So our next Honey Badger Club took us to the Jackle and Honey Badger enclosures.We were lucky enough to have just met the Hyenas from the outside and not inside their enclosure!
Nicole, our group leader from the Zoo, told us that we will be visiting these carnivores and then do some interesting art and craft activities at the end of our five hour visit to the zoo.We were going to go to the jackle’s enclosure first.We took their meal with us.Some of the kids went inside the enclosure and some stayed outside.I went inside with about seven other kids and Nicole.The jackles were still inside!There were three of them,very sweet and cute.We put raw hide bones covered with salad,dog treats,both frozen and fresh and some frozen chicks.I held a chick.It felt very hard but not at all cold.
Next we went to the Striped Hyenas enclosure.There we just threw a little bit of salad,mince-meat and raw hide bones covered with mince meat over the walls of the enclosure.We didn’t enter the enclosure as the hyenas are very vicious.
Later, we went inside an empty honey badger enclosure to smear honey and put some eggs for them to eat.I guess the honey badgers were taken away from the enclosure as they are very ferocious animals. Nicloe told us that once a vet went inside the honey badger enclosure and landed in the hospital with a chunk out of her leg, taken out by one of the ferocious honey badgers.
Back at the Education Centre,we made paper dragonflies . We painted them with bright colours and laminated them as well.We also made wings and put cello tape to stick them on.
After a long and tiring day,we came back home,happy to have got the opportunity to see the animals so closely.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Weaver Bird's Nest
Once upon a time there was a little girl named May Mc Fair.She had two friends, Amy Flewstock and Ann Mc Fish.She and her friends were eight years old , went to the same school and were in the same class as well.They all loved nature and animals.One day,they were at May’s house and were playing outside in the garden when Ann spotted a fallen weaver bird nest.
Amy picked it up and said,” What a cute nest Ann found!” Ann and May agreed.They all went inside to show to May’s Mom .May said,” Look Mom! What a cute nest Ann found in our own garden.” May’s Mom agreed that it was very sweet.They all wondered where to keep it.May then suggested that they could take it to school to show it to their class.Amy and Ann agreed.
The next day when they brought it to the class, Mrs.Tofeluck ,their teacher,kept it on the ‘ Amazing nature display ‘ table.It was a table where children could bring things related to nature to show to the class.Now,in their class,there was a boy named Giggy Eggstill,the class clown.Everybody called him Giggy Iggy.He nearly always got detention from Mrs.Tofeluck as he disturbed the class and seldom did his classwork or homework.He was particularly fond of birds.When he saw the weaver bird nest,he wanted it for himself but since he knew that things on the display table were only for display,he ,made a plan to steal it.
Giggy’s birthday was close and his Mom wanted to throw a surprise party for him.She sent out invitations for his birthday to all his friends.The invitation said:
“Come to my party!
Where : 32,Bleakenfeld House
When : 14th April, 2.00 pm
RSVP : My Mom.
Giggy then planned to sneak out the next day but when he was about to put his plan into action,he got detention for three hours ! He had to write a report about ‘ How to be kind’ with Ms.Kremshel .She was a very kind hearted teacher and also fond of Giggy.So Giggy found it safe to ask Ms.Kremshel if he could go outside and play instead of writing the report.She told him that he was under detention and so was not allowed to do that.He pleaded and pleaded till Ms.Kremshel said,”Naughty boy!Get back to your work!”
Giggy Iggy was very disappointed.He finished his report and checked his watch.There was still another one hour to go before his detention was over.He asked Ms.Kremshel “ What should I do now?May I go home?”
Ms.Kremshel said,” Do this test” .He was once again very disappointed but he went back to work.When he was done,he went home .
His mom then asked as to why he was so late.He then told her about his plan to steal the nest.His Mom said,” What? Naughty boy! Stealing is bad,you are not supposed to do that.You are grounded for two months but not on holidays and birthdays”.Giggy was horrified but said,”ok,I’ll go to my room .When his father came home ,Giggy told him the whole story from beginning to the end,Since Mr.Eggstill was not as strict as Mrs.Eggstill ,he managed to persuade Mrs.Eggstill to let Giggy be grounded for only one week.
One week passed and Giggy made another plan to get into trouble and stay in the school on detention.His plan was to say to his teacher that he forgot his bag in the class,then get permission to get it and when he gets there,he will do something mischevious .In the little time he has,he will steal the nest,put it in his bag so no one knows that its with him.
