KIDS WORLD
View(s):Myself
My name is Sandani Silva.
I am seven years old.
I like to eat rice. I like to drink orange juice. My school is Our Lady
of Victories Convent.
I have long hair. I am tall and thin. I am a good girl. I love my family a lot and they love me a lot too.
Sandani Silva (7 years)
Our Lady of Victories Convent, Moratuwa
My father
My father’s name is Dinesh Lakmini Kumaranayake. He is
working as a director of a leasing company. He takes me to school and back home after school. He brings me lots of toys and also spends lots of money for my work. He is very tall. I love him very much and he loves me too.
Dilash Kumaranayake (8 years)
D. S. Senanayake College
Poson poya day
Poson poya day is a very important poya day for Sri Lankan Buddhists. We celebrate it because ‘Mihindu Himi’ came to Sri Lanka and taught Buddhism to us. ‘Mihindu Himi’ came to Sri Lanka with five other monks and a hermit. In those days, King Devanampiyatissa ruled our country.
We celebrate Poson in the month of June.
We call June the ‘Poson Masaya’ as well. We decorate everywhere with lanterns and buckets to celebrate Poson. During the night-time, we go to watch ‘thoran’ and other Poson decorations. People can eat and drink from ‘dansals,’ without paying money. People observe ‘sil’ on Poson poya day. Many Buddhists go to climb Mihintale rock on the Poson poya day. It is a celebration most Buddhists respect.
Sandithi Kariyawasam (Grade 4)
Musaeus College
My father
My father’s name is Sampath. He is 36 years old. He is tall and thin. His favourite food is pizza and he likes to eat vegetables and drink tea. He is very kind. He likes to play with us. His favourite sport is cricket.
My father loves me a lot. I also love him lots. My father is the greatest father in the world. You are my hero.
Yashodh Attish
(6 years)
Harrow Int. School, Mt. Lavinia
A rainy day
It was a Sunday evening. I was staying in my room and watching the weather outside, from my window. Dark clouds were coming down and covering the blue sky. Because of the stormy winds, the branches were swaying. Men, women and children were hurrying home.
First a light drizzle started and soon it turned into a heavy shower. I felt scared as I was alone. Muddy water flowed along the drains into our garden.
The traffic moved very slowly.
Then I saw a man looking for some shelter. He ran to a wayside boutique. He kept looking out for a bus but as there was no bus, he got into a trishaw. As it was teatime I went to drink something hot. I had a cup of tea.
At last my brother came home and I was happy. He was wet and I gave him a towel to dry himself.
Chamathka Nilnuwani (Grade 11) Visakha Vidyalaya
Trees
Trees are useful to us. There are a variety of trees in the world. Some trees are tall, short, big and small.
Trees grow everywhere except in the desert. Trees have many parts, roots, trunk, branches, leaves, fruits and flowers.Trees give us shade. They
provide us food, medicine and oxygen. Some trees are economical. The sap of the rubber tree is used for making rubber. Every part of the coconut tree is used to make useful products. Trees stop soil erosion and control floods. They cool the environment. Trees provide shelter for many animals and birds.
So we must protect the trees and grow more and more trees to make our environment healthy and beautiful.
Liyoni Perera (12 years) Dharmapala Vidyalaya,
Pannipitiya
Parental Love
In this world there are many things you can buy or get but the one thing that is very difficult to get is parental love. Some of us are spoiled and misuse the love we get from our parents. We hurt our
parents a lot but they still love us.
Some parents are very busy so we think that they have no time for us, but why can’t we see the other side of this. They go to work for us, so that they can give us all that we need for our future.When our parents scold us, we get angry and don’t talk to them or don’t eat. But we all must realize that we’re
hurting them a lot and once they leave we will always regret what we have done.
So, my dear sisters and brothers, we should always keep our parents happy and love them. Then one day or other when they are gone, we will always remember all the love they have given us. So let’s make sure that more than our parents loving us, we have to love them and ask
God to look after them.
