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dfilBfe You won't know i t , but i f you asked yourpar ents t he y w i l l te l l you how much youhowled on th e f i r s t day of school. Who wasth a t c hee rfu l person who embraced youwarm ly th en and led you to t he class?Who sat w i th you dur ing break andlaughed as you recounted t he events of th eevening when grandpa found he had lost his dentures?W hen you fe l l in school and hu rt yo urs elf, who rushedyou to t he docto r and sat w i th you t i l l your Mom arr ived?Who was th a t person w i th whom you shared a ll th esecrets? The tr u th about th e ghosts on the peepal t ree. .?The l ist can go on and on. W hile th e re may be manyreasons f o r al l of th e above, th e re is only one answer f o rth e quest ionsMy Teacher.Yes, th e teac her is th e most ta lke d about person in th ewo rld. Ask anyone and you could f i l l up reams. Wa nt to

hear what my teach er t o ld me?"M icke y was a ch ee rfu l boy. No one ever saw himangry. His teachers adm ired h is good nature and o f t enwondered i f t he re was some sec ret to i t . The rumoursreache d Mickey's ears who invited his teach er home oneday. He took his teach er around to show him his house.W hen th e tea che r came to Mickey's room she was amazedto see a unique col lage on th e wal l! I t was th e lovel iestdecor his tea che r had ever seen! Obse rving th e te ach er'sexpression Mickey explained: ' In school people thinkI am never rude and th a t nothing both ers me. But tha t 'snot t rue . I have devised a method to con tro l my temp er.W henev er I am angry I paint a patc h of colour on mywall and wri te al l the bad things that come to my mind.Over the years my wa ll is ge t t ing p re t t i e r and p re t t ie rwhi le I am ge tt i ng happier and happier! Now I l ike mycollage so much th a t each tim e anyone makes me angry,I si le ntly th ank him f o r giving me a new piece of ar t! '"The teac her looked closely a t th e wal l. I n every patchof co lour w ri t t e n in t iny le t te rs w ere words l ike 'foo l ' ,' idio t' , 'pain', 'bor e', and a lot mo re!"This gives us th e cue Is school th e only place wh ere wemust look fo r tea chers ? I f a mere boy can teac h histeac her how to change bad t imes into an opp ortun ity tosm ile, well... Give th is a thou ght, the n s i t down and wri te toth e person who inspired you th e m ost: bea r T eacher, thankyou fo r all you have done f o r me. Happy Teachers' Day!

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M y Favour i te Teac her 6Tanya YadavSana's Re d Shoes 12Sita VirmaniTh e Prankster 14Sangita P. Menon MalhanWat er By Boat 21Pratibha NathFOLK TALE SRaghup ati Singh The Brave... 25 Padma Mohan KumarSPECIAL STORYAn Eye -Opene r 33Shantha NagarajanTh e Mi lkman's Foo l ishness 36Tanaya Padhi

P O E M SM y Teacher , M y Pr ide 7Garima GuptaThose Were The Days When. . .Aman DuaKitab Ki Duniya/Oof ! Ye Garm i 8Diksha SuriM y Classroom Chair 11Chetana MehtaSchoo l O f Th e Future 13Gaurav KumarIn Nostalg ia 18Varun PandaTh e Co lours Of Li fe 23Prathusha SubramanianTree 's Quest ionGaurav KumarHawa Yun Dhee re Se AaJan a 28Divya DuaV i p l u v G ay an 3 2IshitaAbhi lashaKanika MehtaA Glim pse of the Past 38Vikram GrewalSchoo l Li fe 39 Isha BharadwajM y Best FriendAnushka Attri

Ho w I Tack l ed My Examinat ionGaurav KumarMathsB oon or Curse 43 Priyanka RanaReal i ty Shows 45TeensShubhangi Aggarw alF E A T U R E SPassing By 17Aditya JainFight I l l iteracy Wi th Zea l 30Jasvinder SharmaAs Yo u Ar e Leav ing 37Dusu YamaAnim al Facts 40Alaka ShankarExaminat ion 41Charu GroverTh e Thr i l l O f My L i f e 44Karishma NathA N D M U C H M O R ETh e Da V inc i Cod e 4B O O K T A L KJunior W or d Hunt 10Wo rd Hunt 19Goo dby e Zakumi ! 46 Th e Month That Was 47-48 NE WS UPDATE

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THE DA VINCI CODED a n B r o w n

AS E C R E T A B O U TJesus Chr i s t i sunknown to the

world...A secret that canshake the bel ief of thepeople...A secret which theworld comes to know aboutthrough this thriller. Whatis this secret?Professor Langdon on anoff ic ia l tr ip to Par is isbaffled as to why he wasbeing contacted regardingthe mu rder of a renownedcurator Jacques Sauniere.The body of Sauniere isfound in the gal lery ofLouvre Museum in anu tmos t a s t on i sh ingmanner. He has writtensome codes and anagramswith his blood. This bafflesthe police, Langdon andSophie Neveuthe grand-daughter of the curator,who is also part of theinvestigation. Apparentlythe curator who has beenkilled was one of the fewwho knew that the hint tothe biggest secret lies inone of the paintings ofLeonardo da Vinci.

There are two sects thatare operating behind thewho le ac t i onone infavour of the secret to bebrought out and the otheragainst it.The po l i ce suspec tLangdon of the murder

and are hel l bent onmaking him confess to thecrime. Sophie warns himthat there is a threat to hislife and helps him escapethe situation.The murder, the codesand the escape leads theminto dangers unknown.Both Langdon and Sophiemust crack the mystery sothat Langdon is provedinnocent and the secretwhich has caused so muchbloodshed is revealed tothe world.

