Shri Darpan 2022-23

251 |Shri Darpan Eid Eid is a religious festival that Muslims all over the world celebrate. It marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In the month of Ramadan, Muslims keep day-long fasts and read the Quran regularly. They take a vow to do good to others. At the start of the tenth month and at the first sighting on the new moon, Muslims break their fast and celebrate with friends and family. They wear their best clothes, decorate their homes, give gifts, and enjoy feasts. Being the festival of joy and celebration, Eid brings about a lot of happiness in everyone’s lives. It serves as a reward to people who fast the whole month and enjoy Eid and feast. Thus, it spreads joy and brotherhood. - Samhitha Reddy Cirra, IVE Sammakka Saralamma Jathara It is a festival to honor the Hindu tribal goddesses. It is celebrated in the state of Telangana. Jatara is known for witnessing one of the largest people gatherings in the world. The rituals related to the goddesses are entirely conducted by the Koya tribe priests, with Koya customs and traditions. -Gaman, IVE Sammakka Sarakka Did you know that the largest tribal festival of India takes place in Telangana? It is known as Sammakka Sarakka. About 14 to15 million people participate in this festival. They worship tribal goddesses Sammakka and Sarakka, who are believed to be the guardians of the forest and protectors of people. During the festival, devotees carry earthen pots with vermillion and Bangaram (jiggery)on their heads in a procession and offer it to the goddess. Devotees also bathe in river ‘Jampanna Vagu’ to purify themselves. It is a celebration of the rich cultural traditions of the tribal communities of Telangana.

252 |Shri Darpan - Mihika Vishwakarma, IVE Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival celebrating the rebirth of Lord Ganesh. It is usually celebrated in the month of September. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated for 10 days and on the 10th day the Ganesh Idol is immersed in the water. Lord Ganesh is decorated with leaves, flowers, and fruits because they were his favourite food. The best and safest way to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi is by using handmade mud/clay idols, this way we can avoid water pollution. On Ganesh Chaturthi, we either make clay Ganesha at home or get mud Ganesha from the shop. We also cook Lord Ganesha’s favorite food and offer him. We read the prayer book and sing prayers. I also keep all my textbooks, notebooks and my diary in front of the idol for blessings. Lord Ganesha is also known as the Lord of Wisdom and Wealth. So before starting any work people ask him for blessings so that all hurdles are removed. - Sri Thiya, IVE

253 |Shri Darpan Tiruvathirai Tiruvathirai is a Hindu festival celebrated in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It celebrates the birthday of Ardhanarishvara, form of Shiva and is celebrated in January. Shesha serpent of Lord Vishnu along with the flower devotee sage of Lord Shiva, Vyaghrapada, wanted to see the cosmic dance of Shiva. They performed severe penance in the Nataraja temple at Chidambaram. Pleased with their devotion, Shiva performed his cosmic dance and granted a boon to the sage that he will have tiger legs so that he could pluck flowers in the morning and offer it to the lord without being stung by the bees. Tiruvathirai is the longest night in the year. A special Thiruvabaranam (sacred jewel) Alankaram to Nataraja and a special dish called Kali is offered to the lord. - Giridhar Venkateshwaran, IVE Bathukamma Bathukamma is a flower-festival celebrated in Telangana and in different parts of Andhra Pradesh. This festival is celebrated for nine days every year. Bathukamma is a beautiful flower mound, arranged with unique seasonal flowers having medicinal values, in seven concentric layers in the shape of temple Gopuram. In Telugu, ‘Bathukamma' means ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’. Bathukamma means "the festival of life". On the day of the festival, women of Telangana dress up in traditional saris, and jewellery. Girls wear lehenga choli combining it with jewels to look their best. - Vihan Mohan, IVE Beyond Borders: A Glimpse into International Festivals La Tomatina La Tomatina is a festival that is held in Spain. Participants throw tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment. Usually, the fight lasts for about one hour, after which the town square is covered with tomato debris. Fire trucks then hose down the streets and participants often use hoses that locals provide to remove the tomatoes from their bodies.

254 |Shri Darpan During La Tomatina, a lot of tomatoes are wasted. We should use the tomatoes wisely. There are around 500 million people in the world who cannot afford to buy food. So, instead of wasting the tomatoes, they can be utilized in a better way by donating them to people who do not have enough food. - Achintya Tiwari, IVF The Story of Chinese New Year Chinese New Year has been celebrated for more than 4,000 years. The New Year celebrated was held at various times at the whim of the emperor. Today the celebration starts on the Chinese Calendar. Because the Chinese calendar is tied to the cycles of the moon, the Chinese New Year is also called the lunar New Year. - Adhya Rao, IVF చట్టచి లకము పేర్డీ చట్టచి లకము న్న పుట్టని రోజమాు న్నక్త గిఫ్టిఏద్మాు,ఇంట్లోఉంద్మాు న్నక్త కేక్త ఏద్మాు ఇకక డ ఉంద్మాు అంద్రు ర్ండమాు గ్గటుక్తక తినర్మాు Thanvi - గ్గలాబీ, IVF Akshaya, IVF

255 |Shri Darpan Bullfighting When you are being chased, By a big fat bull, Even though you win, Still, you should care for the bull, Else it will feel like a sin! As you know, there is no way, For a bull, to actually win any day. Even if it kills you, He’ll still be slaughtered By other bullfighters. So that is why, let’s stop this rendition, And I request, to quit this tradition. We shall care for the bull, And I’m sorry to say, Let’s not wait another day. We must make sure we quit now This tradition Now don’t ask me how! - Anaaya Shekhar, IVF Chinese New Year Chinese New Year falls on a different day each year. It is also known as 'Spring Festival'. In China, each year is linked with a different animal. The celebrations last for 15 days. Guo Nian Hao means Happy New Year! Children receive red envelopes with money inside Trivia TimeRed is the traditional color of the Han — the dominant ethnic group in China — that signifies good fortune, luck, vitality, celebration and prosperity. Especially during the Chinese New Year, the country's people adorn themselves in red apparel to boost luck and ward off evil spirits. -Chetan Rao, IVF

256 |Shri Darpan Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. This festival is most commonly referred as Spring Festival. People welcome spring and believe that this new year brings planting and harvests, new beginnings and fresh starts. This Spring Festival is mainly to pray to Gods for a good planting and harvest season. This festival is associated with several myths and customs. It is a tradition for every family to thoroughly clean their house, in order to sweep away any ill fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. Another custom is the decoration of windows and doors with red paper-cuts. These paper cuts indicate good fortune, happiness, wealth and longevity. Some people also celebrate this festival by lighting firecrackers and giving money to children in red paper envelopes. Chinese new year symbolizes that everyone should get food, money and health. That’s why this occasion is very important for Chinese and is the longest festival which is celebrated for 15 days. Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year has been celebrated in China for over 3500 years to pray to the Gods for good planting and harvest. People also pray to their ancestors and traditional ceremonies are held. People get together and welcome New Year with customs that shall bring good luck, good fortune, wealth, prosperity and happiness. Chinese New Year is often celebrated with lion dances and dragon dances. In a few cities in China, firecrackers and fireworks are lit in hopes to bring good luck. They are performed to bring prosperity and good luck for the upcoming year or event. People eat auspicious foods during the festival. The most famous and lucky food at the festival is dumplings as they represent wealth, and orange tangerines as they bring good luck and fortune. The festival is celebrated with lots of enthusiasm. - Saanvi Kohli, IVF

257 |Shri Darpan Bullfighting What is Bullfighting? The Spanish word for Bullfighting is Corrida de Toros which means “running of bulls”. The Spanish Bullfight is a fight to death between a man and bull. Bullfighting in Spain is an iconic tradition in which 3 toreros have to fight 2 bulls each and, ultimately, kill them. Bandarillas are super sharp wooden sticks aimed at the bull. If the fighter aims correctly, the bull dies in a matter of seconds. Mostly, the fighter misses the target, injuring the bull’s lungs and bronchial tubes resulting in blood bubbling through the mouth and nose of the bull. The bull may be conscious but paralyzed when chained by the horns and dragged out of the arena. - Dhairya Khare, IVF Chinese New Year Quiz 1) What is Chinese New Year called in China? A.Spring Festival B. Moon Festival C.Dragon Boat Festival D.Winter Festival 2) What is the traditional gift for children during Chinese New Year? A.Book B. Toy C.Candy D.Red packet with money 3) The Chinese New Year Monster legend tells how to ward off a horrible monster called ‘Nian’. Which of the following would not be useful for driving the Nian monster away? A.Red colour B. Fireworks C.Lanterns D.Salt 4) What colour of envelope would you expect to see at Chinese New Year? A.Green B. Yellow C.Purple D.Red 5) Chinese New Year in China typically lasts how many days? A.5 B. 10 C. 15 D.20

258 |Shri Darpan Answer Key 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-D, 5-C -Divisha Kumar, IVF Tomatina Festival Tomatina festival is a festival where we throw Tomatoes on each other and have fun. It takes place each year at the end of August in Buñol, Valencia. The festival is part of a week-long celebration in honor of the town's patron saints, Luis Bertran and the Mare de Deu dels Desemparats (Mother of God of the Defenseless), the Virgin Mary. This popular festival began by accident on the last Wednesday in August in 1945 during a parade in People's Square. There was a parade taking place with musicians, giants, and large heads, and a few youngsters made one of the participants fall, hitting everything that got in his way. -Ishwari Wagle, IVF - Jatin, IVF

