invite my friends for a party? she asks.– Yes, you can, but you can’t make noise. Our neighbour will come and check how you are.–... Continue reading →

Don’t touch anything!

by admin // August 4, 2022 // No Comments

One summer day children from Gruntlad and Snoutland go for a trip to Curly Tails. They visit an art museum there. The guide talks about the paintings. Then the children go to the Ancient Egypt section. – Remember, don’t touch... Continue reading →

Pepi’s therapy part 5

by admin // March 4, 2022 // No Comments

This is not a story for children, it was written by a teenage girl and is sutitable for teenagers. To read part 1 click hereTo read part 2 click hereTo read part 3 click hereTo read part 4 click here... Continue reading →

Santa’s magic

by admin // December 23, 2021 // No Comments

Before Christmas parents are busy preparing food and children are bored.– Mum, what shall we do? asks Fitty.– Make some origami, suggests mum.– Great idea! agree the children.The piglets search for some paper. They find a lot of paper in... Continue reading →

There will be no Christmas

by admin // December 21, 2021 // No Comments

It is three days before Christmas. The children in Gruntland are in a cafe. They are talking about Santa Claus and drinking tea. Later they are going back home. It is a snowy night. The sky is full of stars.... Continue reading →

An autumn lesson

by admin // November 18, 2021 // No Comments

It is autumn again. New children in Gruntland go to school for the first time. They are sons and daughters of the new families – Trixie and Sporty (Fitty and Jingle), Elvie and Chloe (Sticky, Longie and Peps), Reci and... Continue reading →

Harry gets bribed

by admin // June 15, 2021 // No Comments

James Ball is ordering food online.– What do we need? he asks Rosie.– A lot of nuts – maybe 1kg, two cauliflowers, some carrots, two leeks, two parsleys, three cucumbers.– Is that all?– I think so.– Ok, so I am... Continue reading →

Crafty fights Enderman

by admin // May 10, 2021 // No Comments

To read the beginning of the story click here The children go to Crafty who comes from Minecraft. Crafty listens to the children and promises to go to Minecraft and pour water at Enderman. She takes her magical obsidian, many... Continue reading →

A trip to a theme park

by admin // May 5, 2021 // No Comments

One nice spring day the children go to a theme park. They have fun on waterslides, a tree house, a Ferris wheel and a hall of mirrors. Nosy stays in the hall of mirrors alone. He laughs because he is... Continue reading →

Smily’s life lesson

by admin // March 14, 2021 // No Comments

It is a very nice winter day in Gruntland. The school children go for a trip. They are very excited. At home boys and girls put on hats, scarves and mittens, they take hot drinks and sandwiches. There is a... Continue reading →

Dragon’s egg

by admin // February 19, 2021 // No Comments

It is winter. It is snowy and cold. Children in Gruntland are happy. They are playing in the snow. Koala and White Tummy’s Children – a new family in Gruntland – are on a field. They have a snowball fight.... Continue reading →

Santa Claus and tigers

by admin // December 23, 2020 // No Comments

Piggy and Imp’s children are going through the forest. It is December. Tomorrow is Christmas and Santa Claus visits children. Suddenly the piglets hear a cry. Who is it? They see Santa Claus. He is mourning. – Is it real... Continue reading →

Angry Birds in Gruntland again

by admin // November 25, 2020 // No Comments

One day Harry, the dad, can’t find his son Sammy. He checks all his son’s favorite hidings but Sammy isn’t there. – What has happened? he thinks. Harry starts to worry. In the afternoon Sammy is still missing. – Maybe... Continue reading →

Artie learns shapes

by admin // November 19, 2020 // No Comments

Artie has problems at school. He can’t understand maths. It is difficult for him to remember shapes. His parents – Squirrely and Willy make up an educative trip for him. Artie likes history very much. They take him to a... Continue reading →

Angry Bird’s egg

by admin // July 4, 2020 // No Comments

One summer day Hyacinth and Flora go for a walk. Far in the grass something shines. – What is this? says Flora.– It may be a dragon’s egg. It looks lost, says Hyacinth.– Let’s take it home, says Flora. The... Continue reading →