Trying to solve the case,the duo shuttle from oneplace to another, solvingone puzzle after another,wi th the po l i ce c lose lychasing them.The death of Saunieremakes Sophie come closerto her grandfather with

who m she had broken tieslong ago. But is Saunierereally her grandfather? Thestunning revelation of whoSophie actually is, shockseverybody.Finally, when the secretis out, the lives of manychange. The revelation alsochanges relationships andfor some people the wholemeaning of their existence.But...what is the secret?Read this exciting thrillerto find out.A m as t e rp i e c e pa rexcellence, written in smallchapters with precis ionand detail, can rattle yourbrain. With its remarkableresearch, you get areading experience unlikeany other.Dan Brown or DanielleBrown (b. 1964) is anAmerican author of thrillerf i c t ion. Some o f h ispopular books are DigitalFortress, Deception Point,The Lost Symbol andAngels and Demons. TheDa Vinci Code has sincebeen made into a film bythe same name.

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My Favour i te Teacher lessons you have taughtT any a Y adav ( 7 ) I l l us t r a t i o n : San j ay Sa rka r me.$>

MY F A V O U R I T E

teacher i s myc las s t eac herMrs. Savreet Kaur Sahi.She is tall and very pretty.She has big, black eyesand matching black hair.She looks very beautifulwhen she wears a necklaceand earrings. She teachesus Eng l i sh and Soc ia lS tud i es . She makeseverything very simple andeasy. I understand every-thing in class and study onmy own at home. If thereis a problem she explainsit again and again in themost loving way.She o rgan i z ed ajhinga...lala... activity inwhich we wore dressesmade of leaves and flowers.Some of my c lassmatesbecame small animals andthe boys hunted them andkilled them with spears.Then all the girls becamehappy and did a kind ofdance which was namedjhingalala...hu...hu... Thenma'am to ld us to rubstones to make fire. Thisis how we learnt about theearly man.My mother always tellsme that a teacher is yourmother in school so if youhave any problem just goto her. One day my tiffin

fell down and I cried andwent to her. She gave meher parantha. I felt lovedand cared for in schooland hungr i l y a t e herparantha which was sode l i c ious . I l o ve you ,Savreet Ma'am.Sav ree t Ma ' am hasinspired me to share andlove. Thank you, ma'am,

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My Teacher, My PrideGar ima Gup ta ( 14 )A teacher is a motherWhen she feeds us w ith new idea s,A teacher is a fatherWhen she gives us zest for life,A teacher is a sisterWhen she teaches us to love,A teacher is an elder brotherWhen she looks after us,A teacher is a soul mateWhen she understands our shortcomings,A teacher is a friendWhen she teaches us to help others,A teacher is an illuminatorWhen she leads usFrom darkness to light,A teacher is a liberatorWhen she helps usTo give up bad habits,A teacher is a great civilizing forceWhen she teaches us good manners,A teacher is an angelWhen she teaches usTo dream of goodness,A teacher is a saintWhen she teaches us to followThe path of virtue.A teacher is a great soulAs she can play many different roles.

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The ways were fencedWith ye llow flow ers,The entire w orld seemed ours,Dark a nd dingy w ere a few by-lanes,They brought me back to reality again.By the vast blue seaI see my friends and me,Seeing the sun dipping in the seaI remember the daysWhen we were carefree.When I look backI w onder now ,I made it all so farI don't know how .Those w ere the day sWhen we were free,Wa lking dow n the lanesTo the sea.SEPTEM BER 2010 ffi f

Those WereThe DaysWe Were FreeA m a n D u a ( 1 6 )I l l us t r a t i on :S a n j a y S a r k a r

Those were the daysWhen we were free,Wa lking dow n the lanesTo the sea.


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Galling all 5- to 8-year-olds!Join th e dots and colour th e picture .

T H R E E mo st colourfu l p ic tures wi ll win a t t rac t ive pr izes . Last date forrece iv ing ent r ies: S ep tem be r 2 5 ,201 0. (X er o x copies wi l l not be considered. )

r Dot to Dot (July 2010) ResultsT h e p r i z e w i n n e r s a re :1. Varda Ahm ad (8 )The B lossomsMuzzammi l Manz i l , A l i garh

2. Harshil Garg (6)Am i t y I n t e rna t i onal Schoo lSect or 46, Gurgaon

3. Ri t ik Dawar (7 )N.P . Public Sch oo l, Banga, Pun jabo CHILDRE N'S WO RLD SEPTEM BER 2010 ffif

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H E A R YE! H E A R YE!JlTNIOR WORD fftfNT5pecfo l ly in t roduce dfor 6 -8-year -o ld5 !Geeta Menon

Fi l l in th is crossw ord and send i t to us on or b ef or e S eptem ber 25, 2010. THREEall-correct entries wi l l get attractive prizes. So what are you wait ing for? Get cracking!

(Xe rox copies and fa xe d e ntries wi l l not be considered.)Across:

1. Paul the . . whopred icted that Spain would w inthe World cup footbal l 2010l i ves in Germa ny. ( 7 )

5 . Th e Doll s Museum is in Neh ruHo u s e n ea r t h e I n co m e Ta xOf f i c e i n N ew D e l h i ,ab b rev i a t i o n (3 )6 . He is so res t les s , has he gotin h i s pants or what? (4 )8 . I met popular ch i ldren 's autho r ,Rusk in Bond the Book

Fa i r . ( 2 )9 . E x t r a T e r r e s t r i a l ,ab b rev i a t i o n (2 )

1 1 . O p p o si te o f ' t a k e ' ( 4 )1 2 . Th e o f f i c i a l s o ng f o r t h e Wo r l d

Cup Footbal l 2010 was 'Waka, t h i s t i m e f o r A f r i ca ' ( 4 )13 . My brothe r i s not coming wi th usto So a is going to Man al ii n s t e a d . ( 2 )14. W ho is going to theP re s i d en t o f t h e So c i e t y? ( 2 )15 . We were asked to put a

f o r t h e co r rec t s en t en ces an d a

c ro s s f o r t h e i n co r rec tones . (4 )My g ran d f a t h e r i s i n t h eI n t en s i ve Ca re Un i t ,ab b rev i a t i o n (3 )I am a o f Kend r iyaVidyalaya , one who s tud ies (7 )I love to have . . j u i cein the morn ing . ( 6 )

f o r t a t ( 3 )Please don't idle, do somew o rk . ( 3 )The pr i ze has gonethe bes t sportsperson of theyea r . ( 2 )

the books l y ing there ,look (3 )My shopping isempty . (6 )Oppos i te o f 'dry ' (3 )My school comes at6 .30 a .m. to take me toschool . (3 )F r o z e n w a t e r ( 3 )Sh e m y b es t f r i en d . ( 2 )

