aishu's moon

there was once a little girl and her mother 

they were walking home from dance class one dark and stormy night 

their umbrella nearly flew away

the child held on tight to the mother

and away they flew

straight up to the moon

a thin crescent hanging in the sky

the moon looks so empty mum

it's only half way done

let's finish the other side 

she tried to take the umbrella from her mum but mother cried out

we will fall my darling

the girl thought aboutir and then flew her Monm to the tip of the crescent.  you sit right here mum you can dangle your feet. I'll be right back. 

then she flew to the top of the crescent and drew the second half with the tip of her umbrella slowly arching to the right till it reached her mum again.

there..now the moon is a perfect ring! 

I'm gonna go a few more rounds mum and she started going round and round by the inner edge of the ring

the ring slowly became an onion ring, then a donut, then a vadai and finally an idly with no hole in the centre! 

I'm done mum! 

but there's no way to go down mum said

we can wait here mum it's beautiful 

the mum held her child in her arms looking at her with love 

they say the mum and daughter are still up there gazing at each other. 

See if you can see them there on a full moon day! 

getting used

how soon we get used to things 

what seemed interminable has become enjoyable

and it is with a slight twinge 

that I welcome the start of all things 

normal,  almost 

I will buy soil and pots to continue my love of gardening 

I will buy tea leaves for my sanity

will we do things we started in this precious time

spend time at home with the small ones

play dog and the bone

one can hope

the magic toilet by Aishwarya saravanan

Once there were two sister who grew up to be mothers. One was Anasthesia and Asthenesia. 

Anasthesia was very cruel to her 4 children. She said they were orphans whom she was looking after. She would cane them every morning and wouldget angry for every small things. She said they were orphans because the kids knew how kind  mum should be to her children. She wanted to be mean to her children so called them orphans. 

Asthenesia was kind and loving to her children. She took good care of all 4 of them. She loved them very very much! 

One day anesthesia'a kids three a pillow at a cupboard. Nothing got broken but anesthesia got very angry. So she took them to asthenesia's home and said please take these orphans off me! 

Asthenesia knew these were Anathesia's own children. She told the kids this is your mum. She is very mean to you. Telling you that you are orphans. 

The kids were horrified and fled into asthenesia's house. They lived happily there for awhile. 

Asthenesia sent her own kids to Anesthesia's house to check if Anesthesia would be mean to her kids too. 

Anesthesia was awful to those kids too. So the kids decided to run away. They ran to their own house and gathered the other 4 kids too. Then us 8 will run away and live happily ever after 

They found a tree. On top of the tree there was a ladder. On top of the ladder there was a house. In the house there was a cup board.  In the cupboard there were 2 toilets. All the 8 kids wanted to use the toilet. They used it 2 at a time. The youngest went on to the magic toilet. The older girl watched the younger girl and the next moment she gasped in horror. A hand came out of the magic toilet and pulled the young girl inside.

blue giraffe

Something I came up with while brushing my daughters teeth

There was a baby giraffe born. He was blue in colour with dark blue patches  So different from the rest 

The others were the usual shades of brown

Mum thought he was cold and tried to warm him up but he stayed blue

Sis asked him to rub against barks of trees and get their brown on him but he stayed blue.  

Then all the other giraffes laughed at him .he is blue blue blue

So the giraffe started crying boo hoo hoo

His tears fell fast and furious, giant tear drops and he started flooding the place. The other giraffes screamed in fright and asked him to stop he just cried harder and harder 

Soon all the giraffe were chest deep in tear water 

Along came a giant bird of paradise. With beautiful long feathers in every colour of the rainbow 

He said ah theres a lake here let me take a drink. He perches on a branch and takes a big gulp only to splutter in disbelief. The water was salty

Then he heard a wailing and a boo hooing. 

Asked giraffe what was the matter 

Told him he knew a place with many coloured giraffes 

Baby giraffe happy said please take me 

Didnt even say bye to mummy and sister 

But very slow for the bird

Bird tried to carry him couldnt

Nearly gave up 

Then a whole host of birds turned up. They lifted him up and he lay on the wings like a purple magic carpet 

Flew to the place with colourful giraffes 

Very happy 

Possible ending one

Missed his mum. Sends a letter home that he safe with his kind 

Possible ending two 

The birds are not kind. Sinister. They eat colourful giraffes to get their feathers in their colours 

Library stories

Stories I have told at the library 

1. Copy kitten, Nov 18

2. Sri kala hasthi temple, Feb 19

3. Prahalada, April 19

4. Ganga, June 19

5. Vamana and Kidukuma, Aug 19

6. Ekalaiva and veera erumbu   Oct 19

Speech

Good morning Mdm Rashida, Ms Liew , Ms Lim, teachers and friends .

I am honoured to have been  selected  as a senior prefect, and  I will  serve  the school to the best of my abilities.

Being a senior prefect may not be easy at times, but I will try to see everything as a learning opportunity.

There is a famous Tamil saying, kattrathu kai  mann  alavu,  kallathathu ulagallavu.  This means what we have learnt is only as much as a fistful  of sand. What we haven't learnt, on the other hand, is as much  as the whole world. This reminds me to stay humble and keep learning.

One of the values I strongly believe in, is resilience, which is also one of our school values.
To me, resilience is about sticking to things that matter, and not giving up even when things get difficult. I know  this is easier said than done, and I want to keep working at it.

A personal role model of resilience for me is  Malala Yusofzai.  Even after she was shot at by the Taliban, she continued speaking up  for girls' rights for education.
I hope I can show the same spirit.

Finally I'd like to end with a quote from Shakespeare, in the play Hamlet.
"Above all else, to thine own self be true."
I feel it is very important to be true to myself and my core beliefs, in the face of any pressure or fear that I may  along the way.
Thank you for giving me a chance to be a senior prefect and I will do my best.
Thank you!

Spider clouds

Spider had a  muffin but wanted some icing
Dragged her muffin all the way up a skyscraper
Then plucked out a tiny white cloud for the most airy l8ght frosting and enjoyed her cake

As she finished a light rain started. She pulled another cloud out and created a little cave for her to dry off

Then it was evening and teenagers were out, she wanted one, she pulled a big cloud down and jumped on it like a trampoline.  H8gher and higher till she caught the star
Brought it down and stuck it other back
Now she was star spider

Was getting late and cold
She brought down a cloud and snuggled up to sleep
Next day morning she saw a rainbow. She jumped on a cloud and slid all the way down back to e
The ground