259 |Shri Darpan La Tomatina Festival La Tomatina is held in the Valencian town of Bunol, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight for entertainment purposes. It is part of the long-week celebration to honour town’s patron saints, Luis Bertran and Mare de Deu dels Desemparats. The festival has an age limit of 18 years of age. - Kaushal, IVF - Loukya, IVF Chinese New Year Chinese New Year also called as the Lunar New Year, is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. The New Year celebration is centred around removing the bad and welcoming the new and good. It’s a time to worship ancestors, eliminate evil spirits and pray for good harvest. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival because it signals the start of spring. Children also receive red envelopes with money. The year ends with the ‘Lantern Festival’. People release flying lanterns into the sky. - N. Srihan Krishna, IVF

260 |Shri Darpan Spanish – Bullfighting Bullfighting is an old sport. Today it is mostly done in Spain, Portugal, and in some South American countries. The Spanish bullfight is a fight to the death. A team of seven men form bullfighters. The leader is the Matador, and he has six assistants. Bullfighters wear different dresses. Matadores ('those who kill the bull') are easily seen wearing the gold color. The matador enters the ring alone with a small red cape and a sword. The matador uses his cape to attract the bull. If the matador gets it wrong, he may be killed or injured seriously by the bull. There is great opposition to the bullfight from animal welfare organizations. Some of the new versions are also coming up on the bullfight in which the animal is unharmed. This will help the animals as well as preserve the Spanish culture of bull fights. - Saharsh, IVF La Tomatina La Tomatina festival started on the last Wednesday of August in 1945 when some young people spent time in the town square to attend the Giants and Big-Heads figure parade. The young people decided take part in the parade as musician's, Giants and Big-heads figures. One participant’s Big-Head fell off, as a result of the festivities. – Shagun, IVF La Tomatina La tomatina I am the tomato come crush me, La tomatina She says not to wear red, But I can’t help it cause I am red - Anika.G, IVG

261 |Shri Darpan Quiz On Bullfight 1] In which country is bullfight celebrated? A1] It is celebrated in Spain, Portugal, Southern France etc. 2]Which country started bullfighting? A2] Spain started this custom. 3]Why is bullfighting celebrated? A3] Supporters of bullfights, called ‘aficionados”, claim to respect the bulls, that bulls live better than other cattle, and that bullfighting is a grand tradition, a form of important to their culture. 4]Why do some people call bullfighting cruel? A4] Some people consider bullfighting a cruel sport because the bull suffers a severe and tortuous death. -Vishaka Venkatesh, IVF Chinese New Year Facts About Dragon: -A Dragon is a mythical beast. Europeans think dragons are evil but Chinese think they are for a good cause. Facts about Chinese New Year: - It is also known as ‘Spring Festival’. In China, each year is linked with a different animal. The celebrations last for 15 days. Guo Nian Hao means Happy New Year! Children receive red envelopes with money inside. Chinese New Year ends with the ‘Lantern Festival’. -Vivaan, IVF

262 |Shri Darpan Chinese New Year Festival Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare seize the fire? And what shoulder, & what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And when thy heart began to beat, What dread hand? & What dread feet? What the hammer? what the chain, In what furnace was thy brain? What the anvil? what dread grasp, Dare its deadly terrors clasp! Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? -Aarohi Jain, IVG Word Play: A Crossword Adventure The Chinese New year is all about wealth, luck and prosperity. In the first puzzle, you will be unscrambling these letters into meaning full words related to this festival. CIDZOA = _______________________________________________________________ IRFE SORWK = ________________________________________________________________ AGROND CENAD = _____________________________________________________________ RATOIDINT = ________________________________________________________________ NTERLNA = ________________________________________________________________ OTUENRF = ________________________________________________________________ Crossword time! Try and solve this crossword by the help of the clues below. Children receive red ________ with money inside. ________ clothes, hair and sweeping isn’t allowed on this day. You must not wear ______ or black as it brings bad luck.

263 |Shri Darpan Answers – 1a) ZODIAC 1b) FIREWORKS 1c) DRAGON DANCE 1d) TRADITION 1e) LANTERN 1f) FORTUNE 2a) ENVELOPES 2b) WASHING 2c) WHITE - Aaryana Hazarika, IVF La Tomatina Festival La Tomatina festival is celebrated by people of Spain near Valencian Town. It started in 1945 August, when a few young people went to the town square to attend a parade and caused one person to fall. This angered the participant who fell down and started throwing everything in his path, and started to pelt each other with tomatoes. From then every year it starts on the same day. - Aarush Dutta, IVG

264 |Shri Darpan Tomatotina Festival The festival happens annually during the last Wednesday of August in a small village called Bunol in Valencia, Spain. People celebrate this festival in honor of the town’s most supportive saints, Luis Bertran and the Mare de Deu dels Desemparats (the Mother of god of Defenseless), The Virgin Mary. People of this village celebrate by throwing tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight for fun. The festival attracts over 40,000 people from around the world every year. What started as a food fight on a street in the 1940’s eventually became a huge and popular festival. -Adhrith Nagendra, IVG Pattankodoli Haldi Festival The festival starts on the 17th of October and ends on the 24th of October. It is the birth anniversary or Janmotsav festival of Vitthal Birdev Maharaj, who is considered a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu. The annual fair and festival attracts thousands of devotees to Pattan Kodoli village. The most important ceremony of this fair is the predictions by Shree Kheloba Rajabhau Waghmode. He is considered as the messenger of God. The Baba foretells his predictions about farming, rain and future conditions in Kannada. The festive mood remains completely in groove with people throwing haldi, i.e., turmeric powder over him while sitting under a Banyan tree and seeking his blessings. -Anika Jain, IVG The Life of Ayaan’s Football I waited for the football match between India vs France. With every goal, my heart was beating very fast. One heartbeat per second… then, two heartbeats per second, 3 heartbeats per second. I encouraged the defenders to reach the goalpost but the striker and mid fielders came back to defend! The pressure is on – 4 heartbeats per second, so what do I do now? I flip my body, keep the football in midair, the only thing in my mind is victory and goalie. I kick the football, it goes so fast like lighting, the goalie doesn’t even move a stepin fact nobody saw the kick, all we saw that the football ripped through the net, India won by 1 goal – my heartbeat comes to normal. We won the cup!! Hurray!!! Yay!!! - Ayaan Nema, IV G

265 |Shri Darpan La Tomatina Festival of Spain La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town Bunol, Valencia in Spain. Thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight the ‘World’s Biggest Food Fight’ where more than one hundred metric tons of over ripe tomatoes are thrown in the street. A whole week of parades, fireworks, food and street parties make this town the center of attention in all of Spain. During the week leading up to this epic food fight, the 9000 inhabitants of Bunol watch as their town doubles up in size. The night before La Tomatina, the town`s narrow medieval streets begin to fill with the smell of tomatoes. - Bhavishyaa Kumaraguru, IVG Brain Tease: Quiz on Bullfight Poem on Bullfight A bullfight over matters of Heart and Mind. Thrusting words as sharp as spurs wearing horns like a crown, My divisive mind; Torn Born As a mind enshrined, Bearing thorns and a frown, In mankind’s house of mirrors. For so long my heart, Was the arena of my wit; For so long my heart was my soul that I slit. I so dread your gentle embrace, your forgiveness over my duress, for in the warmth of your grace. My Pride and Power, I come to Shed. - Devansh Valluri, IVG

266 |Shri Darpan - Chaitanya Srivastava, IVG Quiz on Tomatotina Festival Q-1Where does Tomatolina festival take place? A-1 Tomatolina festival takes place in Bunol. Q-2 Where is Bunol located? A-2 Bunol is located in Spain. Q-3 When was Tomatolina founded? A-3 Tomatolina was founded in the year 1945. Q-4 On which weekday does the festival start? A-5 The festival starts on a Wednesday. Q-6 In which year did the city of Reno start having its own Tomatolina? A-6 The city of Reno started having its own Tomatolina in 2009. Q-7 How long does Tomatolina last for? A-7 It lasts for 1 week. - Jaskeerat Singh, IVG Questions Answers 1. Which is the most common bull used in Spanish-Style bullfight in Spain? Because it is linked to a blood sport and raises animal welfare concerns ( ) 2. In which countries is bullfight a sport? A bullfight with six bulls ( ) 3.Why has bullfighting declined in popularity? From March To October ( ) 4. What is a Traditional Corrida? Toro Bravo ( ) 5.In which months is bullfighting done in Spain? In Spain ,Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Southern France ,Colombia and Portugal ( )

267 |Shri Darpan La Tomatina- Quiz 1. What is La Tomatina? a) American world-war 2, tomato version. b) African fruit war c) Spanish festival of throwing tomatoes at each other. d) Indian Holi festival with tomatoes 2. When is it celebrated? a) Last Thursday of November b) Last Wednesday of August c) Any day d) First day of every month 3. Why was it banned? a) Due to lack of religious reasons. b) Because people wasted tomatoes. c) Because the war had ended. d) Because people stopped growing tomatoes 4. How much does it cost? a) 1200 Rupees b) 1200 Dollars c) 1200 Euros d) 1200 Yen 5. Why is it popular? a) People love throwing tomatoes. b) It’s a world – war 2 experience. c) It’s an ancient warrior experience. d) It’s an opportunity to meet people from all over the world, and learn Spanish culture. Answers: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. D - Harshit Gupta, IVG