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'imgmimMy ci$sC h e t an a M e h t a ( 1 1 )I l l us t r a t i o n : A n k u r M i t r a ^ ChdirIn my class there is a chairWhich is not at all fair.It is dark as chocolate,And has fee t like rocket.It is helpful for those w ho are punished,On the floor that is furnished .They use it as a table,And read many a interesting fable.Sometimes I w onder if it's my scooty,And w hile driving I like to have a frooty .Sometimes it's like a ship to me,From the deck, the dolphins I like to see.Sometimes it's a racing car,Then I speed up and go very far.This is a chair w hich gives me restAs comfortable as a bird's nest.

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Sana's Red ShoesS i t a V i r m an i I l l u s t r a t i o n : S an j a y S a r k a r

IT WAS a lovely sunnyday and Sana decidedshe would read herfavourite book under theshade of the huge mangotree in her garden. Sheread and read but soonshe dozed off. Just thenAr jun came out o f thehouse and ran towardsSana. "It's a lovely day toplay in the park," he said,

"come on, let's go!"But Sana was enjoyingher sleep. Arjun shook hertill she woke up. "All rightI'll come," she said at last," let me put on my redshoes first." Sara loved thered shoes Mama gave herfor her birthday.Sana carefully slipped onone shoe. As she lookedfor the other one shefound it wasn't there!"Where's my shoe? Mylovely shoe!" she cr ied."Oh! what will Mama say?""Don't cry, I'll find it foryou," said Arjun as he ranoff to look for the shoe.Arjun looked everywherebut the shoe was nowhereto be seen. Just then Sanahad an idea. "Arjun, couldthe shoe be on the tree?"Ar jun thought Sana 'sidea was funny. "How cana shoe be on a tree!" helaughed, but seeing Sana's

sad face he agreed. "OK,I'll check the tree!" he said.Up and up he climbedtill he reached almost thetop. From in between theleaves he saw a bit of red.He went closer and founda small squirrel happilychewing what was Sana'sred shoe! Arjun quicklygrabbed the squirrel's tailand pulled the shoe away!Arjun held the shoe inone hand and came downcarefully. "Here, Sana , youcan wear your shoe!"Sana jumped with joy."Thank you, Arjun, you arethe best brother in theworld! Now I can comewith you to thepark. L e t ' s ^ j ^ ^ ^ g ^ / ^

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SCHOOL OF THE FUTUREGau r av K u m ar ( 1 4 ) I l l u st r a t i o n : A n k u r M i t r a

In future there w ill be no needTo go to school,Without going to schoolStudents w ill fee l cool.Because in this case students thoughWill escape the punishment,There w ill be one problemAnd that w ould beHouse management.Students w ill get fun along the w ayAs they neve r w ant to loseTheir freedom in any w ay .In future there w ill be a robotic teacherWho w ill change the student's fea ture.Instead of books w e w ill useThe internet for text,That w ill help to save timeAlso reduce its w astage .But w e w ill miss our friendshipAnd w ill not be able to getQualities like leadership.

We w ill not get loveOr the company of friends ,^feWhich is given by God or lent.In this case w e w ill missThe equality in diversity,And that w ill be responsibleFor reducing India's prosperity.We w ill not be able to developThe w ill pow er a nd confidence,So w e w ill get bored and loseQuality of endurance.We w ill not ge t outdoor env ironmentFor w e w ill be enclosedAnd not get to seeThe beautiful fields all blossomed!

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K M I G H T h a vebeen the greatestp ranks te r th eschool had ever seen. Thistall, well-muscled boy ofthirteen had pulled at leastone prank every month forthe last two years and hadstill not been expelled. Hehad nearly been thrownout many times, but thebig day never came. Hisvictims waited eagerly to beto ld that RakshatParakrami had f i na l l ybeen kicked out of 'TheGrey Orchard'a boardingschool in Palampur.

The beauty of Rakshat'spranks lay in the fact thathis modus operandi wasstrikingly unpredictable.The prank could take placeat any time of the day andanywhere, and no one wasspared. This Class VII Is tudent had indeedbecome a pest. But most ofhis companions loved himand looked forward to themayhem. The reason being,all his pranks were originaland none was cheap orpetty. In fact, each one ofthem d isp layed greatingenuity and thought.It was not as if no onehad tried to stop or catchRakshat while he was atwork. Many attempts hadbeen made by the seniors,their side-kicks and eventhe teachers. He had beenwatched hawk-eyed by

The PranksterS an g i t a P . M e n o n M a l h anI l l us t r a t i o n s : A n k u r M i t r apar t - t ime s l eu ths andamateur detectives fromwi th in the schoo l ' srepresentatives. Even thePr in c ipa l , a wry o ldgigantic man with pepper-grey sideburns, a squareface and a booming voice,had tr ied a cou ple o fmethods. But they were allin vain. Mr. VindermayerKahn wa s beginning to getfed up w i th the who leexercise when the mostde l i c i ous and sweetes tthought occurred to him.

The nex t morn ing ,during the assembly, as hewelcomed a fresh batch ofex change s tuden ts , h emade an announcement:"Whosoever is able to catchthe prankster red-handedwill be given two weekendsoff and some prize money."The excitement this sentdown the schoo l waspalpable. Everyone, rightfrom the seniormost boysto those in the junior wing,seemed to be perked up.Many began making plansof how to go about the taskeven before the assemblyhad been dismissed.

"How wi l l you escapethis now, Rakshat?" oneboy shouted.

