An amusing incident

12 – 14 years

My little sister's undying curiosity has gotten her into many amusing situations. The egg incident, as I like to call it, was one such situation. After watching a cartoon on TV in which a hen sat on her eggs until the chicks hatched out, which my sister found immensely interesting, she became curious as to why the hen sat on the eggs and how long it took the chicks to hatch out and all such queries pertaining to the hatching of chicks. All she could talk about was how the eggs hatched and the cute little chicks emerged from them.

One day, hearing a noise, my mother went into the kitchen to find my sister standing in the middle of the floor with a guilty expression on her face. On the ground was a cracked egg shell with the sticky egg oozing out.

It turned out that my curious sister had tried to hatch an egg by sitting on it like the hen does! Even though this happened years ago, we still have a great laugh over it.

M. J. Fathima (13 years)
Ecole Internationale,
Digana

Mathematics

Add, subtract, divide, multiply,
Are the only things to try.
We can also simplify,
That's not all, so I can't verify.

Addition uncle is simple
One and one are two for example.
The above sample,
Is a basic principle.

Subtraction uncle is not
the same,
So be sure of his name.
After you learn, it's like a game.
If you lose, there is nothing to be ashamed.

Next we divide,
From side to side.
We must remember when we divide,
That the answer is not very wide.

Last of all we multiply,
This makes me cry.
I don't know why,
It's difficult even if I try.

Lakshi Conrad
(11 years)
Good Shepherd Convent,
Kandy