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Published by Fact and Fun, 2020-08-12 08:48:59

champak

mar-01-2020

MARCH (FIRST) 2020 | `35

MARCH (FIRST) 2020 NO. 1017 FOUNDER
VISHWA NATH

1917-2002

Things to do

Funtime 18

Maze 19

Who Am I? 26

Dot To Dot 27

Complete The Picture 30

Smart 36

Hidden Picture 37

Storytime International Women’s Day 41

Healthy Holi Colour Me 42
The Barking King
A Holi To Remember 4 Spot The Difference 43
Digital Holi 8
Dumdum’s Electricity Bill 14 That’s Not Right 51
The Real Reason 28
A Toy For The Princess 31 World Wildlife Day 54
Eco-Friendly Holi 38
48 Solve It 55
Cover Page 56
Comics
As colours splash, families meet MARCH (FIRST) 2020 |`35
and greet, sweets are exchanged, Damru And Holi 13
let’s not forget to play a happy and
healthy holi. Cheeku 24

Dadaji And World Wildlife Day 46

Thinking

SciQ–Instant Ice From Water 17
From Young Readers 44
Champak Creative Child Event 52

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Healthy Holi

Kusum Agrawal “Let’s go to the park to play holi. There
is plenty of open space and our walls or
It was Dhulandi, the day after Holi. vehicles won’t get dirty,” said Himanshu.
Everyone had come out to play Holi. “Yes. That’s a good idea,” said Neha and
With their favourite colours in hand, they went to the park.
they were going to neighbouring streets to But suddenly, they heard a group of
put colour on their friends. children shout, “Holi Hai!” and poured
The children’s Holi team was playing buckets of water on them. Himanshu and
healthy holi as they were taught by their his friends were soaked from head to toe.
teachers and parents to use organic “Ma had told me not to play with water
colours. They played Holi without water as exams are nearing and I may fall sick
too. Many children had made colours from if I get wet,” said Shruti, looking at her
flowers, a technique they had learnt from dripping clothes.
their teachers.
Himanshu was the leader of the children’s
Holi team.

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“But what can we do if someone else a bench in the park. They kept peeping to
throws water on us? Let’s stand in see what the other group were upto.
the hot sun and dry our clothes,” They saw them walking towards a cow
suggested Lavina. that was sitting quietly in the park.
The others agreed and they stood in the One of them threw the colour from his
sun, waiting for their clothes to dry. bottle on the cow’s head. Seeing him, the
While standing there for some time, they others emptied their bottles too.
saw the same group of children who The cow got up with a start and looked
drenched them, walk towards them. restless. “I think they are using colours
“What if they again throw water on us with chemicals in them. The cow is
again? We have managed to dry ourselves finding it difficult to see. Maybe her eyes
by standing in this heat since such a long are burning because of the coloured
time,” said Neeta, worried. water. Some of it has gone into her
“We should run and hide,” suggested mouth too,” said Lavina.
Dipti. “This way the cow will get sick. Ma had
They didn’t waste any time and hid behind told me that we should not throw colours
on animals, especially chemical colours.
And these children have done just that,”
said Himanshu. He could not see the
cow suffer.

January (First) 2020

“What should we do now?” Shruti asked animals when they are sick,” added Dipti.
Himanshu. “Yes, you are right,” said Lavina
“I am afraid of cows. What if she hits In some time, after the mischievous
us with her horns? How can we take the children left, Himanshu and his friends
colour off her?” said Neha. came out from behind the bench and
“I have an idea. We can call the Animal asked one of the adults in the park, .
Welfare Society. The volunteers can help us. “Uncle, could you please help us? We
I learnt about it in school. See, their phone want to call the welfare society to take
number is written on the pole there,” said care of this restless cow.”
Neeta, pointing to the electric pole. “Yes, sure!” the man handed his phone to
“Yes, I too have read that the Animal the children.
Welfare Society volunteers treat the They immediately called the Animal
Welfare Society and soon the volunteers
arrived and took care of the cow. After
seeing this, the children happily left to
play a healthy holi

Arising pubtech solutions

The Barking King

Sanjeev Jaiswal
The palace was in chaos. The
queen’s necklace was missing! and there were beads around his neck. A
Never before had something got helper stood behind him, beating a small
lost in the palace, and King Shersingh drum and singing.

was worried. Everyone in the palace was “Baba, the members of the palace are
hunting for the necklace. very disturbed today. Come back another
time,” said the palace guard.
As everyone was rushing around
searching, they heard someone singing. “There is no victory without loss, there is
“The world is full of sorrow; find joy and no love without loss. That’s why our king
love in Baba’s shelter.” has to lose!” said the Baba, raising his
hands towards the sky.
The king looked out and saw a man in
saffron robes standing at the palace gates. “That doesn’t make sense, Baba,” said the
He had grey hair and a long grey beard, guard. “Our king never loses!”

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King Shersingh heard all this and wanted “Baba, my son is missing. Please find him
to know what the man meant. He invited with your magical powers,” the king asked
the Baba into the palace. with folded hands.
“The world craves victory while you are “He is not just your son, he is the future
thinking about your loss,” said the Baba, king; he is sleeping in your garden while
blessing the king. “Tell me, is there a everywhere you are looking,” said the
green dustbin in the palace?” Baba, stretching out his arms.
“Yes, there is,” replied Hira baboon, King Shersingh rushed to the garden to
the chief of palace staff. “The dustbin see the prince sleeping peacefully!
outside the queen’s palace is green!” After this, King Shersingh had complete
“Be it garbage or gift, both are worthless faith in the Baba. He started taking his
to me,” the Baba said with a smile. advice on the kingdom, and followed the
He closed his eyes and chanted a mantra Baba blindly. His minister, Blacky bear
and said, “Take off its lid and the warned him about trusting the Baba too
necklace you shall find.” much but King Shersingh did not pay
When the servants searched the bin at attention to his warnings.
the King’s orders they found the necklace Soon, everyone knew that the King did
in it. Everyone realised that the necklace everything in consultation with the Baba
must have fallen in the queen’s room and and the ministers too started taking
by mistake, it was swept and thrown in the Baba’s advice. This made the Baba
the bin along with the garbage. even more powerful and he was always
Now, King Shersingh was convinced of surrounded by animals.
Baba’s magical powers. He decided to
reward the Baba, but he refused, saying
he needed nothing. King Shersingh
rewarded the Baba’s helper instead.
When the two got ready to leave,
the king asked them to stay
for a few days. After much
thought, the Baba agreed.
Two days later, King
Shersingh’s son went
missing. Nobody could
find him anywhere in the
palace. The worried king
went to the Baba for help.

