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Issue No.: 07. April - July, 2012 For Private Circulation only.

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

Dear Readers,

A warm welcome to all of you to the 7th edition of YOUNG MINDS and the first for the academic year 2012-13. I am honoured and indeed very privileged to introduce myself as the Editor of Young Minds this year. Here, I would like to thank Mrs. Vijaya Joshi M’am and Mrs. Geeta Pillai M’am for having the faith in me to start from where Mrs. Archana Hulawale (our previous editor) had stopped. I would also like to introduce Shreya Nair of Class X as the Student Editor, whose contribution to the editorial has been fantastic.

We extend a warm welcome to the parents of our Standard I children and also to the parents and children across all grades who have join the INS family this year. We will continue to provide a solid foundation for quality education in an environment of diversity leading to academic excellence and holistic development of every child entrusted in our care.

The interest that you as readers have shown over the past two years has encouraged us to be more creative and we hope that in the editions to come, you will find very educative, encouraging, challenging and entertaining articles contributed by none other than YOU!

The newsletter last year was highly appreciated by the parents and children as it showcased some of the hidden talents of our children. It has a wide range of information like student articles, jokes, paintings. We believe that every child possesses the ability to express what they see and hear around them in different ways. Children like to see their articles in print. They like to see their names in print. So, they feel encouraged to build themselves as poets, play-wrights, essayists and artists. It will be our constant endeavor to stir the urge in each and every one of them.

Putting together the newsletter for me has been a learning experience and what an experience at that! The newsletter will be a window for the readers to peep into the world of Indira and get to know the efforts and achievements of the staff and students in academics, sports and co-curricular activities.

We are proud to announce the results of the first batch of STD. X who have made us proud by not only securing good CGPA’s but also by giving the school a 100% result. Kudos to them and their teachers for the superb results.

You can expect every edition of the newsletter to be associated with a different theme. This edition of the newsletter is dedicated to Mother Nature. I welcome you all to enjoy the newsletter and share your opinions and valuable thoughts with us. I hope all our readers will find the newsletter very informative and entertaining.

Hoping to have your kind support and encouragement all through.

Mrs. Gayatri Raut

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THE EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE

Student Editor of the school newsletter! I was absolutely thrilled when I was chosen for this job among so many other likely contenders. I just love the job. Reading and writing have always been my passion and I enjoy them immensely. So, I had the utmost pleasure editing articles for the newsletter.

I am happy to say that the response from the students was terrific. I went to each class to ask the students to contribute to the newsletter and was really pleased that everyone obliged. The number of contributions we received made it really difficult for us to pick the ones for this edition. I am grateful to everyone for their efforts without which this would not have been possible.

I would like to thank the editor, Mrs. Gayatri Raut for her tremendous support and encouragement. This was a great learning experience for me and I enjoyed it throughly. This edition is an amalgamation of all our efforts and I hope I have done and will continue to do justice to my duty.

Shreya Nair (X Beta)

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Indira National School teamed up with Edurite - a leading provider of end-to-end solutions in the education sector. Since its inception in 2000, it has emerged as the brand of choice for students/parents, teachers, schools and colleges. Since we are using the interactive teaching methodology of teaching, one batch of our teachers appeared for the Edurite exams and got themselves “EDURITE CERTIFIED”.

We are very proud of four of our children - Tanvi Gudipudi, Saurabh Hejib, Neel Handa and Shardul Deolankar. Tanvi and Shardul took part in a Journalism Summer Camp organized by NIE, a Times of India Student Edition and at the end of the camp, was declared as an ASPIRING JOURNALIST OF TODAY. Saurabh Hejib was awarded the STUDENT OF THE YEAR by the NIE group. Neel Handa excelled in the 6th State Level UCMAS exams.

INDIRA'S SHINING STARS

HEARTIEST CONGRATSIt gives us immense pleasure to convey to you that Mrs. Sunita Desai has been promoted as Vice Principal. Congratulations madam! We wish you the very best for your new role.

MILESTONEWe are proud to announce the first batch of Std XI in the Science and Commerce stream. We have about 50 students together in both the streams.

ACTIVITY

gave us an advantage over Bishop’s Camp and thus we qualified for the quarters along with JN Pettit.