Valentines

by admin // February 13, 2020 // No Comments

      It is a day before Valentines. Piglet is very excited. He is making a Valentine card for Modesty. He is writing:       My darling Angel, You are my best friend and I am sending you a Valentine. You are... Continue reading →

A Cristal guest

by admin // December 5, 2019 // No Comments

      It is a sunny autumn day. Pinky, Strawberry, Ghosty and Fitty are entering a confectionery and they see a strange pig there. It is all cristal and very small. The strange pig wants to buy something to eat but... Continue reading →

An autumn walk

by admin // October 21, 2019 // No Comments

     One day Trixy and Sporty, a new couple in Gruntland, go for an autumn walk. They see lots of tasty berries. They eat strange orange berries: red berries of barberry: red fruits of wild rose: yellow fruits of quince:... Continue reading →

The first day of spring

by admin // March 21, 2019 // No Comments

     On the first day of spring the weather is beautiful. Froggie and Big Eyes’ children together with Cushy and Pillowy’s children go to the river for a picnic. They have got a great cake baked by Froggie.      There... Continue reading →

Kermit’s birthday

by admin // February 10, 2019 // No Comments

Today it is Kermit’s birthday. He wants to bake a birthday cake. He invites two guests – Frogy and Big Eyes – a new family in Gruntland. Kermit bakes his cake all day. It is beautiful. There is only one... Continue reading →

Grandma and Grandpa’s Day

by admin // January 21, 2019 // No Comments

It’s Grandma and Grandpa‘s day. Are there any grandparents in Gruntland or Snoutland? Yes, there are. Cheekie and Cheeksy have got a grandaughter (Square and Crafty’s baby from a magic egg) , Kermit and Belly are grandparents too. Grunting and... Continue reading →

Hilda sees her future husband

by admin // December 27, 2018 // No Comments

– What’s the matter? says Groom.– Someone is knocking at the door, says Squirly.Groom opens the door.– Hi, says Hilda.– Come in! What brings you here?– Oh, your magic ball of course.-Yes, I have got a magic ball. Come, the... Continue reading →

Photographing Santa

by admin // December 16, 2018 // No Comments

It is 6th December. In Gruntland the pigs are waiting for Santa Claus. Trixie, Recy and Elvy have an idea. They want to take a photo of Santa Claus when he is bringing presents to them. Groom, Beauty, Squirly and... Continue reading →

Santa Claus’s Day

by admin // December 10, 2018 // No Comments

It is 5th December. The children of Hippie and Elvis wonder if Santa Claus will come to them tomorrow. Last year human Santa Claus came at Christmas, but they think: – Is there a pig Santa Claus in the world?... Continue reading →

Frail’s trouble at Halloween

by admin // October 31, 2018 // No Comments

One day before Halloween Frail is coming back from school. She got a bad mark and she is sad. It is raining. She steps into a puddle.– Oh no, what a bad day! she thinks. Suddenly she slips and falls... Continue reading →

An interview with a wizard part III

by admin // May 10, 2018 // No Comments

To read the part I click hereTo read the part II click here – What else is there in the chests? asks FrailThere are magic flying sculs, magic herbs, a cloak of invisibility and in the second chest there is... Continue reading →

An interview with a wizard part II

by admin // May 9, 2018 // No Comments

To read the part I click hereThe lizards are busking. – Why are they lying in the sun? asks Frail.– They like heat, but the sun beams are very important for me, answers Percius.– What for? – To light magic... Continue reading →

An interview with a wizard part I

by admin // May 8, 2018 // No Comments

Frail has got a homework to do. She needs to interview an interesting person. She chooses Percius, the wizard. He lives in the forest. Frail is a little bit scared but she goes to his cottage. Percius knows that she... Continue reading →

Sporty’s dream

by admin // April 22, 2018 // No Comments

One evening Sporty goes to sleep as usual. She likes to make up her dreams. In the dream, she wants a new box of Lego. It is the third time. Suddenly dream guard fairy appears. – You have reached the... Continue reading →

A travel in time

by admin // March 19, 2018 // No Comments

One day children in Snoutland wake up and see that there is no snow. – Oh, no! shouts Mild. Winter is over! – I want to go sledding! – I want to make a snowman! – I want to ski!... Continue reading →

