BIS WORDSMITHS STORIES

Message From Principal .. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein Yes, of course! Imagination takes us to the realities that were never explored. Throughout the history people have created marvellous things by using their imagination. At BIS, we strongly believe that imagination plays an important role in students’ lives and we always teach our students, the more they use their imagination the stronger their imagination muscle will become. We also teach them that imaginative thinking hones creativity and only the most imaginative, innovative and creative child can survive in this highly competitive and ever changing world. To think creatively and critically students need ample opportunities and exposure, and the best way to promote creativity and imagination is to allow the learners to do things in their own way because we understand that ideas hardly emerge overnight. In our efforts to promote creativity and originality among our students, we bring to you the very first collection of our story book ‘BIS Wordsmiths’ which serves as a platform for students to showcase their creative & imaginative talents. Our students have really worked hard in bringing out this beautiful collection of amazing short stories and we congratulate all the students who contributed with their original stories and the teachers who guided them especially our English Department. This, we believe, is a golden opportunity and the right platform for the students and we are sanguine that our students can definitely go miles ahead if they hone their skills using these opportunities. Dear students, ‘The world is a canvas for your imagination and you are the painter. There are no rules. Paint it the way you like.’ With these words we present you ‘BIS Wordsmiths’, which is an amazing collection of short stories! But, this is just the beginning not the end, as the best is yet to come! As for all you readers, we wish you an enjoyable & stimulating reading experience!!! Saji Jacob

A few months ago, a cute little girl home. She said to her mother “Mom, I named Dishhi built up a new habit of love to have a pet, but at the same getting up early in the morning to time, I don't like keeping the bird in a start her day during summer cage.” vacations. She started going for a Therefore, she carried the bird in her morning stroll with her mother every hand and took her to a nearby garden. day. While walking, they both loved to As she opened her hands, the bird at exchange their thoughts and plans for once flew happily in the sky. Seeing the day. this, Dishhi felt very happy and said ,“I am happy that I could rescue the One fine day, when both of them went bird and let it go to its real home. “ for a morning walk near seashore, all of a sudden Dishhi stopped walking. \"The best way to find your happiness She observed something moving in the is to help others.\" water. To her surprise, it was a tiny little bird drowning in the water. She Name- Dishhi Bahl immediately called her mother, “Mom, Grade- I Indigo see a bird is struggling to get out of the water.” Her mother replied, “We need to help the bird.” Dishhi, without giving a thought, went near the seashore and managed to get the bird out of the water with the help of her mother. The bird was shivering and was very scared, so they brought that bird home. Dishhi named the bird ‘Tweety’. She fed it,and gave Tweety a bath. The bird seemed comfortable and happy .After a few hours,she observed that the bird was fluttering here and there in the

In a far away forest, there was a cute He apologized to his mother and cat, Tofu, whose mom used to feed him promised he would not do that again. milk every day. Tofu got bored of drinking milk and started refusing it. His mom said, \"Drink milk, it is our basic meal and we cannot do without it. If you drink anything except for milk and water you will be sick.\" Tofu did not listen to his mom's words. One day, his rabbit friends invited him to drink juice with them. He forgot his mother's warning and went with his friends to drink the juice. He enjoyed drinking juice and drank too much. Moments later, Tofu felt unwell. His stomach started aching. He returned home weeping loudly. His mother got scared and asked him \"What had happened?\" Tofu: My stomach hurts. His mother: What did you drink? Tofu: mmmm….I drank juice. His mom asked him to calm down and gave him some medicines. He got well gradually. He realized that his mom was right and decided not to drink anything except for milk and water. Name- Ali Hasan Mahdi Grade- I Golden

One day I happened to visit the Moral of the story: Always have a kind neighbourhood park. Many children heart and be kind to everyone. were playing on the slides, swings and see –saws. There, I happened to meet Name- Krishna Niraj Varia a homeless kid whose name was Raju. Grade- I Scarlet When Raju saw an ice cream truck, he became excited and he rushed to the ice cream truck. Raju asked the ice cream seller,\" Can I have an ice cream, please?\" The ice cream seller said, \"Sure, just tell me what kind of a flavour would you like?\" Raju replied, \"Chocolate please\", The shop keeper replied, \"Alright I will give you your favourite flavour \" Raju said, \"How much is it for?\" The shopkeeper said, \"15 rupees\". But Raju didn't have money with him. When I saw this, I felt sad and came forward to help him \"Please give him his ice cream, I will pay for him\". I felt very happy helping Raju.

Chintu and Curly were playing in the There was a girl named Rose. She park with their friends. Chintu said to had a toy horse named Horsey. She Curly, “Let us challenge each other for took it everywhere. She jumped on something funny” Curly agreed and the trampoline with Horsey. asked Chintu,“What is the challenge?” Horsey was Rose’s best friend. It was Rose’s first day of school. While they were planning for a game, a poor dog came near them. On seeing Rose asked her Mother: Can I take the dog, naughty Chintu said, “Let us Horsey with me to school? kick the dog This is the challenge.” Curly did not agree to this and told Mother said, “ No, you cannot take Chintu not to do so. But Chintu did not Horsey to school.” listen to her and kicked the dog hard. Rose became sad hearing her The dog cried in pain. Curly then made mother and thought that no one Chintu understand that it is wrong to would be her friend.Fortunately harm animals. The dog started Rose met Neena at school. howling in pain. Chintu on realizing Neena said “Hi, Rose ! Nice to meet his mistake apologised to Curly and you.” patted the poor dog. They remained Rose said “Hi Neena ! Nice to meet friends forever. you too.” She was very nice. They played Moral: Be kind to all. together and became best friends. Rose is now happy to go to school. Name- Adhuna Banerjee Moral of the story: Everyday may not Grade- I Silver be same but there is something new in every day. Name- Alora Isebelle Grade -1 Amber

In a small town there lived a smart, There were seven hearts sitting on a beautiful girl named Hannah. She big tree. They were singing and lived with her parents. On her chattering . Suddenly they heard birthday, her parents gifted her pink someone crying. They saw a little bicycle. She fell in love with her heart sitting on a small tree.The bicycle. little heart was sad and said, “I am alone.”, The big heart came to help. One pleasant day, she went for a ride He said, “Why do you feel that you on her bicycle. While riding on her are alone ?” bicycle, she saw a little boy with his The little heart said “I don’t have a mother sitting under a tree in the family like you.” park. The little boy was crying. He was The big heart said, “ I’d love to have wearing torn clothes. Little Hannah you in my family.” felt sorry for the child and she offered The little heart was very happy and a sandwich to him. That made the boy said “Now I am part of a big happy happy and his mother thanked little family.” And they lived happily Hannah. together ever after. On reaching home, little Hannah explained to her mother about what had happened at the park. Her mother felt extremely happy and hugged Hannah for the kind gesture. Moral: Kindness begets kindness Name- Eva Catherine Sabin Name- Fatima S.Kadhem Abbas Grade I INDIGO Grade 1 Scarlet

My one more milk tooth is wobbly. It is I hope I can show my new tooth the fifth time my tooth is falling. Now to them when my school reopens. I am not scared, because I am a big girl. I was crying when my tooth started to wiggle for the first time. But my mother said, \"Do not worry Ammukutta, you will get a new tooth for the falling one\". My father performed a trick and pulled my wobbly tooth out. It did not give me pain. When I looked at the mirror I laughed because I looked so funny without a tooth. But my grandfather said “You look beautiful !” Even without tooth, I was extremely happy because the next day the Tooth fairy had placed three golden coins under my pillow while I was sleeping. I have a total of twelve gold coins now. I want to show my toothless smile to my friends and teachers. Name- Shreya Vigil Grade- I Silver

There was a young boy named Ajay. stick jumped into the cage. He used his One weekend, Ajay went to zoo with stick to keep the bear away, while his parents. There were many animals dragging the fallen man towards the and birds in the zoo. There were fence. He asked for help from people beautiful trees covered with flowers. outside, who dropped a long rope Ajay was enjoying watching them. He inside for him and the fallen man. saw a lion,a tiger, a chimpanzee and a Clutching the rope, the fallen man and crocodile. He also enjoyed playing with the brave hero came outside, without a hawk while he was inside the zoo. getting hurt. Everyone clapped and shouted Suddenly he heard someone shouting “Bravo ! Bravo !” Ajay was very happy for help from the bear cage so he went that everyone was safe at the end. to check with his mom and dad. After Moral: Don't feed the animals at the reaching the bear cage, Ajay saw that zoo a man had fallen inside. The bear was going around and watching the man Name- Agastya Singh who was too scared to move. Grade- I Indigo Ajay's father came to know that the man was trying to feed the bear with some flesh. He had slipped and fallen. The spectators tried to distract the bear but the bear kept his eyes fixed on the man who had fallen inside. Finally, a brave man armed with a

