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Mother Goose Rhyme or nursery rhyme (1)

Teapot

I am a teapot

Short and stout;This is my handle

And this is my spout.

When the waters boilingHear me shout;

just lift me up

And pour me out.

Verses for Children (2)

Psalm 139:14 I praise you God, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Isaiah 43:5 Do not be afraid for I am with you.

Poetry for Children (2)

The cherry Tree

Once I found a cherry stone,

I put it in the ground,

And when I came to look at it,

A tiny shoot I found.

The shoot grew up and up each day,

And soon became a tree.

I picked the rosy cherries then,

And ate them for my tea.

What is Pink?

by Christina Rossetti


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What is pink? A rose is pink

By the fountain's brink.

What is red? A poppy's red

In its barley bed.

What is blue? The sky is blue

Where the clouds float through.

What is white? A swan is white

Sailing in the light.

What is yellow? Pears are yellow,

Rich and ripe and mellow.

What is green? The grass is green,

With small flowers between.

What is violet? Clouds are violet

In the summer twilight.

What is orange? Why, an orange,Just an orange!

Choral Speaking or Reading (2)

Robotic voice)You- are -now -entering the- digital -worldThe- world- of gadgets- and -

androidsWhere- hi- tech- is- in controlWhere -robot is in-

chargedAndandand..(Sound of machine breakdown)(Solo) Hey, can somebody tellme what is happening here?(Solo) Oh, no! the power supply is running out. What should

we do?(Everybody) RE-CHARGE!!!Ladies And Gentleman,Let us take you on the

journeyInto the world of digital gadgets and high technologyOf the present and

futureRight, ladies and gentlemen, if you are ready,Please fasten your seatbeltand pressthe START button on your right.Perhaps, one of the greatest gadgets invented bymankindIs theHAND PHONE

Or the mobile phone (1)Or the cellular phone (2)Or the handset (3)Call itwhatever you like

With the sharp and lucid picture qualityOf the LCD TVIt comes in differentsizesTo fit you budget and space.Ranging from petite 20 inches screenUp to

gigantic 60 inches screenWhich can turn your house into a mini cineplex .Wow!!No wonder that it is a dream gadget of every household.Gadgets here,

Gadgets thereGadgets everywhere..Adding to the collection, now you have

theI-Pod, I- Phone, Mp3, Mp4, PSP, PS2, PS3And the list goes on and

on.All these dream gadgetsPut that extra zest and gusto in your life,(1)Provide you with endless fun and entertainment (2)And make everything

soo easy and convenience (3)BUT.., never forget,Too much of a good thing

can be bad for you!Therefore,Be smart (1)Be neat (2)And, Be wise (3)


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Folklore or Folktales (1)

The Rabbit and the Tiger

translated and retold by Marisa MontesCopyright 2001 by Marisa Montes. All rights reserved.

Many years ago, all the animals were friends except for Tiger, who had sworn to eat allsmall animals that crossed his path. Especially Rabbit. Rabbit was agile and witty andvery, very clever, while Tiger was clumsy and dull and quite stupid. And Tiger couldn'tstand for anyone to be more clever than he. So Tiger made it his goal in life to ridhimself of the pesky little rabbit. Rabbit knew this and was always on the lookout forTiger. But Rabbit could not always avoid Tiger because they both enjoyed a good strollin the forest.

One day, after a generous lunch, Rabbit lay in the shade of a huge boulder,

ready to begin an afternoon siesta. As he was about to doze off, he heard a twig cracksomewhere behind him. Always ready for a possible attack from Tiger, Rabbit jumpedup and pushed his back against the boulder, as though he were holding it up.

Sure enough, an orange face with black stripes emerged from behind theboulder. The face alone was larger than Rabbit's entire body.

"Aha, amigo Conejo, I have caught you. Any last wishes?"Tiger's voice was so deep and loud that it vibrated through Rabbit's bones,

making him shake even harder than he was already shaking. But frightened as he was,Rabbit was determined to go through with his plan and save his life.

"Only, friend Tiger, that you help me save the world. I care not for myself. Afterwe have saved the world, you can do with me what you will."

"What is this?" said Tiger, looking around in terror. "The world is in danger?"Rabbit knew he had the foolish tiger hooked. "This boulder is slipping. If it rollsdown the side of the hill, the world will collapse. I am trying to hold it up, but I am smalland weak . . ."

