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My pet
My pet is a cat.
Its name
is Tiny.
She likes to eat fish and she loves to drink milk. Her coat is so soft and furry. She loves me and I love her a lot.
Nabeeha Masoon
(6 years)
Ilma Int. Girls’ School
Myself
My name is Sahanshi Dyumna Kumaranayake.
I am seven years old.
I attend Musaeus College.
I am in Grade Two.
I like to eat rice and curry and my favourite drink is watermelon juice. I have one brother. His name is Dilash. I like to be a teacher one day.
Sahanshi Kumaranayake
(Grade 2)
Musaeus College
My teacher
My teacher’s name is Ms. Shiwanthi. She is fair and pretty. She has short hair. She wears beautiful sarees.
She is very kind to us. She always encourages us to do our school work. She tells us nice stories. I love my teacher.
Senuka Nagodavitharana (Grade 3)
S. Thomas’ Preparatory School
A nightmare I had
I am a boy named Yohaan, aged ten.
I had a terrible nightmare last night.
Let me tell you about it.
I was walking in my garden collecting stones. While I was collecting stones, I heard a loud moaning noise coming from the ditch. I was horror-struck at the sight that I saw. It was a huge creature made of mud and rotten leaves. I screamed but nobody came. I screamed again but it was of no use.
The creature came wading through the mud, making moaning sounds. It took one step onto the ground and as it took its second step, part of its leg gave way but reformed again. It came for me and hauled me up onto his back. I kicked and thrashed but it was of no use, the monster took me into the ditch. I was absolutely petrified. I couldn’t move my limbs and I had lost my power of speech.
Suddenly… the creature dropped me! Thud! I fell on something hard and cold. Where was I? Praise be to God! I was in my room, on the floor! I had been having a nightmare. The worst nightmare I have had in my life.
Yohaan Jayasundara (10 years)
S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia
My school
The name of my school is
D. S. Senanayake College. It is in Colombo 7. It is 47 years old.
The founder principal was
Mr. R. I. T. Alles. The present principal is Mr. D. M. D. Dissanayake.
My school is very big. It has many classrooms. There are classes from Grade One to Grade Thirteen. There are about 6000 students and 300 teachers in my school. The teachers are very kind to us and they call us ‘Putha’
The motto of our school is ‘Country before Self.’ We have four Houses in our school. They are Soora, Veera, Methta and Shantha.
In D. S. Senanayake College there is a big playground, a swimming pool, a science lab, a library, a computer lab, an auditorium, a canteen and a gymnasium. We have a sports-meet and prize-giving every year.
I think that my school is the best school in Sri Lanka. I love my school and I hope to make my school proud of me one day.
Thisak Gunesekara (11 years)
D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo 7
The ship
Dip dip dip
My blue ship
Sailing on the water
Like a cup and saucer
Dip dip dip
Najmi Razil (Grade 3)
Muslim Ladies’ College,
Colombo 4
The influence of television on children
Television has become a necessity in every household. It is one of the most important inventions of modern science and technology. It plays a very important role in many ways. As it entertains people with both sound and vision it has become the most popular electronic media.
Television has both good and bad effects. These effects depend on the way in which television is used. One must be intelligent enough to select only the best programmes that add value to our lives. Television airs a variety of educational programmes for children which give them a vast amount of knowledge on different fields. Especially programmes such as ‘Discovery’, ‘National Geographic’ and movies, entertain school children immensely.
However, some programmes are not at all suitable for children. Violence, adult shows and certain advertisements are harmful to children. At times, children select some characters as their heroes and imitate their actions in real life. This may corrupt the minds of young children. When children are addicted to watching television they will neglect their studies too.
Children do not understand the difference between the imaginary world created on screen and reality. So children should be taught the difference between the fictitious world and the real world, by their parents. As we live in a world full of violence and human conflict, responsible authorities too should consider producing programmes that help to appreciate the world around us and value human life.
Ravinthie Dharmappriya (Grade 7)
Lyceum Int. School, Nugegoda
My village
My village is Ukuwela. It is in the Matale
district. There are paddy fields, hills and many rivers in my village. Also there
is a railway station in my
village.
