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Newsletter By-Yeshi and Chimmi, VIII

Kichhiperi Lake
My Trip to Kichu Pelri Lake was amazing.
The fishes came to our hand so they can
eat from there. We were not allowed to feed
them. There were different kinds of fishes. Some
were very small but some were really big. I liked the
only golden fish. The lake was in the shape of Buddha’s
feet. I really could not see the picture but I think I saw a
toe. There were a lot of people there in the lake. Many of
them were feeding the fishes although they were not
allowed to. We had to take off our shoes when we At the lake I felt calm,
entered the lake. There was a bridge and in the end of peaceful and I was filled
the bridge there was this old man who was putting rice with joy. I loved feeding the
tika on foreheads. I was amazed by the fishes in the lake. fish even though I was not
allowed to. If the police
-Kitsho, V caught you then you had to
pay 200 rupees fine. It was
The Kitchupere Lake was fantastic. I loved the fish as they the first time I saw fish so
were not afraid to be fed. While throwing my coin in the close fighting over biscuits
water I think one of the fish mistakenly ate my coin and orange peels. It was an
thinking it was food. I was also kind of disappointed with extraordinary place and it
the lake because I imagined the lake would be blue with felt extraordinary.
golden fish but the lake was murky brown and same with
the fish. -Jattu, VII
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At the lake I felt at peace and thrilled at the

same time. The fish in the lake were very
friendly and appeared calm when we tried
to touch them. The whole scene burned an
everlasting image of the peaceful lake.
-
Tenzin,

When I was in the lake, I felt

calm and empty, but the hot,
thin, air that cut through my skin,
distracted me. However, my
sensations really reminded me of
Thailand. When my friends and I
didn’t want to go to school early in
the morning, we always went to the
river and fed the fishes. Lastly, when
I saw a catfish in the lake, I felt like
eating it! That’s one of my favorite fish.
The Khicheopalri Lake was an awesome
The lake and mountains were my friends and peaceful place. The water was so
that I hugged to me in the holy and calm and quiet, we could see fish
friendly place swimming around and struggling to
nibble at the biscuits that were offered
-Nicha, IX by visitors. The fish did not hesitate at all
to come right up to your hand to grab
the food! The lake is known as a holy site
and people say that it is in a shape of
the foot of Guru Rinpoche. It is said that
every single leaf that falls on the lake is
picked up by birds– nature takes care
of cleanliness and hygiene herself.

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This newsletter was created and edited by

Chimme and Yeshi Dema of Grade VIII at
Taktse International School. It is their first
such endeavor.
We thank the contributors for their reflections
on the trip and the readers for taking the time
to relive our moments in West Sikkim.
Thank you, and as with all Taktse
Publications, we encourage students to find
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