The match, again full of chances for both the sides ended on a very tense note, with the score line 0-0. Penalties were on the cards. Our shooters scored 2 out of 3. SSPMS’ shooters weren’t bad either, but some excellent goalkeeping by Vaibhav Tyagi ensured that they could only manage 1 out of 3.

We had to play our semi-final against JN Pettit. It was our chance to defeat the team who had defeated us. It was a very thrilling encounter, ending with a score line of 2-2. It was Vedant Raipurkar who took us through to the Final with his goal during “sudden death”. We were in the finals with Bishops Undri.

The game was well balanced. But it was Bishops who found the net first with a well taken free kick. The second-half began and the game was similar to the first half, the only difference, was that INS was trying to push up field to equalize. Our hopes strengthened when Rutvik Fadnavis unleashed an unstoppable shot & reduced their lead. But the match ended with a score line of 2-1. We definitely felt bad, coming this far and losing. Nevertheless everyone’s heart was full of pride and dignity. We were after all the first the Runners-up.

In the post-match ceremony, Vaibhav Tyagi, was awarded “Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament”.

The game was well balanced. But it was Bishops who found the net first with a well taken free kick. The second-half began and the game was similar to the first half, the only difference, was that INS was trying to push up field to equalize. In the process, we conceded another goal from a quick counter-attack. Heads and hopes, were still high. Hopes got even stronger when Rutvik Fadnavis unleashed an unstoppable shot & reduced their lead. But the match ended with a score line of 2-1. We definitely felt bad, coming this far and losing. Nevertheless everyone’s heart was full of pride and dignity. We finished as the Runners Up.

In the post-match ceremony, Vaibhav Tyagi, was awarded “Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament”. Then, it was time for the team to lift the trophy. That moment was simply awesome! Lifting the trophy! It was INS’ first Silverware.

We will continue to bring laurels to the school by giving better performances in all future endeavors.

Siddharth Mittal

Head Boy (X-A)

Player Name Position Remark

Pranav Choudhary Attack 3 goals

Siddharth Mittal Attack 3 goals

Vedant Raipurkar Midfield 2 goals

Vaibhav Ambasta Midfield Passer

Rutvik Fadnavis Midfield 2 goals

Indraneel Baronia Defence 1 goal

Omkar Satpute Defence 3 goals

Dronesh Tank Defence The Pillar

Kaushik Girirajan Defence Energy Packed Defending

Vaibhav Tyagi Goalkeeper Excellent saves

CCA activity (Class I) Cooking without Fire (Class IV)

Cooking without Fire (Class IV) Work of Art (Class X)

100 ATTENDANCE%

Attendance in school should be of prime importance to all the children in school. Absenteeism, affects the teaching-learning process in the child. To motivate the children to attend school more regularly and to appreciate the children who attended school every single day, they were given certificates of appreciation. Well done to all the kids who came to school regularly.

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17TH FEB 2012 17th Feb 2012, a day to be remembered, cherished and valued. On this date the Pune leg of Tata Tea Inter Milan Jaago re Soccer Stars (TTIMJRSS’ 12) was held. Our school team participated in this prestigious competition. The city winners had an opportunity to represent the city at the national level in Shillong. Shivaji Nagar Police Ground was the venue for the tournament. The atmosphere was electrifying, with 32 teams battling for the title. The format of the tournament was league-cum-knockout. Teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4. We were with Bishops Camp, JN Pettit, and St. Thomas. We knew qualifying for the next round wouldn’t be easy. We had one of the finest teams to play against. But we knew our hard work, passion, love for the game and teamwork would definitely help us.

Our first match was against St. Thomas and it ended giving us a score line of 5-0. Our next match was against Bishops Camp. We couldn’t score but some excellent defensive display by Omkar Satpute, Dronesh Tank, Indraneel Baronia, and Kaushik Girirajan saw to it that they couldn’t score as well. One win and one draw in our bag our hopes were still alive.

Our next match was against JN Petit which was a must win match. Despite having a number of chances, we lost our match. But our superior goal difference

GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP

The following children received Scholarship in the exam conducted by the Maharshtra Board for the last academic year.