His plan worked.He triped John,a very cute,chubby and kind boy.John fell on his face and cut his left cheek ,very close to his eye.Mrs.Tofeluck got very worried for John and send him to First Aid Room with May.She then gave detention to Giggy who was actually very happy to get it.He got the opportunity to steal the pretty nest!
Giggy then came home with the nest in his bag and when he was taking it out,his father saw it.Mr.Eggstill then told Mrs.Eggstill about the nest.Mrs.Eggstill was shocked but then she said that they must take it from Giggy’s room at night when he is asleep and put it on ’ Take to school ‘ table.
Next morning,Giggy woke up to a surprise birthday song by his mom.After a special birthday breakfast,Giggy went to school.All the children exclaimed ,” Mrs.Tofeluck ! the weaver bird nest is missing!!” She then organized a search to find the missing nest.Of course they didn’t find it as it was on the ‘ Take to school table’ at Giggy’s house.Giggy didn’t know it was there.He thought it was in his bag and was very surprised when no one found it there !
After school he went home.Soon all his friends from school came to Giggy’s home as it was time for his birthday party.Giggy and his friends played hide and seek and had lots of fun.May,Ann and Amy wandered into the living room where the ‘Take to school’ table was kept.They were taken aback to see their nest there!
They then went to find Giggy to ask him to explain how the nest got there.When they found him,he told them everything about his plan.His parents also told that how they wanted Giggy to find the nest on the table and take it back to school.
Giggy felt very bad and made a promise that he would not be naughty again.Everyone was very happy.He then cut the birthday cake and all his friends wished him a very happy birthday.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
My Honey Badger Club Experience
I have joined the Honey Badger Club at the Johannesburg Zoo as a birthday gift. I will now be able to visit the zoo once every month and do different activities along with Imelda , Themba and about 40 other children .
In this visit , we got to see a half a metre high pile of dead chicks and carcasses , which are dead animal remains. First ,we went to the seal enclosure to give a fish to the seal. The fish was enclosed in ice . The seal was swimming around but when the fish was dropped into the water, it flipped the fish over with it’s nose about five times before eating it. After that , we went into the caracals cage while the caracals were somewhere else , to hide meat in their enclosure for them to eat . I touched a piece of meat and it felt gooey .Then we went to the spotted ganet’s cage to put in crickets and meat for it . While a few children were in the cage I saw the ganet climbing onto the wire railing.It looked at the children nervously,like a very cute cuddly kitten.
Later we went on the ferry.While on the trip ,we got off and saw the lions and then we went on to see the tigers.I made a new friend,Miran.When she and I were done looking at the tigers,we went to see the camels.On the ground there was lots of camel fur.We both picked up some up to bring it home.After the ferry ride,we went home.
It was a very fun experience.
In this visit , we got to see a half a metre high pile of dead chicks and carcasses , which are dead animal remains. First ,we went to the seal enclosure to give a fish to the seal. The fish was enclosed in ice . The seal was swimming around but when the fish was dropped into the water, it flipped the fish over with it’s nose about five times before eating it. After that , we went into the caracals cage while the caracals were somewhere else , to hide meat in their enclosure for them to eat . I touched a piece of meat and it felt gooey .Then we went to the spotted ganet’s cage to put in crickets and meat for it . While a few children were in the cage I saw the ganet climbing onto the wire railing.It looked at the children nervously,like a very cute cuddly kitten.
Later we went on the ferry.While on the trip ,we got off and saw the lions and then we went on to see the tigers.I made a new friend,Miran.When she and I were done looking at the tigers,we went to see the camels.On the ground there was lots of camel fur.We both picked up some up to bring it home.After the ferry ride,we went home.
It was a very fun experience.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Beagle in a Basket
by Lucy Daniels
Animal Ark is the veterinary practice at the back of Mandy Hope and her parents Emily and Adam Hope’s house .In all the Animal Ark stories , the story always revolves around Mandy and her best friend James Hunter.Geraldine O ’Mera ,a newspaper reporter for all country newspapers ,has two pets who are best friends .A beagle named Robbie and an old cat named Martha. One day, Martha fell ill with F.I.V -Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and died the next day. Robbie is very sad of losing his friend. Mandy and her best friend James Hunter try to cheer Robbie up.
Mandy brings a duck to Wood Vale, Geraldine’s home ,whose leg has been tangled in a nylon fishing line so that the duck can stay in the pond there.Mrs.Hope takes out the line out of the duck’s leg.Mandy asked Geraldine if she would help her with a biology project at school,to which Geraldine agreed.Geraldine provided lots of information about bees.The next day at school Mandy forgot to hand in her project and so she got a detention for a day from Mr.Marsh,the substitute biology teacher.But later next day when he sees the project,he is very impressed by it.