March (First) 2020

One day, when alone with King Shersingh, very weak,” said Baba.
the Baba said, “You are sent to this world “Yes, I agree. What can I do to overcome
to do something big. There is just one this weakness?” asked King Shersingh.
thing that is keeping you from doing that.” “You have to acquire the powers of a
“What is that? Please tell me and I will dog,” replied Baba.
definitely try to overcome it,” said King “The powers of a dog?” King Shersingh
Shersingh. repeated, shocked.
“You are more powerful than an elephant, “Yes, a dog’s ability to smell is the most
muscular than a cheetah, smarter than
a chimpanzee and you can run faster powerful in the world. If you acquire
than a deer. But you lack in one thing that power, not only will you
and you will never be able to become the world’s most
overcome it,” said Baba. powerful being, you will live
“Tell me what it is and forever too,” Baba explained.
I’ll do everything I can to “Alright! I will call for
overcome it,” said a lot of dogs today and
the king. snatch their powers,”
“Your ability to smell is King Shersingh said.

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“Powers can never be snatched, you king continued barking every day for half
have to acquire them,” Baba laughed. an hour.
“To acquire those powers, you have to This went on for some weeks, and made
concentrate.” the citizens of the jungle unhappy. They
“What kind of concentration?” asked didn’t want to be ruled by a barking king!
King Shersingh. Minister Blacky got to know of this.
“Every day after your bath in the morning He too was unhappy about the king’s
you have to sit on the palace roof with behaviour, and was sure the Baba was
your eyes closed and pray for an hour. responsible. He did not believe in the
After that, you have to bark like a dog for Baba’s magical powers, and was sure he
half an hour.” was a fake person.
“Bark like a dog?” King Shersingh After some thought, Minister Blacky went
repeated in shock. to the Baba. “Baba, our king has gone
“Yes, if you concentrate like this, you will mad and he has started to behave like a
have the power of a dog in a few days. dog. The people of the kingdom want
After that you will become the world’s him to be replaced by a new king.”
most powerful being and you will live The Baba thought for a while. “You are
forever,” Baba explained. right. If the ruler of a kingdom goes mad,
King Shersingh felt awkward and it is only correct to choose a new king.”
embarrassed to sit on the roof and bark
like a dog, but his faith in the Baba and
his desire to live forever made him forget
these feelings.
Baba advised him not to tell
anyone why he was barking
as that will make his powers
disappear.
Next morning, King
Shersingh sat down to
concentrate. After an
hour, he began barking
like a dog. Everyone
was shocked, but King
Shersingh did not stop.
Despite everyone talking
about him, the

March (First) 2020

sonal

“The people of the kingdom trust you teach you a lesson today,” King Shersingh
and they will agree to make whoever threw him high in the air.
you choose to be the king. Do you have As the Baba fell, his grey hair flew off.
someone in mind?” asked Minister Blacky. It was a wig! Minister Blacky pulled his
“The candidate is right in front of you,” beard and that came off too. The Baba
said Baba, raising his hands in the air. was actually Baddy fox!
“What do you mean?” asked Minister Baddy was a known crook, and King
Blacky with surprise. Shersingh had thrown him out of the
“If you help me become the king, I will kingdom a year ago. Baddy had come
make you my Prime Minister and reward back to take revenge. He admitted that
you too,” said Baba. his helper Lalu had been working in the
“It is you who shall get a reward from palace for months before, and had hidden
me,” roared King Shersingh, leaping the queen’s necklace and the prince.
towards the Baba and holding him by the Baddy had pretended to find them with
neck. Minister Blacky had asked the King his magic.
to hide behind the door and listen. A furious King Shersingh sent Baddy and
“You were trying to be the king while Lalu to jail. He promised Minister Blacky
suggesting I should do barking. I will that he would no longer follow fake
people and take their advice
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Damru and Holi Damru starts working at Tamara fox’s paint shop.

Shivesh Shrivastava Damru, look carefully at all
tins of paints and their sizes.

show customers all options.

Yes, madam.
everything
here looks so
colourful!

Next day. Damru, Tomorrow is we have to mix colours with water in the
Holi. We have to make tanks kept on my lawn. All the businessmen

preparations. of the forest will come to play holi.

What do we have Sure, Madam. You sonal
to do, Madam? will have great holi.

Remember, Damru! the After some time. DAMRU! Why are you emptying
tanks should be full the oil paint TINS in the tank?
so that everyone can

play holi.

yes! this holi Madam, you told me to mix
will be fun! the colours in the tanks.

WHAT! These paints WHAT HAVE YOU DONE! YOU HAVE made
ARE USED for painting YOU OPENED ALL me bankrupt on

buildings. Holi THE TINS! YOU HAVE this holi.
colours are different. ruined everything.

you should have told Madam, I also
me THIS earlier. emptied THE TINS
kept in THE storage.

A Holi to Remember
Satish Rai
Micky rabbit enjoyed playing Holi,
which was a week away. “Ma, He sat on a chair, looking sad. His mother
please let’s go to the market. I looked up and saw his sad face.

have to buy a pichkari!” “Micky, why don’t you go to the market
with Ricky? You can buy the colours and
“Micky, Holi is a week away! What’s the pichkaris on your own,” she suggested.
hurry?” asked his mother.
Micky’s face lit up. Ricky was his friend
“My friends have already bought colours and neighbour.
and pichkaris. I want to buy one too.
Please, let’s go,” begged Micky. Ma gave Micky money. “Be careful in the
market and come straight back home after
“Micky, I’m busy. There’s so much buying what you want,” she instructed.
housework to be done! We’ll go to the
market tomorrow,” said his mother, Micky was very happy, and ran to ask Ricky to
chopping vegetables. go to the market with him. Ricky also wanted
to shop for Holi, so he asked his mother and
Micky really wanted to go to the market. the two friends went to the market.

