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

Dolphin seems to have a special relationship with humans. There have been many stories of dolphins recuing drowning sailors and pushing them to shore. Humans, in turns, are fascinated by dolphins and are curious about them.Dolphins are marine animals like their cousins, the whales, but are smaller. Resemble large fish and have teeth and break-like

Deepawali is also known as “festival of lights”. The festival is celebrated by the Hindus annually at the end of a year.Deepawali has an interesting mythological background. The festival marks the victory over demon king Ravana. Lord Ram symbolizes good while Ravana represents evil. Hence, Deepawali signifies well over evil and light over darkness.Preparations for

Basketball is a game played with a fairly large ball by two teams of five players each. This game is played at a fast pace and require physical skill, strength as well as accuracy in throwing ball though a net basket to score points.The game takes place on a court which is rectangular in shape.

Stamps are beautiful and interesting. Collecting stamps is not just an interesting hobby but is also an exciting way to learn about geography, history, culture of different countries.Anyone interested in stamps can become a stamp collector. By the following ways you can start off. First, decide what kind of stamps you want to collect. You

We often hear people complaining, “I don’t have enough time.” This is to be expected in foreign countries where the pace of life is faster. Yet there are people who are able to accomplish things they set out to do no matter how busy they are. What is the problem with most of us? After