"We wil l definitely getyou this time," said theHistory teacher.As Rakshat and h isclassmates walked towardstheir f i rst class of themorningLatin, Rakshatasked himself, Am I reallyinfallible? Can I never becaught?'Mr. I lam Torch, theirteacher, whose shrill voicewas somewhat like that ofa woman's, had just begunteaching them a secondset of verbs when a stinkerbomb exp loded in theclass. The entire room wasfilled with the stench ofgarbage and muck. For amomen t eve ryone wasstunned.An exaspera t edMr. Torch got his classvacated, caught Rakshatby the collar of his shirtand dragged h im toMr. Kahn's office. "This isit! I've had enough of you!

What the hell were youthinking, Mr. Parakrami?"he asked as he pushed thestart led boy before thePrincipal.Mr. Kahn was talking toone o f the exchangestudents who had come tospend a year at the school

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f rom Ru ss ia . M irakovVyomasky was a short ,strapping, medium-builtt eenager w i th th ick ,blonde hair, jade greeneyes and a firm, squarejaw-line. Amused at thescene, Mirakov excusedhimself, winked at Rakshatand left the room."But I didn't do anything.I have no idea how thisthing exploded under mydesk," said Rakshat, quiteembarrassed."What is the commotionall about?" thundered thePrincipal. "Now, what hashe done?" he asked.The Principal was toldabout the unfor tunateincident."But if Mr. Parakramiinsists that he did not pullthis one, we must believehim," he said. "After all,the boy has never beenknown to have pulled aprank on h imse l f , " helaughed and sent themboth away.The story spread like theawful smell from the bomb,through the corridors ofThe Grey Orchard. Soon ithad everyone talking abouthow the prankster hadbeen 'done in' by someonein their midst.It was a stressful weekfor Rakshat . Th is hadnever happened to himbe fore . He had beenchallenged and shamed.

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Passing ByA d i t y a J a i nI l l us t r a t i o n : A n k u r M i t r a

WELL SAID: "Indiais the bestexample of unityin diversity."Especially when it comesto walking on roads, whocan match the zeal andstrength of the closely knitpedestrians of India? Eachone of them has specialfeatures and habits whichare similar to none otherin the world.The most liked of the lotof course are those whowalk on v ir tua l ly n on-existent footpaths of ourcoun t ry . Th oug h theyabide by the traffic rulesand use zebra crossing,they are most familiar tothe word 'accident', thanks

to some reckless andruthless 'footpath-driving'by the people 'who know'.The next are ' roadstrollers', those who do notd i f f e r en t i a t e be tweenwa lk ing on roads andstrolling in gardens. Theyare unaffected by hornsand hooters. Surprisingly,they are the last to geta f f ec t ed by acc ide ntsbecause if they are hit fora fault of theirs, they don'thesitate to push the blameon the drivers on the road.And i f by chance thestroller gets injured, thisgroup turns into aboisterous mob eager toexhibit their muscle power

on the poor driver.Third in l ine are themiddlers, the category towhich I belong. We don'tmind walking here andthere as long as we don'tmeet with an accident. Weclimb up, we get down, wecan go round and roundjust so that we avoid avehicle coming bang on!We can be found at almostevery nook and corner ofthe city and our group isthe strongest in number.And if we stop walking, thecountry shall come to ahalt. This, I think everyoneknows, so there are noclassi f icat ions and rulebooks for us as no fingerscan point aga inst us,I gu e s s ! *

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V ar an P an d a ( 1 5 ) L ayo u t : S u b i r R o y

Hello Bluebells, I am back,Do you know w hyI am talking like that?In these years I have nurtured the kids,Education, love and care,And other tid-bits.Who can even try to eraseThis memory? |Foundation, activity, etc.Are complementary.Who know s a bout the change sThe s chool w ent through?If the answ er is the Bluebells family,We can say it is true.

The school got developedAs much as it could.Unity, fa ithfulness and sincerityAre just too good.Try to remember the past, I request.New teachers, new studentsAnd a new conquest,If y ou remember it, you w ill enjoyAnd if y ou go d ow n the memory lane,You w ill know w hy...The number of years,Which pass ed by are fifty.Yes, I have come,I am the Golden Jubilee.


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Word HuntG e e t a M e n o n

Fill in this crossword and send it to us on or before September 25, 2010. TH REE all-correct entries w ill getattractive prizes. So what are you waiting for? Get cracking! (Xerox and faxed entries will not be considered.)

Turn to page 20 for the names of Three prizewinners of Word Hunt (July 2010). Look out for prizewinners ofWord Hunt (August 2010) in the next issue. Keep your fingers crossed till then!

A c r o s s1. To return to an earlier or less advanced form,opposite of 'progress' (7)7. Port-au -Prince Is the capital of this Carib beancountry. (5)8. Fate (7)9. Nat ional Aeron aut ics and Space Adm inistrat ionwas established in 1958. (4)Life is not a of roses . (3)Th e top was tight for me, very (3)1 1 .12 .14 .1 6 .1 8 .

Past tense of 'eat ' (3)Extremely good (3)I was made to give a .t ime of admission. (4) in English at the21. The Pr incipal apolog ized for the late ofthe school bus, opposite of 'departure' (7)22. This fa ith wa s foun ded by Bahaullah; the LotusTemple in Delhi represents it . (5 )23. Th e Brazi l ian footballer who has won the FIFAPlayer of Year Award three t imes (7)D o w n1. A system that uses radio wa ves to f ind theposition and movement of objects (5)

is der ived f rom the ancient Greek word for.3 . 'stomach' (6)A l l news channe ls these days conductpoll in order to predict the result of the election,

opposite of 'entrance' (4)4. Nervous or emba rrassed about meeting andspeaking to people (3)5. Lord Rama's wife in the epic The Ramayana (4 )6. Federat ion Internat ionale de Football Associat ionconducts World Cup Football every four years,abbreviation (4)9. This year 315 cadets of the Nat ional DefenceAcademy course passed out on May 31,abbreviation (3)10. that all the doors and win dow s are lockedbefore you step out for a vacation. (3)11. I saw something up and down in the water. (3)12. My cousin and his g ir l f r iend decided to theknot. (3)13. Of ten (3)15. To go from one place to another (6)17. Every few days the health department g ives oralvaccinat ion to children below 5 years to preventthis disease. (5 )18. A long hollow pipe mad e of metal, plastic, etc. (4)19 . Meghn ad was a renown ed Ind ianastrophysic ist (4 )20. W e have tried our best, now let us and bearit. (4)21. The operat ion of Al l India Radio began formally in1936 with clear objectives to inform, educate andentertain the masses, abbreviat ion (3)