Its very funny when at Mandy’s detention,Mandy sees a tiny white head poking out of Mr.Marsh’s pocket and then another tiny black head out of another pocket.Rats.She gets speechless and points to Mr.Marsh towards his pockets.They are Eenie and Meenie.Mr.Marsh gives Eenie to Mandy to hold but she wraps herself around Mandy’s neck.Then they take both Eenie and Meenie to Animal Ark to get them checked over by Mrs.Hope as they both were sneezing and wheezing.
After her detention when Mandy goes home ,her dad ,Adam,shows Mandy a Burmese cat with her litter.She has three big males and one tiny female who seemed to be the runt of the litter and needed to be kept an eye on.The next morning,Mandy went around the residential unit and found that her dad was feeding the little female cat as her mother had rejected her.
After school,James comes to see the kittens and their mom.Mandy and James name the rejected kitten as Kitty.They fed her with some milk.When they went inside ,they saw Robbie and Geraldine in the waiting room.Geraldine told them that how Robbie was not as lively as before and was staying in the basket all the time.Mrs.Hope saw Robbie and promised to test his blood for F.I.V.
Then Mandy thought that maybe Geraldine could raise Kitty ,to which Geraldine refused.But the idea of adopting Kitty sat in her mind and Mandy hoped that she would take Kitty home one day.
It was a very good idea at last for which Geraldine thanked Mandy later.What made Geraldine change her mind and how did little Kitty help Geraldine is the mystery of the story.
It is a very nice addition to the Animal Ark series.I still have some more to read and write about.
Animal Ark is the veterinary practice at the back of Mandy Hope and her parents Emily and Adam Hope’s house .In all the Animal Ark stories , the story always revolves around Mandy and her best friend James Hunter.Geraldine O ’Mera ,a newspaper reporter for all country newspapers ,has two pets who are best friends .A beagle named Robbie and an old cat named Martha. One day, Martha fell ill with F.I.V -Feline Immunodeficiency Virus and died the next day. Robbie is very sad of losing his friend. Mandy and her best friend James Hunter try to cheer Robbie up.
Mandy brings a duck to Wood Vale, Geraldine’s home ,whose leg has been tangled in a nylon fishing line so that the duck can stay in the pond there.Mrs.Hope takes out the line out of the duck’s leg.Mandy asked Geraldine if she would help her with a biology project at school,to which Geraldine agreed.Geraldine provided lots of information about bees.The next day at school Mandy forgot to hand in her project and so she got a detention for a day from Mr.Marsh,the substitute biology teacher.But later next day when he sees the project,he is very impressed by it.
Its very funny when at Mandy’s detention,Mandy sees a tiny white head poking out of Mr.Marsh’s pocket and then another tiny black head out of another pocket.Rats.She gets speechless and points to Mr.Marsh towards his pockets.They are Eenie and Meenie.Mr.Marsh gives Eenie to Mandy to hold but she wraps herself around Mandy’s neck.Then they take both Eenie and Meenie to Animal Ark to get them checked over by Mrs.Hope as they both were sneezing and wheezing.
After her detention when Mandy goes home ,her dad ,Adam,shows Mandy a Burmese cat with her litter.She has three big males and one tiny female who seemed to be the runt of the litter and needed to be kept an eye on.The next morning,Mandy went around the residential unit and found that her dad was feeding the little female cat as her mother had rejected her.
After school,James comes to see the kittens and their mom.Mandy and James name the rejected kitten as Kitty.They fed her with some milk.When they went inside ,they saw Robbie and Geraldine in the waiting room.Geraldine told them that how Robbie was not as lively as before and was staying in the basket all the time.Mrs.Hope saw Robbie and promised to test his blood for F.I.V.
Then Mandy thought that maybe Geraldine could raise Kitty ,to which Geraldine refused.But the idea of adopting Kitty sat in her mind and Mandy hoped that she would take Kitty home one day.
It was a very good idea at last for which Geraldine thanked Mandy later.What made Geraldine change her mind and how did little Kitty help Geraldine is the mystery of the story.
It is a very nice addition to the Animal Ark series.I still have some more to read and write about.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Ponies at the Point
by Lucy Daniels
Being an animal enthusiast , I love reading stories about animals . About two years ago , I came across an Animal Ark book called Goose on the Loose at the library, I read it and liked it. Since then , I have read a lot of Animal Ark books which are extra special as they have facts about animals as well .
