Domestic animals are useful

Winner:

Domestic animals are very common to every country. In our country, many families keep domestic animals as pets. There are many kinds of domestic animals. Some are very useful to man in various ways, especially in the agricultural sector.

Domestic pets are numerous. Birds such as parrots, pigeons, sparrows and peacocks fall under the category of domestic pets. Then, there are cats, dogs, rabbits, deer, squirrel and mongoose.Cows and she-buffaloes are very useful for the national economy as dairy products are made with the milk they produce. The cow is considered sacred in Hinduism and worshipped in India. Hindus call it the 'mother cow'. Cow's milk is very useful and nutritious. Cow-dung is used as fuel and manure.Some people eat the flesh of cows and bulls. They are known as beef-eaters. But, a majority of people consider eating beef to be a great sin and refrain from doing so.We can learn many things about domestic animals. We can know about the sounds they make to communicate, their food habits and their behaviour. Some keep domestic animals as pets. One has to devote a lot of time and attention when rearing domestic animals. Otherwise they could fall sick or die due to malnutrition or diseases. Domestic animals have to be protected. Even wild animals must be protected and their habitats preserved.

N.L.O.V. Liyanage,

Grade 7E, (English Medium),R/Balangoda

Ananda Maithreeya National School.

I'm the chef

I'm the chef at home. I can cook food for my family.

I learn to cook from my mother. Cooking is fun to me. I can make tea and serve. I can lay the table, too.

If I learn to cook well. I can run a restaurant. One day I made a tasty dhall curry for lunch. I enjoy my cooking.

Do you know a joke which my mother told?

The joke is: "Too many cooks spoil the soup", but I do not spoil my soup.

Anil Iyantha Pandithakoralege,

Grade 4,

St. Peter's College,

Colombo 4.

Victory over terrorism

We have been suffering from terrorism for nearly 30 years. Many innocent Tamils have had to live with terror due to the LTTE. These innocent people also lost their loved ones due to the war. The Government troops started their war against the LTTE from Mavilaru. The President, Mahinda Rajapaksa supported the government troops by giving them all the weapons they needed to win the war. Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa led the war along with the Army, Navy and Air Force Commanders. At last we succeeded in killing the LTTE terrorist leader Prabhakaran. Now we can live peacefully and develop our country by getting together and working, thanks to the President, the Defence Secretary, the Commanders and especially the soldiers who even sacrificed their lives to free our nation.

Vinudhi Jinara Amarasingha,

Grade 3E,

Vidura College, Nawala.

My best friend

The name of my best friend is Kavindi Nikeshani. She is in Grade 7 at Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda. She lives in Mattegoda. She is 12 years old.

She has no brothers or sisters. Kavindi is very beautiful, kind and intelligent.

Her mother's name is Nalika and her father's name is Lakshman. Her parents are kind and good. Her father has a three wheeler.

Kavindi plays with me. We play badminton in the evening. We do our home work together. Both of us want to be teachers one day.

G. M. Thilanka Harshani Pathirana,

Grade 7 - B, Central College, Maharagama.

A wonderful uncle I lost

Winner:

He was a friend,
No, he was more than a friend!

He was my uncle,
The world’s best uncle!

I called him ‘Paapa’,
Because he was like my father.

He gave me love, he gave me passion!

If I had a problem,
And needed advice,
He gave me advice,
I didn’t have to think twice!

No is an answer, he has never given,
Whenever we needed a favour or to be driven.

But now I’m left alone,
With a broken heart,
He left us all and went apart!
Though he is gone, he is in my heart,
My Paapa and I will never be torn apart!

P-patient,
A-adorable,
A-attached,
P-perfect,
A-advisor

I will always love you Paapa! Thuraiyah Mohideen, Class 8e2, St. Bridget’s Convent,Colombo 7.