268 |Shri Darpan Bathukamma Bathukamma is a very popular festival of Telangana. It is one of the largest flower festivals of India. People celebrate the beauty of this traditional festival with traditional music and dance This festival is celebrated for nine days before Dussehra festival. Bathukamma is beautiful arrangement of seasonal flowers in an arrangement similar to a temple. Most of these flowers have medicinal properties. In Telugu, ‘Bathukamma' means ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’. We pay homage to goddess Gauri and seek her blessings for a prosperous life. During the festival, women dress up in traditional attire and join the festivities of Bathukamma - L. Shrinika Rao, IVG Food Wastage or Festival? La Tomatina is a big food fight festival celebrated in Spain. It is celebrated on the last Wednesday of August. It takes place in a village called Bunol, Spain. Thousands of participants from around the world come to participate in this festival. People use 120 tons of tomatoes in this festival. Many people think this is a huge waste of food. But locals think it isn’t because the tomatoes they use for this festival are of no use. Still some people still have a big problem with this messy food fight festival. In fact, in many parts of the world, wasting food is not received well, where many people still sleep hungry in the night. What do you think? - Riddhi Srivastava, IVG Bull Fight

269 |Shri Darpan The origin of bullfighting varies from books to books. Spain traces its origin to 711CE. It was held for the roman king Alfonso VIII. Romero is one of the earliest people who is said to be the first to kill a bull, face to face. Approximately 2,50,000 bulls are killed in a year and approximately 534 matadors are killed till now. Bullfighting is an important part of Spanish culture, and has been featured in literature, art, and music. It has also been the subject of numerous films. - Rushank Roy, IVG Chinese New Year Dance Chinese New Year is celebrated by Chinese with full zeal and gusto. They perform two types of dances- dragon dance and lion dance. The dragon dance is also called as the dragon lantern dance. It’s a traditional and cultural performance or dance by Han people. For lion dance, only two people are needed, one in the front the and one for the back whereas dragon dance requires 9 people. - Sehari Balijapalli, IVG Story of La Tomatina In Spain, in a small town of Bunol in1945, the Giants and Big-Heads figures parade was going on. As it was going on, one of the participants Big-Head fell off, so the participant fell into a fit of rage and began hitting everything in his path. The people who were watching this, didn’t like the scene, they started throwing tomatoes at each other. Eventually the local forces had to shut down the fruit battle. In the next year, some boys who wanted to have the fruit fight bought their own tomatoes and started throwing them around. This began the yearly tradition. It was banned in the 1950s but due to the towns protests the festival was allowed again. - Tavishi Agrawal, IVG Poem of Tomatina Festival The festival of Tomatina is A great festival of Spain, If you’re looking for fun, You must head for this one, You just have to throw tomatoes on anyone, Just like war with juicy and red ones. Throw tomatoes here, Throw them there, Throw some on her hair, Either rotten or fair,

270 |Shri Darpan Make sure you spare none, For the fun has just begun, It all started with a farming fight, And then it seemed so right. It was banned for a reason, but we got it out of prison. Now it is the end of the tour, It is now your time to go to the fun festival for more. - Shaivi Mishra, IVG Chinese New Year Dance Puzzles We all celebrate new year but there is something special in China while new year, so let’s have some fun. 1. Unscramble the WordsHieencs, Enw , Yrea / Rinpgs , Estvalif / Lunra , Wen , Aeyr . MATCH THE FOLLOWING! a. Rabbit 1.2028 b. Dragon 2.2026 c. Snake 3.2023 d. Horse 4.2024 e. Goat 5.2025 f. Monkey 6.2027 3. Fill in the Blanks c___n_se - ___w- ye_r _____g- f_s_i_a_ LU___R- N___- ____A_ __E_- Y___R- ______VAL ANWERS- "Chinese New Year"/ "Spring Festival" / "Lunar New Year" a3,b4,c5,d2,e6,f1 1._hi_e__ , __w,__a_ 2.sprin_, _e_t_v_L 3.__na_, _ew, ye_r 4.n_w, _ea_, festi___ - Shrihan Singh, IVG

271 |Shri Darpan Fairy Tale Favorite character: Petal If I were Petal, I would obey the fairy queen with Rosebud, get the magic wand, turn the fairy queen into a frog and take the crown. I would then be the princess and marry a fairy prince and be the queen myself. I can also rule the whole fairy town and turn bad fairies/witches into frogs & and never turn them back normal. - Aditi Dhulipala, IIIA Anish’s Adventure Look Bob! Woo pttttttt omg! Look! The plane is going to crash. Boom! Poor fellows! I am very sad seeing the bodies of my fellow passengers. Whew!! I can’t step on them, otherwise, people would think that I murdered them. Look Thompson! Anish has killed someone. To be precise, we need to inform the inspector Mr. Chandra. Let us go to Nagpur Police Station. Hey, Anish, come with us. To where? Something smells weird. Come let us take him. We have arrived at the police station. He is so heavy! Yes, you are right. Where is Bob? Bob! wake up. What happened? What!!! We are at the police station. What happened Thompson, did you bring that criminal? Yes, I brought. Where is he? Constable brings him. Whom should I bring? The boy who I brought is escaping! Run from that hole. Bob runs faster. Jumps out of the gate. Can I get a lift? Yes. Drive faster. He has escaped! Good job, Bob! - Anish Vodnala, IIIA Estar con emociones -Ayaan Prasad Reddy, IIIA

272 |Shri Darpan Trip to Mrugavani National Park: Exploring the World Outside the Classroom Mrugavani National Park was my school field trip where I went in 2022. The park had deer, snakes and peacocks. It was fun! The trip was really adventurous. This was one of the best trips I have experienced so far. It was amazing! We also saw the snake show there, and that was the best moment of the whole trip. After that we went to a view point which was very high. We got a breathtaking view from there. Lastly, we ate lunch over there, and then left for the day. It was one the best trips I ever experienced. - Arush Nune, IIIA Our school arranged a field trip to Mrugavani National Park. My friends and I were super excited for the field trip. We had our breakfast in the cafeteria, that day. Then we boarded the bus and all of us sang ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ rhymes. After we reached the destination, our class teacher asked us to be with our partners, else we would get lost in the park. We went to Safari to see some of the beautiful birds like peacock, hummingbird etc. After the Safari ride, we all went to see the snake show which was very scary. The man who showed us the snakes was very brave. Then we had lunch, and everyone enjoyed. From there we went to a place which was too high. It was called Top view. From there, we could see our school and other tall buildings. Later, we all got into the bus. Our bus didi gave us refreshments in the bus. We had the best trip and we enjoyed a lot. - Ashmita Nagelli, IIIA We boarded the bus and reached our destination- Mruguvani National Park, Telangana. We entered through a big gate. As we entered, we saw rabbits. We formed a line and went to a ground. We sat there for some time before we went on a safari. I sat in a jeep and we saw peacocks and deer. I wrote about my experience in a book. We went to a tree house from where we saw a baby deer. We ate lunch in the ground. We played for a very long time. We even found natural poppets. We had to watch an educational video there but the internet was not working. Finally, we boarded the bus and left for school. We had some rest before we boarded the bus again and went back home. - Chaitrika Banuka, IIIA We left from school and reached zoo for my first field trip. The zoo had a beautiful museum. As the museum was at the other end of the zoo, teacher asked all students to eat their snacks. After eating snacks, we took a safari and saw peacocks, peahens, and lots of deer. After we got down from the safari ride, we saw snake show and went to a view point. Then we had our lunch and visited museum where we saw historical collections and an educational video. We enjoyed the field trip a lot. -Giyansh, IIIA My school planned a field trip to Mrugavani National Park. I was so excited and happy to go. I carried all my favorite snacks to share with my friends. When we arrived at the park, rabbits in a cage caught my attention. I was excited to see them. We sat on a

273 |Shri Darpan bench to have some snacks. We went for a Safari ride and I saw some beautiful peacocks. I also saw deer and butterflies. Then, we moved ahead to see a viewpoint. We also watched the snake show. We visited a museum in the park. Lastly, we all sat on the bus and didi gave us Mazza to drink. Finally, we reached back to school. It was a lovely day and I went home with good memories. - K. Nagasri Aaradhya, IIIA What a lovely day it was when we went for our field trip. The cool breeze of excitement was in the air! We all went to the cafeteria and ate our breakfast. And then we set off to Mrugavani National Park. When we got there, everyone was ecstatic! First, we saw the cutest bunnies ever. One was black and one was white. Then we went on a super cool safari and saw peacocks and some deer. After that we saw the snake show. Then we went back to school. - Nitaanshi Arora, IIIA I went to National Zoological Park. It was a lot of fun. We saw lots of animals. We went in an EOB (Electronic Operated Vehicle), it took us from stop to stop. Once it arrived, we got into it. I took the back seat. It was fun. Then we saw giraffes, hippos, crocodiles, etc. We ate cotton candy, spiral potato, and some sweet corn. We enjoyed the toy train ride. In the end, we bade farewell to the Zoo, bought bubbles tube, and drove back home. - Sanav Chaturvedi, IIIA Murugavani Park was my first field trip from The Shri Ram Universal School. It was super awesome. We saw rabbits, went to the safari, saw some peahens. We watched the snake show, where we saw different types of snakes. We saw both venomous and non-venomous snakes. We went to the watch tower, then we ate lunch, boarded the bus. Didi gave us Maaza and we went to back to the classroom. - P. Rishaanveer Reddy, IIIA On the day of my field trip, I went to school, ate my breakfast and boarded the bus. When we reached our destination, we saw rabbits. Then we went into a house which looked like a hut and learnt about animals. We also went for safari where we saw deer and peacocks. Then we went to a view point and watched the snake show. Finally, we ate our lunch, drank Maaza and played for some time. We boarded the bus to come back to school. It was the best trip I ever had and enjoyed a lot with my friends. I learned a lot of new things. -Reyansh Shourya Gangiti, IIIA I went on a field trip. When arrived we saw bunnies. Then we sat down and then we went to safari. We saw deer and peacocks. Then we saw a snake show, we saw 8 snakes. Then we had lunch and went to view point. We saw so many deer. After that we went to an auditorium but it was closed. We were so sad but then my teacher told us that we could come again. Then we came back to school. -Tanvi Rangaraju, IIIA Let us take a dive into the journey of my fieldtrip to Mrugavani National Park. I looked forward to the trip as we did not go to a field trip for 3 years because of lockdown.