There lived a man named Shekhar in On his way, Shekhar met with an a small village in Kerala. Shekhar was accident and he was badly injured. The a carpenter. He was a very hardworking bag full of money lay open on the road. and an honest man. Shekhar screamed, “Help! Help!” but Shekhar worked in a furniture shop nobody came there for his help. After and earned his living. He was an some time, a stranger (Raghu) came, expert in making beautiful furniture. but instead of helping Shekhar, Raghu He said, “I will start my own shop once changed his mind and ran away with I have enough money”. Shekhar would the money bag leaving Shekhar keep a part of his earnings as savings helpless. Raghu later thought to every month in the bank. Only after himself ,“I should have taken the man many years of hard work, Shekhar to hospital and returned back his could save enough money to start his money. I have done something wrong.” business of furniture. He immediately returned to the accident spot and took Shekhar to the One fine day Shekhar decided to take hospital. out all the money from the bank and fulfil his dream of owning a shop. After a month Shekhar was back home Shekhar was happily returning home from the hospital. He soon became the after taking out all his savings from owner of a big furniture shop. He also the bank in a bag. employed Raghu who had saved his life so that he too could earn his livelihood honestly. They both worked hard throughout their life and lived happily. Moral of the story: Honesty leads you towards greater success and rewards. Name- Adinarayan Jesin Grade- I Indigo

There was a little girl named Cindy. ,she found her recipe book stolen and She lived with her mother and aunt. her cafe destroyed by mice. She was She always wanted to be a cook, even sad and disheartened. Her mother and when she was as little as 3 years old. aunt advised her to be strong and So, when she grew up, she started make the best of the situation. working at her aunt’s cafe. Slowly she saved money and bought that cafe So, Cindy closed her cafe and did all from her aunt who wanted to retire. the repairs and reopened her cafe Her food was super delicious and therefore which was even much better than it was famous. before. She even developed new recipes and worked very hard. There was another cafe owned by Salty near Cindy’s cafe. The owner of Salty Meanwhile Salty tried Cindy’s recipes loved salt so he added salt according to but it did not taste as good and he his taste to all his recipes. So, nobody couldn’t gather customers even after used to come to his café as he didn’t stealing the recipes. After few days care about the customer’s taste. He Cindy again opened her cafe. Her new was greedy and envious of Cindy’s recipes and the new cafe was an instant hit cafe. But he didn’t want to work hard amongst her customers. Salty saw this or improve his recipes. He wanted to and finally realised his mistake. So, he become famous like Cindy but without went to Cindy, returned her recipe book and doing anything. So, he made a plan to apologised to her.Cindy forgave him and steal all of Cindy’s recipes for himself. made him understand. She told him to work hard and make his cafe successful in One night when Cindy left early from his own unique way, not by stealing her cafe, Salty sneaked inside, stole and cheating. her recipe book and left lots of mice there. The mice made a big mess in the Moral: Hard work leads to success. cafe. When Cindy came in the morning Name- Burhanuddin Hussain Grade- I Golden

A Monkey and Giraffe were staying in One day the Monkey was jumping a forest. The Monkey was always from one tree to another tree and he jumping from one tree to another and lost his balance, he fell inside a big played happily. The giraffe was mud hole. He tried to get out from the moving around the trees and trying to hole but could not move out. The eat the leaves.As Giraffe had a long monkey shouted “Help, Help !”. Giraffe neck,he could eat leaves easily from heard the monkey shout and said the tall trees. “Hold my long neck tightly and come out”. After watching Giraffe, Monkey said to Monkey thanked Giraffe for the help himself, “I am a lucky animal. I can and realized his mistake and said, “I jump, I can climb, I can run and dance am extremely sorry, Giraffe” They but the poor Giraffe cannot jump, both became good friends forever. cannot run fast, and can only eat the Giraffe told the monkey, “Never blame leaves. Giraffe has only a long neck or criticize anyone because everyone and nothing else”. has their special power. God has made A few days later when Giraffe was everyone special.Never feel proud of roaming around the tree, Monkey your power.” started kidding. He told Giraffe, “Look Moral: Be kind to all. at me how I can jump, climb, run and dance on the tree, but you cannot do Name- Divyanshu Nanda anything”. Monkey laughed at Giraffe Grade- I Golden and started kidding every day. Giraffe was sad and felt bad. He did not respond to Monkey as the Giraffe was very polite and kind in nature.

It was a pleasant Sunday evening. bake a chocolate cake. Few of Millie’s Millie was happily chasing her pet dog friends were visiting too. “Birthday, Whiskers at the park near her house. please come fast,” she would often say They were playing for the last one to herself. hour. The sun would soon set and she had to return home. But she was Millie was soon busy with her school having too much fun running around work, assignments, and homework. with Whiskers, giggling away as he Days passed by quickly and just like tried to chase butterflies and squirrels. that it was her birthday. Millie was so “Millie, it’s time” her mum called out. excited that she woke up even before “Just five more minutes’ mummy,” the alarm went off. It was going to be said Millie. But her mum wouldn’t an amazing day. She could feel it. hear. “Wake up baby you’ll be late for Millie was back home from school and school” her mum was now sounding was busy helping her mum with the irritated. Millie woke up with a start cake. One by one her friends came in “Oh no!! It was just a dream” she cried and they all enjoyed the party, out. And what a wonderful dream it chatting continuously, laughing, was. For the last two years, Millie had playing, and had a great time. The been asking her parents for a dog as a house was filled with the aroma of birthday gift. Her parents, however freshly baked cake and everyone was thought she was too young to look after suddenly very hungry. They all ate a pet and got her soft toys instead. cake and drank fruit punch and played. It was finally time for her Millie’s birthday was coming soon. friends to leave. Millie bid them And this time her parents had goodbye and they left for the animal promised to take her to a nearby shelter. Animal Rescue Centre to spend some time playing with the rescued cats and Millie was very excited and couldn’t dogs. Even though she couldn’t have a wait to play with her furry friend. pet of her own she could at least go and They soon reached the shelter and play with some of the animals at the were taken in to see the animals. shelter. She was so excited she couldn’t wait for her birthday to arrive. Her mum had also promised to

Millie went around from one cage to own pet dog. She ran to her parents, another looking at the dogs, cats, gave them a big hug. puppies, and kittens, and wished she She thanked them again and again could take one home. But she knew and promised to take care of the very well her parents wouldn’t agree. puppy. They told her she deserved it And for now, she was happy that she for being so loving, gentle, and kind was getting to be around them for and asked if she had thought of a some time. name. And she had. “Whiskers”!!! that was the best birthday and the best One of the volunteers asked Millie to present ever. have a look and choose one of the puppies or kittens to play with. Millie Name- Marianne Milly Almeida went around again and stopped in Grade- I Golden front of the cage and immediately fell in love with the most adorable puppy she had ever seen. He was cute and fluffy just like one of her soft toys. He was fully white with just a little black patch around his left eye. The volunteer told her that he had been rescued just a few days back and was very nervous and scared around people. She gently picked the puppy and placed him in Millie’s arms. He was wriggling in her arms and was trying to get away. Millie held on to him and her Dad called out to her to pose for a photograph. Millie held the puppy close to her face and gave her brightest smile, just then her parents shouted “Surprise, Happy Birthday Millie! How do you like your birthday present?” Millie was speechless, tears rolled down her cheeks. She couldn’t believe it. She was finally getting her