My grandmother stays in my village. I spend my holiday in Ukuwela most of the time. I have a beautiful village. I like to stay there every day.
Kumudi Shwetha
(Grade 2) R.I.S.
My hobby
Everyone of us has some kind of liking for certain things in life. Similarly I love drawing because
drawing doesn’t cost much and is always fun. Drawing is my hobby.
Drawing is a way for me to show my creativity. I have decorated my house with my drawings. I can never feel bored when I have my
colours. My colours are my best friends.
I draw pictures of rivers, hills, trees, human faces, animals and clouds. I am happy to do drawing as my hobby.
Niffha Hafy (9 years)
Jennath Int. School, Galle
I travelled in an over-crowded bus
It was a school day. I had to stay after school for chess. It was time to go home. I stayed for a long time but my father did not turn up to pick me up. My mum and I were waiting for a bus. I found a bus but it was an over-crowded bus. The bus was very hot and as there were many people I felt faintish. Some people were fast asleep. We did not get a seat. We were standing with our heavy bags. We felt so tired.
A passenger got down from the bus, so we got a seat. I fell asleep. The conductor woke me up when we came to Ragama. I thought I will never go in an over-crowded bus again. I was very tired. So I had a wash and went to bed, thinking about the horrible journey I had in the afternoon. I did not like that day.
Haroon Kavishka (Grade 2)
Royal Int. School, Gampaha
A doll speaks
I was made in a huge factory in London. They transported me to Sri Lanka and gave me to a salesman. One day, a pretty girl came and bought me. Her name was Thinishya. She gave the salesman two hundred rupees. She took me to her house and took care of me very well. She hugged me and went to school everyday. I waited until she came home from school to play with me.
Many years passed by. One day she went to town and came with a nice box in her hand. She threw me in to an old dusty box. I saw her playing with a new doll. I found myself torn and very ugly. I still remember the times I played with my friend.
Thinishya Waduge
(Grade 4)
Hillwood College, Kandy
The morning
The day begins with the morning. After the suns rises, the world becomes active. Lots of birds fly here and there to find some food. Bloomed flowers decorate the morning around. Children get ready to go to school. Elders hurry to go to their workplaces. Every road is full of vehicles and
people in the morning.
Early in the morning we can hear the crowing of the cock. Morning sunshine gives us Vitamin ‘D.’ The morning gives us fresh feelings.
I love the morning.
Dinithi Rajapakshe
(11 years)
Panadura B. M. Vidyalaya
I am a Sri-Japanese
I am Minori Hashimoto. My father is Terrance Fernando. He is a Sri Lankan. My mother is Eri Hashimoto. She is a Japanese. Further I am a child of both
Sri Lanka and Japan. So I call myself a Sri-Japanese.
I am a student of St. Anne’s English Medium College in Wennappuwa. It is one of the best schools in our area. All my friends are Sri Lankan. I am fluent in Japanese, Sinhala and English. I learn Tamil and French as well.
I have learnt the long history of
friendship between Sri Lanka and Japan in my history lessons. I love both
Sri Lanka and Japan.
Minori Hashimoto
(Primary III)
St. Anne’s English Medium College,
Wennappuwa
Obey road rules
The number of accidents are
increasing day by day. Unfortunately, most of the
victims are school children.
As school children we must obey the road rules. When we walk on the road, we must walk on the right hand side. We must not walk more than two abreast. We must not play on the road. When
travelling by bus we should not travel on the footboard as it is
dangerous. Before riding or driving we must always check the brakes. Drivers must not exceed speed limits and not drive after using liquor. We should always obey the road rules when using the road.
Akmal Rafeek (Grade 
Maliyadeva Boys’ College, Kurunegala
My teacher
My teacher is
Mrs. Pushpa. She teaches me nicely. She is pretty. She is short. She is kind. She always helps us.
She wears nice saris.
She lives in Seeduwa. She loves me. I love my teacher.
Sanuthi Perera (9 years)
Ave Maria School, Negombo