( P L E A S E F I L L I N C A P I T A L L E T T E R S . M A K E S U R E Y O U W R I T E T H E C O M P L E T E A D D R E S S O FB O T H Y O U R R E S I D E N C E A N D S C H O O L T O E N A B L E U S T O S E N D Y O U R P R I Z E S. )NAME AGE.ADDRESS

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W o r d H u n t (J u l y 2 0 1 0 ) R es u l t s JThe prizewinners are:1. Siddhartha Krishnan

St . Michael 's Academ yAdyar , Chennai2. Utkarsha SrivastavaBal Bharati Public SchoolSir Ganga RamHospital MargNew Delhi

3. Nikkita P. Virwa ni |Reubs Higher Sec. School j l l J ^A h m e da b ad f M ,

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Maxim JoaquimChiranjiv BharatiSchooiGurgaon

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Pra t i bha Na thI l lu s t ra t i ons : Sub i r Roy

FR A B O U T 3 , 0 0 0years, the history ofthe Korean peoplewas closely interwoven withthat o f the Chinese .Korea 's recorded historybegins around 1100 b.c . ,when a Chinese colony wasfounded at a place calledPyongyang . But s tor i eso f the Ko r e an -C h ines ein t e r a c t i on we r e f l y i ngback and forth since mu chearlier. Here is one suchstory.Once, long ago, theEmperor of China sent adelegation to the royalcourt of Korea. As wasthe pract ice , theChinese de legat ionwas r ece i ved wi thgrea t honour andshown every bit ofhospitality befittingthe i r s ta tus .Fo rma l i t i e s o v e r ,the leader of theChinese de legat iondeclared that he hadbeen empowered tospeak on behalf of theEmperor o f Ch ina .And this is what hesaid: "It is the wishof the Emperor ofChina that all the

water flowing in the RiverHan ( in the country o fKorea) be loaded on boatsand sent to China."This announcement wasg r e e t ed by p in -d rops i l ence . Nobody in thehistory o f mankind hadmade a more r idiculousdemand and men of theKor ean cou r t we r e

s tunned . They we r einc l ined to re turn thedemand wi th an insu l tequally stinging. But then,as of now, Korea was asmall country, size-wise.And Ch ina was aformidable neighbour, w ithmilitary might that nobodywished to provoke. TheKing of Korea knew wellenough that war was to beavoided at all costs. He wasa wise man. Rising to theoccasion, he graciously toldthe Chinese de legat ionthat he would take afew days to give hisreply as it was a very

serious matter.The de l e ga t i onagreed to wait.As soon as theJf co u rt w aso f f i c i a l l yd i sm i ssed , theking ca l l ed asecret meeting ofh i s p r imemin i s t e r andother advisers.There fol loweda deta i l eddiscussion onhow to avo idget t ing on thewrong s ide o f the

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cour t the fo l l ow ingmorning, so that everyonecould hear it.Next day, when the courtassembled and everyonewas seated , the pr imeminister got up. With aflourish he read out theKorean King's message. Hesaid: "The King of Korea ishonoured to receive thede l ega t i on f r om theChinese im perial court. He

sends h is persona lgreetings to the Emperorand to the people of C hina.As for the royal wishexpressed by the leader ofthe delegation, we have asubmission to make. I twou ld be a pleasure to loadall the water of the RiverHan on boats and despatchit to China. But, aseveryone knows, this willrequire specia l k ind o fboats and such boats alsoneed special kind of masts,made of sand. Korea has avery short coastline withvery little sand, not enoughto make masts. But Chinahas a very long coastline,with plenty of sand. Wehave given the matter muchthought and fee l thatChina could help us out inthis respect. We would bevery grateful if you couldsend us a few masts madeof sand, each mast about100 feet high. Please sendthese as soon as possibleso that our boats can sailto China with all the waterfrom River Han."

The Chinese delegationwas stumped. But theycould not ra ise anyobject ion to th is reply .They quietly left for theircountry . But the rep lytaught the Ch inese

s ! Em peror a lesson. Neveragain did he trouble theKing o f Korea wi th anabsurd demand.*

Ch inese Emperor wh i l ekeep ing the peop le o fKorea out o f t rouble .Several days of discussionfollowed, with the Chinesedelegation slowly runningout of patience. And then,one day, the King of Koreaand his ministers arrived ata conclusion. It was agreedthat the reply from theKorean K ing to the ChineseEmperor be read out in


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P r a t h ush a S ub r am a n i a n ( 1 5 )It w as a w arm day in late SeptemberAs I sat amongst the fallen leaves,And amid the birds tw itter,Oh! w hat a colourful sight it w as ,The red, orange and ye llow letter.I closed my eyes and theGolden w armth of the sunSpread across my face,And for that single momentI experienced the magical beautyOf a sun that spoke of grace.Time flew by , and in came SpringSpreading colourful hue and fragranceFilling the earth w ith happiness ,Green leav es spa rkled w ith a golden lightThe dew glistened like shiny diamonds.

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uaurav rvumar i JL JTell me! Tell me!Trees always say,What have I done?That I should pay?Save me! Save me!Trees always say,I am a source of food,And prevent the floods.Answer me! Answer me!Trees always say,Why are you cutting me?Why are you killing me?Reply me! Reply me!Trees always say,Are you a son, a fa ther or mother?I am also like you, my dear brother.Help me! Help me!Trees always say,Do increase forestation I pray ,And decrease deforestation I say!

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How magical w as nature so createdFull of happiness and coloursAnd how lucky w as I to experienceThe nature so bountiful,And life that is truly w onderful!o CHILDREN'S WORLD

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^ y ^ r i t e . D r a w . H a v e Y o u r W a y !T h i s s p ac e i s f o r f i r s t -t i m ec o n t r i b u t o r s . W e p r o m i s en o t t o e d i t a w o r d .