274 |Shri Darpan Just as we entered, we saw rabbits. We went to a meadow to play games. I felt lucky to go to safari in a jeep. We spotted some deer and peacocks. We went up to a viewpoint that showed a quarter of the Hyderabad city. We watched the snake show and learned interesting facts about snakes. We sat together on the ground to have lunch and headed back. It was a day of fun with my friends. Awaiting the next field trip soon. -Sahan Puppala, IIIA For going to Murugavani National Park, first we boarded the bus at 9:00am. My buddy partner, Mahesh and I talked in the bus. We saw cats in a cage and we patted the cats. Then we saw a cute baby dear in a very big cage. It was eating some plants. We went on a bus to see peacocks. Then we played tag. I found a small pot which I kept in my bag. Then we got on the bus to go back to our school. - Anvith Kotagiri, IIIB In the month of November, we went on a field trip to Murugavani National Park. All grade 3 children went to the national park in the school bus. When we reached there, we saw a hunter rabbit in a cage. We went on for a safari, and saw some deer and peacocks. Some children went on a bus and some on the jeep for the safari. Next, we had a snake show where we saw poisonous and non-poisonous snakes. Then we went to an old tree house, from that point we saw some deer. From there we went to an old staircase which led us to a view point, where we saw lush green trees. Overall, we had great fun. - Bhargav Gulla, IIIB As a part of the school excursion, we visited Mrugavani National Park in Hyderabad. On the scheduled date we gathered at school and we got into bus along with our class teacher and other teachers. When we reach the park, it was 10 am. It was the first time when I visited that park. I was amazed to see such a big park. It is home to 600 different types of plants and 350 spotted deer. we saw many rabbits and after that walking many steps, we reached at a view point and saw a great view to the park. Then, we saw a mousedeer in a cage. We had a ride followed by visit to a museum, so many animal structures were placed there. Then we went to a tree house and saw different types of deer from a small little opening, followed by a lunch break. We enjoyed our group lunch there. After that we played games together. It’s great to enjoy a little bit away from school and home for fun. It was a memorable trip. - Inara Ashiqali Sayyad, III B The day we had field trip, I was excited to go with my friends. We started from school in a bus. We were enjoying on our way. We had some juice. Once we reached there, we were so happy to see birds and a rabbit. We touched it. We enjoyed watching peacocks and deer. We roamed in the park and we had lunch there, then we had fun with deer. We also saw poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes about which our teachers explained. We had a good day. We are keen for one more field trip. - Mahesh Sai, IIIB

275 |Shri Darpan Field trips are my favorite part of my school life, my last field trip was in bhadte kadam which was two years back. I was eagerly waiting for my next field trip. Then one-day mam told that we are going on a field trip to Mrugavani national park, we all friends got excited listening this. I and my friends were planning on how we were going to enjoy the field trip. I was Hoping the day to come very fast, on that day I woke up very early and got ready for my school. I along with my friends gathered in the class and were waiting to start the field trip. We all got into the bus and our journey started we started taking photos. We reached our destination and our teachers asked us to get down in an orderly manner. we all were very excited and we went inside. First we went to the animal museum and saw bunch species and we saw bird eggs, we saw a small mouse deer which is very small in size and not like normal deer. Then we did a trek on to hill, we all saw the beautiful view and came down. Our next destination is the safari, some got on to jeeps and I went on a bus. We saw beautiful peacocks and deer and one deer ran away while we were watching. Then our next destination was the wooden house near the wooden house were a bunch of deer. Our next destination was the snake park there were snake trainers that showed us poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes. I really enjoyed my field trip I saw so many new birds and animals and enjoyed with my friends, I am already eagerly waiting for my next field trip. - Sai Saketh Kunapuli, IIIB In our field trip we went to The Murugavani National Park. We started at 9:30 AM and came back to school at 2:30 PM. The day was 11-11-2022. We went on a safari. The safari was incredibly fun and a little scary. Travelling in an open jeep in safari was a little bit scary for me. I liked the snake show it was incredibly fun. I also liked the picnic. I loved the small museum. It was a super-duper fun field trip. I liked the ribbits, dears, peacocks, and snakes. We should make more fun field trips like these. - Soumya Mandal, IIIB My trip to Mrugavani National Park was exciting. We were divided in two groups and my partner was Maya. We went on a safari. I saw many animals like Tiger, Peacocks, Butterflies. We also had a snake show. We saw many kinds of Snakes and the person who was showing us the Snakes told us about the King Cobra. He said that King Cobra is a very poisonous snake. We ended the trip with a picnic where we had sandwich and juice. -Arya Nagraj, IIIC I went to Mrugavni National Park with my classmates on 11 November, 2022. It is situated in Chilkoor, Telangana, which is 15 km far from our school. I was too excited to go with my friends after a long gap due to Covid. National Park is a place where birds, reptiles, animals and beasts are kept in large cages and open areas. We went there to explore different kind of animals and birds. We saw snakes, rabbits, deer, tigers and peacocks. We enjoyed jungle safari a lot while watching animals and had fun with each other. We enjoyed watching snake show and a movie about animals. We had lunch and came back to school.

276 |Shri Darpan Learning: We should never kill animals and should not keep them away from their homes. I am looking forward to have more trips with my friends and learn more about nature. - Ayaan Masand, IIIC Mrugavani National Park Mrugavani National Park is a nice place. Mrugvani is also known as deer park. It has many animals and it is so much fun to be there. We went on a safari where we saw many peacocks. Some peacocks were beautiful and some were brown. We waited for it to open up and dance. We saw a video in the theater. We played games like tag and hide and seek in the lawn. We chatted in the bus while coming back and bus didi gave us a mango drink which was refreshing. We enjoyed drinking Maaza and later we made air pump out of the empty cartons. All the third grade students enjoyed visit to the park. We shared our food. It was so much fun and it was amazing. - Mahita Kaipa, IIIC The Best Learning Journey Ever My field trip was to Mrugavani National Park. We went there by bus. We also went on a bumpy road to see all the animals. I saw a peacock, rabbits and some cute birds. The funny part was an ant came on my shirt, I was screaming, jumping but the ant did not budge. It was not a normal one it was a mother ant. I also played tag with Adwika, Lekshya and Maya, then we went back to school. While going to school we got a mango drink. It was a lot of fun. - Manaswini Middela, IIIC Ever since my teacher told us about the field trip, I have been looking forward to go to Mrugavani National Park. It is located at Chilkur in Moinabad Mandal and is home to both fauna (animal life) & flora (plant life). The Park was announced as a wildlife sanctuary by the Indian Government in the year of 1994, with the motive of preserving nature and wildlife in an undisturbed way without much human intervention, creating a suitable habitat for the fauna and flora to flourish. After my long wait, the day arrived. I was excited to go on this field trip with my classmates. Each of us were paired up so we stay together as a group. We went on Friday 11 November and we sat in bus no 37. At the park, I first saw rabbits which were super cute. We had a safari ride and saw a lot of birds, specifically peacocks. The peacocks represent grace, pride, and beauty of our country. Though I enjoyed the bus ride my personal preference was the jeep. In the park, there was open land full of grass, plants, and trees like a garden where we had our picnic while enjoying the scenery. We also enjoyed each other’s company and played for a while.