Yash Singhvi of Class V Delta secured the 191. th position

Anushka Vadhavkar of Class V Gamma ranked 152. th

Smeet Dedhia of Class V Alpha ranked 163. th

INVESTITURE CEREMONY The investiture ceremony in any school is much awaited as the children get to see their school and group leaders. 27th April 2012 was that defining day for our would-be members of the Student Council.

Head Boy: Siddharth Mittal (X A)

Head Girl: Rituja Ravikiran (X A)

House Prefects:

Konark Ninad Chaoji (X B)

Taj Aayushii Ghosh (X B)

Ajanta Aditi Shastry (X B)

Charminar Tarunika Singh (X A)

Discipline Captains: Vaishwi Sinha (X B) and Indraneel Baronia (X A)

Sports Captains: Omkar Satpute (X B) and Tejal Magnani (X B)

Student Editor: Shreya Nair (X B)

Captains:

Ajanta Tanvi Gudipudi (IX A)

The Head Boy and the Head Girl along with their team of office bearers took the pledge to hold the school in high esteem and to deliver their duties to the best of their abilities and honour the trust bestowed upon them. Our Chief Executive Principal Mrs. Vijaya Joshi congratulated the newly inducted members of the student council and emphasized on the need to discharge responsibilities and encouraged the importance of developing leadership qualities among the students at an early age. Our Principal, Mrs. Geeta Pillai’s words of encouragement and inspiration instilled in the members of the student council the much needed confidence to discharge their duties. Elected students were given badges amidst an enthusiastic audience.

Vallabh Kavi of Std I Delta is a rising star of our school and has an outstanding flair for the game of Chess and has proved it by winning the following laurels for himself. Vallabh, hope you continue to have all the success and wish you all the best.

At the “ANAND CHESS FESTIVAL” organized by Chanakya Chess Academy in the • Under 6 age category Vallabh was the winner.

In the Under 7 category, he secured the 1• st place in the Pune District Selection Chess Tournament.

In the Under 8 category, he stood 2• nd in the Chess Competition organized by Gynoba Chondhe Pratishthan.

In the Pune District Chess tournament, Vallabh ranked 5• th in the Under 9 category. The first 5 winners were awarded trophies.

In the Under 10 category of the Rapid Chess Tournament at Sangli, he was the • winner again!

Congrats Vallabh! Let the winning streak continue!

Khushnaz Soni of IX Alpha has made everyone proud by achieving the following feats in Swimming:

In the Pune District Amateaur Aquatic Association (PDAAA) championship held • at SP College,

Silver Medal in 50 metre Butterfly Stroke•

Silver medal in 50 metre Freestyle•

Bronze medal in 200 metres Individual Medley•

She was also selected for Maharashtra State Amateur Aquatic Association • (MSAAA) that was held at Balewadi, Pune

Suyog Shinde of VII Alpha has also represented INS in various Swimming competitions and made everyone proud by winning:

4 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal in the Pune District Amateaur Aquatic • Association (PDAAA) championship held at SP College.

2 Gold medals , 1 Silver medal and 1 Bronze medal in the Breast Stroke and • Relay competitions at the State level competitions held at Balewadi.

1 Bronze medal in the National level competition held at Rajkot, Gujarat.•

Vallabh, Khushnaz and Suyog, our heartiest congratulations to the three of you!

RISING STARS OF TOMORROW

JOURNALIST IN THE MAKINGThe Times of India, Student Edition, NIE had organized a summer training programme for students. Its objective was to provide an intensive and challenging journalism programme coupled with marketing inputs in the field of media. Times NIE has actively tried to promote the effective usage of newspapers in education and create a generation of young readers who are acutely aware of the world around them.

I, Tanvi Gudipudi, thank my school, Indira National, for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful workshop.

Journalism, the job of reporting, interpreting, editing and designing is full of learning new concepts and exploring them with excitement and fun. For me it was an enriching experience to work with students from other schools in Pune. This workshop gave me and the other participants the chance to write articles, edit them, design colorful, reader-friendly pages, write reviews, news features and also market products like magazines and newspapers under supervision of professional reporters, editors and marketing officials. We also had the rare opportunity to look at the functioning of a national level newspaper. We met the editors of a few renowned newspapers as well. They told us a lot about their profession and enlightened us with the knowledge about the working of the newspaper office. We got a good insight of the challenges faced by reporters and editors on a daily basis. It was thrilling to work with all the people present in the workshop. The seven day workshop enhanced my writing and creativity skills.