Contributed byBirla Vidya NiketanNew Delhi

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Raghupati Singh-The Brave WarriorP a d m a M o h a n K u m a rI l lus t r a t i ons : Saurabh Pandey

A LITTLE over 500 years ago, mostof North India was ruled by theMughal Emperor, Akbar the Great.He was a mighty conqueror and most ofthe ru lers o f the Ra jput k ingdomsaccepted him as an overlord. All of thempaid homage to him with the exceptionof Maharana Pratap Singh, the ruler ofMewar. The M ughal army invaded Mewarin order to force Maharana Pratap Singhto accept Akbar's supremacy. RaghupatiS ingh was one o f the prominentcommanders in Maharana Pratap's army.Emperor Akbar's generals had madenumerous at tempts to capture th iscommander but he managed to escapethem every time. One day, one of Akbar'sgenera ls rece ived the news thatRaghupat i S ingh was h iding in thejungles nearby his home in Mewar andthat his son was seriously ill. The generalcarried the news to Emperor Akbar."Your Majesty , " he addressed themonarch. "Raghupati is hiding in theforests of Mewar. But he will definitelyleave his hiding place in the jungles tocome home and see his son who isextremely ill.

"This would be a golden chance for usto catch him. If Your Majesty permits,I could take a group of soldiers with meto carry out this task."Akbar gave his consent to the general'ssuggest ion . The genera l posted asquadron of soldiers around RaghupatiSingh's house. Meanwhile, Raghupati'sson's health grew worse day by day. Infact, there were no hopes of the childremaining alive.

Raghupati's wife, in sheer desperation,

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sent a message to him asking him tocome and see his son.The brave Rajput, on receiving his wife'smessage, prepared to set out for thejourney back home. "It will be highlydangerous for you to go," one of hisfo l lowers warned him. "The Mughalsoldiers are waiting for you and they willimmediately arrest you."But these words had no ef fect onRaghupati Singh. He replied, "My son isat death's door and my wife has sent forme. I have no choice but to go."He gathered all the necessities for thejourney. His friends and followers tried

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their utmost to make him change hismind, but their efforts were in vain. Hetied the baggage on his horse, seatedhimself on the animal and rode forth forhome.It was afternoon by the time he reachedhis village. He walked fearlessly towardshis house. The commander of the groupof Mughal soldiers stationed outside hishouse now approached h im. Th iscommander's name was Aakash. "Who areyou?" he asked Raghupati Singh, "andwhy have you come here?""I am Raghupati Singh," he answeredboldly. "I have come here to see my ailingson. With your kind permission I wouldlike to see him. After that I will definitelygive myself up to you. I give you my wordof honour that I will not deceive you."It was a sheer coincidence that Aakashtoo had left home when his son was ill.Now when he looked at Raghupati's sadand anxious face, he was moved to pity.He could understand his feelings only toowell. "You may definitely meet your son.But remember, as a Rajput you cannotgo back on your word of honour."Raghupati Singh nodded his head inagreement and entered his home. Hiswife appeared before him with tears inher eyes. His sick child lay in bed,weeping in pain. He handed over to hiswife some m edicines that he had broughtfor the child and sat at his son 's bedside.He spent an hour there, gently pattinghim to soothe him. His wife meanwhilewas worried about her husband's safety.Sure enough there was a knock on thedoor.

Raghupati knew who it was. He badefarewell to his wife, patted his son's headand taking up his sword, strode across toopen the door. He saw Aakash, the leaderof the Mughal soldiers, standing at theo CHILDREN'S WORLD

doorstep. To his surprise Aakash steppedforward with a smile and said, "Listen,I too have a son and I know how wretchedyou must be feeling right now. Do notwaste time here. Hurry up and return fastto your hiding place in the jungles."Raghupati Singh could hardly containhis gratitude and amazement, "I will notforget your kindness, Sir," he said. "I willdefinitely repay your good deed someday." With these words, he sprang ontothe saddle and rode away fast towardsthe jungles.A few days later, Raghupati received thenews that Aakash had been arrested forhaving deliberately allowed him to escape.

He was deeply shocked on hearing this.He felt that he must appeal to the MughalEmperor for his friend's life. He gatheredhis belongings and prepared to r idetowards the Mughal fort. His friends andfollowers tried to prevent him from going."You escaped once," they said, "you maynot be so lucky a second time."But their words had no effect on him.

He set forth on his journey and within afew days he reached the gates of the fort."Who are you?" the soldiers posted therechallenged him."I am Raghupati Singh," he replied.On hearing this they immediately tookhim to their commander."I am prepared to surrender to you,"he told the commander. "But I will do soonly on condition that you release yourofficer, Aakash, whom you had sent toarrest me.""I am not prepared to listen to yourcondit ions, " the Mughal commanderreplied. "You both are under arrest andyou will soon be put to death."The next day both Aakash andRaghupat i S ingh were taken to theexecution yard to be hanged.SEPTEMBER 2010 f f i f


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Just then the royal messenger reachedthere and cal led out , "Stop theexecutions! His M ajesty, Emperor Akbar,is coming here."Within a short while, the Emperoraccompanied by his courtiers reachedthere. He ordered the release of the twoprisoners and then addressed them inturn, "Aakash, I am releasing you withoutany conditions. I appreciate your feelingsand I am proud of the fact that there arekind-hearted and merciful men like you

in my army."Then turning to Raghupati Singh theEmperor said, "You are indeed a verybrave soldier. I cannot take the life ofsuch a fine soldier like you."Raghupat i S ingh bowed before theEmperor and said, "Your Majesty! I takean oath that never again will I lift mysword against your forces."True to his word, Raghupati Singh gaveup his fight against the Mughal forcesand always remained loyal to Akbar.*

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Fight Illiteracy With ZealJ as v inde r Sha r m a I l l u st r a t i o n : Sau r abh Pande y