"Of course, I will help! I do not wish the world to end!" Tiger pushed his backagainst the boulder and held it up with all his strength.

"I will go get help," said Rabbit, starting to hop away. "Good idea," said Tiger. "What a smart rabbit you are!""I'll hurry. Don't move until I return with all our friends."Rabbit bounced off, chuckling to himself and leaving the stupid tiger huddled

against the rock. Hours later, Tiger finally collapsed next to the boulder, exhausted from

pushing. Trembling and crying, he resigned himself to his fate and waited for theboulder to roll over him and for the world to end. To his amazement, the boulder did not budge and the world did not come

crashing down around him. He stood and touched the boulder. It was solid. In thetreetops, monkeys giggled and birds chirped in amusement. It was then that Tigerrealized he'd been tricked.

"Rabbit!" Tiger roared and shook his fist in the air. "Wait till I get my claws onyou!"


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Tiger hunted Rabbit for weeks, but Rabbit knew how furious Tiger was and keptout of his way. A few months later, it had been so long since he'd seen Tiger that Rabbitgrew a bit careless. He was chatting with a monkey friend at the foot of an ancienttamarind tree, when a wide shadow slid over the two friends.

"Aha, amigo Conejo! I have you now. This time I will eat you in one bite!"

The booming voice vibrated Rabbit's bones. The monkey shrieked andscrambled up the tree. Rabbit knew he could not outrun Tiger. However, he might outwithim once more.

Rabbit turned to face his enemy. Tiger had a coil of rope around his shoulder,and he was grinning so hard, all his terrible teeth gleamed in the sunlight.

"Oh, friend Tiger, please do eat me! Hurry!" cried Rabbit. "It would be kinderthan allowing me to suffer a more horrible death."

Tiger narrowed his glistening eyes. "What is this?""Friend monkey was doing his best to keep my mind off our dreadful fate, but--""What dreadful fate? Tell me Rabbit!""Haven't you heard? The hurricane that's approaching. It'll be here within the

hour. The worst one in years.""Hurricane!" Tiger began to tremble. He was terrified of hurricanes--the crashingtrees, the howling wind, the pouring rain! "Help me Rabbit, please! You are small andcan hide anywhere. But I am so large. And the hurricane will be here before I can returnto my cave. What shall I do?"

"There is only one thing you can do, amigo," said Rabbit, eyeing the coil of rope."You must tie yourself up to this tree. It is very strong and has withstood manyhurricanes."

"S, friend Rabbit, that is a splendid idea. But I cannot tie myself . . . will you do itfor me?"

"Well . . . I should be looking for a hiding place. It will take time to tie you--" Tiger threw himself on his knees. "Please, friend Rabbit, have pity!"Rabbit tried not to smile. "S, s, I will tie you. But please stop blubbering."Rabbit took the coil of rope and wrapped it round and round and round the

tamarind tree, firmly tying Tiger to the trunk."Good luck, amigo Tigre. I must find a place to hide." Rabbit hopped from

branch to branch till he was high in the tamarind tree. He settled back to watch Tiger.A few minutes later, a herd of young goats passed by the tree. When they saw

Tiger tied firmly to the tree, they laughed and jumped for joy."Laugh now, but you won't be laughing for long," said Tiger."Why not?" asked one of the goats."Haven't you heard? A horrible hurricane is coming. There isn't much time.""A hurricane!" The goats laughed and laughed.A frisky young goat leapt forward. "We have been traveling up and down the hills

for hours, and we've neither seen any signs of a hurricane nor heard anyone speak ofone."

"There is no hurricane!" cried another goat and rolled on the grass, giddy withlaughter.


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As Tiger watched the plump goats cavort about, he began to grow hungry. Soonhis hunger overpowered his fear. His mouth drooled as he imagined how tasty a tenderlittle goat would be.

"Say, little goat, won't you please untie me?"But the goats saw the gleam in Tiger's eye, and they bounded away, down the

mountain trail. As they ran, they told all they passed that everyone could celebratebecause Tiger was firmly tied to the tamarind tree.In the meantime, Tiger pulled and tugged and tried to wiggle free. But nothing he

did would loosen the rope. Just then, the little monkey who'd been playing with Rabbitgrew restless and began to swing above Tiger's head.

