• The Chicken Shop

    Today is Sunday. Like always, I went for my painting class with my dad early in the morning at 6 o’clock. On the way to my teacher’s house, there is a chicken shop. Many live chickens are kept in cages there. Every time we pass, I look at them because I like to see how they move and make sounds.

    My class got over at 8. My dad came to take me home, and we started walking back. When we passed the chicken shop again, I saw something that made me feel very sad. The shopkeeper was holding a chicken by its wing and putting it on a weighing scale. A man was standing there and talking to him. I think he wanted to buy the chicken.

    Oh no! They were going to kill it! The poor chicken was crying and trying to escape. I felt so bad for it. I couldn’t stop thinking about it all the way home. I don’t even remember how I reached home because I was lost in my thoughts about the poor chicken.

  • My Big Assembly Day

    I am going to conduct the school assembly on Monday! I have to reach school early to practice before it starts. Last year, I was the one who read the speech, and it went really well. One of our teachers has a YouTube channel where he uploads our daily assemblies. So we have to do it nicely, or else it will look bad on his channel!

    This time, I am the conductor, and all the other participants are girls – only I am the boy. They are all a little taller than me, so I feel a bit embarrassed about my height.

    Last year, when I read the speech, my dad dropped me off at school very early – before anyone else came. I went inside alone, and I was a little scared because it was so quiet and dark. So, I turned on all the lights, and then I wasn’t scared anymore. I even shouted, “I am the king!” inside the classroom.

    But just when I shouted, some students and a teacher came in! They all heard me, and I felt so embarrassed. Then, my teacher told me to come downstairs for the assembly, and I read the speech in front of everyone.

    That was last year, and now I’m waiting for Monday. I’m a little nervous, but also very excited!

  • The Day I Reached School Late

    Today, our school van came very late. I usually go to school at 7:30 in the morning. After I finished eating, I checked my mom’s phone to see where our van was on the school app. But the van was not moving at all! I thought maybe the app was not working. Then my dad called our van driver. He said there was a big traffic jam because of a marathon race. The police stopped all the vehicles.

    I was upset because I thought I would be very late and feel embarrassed to enter the class. Today is Saturday, and they could have done the marathon on Sunday instead! Our driver took many shortcuts, but when we reached school, the first period was almost over.

    I thought maybe other vans were also late, but our van was the last to arrive! I ran to my classroom. Our Headmistress stopped me and asked, “Why are you so late?” I told her about the marathon and the police. She told me to go quickly to class.

    When I entered, my friends looked surprised. They all asked me what happened, and I told them. My class teacher also asked, and I explained. The teacher of the first period had marked me absent, but our class teacher changed it to present. After that, we studied and did some drawing. I copied the notes I missed in the first period. It wasn’t even that long!

  • A Fun Day at School

    Yesterday was a fun day at school! We didn’t have our normal classes. Only Maths class we had for a short time. After that, no more studying!

    Our Headmistress announced that we students have to watch the senior girls dance, the school band play, and some drama shows. It was very exciting!

    During the break, I found my brother Pravin with his friends. My cousin-friend Dhiraj said he saw our cousin sister somewhere, so we went looking for her. But guess what? He was just joking!

    I also tried to find my friend Punshiba, but it was really hard. There were so many students, and he always goes to places in school that I don’t even know! So my friend Worthemso and I stopped looking for him. We called our friend Yash and talked with him. We watched the dances and later went inside to do some drawing.

    After some time, Worthemso found us again. We drew pictures and talked about games and funny things that happened at home. When playtime was over, I asked him, “Where were you?” and he said, “I was in the canteen eating dumplings and talking to my friends!” That made me laugh.

    I thought our English teacher was absent, but she was not. She said she won’t take class because she wanted to watch the dance, and then she went to her staff room to eat lunch. Our Social Studies teacher came, but she didn’t even finish writing the questions on the board. She just told us to stay quiet.

    Soon, the school was over. Students who came in private vehicles went home first. We went to our school van in the parking area. Punshiba came to our van and we talked for a while. Everyone was happy and noisy, ready to go home after a fun day!