EDUCATION IS ane s s e n t i a lcomponent o fh u m a n r e s o u r c edeve l opment and anind i spensab l e t oo l f o rl ea rn ing andcommunicat ion. I t is aprecond i t ion fo r thegrowth of an individual aswel l as for a nat ion.However, in the 21 stcentury, overcoming theproblem of illiteracy is oneof the most press ingcha l l enges f a c ing thewor ld because nea r l yone-third of the world'spopulat ion st i l l cannotread and write.According to a UNESCOreport, 98 per cent of thei l l i terate people l ive inth i rd wo r ld co un t r i es .Africa has the highest rateof illiteracy at 54 per centof the adult population ascompared to 36 per centin Asia and 17 per cent inLa t in Amer ica . Themajority of adults who arei l l i terate are women. Aresearch has shown thatthere is a c loserelationship between adulti l l i t e racy and o therindicators of quality of life.Count r i e s w i th h i ghilliteracy rates have high

infant mortality rate, undernour i shment , l ow l i f eexpectancy and less percap i ta income. Thoughliteracy is not the f inalremedy for all these ills, itdoes foster a sp ir i t o fenquiry and provides anopportunity to move in theright direction. In spite ofsignificant growth in thethe educa t i ona l in f ra -structure , network andenhanced enrollments atschool level, the goal ofun i v e rsa l i z a t i on o fe lementary educat ion inmost of these regions stillremains a distant dream.

This is primarily due tothe rapid increase in thenumber of children in theschool going age group. Onthe one hand thepercentage of literates isgrowing but on the other,the size of the illiteratepopulation is also growing.Education tends to have aninverse relationship withthe pop u la t i on g row thra te . I t may in f luencefert i l i ty rate direct ly orindirectly. There may be adirect in f luence in theform of altering behaviourpattern and an attitudet owards sma l l f am i l ynorms. Indirect influences

may be in the form ofur ba ni za t io n, rate- o ffemale employment andage of marriage. Formaleducat ion i s w ide lyaccepted as one of thesocial instruments to helpso l v e p rob l ems o fp o p u l a t i o n g r o w t h .Progress in education anddifferential changes in thes t a t e o f d eve l opmentacross and within a region,are a function of complexinterplay between a largenumber of socio-economicand geo-political variables.Therefore, for each andevery stage of educationalprogress and developmenttransition, there is a needto understand and explorea package of interactingva r i ab l e s . These a recompa t ib l e w i th theexisting and prospectivesoc ia l , economic andpolitical environment.

Recent ly , e f forts weremade to link the rise ofmass l i t e racy w i the c o n o m i c d e v e l o p m e n tdur ing the indus t r i a lrevolut ion in Europe. Ithas been accepted that ther ise in l i teracy andeducational level was thebasic cause of economicgrowth. Current researchseems to contradict suchan asser t ion by c i t ingexamp les o f c ount r i e slike Sweden which had ahigh rate of literacy well

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before the indust r ia lrevolution.On the contrary, the UKhad a rather low rate ofliteracy during the periodof rapid economic growth.Increased education andliteracy in the UK wasmade poss ib le by theg rowth o f t e chno logywhich allowed more timefor the school ing ofchildren.

There is a definitecorrelation betweenpover ty andliteracy. Thereis a reason tobe l i eve thatp o v e r t yr e i n f o r c e si l l i t e racy byc o m p e l l i n gparents andchildren to workfull time, earningtheir living at low -leve l unski l l edjobs, thus foregoingschool and otherforms of education.

Illiteracy in turnreinforces poverty,forming a complex part ofdepr i va t i on anddiscrimination called the'culture of poverty'. This isimpor t an t b e causeilliteracy is taken as thelack of education or morespeci f ica l ly the lack ofreading and writing. It isrelated with poverty andcauses a low share of

assets and a high illiteracyrate. As poverty declines,asset shares increase andilliteracy rate declines.The essence of literacy isthe skill to read and write.Literacy brings the readerin touch wi th modern ,sc ient i f i c and non-traditional knowledge. Itsharpens consciousnessand adds potential to the

individual's capacity forpart icipation. In Kenya,hundreds of people dieevery year because theycannot read the labels onchemical fert i l izers andpo i s on ous pe s t i c i d e swhich they routinely usein their fields.Literacy is an important

tool for economic survival.I t increases thee f f ec t iveness o f a l ltransactions made by thel iterate in his or herenvironment. The newlyliterate farmers have learnten t r epreneursh ip andmanagement skills.

L i teracy has changedthe social psychology ofthe family, for its literatemembers a r e no tvulnerable to the outsidersas they can read theirletters, bills, deeds andcontracts on their own.|4 However , thequestion is, ifliteracy is sucha virtue, thenwhy do were fuse torecogn ize i t ?Maybe wealways look upto po l i t i ca lleaders tocata lyze soc ia ldemands and social needs.According to UNESCOest imates, womenform 63 percent of thei l l i t e r a t epopulation.Quite r ight ly theA lge r ian r e f o rmerIbn Bad is obse r ved :"Educate a boy and youeduca te one pe r son .Educate a gir l and youeducate the wholenation.

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GOKUL WAS alwaysslow and lazy andnever l e f t f orschool in time. His fatherhad to drop him every dayon his scooter. If his fatherwas not able to take him,Gokul would refuse to goby himself and his motherwould have to coax him alot to get him ready.Now that he had seenthe tenants who hadrecently moved into thebungalow opposite theirhouse take their son toschool in their new car,Gokul had become all themore j ea lo us and

demanding."See, he's such a big boybut he never walks toschool. His father dropshim every day in his newcar. Also, if you notice, hisfather keeps wait ing forhim while the boy takeshis own sweet time to getready! His parents are soconsiderate and tolerant."G oku l was c om par in ghimself with the new boyand indirectly lodging aprotest that his parentswere not as lenient anddid not pamper as theparents of the new boy.