Two little puppies lived happily with The kids were happy to find the their mother. The puppies were very puppies but at the same time, they naughty and would love to wander knew the puppies would be missing around. The mother doggie had their mother. The next morning, they warned them to be safe and not to decided to go and look for the mother. roam around here and there as they They fed the puppies, put them in a might get lost. basket and went out in search of the puppies’ mother. They asked a couple One day, the puppies happened to of people in the neighbourhood if they smell some yummy food and they went had seen a dog that was similar to the in search of it. In their attempt to find puppies. They searched and searched food, they did not realize that they got but they failed. They returned home, lost. They were scared and started to fed the puppies, enjoyed playing with whine about missing their mother. them, and later went to sleep. They came across a big tree near a The next morning, they once again house and took shelter under it as they went out to search for the mother in a were tired of roaming around and it different direction. Sadly, this attempt was getting dark. Soon, the pups saw also seemed to be a failure and they two kids walking towards the house. were sad and hungry. They stopped by The kids saw the two cute puppies a bakery to buy some cake. Just when cuddled up and shivering in the cold they were eating the cake, the puppies under the tree. They looked around jumped out of the basket and started trying to see if the mother dog was running. The kids ran behind them. around. Even after a long time, they They saw the puppies being cuddled could not see where the mother dog and licked gently by a big brown dog was. They felt sorry for the puppies near a shed. The puppies seemed and took them home. They gave the happy and the kids felt, that must puppies some warm milk and biscuits indeed be the puppies’ mother. They and put a blanket on them to sleep. were glad that the puppies found their mum but at the same time, they were sad to part ways with them. They decided to visit the puppies every day on their way back home from

school. The mother dog wagged her tail I have been wondering as to how to and let out a soft bark, looking at the start this story as I have been asked kids in a way of expressing her thanks. not to use ‘Once upon a time’ or any The kids bought some buns and fed line that starts with the word ‘Once’. them and returned home a little sad. Instead, let me start it with a song They were missing the puppies. The named ‘Taare Zameen Par’. No... No... next day onwards, they visited the This story is not about my difficulties puppies every day and the puppies in story writing. But this story is about would happily play with them while my best friend Ishan. the mother dog watched on. The kids were very happy. It was true I met Ishan on the first day of my happiness and unconditional love. preschool. In the middle of all the crying children, I thought I was the Moral: Love conquers all. only one excited and cheerful until I saw Ishan chuckling as if he meant Name- Ishana Dheeraj Raj “Silly kids, why are you crying?” I Grade- I Amber knew we would be great friends. But the very next moment he tripped on me and I fell. He told me it was an accident and I had a face like,“Huh really!” The next day, I told Ishan that we will be friends, but he was not too enthusiastic about that idea. But then he agreed! It was time to go to the play area; we spotted a rope ladder. I did not know what it was then; Ishan told me I had toclimb the rope ladder. Once we reached the top, we could see everything (in the play area) except

the city. There was a toy house in the There were two cats, Zoe and Penny. play area and kids were saying it was One day Zoe saw a rat and went haunted; both of us got a naughty behind chasing it. She caught it and plan. The next day Ishan brought a called Penny. When they were about clown face mask to school, he went to eat it, the rat whispered into Zoe's inside the house then I told a kid ear saying, \"Why are you sharing me named Vibhav, that kids were simply with her when you are the one who saying that the toy house was haunted. He caught me?\" and so Zoe started went inside and Ishan was waiting fighting with her sister and told her inside with the mask, he scared “Go away, I will eat the rat alone.” Vibhav, off he went, never to come When these two started fighting back to the toy house!!! amongst themselves they somehow lost their grip over the rat and it ran Our lunch break used to be awesome; away sneakily. They noticed that the my mother could easily guess what I rat was nowhere to be seen. had for lunch as my uniform would be the menu card for the day, with all the Moral: Don’t be selfish. spilling on the shirt. I loved having the school Bahia’s pasta and the sweets. I Name- Syed Ammar Wali thought of sharing everything we got until Mam told us that snatching Grade- II Cauvery cannot be called sharing. In our class we used to play games like stand and sit - we got to stand when Ma’am would askto sit and we got to sit when Ma’am would ask to stand. Ishan would never get it right; he said his parents have told him to always do as instructed by teachers. Yes, Ishan, I wish you followed your parent’s advice during the rest of the class as well. Ishan and I had a lot of fun together and now I wish I could go back to my KG days or Ishan could join Bhavan’s Bahrain School. Name- Amit Bijesh Nambiar Grade- II Ganges

There lived a man in Japan called Mr. pear treat. Mrs.Chang took some Cheng. He had a fruit shop. There were boiling water and threw it at Kanchi. many types of fruits like apple, banana, Kanchi went off quietly without pineapple and many more at his shop. responding. Mrs.Cheng started Cheng was a kind man and he loved boasting, “Don’t you think I’m wise animals. Mrs.Cheng, on the other hand and smart? My husband is so foolish.” was unkind, boastful and unloving. She When Kanchi returned after the hated sharing anything. “Why can’t bath, she stopped at the fruit shop. others work and earn for themselves?” “Have you not learnt your lesson?” she would say often, shouted Mrs.Cheng. Kanchi raised her trunk and splashed all the water Every day, Kanchi the elephant used she had stored in her trunk on to come to the fruit shop after taking Mrs.Cheng, drenching her a bath in the river. Cheng would be completely. Everyone started waiting for Kanchi and always gave laughing and said, “Yes, now we her a pear which was elephant’s know how foolish you are”. Mrs.Cheng learnt her lesson and favourite fruit. even now, the villagers talk about this incident. Mrs. Cheng was furious when she So, friends, this story teaches us that saw this and wanted to stop this we should be kind to animals practice. “I know what to do”, she because they are also God’s creation. said. One day, Mr. Cheng had gone to the Central market to buy fruits for Name- Ansheeka Mishra his shop. Mrs. Cheng was at the shop Grade- II Cauvery and Kanchi came as usual for her

On a lovely sunny morning, a girl Long ago snails were extremely fast, named Barbie was feeling lonely. they raced and always won. The Suddenly, a terrible storm broke out. snails were a bit arrogant and She felt sad because she wanted to haughty. One day, a snail was looking play outside with her friends. The next for shelter when it started raining. day again came the storm, so Barbie The snail was so cold that it asked the became sad. Seeing Barbie sad, her rabbit if it could sleep inside his mom told “Don’t be sad, Barbie,” and burrow. “May I sleep in your burrow?” she patted Barbie on her shoulder. asked the snail. “Yes, you may go and Barbie then took a deep breath and sleep in the corner,” said the rabbit said, “Okay mom, I will not be sad reluctantly. The snail had no choice, until the storm is gone.” so he went and slept in the corner. The next morning when she woke up, When the snail woke up, he found the rabbit she saw through her window that asleep close to the fire all cuddled up while he surprisingly the bad storm was gone. was at the corner shivering in cold and all She said, “Hurray! The storm is gone!” wet. He was upset and shouted at the rabbit, She bounced on her bed and was very “How dare you sleep near the fire, when your excited to play with her friends. Barbie guest is shivering with cold?” went downstairs and asked her mother, “Can I go to play?” Her The rabbit got so angry he pushed the snail mother said, “Okay, you can play.” “You are thankless you should at least be Barbie was happy to play outside with happy that I let you come inside,” said the her friends. Barbie had a great day rabbit angrily. with her friends. The snail fell with a thud and hit his back Name- Devangi Kotwal hard and from that day onwards, the snails became slow. So, this is how snails became Grade- II Ganges slow and it always remains so. Moral: Be thankful for what you have. Name -Aaradhya Salin Nair Grade2 – Thames

“Chip, come inside! It’s raining or you’ll catch Milly woke up early in the morning a cold”, said Mrs Joy to her son. Chip wanted when the sun rose. When she wokeup, to play outside though it was raining. she started with her work like sweeping, washing clothes, because “Why are you so fussy, mom? I love playing in her mother told her to do so. the rain. I’ll do, what I like”, argued Chip. His mother wanted to teach him a lesson and so One day her mom told her to make a allowed him to continue playing. pile of hay in five hours. When she was making the pile with the hay, she He ran around excitedly but slipped down in asked the cow, “Can you help me make the mud and hurt himself. His mother who a pile of hay?” was watching everything through the window, quickly came outside, lifted him and The cow said “Yes, I can help you. In hugged him tightly. Soon he realized his return, you should jump into my ear mistake and said, “Sorry mom, I understand and come out from the other ear, when why you did not allow me to play in the rain’. I ring the bell.” Milly told this to her From that day onwards, he always obeyed mother. his parents. Mother got very angry because of Moral of the story: Always obey your parents. Milly’s foolishness. This made Milly realize that we should do our work by Name: Aaron P ourselves and not try to do the work by shortcuts. Don’t do foolish things Grade 2 Amazon which can harm you. From then onwards, Milly always did her work by herself. Moral: Self-help is the best help. Name- Adhiraj Tayde Grade- II Cauvery

Long ago there lived an old woman in Anu and Ben were two siblings a town of Arabia. Being all alone, she who lived in a village. They had a pet had to work hard to earn her living. dog named Taffy. But she was very wise. She used to save some money every day for dark “It’s so hot here. Let’s go to the river and days. She knew that her saving would go for a swim”, suggested Ben. Their prove useful when she will not be able mother agreed and said, “Take Taffy to work. with you.” One day the old woman went shopping Anu whistled for her dog but there was in the market. There she saw a no Taffy anywhere. beautiful hen of silver colour. It was for sale in the shop. The old woman “Where has he gone?” The children was very happy and took it to her asked each other looking horrified. They home. looked around their place but there was no trace of him. One morning she saw that the hen had laid an egg. So, she said to herself, “I So along with their parents they started will feed it more, I will get more eggs”. searching for Taffy around their Then she started feeding the hen neighbourhood. Then Anu got an idea more. The hen died of overfeeding. The and decided to go near the river which poor woman understood her mistake. was within walking distance from her home. Moral- Be satisfied with what you have. We will get only which we have She went there with her parents and in our destiny. brother in search of Taffy. They found Taffy sitting near the river watching the Name- Madiha Maryam flowing river. All three played near the river and went home with their parents Grade- II Thames happily. Name-Akshata Arun Kumar Grade II Ganges