The shops were full of colours. Tappo “Children, will you help me walk home?
elephant’s shop had big pichkaris on I’m so tired that I cannot walk without
display. “Uncle Tappo, how much is that help,” said the fox, her voice shaking.
pichkari?” asked Micky, pointing at a big “Of course we will,” Ricky said at once.
one. “That’s `50,” said Tappo. “It’s the “Aunt fox, where’s your house?”
best pichkari in the market!” “Just on the next street,” she replied.
“That’s too much uncle!” exclaimed Micky. Micky and Ricky supported the fox and
“Will you give it to me for `40?” Tappo helped her walk. When they reached the next
agreed, and Micky bought the pichkari. street, she said, “Thank you, children. This is
Ricky also bought one, and then they went my home,” and pointed at a red house.
shopping for colours. They bought bright Before the two friends could move, the
colours, and even some balloons. fox jumped and removed the blanket.
“Micky, let’s buy some masks so that no They then realised she was not old at all.
one recognises us when we play Holi!” “Fools! You should never trust a stranger,
suggested Ricky. Micky agreed at once, especially a fox! My name is Shabbo
and they bought two masks from Heenu and I’m going to eat you up!” she said,
horse’s shop. showing them her sharp teeth.
“Well, our shopping is done. Let’s go
home!” said Micky. 15
“But I’m hungry,” said Ricky. “Let’s eat
something.”
They stopped at Gabbu donkey’s sweet shop.
Gabbu was busy frying puris, and Ricky
bought a plate. “Micky, these are yummy.
Why aren’t you eating?” asked RIcky.
“I ate at home, so I’m not hungry,”
explained Micky.
Ricky finished his puris and rubbed his
tummy. “That was great! Now we can
go home.”
As the two friends were leaving the
market, they saw an old fox covered in a
blanket, sitting under a tree. Her hands
were shaking and she looked unwell.

March (First) 2020

Micky and Ricky were burning!” yelled
scared. They couldn’t Shabbo. “Wait till I
run away because catch you, you naughty
Shabbo was blocking rabbit!”
their path. “Please let “Run, Ricky, run!”
us go, aunt Shabbo,” shouted Micky,
begged Micky. “We grabbing Ricky’s hand.
were helping you like The two raced away as
good children.” fast as they could. Shabbo
“I’ve been waiting for food for tried chasing them, but with
a long time!” said Shabbo, glaring at powder in her eyes, she couldn’t
them. “I’ve finally managed to capture you see and tripped over a stone and fell.
and I’m not going to let you go!” Micky and Ricky reached home by the
The two friends shivered with fear. They time Shabbo managed to get up. They
didn’t know what to do. Suddenly, Micky were glad to be home and happy that
remembered what his mother always told Micky used his wits to save them. This
him, “When in trouble, use your brains was one Holi they would never forget!
and be brave.”
He thought quickly, and took a step Husain Zamin
back. “Aunt Shabbo, please grant us one
last wish before eating us. We have just
bought Holi colours. Will you let us play
Holi one last time?” he asked.
Aunt Shabbo stopped and thought. “Well,
I love Holi too. I guess I can allow you to
play. But don’t put too much colour on
me. It’s a lot of work to remove it later!”
Ricky didn’t understand what Micky
was up to. Micky opened the shopping
bag and took out some colours. “Aunt
Shabbo, if you bend down, I would like
to put some colour on you,” he said.
Shabbo bent down, and as soon as he
could reach her face, Micky threw colour
into her eyes!
“Aaaaa! How dare you! My eyes are

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Instant ice from water

Make ice instantly.

l A purified water bottle l A bowl l Ice cube

1. Put a bottle of purified water in the How does the water freeze so quickly?
freezer for a two-and-a-half hours and then The freezing point of water is 0 degree Celsius.
take it out. For water to become ice, it needs a nucleus or a
starting point. Air bubbles or impurities present
2. Place an ice in the water become that nucleus for water to
cube in a bowl turn into ice. A bottle, which has pure water has
and gently no air bubbles or impurities. This water doesn’t
start pouring freeze quickly.
the cold water In our experiment, when this pure water that is
from the cold but not frozen is poured on the ice cube, it
bottle on it. freezes instantly because the cold water molecules
turn into ice on top of already formed ice that act
When you pour water on the ice cube, it as the nucleus for this cold pure water.
instantly freezes and forms a column of
ice. The water keeps on freezing as it falls Think hard!
on the ice. Would the experiment work if you added

food colour to the water? meyer.ca

How can one detect if milk is impure?
Cryoscope is a device used to measure the freezing
point of a liquid. It uses the freezing
point of milk (-0.54 degree Celsius)
to determine if there are impurities in
it. Like in our experiment, if a liquid
has impurities in it, it will freeze
before its freezing point.
The cryoscope starts to
cool the milk. If the milk
freezes before it reaches
its actual freezing point,
then it is impure.

Father: Arun, go out and Q: You have 10 fishes, 5 Q: What did the doctor goat
water the plants. of them drowned, 3 came tell his patient?
Arun: But it is raining. back to life. How many A: Your teeth are very
Father: So? Take an fishes do you have now? Baaaaaaad.
umbrella and go out to A: Actually fishes don’t Q: What did the lion tell its cub?
water the plants. drown. A: You are roar-tastic!!

Shivani Ikhe, Abdul Sattar, Ananya,
8 years, Kolkata 12 years, Salem 10 years, Agra

Police: Where do you live? Q. What did the Man: Waiter! There’s a small
Me: With my parents! thermometer say to the fly in my soup!
Police: Where do your graduated cylinder? Waiter: Don’t worry, sir! I’ll
parents live? A. You may have graduated take it out.
Me: With me. but I’ve got so many degrees. -NEXT DAY-
Police: Where do you all live? Man: Waiter! There’s a
Me: Together. Anindita Banerjee, spider in my soup!
Police: Where is your house? 11 years, Pune Waiter: Oh! That’s because the
Me: Next to my neighbours flies are on a strike today, sir.
house. Teacher: Govind and Gopal
Police: Where is your have some mangoes with Vaibhav Srivastva,
neighbour’s house? them. If Govind gives Gopal 14 years, Amritsar
Me: If I tell you, you won’t one mango, then they will
believe me. have an equal number of Sahil: I've named my dog
Police: Tell me! mangoes. If Gopal gives Ten Miles.
Me: Next to my house. one mango to Govind then Bunty: Why?
Govind will have thrice as Sahil: Just so I can tell
P. Vishnu Vardhan, many mangoes as Gopal! people I walk Ten Miles
13 years, Bellampally How many mangoes did each twice a day!
have in the beginning?
Teacher: There is a speech Ravi : Ask Govind and Gopal Pooja Kirar,
on Neptune tomorrow. only ma’am! 11 years, Delhi
Everyone must attend it.
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me travel so far. Champak, Delhi Press, A-4, Shri Ram

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Maze Holi is celebrated on March 9. This festival is incomplete
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Tripura

