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पानी  पानी को बरबाद मत करो,  माझी आई
 पानी बचाओ, पानी बचाओ।
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                                           े
                                                               े
 पानी हमारा जीवन ह, ै  "उठ �रया उठ......शाळत जायला उशीर होत आह." "आई पाच �म�नट झोपू द ना, आई". "नाही
                                                         ं
 आओ हम सब प्रण लते ह  �
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                                                                         े
                        े
 पेड़-पौधे, पशु-पक्षी,  चालणार!"  हो  रोज  हच  चालतं.  लवकर  उठ,  लवकर  झोप,  टी�ी  बघू  नकोस,  चॉकलट
 पानी बचाओ, पानी बचाओ ।
 सब पानी पीते ह। �  �मळणार नाही. सारखे नाही, सारखी घाई - अशी आह माझी आई!
                                               े
 माधव संचेती
 पानी नह�, मतलब जीवन नह�,
        मला  आईचा  खूप  राग  आला  होता,  मी  आईशी  बोलत  न�ते.  पण  एकदा  मी  खूप  आजारी
 पानी को गंदा मत करो,
            े
                                                      े
                                                       े
        पडल.  सकाळी  आई  मला  उठवायला  आली.  मला  ताप  आह  ह  कळल  तसेच  �तने  मला
                                                             े
        जवळ  घेतल.  मला  औषध  �दल.  सारखी  मला  तपासात  होती.  कामाला  रजा  घेतली.  मला
                               े
                 े
                  ं
        जेवण भरवल. माझी खूप काळजी घेतली. �तः रात्र भर झोपली नाही. सकाळी मला बर  ं
                                                            ं
        वाटत होतं. मी आईला घ� �मठी मारली. मला माझी चूक कळली. खरच आई �कती प्रेमळ
        असते. सग�ाच आया आप�ा मुलांवर प्रेम करतात. मग तो माणूस असो अथवा जनावर.
 A breathtaking sunset embracing the beauty of the   मला माझी आई खूप आवडते, आ�ण तु�ाला?   Unity in diversity makes the world
 swaying palm trees and the ocean.                                                      stronger together.
 Aadya Bahadur  इरा बक्षी                                                                Nitara Agarwal
                                                                               ALBERT AND THE
 दो ी                                                                          MAGICAL STONE
 मेरी माँ  ारी ह, मेर �लए सब कछ करती ह, �                                      One day, Albert heard from one of his
 ु
 े
 ै
 �
 मुझे अ�ी बात �सखाती ह,                                                        classmates  about  a  magical  stone
 The four elements of nature                                                   that  could  grant  any  wish.  Since  he
 और यह भी कहती ह �क कर भला हो भला।
 �
 Veronica Sridharan                                                            wanted  to  learn  all  of  physics,  he
 माँ मुझे कभी डाँटती नह�,
                                                                               thought  the  stone  was  the  perfect
 पर बैठकर शां�त से समझाती ह। �                                                 opportunity. He Googled the location
 ै
 �सखाया ह उसने मीठी बात करना,                                                  and found that it was 500 meters into
 स�ी दो�ी वही होती ह, ै                                                        the  forest  from  where  he  lived.  How-
                                                                               ever,  the  last  200  meters  were  said  to
 े
 जब वह दो� हमेशा मेर साथ रहता ह, ै
                                                                               be filled with dangerous animals.
 े
 और उनसे �ादा मेर साथ और कौन रहगा ?
 े
                                                                               The next day, Albert set off to find the
 ै
 े
 इस�लए माँ मेरी सबसे अ�ी सहली ह ।
                                                                               stone,  carrying  his  physics  kit  with
 �टआना धा�रया                                A beautiful place where the sky   him  for  protection.  It  was  a  warm,
                                                    and sea meet!              sunny  day.  He  walked  through  tall
                  Samaira Shah                       Ronav Shah                grass as he entered the forest.
                                                                               Gradually, the grass gave way to trees.
        THE GOLDEN GEM                                                         When  Albert  was  about  250  meters
                                                                               away  from  the  stone,  a  panicked
        In a small village at the end of the Earth, lived a girl named Siena. Her   elephant suddenly charged past him
        hair was the colour of the sun. It was a village of few people, but Siena   —  it  was  being  chased  by  a  python.
 Nature and adventure come together!   was so happy in her home, that she never felt the need for more.  Thinking  fast,  Albert  vaporized  the
 Aryaman Valia  One  morning,  a  group  of  young  girls  came  marching  into  the  village.   python  with  his  laser.  As  he  tried  to
        They asked for directions and to tell them about Siena’s home. She asked   calm  himself,  two  panthers  and  a
                                                                               cobra  appeared.  He  dealt  with  them
        them where they were from. “A small town in India,” they replied. They
 THE DREAM   were  on  an  adventure  to  see  the  world  and  they  had  heard  that  a   the same way, vaporizing each one.
 Gently, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.   magical golden gem could be found nearby. They told Siena this was to   Then, out of nowhere, a troll emerged
                                                                               from  the  trees  —  and  yet  another
 Then it came, that was it.  be found in a valley a short distance away and  had  magical powers of   cobra  was  slithering  after  him.  For  a
        love and wisdom. Siena replied, “I didn't know about this as I’ve never left
 THE DREAM:  my village”.                                                      moment,  Albert  froze  in  fear.  But
 Up above, I could see                                                         then  he  came  up  with  a  plan.  He
 Birds chirping and playing in harmony.  “Aren't you curious?” they asked, “To see the world and all it has to offer   quickly  climbed  a  nearby  tree  and,
 The shining hot sun furiously blazed down  Come  with  us.  We  are  going  to  find  the  gem  and  spread  peace  and   from  above,  vaporized  both  of  them.
 Streaks of light could be found on the ground.  compassion — from the mountains in Peru to the temples of India, we   If  he  had  stayed  on  the  ground  and
 Clear blue skies shone till night  want  to  reach  as  many  people  as  we  can.”  Inspired  by  their  message,   tried to fight them one at a time, he
 Oh! The most beautiful sight.  Siena  set  out  with  them  the  next  day.  They  walked  for  ages  until  they   might have been killed.
 Below me, a hole leading to magical things,  reached a beautiful green valley with a stream running through it. But a   Finally,  after  all  the  danger,  Albert
 Full of golden necklaces and silver rings.  pack of wolves suddenly appeared, circling the group of young girls who   reached  the  stone.  As  soon  as  he
        were  terrified.  “Should  we  use  stones  to  shoo  them  away?”  one  asked.
 On my right, snowcapped trees  “Or sticks?” “No,” said the leader. “We use our words. Let's be kind”. They   touched it, his wish was granted — he
 Thankfully not surrounded by bees.  spoke  to  the  wolves  and  told  them  about  their  mission.  The  wolves   instantly gained complete knowledge
 On my left, buildings so tall  helped  them  find  the  gem  and  helped  them  reach  their  next   of  physics.  He  returned  home  safely
 Which really made me feel small  destination.  And  they  learned  a  very  important  lesson  –  be  kind  and   and  lived  happily  ever  after,  reaping
 Just like we grow, learn, and evolve, our Earth   So far, it has been the best ever dream.   the rewards of his adventure.
 deserves the same chance.   compassionate to all around you, even those who are not like you.
 Kaisha Mehta  Saira Dhandhia  Vedika Sheth                                    Madhav Sancheti
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