277 |Shri Darpan The park also has a museum which display different wild animals like tigers, snakes, birds etc. Though we had issues connecting to internet in the start, we finally got to watch a video about the Mrugavani National Park in the theater. I was a little disappointed that I did not see other animals and birds in person. Then the snake experts there showed us many kinds of snakes. They were nonpoisonous so that was good. I loved the show. It was a wonderful experience and I loved my visit to Mrugavani National Park. So do take some time out to visit. I assure you will enjoy it with your family/friends because I did. - Maya Kolli, IIIC I came to school early and we all ate breakfast. Monalisa Ma’am did a headcount of all the children. We sat in bus number 37. It was a 30-minute drive from the school to Mrugavani National Park. It was a very beautiful place with countless trees. When we reached, we all had to hold hands. Me and my class went on a safari. Half the class sat in one jeep the second half in another jeep. It was a very bumpy ride. We saw 3 peacocks and 4 rabbits. I even saw a deer! Then we saw a short film that explained about animals, their habitats and their eating habits etc. After the film we went to the lawn and ate our snacks and drank some Frooti juice that was organized for the children by the school. By the time we finished our snacks it was 1:30 p.m. and we ran around and played in the park. At 1:00 p.m. we left the Mrugavani National Park and went back to school. - Myra Keswani, IIIC Namaste everyone I am going to tell you about My field trip experience to Mrugavani National Park. When I came out of the bus, I was extremely excited, then the line started moving, I saw a cage, inside I saw white and black rabbits. Then we came to a small mountain and sat there and ate some snacks. We went to the theater, safari and many more places during the learning journey. I liked the Safari the most. - Srihaan Mantripragada, IIIC Our school took us on a trip to Mrugavani National Park. After we got out of the bus we held our partner’s hands. We started moving, first, we saw rabbits in the cage. After seeing the rabbits for some time, we were hungry and had our snacks. Then, I took out my popcorn and shared it with my friend Samarth then he asked for my drink, because it was his favourite juice ‘Mogu Mogu’. And then we were going to safari, first bus came. Half of our class ran in the bus then other bus came 3 or 4 children went to the upper seat there were no more seat for me then I went in the front seat. I sat with two other girls and my class teacher. Then, we saw deer, tigers, and peacocks. our safari ends and then, we had lunch, I ate my chips. After which the snake experts showed us some snakes. Then our teacher said now we are going back to school, so our trip has finished. - Riyaash Gupta, IIIC I always wanted to explore and see forest. In November, I got a chance to fulfil my dream. We went to Mrugavani national park.

278 |Shri Darpan On our way to the park, we played UNO, ate snacks and drank sweet juice. My partner was Riyaansh. During safari I could see green canopies of trees. I saw deer, woodpecker and peacock, etc. We also saw snakes in boxes, the forest keepers were explaining us about snakes like king cobra. I was astonished to see that. We enjoyed every bit and learnt many things about forest and the animals. I am looking forward to visiting some other national park in future. -Samarth Ranaut, IIIC Discovering the Magic of Our Favourite Book Characters My Story If I were a character in the book THEA STILTON [ A MOUSE BOOK], I would like to be Nicky. That’s because she is always energetic, kind and loves to solve mysteries too! If I had an adventure, here is what I would do. I was walking through a park, And I saw a strange shadow. I could not figure out its shape; I asked my friends for help. Next day, one of my friends said it might be a monster. I told her that they do not exist. Then we searched for clues. Surprisingly, in the same spot where I saw the shadow, there was a cat! Ha ha ha! So funny! - Dhriti K, IIIA I am Matilda I woke up at the midnight and found myself in a cook book. There were soft breads and delicious icecreams. When I was about to eat a slice of a ginormous cake, a voice said, “That is my cake!” I asked, “Who are you?”. “I am the Cake Monster!” he said and jumped out of the cake. He was pink like Dragon fruit and his nose was small like a cherry. He said, “I have been stuck in this cook book for a long time. Can you take me out of here?” At the end of the book, it said “Make this pasta and I will let you out”. So, I boiled sphagetti, added tomatoes and peppers and it tasted just right. The Cake Monster was thankful and promised me a cake once a month! - Gouthami Madiraju, IIIA My Favourite Character from ‘The Two Gifted Brothers’ My favourite character from ‘The Two Gifted Brothers’ is the elder brother because he can warn someone when they are in danger. If I would be the elder brother, the story name would be ‘The Poisonous Pillow’. Once my grandmother came to my house. We went to my friend’s house just after she came for a sleepover. When she was about to lay down on the pillow, I stopped her. I took the pillow and inspected it. The pillow was poisonous, so warned her not to use it. Hence, she was saved from danger. - Hreyansh Sharma, IIIA

279 |Shri Darpan Getting The Life Potion from the Evil Dragon This is a story of my adventure getting a secret potion from the Amazon Rainforest. I had to be brave to get it. One day, I was sleeping and woke up suddenly. I thought “Why do I feel like the Magic Tree House is calling me?” Then I thought that if it’s calling me, I should go. I went to the oak tree forest, and reached the biggest oak tree and found the magic tree house on top of it. I climbed the ladder and went inside. There I saw Morgan Le Fay, the lady wizard. I asked her, “What do I need to do on this mission?” Morgan said, “You have to get a secret potion that will help me bring Merlin back to life.” Morgan gave me a glass bottle, a magical book and a paper. The book was named Dragons in Ancient Brazil. The paper had a riddle written on it, Potion of life guarded by mighty river and jungle, Get that and run before the earth begins to rumble. I read that riddle and pointed at the book. The tree-house started spinning very fast and there was a storm. When everything became calm. I found myself in the Amazon Rainforest. After searching for many hours, I found the secret potion in a giant pot. I was about to get the potion when the earth began to rumble. An evil dragon came and it was blowing fire. I felt brave and saw a golden sword at the bottom of a giant tree. I grabbed it and started fighting with the dragon. The dragon could not resist the strength of the sword and ran away. I filled the potion in the glass bottle and walked back to the tree house. I pointed to the magical book and said “I wish I could go home.” Then the tree-house started spinning again and I closed my eyes. When I opened my eyes, I was back in the oak tree forest. I gave the magic potion to Morgan and climbed down the ladder. I went back to my home where my parents were waiting for me for breakfast. The adventure of getting the life potion was exciting. I was happy I could help save Merlin’s life. - Gopal Srivastava, IIIA The Thea Sisters Hello friends! My name is Thea. I am from 3A. I am 9 years old. My favorite book is Thea Stilton and the mountain of fire. The first thing I like in this book is that my name is Thea and her name is Thea too. Let me tell you more about the book. When Thea Stilton was a teacher, she had 5 special students Colette, Nicky, Pamela, Paulina, and Violet. They are talented, with different ambitions and are from different places. They loved Thea so much that they named their group after her as ‘The Thea Sisters.’ - Lakshmi Thea M, III A

280 |Shri Darpan Las Estaciones Del Año - Hitesh Kumar Reddy Koduru, IIIA Los Saludos Y Despedidas - Hreyansh Sharma, III A

281 |Shri Darpan Upside Down Magic There was a kitten called Nory. She is my favourite character because she is brave and likes to go on funny and magical adventures. If I were her, I would go for an adventure full of dangerous monsters and make the place a peaceful. I will have a wand to defeat monsters and save the place to make it into a city. - Manasvi Reddy, IIIA Thieves of Aquatic world My favourite character from the story “Famous Five” is JULIAN, because he is the oldest among all, hilarious and intelligent. There are many stories in Famous Five but I have only read three of them. I imagine myself to be Julian in the story ‘Thieves of Aquatic World’. I went to visit my uncle. I was very happy. One day, I sat near the beach when I saw a pirate submarine. I followed it to a cave on my wooden boat. I saw Dikko, the friendly shark caught by the pirates. I just jumped from my boat and saved Dikko. It opened its big mouth. A pirate tried to catch me but the bullet hit a gas cylinder and exploded! I escaped and came to my boat. I finally reached land. - Nihit Viroja, IIIA Konark Sun Temple’s Missing Magnet [The ‘I’ here is me , ‘Mira the detective’] I went to the Sun temple at Konark, Odisha. I was so excited to see the magnet which holds the temple together. But the magnet was gone and the Sun Temple was broken! I looked around for any clues to find out where it might be. There were a few footprints in the mud, leading towards river Chandrabhaga. I reached the river where I saw a wrecked ship with a submarine attached to it. Immediately, I boarded the submarine, started the engine, and went underwater to find the magnet. Underwater, I could see the magnet lying on the river bed. I hurriedly pulled out a metal rod with a hook to pull the magnet out of the river. I finally managed to get the magnet out of the river and put it back at its place. Everyone present was super happy and my case was officially closed. - Prisha Sharma, IIIA Geronimo Stilton and the Circus I, Geronimo Stilton, once got a letter from my cousin- Trap. A very mysterious letter that said that the circus had been attacked by some strange rodents. When I reached there, it looked like some kind of program was happening. Suddenly my cousin Trap pulled me and asked to deliver a speech on stage. There I was on the stage, speechless. The circus band was also there! Trap grabbed me again and said the plan had been changed. They put me in the cannon and launched me in the air. Before landing, I had to do a quadruple backflip. The cannon was so strong that I broke through the roof of the tent and landed in front of my house. It felt like I broke my snout. I locked the door