The Land of Fables,
legends and folklore

Hello, kids. I am Pakhi, the Green visit my state when some
Imperial Pigeon. You’ve met my of the popular festivals are
friend Lalu, the Red Panda of Sikkim, in being celebrated such as
the previous issue. He must have told you Kharchi, Banabihar Mela,
about our new expedition to Tripura. I Makar Sankranti, Durga Puja,
hope you are excited to explore ‘The Land Khumpui, Biju, Hozagiri,
Of Fables And Legends’ with me. etc. A lot of tribes in Tripura
celebrate many festivals during
You must be wondering why is it called the time of the harvest with
that? Well, that’s because my state is folk dances, which reflect the
a treasure house of captivating myths tribal culture of Tripura at
and legends. Tripura, meaning three its best.
cities, is the land of royals, majestic
palaces, serene lakes and temples. With a Savour The Fish Effect
magnificent fabled past amidst dazzling Kids, don’t forget to try the traditional
hills, composed valleys and raw beauty, Tripura cuisine ‘Mui Borok’. A dried and
Tripura will offer you more than you can fermented fish, called ‘Berma’ is a key
ever dream of. So, let’s get started. ingredient. Fish is an important part
of Tripura’s culture and Pisciculture
My state is bordered by Bangladesh and or fish farming has
has a symbiotic relationship with Bengal, significantly thMany D1s0tiad0teympoiurlloidkonuncofeiwssh?msoereeds.
Assam and Mizoram. Blessed abundantly enhanced in the
with nature’s touch, my state is known for past few years.
its lush valleys and serendipitous touch. My state is
With Agartala as the capital and grandeur also famous for its handicrafts from
texture at every step, Tripura is sure hand-woven fabric to bamboo items. So,
worth more than one visit. don’t forget to bring yourself a wooden
souvenir.
Diversity At Its Best Tripura is predominantly a hilly
region which displays three distinct
Tripura is an authentic representative of physiographic regions—hill ranges,
the diversity and houses various tribal undulating plateau land and alluvial land.
groups. Through mystic folklore and My state is known for its adventurous hill
unique dance and music, you can get a slopes as there are five major hill ranges—
vivid insight into Tripura’s culture.
The celebration of festivals is a never-
ending party in Tripura. Make sure to

Baramura-Deotamura, Atharamura- Time To Create Your Itinerary
Kalajhari, Jampui, Unakoti-Sakhantlang
and Longthorai. My state is an awesome destination for
tourists. It is filled with majestic royal
My gorgeous small state is palaces, stone art and carvings that are
distinguished by its impeccable cultural hard to forget. Be it temples, monasteries,
inheritance, which is reflected from every lush valleys, superfluous lakes, or the
corner. Famous for orange and pineapple captivating wildlife, Tripura will not stop
gardens and not to forget those paddy surprising you at every step you take.
fields and tea plantations, Tripura will
surely give you the pastoral delight of The Royal Touch
lgtapihrefteeearacuacteineftdduygele’ptstvoracxiowlhvlfaaairdgoyoetemfisclriofem.TIhteoihfsiTgrhaiDebpisoudtvrpeayeotiahsuke9,ks7Bne5ea.ot3whl6el?vimaenle.gtrcehship
pollution for sure. The Neer Mahal is a famous palace found
in Tripura. There is also the mighty
Incredible State Symbols Ujjayanta Palace, the former palace of

l I am not just the state bird but also one of Fact-O-Pedia
the largest forest pigeons.
l Floating palace, Neer Mahal is the only
l The state flower, Indian rose chestnut is water palace of Northeast India. This unique
also called cobra's saffron. Quirky, isn’t it? architectural wonder reflects both Muslim and
Hindu cultures and traditions.
l The state tree, Agarwood is one of the
world’s most expensive trees. It is also l There is only 1 Road (NH 44), which connects
called a Magic Tree as each and every Tripura to rest of India.
part of this tree is amazingly useful.
The lasting effects of herbal agar tea l Notable composers S D Burman and R D
are worth every sip. Burman were from Tripura. So, yes the rich
musical culture of Tripura is a true delight to
l Don’t forget to see Phayre’s Leaf one’s ears.
Monkey, the state animal of Tripura.
This species is famous goggly eyes. This l It is also the third smallest state of India.
adorable creature is on the verge of l The Tagore Connection: When Tripura’s
extinction but luckily Tripura is full
of them. Bengali language and culture was on the verge
of socio-political crisis, the King of Tripura,
Krishna Kishore Manikya requested Prince
Dwarakanath Tagore, the great grandfather
of Nobel-laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore,
to save literature and culture and received
favourable support immediately.

the Kingdom, which is now a museum. Reflecting T he Ancient Architecture
Located at the heart of Agartala, this
magnificent palace is a must-visit. The Ever been on an excavation hunt? Love
tiled floors, beautiful wooden ceilings and exploring ancient sites. Then Tripura is
royal doors are truly captivating. The the right place for you. Pilak (Jolaibari)
Kunjaban Palace, a picturesque royal exhibits the remnants of the old temple
building, famous for its scenic beauty and palace. This place is also called
and intricate rock-cut carvings and the treasure house of Buddhist and
gigantic gardens should also be on your Hindu sculptures. Here you’ll see the
itinerary for sure. Did you know? The poet artefacts from the Hindu Rulers of the
Rabindranath Tagore stayed there in his seventh century. And let’s not forget the
last visit to Tripura exceptional photographs you are gonna
get here for sure. Unakoti, also a famous
Temples And Monasteries pilgrimage contains marvellous rock
carvings and scenic waterfalls.
Kids, don’t forget to visit the oldest
temple ever. Matabari or Tripura Sundari The ruins of a brick-built building
Temple is one of the famous temples of emerged recently in the north-western
Northeast India. It is almost 500 years part of the state. The place is called
old. A well-revered place of Tripura is one the Buddhist Stupa and an idol of Lord
of the ancient temple located on a hill-top. Buddha had been discovered which
This popular religious shrine is visited by confirms that it was a Buddha temple in
thousands of devotees across the nation. the past. So, yes don't forget to check it
out as well.
Kamalasagar
Kali temple, The Gunabati group of temples may
the pilgrimage look like the other contemporary temples
centre of Tripura of Tripura but trust me their tangible
also known as antiquity still need to be uncovered. So,
Kasba Kali Bari wake up the hidden Sherlock Holmes in
is situated 27 km you and go for an excavation vacation.
away from the Oh kids, there so much more, The State
capital. You can Academy of tribal art, the beautiful
also see the beautiful lake near this temple Dumboor,
called Kamala lake which is a perfect spot Rudrasagar
for a fun family picnic. and Kalyan
Also, don’t forget to visit the famous Sagar lakes;
Mahamuni Pagoda temple, one of the the enchanting
most prominent Buddhist pilgrimage site. wildlife
The Mahumuni Buddha image is seated sanctuaries
on a 1.80 meters high pedestal. There is at Sepahijala,
also the serene Gedu Mia’s Mosque, this exalted Jampui
tranquil beauty provides a calm ambience Hills and the notable rock carvings at
not just to the Muslim minority of Chambimura and so on. I can’t stop telling
Tripura but to anyone who finds pleasure you how grand my state is. Better would
in exploring the exquisite minarets and be to let it surprise you on its own. I hope
towers with embellishing artwork which is you have learned a lot about my state and
hard to resist. are curious to know more. Visit us soon to
explore more.