On a sunny day, Laila was playing on the Tom was a kind young man who lived staircase. Laila was seven years old and she in France. He used to donate things to belonged to a good family where children the poor and needy. were brought up with a lot of care. Laila’s mom said, “Laila, don’t play on the staircase, One day, he ran out of things. “What you will fall”. shall I do now?” Tom thought hard. Laila pretended as though she didn’t hear After a while, he had an idea. “I’ll set out her mother and continued playing. A few on a journey and find golden eggs”, he minutes later, she lost her balance and said to himself. hurled headlong down the stairs. Laila started crying. She cried a lot. It looked as So, the next day, Tom went on a though she was in great pain. They took her journey. He walked without giving up to the hospital. The doctor said “Laila has a and then, he saw a house. He thought fracture and should stay in the hospital for that he would get help. When he went plastering”. Later, the doctor put plaster and inside the house, he met a witch. She told that she would feel better after was a kind witch. She asked him,’ How sometime. The parents were happy that can I help you, young man?’ Tom Laila was fine. Laila regretted her mistake. explained everything to the witch. Moral: Always respect and obey elders. When she heard this, she created a magical hen. The witch gave it to him Name-Muhammed Nasih and said ‘This hen will help you.’ ‘Does it lay golden eggs?’ Tom asked. The Grade II Cauver witch replied, ‘You’ll see’. Tom thanked the witch and moved on. The next day, Tom woke up and went to check in on the hen. The hen had laid ten golden eggs. Tom picked the eggs and went to sell them in the market. By the end of the day, Tom got a lot of money that he bought many things and gave them as charity. Every day he bought things to give to the poor. Name -Neetu Thomas Grade II Ganges

Grizzly, the little bear visited a fair One day all the rivers joined together. that was organized at the park. She There was a lot of uproar. “We are saw a balloon seller selling balloons terribly unhappy”, said the rivers. The and asked, “Can I have the big pink rivers made a lot of noise and shouted balloon?” loudly. “It’s too big for you. Come on, take They said, “We come from different points this small one,” said the balloon and are fresh and pure. We are sweet and seller. healthy to drink. But as we flow into your tides, you make us salty and unfit to “No, I want only the big pink balloon”, drink.” The Sea replied,“You should all yelled Grizzly bear. pray, that you are stopped before flowing into me and then you will not be salty like “No problem. Give me two dollars and me.” take the balloon,” said the man. Grizzly bought the balloon but she He paused for a minute and continued, couldn’t hold the big balloon in her “Actually, I am not doing anything. This hand. Alas! The balloon flew into the is how nature decided for us to live.” The sky. Grizzly realized her mistake and rivers understood what he meant and bought the small balloon. were silent. Name- Vaiga Moral: The law of nature cannot be Grade II Cauvery changed for personal gains. Name -Gunjan Pal Grade -II Cauvery

Chocho, Momo and Coco were thick friends. People called them ‘The Threesome’ as they were always together and helped each other. “We’ll Once there was a little girl named die for each other”, they used to say. Lilly, who lived with her parents in a One day Coco was swimming in the small town. Lilly was a kind-hearted sea. A pirate happened to see him and and well-mannered girl. She used to go decided to capture him. After a while to the nearby park every day to play his friends heard Coco shouting. They with her friends. One day when she ran towards him. They saved Coco and was sitting on a bench in the park, also won the fight against the pirates. watching other kids play football, a cute little kitten grabbed her Moral : A friend in need is a friend attention. She rushed to the kitten, indeeed. but it got scared as Lilly approached it and tried to run away from her. Lilly Name- Granth noticed the kitten couldn’t run well she Grade II Amazon could make out it had some problem with his legs. Seeing this Lilly was very sad and wanted to help the kitten. She took the kitten and ran to the near-by veterinarian.The veterinarian said, “The little fellow has fractured

his legs. Don’t worry. I’ll fix it”. The The story is about how Corona changed kind Vet, treated the kitten’s leg and the entire life pattern of Pruthivi. gave it medicines. Lilly took the kitten home and told her parents about the Pruthivi was a very active boy whose incident and asked “Can I please keep father was working in Bahrain, so he the kitten as my pet?” The parents pursued his schooling in Bahrain Indian were very happy to see her kindness School. He was studying in 1st grade and and allowed her to keep the kitten was in his in the last term. The annual She named her Kitty and asked her exam was scheduled for 1st March, but on mother to help her make a cozy bed. 26th Feb his mother got a message from She was very happy to have Kitty with school, stating that the school will be her and took good care of her. closed from 27th Feb 2020. Here is his conversation with his Mom Name-Esha Ashik Grade 2 Cauvery Mother: Pruthivi, tomorrow onwards school is closed.” Pruthivi: Why mom? Mother: Haven’t you heard about Coronavirus which has started in China? Now it is slowly spreading here too. To avoid children getting affected from it they are closing schools. Pruthivi: Oh! How has it come here, mom? Mother: People are travelling to different parts of the world, so it is spreading all over the world. Pruthivi: Does it spread? Mother: Yes, it does.

Pruthivi: How does it spread, Mom? classes. Initially, Pruthivi faced some issues while attending online classes. Mother: It can spread through the air, Later, he started to enjoy the same. The water, and the objects which are touched teachers took great effort and prepared by an infected person. online classes exactly like how it happens in school. Finally, the most awaited Pruthivi: Oh! What are the precautionary summer vacation arrived. measures to be taken to avoid getting infected with COVID 19? Since all the flights from Bahrain were cancelled to other countries, he felt Mother: By maintaining self-hygiene and disappointed. He could not visit his social distancing the spread of Covid19 native place to meet his grandparents will stop. So, we must wash our hands for and relatives. He thought, “At least I can 20 seconds, if we happen to touch visit my friends, parks, and play area, but anything in the commonplace. The unfortunately mom strictly told him not doctors are advising us to wear a mask, to go any where. hand gloves while going out from home. He prayed that everything should get Pruthivi: Fine, then in the evening I will back to normal and he promised to save wear a mask go to my friend’s house and and do something to bring back the play with them in the park. environment as a lively place for future generations. If we don’t protect our Mother: No dear, we cannot go out environment then we are going to run anywhere, except for groceries, hospitals, short of natural resources. The most and other mandatory work. important lesson he learned is to plant more trees to get more oxygen as Corona He was fully locked in the house and was is killing people due to the lack of oxygen feeling bored. He thought that the school once they get infected. Save Environment, Save would reopen in a couple of weeks. But Earth, and love everyone. the virus started spreading rapidly, hence the school management announced that STAY HOME STAY SAFE the final exams will be cancelled, and the previous exam marks will be considered Name- Pruthivi Siva Kumar for promotion. Though he was happy to hear this he missed his sightseeing Grade- II Thames through his school van window, games he played with his friends in the van, PE classes, and the school atmosphere. The next academic year also arrived. Parents were quite worried about kids' schooling. Fortunately, the school management decided to take online

Pinky is my best friend. She is an Once, we planned a picnic near a forest amazing cute cat. I play with her every area. I was traveling by a Maruti car day. I take her for a walk to the park with my family members. My family daily. She loves playing with other comprised of dad, mom, sister, and me. cats We reached the picnic place at 08:00 a.m. We started the day with One day my cat and I went for a walk. breakfast. My sister and I started As usual, Pinky started playing with playing Hide and seek, skipping and other cats. Suddenly it got scared as it many other games. Later we went to saw a dog and ran away. Pinky was our parents and started a conversation. missing. I felt terrible. I did not feel Somewhere nearby we heard a crying like doing anything. I was tensed as noise behind the tree. I wanted to check my cat was not with me. who it was. I had to get permission from my parents to go and check around the One day in the morning, I heard the tree. My parents agreed to . sweet ‘meow’ of my cat. I thought I was dreaming but I rushed to the basement As I started walking towards the tree, where I found my cat. I was very I saw a cute little girl crying behind happy that my Pinky came back... the tree. I asked her, “Why are you From then onwards we played together. crying?” She replied, “I don’t have any Pinky no longer wants to play with her friends to play with.” Then I told her kitty friends. in a lovely voice, “There is no need to cry for such a small thing. I came here Name- Mouthika Karanamu for a full day picnic. We would be happy if you could join us in our Grade II Thames picnic.”