282 |Shri Darpan and slept the whole day saying promising that I will never trust my cousin Trap ever again. -Rihav Mittal, IIIA Dinosaurs: Predators on the Plain & Stalkers in the Swamp There are many species but my favorite among them are Velociraptor (in Predators) and the T-rex which is known as the King of Dinosaurs. I want to be a Velociraptor because it can hunt the T-rex. This shows that you can achieve anything if you are strong and believe in yourself. For my adventure, I will form a pack of 6 Velociraptors and we will start attacking Trex as a team. I will recruit more members and we will try to attack an airborne dinosaur and hunt a water borne Dinosaur. We will kill the Mosasaurus. Finally, our pack of velociraptors will grow to be the strongest species in the world of Dinosaurs. - Satwik Y, IIIA My Favourite Character: Hermoine Granger I simply love that girl. She takes her studies seriously, memorizes every potion by heart. Her knowledgeable character has saved both Harry and Ron from so many dangerous situations. She portrays herself to be a true fighter. She rebels against all odds by herself. She decides to let go of her love to stand for what is right (Harry Potter Part 7). She exhibits an ambitious mind and a strong personality. Her character indeed leaves a lasting impression on my mind. - SreeHarika Ch, IIIA Masha and the Bear One day I became Bear from “Masha and the Bear”. I wanted to watch an interesting soccer match on TV but Masha was continuously troubling me. So, I cooked up a plan and challenged her for twenty rounds of the whole jungle. She fell in my trap and cycled for the entire day and fell asleep. Meanwhile, I enjoyed soccer match with a sip of cold drink, chips, and juice but later when she woke up. She understood my plan. So she dressed up like a boxer and knocked me off. I felt dizzy and fainted on the ground. I had learnt my leasson. -Tarsh Agarwal, IIIA Thea Stilton (The Treasure Seekers) I like Treasure seeker sasa book and especially Colette of all of the characters because she’s adventures and beautiful. And now I am going to tell the story of The astilton and the treasure seekers. Colette placed the last clip in her fur and smiled in satisfaction. “There!” She squeaked. “I’m ready” she went to join the thea sisters in the room they had been sharing for a few weeks. But instead of finding her four best friends, she found only one. “where are the others?” Colette asked violet, who was happily stuffing a backpack with a blanket, a travel pillow, and a camera. “Nicky is feeding the horses

283 |Shri Darpan before we go”, violet explained. “Pam is in the kitchen making sandwiches, and paulina” before violet could finish her sentence, the door flew open and paulina entered, a map in her fur so everyone enjoyed the picnic. - Bhavyashree Nithya, IIIB - Darsh, IIIB Las estaciones del año - Darsh Joshi, IIIB

284 |Shri Darpan - - Ganeshji, IIIB The Wax Ball Fun Bean looked around the lunch table at school. Vanessa was playing with the wax balls. She got it to school every day. Zuzu can make a unicorn horn and Emma can make a moustache out of wax balls. Marga-Lee puts the wax ball on his eye to frighten others. Dusit and Eric had it too. Almost everyone had it except Bean and Ivy. So, they also wanted a wax ball. Ivy and Bean went to Bean’s father and asked for five bags of wax balls. Bean’s father said to buy it themselves and asked Bean and Ivy to make newspapers and sale them. They made a newspaper and showed to Bean’s father which he didn’t like. They went out sold it and bought wax balls. - Eshanika Das, IIIB If I were the Main Character of My Favourite Book… I would be Matilda because she reads a lot of books. She goes to library every day and borrows books. Her parents are extremely rude and her brother is fat. Trunchbell, her principal, is weird and punishes every student. Matilda has magical powers and they get activated once she gets agitated. At school, she helps other kids to get rid of Trunchbell. This story is written by Roald Dhal and a movie has also been made under the same name. It is a lovely story and I liked watching it. - Ishanvi Vaishali Mitta, IIIB

285 |Shri Darpan I would be Evie, the Mist Fairy from Rainbow Magic because she has extraordinary powers. On a misty morning my four friends Abigail, Pearl, Goldie & Hayley and I were on an important mission to catch the five hideous monsters. We started the search from a forest. We searched the entire forest but no sign. We were exhausted and had lost hopes. Suddenly, Grrr… came a sound from deep inside the woods. We followed it and reached the location where they all were celebrating Gilli monster’s birthday. We decided to disguise ourselves like monsters. We went to the party and asked if we could join. They let us in. We celebrated the birthday & then we grabbed each monster’s hand. We took them to the fairyland palace & put them in an enchanted cage. Whoosh… Mission accomplished. - Kiah Mandowara, IIIB I Like Ella because she has many adventures in her life with her best friend Zoe. Below is a story about me, if I were Ella. On a Sunny day, I woke up and got ready. Right when I was starting to play, I was interrupted by a familiar sound… It was Bob, barking like he needs HELP! I rushed downstairs but I was too late, there were no traces of Bob. I quickly went to the phone, rang Zoe and told her everything. We went to a few houses but did not find him. We returned and saw the family playing with Bob. Turned out that Bob was playing a round of hide and seek, and needed help initially in opening. Relieved, Zoe and I joined the fun. - Laeisha Saxena, IIIB If I could be the main character of my favourite book, I would choose Greg because he makes a movie with his friend. The movie is called Night of the Night Crawlers and he reads books by I.M. Spooky. I would go to Hawaii with my friend Rowley and play at the beach. We would go to a hotel and have pizza, garlic bread and oreo shake. Then we would go to our room to sleep. The next Day, we would get up, have breakfast and watch T.V, and headed for the flight. Then we would reach North America in 4 hours. By the time we would reach it would be 6:00 o’clock. - Arisht Kochar, IIIB I would like to be Kelly from my favourite book My Adventures because she is kind, helpful, adventurous and beautiful. I also want to do various adventures such like rock climbing, surfing, diving and jungle camping as she did all these adventure activities with full of courage and kindness. This draws me to become like Kelly. - Manya Rawal, IIIB I would be Nate Wright from the Book Big Nate, the Crowd Goes Wild. I like him because he is funny, naughty, adventurous, friendly, weird and he never gives up. If I were Nate, I would form a music band with my best friends. Our band name would be “Fighters and Achievers”. I will be the vocalist. We would create our own songs and we would perform on stage. We would travel to different places and perform there.

286 |Shri Darpan The crowd would go wild seeing our performance and they would enjoy a lot. It would be so much fun. - Nikhil Polavarapu, IIIB My favourite character is Elsa. Elsa washed her face and went outside for singing and looking for a sound and then Ana woke up all the grounds moved with magic everyone in our Arrendale went outside and Anna, Elsa and Olaf and everyone were thinking what was happening. Elsa and Anna and Olaf and Christoph and a reindeer swan all of them went to and forest to find the sound and they a found the forest which was filled with magic like Elsa. She kept hearing the sounds and went inside the forest and so did everybody and then so many people inside the forest who were trapped there were shock to see someone from Arrendale. Suddenly, then fire came around them. Elsa go after the fire and found it was a lizard which was covered in fire who had powers like Elsa. Elsa held the lizard on her hands. When it cooled down all the fire had cooled down. They kept going to adventures and then they found their parents who were in their ship but dead from drowning. They found out that they were going to find the reason for Elsa’s magic but the water was didn't allowed it and they died. Then Elsa went to Ahtohallan there Elsa heard a sound which was the sound where she where she was at home. -Nayasha Samal, IIIB My favourite book is Thea Stilton and the Mystery in Paris. If I were the main character, I would be Colette because she is energetic and full of ideas. My adventure would be like .... I went on a trip to Spain with my friends. We went to an old museum called Casa De Colon. There were old paintings which were so beautiful. We noticed a picture with a small hole. We saw it closely and it was a keyhole! We observed the frame closely and found a key! We used the key and opened the door! Tadaa! We found a secret passage! When we entered, we found hidden treasures like gold, necklaces and bangles! - Niharika Chandra, IIIB My favourite book is Big Nate. The main character’s name is Nate Wright. Nate is a talented, mischievous, naughty, funny and clumsy kid. Honestly, I find these characteristics somewhat similar myself. If I were Nate, I can’t even imagine how thrilling this book would have been. Once, Nate’s friends, Francis and Teddy, and Nate had a running race in school. Their finish line was the flag pole. As he came closer and closer to the finish line… BAM!!! He clashed with his principal. If I had been in his place, I would have been extremely scared. But I would have won the race. So, if I were Nate, there would be so many adventures I would have gone through. - Reyansh Siddula, IIIB I went to candy world with Anna & Olaf. We all will eat candies, lollipops and Ice Creams. After going to candy land, we walk in garden after reaching there, we will search for a new flower Orchid. We will be so happy to see it. We will run to a shop to buy swimming suits. After buying swim suits Anna, Me and Olaf will swim in swimming pool till 5pm in the evening. After swimming, we will take a hot shower and go to the hotel.

287 |Shri Darpan We will have Oreo Shake, Juice and Olaf will have chocolate milkshake. After having milkshakes, we will watch TV and then go for the sleep. The next day, we go to watch movie Frozen 2 movie. After that, we will sail back to Arrendale Kingdom to play back in snow. - Ryka Singh, IIIB Amelia Bedelia is my favorite character from kid’s fiction novels. She has many qualities which are impressive to me. She is a funny yet brave girl. She obeys her parents and has a creative mind. If I were Amelia Bedelia. I would like to do the following things: 1. The Lemonade Shop: I would like to put up a lemonade truck during the summer fest in my society and sell a lemonade glass for Rs.25. I would use a mic and a speaker to attract everyone’s attention toward my lemonade truck. This way I can sell lots of lemonade and earn some money. I would use the money I earned to buy myself a brand-new bicycle that I have wished for a long time. 2. A Jungle Safari: I would like to plan a jungle safari with my parents. We could hop on a Jeep for our safari experience. It would be an adventurous experience to see many tall trees, beautiful rivers, colorful birds flying in the sky. It would be thrilling to watch wild animals running around us. I think this would be a brave and wonderful experience for me. - Saesha Badjatya, IIIB My favorite book is Dav Pilkey's ‘Dog Man Grime and Punishment’. There are three main characters in this book and they are- Dogman, The Chief & The Mayor. I would have personally enjoyed playing the role of Dogman. He is a cop who is the best cop in the world. The adventure begins when the Mayor's house is caught on fire. Even before the Mayor, Dogman was already in quick action. He not just rescued the Mayor but also his most important belongings. The Mayor was impressed and gave Dogman badges which were earlier taken away from him for breaking the City Hall as a penalty. This book has humour and interesting encounters about how a dog could accomplish multiple achievements in a day. If I was the Dogman in this book, I would look forward to having a blend of such adventurous fun-filled moments in my life. -Neev Shewakramani, IIIC My favourite character is Elsa. Elsa was born with magical powers that gave her the power to create and manipulate snow and ice. Her powers allow her control temperatures as well. At early age she tried to hide her power, her father suggested gloves to keep her anxiety level down. She can also create snowmen giving them a life of their own. Olaf and Marshmallow are two examples. Elsa can manipulate ice to construct an ice palace, a stairway to its entrance, and even her ice-coloured gown. Elsa can change the ice’s colours to match her emotions as shown within her ice palace: blue when she is happy, red when she is

