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6th NATIONALS
MY DATE WITH THE JUNGLE
‘Tring – Tring’, the lunch bell rang. We
all created a pandemonium. We rushed out of class with our
lunch – boxes to the canteen. As I opened my box, I saw parathas
in one box, sauce in the other and a sweet in the bird box.
All hot, dry, spicy (except for my sweet) and delicious food!
I had my food at the timetable games after lunch! I was so
excited. I picked up my book and started reading it. It was
a great story about how we must tackle dogs in wilderness.
I was so engrossed and captivated, that I soon fell asleep
in to a deep slumber! I woke up after a long time only to
find that my friends were missing and the gulmohar leaves
were closing. It was 5.30pm and no one was there in the school
except the watchmen.
I looked around only to find the darkness
stretching above me. I had to rush home, but I had to cross
the jungle! The jungle where even a wrestler got scared. A
jungle where tress seamed like ghosts! Jungle where the shivalik
mountain was behind. I was twitching like an insect, because
my life was important. I thought of a plan. I cracked and
scratched my head like a monkey! I soon hit upon an idea.
I rushed to the second floor, where the bell is rung I quickly
took a bell in my hand and took a knife from the school kitchen.
I broke open the kitchen window to get hold of that. I then
opened my breakfast box and I took a banana from my box (I
hadn’t eaten that!). I was jumping up and down. I took a cloth
from my craft knapsack. I rushed to the ground floor, and
ahead of me, led a graveyard. (I mean the jungle).
I saw a funny sight. The jungle looked black!
This incident happened in the winter. So, the sky was dark
early. I wanted to have FUN in the jungle. I was armed with
loads of things you know. I took the first bold step and felt
a monkey tug my sleeve. I quickly gave it a banana! I found
that very funny! I was excited. (I know I am a bit eccentric.
I like horror and challenging and daring things. (I am funny).
I smelt the fresh air and I saw a wild bison cross my path.
These animals are there in Shimla High School (my lovely school!).
Wild bison did not notice that a bird was on its back and
a fly was on the bird’s back and through a microscope, I think
I would have seen two germs on the fly’s back. I also saw
a black animal. Though I did not go too near it, to date I
do not know which animal that was. Could you help met to find
that out? I saw I red panda and it was friendly. I also spotted
a parakeet sitting on a single blade of grass! It was eating
that single blade, I think I was at the middle of this treacherous
jungle. I remember a popular English song, “you can see a
germ on an elephant and even an elephant on a germ, that is
the beauty of the jungle” it meant that even a germ can sit
on the elephant and even an elephant could be stamping a germ.
The jungle was funny!
Now, I was near the school gate. I had made
a few friends, seen a few funny spectacles and I had also
seen my enemies I loved the jungle. I never had to use my
bell to scare a rhino or two! I marched across the last huge
path of the jungle and reached the gate. My mother was atrociously
waiting there and she screamed at me. “Why are you so late?”
I told her the full story. She remarked,” the animals were
kind to you because you use the natural sources judiciously”.
That was sarcastic because I had wasted water the other day.
“FUNNY, mom” I joked. While the jungle had bid good – bye
to me, I had bid good – bye to the wastage of water!
KENNING
ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR
Spects sans glasses wearer
Dog hater
Cat lover
Jay walker
Wrong bus boarder
Comics reader
Horror shows watcher
Nose picker
Coat wearer
Alas, pant forgetter
By Sarayu Satish,
7th Standard
1st Ranker in the 6th Nationals for children.
She is from Mumabi
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