Mandy, James and Mandy’s parents were on holiday in Connemara ,Ireland. On their first day ,Mandy and James find a herd of wild Connemara ponies. One pony seems to be the leader ,a strawberry roan, who they name Rosie ,and her foal, Connie who had a very cruel head-collar cutting into her face. Mandy and James tell Mr. and Mrs. Hope , Mandy’s parents ,about Connie .They told them that they had to try and tranquillize Connie to get the head –collar off her.The next day they all try to tranquillize Connie but their attempt failed as a boy names Sean Malone spooked the ponies at the last moment as he feared that they were going to kill Connie.
Later,Mandy and James went over to Lough Caher where Sean lived and found him talking to a horse.When he was finished,Mandy asked him if he could talk to Connie as well.Sean said he would try but the next day his father Mr.Malone grounded him for a day.Sean being a smart boy,escaped to meet Mandy at the beach.At the beach he saw Mandy and the herd.They together found that Rosie and Connie were not with the herd and later found them at a dead end but Connie had a fever and could not walk.Sean talked to Rosie and lifted Connie onto Rosie’s back.When they got to the rocky path,Rosie and Sean went up and Mandy and Connie stayed at the bottom.
Mrs.Hope,being a very caring and kind-hearted woman,came down the rocky path and helped Mandy carry Connie by making a stretcher out of her jacket.
All the action which happens to find out who put the collar on Connie makes this book a very exciting read.The bonus about reading this book is that I got to learn two Irish words,kil means church and cashel means castel.
Being an animal enthusiast , I love reading stories about animals . About two years ago , I came across an Animal Ark book called Goose on the Loose at the library, I read it and liked it. Since then , I have read a lot of Animal Ark books which are extra special as they have facts about animals as well .
Mandy, James and Mandy’s parents were on holiday in Connemara ,Ireland. On their first day ,Mandy and James find a herd of wild Connemara ponies. One pony seems to be the leader ,a strawberry roan, who they name Rosie ,and her foal, Connie who had a very cruel head-collar cutting into her face. Mandy and James tell Mr. and Mrs. Hope , Mandy’s parents ,about Connie .They told them that they had to try and tranquillize Connie to get the head –collar off her.The next day they all try to tranquillize Connie but their attempt failed as a boy names Sean Malone spooked the ponies at the last moment as he feared that they were going to kill Connie.
Later,Mandy and James went over to Lough Caher where Sean lived and found him talking to a horse.When he was finished,Mandy asked him if he could talk to Connie as well.Sean said he would try but the next day his father Mr.Malone grounded him for a day.Sean being a smart boy,escaped to meet Mandy at the beach.At the beach he saw Mandy and the herd.They together found that Rosie and Connie were not with the herd and later found them at a dead end but Connie had a fever and could not walk.Sean talked to Rosie and lifted Connie onto Rosie’s back.When they got to the rocky path,Rosie and Sean went up and Mandy and Connie stayed at the bottom.
Mrs.Hope,being a very caring and kind-hearted woman,came down the rocky path and helped Mandy carry Connie by making a stretcher out of her jacket.
All the action which happens to find out who put the collar on Connie makes this book a very exciting read.The bonus about reading this book is that I got to learn two Irish words,kil means church and cashel means castel.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Magic Boots
by Rinya Singh
There once was a land called Kangaroo land.It was a land where only Kangaroos lived.One kangaroo’s name was Ron.He was five years old.His sister’s name was Robin.She was a kind hearted sweet girl.She was six, a year older than Ron.They both lived in a house with their mother, Mary and father ,David.They had five turtles as pets who had laid fifty eggs.They also had some wild rabbits in their garden, who were a little tame.Ron went to kindergarten where he played with his friends.
One day,Ron was sleeping outside his house.It was a full blue moon night.At midnight, a pair of boots ,as magical as you could believe,appeared in the sky and landed on Ron’s tummy! Ron woke up with a start and wondered what had woken him up
“Now what woke me up?” he thought.
He could not see the boots as they were invisible.Soon he fell asleep again and when he woke up in the morning, he didn’t remember a thing! Later,he went to school.He had a lovely time playing at kindergarten.He made five new friends.Soon he became very popular.On his way back home,Ron wished he had some Ice-cream cake for lunch.Suddenly he noticed that a plate of Ice-cream cake appeared in front of him!
“ I am very lucky to have not stepped over it!” he thought.
He picked it up and made sure no one was around and took it home.He felt very excited.
When he got home,he found Robin playing in the garden with the rabbits.She was chasing them around and enjoying watching how fast they ran into their burrows.
Ron called out to Robin ,”Robin! Robin! I found this cake on my way back from school !”