288 |Shri Darpan frightened, purple when she is sad and amber when she is angry. Also, she is shown to be able to create emerald green ice. I want to be Elsa because she is quiet and reserved. -Pranshi, IIIC My favorite character from a book is the puppet. I will use my magical powers to finish my homework and play all day long. I will show my friends very cool magic tricks. I will use my magic to stop the time and take my favourite snacks for free and stop the time if I am late for class work. I will sleep till 8:20 get ready in 30 seconds and teleport to school or fly there and do magic for money. - Rivan Singh, IIIC My favorite character is Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog is a Hedgehog who saves Green Hill.He is like a hero and knows how to do Ninja fights. So, Sonic the Hedgehog was in Green Hill and lived a happy life. There, was an egg crusher which Sonic can defeat. Sonic defeated with one spin dash. The next was that Dr. Robotnik was about to take the crystal, but when the spin dash of Sonic touched the crystal; they all went into the shatter space as shadow came. So, Dr. Robotnik changed Green Hill into New Yolk City. It was very unpleasant. Each of his friends was changed. Tails became to nine, knuckles became to Knux, Amy became to a robot with a name called Rusty Rose and Rouge became Rebel. The New Yolk City was Green Hill. So, first, the shatter space took to a place where they were various kinds of Sonic’s friends in a deep jungle. The second was Sonic was a pirate and the captain. But Sonic was the best hero in the world. It is just a fiction as you know. He has many powers to control. He became friends with the friends in New Yolk City. But when he jumped up and he saw that Green Hill was changed, he felt very bad. - Andrews Raphael Vanama, IIIC Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series. She first appears in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher. Hermione Jean Granger (b.19 September 1979) was an English Muggie-born witch, born to Mr. and Mrs. Granger. Hermione Granger was not always Hermione Granger. She was Hermione Puckle too. She returned to Hogwarts to complete her N.E.W.T.S. She invented her own spells. She invented the four-point spell or the point spell. She was featured on a chocolate Frog card. Hermione was the greatest wizard of her time. - Avani Reddy, IIIC My favorite character is Alladin. I like Alladin because he has a magic carpet and a genie and also because he is kind. The genie is Aladdin’s friend. An adventure that I would have is flying around the world meeting good footballers especially Ronaldo my

289 |Shri Darpan idol. When I meet him, I would ask him to play football with me. When leaving I would take his autograph. That would be awesome! - Kartikey Sinha, IIIC My favourite character is Suppandi from the magazine Tinkle. Tinkle is a great magazine with extraordinary characters of all types. My personal favourite character Suppandi is super funny. What I like about Suppandi the most, is his humor and his logic. There are more than 20 characters in Tinkle and I would surely rate it a 100/100. It has so many types of adventures and the most adventurous character is Shikari Shambu. He is my second favourite character. I would request everyone to grab a copy. I am sure you are going to get hooked on to it! - Maavir Maru, IIIC The story that I choose is Harry Potter. I want to be Hermione Granger. When Harry and Ron got hurt, Hermione had a locket which she used to travel in time. Harry and Hermione went to the past. They saved Backbeat (Hagrid’s pet) and came back Ron said “you time travelled but now you are here “. - Shyla, IIIC Las Estaciones Del Año - Laasya Meda, IIIB

290 |Shri Darpan - Lakshya Sai, IIIB La clase - Reyansh Siddula, IIIB

291 |Shri Darpan Lesson to learn One sunny afternoon, me and my friends were playing in the garden. Suddenly a weird looking lady with a snake on her hat appeared and started talking to us offering chocolates. We all got so frightened by her appearance that we ran towards my house. We thought that she was a wicked witch that came to take us to some unknown place. I told this whole happening to my grandma. That evening when I and my grandma were in the market purchasing vegetables I saw the same lady with the hat, my grandma had a talk with that lady who in fact turned to be a kind hearted tribal lady in her traditional dress. Moral: Never judge anyone without knowing them. - Sanvi Vora, IIIB Magic for Good A few days ago I read a book called ‘My Little Pony; A Canterlot Wedding’, by Cindy Morrow. I am fascinated by the ruler of Pony Ville, the beautiful Princess Celestia who has magical horns. If I got a chance to be Princess Celestia, I with my magical and powerful horns would go around the world and help eradicate the dangerous Corona disease from everywhere. Also by saying the good magical spells in the ears of the evil people I would destroy the bad thoughts that come in their mind. This will help to decrease the number of crimes happening around the world. I would use my magical powers to make this world a beautiful and harmonious place to live in. - Vianna Mohta, IIIB My Favourite Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid-Big Shot I wish to be the main character(greg) of this story. Greg, a little child, loved playing football. He tried how it is to learn a new sport and why everybody makes a big deal about the same. Greg used to like sports when he was in preschool. The coaches were really nice and made sure everyone got a chance to score. Now, Greg moved to kindergarten the coaches did not let him get away with the things he did in preschool. Now Greg is struggling to find new sport after he went to kindergarten. Since greg’s mom wants him to learn team sport once more he tries to rack his brain when he did something athletic. After the season was over with Dhruv patel’s coaching he was happy because he knew he could go back to his normal life. But the only person who could not let it go was his mom.

292 |Shri Darpan The coaching from Dhruv patel was good but he was frustrated because his team was not getting things quickly. Since his team was not getting points quickly, he made them run sprints and then after the season Greg’s mom came and showed a flyer she had printed out. It was about a 2nd chance tournament in basketball. After the 2nd chance tournament, he made a 1st BIG SHOT in his life. Once he made his BIG SHOT his mom let him go and he went back to his regular life. He felt happy that he finally made his BIG SHOT. - Vivaan Singh Rathour, IIIB Los saludos y despedidas - Sanvi Vora, IIIB -Aarushi Jarupla, III C

293 |Shri Darpan Los Saludos y Despedidas - Avani Reddy Kayathi, IIIC Who I want to be Hey! I’m Darrell, as you can see, From Malory Towers, The school by the Cornish sea, Hey! I’m Darrell, Sally’s good friend, And what good letters to my mother I write and send! Once I had an adventure in Malory Towers, Where I found a garden full of flowers Me and my friends have mysteries full of twists and turns, But we’re always back to the cozy dormie where the fire burns Hey! I’m Darrell, Head Girl of the Sixth, Writer of a play in the Fifth Today is a very very big day for me, It’s the last of Malory Towers I’m going to see! I am so happy! I am so glad! That I am one of the successes Malory Towers had! I look up to her and I see, She is exactly who I want to be! - Gitisha Singh, IIIC

294 |Shri Darpan My Favourite Book My Favourite book is The Four Friends from Timeless Tales. My Favorite character is the mouse. The story is about four friends who lived in the deep forests of Japan. It is a delightful story about friendship and loyalty where the four unusual friends, a tortoise, a mole, a deer and a crow, join forces to outwit a hunter. - Moukthika Putikam, IIIC Raya: The Brave Girl My favorite character is Raya from the book “Raya and the Last Dragon”. I like Raya as she is head strong young girl who is mature just like me. She is capable person and can easily adapt to the situations around her. Imagine me as Raya and let me tell you my adventure. I and my two friends were having a quite perfect day, and playing with a ball near a forest until a witch caught us at bay! And our day turned into a one-of-a-kind day! When the three of us went to find the ball in the forest, we were captured by an evil witch! The only way to escape is by using our brains and that was to solve a riddle else the witch will turn us into zombies! With my intelligence and bravery, and without any fear, I helped my friends by answering to the riddle and was able to escape from the witch. Do you know what I did then? I threw the poisonous potion on witch and we ran as fast as we could. My parents were really very proud me. But I showed grit, and saved my friends by staying strong. At the end it was good which won over the Evils. - Shanaya Verma, IIIC