"Little monkey," said Tiger. "Won't you please untie me?""Not I," said the monkey. "If I do, you will eat me." "No, no! I promise not to eat you if you'll just untie me. I will even repay you with

a bunch of ripe bananas."Now, the young monkey had a serious weakness for bananas. And it had been

weeks since he'd taken a bite of the sweet fruit. He couldn't resist Tiger's offer.

The monkey swung to the next tree. "If my friends will help, I'll untie you."He scampered up the tree and returned with a dozen monkeys. They eachgnawed and pulled at the rope till it broke loose.

Meanwhile, Tiger's hunger had been growing and growing. The moment therope fell to the ground he pounced on the monkeys. He clawed and gnashed his teeth,but the slippery little monkeys were too fast for him.

They all escaped, but one--Rabbit's friend.Just as Tiger was about to pop the monkey in his mouth, Rabbit called down: "Tiger, shame on you! That's no way to eat a monkey.""Oh?" said Tiger, swinging the terrified monkey in front of his nose. "So how

would you do it?""It's much more appetizing to throw the monkey into the air and catch him in

your open mouth.""I can do that."So Tiger tossed the little monkey high in the air and waited for the tender

delicacy to drop into his open mouth. As he floated up into the branches, the agilemonkey hooked his tail on a branch to break his fall and scampered higher into the tree.

Rabbit shook a branch full of tamarinds, dropping several large, tart pods intoTiger's open mouth. Tiger choked and coughed and spit up the sour fruit. He tore offinto the forest, his mouth puckering as though he had eaten a dozen limes. As he ran,he swore he would devour Rabbit the very next time he saw him.

For many months, Rabbit managed to avoid Tiger. One day, as he was hoppingdown a steep mountain trail, he passed a farmer and his donkey who were going tomarket. The donkey carried heavy covered baskets on his sides. The baskets were fullto the brim with large rounds of cheese.

As Rabbit passed under the donkey, he noticed something. "Seor," he said."You are in danger of losing one of yourbanastillas."

The farmer stopped the donkey and examined the baskets. Sure enough, thebasket nearest the edge of the cliff was coming loose. If he didn't fix it soon, the entirebasket--cheese and all--would topple down the steep incline.


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"Gracias, little rabbit," said the farmer after he had secured the basket. "Yousaved my cheese and a great deal of income for my family. You deserve a reward. Doyou like cheese?"

"Oh, sSeor," replied Rabbit. "I love a good queso.""Well, this is a very good cheese." And the farmer handed Rabbit two large

rounds for his good deed.Pleased with his reward, Rabbit tucked a cheese under each arm and bouncedaway to a nearby lagoon. In the shade of several palms, Rabbit lay back and enjoyed alunch of fresh cheese and fruit.

Before long, his peace and solitude was shaken by a booming voice that rattledhis bones. "Aha, this time you will not escape! I will finally eat you."

"Right you are, amigo Tigre, you have me at last," replied Rabbit. "But why don'tyou eat a bit ofqueso as an appetizer first?"

Tiger took the cheese Rabbit offered. "Mmm-mm, I do enjoy a good cheese. Andso fresh. Wherever did you find it?"

"Why, right down there at the bottom of the lagoon. See,"--Rabbit held up the

remaining round of cheese--"I have another right here."The cheese was so delicious, Tiger forgot his promise to eat Rabbit. "How didyou gather them?"

"Quite simple, really. I just tied heavy stones to my legs and jumped in. Thereare dozens of rounds of cheese floating near the bottom."

Tiger nodded. "I must do the same!""I won't keep you then. I'll just take my queso and be on my way."Before Tiger could remember his threat, Rabbit disappeared into the forest.

Tiger tied one large rock to each of his four legs and jumped into the lagoon. "Glug-glug-glug!" As he sank deeper and deeper, Tiger swallowed large gulps of

water. He glanced around him, but he could not see the promised cheeses. Soon herealized Rabbit had fooled him again.

Sure he would drown, Tiger began to struggle against the ropes. But he had tiedthem so well, he could not free himself. Fortunately a strong current carried him toshallow water. He dragged himself to the edge, gasping for air. When he could breathenormally again, Tiger untied the ropes.

This was it! Never again would that nasty little Rabbit fool him. Next time, Tigerwould have Rabbit pie for lunch!

Tiger looked for Rabbit everywhere, but was unable to find him. After manymonths, he lost interest.

During that time Rabbit had been cleverly hiding from Tiger. One day, whileRabbit was visiting his friend Fox, the topic of Tiger came up.