Let’s play this fun quiz to revise our knowledge of Tripura. The first 100 entries, including
entries from Hindi, English, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada magazines, together will get an annual

subscription of Champak free. So, hurry up, what are you waiting for?

1) What is the capital of Tripura? 6) Match the following: i) State Animal
a) Berma a) Green Imperial Pigeon ii) State Tree
b) Unakoti b) Indian rose chestnut iii) State Bird
c) Agartala c) Agarwood iv) State Flower
d) Sepahijala d) Phayre’s Leaf Monkey

2) Fill in the blanks: “A lot of tribes in 7) The famous Neer Mahal is unique
Tripura celebrate many festivals during the a) Because of its intricate rock-cut carvings.
time of the ___________ with folk dances b) Because it is the only water palace of
which reflect the tribal culture of Tripura
at its best.” Northeast India
c) Because it has a huge statue of Lord
a) Irrigation
b) Harvest Buddha.
c) Sowing d) Because it is the oldest palace of Tripura.
d) Storage 8) The Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore
3) Which among the following is the
stayed where during his last visit to the
traditional Tripura cuisine? Tripura?
a) Mui Borok a) Neer Mahal
b) Longthorai b) Ujjayanta Palace
c) Sakhantlang c) Kunjaban Palace
d) Atharamura d) Kamala lake Palace
4) The highest peak Bethliangchhip of Tripura 9) The famous Mahamuni Pagoda temple is
famous for the
is how many metres above the sea level? a) Buddha image which is seated on a 1.80
a) 976.36 metres
b) 977.36 metres meters high pedestal.
c) 978.35 metres b) Stupefying Buddhist and Hindu sculptures.
d) 975.36 metres c) Marvellous rock carvings and scenic
5) State whether the given statement is true
waterfalls.
or false. d) Artefacts from the Hindu Rulers of the
“There is only 1 Road (NH 44) which
seventh century.
connects Tripura to rest of India.” 10) Fill in the blanks: “The ruins of a brick-
a) True
b) False built building emerged recently in the
_______________ part of the state.”
a) North-eastern
b) South east
c) North-western
d) West Tripura

Mail your answers with your contact info at
writetochampak@delhipress.in

And kids, now I bid you farewell as our trip to Northeast India has come to an end. I truly hoped
that you have enjoyed this wonderful journey. I sure hope that my friends and I have made you more

curious about our unique culture and unremarkable heritage. I know that you will be visiting us
shortly, so it’s not goodbye after all.

Today is Holi! All the kids will be
busy playing Holi on the playground.

I'll surely catch someone!

DAS

jackal smears black kids were playing Holi. jackal was walking
colour on his face. towards the playground
Let's apply colour on
Now no one will jumbo, like every year. when fox sees him.
recognise me!
Yes, and then he will Oh! A ghost!
GIVE US sweets! yAY!

I'm not a ghost! Well, you seem to I'm going to the
I'm JOJO jackal! have played Holi! What playground to
catch a prey.
more do you want?

Oh, yes! There are many kids on the I will catch one and
playground. I'm going there too! make him my meal!

Never! These are my prey, not yours! Not at all! This is
my area, not yours!

The fox PUNCHEs the jackal, The jackal falls I should run,
hurling him in the air. amongst the kids. otherwise they'll

Pour water on HIM! catch me too!
Let's see his face!

I'll beat you up Ouch!
in your own area!

jumbo WAS WALKING jumbo kicks the fox. The fox too lands
TOWARDS the PLAYGROUND. amongst the kids.
You won't make
Hey! What are that mistake again! Let's pour water
you doing here? on him too!

I CAME HERE Aah!
by mistake!

Or you can APPLY hAPPY HOLI! LET'S And we WILL
COLOURS on him! CELEBRATE AND remain hungry
EAT sweets!
FOREVER!

1. I am not alive, but I grow 1. Which is the largest flower in
I don’t have lungs, but I need air the world?
I don’t have a mouth, but water A) Rose
kills me. B) Rafflesia
Who am I? C) Sunflower
D) Marigold
2. I make two people out of one.
Who am I? 2. What do you call a house made
of ice?
3. I am white A) Bamboo Home
when I am dirty, B) Log Home
and black C) Igloo
when I am clean. D) Cottage
Who am I?
3. Which is the smallest bird?
4. I have a thousand needles A) Humming Bird
but I do not sew. B) Crow
Who am I? C) Parrot
D) Sparrow
5. I am a box without hinges,
lock or keys. 4. Who discovered the radio?
Yet golden treasure lies within me. A) Dr. Abdul Kalam
Who am I? B) Albert Einstien
C) Pavlov
D) Marconi

Answers: Who am I? Answers: How Much Do You Know?

1. Fire 2. A mirror 3. A blackboard 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D
4. A Porcupine 5. An egg

Join the dots according to the
numbers and complete the picture.

March (First) 2020 27

Digital Holi

Vinod Kumar Vicky sending the messages. But they wouldn’t
go through!
Champu mouse The server was down and there was no
was getting network. Champu tried and tried to send
excited as Holi his beautiful messages for hours and
approached. Though didn’t know when he fell asleep.
he had not bought any He woke up the next day to noises outside
colours or pichkaris this his window. He looked out and saw all his
year, he had decided friends having fun. They were hugging each
that he will celebrate other and throwing colour around. Many of
Holi digitally. them were eating gujiya and dahi-vada.
For many days, Champu
had been creating
beautiful digital Holi
cards with poems and
pictures. He signed them
using a digital signature, and
saved them on his laptop and
mobile phone.
He refused to allow anyone else to use
his laptop or phone because he did not
want them to see his beautiful messages.
He wanted to surprise his family and
friends with his unique electronic greetings
at midnight on the day before Holi.
Champu wanted to be the first in Jingalala
forest to do send these greetings on
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp.
Even his dreams were full of the messages
he would send, and the many likes and
comments he would get when he sent them.
Finally, it was the day before Holi. That
night, after dinner, Champu sat down
with his laptop and phone and began

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Music was being played, and Chichi everyone. Instead, he was the last person
sparrow, Mannu mynah, Ginni bird and to welcome Holi.
Teepu parrot were dancing. Covered in Just then, Gillu giraffe saw him, and
pink and green colours, Gopu rhino and pulled Champu out to wish him a happy
Humpty elephant danced along. Holi. Gillu was joined by Billu cat and all
Soaked in red colour, Nanku rabbit was the others.
putting colours on others. Simpu jackal They put colour on Champu and sprayed
was carrying a pichkari spraying coloured him with water and offered him sweets.
water on the animals and Sweetie lioness Champu began to feel better.
hugged everybody and wished them. He realised that wishing his friends by
Dhenchu donkey, covered in blue hugging them, and tossing real colours
colour and Rozy fox in purple were around made him much happier than the
distributing sweets. likes and comments he would have got on
Looking at this, Champu felt sad. His a digital greeting.
grand plan of sending digital messages to Very soon, he was jumping around,
all had failed because of poor network. throwing colour in the air and shouting
He wanted to be the first to greet “Happy Holi!”