She joined and our parents welcomed Anaisha, Vedanti, and Prutha. her. We had lunch together. Then we Anaisha was a baby girl who was three played together until evening. While years old. Prutha was sixteen years leaving, my parents asked her, “Where old. Vedanti was twenty-four years do you stay?” old. Each one of them had a cute little puppy named Pinky, Victoria, and She said with a beautiful smile on her Alice. face that her house was around the picnic area. Then we all started One day a robber stole their puppies in walking towards her home. We met the middle of the night. In the her parents. morning, all the three princesses started looking for their puppies. After Her parents interacted with us searching and not finding them, they happily. Later, we left the small girl in told this to their father and uncle. her house and returned home. Their father and uncle made an important announcement “Whoever finds I felt happy with my new friend with the three puppies of our children will whom I had spent my whole day!! be given a big reward.” Name- Harshitha After the announcement all the villagers Grade –II Cauvery started searching for the three puppies. A woman saw their three puppies in the forest. She immediately told the king. The king was very happy to hear this. She told the king that the puppies were stolen by a witch named Maleficent. The king sent his guards to nab the witch. The guards found the witch, and brought her to the king. They saved the puppies and returned them to the princesses. Once upon a time, there was a Name- Prutha Mulye kingdom far away. In the Grade- II Amazon kingdom,there was a large castle. In the castle, there were three princesses:

Once upon a time, there was an Mother,grandmother,and grandfather impatient boy, his name was Faber. were worried about Faber and hoped He wanted to do everything quickly. that he didn’t get hurt much by the hot One day his grandmother and soup. grandfather came to his house to Mother quickly grabbed Faber and celebrate their wedding anniversary. started soothing him. She put the soup bowl away. Thankfully, Faber burnt Faber: Mom can I have my favourite only his tongue a little bit but he was tomato soup ? okay. A few minutes later, mother said, “I warned you Faber that soup is Mother replied ,Of course, Faber! That very hot. You have been lucky that you will be the first course of today’s meal averted a big accident.” After lots of and I will make sure ,that I make it crying, the pain subsided. just the way you like it. Faber, learnt the lesson that one should be more careful and patient Faber: Thanks, Mumma. Name- Faber Mehta Mother: Faber, be careful, the tomato Grade- III Aravalli soup is very hot. Being impatient by nature, Faber ignored his mother’s advice and dipped a BIG spoon into the bowl. AWWWWAAAAWWWWW.!.........Mummaa aaaa.......AHU.....AHU.....FOOOOOFFFOO O .......OHHHH ! Faber screamed and almost jumped from the dining chair.

Once upon a time, all the colours met Once there was a very poor boy named together at John’s house. They argued Max. He lived with his family. His who could be seen from the farthest. parents worked hard to raise their son Blue said, “I can be seen farther than Max was a very good boy and always yellow.” Days passed on, the same spoke the truth. His parents always argument continued without any taught him that, ‘Honesty is the best conclusion. policy.’ One day, John heard this argument. He One day the king visited Max’s village wanted to know what this fuss was all and all the villagers came out to greet the about. Green came forward and told him king. The king was giving away sweets. that they were arguing who could be seen Max and the villagers crowded near the from the farthest but they were not able king’s carriage to try to get some of the to decide. John understood the point and gifts from the king. Finally, the King gave he told all the colours that he would go Max a box of sweets and he was very farther to see which colour could be seen excited and rushed home. from the farthest. He kept on shouting the name of the colours which he was able When Max returned home, he noticed to see while going farther. Finally, he told that there was a beautiful ring inside the the pattern of colours which is nowadays box. He thought to himself that this ring called the Rainbow. could make him rich and he and his family wouldn’t worry about anything. The colours then realized that the order But at the end, he decided to return the in which they were standing was also ring to the king. Max went to the palace visible in the sky. They called it the and returned the king’s ring. And the Rainbow. This was the pattern – King was very thankful to Max.The King VIBGYOR, in the order of their visibility said, “This is my favourite ring. You are from near to far: a very honest boy”, and the king rewarded Max with gold coins. VIOLET, INDIGO, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, ORANGE, RED Moral of the story: Honesty is the best policy. Name- Nabeel Alam Khan Name- Anvit Negi Grade- III Alps Grade- III Aravalli

Once there was a girl named Loony. the highest grade. Every day after that She always wished to own a magical when she went to school to attend her pen. So, she requested her parents to exams, she felt that the questions were get a magical pen for her. Her parents very easy and she was very excited to refused by replying that there exists tell her mother that she had done all no such thing as a Magical Pen. Only her exams very well. She was hard work and concentration will fetch convinced that all this had happened you good marks but she insisted her because of the Magical Pen which her parents get the Magical Pen. Her mother had gifted her. parents told her that if she worked Loony’s mother was full of pride and hard she will get the pen. was happy to hear that. But she told her that there is no such thing as a Loony studied very hard for her exams Magical Pen. It was just an ordinary as she had promised her parents. pen & her success was because of her Finally, the exam day arrived, and hard work and concentration. when Loony was about to go to her exams her mother presented her with Name- Mysha a pen saying that it’s a Magical Pen. Grade- III Alps Loony was very excited to write with it. As she started writing she felt that the questions were very easy and she was very happy as she thought that this had happened all because of the Pen. Loony told her mother that she had done her exams very well and secured

One day, Dorothy found a cage in the one child hit a button which caused the classroom with a cloth-covered on it. She bus to form a shape like a cell. Then they saw that it was for Carlos. All the told Carlos that all his systems were children gathered around it. They started working perfectly. Carlos was delighted guessing what was inside it. They waited and went to the Principal's office. The for Carlos. All of a sudden, Carlos came secretary was sitting outside. As he into the classroom. He was delighted to entered, he began sneezing. He was upset see the cage. As he took off the cover from and went back. the cage, it was found empty. Suddenly his friend Wanda entered the classroom He asked the bus that if he was not sick holding a blanket with something then why he was sneezing. The bus sent wrapped in it. Carlos unwrapped it. Out two children to explore what was came a mouse. Everyone was shocked. happening in Carlos's body. The cells They thought that lizards could be class thought that they were invaders but they pets but a mouse! Carlos thought of hit the button which caused them to form getting permission from the Principal to a shape like a cell and all the other cells keep the mouse as a class pet. But as he spread away. One of them fell on Carlos's started practising, he began sneezing. mucous membrane and she caught a Suddenly a mysterious person came virus. They went to the bus. The thing behind them. It was their teacher Ms. they had caught was not a virus but a cell. Frizzle wearing a spacesuit. She glanced Suddenly a child realized that Carlos had at Carlos. After that, she told all the an allergy. They told Carlos about his children to come into the magic school bus allergy. which was used to study the human body. The bus shrunk until it became the size of Carlos came to know that he was allergic a mosquito. After shrinking, it went to his mouse. He went to the pet shop to inside Carlos's nose. give away his mouse. He was very upset. After returning it, he came to a pollen It went into his bloodstream through the farm. He began sneezing there too. A girl nose. The cells in there thought that they with him came to know that he was not were invaders so they trapped them. allergic to the mouse but pollen on his fur. Luckily, Carlos was delighted when he heard this. He rushed to the store, got the mouse again, gave it a good bubble bath. He went to the Principal's office but his principal was allergic to mice. So, he took it to his home and lived happily . Name- Aditya Mishra Grade- III Everest

Once upon a time, there lived a dog plane. When he reached the island, he named Spooky. He lived in a huge kennel was surprised to see the old dog. The with many dogs. He was a very good dog. old dog said, “I came here to pick you Spooky was the happiest and craziest up”. Spooky looked confused, then the dog. He made everyone happy and helped old dog said “I sent the trip envelope”. other dogs in many ways. He would never They reached the old dog’s house. It say “No” to anyone. was very beautiful and there was a garden and a beach near the house. One day Spooky was going to the market Spooky ate tasty food,played and when he heard someone cry. He saw an walked on the beach. He enjoyed the old dog near a tree. Spooky quickly helped five days and on the last day bid him by taking him to his house. He took farewell to the old dog. care of the dog. The next day the old dog started to leave the house. Spooky gave He returned home happily remembering him some money to reach his home with the five days and lived happily there a vehicle. After some days, when Spooky after. was eating his breakfast, a letter came in front of his door. He saw his name on it The moral of the story is if you help and picked it up and read. It said, people, they will help you in return. “Dear Spooky, Name- Arya VasudevKamat “You are chosen for a trip to a beautiful Grade- IV Maple island for five days and your seat is in the first class.” Spooky was extremely happy, he went back and packed his bags. He reached the airport quickly and flew on the