It was a moment of achievement for me when Ms. Poonam Singh, the National Editor of The Times of India, Student Edition certified me as an aspiring journalist of today.

Tanvi Gudipudi (IX Alpha)

Konark Hulasi Khinvasara (IX A)

Taj Shreya Byakod (IX A)

Charminar Niveda Kumar (IX A)

Vice Captains:

Ajanta Vidur Pherwani (IIX A)

Konark Shreyasi Rao (IIX B)

Taj Rachana Patrikar (IIX A)

Charminar Shruti Pansare (IIX B)

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WordpowerMOM AND DAD'S CORNER

READING“There are many ways to enlarge your child’s world.

Reading books is the best of all”

Reading is communication, sharing information and ideas. The reading process requires continuous practice, development and refinement.

A child’s early experiences with language contribute to healthy brain development and lay the foundation for reading when a child enters school. The early ages of a child are truly their most formative years. From birth, children are learning how to interact with their surroundings and the people they are in contact with.

Parents are critical about their child’s education. They are the child’s most important teachers before the child reaches school age. Scientists, Paediatricians and Educators alike agree that reading to children strengthens their learning.

Reading encourages an emotional bond between parents and child. The most important thing you can do for your child is to read aloud to them every day. Set aside 20 minutes in a day for reading together with your child. Children of all ages reap the benefits of hearing a story read aloud. Read aloud to your child from birth to grown up age.

Reading aloud is the best way to prepare them to become an independent reader. Reading should be enjoyable. Don’t force them to read a book that they don’t like. Select books with colourful pictures. Basically children learn better when they enjoy reading.

“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents”

Mrs. Bala ChandrasekarMother of Atcharaa Chandrasekar (X Beta)

FROM THE COUNSELLOR'S DESK

BEING SAFE FROM UNSAFE TOUCH

Child right is an incredibly important issue which is very often neglected. We think that children don’t have the capacity to make the right choices and thus we make all their decisions for them. Children should be helped to develop the capacity to think and make their decisions. We should be there to help and guide them, at the same time allow them to hone their skills in decision making and problem solving. We are responsible to protect them from any danger that they may be subjected to.

Safety is of utmost importance to a child as that helps the child be secure as a person and develop his/her confidence. Negative experiences take away from a child the sense of security and their self esteem leaving them with feelings of shame, guilt, fear and behavioural difficulties. The scars remain forever no matter how small or big the experience is. Every child is vulnerable to abuse. Abuse can be physical, verbal, sexual or emotional. It is important to talk to our children about safety from abuse as we talk to our children about other kinds of safety precautions. The first step is to talk to your children about safety.

It is also extremely important to help the child share their experiences, listen to their questions patiently and respond with care and compassion. Very often the child will feel guilty. This also depends on how we react to the incident. We must make the child aware that no matter what, it is “never” his/her fault. The child will talk if s/he realizes that someone is there to support and provide solutions to their problems. If the child is facing abuse we have to take action. We are committing a grave offence if we keep quiet about it. Some things that can be done are listen patiently, believe the child, answer the child’s questions honestly, respect the child’s privacy, report the abuse, get a medical examination, and seek professional help. Don’t at any point blame the child, pressurize the child to talk, confront the offender in front of the child or make the child repeat the story.

Help the child feel accepted, safe and secure. Each child deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. As responsible adults of the society it is up to us to empower our children.

Puja Modi, School Counsellor

HEAD GIRL SPEAKSBeing the head girl of Indira National School feels great! It’s my pride and privilege to be awarded this position. With this prominent prefectural position come responsibilities and duties. As a student of Indira National School, I have always followed the code and conduct of the school. It is now upon me to ensure it being followed by all the other students.

The regulations should not be forced upon anyone; it should come from within their hearts. Discipline makes the path to success a little more successful. Lord Buddha said “It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you.” Everyone must realize the importance of self-discipline. With discipline comes the power to attain all other qualities one requires. It is all that one needs to make himself/herself a better person in life.