p s babu

Parts of this
image have been
left blank. Look
at the picture,
complete it and
then colour it.
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Dumdum’s Electricity Bill

Nina Singh Solanki
Dumdum bear lived in a peaceful
forest called Anandvan. He ran went to see him. “Can I help you, Lalu?”
a grocery shop from his house he asked.

and all the animals came there to buy “Thanks for the offer, Dumdum, but I
from his shop. Timmy deer and Nattu have just finished unpacking,” said Lalu,
monkey were Dumdum’s best friends and out of breath from all the moving.
everyone knew about their friendship.
“You are new to this forest, so do let
Lalu fox had just moved to Anandvan me know if you need any help,” said
and he rented a house next to Dumdum’s Dumdum, being kind and friendly to his
house. The day Lalu moved in, Dumdum new neighbour.

“Thank you, I will. After all, a neighbour Just then, Gogi pigeon came with
is your companion in good and bad Dumdum’s electricity bill. Dumdum
times,” said Lalu, thanking Dumdum. opened the bill and was shocked to see a
Dumdum then invited Lalu to his house huge amount.
for tea and biscuits. “I would like that. “What is wrong, Dumdum?” asked Timmy.
I’m feeling tired after all this work,” said “Gogi, are you sure this is not someone
Lalu, and the two went to Dumdum’s else’s bill?” asked Dumdum.
house for tea. “Let’s check the name on top. It’s yours
This became a habit, and Lalu would drop only,” said Gogi, reading the envelope.
by for tea almost every day. This went on Nattu took the bill and looked at it. “It is
for more than a month. your bill, Dumdum,” he said.
“Dumdum, we hope you won’t forget “But this bill is for `4,000,” said a
your old friends in your excitement of shocked Dumdum. “You know how
making new friends,” teased Timmy careful I am while using electricity. I never
and Nattu. leave the fan or lights on when they are
“Can that ever happen? Ours is an not needed. Normally, my bill is for `500
unbreakable bond!” said Dumdum, and or so. I never get such a huge bill!”
they all laughed.

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“Oh, I’m sure such bills are common for higher reading than usual.
rich people like you,” teased Nattu. Dumdum paid the bill, but began to be
“This is more than what I pay in four even more careful about using electricity.
months,” laughed Timmy. He only switched on the light and fan
“This isn’t funny!” exclaimed Dumdum. when he was in a room, and made sure to
“I can’t believe I got such a huge bill.” switch everything off when he left. Despite
His friends then realised that Dumdum this, the next month’s bill was equally high.
was upset and they fell silent, thinking of Dumdum went to Lalu to see if he
how to solve this problem. had a similar problem. “Dumdum, the
Timmy went to the electricity department government has increased the price of
office to check if there was a problem electricity. That’s why your bill is so high,”
with the meter reading. But everything said Lalu.
was right, and the meter showed a much “Is your bill also high, Lalu? How much
was it for this month?” asked Dumdum.

“Oh, it’s always high but I pay it without Dumdum also had no idea about why
thinking. Now, I really have to leave to there was a wire connecting the two
meet someone,” said Lalu, and left the houses. His friends were sure something
house hurriedly. fishy was going on. “Maybe this is how
A few days later, Nattu and Timmy your electricity bills reached `4,000,”
were walking on the back lane to go to said Nattu.
Dumdum’s house. They noticed a wire “But how is this possible?” asked
going through a window into Dumdum’s Dumdum innocently. “Why would Lalu
house. “Nattu, do you see that wire?” do that?”
asked Timmy. Timmy and Nattu were sure that Lalu
“Yes, it’s an electric wire and it’s going was up to no good. They went inside
from Lalu’s house to Dumdum’s,” the house and looked at the electricity
replied Nattu. main board. There was a wire coming
Nattu and Timmy decided to ask from Lalu’s house going into Dumdum’s
Dumdum about it. electricity board!
“Dumdum, have you let Lalu inside your
34 house and left him alone?” asked Timmy.
“Never. He usually sits in the shop with
me,” said Dumdum. “Oh, there was
just one time when I had to buy things
and was expecting a courier. I left my
keys with Lalu and had gone out for a
few hours.”
Timmy pulled out the wire from Lalu’s
house. “It is clear now why your bills have
been so high!”
The friends scolded Dumdum. “One
should not be so careless, Dumdum,” said
Timmy. “You should have noticed this
wire before!”
“I’m going to file a complaint with the
police,” said Nattu.
“I’m going to drive him out of
Anandvan,” said Timmy angrily. “There’s
no place for cheats in our forest.”

Navya Bhupathiraju

“Wait! Let us first talk to Lalu,” said “If someone regrets his mistakes and is
Dumdum, trying to calm his friends. Just truly sorry, we should accept his apologies
then, Lalu came to visit Dumdum. and forgive him. Come friends, let us all
“Did you steal from your innocent have tea together,” said Dumdum.
neighbour?” asked Nattu as soon as
Lalu entered. Lalu felt even more ashamed of his
Lalu’s face became pale when he heard behaviour and promised that he would
this. never cheat again. He paid Dumdum
“Don’t you feel ashamed of yourself ?” back and decided to be a kind neighbour
asked Timmy. “Dumdum has been so nice like him
to you since you moved here!”
Lalu began to shake with fear and Statement of ownership and particulars about CHAMPAK
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Holi Piñata

By Avantika Gupta

Make a piñata this Holi from
crepe paper and have fun!
You will need:

Paper cylinder, pencil, scissors, glue
stick, red chart paper, crepe paper in
different colours, thread, treats

How to make:

1. Cut 2-inch strips from 2. Cut a circle using 3. Stick the crepe paper
all the crepe sheets so red chart paper and strips using glue on top
of each other to cover the
that they wrap around the cover one end of surface of the cylinder.
cylinder. Cut slits along the the cylinder.

edge of each strip.

4. Stick thread inside 5. Fill the cylinder with Your piñata is ready! Hit it
the cylinder to hang it. treats and cover the other with a stick till it breaks

end. Hang the Piñata and treats fall from it.
using the thread.

Try making this yourself at home! Send your creations to us at
writetochampak@delhipress.in or take a photo and send it to us at +91 9619587613

Hidden Find 10 pichkaris in the picture below.
Picture

* Answer on the last page.

