Shishukunj

School Life, Cool Life

Stuti Pasari, Riya Jain, Aviral Maheshwari, Ameya Jain, Vaidehi Partani, Anoushka Malpani, Class IX A

All the way, it’s a race against time,

Necessary it was to sleep at nine.

Thought we were always right,

Played silly games like pen fight.

If we talk about books,

We made hundreds of looks.

Usually we cut an apple with a knife,

But Newton bro made it a theory of life.

Mathematics was full of fractions,

Hindi copies full of corrections.

Economics was full of interest,

Chemistry needed a day’s rest.

Always requested teachers for extra marks,

If not, then required to see parents become sharks.

Whatever it was, however it was,

The best moment of life it was.

Though it was a great zig-zag,

But it was perfectly fab.

Oh! Our school life, cool life!

School Life – A Rap Song

Selvi Kataria, Class IX A

The first day of school,

I cried like a fool,

I seriously had no clue,

From collar to shoe.

But nursery was sort of fun,

In the sandpits, under the sun.

In the breaks, boxes we did share,

None of the ‘feasts’ we used to spare.

Since Class One, we had subjects four,

Now we needed in exams, to score.

When we came to the senior wing,

Teachers considered us grown-up things.

We just need to study all day,

We’ve simply lost our days of play.

The homeworks, assignments and FA,

We’ve really got busy, I say.

Oh what would it be like in Class Ten

I am eager with all my strength.

And what about Class Twelve and Eleven?

How I wish, I could again become seven.

Long after, as we’ll think of school days,

The autosuggestions and two prayers,

The periods of music and dances,

The naming of random Lances,

Our love for swimming, football, tennis courts,

Cricket and badminton were amazing sports.

However much do we criticize,

It’s later that we’re going to realize,

That school life was the best.

It certainly outpaces the rest.

The Journey of the Bird and the Lizard

Sanay Saboo, Class VI A

Once, long, long ago, there was a large kingdom. The king and queen were vile, disgusting people. They gave birth to twins – a boy and a girl. Growing up, the king and queen were horrible to their own children. They treated them like vermin.

But one fateful day, the kind prince and kind princess spilled a bucket of water while taking it to their mother for her bath. The king, who was rushing past, slipped on the water and his sword flew high in the air and fell on his throat, killing him instantly.

The queen saw this and shrieked in anger, “I curse thee! You shall turn into the ugliest creatures and you shall leave the palace and never return!”

Immediately, the young children zoomed away in the air, turning into a lizard and a bird. They landed with a soft thump in the grass.

“What do we do now?” asked the prince, who was the lizard. “We fight back” chirped the princess, who was the bird. They paced the whole area, then they came up with a genius plan.

The next day, when the queen got up and looked out of her window, Bam! A large rock hit her square on the face. Furiously, she looked out again and caught a glimpse of a bird and a lizard sitting next to a makeshift catapult before… Crash! Another!

She grabbed her bow and her sword. She ran down and leapt on her horse and kicked it. Nnnneeeeiiiggghhh! The horse zoomed off after the lizard and the bird. They dodged between trees before the horse tripped on a vine and the queen flew forward into a ravine. There was a cave and she flew into that and was never seen again.

The lizard and the bird slowly turned back into the prince and princess. They set off towards the castle with the horse and they grew to become fair and just rulers. Their reign lasted for sixty more years.

The Kingdom of Fantasy Pearls

Ishaan Yadav, Class VI C

Once upon a time, there lived a king and a queen in their beautiful kingdom called ‘The Pearl City’. As you can tell from the name, the city was full of pearls. In the nearby town, lived a witch named Caster. She had a boon that she could turn anyone into animals.

The witch wanted to acquire the Pearl City but every time the king and the queen saved it. One day, finally fed up of fighting the king and the queen, the witch turned them into a lizard and a parrot respectively.

After casting her spell, she conquered Pearl City and turned all the people into witches. The king and queen were thrown out of the kingdom.

The king knew that there was only one way left. He told the queen that there was an orchid that grew on the White Mountains. They can be free from the spell if they could drink the nectar of that orchid. This could also be used to kill the witch.