Rick Winston and His Cat help them. He had a -perfect solution to their worry – Snowy! The hungry Once upon a time, there lived a boy Snowy pounced on every rat he could named Rick Winston and his cat find and in few minutes the house was Snowy who lived in a small town near free of rats! London. Unfortunately, Rick was an orphan and had no one to take care of The couple was relieved and let Rick him. But snowy was a cute white cat and Snowy stay there at night and also who was a good companion to Rick. offered dinner to Rick. The next Rick and Snowy used to struggle to get morning, they told Rick, as to how one decent meal a day since the people there was an outbreak of rodents in in the town did not provide him any London and how people were worried food. about this and the disease, it might cause. Due to this, the circus was One day as Rick and Snowy were cancelled as well. Rick was wandering around the streets, they disappointed as he travelled for a job saw a poster on a wall, which read that but it was not there. a famous circus was in London for a week. He decided to go to London with Suddenly, Rick thought of an idea! Snowy, so that he could get a job in the Why not use Snowy to catch more rats circus. and help more neighbours? So, he and Snowy walked around the city houses He travelled to London by cart and by and asked if they need help to hunt the the time he reached the city it was rats. This way Rick earned good meals mid-night. So, he started looking for a every day and Snowy had a stomach- place where he and his cat could sleep. full as well. Soon they became famous As they were walking, they found a as Rat-Hunters! They were even small home lit-up and a couple staying noticed by the Royal Court and were was still awake. He realized they had called upon by the Queen. Listening to trouble sleeping because the rats were the story of Rick, the Queen was proud eating their last food supply. He of the boy’s hard work and decided to requested the couple to allow him to reward him. The moral of the story is we should always be ready to look at the opportunity to do well to others. This will not only serve society but also will reward you in return. Name- Himanish Manoj Grade- IV Cedar

There was a boy named Johnny who Name- Shaurya Giri was kind and smart. He used to Grade- IV Olive complete his work and everyone liked him a lot. One day he met a boy called Bon who was rude and naughty. They both started doing terrible things and Johnny became rude and naughty like Bon. Everyone disliked them and Johnny's parents were shocked to see this change in him. One day, Johnny got very sick. His parents decided not to send him to school. Johnny’s mom asked him, `Why are you so rude and naughty these days?’ Johnny answered that it all started because of this boy named Bon. His mom understood why Johnny was so rude these days. Johnny’s mom advised him to teach Bon how to be smart and kind. Johnny understood and he came back to his normal life. One day Bon asked `What should we do now?’ Johnny replied, `I will teach you how to be smart and kind.’ Within a week, Bon became smart and kind like Johnny. He started to complete his work on time and everyone started liking him. They both became best friends and lived happily ever after.

Once there was a girl named Lily. She of my skin is brown.” Then her mom used to hate the colour of her skin, showed her a picture and asked who he which was brown. Children also used was. Lily replied, “He is the great to laugh at her because she used to be Nelson Mandela, who was the so brown. One day when she reached President of Africa.’’ home after her school, she told her mother about her skin. So, her mother Then her mom asked what the colour explained her that when she was born, of his skin is. Lily replied, “It’s so she was brown and that there was black.’’ Her mom told her that, “It is nothing wrong with brown colour; not the colour that matters but our everything in nature has its own actions.’’ Learn to do good for others, beauty. But still she hated her skin explained mom. and used to plead God to do something. The next day morning her mom asked her to wake up because she had to go school. But she did not wake up from her bed. Her mom noticed that she was awake and she was crying. Her mom asked her, “Why are you crying?” She said that she was still sad that she is so brown and everyone calls her brown. Then her mom told her to first get up and go to the mirror and look at herself in the mirror she asked her, “What do you think is so bad about your skin?” She told,“The colour Name:-Nithyasri Chakkingal Grade IV Cedar

Once there lived a boy named Govin. East Indian Company (EEIC). He He always dreamt of going back to the found that those people were not using past. He likes to know more about a single electronic gadget, but they history. He was interested in learning would meet their friends and relatives about ancient things. So, he decided to regularly. They had great fun and invent the machine, which could carry enjoyed their meaningful life. He him to the past. One day he achieved travelled to the 1930s and got a chance his goal, he invented the time to see Mahatma Gandhi during his machine. Salt March. He started using it, and he wished to He then wanted to see the future, with see the history and desired to go back the use of his time machine. He visited to the year 1498. He saw Vasco da the year 3050, where he saw the cars Gama’s fleet visiting Mozambique and houses floating. He saw floating Island and he found that the electronic beds and surprisingly all the toothbrush was invented in China windows and doors were getting closed using boar bristles. The events he saw when he lay on the bed. That was in the past surprised him often. He awesome ! saw Christopher Columbus discovering the island of Trinidad on his third Astonishingly, he saw all the floating voyage. trains and found that Burj Khalifa became the smallest building. He wanted to take a selfie with them, but he couldn’t find a camera. But he He got bored of seeing the future, and enjoyed a lot with those scenes. He wanted to return to the current year. went to the year 1600s and saw the While coming back from the future, English merchants set up the English the machine got stuck and fell from the heaven… while reaching close to the Earth, he heard someone called, Govinnn ! Govinnn ! After hearing these noises, he fell from the cot. He heard his mom calling out his name. Finally, he realized that it was a dream… Name- G V Sai Krishna Grade V Aries

Long ago ,there lived a princess named Every day Alice used to go inside the Alice. Alice loved to give speeches, book and do whatever the Queen told learnt ballroom dances, met royalty her. She used to like the work which from faraway lands, and to read books. the Queen used to give her. The Queen Her family was very impressed with was happy to get a worker like Alice. her. “You are so brave”,her grandmother The next day, Queen gifted her a wish said and gifted her book which bore a maker and told her that every day she picture of a magnificent door with could make 3 wishes. Alice made 3 glimmering swirls. The book told the wishes every day.She was very happy story of a Queen with magical powers. and lived happily ever after. The Queen's name was Aires. Alice couldn't wait to read it. She thanked her grandmother and went to the royal garden. While Alice was reading, she got sucked into the book. When she entered the book, she was reading, Alice was surprised to see the Queen. The Queen told her, “Unless you help me you can’t get out of the book.” Alice obeyed her and she was out of the book. She was very happy to be free. Name- Eshal Fathima Grade- V Aries

It was a ‘Thursday’ in the month of I was carried away with these thoughts March. I woke up and went to brush. that I didn’t realize that it was evening. After using the restroom, I stared at the When I finished thinking about the film calendar which was hanging on my wall. and ghosts. I remembered that I had to I realized it was my friend Ninaad’s attend my friend Ninaad's birthday birthday. I was having a bath while party. There was a cake cutting ceremony thinking about him. I wanted to surprise and we were also served a delicious him on his birthday. My parents were dinner. Then we agreed to sit down and awake by that time. We had our breakfast watch a movie called ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. together with my little sister Pala. She Everyone at the party enjoyed the movie and drank some milk and started playing I laughed so hard at the character of with her toys. During breakfast, I asked Johnny Depp. I came back home when it my parents to permit me to go out and was night. I was extremely tired so I had ride my bicycle and surprise my best fallen asleep quickly. I was in deep sleep. friend Ninaad on his birthday. They While I was sleeping, I heard a noise at allowed me to go out. After the approval the door, it sounded like a knock- of my parents, I called Ninaad on his knock…!! parent’s phone. I invited him to join me on a bicycle ride. During the ride,I asked I woke up and opened the door but no one Ninaad if there was anything special was outside. Again, I went back to bed planned for his birthday. Ninaad was and fell asleep. After a few minutes, I surprised because I remembered his birthday.I heard a weird sound at the door again. I greeted and wished him. Ninaad also asked was terrified and ran to the door but was me to join his birthday party in the shocked to see that no one was there. evening. When I turned back, I saw a ghost pirate who had a terrible face. I was horrified After few hours, I came back home from and was about to faint but I heard an the ride. I had my lunch. I read books but alarm sound which sounded so familiar. I it made me feel bored. I decided to watch opened my eyes, realized that my 6 o’ clock alarm a movie on my new Smart TV. I selected was ringing and I was sleeping between my one movie from the search list named father and sister. I also noticed that my “Haunted ship”. I watched the movie. My mother was in the kitchen, cooking breakfast. mind was filled with thoughts about My heart was still beating at a faster rate. ghosts. By this time, I understood that there was no such thing like ghost, it’s all just a made-up story. This day was one of the horrifying days, I ever had in my life. Name- Prajyot Tidke Grade V Taurus