The Real Reason

Medhavini Mohan
Julie was sad when she came home
from school. After lunch, as was “So much crying for just this? Maybe the
her habit, she didn’t sit and talk to other children dance better,” consoled ma.

ma about what happened in school “No, ma. That’s not the reason. I know
that day. Instead, she ate and went to why she put me in the last row!” said
her room. Julie, sobbing. “You know I love to dance,
and I asked you to make me join Kathak
Ma waited for a little time, and when Julie dance classes. I have also been learning
did not come out, went to her room. She modern dance. You know that ma.”
found Julie lying in bed, silent. “What
happened, dear?” asked ma, stroking “Yes dear. I know you have been
Julie’s hair. practising very hard,” said ma.

Julie burst into tears and blurted, “The “And when the auditions for the
teacher has put me in the back row for the group dance were announced, I
group dance. She does this every time!” practised even more and I was

selected. But Vidisha ma’am put me in the complain to the principal, ma?” asked
last row. Three girls who make so many Julie, still talking.
dance mistakes are in the first row. Ma’am Her mother thought for a while. “Julie,
even asked me to teach them the steps,” I think there’s another way to make your
explained Julie. teacher understand. It may be difficult to
“Oh. If she thinks you’re so good, why prove that she is being unfair because of
did she not put you in the front row?” your skin colour. Let me think,” said ma.
asked ma. Julie and ma sat quietly for some time.
“First, I thought it was because there was Then ma asked, “Julie, isn’t Vidisha
something wrong with my dance. But ma’am your language teacher? She has
from the time I have started dancing in given you an essay to write on ‘what I
class 1 to now, I have never been put in want to become’, hasn’t she?”
front. This time, I worked so hard and “Yes, ma. I will finish it today. We are
I know I dance better than most of the supposed to read it out in class tomorrow.
others. But still, I’m in the last row,” I’m going to write that I want to become
sobbed Julie. a dancer!”
“Why is that?” asked ma.
“Because I’m dark. That’s why!” 39
exclaimed Julie.
Ma hugged Julie. She now understood
what Julie was going through. When ma
had been in school, she too had often
been teased by others for being dark.
Ma did not want Julie to grow up feeling
the same way, so had brought her up
to think that good qualities were more
important than skin colour. But what
could a child do when a teacher was
being unfair?
“And in class, Vidisha ma’am is not so
strict with children who are fair. Can you

“Well Julie, what if you write about how kids. It is a very important job. When I
you want to be a teacher?” ma laughed and become a teacher, I will make sure that all
looked at Julie with a twinkle in her eyes. children are treated equally in my class.
Julie understood what ma meant! “Oh I will pay attention to their talent and
yes! Thank you for this idea, ma!” abilities, and not to the colour of their
The next day, all the children had to read skin. I will not behave differently to a
their essays in Vidisha ma’am’s class. child who is dark or fair, tall or short.
Soon, it was Julie’s turn. I will not do anything to make any
She picked up her notebook and started child feel sad. And just like my teachers
reading, “I want to become a teacher here, I will put in all my effort to teach
when I grow up because just one teacher the children.”
can make or break the future of so many All the children in class who had been
ignored because of their colour or
size clapped loudly and cheered when
Julie finished.
Vidisha ma’am understood what Julie had
done. Without complaining or blaming
anyone, she had said what she wanted to say.

That day, when dance practice
began, Vidisha ma’am changed the
order of dancers.
Julie was now in the front
row, along with many
accomplished dancers. Julie
danced happily, like a bird
who had been set free
from the cage

amalgamation graphics

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International Women’s Day International Women’s Day is
celebrated on March 8. Below are a
few famous Indian women and their
achievement. Can you identify them?

First Indian woman
who went to space

First woman police
officer of India

Founded the first
girl’s school of India

First woman to play 200
One Day Internationals
Voice of the Millennium

* Answer on the last page.

Colour Me

SpOt the Difference Circle 10 differences you can find
between the two pictures.

Us and Them and body posture to communicate
with each other. Horses have better
Humans express emotions through a eyesight than cats and dogs.
variety of facial gestures like frowning, They use the facial muscles to alter
raising eyebrows, rolling eyes, lifting their facial expressions in different
chins and many more like these. These social situations. For example, when
gestures form a part of non-verbal threatened or surprised, they raise
communication in which words are their eyebrows. They widen their eyes,
not used. like us, to show fear. Horses can also
We have 27 distinct facial movements purse their lips to show anger, flare
that we use to express these emotions. their nostrils before getting into a fight
In the animal kingdom, one would and curl back
assume that chimpanzees would have their upper lip
the second highest facial movements when smelling
since they are closely related to us. But a strong odour,
horses come second with 17 unique besides several
facial movements, followed by dogs other facial
with 16 and chimpanzees with 13 facial movements.
movements.
Like us, horses are social animals that Horses
live in herds. They use their excellent ears can turn
sense of sight, facial expressions in different
directions to aid
their hearing.

Muskan dhull An unusual Role Model
14 years, Hisar When I open a book,
A storybook or a textbook,
Fun It lets me soar over my imagination,
Stars sail on the night sea, Through its white pages as fluffy as a cloud.
Somehow, they manage to appease me!
Rainbows mingle among the clouds and rain, It lets me hover,
That’s the moon bow’s cause and main! While gripping its colourful cover,
Can we all play together? Through incredible cities of imagination,
That’ll be fun in any weather! And colossal castles of creativity.

Games don’t matter, It removes thoughts of gloom,
Just like the hare and Mad Hatter! And makes my mind bloom,
You can read a book if you have time to spare,
Throughout the fabulous flight,
Find a novel somewhere! Over vast lands of innovation.
Just be curious, keep wondering,
Make others’ lives uphill, don’t just keep bickering! It flies
Over vast skies,
That’s how much fun it is! Carrying large quantities of imagination,
And a pinch or two of creativity.
Anusha Shukla It floats over heights,
And makes me feel ecstatic onsight,
10 years, Jabalpur Of every interesting book,
That’s really awesome.
It inspires me,
To write a story or a poem with glee,
That’s when I realise,
That it’s real role model.
I learn from a book to be innovative,
And creative,
Moreover, to be quite useful,
And that’s why I consider it as
an unusual role model.
P. V. Dharshini
11 years, Chennai

Kumud Bhalla
5 years, Delhi

Niyati Srinath Bhargav Soni
8 years, Bengaluru 11 years, Himachal Pradesh

Holi The Wave
Sky is filled with colours; Once there was a wave
Made from the fragrance of flowers, When I saw I thought hooray
But he said caloo calay
Children are playing So then I thought to say
By spraying colours on their friends,
Why don’t we play?
Everyone is enjoing! He wanted to say
It’s the flower season, Spring; But he saw a sun’s ray
Happiness is what it brings Due to which he looked grey.
Meena Kapur
To celebrate Spring, 8 years, Mumbai
We celebrate Holi,
Holi the festival that depicts the arrival of Spring.