"He is such a clever, intelligent fellow," said Fox, who was a great admirer ofTiger. "No one can outsmart Tiger!"

Hearing this, Rabbit began to howl with laughter. The laughter turned to sillygiggles that made him wiggle and squirm until he fell off his chair and rolled around onthe ground.

"What is so funny?" Fox said, rather annoyed."It's--it's just that Tiger is fool! There is no biggerbobo. Why, he will even let

himself be used as a horse by his friends."


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"Not amigo Tigre! I cannot believe it!""Someday, I will prove it to you," said Rabbit. "I will ride by on my Tiger-horse,

and I'll even make him rear up while I wave to you." "Humph!" With a flick of his bushy tail, Fox dismissed Rabbit's talk of nonsense.Soon, Fox forgot their conversation. A few weeks later, Fox decided to have a

ball at his home. He would serve a lavish feast and hire an orchestra. With Tiger's help,Fox lined up the best musicians in the land. The best, that is, except for a guitarist."How can I have a fabulous ball without a guitarist?" whined Fox. Tiger hated to see his friend so distraught. He wanted Fox's ball to be a

success, and he agreed that it would fall far short of that without a guitarist. He wasdetermined to help Fox find a guitarist.

Tiger asked around and discovered that the best guitarist in the forest wasRabbit. Tiger set out to find him. He had often gone to Rabbit's home looking for him,but Rabbit was far too clever to let Tiger know he was home.

This time when Tiger knocked at the door, Rabbit was waiting for him. Rabbithad heard about the ball and knew why Tiger was looking for him.

"Go away," Rabbit called from his bedroom. "I'm sick, and I don't want visitors.""Rabbit, it's Tiger." His booming voice rattled the door and shook the windows."I've come on Fox's behalf. He needs you to play your guitar at his ball tonight."

"Too sick. Can't go."Tiger knocked again. "Open up, Rabbit. You must come. The ball will be a

disaster without you."Rabbit chuckled to himself. Tiger was begging for him to play at the ball.

Rabbit's plan was beginning to work. He wrapped a handkerchief around his head andgrabbed a cane. He hobbled to the door and opened it.

Leaning on the cane, Rabbit said, "As you can see, I cannot walk." Tiger was anxious to get Rabbit to the ball. "No problem, amigo, I will carry you."Rabbit tried to climb on Tiger's back, but he kept slipping off. "Ay, ay, ay! I

cannot get onto your back without a saddle. But I do have one in the back . . . " Annoyed, Tiger twitched his long tail. But he couldn't disappoint Fox. "Fine, get

the saddle."When Rabbit had saddled Tiger, he tired again to get on, but slid right off. "I'm

afraid I'll need a bridle and some spurs . . . " "Fine, fine, fine! Just hurry up!"Saddled and harnessed, Tiger trotted down the forest path to Fox's house. On

Tiger's back sat Rabbit, wearing spurs and carrying a riding crop. As Tiger trotted, hemoaned and groaned as though he were in horrible pain.

"It would be best to pick up the pace," said Rabbit. "The sooner we arrive, thesooner I'll be out of pain."

Tiger began to run at a quick clip. When Rabbit saw Fox's house, he tossed offhis kerchief, snapped the whip, and dug the spurs into Tiger's sides. Tiger reared upand began to race toward the house.

"Amigo Fox, come out, come out!" cried Rabbit. "It's your friend Rabbit riding hisTiger-horse!"


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Fox dashed out to the porch. When he saw his friend Tiger saddled andharnessed and ridden like a horse, he put his paws on his head. "Rabbit was right. Tigeris truly a fool. A very greatbobo!"

Rabbit gave Tiger one more kick with the spurs and made him rear up in front ofFox's house. Rabbit waved and whooped. With another snap of his whip, he sent Tiger

racing through the forest.In a dense area of the forest, Rabbit hopped off Tiger's back and hid in thebushes until Tiger was far away. Then he went home, packed up, and found a newhome, where Tiger wouldn't find him.

To this day, Tiger still looks for Rabbit, swearing to gobble him up before he canutter a word.


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Myths (2)

retold by Rohini Chowdhury

Many thousands of years ago, the city of Mathura in northern India was ruled by apowerful and evil demon called Kansa.

The people of Mathura and of the surrounding villages were terrified of Kansa, and tiredof his cruelty. It seemed that there was no one on earth brave and strong enough todefeat Kansa. Kansa seemed invincible.