And so, the king and the queen went in search of the orchid. They crossed the Water Valley, the Forest of the Ogres and the Forest of the Unicorns. They finally reached the White Mountains and got the nectar of that orchid and drank it. They were immediately cured.

They returned to their kingdom and found the witch sitting on the throne. They sneaked behind the witch and poured the orchid nectar on the witch. The witch started to burn and all those she had turned into witches became normal people again.

The king and the queen happily ruled the kingdom and never let anyone conquer it again.

My Family

Poem – Swasti Sharma, Class VI E

Art – Kavish Jha, VI F

Laughter, frolic and fun,

Together with everyone.

Bread and butter we share,

Come what may, we don’t care.

Memory of past days,

Vision of the future ways,

With my family present,

Everything seems god-send.

Dad, mum and my brother,

All birds of the same feather.

Blessed are we together,

By our Heavenly Father.

Chikki Chachu

Kaustubh Khandelwal, Class VI G

Loving, caring and polite,

Is the person I adore.

No wonder he loves me,

But I love my chikki Chachu more.

Neither does he scold me,

Nor get angry.

He is always calm and funny,

And access to his mobile is free.

In times of struggle,

He stands by like a rock.

Giving me inspiration,

To face all the major shocks.

Chikki Chachu, I love you,

I wish you remain the same.

May god bless you,

With money, might and fame!

My Sweet Little Brother

My Sweet Little BrotherYatharth Jain, Class VI E

My Brother!

He’s only one year old,

He is really little,

But is naughty and bold!

He loves to pick up things,

And put them in his mouth,

So when I am with him,

I always have to watch out!

He smiles when I jump,

And is very happy when I dance.

So I love to jump for him,

And dance at every chance.

My Little BrotherJivisha Prasad, Class VI E

My brother is my younger,

Goes crazy out of hunger.

His eyes are big in anger,

Can’t bear hunger any longer.

He is just seven to ponder,

But is a master of computer,

When compared to me, he’s shorter,

But in know, in future, he’ll do wonder.

Best Out of Waste

Inter-House Best out of Waste

A Fun Trip

Aaryama Singh, Class VI F

On Saturday, everyone from our building decided to visit Somanipuram for a picnic on Sunday. I was so excited about the trip that I got up early in the morning. We packed our bags with all required materials.

We friends had decided to sit in the same car but our hopes were shattered when we saw Sonu Aunty heading towards our car. She stood next to the car and said, “Children, I am sitting with you!” If you know Sonu aunty, you’d know that after letting her in, there was hardly any space left for anyone else. Our parents asked us to join them but I said, “No, we can manage in the boot.”

Thankfully, they allowed us to sit together in the boot. All through the journey we had to listen to Sonu aunty’s jokes. They were not funny at all, but we had to laugh out of politeness.

We finally reached Somanipuram. It was such a relief. After breakfast, my friend and I played on the soldiers’ net. That was my favourite. We played on each and every swing and finally decided to go to the swimming pool.

After a very enjoyable time, we returned home and laughed as much as we could on our way back. It really was a fun trip!

The Adventure of the Prince and the Princess

Shreya Shukla, Class VI G

Once upon a time, in a magnificent castle, lived a young prince and a little princess. They were very naughty and enjoyed troubling people. Once, they decided to pull a prank on a witch name Urzula.

As planned, they threw a stone into the witch’s house and ran away. The stone accidentally hit the witch. Urzula was furious and cursed whoever threw the stone to turn into a lizard and a parrot.

Alas! To their dismay, the prince and princess really turned into a parrot and a lizard. They were grief-stricken. They did every possible thing to please the witch but she did not take the curse away.

Now, the people of the kingdom did not recognize the prince and the princess. So, if they tried to get into their homes, the citizens threw stones at them or hit them with sticks.

Poor prince and princess! How they wished somebody would come to their rescue.

Finally, one day, the witch took pity on them and said to them, “You will have to go to the Faraway Tree and get me a leaf of that tree.”

The prince and princess joyfully agreed. After all, they were fed up of the treatment they had received from the people.

They brought the leaf of that tree and the witch removed the curse. As they turned back into the prince and princess, they promised never to trouble anyone in future.

Month: October 2015