Spring is here

by admin // April 8, 2016 // No Comments

People celebrate Easter. Pigs celebrate the beginning of spring, because they are not religious. The piglets have got the tradition of burning a model of winter to ban it for eight months. The children from Gruntland and Snoutland prepared a... Continue reading →

The friends of Gruntland

by admin // March 16, 2016 // No Comments

Some female pigs came from Snoutland to Women’s Circle organized by Sylvencia a few days ago. Gruntland and Snoutland are neighbour villages and their citizens often meet. Here are Snoutland’s befriended families: The Balls. They are lovely round pigs. Rosie... Continue reading →

Women’s Day

by admin // March 14, 2016 // No Comments

On the 8th of March people celebrate Women’s Day. The pigs in Pig World do it too. They like some human customs and copy them. It is a very special day in Gruntland. There are some female guests from the... Continue reading →

The last day before the winter break

by admin // February 17, 2016 // No Comments

It was the last day before the winter break. The piglets were in their classroom during the break. Wooly, who is quite small, climbed the cupboard because she wanted to observe the class from the height. She always looks up... Continue reading →

Grunty meets Grace

by admin // December 20, 2015 // No Comments

One late autumn day the weather was quite good. It was warm and nice. Kermit and Belly took their children for a walk. They like walking in the forest and on that day they went there too. Grunty is sometimes... Continue reading →

Sphinx

by admin // December 18, 2015 // No Comments

Sphinx is a happy and clever pig. He came to Gruntland one day and stayed there forever.  He loves Universe. He watches the planets and stars with his telescope. He makes horoscopes because he is an astrologist. He uses his... Continue reading →

Four elements part II

by admin // November 15, 2015 // No Comments

Part II Wooly and Hilda go to the bonfire. Fire greets them happily. It is usually happy and it is happy now. – Nice to see you girls, it says. – Hello Fire, answer the children. – What do you... Continue reading →

Halloween

by admin // November 1, 2015 // No Comments

It is October 31st – Halloween, the festival of fear! Kermit and Belly’s children want to go trick or treating  but the parents say they are too young. Grunty and Gruntie are naughty. They don’t listen to their parents and... Continue reading →

Gruntland begins – its first citizens come and set up a village

by admin // October 23, 2015 // No Comments

  It is a cloudy autumn day. Hippie, Elvis, Belly, Kermit, Pillowy and Cushy arrive at a lovely meadow. They finish their long journey. They want to stay here and build a new village – Gruntland. The area is beautiful.... Continue reading →

Pillowy – one of the first citizens of Gruntland

by admin // October 20, 2015 // No Comments

Pillowy looks like a girl but she is an adult. She is similar to her husband Cushy. They both like resting.  She has got long ears, big purple eyes, a cute nose and a white fringe. She isn’t fat. She... Continue reading →

Cushy – one of the first citizens of Gruntland

by admin // October 20, 2015 // No Comments

This pig has got large ears and a very big nose. His eyes are black, but you can’t see them. They are often closed. He is so cute but so lazy. He loves sleeping. He never does any sport. He... Continue reading →

Kermit – one of the first citizens of Gruntland

by admin // October 20, 2015 // No Comments

Kermit is Belly’s husband. He likes to be active. He does gymnasticks every day and he is very flexible. Belly exercises with him. He also likes other sports – cycling and swimming. Kermit has got soft skin, but he has... Continue reading →

Belly – one of the first citizens of Gruntland

by admin // October 20, 2015 // No Comments

Belly is big and very thin. She has got big ears, big black eyes, big nose and big black hooves. She has got a little squint. She hasn’t got a belly because she exercises a lot with her husband Kermit... Continue reading →

Elvis – one of the first citizens of Gruntland

by admin // October 20, 2015 // No Comments

Elvis is Hippie’s husband. He has got big ears and a small fringe. He has got an enormous nose and small black eyes. He is big and fat but he is very lively. He can sing. He likes singing ‘Old... Continue reading →

Hippie – one of the first citizens of Gruntland

by admin // October 13, 2015 // No Comments

Hippie is a big individualist. She looks different. She is blue and flowery. She has got pink ears and black eyes. She is quite fat but she likes herself. She loves the sixties. She loves hippies. She has got a... Continue reading →