It is said civilization of man began when he learnt to use fire and light. From time immemorial man used wood for fire and oil for light. Man is a progressive animal so he gradually developed electricity. Now electricity has become necessary for life everywhere.Now to think of comforts of life without electricity is almost […]
Good neighbours indicate good luck but it is a matter of chance and depends on the situation of house. Generally neighbours behave nicely but some neighbours are quarrelsome. Neighbours are an asset if they are peaceful learned persons or busy businessmen. They are condemnable if they are drunkard or persons of bad character. A family
It was the day I had been looking forward to, for a long time. When my parents told me that we were going to the Zoological Gardens, my joy knew no bounds. It was a bright Sunday when we set out early in the morning. This was my first visit to the zoo and I
It was a gay and colorful scene that I saw when I attended a traditional Hindu wedding. The temple was decorated with banana stems and coconut leaves, and in around it mingled people with smiling faces and wearing clothes of many different colors. The most eye-catching sight was the bride, who wore a bright red
Every Saturday afternoon I take my dog for a jog in the park. The last time I did that however, it turned out to be anything but usual.As I was jogging, I saw a maid, with a baby on her lap, sitting at the edge of a large pond. She seemed to be enjoying the
There was an air of festivity at the fairground. The crowds of adults and children were milling around, especially at the games stalls, rides and food stalls that had been set up to visitors.The community club in our neighborhood had organized the event. It was rare to see a funfair in our district, my friends
I was extremely surprised when my father told me that I could throw a party at a nearby community centre to celebrate my eleventh birthday.My family had seldom celebrated my birthday—and surely not at a community centre. So how had I deserved this? I was told later that it was a present for winning the
I had a fascinating experience during the last school holidays. My parents took me to a foreign country for the first time. It was Thailand. Needless to say, I was excited and curious to learn about the country.Thailand is a land of many rivers, forests and mountains. We visited the capital’ Bangkok’ and some of
To be sick is to be miserable. To be confined to a ward in hospital is a worse. I had that experience recently after breaking my left leg in a football game. I was bedridden for five days.It was an experience I dread to go through again. I was overwhelmed by loneliness although my parents
I remember clearly the day when I had my first swimming lesson. It was dreadful, for I was afraid of water. However, I had no choice. My parents insisted that I should take up swimming.Fortunately, my parents had engaged a very supportive instructor. He understood my fears and was patient enough to see me through
Being rich had been never my ambition. I had never envied wealthy people for their money. One day, however, I did become very rich. I won the first prize in a lottery.I won 1 crore from a lucky draw. I could not believe it. I was at my wits’ end about what to do with
I was awakened by the cries of “Fire! Fire!”In the middle of the night of last Monday. Alarmed, I rushed to the window. I could hardly believe what I saw when I looked out.Thick smoke was billowing out of a seventh storey flat in the block just opposite to ours. The smoke appeared be from
Several weeks ago, I watched a television documentary on the Walt Disney World in Florida in the United States. The documentary was very well produced. It brought out the joy and fun the children experienced when visiting the attractions in that great amusement park. Since then, I have set my sights on Walt Disney World
Florence Nightingale is among the personalities I have always admired. I admire her tremendously for the care and love she showed to sick and poor.Florence Nightingale was born to English parents’ in 1820. Her parents were there on a visit to the town of Florence in Italy. So they named her Florence. Soon after her
A long time ago, there lived on earth extraordinary animals that belongs to family of reptiles and ruled the land for 150 million years before disappearing from earth. These were the dinosaurs.The age in which these strange animals lived was called age of dinosaur. No one has seen them because no one lived then but