Kids world
View(s):My mother
My mother’s name is Hayriya. She is 32 years old. She lives in Mawanella.
She is very kind. She is a housewife. She knows to cook tasty food. She can drive well. She has many talents like making new things.
Pasta is her favourite food. She eats every kind of fruits and vegetables. Her hobby is watching TV. She helps me to do my school work. She respects every elder. She respects her religion. I feel happy in my heart when she laughs at me.
When she gets tired her face gets red. I think I am lucky to get such a mother. I love her very much more than any other.
Hamna Imsiyan (10 years)Royal Int. School, Kegalle
My favourite author
My favourite author’s name is Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle. He was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh. His father’s name was Charles Altamont Doyle and his mother’s name was Mary Foley.
His most famous
character is Sherlock Holmes. I like him very much because my favourite book is Sherlock Holmes.
Kokul Sager (11 years)
Hilburn Int. College, Avissawella
Planetarium
I went to the Planetarium. It is in the next premises to the Colombo University.
It is a large building. It has a curved ceiling. On the
ceiling you can see the sky in a dark night. All the planets in the sky are there. The planets are shown with electric bulbs. We can listen to an announcer over the amplifiers. She explained an arrow start, it was like the darkness that grows with the sunset. At the end it was like the gradual dawn of day.
With my friends around me I enjoyed the trip very much. Our teachers were also with us. It was a nice school trip.
Ravindi Chiransa
(Grade 5)
Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara
My school
My school is Trinity College, Kandy.
It has many good and advanced facilities. There are three sections in my school.
They are the Junior School, Middle School and Upper School.
My school has a laboratory, computer room, swimming pool, playground, library, canteen etc. My school is a boys’ college. There are three mediums in my school.
They are Sinhala, Tamil and English.
The founder of my school is Rev. Ireland Jones in the year 1857. The first principal of Trinity was Rev. Richard Collins. My school has an International Cricket Stadium named Asgiriya. It is a Christian School. There are many teachers in my school. The headmaster of the Junior School is Mr. Navaratne.
My school is very popular in Sri Lanka.
I love my school so much.
Maaiz Muffas (Grade 5)
Trinity College, Kandy
My sister
My sister’s name is Thinishya. She likes pets. When she gets angry, she hits me. When I act like a small baby, she gives me a kiss. She likes to eat
hoppers. When she gets scoldings from teachers she cries like a baby. She gets angry with me but she is very good. Her best friends are Imandi and Amandi. They are twins. She studies at Hillwood College.
Lisara Waduge
(Grade 3)
Hillwood College, Kandy
A bicycle speaks
I am a mountain bicycle. I’m pink in colour. I am proud to be a bicycle because I am an eco-friendly, economical vehicle. I was born in a very big bicycle factory in Japan.
I had thousands of brothers and sisters in that factory. We lived happily there. One day, the factory owner packed me in a large box with some of my brothers and sisters. We sailed at last in a cargo ship and came to Colombo harbour in Sri Lanka. I was amazed and attracted to Sri Lanka’s beauty though it was a small island. The Sri Lankans were friendly and kind. Some people unwrapped us and sent us to a big bicycle bazaar. There I met a lot of friends. Lots of people came to the bicycle bazzar but none of them wanted me.
One day, a girl named Thamalshi came to the bicycle bazzar with her mother to buy a bicycle. She set her eyes widely opened before me and cried, “Oh! What a nice bicycle. I want to buy this bicycle only.” She took me to her home. I started liking my new mistress as she was very kind to me. She rode me
everywhere even to classes and church. We rode for miles and enjoyed ourselves. She kept me always clean and tidy. And now she looks very marvellous, active and healthy as she got exercise by riding me. I love to serve my mistress till the end of my life.
Neha Thamalshi (12 years)
Ave Maria Convent, Negombo
Value of reading
‘Reading makes a man’, so it is very important to get into the habit of
reading. By reading books, newspapers and other materials one can widen and improve one’s
knowledge a lot.
I enjoy reading and books are my greatest friends. It is my greatest pastime. I read books in my school library too.
