My name is Janaki. I am a 13 year old hill girl of Dodra village of Almora district in Uttarakhand. One day, my mother took me and my 7 year old younger brother Uttam to the jungle as usual. My mother went around to collect grass for our cows while I took care of my brother and played with him. When my mother was gone I felt a need to answer nature’s call. So, I went behind bushes to ease myself.
Suddenly, I heard a stifled cry of my brother. I rushed back. To my horror I saw the dreaded man-eater leopard bending over my brother with open jaws. I screamed and rushed at the beast. I hit the beast on its head again and again and again to save my brother. Then, everything went blank.
When I regained consciousness I found a crowd of women surrounding me thumping by back and head. My brother was safe. He smiled at me. Later I learnt that in a mad rush to save my brother I had hit the leopard at some delicate nerve centre which had stunned it. The man-eater had departed shaking its head in dazed state.
A local newspaper carried my story, told to it by my uncle. I got a state award for bravery. Then, one day our school teacher told me excitedly that I had been selected for ‘President Bravery Award’ for children and would be participating in Republic Day parade at Delhi.
As far as future is concerned, I plan to join army if everything goes right.
Guided Composition-14
Compose a 150 word article expressing your thoughts on capital punishment (Death Sentence). Use the following guidelines:
1. It is archaic way of punishment.
2. No more valid.
3. Gives no chance to reformation.
4. No one is born criminal. Only circumstances make one.
5. Love, sympathy and understanding needed.
6. Ramayana epic of Hindus is the creation of a reformed murderous dacoit.
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