"That boy is much older

and bigger than me in size,even then his father takeshim to school and bringshim back. I have neverseen him walk to school!He is playing almost thewho le day and wh i l esaway his t ime in thegarden. He never goes toshop nor does he do anyother work, whereas I amoften sent on errands andforced to study and nevera l lowed to en joy inpeace..." Gokul had a longlist of complaints for hereal ly envied the boy 'spampering.One even ing , Gokul ' s

mother met the new boy'smother in the nearbysupermarket. During thecourse of the conversationshe learnt a lot about theirfamily and their son. Sherushed home to in formGokul. When she reachedhome she was l iv id onseeing him sitting in frontof the TV. While he hadhis textbook open on hislap, he was tota l lyabsorbed in watching hisfavourite" p rogramm e.

"Gokul! You spoilt brat!"his mother shouted, "allalong you were envyingthe new boy's easy life,

and g rumbl ing andprotesting about your lot,isn't it? Just now I met theboy ' s mother . Do youknow how pitiable Anil 'splight is? He is mentallycha l l enged and i scompletely dependent onothers. He does not havea normal child's abilitieslike you and cannot thinkor act for himself."Gokul was stunned. Anilwa s a we l l bu i l t , fa i rc omp l ex i on ed g oodlooking boy and Gokulcould not believe he wassu f f e r i n g f r om men t a lre tardat ion . Coming tothink of it, he was actuallyjealous of the poor fellowand had cal led h imsel funfortunate!

"Now I can understandAn i l ' s p r ed i cament ! Hecannot conduct h imsel fl ike normal boys andneeds specia l care andassistance."After that Gokul stoppedcomparing himself to Anilo r mak ing env iouscomments about h i spampered ways, thoughthere was no apparentchange in h is a t t i tudetowards his own duties orhis daily routine. Gokulcontinued to laze around,compla in about pe t t yproblems and neglectedhis studies...at least till hevisited Daddy's Homeaschoo l f o r men ta l l y

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ch a l l en g ed ch i l d r en along with his mother. Allthe while when he spentt ime with these specialch i ldren , he was notconscious of the privilegesGod had showered on him.He was s imply wast ingthem all!Mrs. Ingrid, a volunteerteacher at Daddy's Home,had suggested to Gokul'smother that she visit theschool one day and beinga wr i t er perhaps wr i t eabout it as well. The daybeing a holiday, Gokul hadaccompanied his motherand watched with wonder

the small and big kidslugging heavy bags andwobb l ing t owards theportico."The bags are heavybecause they are stuffedwi th a towe l , u ndergarments , and so on , "explained a teacher.

"Why are they bringingtheir clothes to school,Mamma?" Gokul asked."Because some of themget wet while using theto i l e t , " exp la ined h i smother."My God! That meansthey are as helpless as ababy!" exclaimed Gokul.One hef ty , ful l grownboy wi th an i l l - shapedbody and drooping tonguesudden ly b roke in to avigorous dance throwingup his hands and shakinghis legs. Gokul watchedopen - mou t h ed a s t h ebu lky boy c l own i sh l yshook h is whole body ,unmindful of the-amusedonlookers.

"All of you stand in a lineand sing the prayer song,"Mrs. Ingrid called out to

the scattered students.The s tuden ts , someex t r eme ly hand icappedand drooling from theirmouths, their hands andlegs unsteady, crowded theportico. The teacher had tohold them by the handand arrange them in rows.The senior teacher begans ing ing . "Come on ,everybody, sing with me."

Gokul observed how theystruggled to pronounce thewords and use their handsto imitate the teacher'sactions. The girl with theb ig tummy and openmouth could not evenkeep her hands together.When the assembly wasover and al l of thementered the building in asingle line, all of a suddeno CHILDREN 'S WO RLD SEPT EM BER 2010 f fi f


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the two boys with bentknees just buckled on thesteps as if their limbs werelifeless. The teacher hadto physically lift them andhold their hands.Mrs. Ingrid took Gokuland his mother to thec lass rooms . An i l wassitting with a small boy inone of the rooms andlearn ing to wr i t e thea lphabet . A b ig boylearning to write A-B-C-D!His notebook was f i l led

with illegible words.The gir l with the bigtummy could hardly speaka word. "It has taken mealmost the whole year tomake her say my namecorrectly. Now , finally, shehas learnt it but she stillpronounces it as Ingee,"Mrs. Ingrid remarked.Goku l though t w i thpride of his own skill withthe tongue and how hissweet talk had always beenadmired by others.On the not ice boardwere exhibited a few snapstaken on the anniversaryday celebrations. Gokulwas surprised to see Anilin some of the photos. "Weheld various competitions.Anil took part in all ofthem and bagged most ofthe prizes. In fact he iseven attending the trainingfor the special Olympics,"said Mrs. Ingrid."I see!" Gokul's mother

nodded her headappreciatively.As they came out hismother sa id , "Howfor tunate you are ! Youhave a norm al h ea l thybody and a sharp brain.You should make full useof the gift of an able bodyand an active mind andfare well in your studiesand other activities. Don'tever grumble or protestwhile doing your duties.Be consc ious o f thestrengths and talents youpossess wh ich thesechildren lack completely."

The v is i t to Daddy 'sHome was indeed an eye-opener for the lazy , Q Q 0 Q

i r r espons ib l e anddemanding Gokul. "I don'tmake use o f myintelligence and potential.I 'm ashamed of myself .Anil, in spite of his severehand icap , has beenparticipating in so manyac t i v i t i e s and w inn ingpr izes. But here I am,wasting all my talents," hesighed."Gokul, I am going tovolunteer to teach Daddy'sHome s tuden ts once aweek," said his mother.Gokul was very happywith his mother's decision."Mamma, why don't youteach them every day?""I shall do that if youpromise t o fu l f i l y ourchores without dependingon me."Gokul nodded his head.

Goku l ' s mother washappy that the visit toDaddy's Home had openedh is eyes and broughtabout a big change in thelazy boy.The next day Gokul 'sparents were in for asurpriseGokul not onlygot up wi thout be ingcoaxed, he quick ly gotready and actually walkedto school all by himself!"I must take him theremore often lest he forgetthe lesson learnt andreturn to h is lazy andirresponsible ways," jokedh i s mo t h e r . *o CHILD REN'S WO RLD SEPTE MB ER 2010 f fi f


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