I have a fair collection of books in my home too.
Reading is a valuable and precious habit we have to cultivate to gain success in life.
Aysha Dawood
(11 years)
Royal College,
Wayamba
My country is Sri Lanka.
It is a beautiful country. It is in the Indian Ocean.
The Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims and Burghers live in my country. There are mountains, flower gardens, waterfall, rivers, jungles and beautiful sea beaches in Sri Lanka. Many tourists visit these places. I love my country.
Sehandu Dinsara (Grade 4)
D. S. Senanayake College
My best friend
My best friend is Nehemiah Fernando. He is nine years old. He is tall and fair. He has one sister and one brother. He is in Grade Four. He studies at Wesley College. His favourite
subject is Maths. His favourite colour is red.
His father’s name is
Mr. Fernando. His mother’s
name is Mrs. Sonali Fernando. His brother’s name is Nathan. His sister’s name is Nethaniah. I like my friend because he helps me very much.
Trehan Paulraj
(Grade 4)
Wesley College
If I were an alien
If I were an alien, I would make everyone scared. I will have green sticky liquid on my body. I will have three blue eyes and five purple horns on my head. I will steal ice-cream and chocolate from the shops. I will make small children get scared. I will play tricks on everyone.
I will go to other people’s houses and break their pots, cups, plates and lots of things. I will steal their money. I will open their fridge and take all the food and I will eat the food very fast. I will watch TV in the houses. I will put my green liquid on everyone’s face. My green liquid will smell bad.
I will come to peoples’ houses at 3.30 midnight. I will knock on the doors and gates and make them scared. I will come at midnight in my spaceship. If I were an alien, I would do all these things.
Nabeeha Nawfer (7 years)
Ilma Int. Girls’ School
My pet dog
I had a pet dog. He was tall. His name was Blackie. He was a good dog.
One day a lot of bugs came to my dog. At that time I was asleep. When
I woke up in the morning he had died. I am very sad.
Thamindu Fernando (Grade 2) Royal College
My visit to the zoo
On Sunday we went to see the animals at the zoo. First we went to see the aquarium. There we saw beautiful fish. They were swimming in big tanks. We also saw other animals like lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, birds and butterflies. We saw serpents like the cobra, viper and rattlesnake in glass houses.
There were many big trees in the zoo. The monkeys played in their cages. The lions were in their dens. The tigers were in iron cages. I felt sorry to see them in cages. But I enjoyed my visit to the zoo.
Dewanmee Vihasna (Grade 4)
Musaeus College
Myself
My name is Abdulali Fahim Farook. I go to
Al Iman School. I am eight plus.
My favourite colour is red. My favourite movie is Bakugan.
I am in Year Three. I have two brothers and one cousin sister.
I love Sri Lanka because it is a beautiful country.
Abdulali Farook
(Year 3)
Al Iman School
A memorable journey
When our friends suggested a drive through the oasis of Liwa into the Empty Quarter, we were elated. Piling into the four-wheel drive vehicle, we coursed down
the highway bordered with
dust-laden date palms and rolling peanut brown sands. Distant dunes beckoned us to turn into the mysterious desert.
The architectural beauty of the huge Arabian coffee pot and cup
at the round-about and the
Tilal Liwa Hotel amazed us. After
a snack and fruit punch we bumped and bounced and lurched our way further into the desert, marvelling at the rippling orange sands and dazzling mirages.
Stopping at the Date Festival, we savoured golden, sweet dates, visited an oasis and a Bedouin village. A procession of majestic camels strolled by and we ventured a ride into the breath-taking sunset. Although well padded with cushions and rugs, their humps were uncomfortable. Rolling with laughter we clutched onto each other as we slid from side to side.
On our return, a mini sandstorm hit us and we hastily covered our faces with thick scarves. When it ceased, the landscape had changed!
As dusk fell and we entered
the highway Count Dee sang
‘Midnight at the Oasis’ and I gazed in rapt silence at the bright stars twinkling in the indigo sky and thanked God for the simple joys of life and magical memories that would linger forever.
Rebecca Ratnam (14 years)
Methodist College