Robin came running over, “Where did you find it?” she asked Ron.
Ron then told her that he found it on the pavement while hopping back home.Robin then screamed and shouted with excitement “ Yay! It looks so delicious.I want to gobble it up right now!”
Mary and David came rushing out and asked Ron what the noise was about.Robin then tells them about the cake and how Ron had found it.
“Its nearly tea time” says Mom “ Lets all go inside and have it along with tea”. Mary,David,Ron and Robin , all go inside with Ron being the most excited as he loved Ice-cream cake .It was finished very quickly.
The next morning Ron noticed that the rabbits were silently hopping away from the house.By the time he rushed downstairs into the garden,the rabbits were gone! He was sad and so he went looking for them.He found the rabbits in the big field,munching juicy leaves.
Ron thought,” If only we had a vegetable patch and nice green grass,the rabbits would never leave again and I too will be happy”.
No sooner had he thought this, a vegetable patch sprang up in the front garden.Ron went closer and had a look.It had bright red tomatoes,sweet carrots,delicious potatoes,red radishes,big green english cucumbers,crispy,green,leafy lettuce and a whole garden of fresh green grass.Ron was amazed and hopped with joy.
He called on Robin who came rushing and said,”Oh Ron! What’s the matter with you?” to which Ron said,”Why? dont you see the garden!”.
Robin looked around and was bewildered to see the garden with fresh vegetable patch.She called out,”Mom! Dad! Come quick!” Mary and David come running and David asked, ”Whats the matter?”
Then he stopped and saw the garden and he and Mom say together,”How did this happen? This morning the garden didn’t have such a beautiful vegetable patch or the fresh green grass!! ”
Ron and Robin say,”We don’t know how it happened but we can surely bring back the rabbits and feed the turtles and Mom can cook a lovely stew,isn’t it Mom?”
Mom nods her head and says smilingly ,”Of course,dear !”
So, Ron dug up a few carrots,Robin plucked a big lettuce bunch while Mom and Dad got busy picking some tomatoes, potatoes and English cucumbers.
Ron laid down a trail of carrots from his home to the big fields.He wanted to entice the rabbits to come back home and his plan worked ! All the rabbits came hopping along the trail with each of them holding a carrot in its mouth.They looked very happy and contended.Robin washed the lettuce and when she was done,she brought it to the turtles tank and was surprised to see that all of the eggs had hatched !
She quickly put the lettuce in the feed bowl and cried out, ”Mom ,Dad ,Ron ! come quick ,the turtle eggs have hatched !”.
But nobody came as they were all busy with the new vegetables they had found. Robin then began to play with the hatchlings .Mom got busy preparing dinner .Then Ron came back home very happy and looked for Robin to tell her that the rabbits were home but is surprised to see her playing with the hatchlings. He joins Robin. When dinner is ready, Mom calls the out but Ron and Robin don’t hear as they were busy playing with the hatchlings. Mom goes out looking for them and finds them with loads of egg shells and hatchlings.
She said,”Wow! When did they hatch?” to which Robin said, ”Mom ,I called you, Dad and Ron but you didn’t come.”
They all went inside and enjoyed the delicious dinner made out of the fresh vegetables in the garden.
At dinner table ,Dad asked ,”Where are we going to keep those fifty hatchlings?”
Robin said,” Dad, could we make a huge tank for them?”
Dad said,” To do that ,we need loads of material. It will also take quite a lot of time to build it.We will plan and then start making it.”
They all go to bed after a nice dinner .
But Ron stayed awake .He wished ,”Oh! How I wish the tank would be ready tomorrow !”
He woke up early the next morning and went out in the garden to get some fresh air and see the hatchlings. But to his astonishment ,he saw the big tank was ready in front of him. He was further surprised when he saw that the tank was fully equipped and the hatchlings were inside it! He was amazed and couldn’t believe his eyes .
Ron thought “how could Dad get all the material and make it overnight ?!”
But he didn’t know that the boots were granting him the wishes ! He called Robin who came running down to see what had happened .She was in mid-sentence saying “ Ron…..”but she stopped because she saw the big tank standing in front of her .
She asked Ron about the new tank.
Ron said “I don’t know .Dad must have made it overnight !”
Robin called out for her Dad and Mom . Dad tells them that he did not build it as he was asleep all night . Now Dad, Mom ,Robin and Ron ,all thought that this was something very strange .Then Ron realized that the cake appeared out of nowhere , the garden transformed and now a new tank appeared! He then became aware of the fact that whatever he wished for ,was coming true ! He then told it to everyone .They also thought that Ron was right. At this,Robin told Ron that he could wish for something and if it came true,the theory would be right.So Robin asked Ron to wish for a new purple dress for her.Ron wished that his sister had a beautiful purple dress and no sooner had he wished for it,the dress appeared in front of him! Robin was stunned and so were Mom,Dad and Ron.
