Expressions

Winner:

My favourite novel

During the last vacation, I bought a spellbinding novel, “Fire spell” written by the famous American author Laura Amy Schlitz. The book is about witchcraft. The three main characters are Clara Wintermute, Lizzie-Rose Fawr and Parsefall Hooke.

The story begins with Clara, a rich and rather spoiled girl who gets everything she needed. On her 12th birthday, a puppet master named Grishni and his two orphaned helpers, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall came to her house and performed a puppet show. But the puppet master was an evil wizard who captures Clara that night and transforms her into a puppet. This story is about how Lizzie Rose and Parsefall finds the truth and rescue her.

I like this story because it is a brilliant and bewitching magical adventure. It teaches us the value of friendship, determination and courage. I love Lizzie Rose the best. She is very lovable and kind.

Reading “Fire spell” proved that “wickedness never wins” and “nothing is impossible.” It is the most unforgettable, spellbinding novel I have ever read.

Sandavi Jithmini Rathnayake,
Grade 9E,
Pushpadana Girls’ College, Kandy.

Winner:

I am a pencil

I was brought to Sri Lanka by sea and stacked in a busy place. Later I was picked up by a child who became my first master. I was delighted at first, but unfortunately my happiness was short lived. My master kept on shaving my head ruthlessly at regular intervals. Several times I attempted to escape by jumping off the table.

I had serious injuries on my head. To make matters worse, my master started shaving my head again. Not only that, he started biting me while writing, especially when he is sitting for examinations and writing the answer scripts.

I was tall earlier, I am like a dwarf now. One day, my ungrateful master realised that he could not hold on to me to write and threw me into a garbage bin. But, the garbage bin was much better than the luxurious mansion where my master lived.

S.A.Charani Lasanya,
Grade 9C,
Yasodara Vidyalaya, Colombo.

Winner:

Water is precious

Water is the most precious commodity for the survival of all living beings. Even though more than half of our Earth is covered with water, only a small part of it can be used for drinking purposes. Only Earth has water and it is called a Blue Planet.

Nowadays we don’t care much for water conservation, since water is in abundance everywhere. But, some day these resources will be exhausted. Therefore, we must not waste this resource.

Sadurshan Saravana,
Grade 10,
Malwana International School,
Malwana.

Winner:

Collecting stamps

My hobby is collecting stamps which is popular among schoolchildren. I ave collected about 75 stamps. They are from countries such as India. There are different types of pictures on each stamp and the amount is different. I have pasted my stamps in an album.

We can learn a lot from these stamps. My mother and father helps me by giving me stamps. I collect stamps from the letters which come through the mail.

When I have stamps of the same kind I exchange it with my brother. I visit the post office where I buy new stamps. I love to collect stamps.

Prabinayah Amirtharaj,
Grade 4A,
Lyceum International School,
Nuwara Eliya.

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Sigiriya

Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress. It is situated in the Matale district. It was built in the fifth century by King Kashshapa. He ran away from Anuradhapura and built a beautiful palace on top of the rock where nobody could kill him. It is a wonderful creation.

Sigiriya has been included as one of the eight wonders of the world. It is our world heritage. The picturesque area is beautiful and adds valuable grandeur.

We can see the ruins of this palace today the wall paintings, mirror wall, graffiti, Sigiriya maidens, stone pillars, ponds and the fountains. It is one of the tourist attractions. We must protect our Sigiriya kingdom.

A.P. Janani Nisansala Maduwanthi,
Grade 8, Humbuluwa Central College,
Alawwa.

My favourite television program

Some people like to watch television programs. My favourite television program is Isiwara Wedaduru. It is a Korean drama titled ‘Horse Doctor.’ It is telecast at 8.30 p.m. It is good story for children.

The story is dubbed in Sinhala. The two main chracters are Baek kwang yong and Kang Jin yang. They are good friends at the People's Hospital. Their real names are Cho seung woo and Lee ya wan. There is a pretty princess in the story. She is Suki.

Baek Kwang Yong gives medicine to the poor people. Sometimes, he performs operations free. There are many beautiful songs in the program.

Fathima Farah Fuzloun,
Grade 7G,
U.N.H International School,
Enderamulla, Wattala.

Communication

Communication means exchanging information and ideas among people. There is a huge difference in communication then and now. In ancient times people had to travel faraway to deliever messages.

Transport was an important mode of communication. The Kings messengers carried messages by hand through the country on difficult roads. A messenger who travelled on a horse could go a maximum of 100 miles a day. Kings used drummers to communicate with the public. Communication was very slow then.

With the invention of electronic communication tools, communication has become easier. All we have to do is turn on the computers or mobiles. Today we can communicate with any part of the world with the development of radio,television, computers and telephones.

We can learn about events in every corner of the world at the blink of an eye. Today the world is smaller and it is called a ‘Global Village.’

Ramindu Chamalitha
Grade 9A,
Subarathi Maha Madya,Vidyalaya,
Godagama.

The dream

I was sailing in a boat one night in the deep sea while watching the moon and the stars in the clear sky.I felt that he moon was getting closer to me as the boat sailed fast.I had never seen the moon so big. It appeared as a huge snow cap.The stars twinkling around the moon were like tiny diamonds.

The sea breeze along with the waves made me relax. I got lost in the sky and I felt myself like a feather. At once the wind began to blow heavily. The speed of the waves became violent that my boat began to drift. I could not control my boat and I saw the giant waves coming towards my boat.

I was shouting for help but there was no one in the vicinity. I got frightened when I saw a cyclone circling in the middle of the ocean. The sea water was dragged by the cyclone and made the surroundings dark. There were stars and the moon. There were dark clouds.

I was helpless and within a second my boat too was dragged away by the cyclone. My boat was smashed into small pieces. I got circled with the cyclone as I fell off the bed. I opened my eyes and my mother was beside me. Then I realised that it was a dream. It was the worst dream that I ever had in my life.

W.V. Sonali Kashagra,
Grade 9,
Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya,
Galle.

My mother

My mother's name is Ireka Fernando. She is a teacher. She is kind and pretty. My mother is very hardworking. She helps me with my homework and also takes care of the household chores. She can play the piano well.

I am proud of my mother. I love her very much and she loves me too.

Loshendri Ranawaka,
Grade 2A,
St. Lawrence's Convent,
Colombo.