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Poson Poya

Poson Poya is a sacred day for Buddhists. They go on pilgrimage to Mihintale and observe sil and take part in religious activities.

Mihintale is a sacred place of worship for Buddhists. It is on a rocky hill. The story behind its importance is that Arahat Mahinda met King Devanampiyatissa at Mihintale.

The king was out with his courtiers on a deer hunt. It was a Poson Poya day and he saw a stag and started chasing it in his horse. Suddenly he heard someone calling him and he stopped. In the meantime the deer had escaped.

The Arahat said that he was the son of King Asoka of India and that he had come to propagate Buddhism. King Devanampiyatissa realised that he had done something wrong. He regretted it.

The Arahat was able to change the king’s mind. After this meeting the Arahat asked several questions to find out whether King Devanampiyatissa was intelligent. The King answered well. Then the Arahat preached a sermon to King Devanampiyatissa on the top of Mihintale. After hearing the sermon, the King became a devout Buddhist.

Buddhists venerate Mihintale on Poson Poya day. Animals bought for slaughter are set free. They are given to people to rear them.


Harry Potter, a real hero

Harry Potter is a great character created by Joanne Kathleen Rowling. The first book featuring this character was in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published on July 30, 1991.

The Harry Potter series consists of seven books. They are Harry Potter and the Secret Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of the Askaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prience and Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows.

All the stories revolve around Harry Potter. Ronald Weasley and Herminne Granger. All the mysterious things start to happen after Harry enters Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry.

Harry has a powerful opponent by the name of Lord Voldermort. Upto June last year, around 450 million copies of Harry Potter books have been sold.

There are four houses in Hogwarts. They are Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor. Harry and his friends belong to Gryffindor House.

J.K. Rowling is an English writer who lives in the UK. There are many emotions and writing styles portrayed in these books; fantasy, young-adult fiction, mystery, thriller, love and happiness are the genre of this series of books.

There is another fascinating character in all these films. Can you guess who it is? Draco Malfoy, Tom Felton gave life to Rowling’s Draca Malfoy. Millions of people all over the world, love these books and films. I too, love the series. We all love Harry Potter!


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Value of newspapers

Newspapers are an important printed source of information which is useful to us. Editors gather information from television, telephone, radio and internet. Newspapers update news on a daily basis. There are many daily and weekly newspapers in Sri Lanka. My favourite newspaper is the Sunday Observer. I read it regularly. I have improved my reading, writing and speaking skills by reading it. Likewise, all the other newspapers help us.

Newspapers have many advantages. They give us information about daily occurences both nationally and internationally. We get to know information about all countries. There are many articles, competitions for children, discussions, advertisements related to employment, other occupations and death notices.

Newspapers improve the knowledge of readers. It also protects the nation from being attacked by giving information about the country and its ability . It can lead people on the right path. Children and young learners can get to know about inventions, research and it is useful for school lessons. Newspapers are an useful form of the print media.


A country I like to visit

I like to visit France. Its capital city is Paris. There are many beautiful places to see in France.Cheese and wine are famous for its quality in France.

The official language of France is French. The national day of France falls on July 14. The colours of the French flag are blue,white and red.

The currency of France is Euro. The Eiffel tower in Paris is very popular. I hope to visit France one day. It is a nice country.


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The elephants

Elephants live in jungles and forests. They eat fruits, vegetables, coconut leaves and leaves of other large trees such as breadfruit.

They have a long trunk and a big pair of ears. Some elephants have tusks and they are called tuskers. They have large feet which makes large footprints on the ground. They also have large stomachs which make them look much bigger than they really are.

Elephants are calm and quiet. Sometimes they are arrogant and harmful to people and destroy houses and their harvest. Many elephants are used in circuses, peraheras and elephant shows. They are dressed and decorated when they are taken to parade in peraheras. They walk majestically but at times dangerous.


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My favourite book

I have a huge collection of books. Of them, my favourite book is ‘James and the giant peach’. The author of the book is Roald Dahl. My mother presented it to me on my seventh birthday.

The cover of the book is colourful and it is illustrated by Quentin Blake.This book is a novel. The story is about a giant peach. The main characters in the book are James the boy, characters of animals and James crazy aunts. My favourite character is James.

I like this book because it tells a funny story. I will never forget the story in this book.


My pet

My pet is a cat. It looks like a cotton ball. It is brown and white. Its name is Kitty and it is very innocent. It likes to eat fish and drink milk. He plays with me everyday.

Kitty has a bushy tail and blue eyes. He is happy all the time. He has small ears and his tongue is pink in colour. He loves to bathe.

He does not fight like the cats. He is afraid to walk in the dark. My Kitty is very kind. I love it very much.


My teachers

Many wonderful teachers taught me. They worked hard to teach us. Their dedication was marvellous. My teachers did not care about their time and energy. I am good in my studies due to the teachers whom taught me.

I am ever thankful to my teachers and I will never forget their services. Keeping all of them in my mind,one day I will work for the people in need after I become a doctor.


The discovery of penicillin

People are used to antibiotics these days. Antibiotics are a range of medicine that we often come across.They are used for treatment for many illnesses ranging from the common cold to near fatal injuries.

The first antibiotic was penicillin. It became popular in the early 1940s. The story between the initial discovery of penicillin is funny indeed.

The scientist who earned the honour as the father of penicillin was Alexander Fleming. He was a scientist at St.Mary's Hospital, London.

During the early stages Fleming had earned a reputation as an absent-minded scientist. In 1928, Fleming as usual went on a long vacation leaving the specimens he workedexposed. On his return after a month he found that his culture plates were infested with a fungus. Although the fungus was not something Fleming had studied, he carefully observed that inhibited the growth of bacteria. Fleming realised that it could be an important observation.

He isolated an extract from the mould that may have had this inhibiting property. He named it penicillin.Fleming was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for the discovery and development of penicillin.

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