Kids world
View(s):My mother
My mother is Mrs. Warna. She is 42 years old. She is a teacher. She lives in Pothuhera. She is fair and beautiful. She has two kids. She can cook well. She washes my clothes.
I love my mother.
Chanul Kaluhendiwela (7 years)
Royal Int, School, Kurunegala
Dengue fever
Dengue fever is
transmitted to us by the
bite of infected mosquitoes. It does not spread from person to person.
Symptoms of dengue fever are the sudden onset of fever, headache, body aches, joint pains and loss of appetite. Nausea,
vomiting of blood and development of skin
rashes are also symptoms of dengue fever.
We can eliminate the chances of mosquito
breeding by keeping the environment clean, destroying the places where water is
collected, applying DDT or Malathion to drains and adding salt or soap to
collecting water.
Precautionary
measures that can be taken against mosquito bites are wearing long clothes, using mosquito coils and electric vapour mats and using insect repellents over the exposed parts of the body.
Chathuri Hewawasam (13 years)
Kegalle B.V.
The setting sun
The setting sun is like a ball of fire. It changed the clouds to red and yellow. The blue sky is like a
drawing of an artist.
The sun semi-circle sank
in the horizon.
In a moment all over the place became dark black. The birds flew across the faded sky. Stars came out one by one. The sun rested after its day’s work.
Imansa Mahathanthila
(Grade 6)
Kalutara Balika M.V.,
Life is barren without the wonder of books
Books are very important to us.
We can get knowledge through
reading books. There is a famous proverb, ‘Reading makes a man
perfect.’
There are novels, short storybooks, historical books, books on adventures, scientific books and religious books. Illiterate persons can’t read books. Literate people are lucky. They can read books. They can write books and publish them.
We can get some enjoyment by reading books. During our leisure we can read books. As students we must read books in our studies. People become educated and knowledgeable by reading. When we were small
children we used to read fairytales.
Most people start reading in their childhood. We can get information on what has happened in the world by reading. So I think books are a very important source of knowledge.
Sachini Wijekoon (15 years)
Girls’ High School, Kandy
My best friend
My best friend is Rishafa. She is kind. She goes to Jennath International School.
She is in Grade Five.
She loves pomegranate. She studies with me.
She has four brothers and one sister. She lives in Galle. She plays with me.
She helps me when I can’t understand Maths. I love my best friend very much.
Maryam Hussaina (Grade 5)
Jennath Int. School, Galle
A World without the Media is like a Soul without its Spirit
The media is a global hub in which every nation, business organization and person interacts to share their ideas, crises and achievements. The media is a medium through which mass communication takes place. It is a revolution in the developing world;
a platform on which everyone stands united for the cause of shaping this world. The hidden stories of victims of miscellaneous cruelty are exposed to the world through the media. The fame and sustenance of celebrities and social workers are attributed to the media too.
Several people have inquired why I value the media so much. I reply saying, “the reason you are aware of everything around you, is due to the media.”
A cudgel and a gun have dominated our world long enough. The bravery of journalists with a pen and a paper has helped us to picture a solution to stop this kind of supremacy. Time and again the media has also been warning people to take precautions from natural disasters, thus saving many lives.
All worldly happenings are given equal importance and brought to our notice through the media. The media being a business is also a social service, we all must convene and reinforce it.
Zainab Ifthikar
(14 years)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Myself
My name is Menul Ahangama. I am six years old. I attend Royal College. I am in Grade Two.
I like to eat rice and chicken. My favourite hobby is playing with Lego. I have one sister. Her name is Methara. I like to be a doctor one day.
Menul Ahangama (Grade 2)
Royal College
To the greatest teacher
Teacher, Teacher,
I love you,
You cheer me up
When I feel blue,
Whenever we are in our school,
You’re our mother who tells the rules.
You teach us to be very bright,
Like the golden sunlight,
As our education rises by,
It’s like you taught us how to fly,
All teachers deserve to be kindly cared,
But my own teacher is beyond compare!
(This poem is dedicated to my teacher Ms. Nazeema.)
Misha Miskin (Year 4)
Horizon College Int., Malabe
My trip to fairyland
One peaceful night, I went to bed and soon was in fairyland. I didn’t know where I was, so I looked around. “Hello”, said a voice so I looked around again and saw a fairy. I asked the fairy, “Where am I?” The fairy said, “You are in fairyland.” I asked the fairy, “But how?” and the fairy said, “Let’s discover and see.”
So off we went.
First we saw the mermaids swimming in the water for a very long time.
Then we went to see the most gorgeous princess and saw Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty, Elsa, Anna and Beauty. We saw beautiful roses. I saw some other fairytale characters and we went to meet a good friend of the fairy. Her name was the Candy fairy. I ate candy until I popped.
Then it was time to leave and I was very sad. Until I got up next morning and looked around and realized that it was just a dream.
Ineka Perera (8 years)
Bishop’ s College
I love dancing
I take part in most of the dancing events at my school the Nagaswatte Centre.
We dance traditional
dances during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year time. We celebrate many events with lots of dancing.
I love to dance. One day
I will be a good dancer in Sri Lanka.
Piyumika Madurangi
Nagaswatte Child Centre, Kirulapone
I love dancing
I take part in most of the dancing events at my school the Nagaswatte Centre.
We dance traditional
dances during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year time. We celebrate many events with lots of dancing.
I love to dance. One day
I will be a good dancer in Sri Lanka.
Piyumika Madurangi
Nagaswatte Child Centre, Kirulapone
My favourite toy
I have a lot of toys. They are cars, two buses, a train, a back-hoe and some word games. But my favourite toy is a black and grey car. It has four wheels, three wipers, two side mirrors and two silencers. It has a steering wheel too. There are two headlights, two brake lights, two signal lights and two reverse lights.
The car is controlled by a remote control. I do not allow anyone to touch my car. I love my car.
Dilshith Fernando (Grade 2)
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 4
The value of one cent
One cent is the smallest unit of currency in Sri Lanka. It is the building unit of one rupee and billions of rupees.
We do not realize its value because we don’t think it has a value. We are not concerned to return or take the balance of one cent or a multiple of cents. In buses and shops, we do not get the balance of one cent or so. It doesn’t seem like a huge deal for us but this practice is the beginning of corruption.
If 500 people ignored the balance of a cent, then the person who collected the money would have 500 cents or five rupees. This money is known as unaccounted money.
In countries like the UK, one penny is till valuable. Those people are concerned about the balance of one penny because they know that it could lead to corruption. One penny may not help one buy anything, yet being concerned about it can prevent corruption.
Sadly, in our country one cent isn’t circulated anymore and half the population haven’t even seen a one cent coin. It’s not a surprise that we don’t care for it. However, if we start recognizing its value we may be able to stop corruption. So, let’s recognize the value of one cent, for a better future for our country and ourselves.
Muqaddasa Wahid
(Grade 9)
Buddhist Ladies’ College