  • When the Internet Was Gone

    A few months ago, our internet was blocked. Mom said it was because of some big problem in Manipur. I didn’t really understand what that meant, but it felt strange without the internet.

    When there was no internet, all my cousins came out to play outside with me. Since they couldn’t play games on their phones or watch videos, we played board games instead. One of my cousin brothers challenged me to a football match. He looked very strong, and I thought he would beat me easily. He even said he would go easy on me – but guess what? He lost!

    It was very hot outside, so we played in the shade. When we got tired, we played card games or did some drawing. Sometimes we just sat and talked about school and funny things.

    Later, me and my brother Pravin played football while my cousins watched. After that, we all sat in our cousin’s father’s jeep. I asked, “Can we sit at the back?” and he said yes. We sat on the backseat and talked about so many funny things that I couldn’t stop laughing.

    But one bad thing always happens to me – I always get hurt! This time was worse. I tried to balance on a tall stack of bricks, but the bricks fell, and I got injured in four places – two on my arm and two on my leg. Still, I didn’t cry! I just sat for a bit and then went back to play board games again.

    The next day, I didn’t have to study much because there was still no internet. I was kind of tired of these holidays. My cousins kept calling me to come outside, but it was blazing hot. I didn’t want to sweat too much because my mom always says, “You smell so sweaty!” When I sweat a lot, my skin feels sticky, and I really don’t like that.

    Even though it was very hot and I got hurt, those days without the internet were really fun!

  • Teachers’ Day Was So Much Fun!

    Hi everyone! I am writing this on October 13, and I want to tell you all how we celebrated Teachers’ Day in our school.

    That morning, I suddenly remembered it was Teacher’s Day! I had not even bought any gifts yet for my teachers. Almost every student brought nice pens and gifts, and I felt a little bad that I didn’t bring mine. So, after school, I told my dad that I wanted to buy gifts for my teachers. I told him I needed eight books – one for each teacher.

    When my dad came back from the office, I quickly asked, “Where are the gifts?” He smiled and said, “Oh no, I forgot!” Then, while he was eating dinner, I reminded him again. Finally, my brother Pravin, my dad, and I went out to the shops. We bought all the books I needed. Then my brother said he also wanted to buy something, so we got eight pens too!

    I had another idea – I told Dad to buy colorful gift wrappers to make the gifts look pretty. We bought those too. Dad spent so much money that day, but he didn’t complain. We came back home very late at night. We hadn’t even eaten dinner yet!

    After that, we wrapped all the gifts together. It took a long time. By the time we finished, it was already 11 o’clock! We quickly ate dinner, brushed our teeth, and went to bed.

    The next morning, I carried all the gifts to school. My bag was so full! My friend Punshiba forgot to bring his gifts, and he looked a bit sad. Then, a little later, my friend Worthemso came running into class. He was late – and he was carrying so many gifts! We were all so surprised. I was very curious to see what was inside those gifts.

    When we opened them, there were baskets, tiffin boxes inside, and some students even brought old pots from home! Some students brought so many pens that we had to share them with other classes, too.

    It was such a funny and happy day. Our teachers smiled the whole time. I think they really liked our gifts!

    Happy Teacher’s Day to all the teachers!

  • Our Board Decoration Adventure!

    Today, I want to tell you about our board decoration day in school. It was supposed to be fun, but it turned into a total disaster!

    There were papers everywhere – on the floor, on the desks, even near the dustbin! Erasers, pencils, and so many other things were scattered around. Our board decoration is outside the classroom, and everyone was being so noisy! The teachers got angry and punished some students. The worst thing was when someone forgot to bring a ruler and colours. And taking the dustbin outside our classroom was the most annoying job ever!

    One day, our teacher told us that we have to make a Teacher’s Day board decoration. Me and my best friend Punshiba were in the board decoration team. I wasn’t very happy because our teacher always chooses more girls than boys! There was one girl who kept shouting, and even the captains were not happy about it.