Mom said,” Ron,please wish for a nice new apron for me.”Once again,Ron wished for it and the apron appeared.Dad also wanted to give it a try.So he asked for a new tool box.Once again,it appeared in front of Ron!
So they all thought that someone or something was granting Ron the wishes .They all wondered what could that be.
Mom then said,”Lets go to bed now and tomorrow we all will put our heads together and think what could be granting Ron the wishes”.
Everyone agreed as they were tired and sleepy.Ron couldn’t go to sleep and he wished he had a clue.No sooner he wished that,the boots appeared in his room and a little bird popped out of them and said,” Tweet,tweet,hello! My name is Bells.What is your name?”
Ron was astonished and stuttered,”M.. m..m..my n..n..n..name i..i..i..is R.. R..R.. Ron.”
“Well,hello R..R..R..Ron !”
Then Ron said,”Bells,my name is Ron,not R..R..R..Ron.I got scared that’s why I was stuttering but now I feel better.”
Bells said,”Here is a clue.”
“What clue?” asked Ron.
“Why,the clue you wished for.” said Bells.
Ron realized that Bells was the clue he wished for ! Ron felt very excited and thought that he would atlast know who gave him the wishes and why.So he asked Bells what was the clue.Then Bells explained that it was she who was the master of the boots and had landed on his tummy by accident.Ron wanted to know the whole story.
Bells began.She told Ron how she was travelling in the boots to a cheetah’s house but was so hungry that she decided to land and have some food but the boots dropped down on Ron’s tummy.Bells came out and made the boots and herself invisible as Ron had woken up .Bells looked around the house for something to munch over but couldn’t find anything that she liked.So she decided to stay and see how the kangaroo family fed themselves and their pets.She soon found out that they didn’t have enough fresh food to eat and feed.So she granted Ron ten wishes .
At this Ron exclaimed ,” I still have three more wishes ! Yey !!”
Bells then told Ron that he must use all the three wishes before the next blue moon as she would have to leave by then.Ron called out everyone and told them about Bells and the last three wishes. He brought the boots with Bells in them to show everyone.They all decided to wish for some fruit trees in the garden,some fun games and new clothes for all.Ron then wished for all of these and they were granted.
Then Bells came out and said,”Farewell everybody !Enjoy your wishes and keep well! Bye !”
Mom,Dad,Ron and Robin all waved their hands to Bells who was up in the sky and said together,”Farewell Bells ! and a big Thank you !”.
There once was a land called Kangaroo land.It was a land where only Kangaroos lived.One kangaroo’s name was Ron.He was five years old.His sister’s name was Robin.She was a kind hearted sweet girl.She was six, a year older than Ron.They both lived in a house with their mother, Mary and father ,David.They had five turtles as pets who had laid fifty eggs.They also had some wild rabbits in their garden, who were a little tame.Ron went to kindergarten where he played with his friends.
One day,Ron was sleeping outside his house.It was a full blue moon night.At midnight, a pair of boots ,as magical as you could believe,appeared in the sky and landed on Ron’s tummy! Ron woke up with a start and wondered what had woken him up
“Now what woke me up?” he thought.
He could not see the boots as they were invisible.Soon he fell asleep again and when he woke up in the morning, he didn’t remember a thing! Later,he went to school.He had a lovely time playing at kindergarten.He made five new friends.Soon he became very popular.On his way back home,Ron wished he had some Ice-cream cake for lunch.Suddenly he noticed that a plate of Ice-cream cake appeared in front of him!
“ I am very lucky to have not stepped over it!” he thought.
He picked it up and made sure no one was around and took it home.He felt very excited.
When he got home,he found Robin playing in the garden with the rabbits.She was chasing them around and enjoying watching how fast they ran into their burrows.
Ron called out to Robin ,”Robin! Robin! I found this cake on my way back from school !”
Robin came running over, “Where did you find it?” she asked Ron.
Ron then told her that he found it on the pavement while hopping back home.Robin then screamed and shouted with excitement “ Yay! It looks so delicious.I want to gobble it up right now!”
Mary and David came rushing out and asked Ron what the noise was about.Robin then tells them about the cake and how Ron had found it.
“Its nearly tea time” says Mom “ Lets all go inside and have it along with tea”. Mary,David,Ron and Robin , all go inside with Ron being the most excited as he loved Ice-cream cake .It was finished very quickly.
