Kids Essays
View(s):A visit to the forest
My uncle is a forest officer.
Last week he took me with him to the forest. I was thrilled and excited as it was the first time that I was going to the forest. He had told me stories about various animals. I hoped to see some of them. It was early morning when we started for the forest. Inside the forest, there was very little sunlight. I was excited, yet scared. It was very quiet. My uncle told me not to make any noise. I sat quietly next to him.
After driving through the forest for half an hour my uncle suddenly stopped the jeep. He told me to look to my left. There in the bushes, I could see a herd of deer. I was overjoyed. I wanted to go near them but my uncle said that they would get scared and run away. He also said that it was not safe to get out of the jeep. We also saw an elephant, a peacock, a litter of cubs and some fluffy little rabbits. An hour later we came back to our house. I was so happy that I gave my uncle a tight hug.
Ransika Amarasinghe (9 years)
Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa
My best friend
My best friend is Sujitan. He is ten years old. He is tall and fair. He lives in Bambalapitiya. He is a Tamil boy. We both study in the same class. He is good in Science, Maths and English too. He helps me in my studies. He plays with me in the interval. He doesn’t have any brothers or sisters.
During the holidays, I go to his house for spend-the-days. We play cricket and we play video games too. His mother makes tasty Indian food which I have never tasted before. His mother is a housewife and his father is a doctor.
I wish Sujitan a good and happy future.
Senuka Nagodavithana (Grade 6)
S. Thomas’ Preparatory School
Myself
My name is Hamza. I am six years old. I live in Maradana. My school is Zahira College, Colombo. I study in Grade 2EC. I like to eat Maggi. I have five pet hens. I like to play cricket.
Hamza Fouzzan (6 years)
Zahira College, Colombo
My brother
My brother’s name is Dimuthu Mihiranga. He is 11 years old. He studies in Grade Six at JMC College, Maharagama. He likes to eat mangoes. He likes to drink coffee. He plays cricket with me. His favourite colour is green. His favourite cartoon is ‘Surayangeth Suraya’. My brother’s hobby is
reading books. He can draw nice pictures. He is very kind.
My brother helps me to study. He loves me. His best friends are Mathanga,
Sandeep, Ijas, Iduwari, Vishmi and Danithma.
My brother likes to be a doctor one day. My brother is the best brother in the world.
Disna Sathsara (Grade 5)
JMC College, Maharagama
My country
My country is Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Indian Ocean. Sometimes it is called the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’. There are many rivers in my country. The Mahaweli River is the longest river in my country.
The highest mountain is Piduruthalagala.
Our national bird is the Jungle Fowl. Our national game is Volleyball. Our national animal is the Giant Squirrel. Our national anthem was written by Ananda Samarakoon. There are four communities in my country. They are Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims and Burghers.
I love my country very much.
Reema Ghazni (7 years)
Najaa Int. School, Mt. Lavinia
An interesting exhibition
There was an exhibition held in Visakha Vidyalaya due to its 100th Anniversary. As a Visakhian, I also went to the exhibition with my mother and twin sister. My mother bought some tickets for the three of us. It was fun going to the exhibition.
The exhibition was marvellous. More than the exhibits of the younger grades there were mostly Grade Ten and Eleven senior students’ exhibits.
First we went to the Science section, as our mother said that there were interesting facts to learn. There were massive robots that I had never seen before, which can be worked by the phone. There was also a machine that can make ‘pani valalu’. A senior student explained to us how it worked. There were some old telephones which were displayed. In the hostel area, the
‘Gutthila Kaavya’ was made as a structure.
A senior student explained the story to us. I was impressed by the models in the ‘Gutthila Kaavya’ as they had been made so cleverly. We saw a structure of a greenhouse that worked automatically.
Afterwards in the evening we went home. I was so happy that day because
I learnt a lot.
Anumi De Silva (10 years)
Visakha Vidyalaya
My favourite bookshops
I love books, which exactly means I love bookshops. We can purchase varieties of books from a bookshop. Some of my favourite bookshops in Sri Lanka are Makeen, Vijitha Yapa, Sarasavi and Jeya. They have story books, comedies, comics, educational books, encyclopedias, magazines and many more. They all are great bookshops.
In Malaysia, I found a bookshop, which was not an ordinary bookshop.
It was called ‘Kinokuniya.’ What I really loved here was the section on Harry Potter.
There was a separate display cupboard, which had many things related to Harry Potter, such as his wand, the triwizard cup, the horcruxes and small cards which contained character profiles of each character in the book. There were plenty of other books too.
I really love bookshops and I just don’t have one favourite, but many favourite bookshops. I love every bookshop in this world.
Lihini Wijesekara (Grade 7)
Lyceum Int. School, Wattala
Blacky
My pet is a dog.
The dog’s name is Blacky.
It is white and black in colour. It eats rice and curries. I love my Blacky.
Lakshani Welagedara (Grade 3)
Mahasen K.V., Dambulla
Cobbler, Cobbler
In a small town in England, there lived a poor little girl. Her friend invited her to come to her birthday party. She was so excited. But her right shoe was spoilt. She needed to get it mended quickly.
So, she went to see a cobbler in her little town. “Cobbler, Cobbler”, said the little girl. “Pleae mend my shoe.” “When do you want it done little girl?” asked the cobbler. “Get it done by half past two. Then I will give you half a crown,” said the girl.
The cobbler smiled and quickly mended her shoe. The cobbler finished repairing the shoe before half past two. The little girl was so happy. Now she could go to her friend’s birthday party.
Chamodya Janiduni (Grade 5)
Kandy Royal Int. School
My mother
My mother’s name is Waruni. She is
35 years old. She is very tall. She is medium in complexion. My mother is a housewife. My mother’s school is Sangamitta College. My mother’s favourite food is vanilla
ice-cream. My mother’s favourite colour is red. My mother’s favourite drink is orange juice. My mother’s favourite fruit is mango.
I love my mother.
Thinushi Jayasooriya
(7 years)
Sacred Heart Convent, Galle
My school
My school is Sacred
Heart Convent. It is in Galle.
My school is 120 years old. There are many trees in my school. There are many flowers in my school. There are many buildings in my school.
The principal of my school is Rev. Sr. Patsy Nesamalar. There are many teachers in my school. There are many students in my school. Many subjects are taught in my school.
My school is a Catholic school. There are classes from Grade 1 to Grade 13 in my school. There are students of different nationalities in my school. My school is beautiful.
I love my school.
Nethara Jayasooriya
(10 years)
Sacred Heart Convent, Galle
An interesting exhibition
Last Sunday, I went to see a Science exhibition with my family. It was held
at the Kandy City Centre. First, we had
to buy tickets from the counter.
Then we went in with curiosity.
There were a large number of stalls in the hall. Several stalls were filled by creations made by children. There were robots, remote control cars, motor boats and various interesting equipment.
My favourite was an air-conditioner made by a student. It was made with a plastic box. There was an exhaust fan fixed to the box and a pipe at the other end of the box. Air enters the box through the exhaust fan and then it cools down by the ice packs placed inside the box. After that, air comes out from the pipe, as cool as ice. I like it because it is innovative.
Also, there were some interesting and complex equipments. Some were made to overcome problems at present, while some were invented to reduce problems that will be in the future. Even though they were complicated, I was able to understand their basic concepts.
I think it was an interesting exhibition filled with curiosity and
I learnt lots of things that will help me in the future.
Oshadha Perera (12 years)
Dharmaraja College, Kandy