As a leader, I will aim to bring about the confidence and realization for students to be self disciplined. It is very well said that “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.” Each person has it already in them; all that is needed is to bring it out. This is exactly what i will try to do! I will be easily accessible and always lend a shoulder whenever needed. I promice to be patient and listen to all your complaints; and later be able to provide you with an apt solution.

People say “Leaders are not born, they are made.” My school has made me a leader. I now look forward to transform some more. It is with the support of you, the students of Indira National School and its staff that we can see a much needed change in our school. Indira National School is flying high in all the various fields; I aspire to bring it even higher than where it is today. I will do my best and contribute in all the little ways I can. I promise to be a good leader, a good friend and a good student. I will start bringing about the change, starting from me and my prefectural team. We will make the coming tomorrow a brighter and better one.

Rituja Ravikiran - Head Girl (X Alpha)

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS

Horses can sleep standing up.1.

Alligator eggs become male or female depending on the temperature-male in 2. warm temperature and female in cooler temperature.

Bats see in the dark using a special skill called ECHOLOCATION.3.

The life of a housefly is only 14 days.4.

The length of an elephant is the same as a blue whale’s tongue.5.

Snails have 4 noses.6.

The tongue of a chameleon is faster than a fighter jet.7.

The eyes of an ostrich are bigger than their brains.8.

Owls are the only birds that can see the color blue.9.

Crocodiles are blind in the water but very keen of sight in the air.10.

Bamboo can grow upto three feet in a 24 hour period.11.

The fastest growing tree is the eucalyptus, which can reach 10 metres in a 12. year.

Most of the earth’s deserts are not composed entirely of sand. Much, about 13. 85% of them are rocks and gravel.

The world’s largest tree is a giant sequoia located in California. It is 84 metres 14. high and 29 metres in diameter at the trunk.

contributed by - Saisrinivas (IV Omega) & Nimit Arora (IV Sigma)

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RIDDLES FOR KIDS

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?1.

What five letter word becomes shorter when you add 2. two letters to it?

What word begins and ends with an ‘e’ but only has 3. one letter?

What has a neck but no head?4.

What type of cheese is made backwards?5.

What gets wetter as it dries?6.

Why did the boy bury his flashlight?7.

Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?8.

What starts with a ‘P’, ends with an ‘E’ and has 9. thousands of letters?

What has to be broken before you can use it?10.

What begins with a ‘T’, ends with a ‘T’ and has ‘T’ in 11. it?

Which month has 28 days?12.

Why does a flamingo lift up one leg?13.

What has two humps and is found in the North Pole?14.

Why do birds fly south in the winter?15.

If two’s company and three a crowd, what are four 16. and five?

What is the quickest way to double your money?17.

What happens when you throw a green stone in the 18. red sea?

What is a volcano?19.

What’s an insect’s favourite sport?20.

SIGNIFICANCE OF DAYS IN JULY

1 Canada Day

1 International Joke Day

2 World UFO Day

3 Disobedience Day

3 Stay out of the Sun Day

4 Independence Day (U.S.)

5 Work-a-holics Day - even though everyone is on holiday

7 Chocolate Day

8 Video Games Day

9 National Sugar Cookie Day

10 Teddy Bear Picnic Day

11 Cheer up the Lonely Day

11 World Population Day

13 Embrace Your Geekness Day

13 Fool’s Paradise Day

14 Pandemonium Day

15 Cow Appreciation Day- Go out and give a cow a hug

21 National Junk Food Day

22 Parent’s Day - fourth Sunday in July

23 National Hot Dog Day

23 Vanilla Ice Cream Day

24 Cousins Day

25 Culinarians Day

26 All or Nothing Day

26 Aunt and Uncle Day

27 Summer Olympics - every 4 years

30 Father-in-Law Day

Be sure to celebrate each day…you never know what you may get as your return gift

contributed by - Adit Raut (IV-Gamma)

RECYCLING !!!