    We had to finish the board decoration before the deadline, or all our hard work would go to waste. Many people were just messing around, but me and Punshiba were working seriously. Then a girl named Hazel joined. She didn’t do much, but I always told her to borrow papers from Class 3C and 3E, so she was kind of helpful!

    People said I was very creative because I go to a Sunday drawing class. I’m really good at drawing, and I love making crafts. There was one girl who kept yelling at me, and it was so annoying! But I didn’t mind much. When I came home, I drew lots of Teacher’s Day gifts, drawings, and craft ideas. My friends were amazed when I brought them to school!

    We hung up all the decorations on the board, but it still looked a little empty on the sides. Then me and Punshiba got a great idea – we made colourful flowers and gift boxes from paper and filled the empty spaces. Finally, our board looked beautiful!

    It was noisy, messy, and a little crazy, but in the end, we did it! Our Teacher’s Day board decoration turned out amazing, and everyone loved it!

  • Photo Day at School

    Friday was a special day at school because it was photo day! In the morning, the nursery and kindergarten kids were having their class photos taken on our playground. They looked so cute standing in lines and smiling for the camera. But because of their photo session, the first and second graders couldn’t play outside for a while. They had to wait for their turn, and when it was finally their playtime, it was only 15 minutes long!

    But later, when the small kids finished, we got our normal playtime – 30 minutes. I played happily with my friends Punshiba, Worthemso, Yash, and many others. We ran, laughed, and had so much fun!

    I’m the captain of our class, and the vice-captain is a girl (I won’t tell her name here). But she doesn’t do her job properly because she is too busy talking to her friends!

    Today, it was our turn for the photo session. I suddenly remembered that I forgot to cut my hair! Last year, I didn’t look so good in my photo (honestly, I looked ugly!), but in real life, I look normal. A staff member who is also a photographer took our pictures – one class photo and one single photo of me.

    Now I’m just waiting to see how my picture turns out this year. I really hope it looks nice! Anyway, it had been a fun and exciting day at school!

  • My Sunday Painting Class

    Every Sunday, I wake up very early at 5:00 in the morning. It is so hard to get out of bed because I still feel sleepy! I brush my teeth and try to wake up fully. Then I quickly finish because Mom has to take her bath next. Sometimes I play with the water sprayer while sitting there – it’s fun!

    After Mom goes inside the bathroom, I pack my pencil box, my watercolors, and all my painting things in my backpack. When she finishes, I fill my bathtub and start singing songs while taking a bath. I love singing in the bathroom!

    Then I eat my breakfast and say goodbye to Mom and my brother Pravin. Dad and I go downstairs together and walk to my painting class. It’s not very far from our house.

    Today it was raining all morning. When we reached the class, I ran inside and waved at Dad. The drawing session started. Some of the senior students came late, and our teacher told one of them to change seats again and again. I didn’t mind – I just kept drawing. When someone asked me to move a little, I did and kept on drawing happily.

    When I finished, I showed my painting to my teacher. He smiled and said, “Good job!” That made me so happy! After class, Dad came to pick me up, and we walked home together in the cool rainy weather.

  • My School Magazine Story

    In our school, we have a school magazine that everyone loves. It comes out once a year. Students can send their own stories, jokes, riddles, poems, or drawings. But most of the time, everyone just submits drawings!

    I remember two years ago, we had to submit something the next day, but I forgot all about it. At night, I suddenly remembered! It was the worst timing ever. I was so sleepy, and there was no time to draw. So I decided to write a joke instead. I thought my teacher would laugh and like it, but she didn’t. They didn’t accept my joke. I felt a little sad because I tried my best, even when I was almost falling asleep!

    My brother also tried to submit his drawing, but his one got rejected too! He had drawn a cool character from the anime Jujutsu Kaisen. But he put it inside his bag full of books, and it got folded. When he took it out, it looked funny and all wrinkled. His friends laughed, and he felt embarrassed.

    This time, I’m ready! I made a new painting – it’s a watercolour painting of a starry night – and I think it looks really nice. I hope they accept it this time. Fingers crossed!