There was a curious, nine-year-old boy He was so frightened that he hid behind named John. He lived with his parents. a boulder that was close to him. He wanted to become a scientist. He had many friends. So, he did not talk about But unfortunately, the giant could smell what is going on in his house rather, he him. So, the giant could track him. The would talk about the strange things he giant caught John in his giant hands. The wanted to invent when he becomes a giant told “Oh! a kid, IT has been so long scientist. since I ate one. Anyway, you have just come in time, I was starving.” John A day came when his family had to move became very scared. So, John told “Oh to a new town. John was sad. He missed giant, please do not eat. Look at me, I am his friends dearly. He did not have as so small for you to eat”, he said in a many friends as he had in his old town. shivering tone. The giant replied,“I would The new town was surrounded by a search for more later.” dense, dark forest. John’s parents had warned him not to go there as there lived When the giant was about to eat him, a giant. People also told that the giant in John shouted “Wait! I have a challenge that forest is the strongest and the largest for you. If you want to know what it is, in the world! put me down first.” The giant thought for a while and put him down. But this made John more curious. He wanted to see the giant himself. So, one He told, “Whatever I do with my eyes night, when his parents were asleep, he closed, if you can do it with your eyes quietly went out of the house to see if open, you can eat me. If you cannot, then anyone was outside. Now, the whole town you will have to leave me”. The giant was asleep. Then he tiptoed into the agreed and thought it is a very silly thing forest. to do. He closed firmly, took some sand, and put it over his eyes. The giant was He soon entered the forest. But he could surprised about this tiny boy’s not see anything. It was pitch dark. He intelligence and accepted his defeat. So, was bumping into some random places. John ran out of the forest happily and He heard loud stomping sounds, but he went towards his home. His mother and ignored them. father were searching for him. They embraced him happily when they saw After some time, he heard a voice. It said, him. “I smell a tender man. I will eat you, so come out from wherever you are hiding. Name- Amritha Lakshmi Hahaha!” John found out that it was the giant. Grade- V Leo

There was a girl Once upon a time, there was a poor named Annie. She was just a normal fruit seller named Kamlesh in the city. girl. She was judged by all her He was very hardworking and the only classmates on the way she looked, her bread earner of his family. He used to nationality etc. She had a golden heart. The get up early in the morning to buy only people who understood her pain fruits from the fruit market and used were her parents and her best friend to travel in various streets till late at Sarah who was going through the night to sell his fruits. Despite all his same experience. Every day her hard work and efforts, his earnings classmates made fun of her and Sarah. were less. Even though she was going through all of this, she remained silent and did not One fine day,when he was selling say anything. She went through the fruits near a bank, he found a wallet same thing in the high school, near his fruit cart which was full of university, and even at work. Later on, money, important documents, and she quit her job and went on to become credit and debit cards. He was shocked an artist. Two years later, she became to see the money. But he was tensed by a very famous artist. thinking whose wallet was that. He thought the person who lost the wallet One day, she checked into Facebook must be in trouble because that money and saw many friend requests. It was must be hard-earned money and was none other than her old classmates very important for his or her survival. and colleagues who had judged her He started looking for the person who years ago on her appearance and her has lost the wallet but he was unable nationality. Now everyone wanted to to find anyone. He decided to wait at become her friend because of her the same place and not take his fruit popularity. She denied all the requests cart to any other street so that if because she knew that her classmates had judged the same old Annie. Now it was her turn to judge them. Moral : Never change for anyone.Be yourself. Name- Priyachitha K.K Grade- V Leo

someone comes searching for his or her Moral : wallet, he can return it.Late in the evening, a tensed person named Truthfulness and integrity are the Ramesh came and asked the fruit best paths to be taken in life. seller whether he has found anything valuable nearby. Fruit seller asked him what he was looking for. Ramesh said that he lost his wallet in the afternoon which carried money and important documents. The fruit seller understood that his wallet was lost and returned him. He asked him to be more careful. He also said that he was waiting for the owner of the wallet since afternoon. Ramesh became very delighted to see such a kind gesture of a poor fruit seller. He tried giving him few bucks as a reward but Kamlesh refused to accept it and said that it was his duty. Ramesh was grateful and surprised to learn about the honesty and helpful attitude of the poor fruit seller. Ramesh offered him a job at his store. On asking, Ramesh said that he was the owner of the fruit market chain of the city. He was moved by his honesty and wanted such a promising and an honest employee. Kamlesh became very happy and returned to his home happily. Name- Akshat Dhar Grade- V Leo

Long ago, there lived a poor man. He him a treat. At last, they gave boxes of lived with his wife and his mother. His food, gold, etc.They gave him a box and wife was a greedy woman and his said, “If you have ever done any hard mother suffered from innumerable work in your life, you will always be diseases. Every day, the man worked fortunate. But if you are very lazy in very hard but could not find any food your life, harm will always befall you.” or money. The man was once offered a The man thanked them and went job as a chef, but unfortunately, he home. didn’t know how to cook. He still When he reached home, he opened the worked hard every day but kept on box in fear and he got a letter that failing. The poor man however decided whenever you open the box again you not to give up. will get whatever you desire. This way he became the healthiest and the One day, while walking down the road richest person in his country. thinking about the rebukes received by him from his wife, he came across a Moral – Hard work always leads to wounded puppy. He took the puppy to success. his house and took great care of it for four days. But the next day he could Name- Aarush Purohit not find his pet anywhere. He searched Grade- V Aries for him everywhere but could not find him. Then he went to search for him in the mountains but instead of the pet, he found two people asking him whether he was the one who took care of their pet Joe for four days, to which he nodded in agreement. Then they told him that the puppy was theirs and called him inside to thank and give

There were two villagers couldn’t believe this boys Jack and story because Jack was too young Luis who lived and weak to even lift the bucket. So, in a village near with his frail body, nobody believed Oldenburg. them and they had considered that Jack was 6 they were lying since Jack helping years old while Luis was impossible. However, Uncle Luis was 10. Peter believed them. He was an old They were very close friends and spent most and experienced man in the village. of their time together. So, they asked his opinion on this matter. They all interrogated how One day they went on an adventure. could this be possible.Uncle Peter They ran and explored it. It was so laughed and said “What is there to exhilarating, until they came to know explain?” that they had gone too far off the village. While they were discussing The boy has already told you how he what to do, Luis tripped over a rock did it. He threw the bucket inside and and fell into a well. He was in panic pulled the rope to save his friend, what and started screaming because he did is strange here is that how he managed to not know swimming. He would drown gather strength. This was because at unless somebody was there to help that time there was nobody to tell him him. Jack was frightened and looked that he couldn’t do it. Even he was not around for help but he couldn’t find in a position to think so.He added ,‘The anybody. Suddenly he saw a bucket only one who can empower you is tied to a rope lying nearby. Without yourself. In fact you can do it if you any second thought, Jack threw the think you can do it.” Then the villagers bucket into the well and asked Luis to realized how important it is to believe hold it. The moment Luis held the in oneself. bucket; Jack started to pull up the rope. He kept pulling, until Luis was \\ out of the well. They were so jubilant and overjoyed that they ran quickly Name- Avish Kamboj towards their home. Grade- V Taurus When they reached home, they narrated the whole incident to their families and the villagers. But the

Once there was a space station, which Elchapo told, “I think we need a break- was ready to launch its research rocket out”. When he said that, the alien took into space.The rocket took off successfully. them to what seemed like the prison. There were four specialized astronauts Jack said, “That’s for sure Elchapo”. in the rocket. Their names were Jack, They saw many astronauts in the Jason, Elchapo, and Milton. prison seeking help to escape from the aliens. Their mission was to land on the far But the aliens were generous and kind away Planet G-9. All went well, until enough to provide food with cutleries for they reached the atmosphere of Planet the prisoners. When they served G-9. Something in it hampered the Elchapo, he looked at the cutlery and signals of the space station and it lost an idea popped out in his mind. He the signal of the rocket. broke the spoon and opened the key to the vent. He escaped from the prison. The astronauts landed on the planet. He came back and told this to all the On it, the astronauts found some weird prisoners (astronauts) and helped stuff like spaceships of Aliens and them to escape. They boarded the subsequently discovered the skeletons stationed rocket and went back to of Aliens. They were shocked on seeing Earth. They told this to other space this and tried their best to leave scientists. This enabled all scientists Planet G-9. After trying, being not to know that there are other living successful, Jack, one of the astronauts, beings on the Planet G-9. The scientist said, “I can see a castle far away and I acknowledged their victory. think somebody in the castle can help us”. When Jack told this, an alien who Name- G.V. Sai Krishna was passing by heard them. It forcefully took them inside the castle. Grade- V Aries

Once upon a time in Delhi, there The next day morning train reached lived a girl named Neha,who the destination, where both Neha and was very beautiful and kind. the old lady had to get down. The old One day,she was going on a tour lady was having heavy baggage with from New Delhi to Andhra her so it was really difficult for her to Pradesh. She was travelling by train get down of the train. Neha helped the and there was an old lady with her in lady by carrying the baggage. The old the same coach. Feeling bored, she lady was very happy and impressed started talking to the old lady. with the behaviour of little girl Neha. Both of them stepped out from the Both introduced themselves to each train, the old lady thanked Neha. This other and started a conversation. After is the incident which I experienced completing four hours of her train while travelling with them on the journey, the old lady was feeling same train. thirsty. When she looked at her water One day even, I will do the same thing bottle, it was empty. The little girl as Neha did i.e. Help others. Neha observed the old lady with an empty bottle in her hand. Neha went Name- Drithi Varma to her and asked for her empty bottle Grade- V Aries so that she could fill it and give it back. After few hours, it was night-time and the old lady wanted to rest on her berth. But unfortunately, her berth was the upper one. As she can’t climb up, she asked the man sitting beside her to change the seat. He didn’t agree. The whole conversation was heard by Neha. So, she came to the old lady and asked her to rest on her seat which was the lower berth. Neha swapped seats with the old lady and made her comfortable.