295 |Shri Darpan Mrugavani National Park I was so excited on the day of my field trip. I got ready in minutes, I ate my breakfast quickly and hopped on the bus with my friends Mahita and Ishanvi. I talked to my friends about the field trip the whole time to the school. After reaching my school I went quickly to my class and I waited for my classmates to join us for the field trip. After everyone joined us, we got paired up with each other and I got paired up with Reyansh. After that we went to the cafeteria to eat our breakfast everyone was so excited that we ate very fast. After eating we hopped on the bus and the trip was starting. As soon as the bus started everyone was so happy to go to the field trip that they started talking to their friends about what they are going to do in the park and where they are going to play in the park. Me and my friend were drawing in her book and as soon as the bus stopped at the park all my classmates started rushing outside the bus but me and my friend waited for everyone to get down the bus after the head count was over the gates were open and we went inside the park and the first thing we saw was a rabbit and everyone was happy to see the rabbit and they were small and cute. After seeing the rabbit, we went to see the birds we saw parrot and butterfly. After seeing the birds, we went to see a museum there we saw models of deer, cheetah and different animals and when I saw the animals for the first time, I was scared but then my teacher told me that they were fake and there is no need to worry. After seeing the fake animals then we went to a theater to see a video about the park and we waited for the video to start but it had some issues with the video so we went to a garden and there we waited for the tour bus to show up and the bus finally showed up and a jeep also came and I went and sat in the bus and some people including mam sat on the jeep, then the bus started the ride after a while we saw many peacocks and deer but this time the deer were real and not like the models we saw before. After seeing that we came back to the same garden then we waited for mam and the people to come to the garden when everyone finally came, we went to see a snake show. Then we went back to see the video about the park by the time video was completed I was so hungry but luckily mam gave a lunch break. I ate my lunch quickly which was chapatti with butter. After that I played with my friends then we came back to our bus, and we were so tired that I was almost slept, then they gave mango juice for refreshments, then I quickly drank the juice and fell asleep after that when I woke up, we were already at our school. After getting down and going to our class I started to think about today and I discovered that today I learnt an important lesson. It taught me how to behave in the outside world, how to be with people and most importantly how to be with the people you don’t even talk with in your daily life, and this was a fun experience for me. - Sarvani Yerragunta, IIIC

296 |Shri Darpan If I Were My Favorite Character in My Favorite Book If I were Hermione Granger {in first year} I would first go to the gringots bank, and grab my money and go to Olivanders and get my wand go get some butterbeer and then go to platform number 9/4 {not the way to write it}, and reach Hogwarts!!!! Get sorted this is the scary part what if I get sorted into Slytherin!!!! {DU DU DU}, but I got sorted into Gryffindor so yeah. Then charms started then defence against the dark arts, positions, quidditch then finally we had lunch it was so good the chicken was cooked properly and the desert was stunning then Dumbledore gave a speech about the quidditch match on feb 29th and not to go to the forbidden forest the studied more then it was time for dinner I ate little because I was stuffed from lunch then I decided to explore tomorrow and check out some stuff. - Vanshika C, IIIC My favorite book is Cinderella, written by Charles Perrault. My favorite character is Cinderella. Cinderella is a story about a poor girl's acceptance of abuse that ends with a reward by a fairy godmother and wins a prince's heart. It's a gentle reminder to remain kind to everyone. I would like to be Cinderella so that I can be kind and helpful to people, whether or not I find a prince…I do like to dress up though. Cinderella’s story reminds us of a lesson in life that kindness will be rewarded whereas selfishness will not. - Viha Rasputra, IIIC ||पेड़ बचाओ|| पेड़ हमारेसच्चेममत्र होतेहै पेड़ के एक नह ींअनेक फ़ायदेहोतेहै पेड़ हमेदेतेहैफल फू ल और हवा मिसके िैस नह ींकोई दवा पेड़ कहेहमेंमत काटो सभ लोगो को यह मिक्षा बााँटो पेड़ो को हमेंबचाना है धरत को मफर सेहरा भरा बनाना है - िनाया वमाा- III C

297 |Shri Darpan Field Trip to Mrugavani National Park: Where Learning and Fun Came Together Namaste everyone! My Name is Aarav Bhootra. The Mrugavani National Park is located in Chilkur in Hyderabad. The park is home to different types of plants, 350 spotted deer and many other animals. There were many activities in the National Park. There was exploration of different plants and animals, different viewpoints, snake shows and a safari. In the National Park, we explored a lot of things. We saw many animals like lion, tiger and deer. We saw many peacocks as well. There was a viewpoint where we saw a mouse deer which is a species of deer in size of a mouse. After exploring animals, we went up a staircase for the next viewpoint where we saw some towers, offices, and societies in Hyderabad. Then we went to the snake show where we saw poisonous snakes like cobra and non-poisonous snakes. After the snake show, we went for bus safari. We saw many deer in the safari. After that, we rested, ate our food and returned to school. I enjoyed the field trip a lot and learned lot of new things. -Aarav Bhootra, IIID I went to Murugavani National park for my field trip. We started from our school after eating our breakfast. We reached the National Park at 9:45. We saw few rabbits eating carrots. We had snacks break and ate our snacks. We saw pictures of birds, pictures of trees like banyan tree. Then we went to the safari where I saw deer, peacocks, fishes and turtles.

298 |Shri Darpan After that, we went for the snake show. There we learnt about aquatic snakes, tree snakes and ground snakes. There are two types of snakes - nonpoisonous and poisonous snakes. Then we went back to bus. We returned to school at 3pm. - Devarsha, IIID At Mrugavani National Park, we saw a bunch of rabbits (black, white, brown and grey). After sometime, it was break time and then, we went to the facts room where we learn something about things and animals like butterfly and rocks. After learning some important things in the facts room, we went a little further to see different types of deer. Then, we went to see the viewpoint. I saw my society from the viewpoint. Then we saw the snake show, which was all about different types of snakes. And at last, we boarded our buses and went to school. - Khyati Shrivastava, IIID We went to Mrugavani National Park for our learning journey. We saw a snake show. There are different types of snakes like Cobras, rat snake. We went to the top of the viewpoint and the view was beautiful. We saw black rabbits. We went to Safari in a white van by the way there are a lot of peacocks and deer. For Lunch we had chapathi and rolls. I enjoyed with my friends and had lot of fun. - Mahijith, IIID I went to the field trip to Mrugavani National Park. It is situated in Hyderabad. It is close to my school. It is home to many different species like: Rabbit, snake, peacocks and deer. We went to the jungle in an open safari van and I saw peacocks over there. We sat in the garden and had our lunch with friends and teachers. I also watched the snake show with different kinds of snakes like: Rat snake, Red sand Boa, Etc. One thing I got to learn from the trip is there are different types of common animals. I also saw the process of Rainwater harvesting. I played with my friends and I enjoyed the day a lot with them and we came back to the school.

299 |Shri Darpan - Rishik Potati, IIID It was 2 years since our last field trip because of the online classes. I was so excited to hear when our class teacher told us about the plan for a field trip to ‘Mrugavani National Park’. Finally, we will be able to go out on a field trip and enjoy! My father explained to me the meaning of ‘Mrugavani’, which is made from two words ‘Mrug’ + ‘Vani’, a jungle where dears live. The day had come when we were going for the trip. My mom packed snacks and juice for me. We were finally there at the park and what made it even more special was that we were going on a jungle safari. We enjoyed the safari ride, where I got to see 1 owl, 9 deer, 2 peacocks and 7 peahens. Snake show was another attraction, where we got to see King Cobra and many other poisonous and non-poisonous snakes. There was also a viewpoint from where we could see the whole jungle and the tall buildings of Hyderabad. It was awesome and peaceful to stand in the jungle and see the city from the outside. It was a memorable trip with my school friends and I would soon want to go there again, to show the place to my mom, dad and sister. - Samveer Verma, III D In Mrugavani National Park there was a snake show where I saw rattle snake, cobras and many other, I went to the safari and saw peacocks and deer. We sat under a tree and ate our lunch. I had crazy amount of fun. - Sreeman, IIID

300 |Shri Darpan As a part of learning journey my school had taken us to Murugavani National Park. There was a snake show. They showed us poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes. Then we saw a mousedeer and we went on a safari ride. I saw an owl, peacocks, deer. After the ride we went to a view point and I saw the city of Hyderabad. We also saw black rabbits, white rabbits and grey rabbits. After seeing all the animals, we ate our lunch and returned to school. We had lots of fun. - Srihan Goud, IIID Mrugavani National Park has a wonderful snake show. In the snake show there are cobras, rat snake and bora snake etc. You can see deer, peacocks, snakes etc. Grey rabbits, black rabbits, white rabbits can be seen. There are mouse deer which have not evolved for 20 - 25 million years. There was a big green jeep ride for 30 minutes, which we enjoyed a lot. For lunch we had wraps and mango juice. There was a big banyan tree, we hung over the roots and swinged, it was incredibly fun. Vikranth, IIID Thrilled to go on a field trip, I woke up at 5 am. I quickly dressed up, ate my breakfast, packed my backpack, and eagerly waited for my school bus. I boarded the bus and my field trip had finally begun. All my friends and I had sung songs and danced in merriment. As soon as I entered the park, I was overjoyed to see so many colourful birds. The chirping of birds sounded like music to my ears. Then, I watched an incredible snake show. I was amazed and frightened to see King Cobra. I learnt that some snakes are poisonous, and some non-poisonous. Finally, I went on a safari ride. I saw lovely peahens, peacocks, and some cute rabbits of different colours and sizes swiftly running around. My trip to Mrugavani National Park was an unforgettable one. I learnt so many things and had a whale of time with my friends. - Vihhan Sujit, IIID I went to Murugavani National Park as a field trip from my school. I was very excited as it was my first field trip with my friends. We went to a museum, and saw the models of Banyan tree, Cobra, Blue Jay bird and Ganga River. We took a tour of the park by bus. We saw peacocks, peahens and saw their babies too. They were so beautiful. After that, we went to a snake show, where they showed us some snakes like cobra, python, etc. This trip is a memorable one in my life. Overall, I enjoyed a lot of fun. - Arush Vishwanathula, IIIE