Hajara Rifky (13 years)
Belvoir College Int.
The camel
The camel lives in the desert. It is a very hot place. Some camels have one hump but others have two. The camel keeps fat in its hump. This can be turned into food and water. The camel has two joined toes. This is so it does not sink into the sand. It can close its nostrils to block out sand.
A camel can go a long time without food or water. The camel is called the ship of the desert.
Oshini Rathnasinghe
(Pr. 3)
Leeds Int, School, Matara
My kitty
My pet kitty,
Is so pretty,
My sweet kitty,
Is so funny.
I love it so much,
It loves me so much,
We are good friends,
We play very much.
Danushi Tharaka
(Grade 
Bopitiya K.V., Matugama
If I were a Member of Parliament
Today there is a great
competition among young people to become Members of Parliament.
They think that it is a great honour to be a representative of the people.
Also, by becoming a Member of Parliament, one can enjoy many privileges. Although I would like to be a Member of Parliament, it is not an easy task. First I have to become a member of the Pradeshiya Sabha. Then I have to be a Provincial Councillor. After that I have to become a Member of Parliament. Sometimes it may be only a dream.
Anyway, if I were an M.P., I would serve the people who elected me.
I would personally meet them and find out their grievances. I would do
everything in my power to help them. I would try my best to get lands for landless and jobs for the jobless.
I know that there are certain families who do not have at least an inch of land of their own. They live in rented houses for their whole life.
I would open an office in every
village to enable the people to meet me at regular intervals. I would listen to their grievances well and would grant them some sort of relief. I would serve for the welfare of my electors without any distinction. I would try to help even those who voted against me.
Nugitha Gunathilake (Grade 7)
Trinity College, Kandy
It rained
It did not rain for many months.
The sky was clear. There were no clouds in the sky. It was very warm. All the time we were feeling thirsty. There was very little water in the taps. The wells dried up. The leaves were falling. Birds were flying in the sky in search of water.
After many long months, one day in the morning, the sky was full of dark clouds. But at once in the afternoon it started to rain. It was a heavy rain.
It was windy. All the rivers and ponds were full of water. The village was
flooded. Animals, birds, trees and we all were very happy. But the rain did not cease. There was water everywhere.
We were feeling cold. We could not go out. Again we were in trouble. This is the nature of our planet.
Hamna Imsiyan (10 years)
Royal Int. School, Kegalle
My school
My school is St. Anne’s English Medium College, Wennappuwa. This is the
first English Medium school in our area. Ours is not an
international school. It is an English Medium school.
Our school is small but everyone knows the quality of our school. Our principal and teachers maintain quality in English education. Students use English throughout.
We have brothers and sisters from two and a half years.
We all learn four languages, such as Sinhala, English, Tamil and French.
We have a number of
extra-curricular activities. All the students are encouraged to take part in them. We love our school because she creates a number of opportunities for us to grow in education and to educate for life.
Romesh Jayalath
(Primary IV)
St. Anne’s English Medium College, Wennappuwa
Our Solar System
Sun and the collection of eight planets build up the Solar System. The Solar System belongs to a galaxy called Milky Way. We can categorise sky objects such as planets, dwarf planets, meteors, meteorites,
comets, pieces of rock and dust.
The Sun is situated in the centre of the Solar System. Eight planets in our Solar System are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. All these celestial bodies revolve round the Sun in their own orbits. So I think our Solar System is
marvellous.
Mihashi Ranasinghe
(11 years)
Ave Maria Convent, Negombo
My favourite toy
My favourite toy is a teddy bear. Its name is Ted. My father gave it on my birthday.
Ted is brown and white in colour. It has a shiny chain around its neck.
It is operated by a battery. It can walk and sit down.
I like to play with Ted.
I keep my Ted in my toy cupboard.
I love my Ted very much.
Kavindi Kanishka (Grade 6)
Aluthgamgoda K.V.