Once on a bright sunny morning, three Then she ate one of them and became girls named Julie, Tasha, and Sarah invisible. All three of them had never were baking a cake for Sarah’s been so shocked.They all had so many grandma as it was her birthday. questions so they asked her how did Sarah’s grandma was not able to speak she knew this.She told them that much. When they went in search of a when she was of their age, she had the recipe, they came around this old same cookbook and an old traveller storeroom where they found a very old gave it to her with all the ingredients. cookbook. They opened the cookbook and that it is 1000 years old. Then and noticed that it had very unusual suddenly Sarah interrupted and said recipes that they had never heard of what if my grandma is under a magic before.So Tasha said, “Why don’t we spell. ‘So, am I cursed?’, asked Sarah. make one of these recipes?” “WHAT” all girls shouted?’ ‘What curse do you have?’ asked Julie. ‘I have “I am not sure,” said Julie. ‘Why not?’, a curse that I can’t leave this town for asked Sarah. the rest of my life. Maybe with the magic cookbook, we can find recipes to ‘We don’t have one of the ingredients’, break my grandma’s curse’, Sarah said said Julie. happily. ‘You’re right maybe we can findarecipefromthemagic cookbook’,replied ‘Which one?’, asked Sarah. ‘Cedroian Julie. So, without wasting time they all vanilla’, replied Julie. “I have never were trying to find a recipe. heard of that before”, said Sarah. ‘Neither have I,’said Tasha. So, they Finally, after many days they had all went to a café to find the ingredient combined many recipes and made up a and when they reached the café, they final magic recipe. They had to make a asked the owner, Ms. Silver, if she had hundred cupcakes and Sarah’s grandma Cedroian Vanilla. Ms. Silver was had to eat the first and the last shocked and asked the girls why they cupcake. ‘How are we going to eat 98 needed this ingredient. So, the girls cupcakes?’, asked Tasha. ‘Maybe we showed the cookbook and Ms. Silver was surprised to see the book in their hands. She told them that this was not a normal cookbook it’s a magic one and the girls did not believe Ms. Silver.So they asked her for proof. Ms. Silver cooked one of the recipes and showed them a plate filled with some waffles.

could host a cupcake fair and everyone the last cupcake. As the last cupcake from the town can come to eat the went in her mouth the whole town cupcakes. It’s an amazing idea’, said froze except for Sarah, Julie, and Ms. Silvers to Julie. So they all made Tasha because Julie gave Tasha and 100 cupcakes and prepared for the Sarah a protection spell gum. fair. After all the preparations,Ms. Silver gave Sarah the first cupcake so Sarah was ashamed because she did she could give it to her grandma. After not listen to Tasha and Julie, she everyone left, Tasha came back to the apologized for her mistake so they Café as she had left her bag. thought they could go find a recipe in the book but whenever they tried the When she went into the kitchen, she book magically flipped to a blank sawMs.Silvereatingthefirst cupcake. She page.They all had no idea why it was gasped and walked up to Ms. Silvers happening, Tasha thought maybe the and said,‘You tricked us! I can’t believe book wanted them to create their you gave Sarah the second cupcake perfect recipe. They started to work on this whole time and you wanted to a magical dish and created a triple break your curse!’, Ms. Silvers quickly layer cake .They ran back to the fair as locked Tasha in a secret room. Poor they ate the cake the town was back to Tasha was locked in an old room for life. All three of them hugged but the whole night. Sarah was still sad because her grandma was not fine. Suddenly to The next day was the fair and her surprise, Sarah’s grandma spoke. everyone was so excited but Julie Sarah was so happy and spellbound. thought that Tasha was missing because she The magic that was there in the second could not find her anywhere. The only layer of the cake was a curse-breaking place she missed to check was the café, spell. She could not believe her eyes so she went there and heard Tasha and ears. All were extremely happy. shouting “Help me!” Julie ran to Tasha and unlocked the room Tasha told Name- Vrinda Chaudhary Julie everything and went to the fair and tried telling Sarah, but she didn’t Grade- V Taurus believe Tasha or Julie. Julie quickly removed some gums from her pocket and gave one to Tasha and Sarah and took one for her. While Ms. Silvers pretended to give Sarah the last cupcake for her grandma but she tricked her and ate

Once there was a beautiful garden sending the help .The princess and her with huge trees, blossomed flowers, royal family went to the castle and happy children and families. Near the lived there. Also, the kingdom was garden was a magnificent castle. The again given to them. They all lived King and Queen with their loving happily ever after. daughter, Princess Lyla lived there. It used to belong to a giant but, since he Name- Avisha Jain had not been seen for many years, the Grade- VI Wordsworth humans occupied the village. One day, there were loud thuds on the ground; it was the giant who had returned after a long time. Everyone got scared including the children. The giant was very angry on seeing his kingdom being occupied. Everybody in the castle ran away too. The good fairy was watching all this and quickly informed the incident to the queen of the good fairies. After the trees started to shed their leaves and the flowers did not blossom any more,the evil fairies made it their place to stay after attacking the giant. The good fairies were very upset after hearing the news. They arranged a war against the evil fairies. Princess Lyla, who was a friend of the good fairies, got to know about the war and supported the good fairies by sending her royal soldiers to the war. After three days, the war was held and the good fairies who were taking the help of the princess’s soldiers won. They all thanked Princess Lyla for

Once there lived two sisters named has happened.” Then Enna replied ‘Only Emma and Enna. They were best friends. one of us should go and the other should Their family was wealthy. One night stay’. Then Emma said, “You should go, their parents went out for dinner at their because you are the runner of the school, friend’s house. Emma and Enna fell so you go I will stay here”, Enna replied asleep. At midnight,they woke up hearing with a smile. Then she jumped out, there a big bang. They went to their parent’s was a noise. Then the two men came room. They saw two men breaking into down because of the noise. their parent's safe. Emma shouted “Hey you two, what are you doing in our Meanwhile, Enna was running to a near house?” The two men grabbed them and by phone booth.She called her dad but he tied them to two chairs, they also taped didn’t pick up. Then she called her mom their mouths. After a few minutes, they she picked up the phone, Enna told took off the tape from Enna’s mouth, and everything that had happened to her parents. before she could say anything, they asked They were very scared and arrived at the her if she knew the code for the safe. She phone booth to pick up Enna, then they said that she didn’t know the code, then went to their house with the cops. Her they took off the tape from Emma’s mouth sister was in the basement tied up. The and asked the same question to her, but cops told them to go and check their her answer was the same as her sister’s. safety. Their father came down from the room and told them that some important They knew that they would scream for paper was missing. Emma told them that help, so they took them to the basement, she threw one of the man’s wallets under and then one of the men said “Do not try the old cardboard in the basement. to act smart. We are warning you and remember we will not tell you again.” The The cops went to the basement and got two sisters became very scared. After a the wallet. In the wallet there was the while, Enna untied her hands then she man’s name written on it, the cops untied Emma. Emma said, “We can jump tracked the place they were staying. The out of the window and we can go to father cops asked one of the sisters to come to and mother and we can tell them what spot the right person. Emma said, “Enna will go with you.” Then Enna, her father, and the cops went to the building. A man opened the door and asked why they were there. Enna recognized the voice and said, “ He is the one .” Then cops entered the house and saw two more men there. The cops arrested all the men. Then there was no more stealing in Enna’s and Emma’s house again. They lived happily. Name- Sathvika Grade- VI