R. Sahana
10 years, Chennai

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Aura Samanta,
11 years,

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Dadaji and World Wildlife Day Riya and Rahul were reading
the newspaper with Dadaji.
Vivek Chakravarty
Why do we celebrate
Dadaji, what does this day, Dadaji?
this headline 'INDIA
INCREASES ITS WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION EFFORTS'

mean? Is there
something special
going on today?

Yes, RIYA, today IS March 3 AND IT
is celebrated as World Wildlife Day.

This day is celebrated to raise Yes! Not just the animals,
awareness among people about plants in the wild need to
taking care of the existing species
be cared for, too.
of wild animals and plants.

Even plants?

What kind of care, Dadaji?

nowadays, fOR development, we are destroying
our forests by cutting down trees. THIS cauSES air
pollution. our actions cause severe damage to the
environment, which haRMS many animals and plants.

Dadaji, but the That is what we all think. However,
animals and there are thousands of animals

plants that were and plants around the world that
around us earlier are at the verge of going extinct.
in India, there are 132 animal and
are still here.
Then, what is this plant species in danger.
danger all about?

132 species!?

Therefore, WE
WANT PEOPLE TO

REALISE THAT
their actions ARE
NOT HELPING THE

ENVIRONMENT.

Yes! In fact, some of the most Yes, And before all these species
common birds flying around us vanish from earth just like the
such as sparrows and vultures
dinosaurs, we need to take action
too are in danger. towards their protection.

sonal

Uh-oh! That’s why we are seeing
lesser and lesser number of
birds around us these days.

Certainly! it is very crucial to preserve the
ENVIRONMENT of the planet. Also, the theme
for this year is Sustaining all Life on Earth.

Yes, Dadaji. I have Yes Dadaji! Earth belongs to all of us, and so does
also read that the the responsibility of its protection and care!

life of humans Dadaji nodded his head warmly in agreement.
can exist on this
planet only IF these
animals and plants
exist. If they vanish,
then human beings
too will NOT BE ABLE

TO SURVIVE.

A Toy For The Princess
Harish Bhandari
The king of Shantivana, Sheru,
had a pretty daughter. He loved The king was very worried. One day,
her very much. One day, the when he was sitting with the princess, he
princess fell ill. The king called the best said, “My dear daughter, I wish I knew
what to do to cure your illness!”
doctors to treat her, and took her to many
hospitals. But nobody could find out why The princess replied, “Papa, just get me
the princess was ill. In spite of taking the moon to play. I know I will feel better
medicines, she did not become better. when I play with it.”

The king was happy The joker went to the princess’s room.
to do something and “Have you brought me the moon?”
immediately called his she asked excitedly, as soon as she saw
minister. “Minister, my the joker.
daughter says she will “I’ll get the moon for you. But first, tell
get well when she plays me, how big should the moon be?”
with the moon. You “As big as the nail of my thumb,” replied
must get me the moon the princess. “When I stretch my thumb
by tomorrow night,” nail towards the moon, I cannot see it. It
ordered the king. gets completely hidden behind it.”
The minister was shocked. “Good! Now can you please tell me what
“The moon?” he said. “This is it is made of and how high is it?” asked
impossible, your majesty. I can get the joker.
anything else from any corner of the “The moon is made of gold and it is at
world. But I cannot get the moon.” the height of the tree over there,” the
The king became angry and ordered the princess replied.
minister to go away. Then he called for “Alright! Tonight, I will climb the tree and
his army commander and repeated his bring the moon down,” said the joker and
order. “Get the moon for my daughter went back to the king.
to play with!” The commander too said
he could not. “Your majesty, nobody can 49
bring the moon here. It’s too far away!”
The king sent him away and called for
the minister in charge of finance. He too
was unable to help. “Go away from here,”
shouted the king angrily.
Finally, the king ordered the court joker
to come to him. “Your majesty, did you
send for me?” asked the joker, bowing.
“Yes!” said the king, and burst into tears.
“My daughter says she will not be well till
she plays with the moon. Can you bring
the moon for her to play with?”
“Yes, your majesty,” replied the joker.
“But first, I need to ask the princess how
big her moon should be. Don’t trouble
yourself, sir. I will go ask her that myself.”

March (First) 2020

“Your majesty, tomorrow I will bring the she say when she sees the moon in the sky
moon for the princess,” he announced. tonight?” he wondered.
Then he told the king his plan. King That evening, the king and the joker
Sheru was very happy to hear it. went to the princess’s room. The moon
The joker left the palace and went to rose in the sky and the princess ran to
the jeweller. He asked him to make a the window to look at it. “Well princess,
golden moon. how is there a moon in the sky when it is
The next day, the joker took the golden around your neck?” asked the joker.
moon with him and gave it to the The princess laughed. “You are so funny!
princess. She was very happy with it, and When a tooth breaks and falls off, another
immediately put it on a chain and wore it. one comes out. Everyone knows that! In
Soon, she began to feel better. the same way, a new moon has come out!”
The king was happy to see his daughter The king also laughed and sat down to
get well. But he was worried. “What will play with his daughter

MANIMALA JEEVA

Some things in
this picture are
not right. Find
out what they are.

Champak proudly presents the results of the Season

7Champak Creative Child Contest Season 7.

Go Green Vighnesh Sunil Zore, 10 years
I want to make my
wish come true KVK Ghatkopar Sarvajanik School
Let’s make the sky blue. (Primary Section), Ghatkopar West
Don’t cut the trees
Lets’s make our world clean and green.
Use the cars
When you’re going very far
No use for bikes
The thing that elders ride.
Let’s make our world pollution free,
Do you all agree?

Priyanti Mazumder, 9 years,

Kolkata

Nidhi Vinod Natekar, 7 years Shaalin Santosh Mandlik, 7 years

KVK Ghatkopar Sarvajanik School KVK Ghatkopar Sarvajanik School
(Primary Section), Ghatkopar West (Primary Section), Ghatkopar West

An exciting drawing competition!

Arya Pravin Raje, 8 years Harsh Bhalchandra Kamat, 5 years Tanvi Jaywant Nachanekar, 9 years

Champak Creative Child Contest was organised at KVK Ghatkopar Sarvajanik School (Primary Section), Ghatkopar West. 100
students participated in the contest and enthusiastically submitted their drawings. Certificates were given to the best entries.


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