The next morning Ron noticed that the rabbits were silently hopping away from the house.By the time he rushed downstairs into the garden,the rabbits were gone! He was sad and so he went looking for them.He found the rabbits in the big field,munching juicy leaves.
Ron thought,” If only we had a vegetable patch and nice green grass,the rabbits would never leave again and I too will be happy”.
No sooner had he thought this, a vegetable patch sprang up in the front garden.Ron went closer and had a look.It had bright red tomatoes,sweet carrots,delicious potatoes,red radishes,big green english cucumbers,crispy,green,leafy lettuce and a whole garden of fresh green grass.Ron was amazed and hopped with joy.
He called on Robin who came rushing and said,”Oh Ron! What’s the matter with you?” to which Ron said,”Why? dont you see the garden!”.
Robin looked around and was bewildered to see the garden with fresh vegetable patch.She called out,”Mom! Dad! Come quick!” Mary and David come running and David asked, ”Whats the matter?”
Then he stopped and saw the garden and he and Mom say together,”How did this happen? This morning the garden didn’t have such a beautiful vegetable patch or the fresh green grass!! ”
Ron and Robin say,”We don’t know how it happened but we can surely bring back the rabbits and feed the turtles and Mom can cook a lovely stew,isn’t it Mom?”
Mom nods her head and says smilingly ,”Of course,dear !”
So, Ron dug up a few carrots,Robin plucked a big lettuce bunch while Mom and Dad got busy picking some tomatoes, potatoes and English cucumbers.
Ron laid down a trail of carrots from his home to the big fields.He wanted to entice the rabbits to come back home and his plan worked ! All the rabbits came hopping along the trail with each of them holding a carrot in its mouth.They looked very happy and contended.Robin washed the lettuce and when she was done,she brought it to the turtles tank and was surprised to see that all of the eggs had hatched !
She quickly put the lettuce in the feed bowl and cried out, ”Mom ,Dad ,Ron ! come quick ,the turtle eggs have hatched !”.
But nobody came as they were all busy with the new vegetables they had found. Robin then began to play with the hatchlings .Mom got busy preparing dinner .Then Ron came back home very happy and looked for Robin to tell her that the rabbits were home but is surprised to see her playing with the hatchlings. He joins Robin. When dinner is ready, Mom calls the out but Ron and Robin don’t hear as they were busy playing with the hatchlings. Mom goes out looking for them and finds them with loads of egg shells and hatchlings.
She said,”Wow! When did they hatch?” to which Robin said, ”Mom ,I called you, Dad and Ron but you didn’t come.”
They all went inside and enjoyed the delicious dinner made out of the fresh vegetables in the garden.
At dinner table ,Dad asked ,”Where are we going to keep those fifty hatchlings?”
Robin said,” Dad, could we make a huge tank for them?”
Dad said,” To do that ,we need loads of material. It will also take quite a lot of time to build it.We will plan and then start making it.”
They all go to bed after a nice dinner .
But Ron stayed awake .He wished ,”Oh! How I wish the tank would be ready tomorrow !”
He woke up early the next morning and went out in the garden to get some fresh air and see the hatchlings. But to his astonishment ,he saw the big tank was ready in front of him. He was further surprised when he saw that the tank was fully equipped and the hatchlings were inside it! He was amazed and couldn’t believe his eyes .
Ron thought “how could Dad get all the material and make it overnight ?!”
But he didn’t know that the boots were granting him the wishes ! He called Robin who came running down to see what had happened .She was in mid-sentence saying “ Ron…..”but she stopped because she saw the big tank standing in front of her .
She asked Ron about the new tank.
Ron said “I don’t know .Dad must have made it overnight !”
Robin called out for her Dad and Mom . Dad tells them that he did not build it as he was asleep all night . Now Dad, Mom ,Robin and Ron ,all thought that this was something very strange .Then Ron realized that the cake appeared out of nowhere , the garden transformed and now a new tank appeared! He then became aware of the fact that whatever he wished for ,was coming true ! He then told it to everyone .They also thought that Ron was right. At this,Robin told Ron that he could wish for something and if it came true,the theory would be right.So Robin asked Ron to wish for a new purple dress for her.Ron wished that his sister had a beautiful purple dress and no sooner had he wished for it,the dress appeared in front of him! Robin was stunned and so were Mom,Dad and Ron.
Mom said,” Ron,please wish for a nice new apron for me.”Once again,Ron wished for it and the apron appeared.Dad also wanted to give it a try.So he asked for a new tool box.Once again,it appeared in front of Ron!
