Short Story:

Tiptoe's Party

Tiptoe was a pink and white pixie. She was very fond of parties. One day she thought of giving her own party to her good friends. So, she invited Teddy the brown bear, Tick the brownie, Blue the rabbit, Snack the gnome, Snook the mouse, Black the Witch Dog, Pink, Ponk and Pon, the three pigs and her best friend Snow, the white pixie. She asked them to come at seven o'clock in the evening to her house at Primrose Lane.

Tiptoe was very happy about this and she got everything ready for the party. She made snow cones, chocolate cakes, jam buns, black berry tarts currant pudding, rice pudding, ice coffee and lemonade. By the time she finished hanging all the decorations it was nearly seven o'clock and she had to hurry.

When the guests arrived Tiptoe wasn't dressed properly and the front bell started ringing. She went to her room to put on a new dress made out of pink and white silk and she looked at the clock and said "Oh dear it is getting late and my guests will all go way. She ran to the door and peeped "Oh my!" "Oh my!" she said in horror. "My guests are all gone, what a pitty", she said in a sad manner. "I will have to eat all the stuff by myself. Next time I will be on time", Tiptoe said to herself.

I hope for Tiptoe's sake she will always be on time.

Moral: Be punctual.

Sent by:

Achini Perera,

Grade 7,

Our Lady of Victories Convent,

Moratuwa.

Knowledge Corner:

True or false?

Read the following questions and tick off the right answers. See if your answers are correct.

1. Glass is one of the most useful man-made materials. True/false

2. Vaccination is called passive immunisation. True/false

3. The first motor car engines were mounted on horse carts. True/false

4. The first high speed train was made in France. True/false

5. Dynamite was invented by a Swedish chemist named Alfred Nobel. True/false

Answers: 1. True, 2. False, 3. True, 4. False, 5. True.