But Kansa did have one soft spot, and that was his fondness for his sister Devaki.Devaki was good, kind and gentle, as unlike the cruel Kansa as possible. When Devakiwas old enough, it was arranged that she would marry Vasudev, a good and noble manwho was a follower of Vishnu, and did not fear the demon Kansa at all. Kansa, despitehis evil ways, held Vasudev in great respect. So Kansa rejoiced at Devaki's marriagewith Vasudev, and celebrated the wedding with everyone else.

But suddenly, as the wedding ceremony came to an end, a voice was heard - a voicewhich seemed to come from the sky, and which filled the great hall and awed all thosewho stood there. 'The marriage of Devaki and Vasudev shall be blessed, for of thisunion shall be born eight sons,' said the voice. 'But let the demon Kansa beware -Devaki's eighth son will be his end.'

retold by Rohini Chowdhury

Long ago there lived an asura or demon called Taraka, who wished to become the mostpowerful person in the universe. Taraka prayed long and hard to Brahma, and practicedsuch severe austerities, that Brahma was at last forced to appear before him.

'What is it you want, that you practice such penance?' asked Brahma of Taraka.

'Grant me my wish - that I become the most powerful person in the Universe, and thatno one may be able to kill me, except a son of the god Shiva.' Shiva at that time wasunmarried, and it seemed to the entire world that he would always remain so and neverhave any children. Taraka felt he was safe in making this request of Brahma.


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The strength of Taraka's prayers and penance was such that Brahma had to grant himwhat he desired. Taraka became stronger and more powerful each day. No one couldresist him, and no one could kill him. Shiva remained unmarried, without a son.

Soon Taraka threatened the gods themselves. Indra, king of the gods, had to give up to

Taraka his marvellous white horse, Uchchaisraivas; the Rishis had to give him theirmagic cow, Kamadhenu, that fulfilled every wish; Kubera, the god of wealth, had to givehim his thousand sea horses. Vayu, the wind-god, blew as Taraka dictated.Chandrama, the Moon, was so terrified that it remained full all the time, while Surya, theSun, forgot to give any heat. The world was in chaos, and the gods were terrified.

Legend (1)

The Sky People

Hundreds of years ago, long after the cliff dwellers left their canyon top and cliff dwellings,native people cane from the south into the vast area we call Colorado, Utah, and NewMexico. These people, now known as Utes, lives here long before the Spanish explorersarrived with their large expeditions and herds of horses. The Ute families, bands, andencampments were spread out across this large area. Their customs were very similar andall spoke the same language even though they didn't often see each other.

The Utes believed that the mountains were put there by Manitou. He was the Great Spiritwho lived all alone in the center of the sky. He grew lonesome and wanted to createsomething new so he made a hole in the sky and swept all the stones and dirt from the sky's

floor through the hole.Manitou looked down and saw the great mountains he had made from the dirt and rocks.Some of the dirt became the rolling plains that stretched as far as he could see. He was sopleased with his landscape that he poured down snow and rain to make the earth morebeautiful. Manitou created the trees, flowers and finally the Ute Indians to live in this newworld.

The Utes believe that Manitou had also made all of the animals as well as the birds. It is saidhe made the birds by taking handfuls of leaves and throwing them in the air. Then the leavesbecame birds and flew away.

But the worst thing of all happened. The animals soon began to fight and kill each other andthat made Manitou mad, so he created the strongest animal to rule over all the others to seethat they lived in peace. This was the grizzly bear, the king of all beasts.


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The Mountains,the Land,andthe Animals

The Utes have many trails through the steep mountain passes that they used when theseasons changed. They traveled to the land where the weather and the climate wouldprovide food and game for their large families. In the spring and summer, the Utestraveled by foot to the mountain valleys where they could grow corn, harvest wild onions,

and pick good berries.During the warmer seasons, they would fish the swift clear streams, and hunt the game tofeed their families through the long winters. The Utes dried the meat of the wild game thatmade it easy to carry from camp to camp and to use it later in the year.

On the narrow ledges, steep cliffs, and mountain peaks high above timberline lived thebighorn sheep. On the sides of the beautiful pine covered mountains, the elk, deer, andmountain lion lived. Antelope, deer, rabbits, and beavers lived below in the valleys andparks. After the Utes acquired the horse from the Spanish explorers, they hunted the plainsto the east for buffalo.

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