So they all thought that someone or something was granting Ron the wishes .They all wondered what could that be.
Mom then said,”Lets go to bed now and tomorrow we all will put our heads together and think what could be granting Ron the wishes”.
Everyone agreed as they were tired and sleepy.Ron couldn’t go to sleep and he wished he had a clue.No sooner he wished that,the boots appeared in his room and a little bird popped out of them and said,” Tweet,tweet,hello! My name is Bells.What is your name?”
Ron was astonished and stuttered,”M.. m..m..my n..n..n..name i..i..i..is R.. R..R.. Ron.”
“Well,hello R..R..R..Ron !”
Then Ron said,”Bells,my name is Ron,not R..R..R..Ron.I got scared that’s why I was stuttering but now I feel better.”
Bells said,”Here is a clue.”
“What clue?” asked Ron.
“Why,the clue you wished for.” said Bells.
Ron realized that Bells was the clue he wished for ! Ron felt very excited and thought that he would atlast know who gave him the wishes and why.So he asked Bells what was the clue.Then Bells explained that it was she who was the master of the boots and had landed on his tummy by accident.Ron wanted to know the whole story.
Bells began.She told Ron how she was travelling in the boots to a cheetah’s house but was so hungry that she decided to land and have some food but the boots dropped down on Ron’s tummy.Bells came out and made the boots and herself invisible as Ron had woken up .Bells looked around the house for something to munch over but couldn’t find anything that she liked.So she decided to stay and see how the kangaroo family fed themselves and their pets.She soon found out that they didn’t have enough fresh food to eat and feed.So she granted Ron ten wishes .
At this Ron exclaimed ,” I still have three more wishes ! Yey !!”
Bells then told Ron that he must use all the three wishes before the next blue moon as she would have to leave by then.Ron called out everyone and told them about Bells and the last three wishes. He brought the boots with Bells in them to show everyone.They all decided to wish for some fruit trees in the garden,some fun games and new clothes for all.Ron then wished for all of these and they were granted.
Then Bells came out and said,”Farewell everybody !Enjoy your wishes and keep well! Bye !”
Mom,Dad,Ron and Robin all waved their hands to Bells who was up in the sky and said together,”Farewell Bells ! and a big Thank you !”.
Friday, August 14, 2009
My Secret Unicorn
My Secret Unicorn : Moonlight Journey
By Linda Champman
Lauren, a girl who moved from the city to a farm called Granger’s farm has a pony called Twilight.But Twilight is not an ordinary pony,he is a unicorn.In this adventure,Lauren’s friend Mel,who has also has a pony ,Shadow,falls ill with an illness that the vet could not cure but Twilight being a unicorn,could cure everyone. He tried to cure but couldn’t cure Shadow.Bewildered,Lauren asks Mrs Fontana,a local bookstore owner and the only person who knew about Twilight,for advice.Mrs.Fontana gives Lauren a map to a place that appears every night at midnight.It is where Unicorn Elders meet to take unicorns back to Arcadia.
Lauren is scared that Twilight would want to go back to Arcadia forever.It was a bit boring when Lauren and Twilight fly to Arcadia.But it was very exciting when they both and Sidra reach the waterfall if Stars where Lauren fills up a bottle of the water to take back to earth.
Do they make it?Will Twilight stay with Lauren?Will they be able to cure Shadow before it is too late?To get the answers you have to read the lovely story.
This book has magic,animals and adventure,which are all my favorites.
By Linda Champman
Lauren, a girl who moved from the city to a farm called Granger’s farm has a pony called Twilight.But Twilight is not an ordinary pony,he is a unicorn.In this adventure,Lauren’s friend Mel,who has also has a pony ,Shadow,falls ill with an illness that the vet could not cure but Twilight being a unicorn,could cure everyone. He tried to cure but couldn’t cure Shadow.Bewildered,Lauren asks Mrs Fontana,a local bookstore owner and the only person who knew about Twilight,for advice.Mrs.Fontana gives Lauren a map to a place that appears every night at midnight.It is where Unicorn Elders meet to take unicorns back to Arcadia.
Lauren is scared that Twilight would want to go back to Arcadia forever.It was a bit boring when Lauren and Twilight fly to Arcadia.But it was very exciting when they both and Sidra reach the waterfall if Stars where Lauren fills up a bottle of the water to take back to earth.
Do they make it?Will Twilight stay with Lauren?Will they be able to cure Shadow before it is too late?To get the answers you have to read the lovely story.
This book has magic,animals and adventure,which are all my favorites.
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