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Have you ever thought about where your homework paper goes when you are finished with the work? Do you simply throw that paper away? Or have you ever thought about what happens to the old toys when you outgrew them? What happens to the millions and millions of tons of waste thrown out by people every day? Well, all that trash is picked up from your house or school and taken to a landfill—which is a mountain of waste. When you walk down the street and find heaps of garbage stinking or tons of plastics and indisposed wastes, don’t you wonder how you can help it? Well, it’s time to do so. Though many are aware of the importance of recycling, none take it seriously enough. Recycling done on an individual level actually helps our planet earth to a great extent.

So, how do you go about it? First of all, you can recycle items from your home or school such as your school papers and your aluminium soda cans. You can also reuse items. Look for ways you can reuse things around your home, for example unused papers from last year’s notebooks can be binded and used as rough books or old cartons or plastic cans can be painted and decorated to make pencil/pen holders. You can put your creativity to good use in making many useful items from things others consider waste. You will be helping the environment and in return will get appreciative glances from all your friends.

You can also make sure that you don’t use plastic bags and opt for cloth/jute/paper bags when you go anywhere for shopping.

Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment and so everyone should do their bit to save the environment.

Recycling is an important environmental issues and one should practice the three Rs of waste management- reduce, reuse and recycle.

Shreya Nair (X Beta)

Anshul Shah (III Sigma)

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Sanjana Prayag (III Delta)

Tejas Rathod (VI Alpha)

Sai Jondhale (IV Gamma)

Vaidehi Hardikar (X Beta)

Isshita Kothe (III Delta)

Madhusmita Mallick (VI Beta)

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God’s Gift - Nature

Beauty of nature, we all love to see,From tiny insect to exotic tree,So much life and diversity,You can learn more, at university.

Our environment, keeps us alive,We must protect it, for society to thrive.Trees create oxygen, that we all consume,

What’s more prettier, than a flower bloom?

We must combat deforestation,It’s the duty of every single nation.Let’s begin, by fighting pollution,Think together, to find a solution.

Climate change, we need to control,What about that ozone hole?We must remember, to respect and cherish,

If we don’t, nature shall perish.

Karthik S (VIII Beta)

Poem on Recycling

Used paper and plastic should not be thrown away,Recycle them in a different sort of way.I use used paper to make my planes,And do my drawings in a fun sort of way.I use a file to keep rough papers,One side written, one side plain.Recycling paper saves trees,Trees give us shade, fresh air and keep the earth clean.That is why we recycle, it is a fun thing to do.It is so easy, you can do it too!!!

Nyja Gowda (V Gamma)

Nature’s Beauty

As the first ray of sunlightSeeps through the trees,The melody of the birds ,Is picked up by the breeze.

As the whisper of the wind,Strangely gentle but sweet,Silences others,Not missing a beat.

My eyes wander up,To the birds soaring high,As I look at the beauty,Tears fill my eyes.

Just remember in your mind,Remember its true,Mother nature is around,When you see the morning dew.

Kavya Jegannathan (VII Alpha)

WonderI wonder why the grass is green,

And why the wind is never seen?

Who taught the birds to build a nest,

And told the trees to take some rest?

Oh, when the moon is not quite round,

Where can the missing bit be found?

Who lights the star when they blow out,

And makes the lightning flash about?

Who makes the rainbow in the sky?

And hang the fluffy clouds so high?

Why is it now, do you suppose,

That mom will tell me, if she knows?

contributed by - Anshika Singh (VII Alpha)

Answers

A clock 1. Short 2.

Envelope 3.

A bottle 4.

Edam 5.

A towel 6.

Coz’ the batteries died 7.

C 8.

The Post Office 9.

An egg 10.

A teapot 11.

All of them 12.

Coz’ if he lifted both the 13.

legs, he would fall down

A lost camel 14.

Coz’ it is too far to walk! 15.

Nine 16.

Fold it in half!!! 17.

It will get wet 18.

A mountain with hiccups 19.

Cricket 20.

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Nature’s Gift

The radiant colors

Pink, red and white

The wonderful flowers

So beautiful and bright

Every flower that opens

Every bird that sings

How soft are their petals

How magnificent are their wings

The snow capped mountains

The river flowing by

The sunrise in the morning

The glistening sky

The biting wind in the winter

The scorching summer sun

The gusty skies, the fireflies

They are lovely, everyone

Devanshu Sadhanandhan (IV Delta)