JULY (FIRST) 2018 | %35 ie \ = = = aa L = == fe ee Oo : : : Q = at mie aise CONSUMER VOICES. BECAUSE EVERY BRAND IS UNIQUE. With virtually every age group, income segment and language covering 30 millon Indians, we are the most diverse magazine group in India. So next time you want to address anyone in India, you ate better off speaking to the Delhi Press Group today. DELHI PRESS To subscribe to our magazines, kindly call our Toll Free number 1800 103 8880 or visit www.delhipress.in/subscribeCHAMPAK JULY (FIRST) 2018 NO. 977 4 Trip To Another Planet 4 Tinku Saves The Day 10 forest festival 14 Tinu Becomes A Hero 18 Cycle Race 26 Red Colour Water 34 A Boost OF Confidence 41 Football Match 48 The festival OF Forests 55 Ellie elephant decides fo scare Leo lion on Doctor's Day. Editor, Publisher & Printer : Paresh Nath EDITORIAL, ADVERTISEMENT & PUBLICATION OFFICE: Delhi Press Guiding. £4, Jnandewala Eate, Rani Jhansi Marg, New DDeli-110056. Phone: 41308688, 2352055/-62. 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We're waiting!” 4 someone called out at night from outside his window. “Who would call out at this hour?” Shubham got up and went to the window. He was surprised when he drew the curtain and saw outside. ‘Two strange creatures were standing at the window. Their eyes were red and they had antennas on their heads. Shubham w cared. ! Come ” one of the “Don’t be scared, Shubham! outside! We are your friends! creatures said. Shubham pulled himself together and went outside, CHAMPAKHe went to the creatures and asked, “Who are you? How do you know my name?” “We've come from another planet! My 42, and this is my friend, We've come to take you to our planet We'll show you the Milky Way on our way,” said T-42 introducing himself. name is Shubham did not feel so scared anymore. He wanted to go with them. He said, “I would have been happy to come with you. But Tcan’t come. I have to be at school tomorrow morning as [ have a science project to submit.” “Don't worry about that! We have a super rocket. It just takes a few minutes to reach our planet. Then we'll see the other planets July (First) 2018 and the Milky Way and be back on earth before school tomorrow morning,” said 7-42, “All right! But where is your rocket? I can’t see it anywhere!” asked Shubham, looking around, T-42 pressed some buttons on a remote in his hand. A moment later, a rocket appeared before them. “This is our super rocket! It'll take us to our planet! Come, let’s get in,” said T-42. Shubham, T-42 and T-50 entered the rocket. In a flash of firepower and smoke, the rocket set off. There were many screens inside the rocket, that kept showing images of planets and stars as they whizzed past them “T-42 is such a strange name!” said Shubham.“Names on our planet are based on codes,” explained T-42. ‘The rocket reached outer'space’ soon’ “You'll now see the Milky Way on screen, And there is your solar system. That’s the sun shining in the middle. And the planets revolving around it,” pointed ‘T-50, explaining to Shubham what came on screen, T-50 pointed out to a blue planet and said, “Shubham, that’s Earth! The abundance of water and the atmosphere gives it the blue color.” The tour of the Milky Way was exciting, Soon after, the rocket came to a halt on a rocky terrain, “We've reached our planet. It’s millions of kilometers away from Earth,” said T-42 and handed a space suit and mask to Shubham. “Wear this,” he said. “Our planet doesn’t have oxygen. And the temperature is very high. This suit will protect you from the heat and the oxygen mask will help you breathe.” As soon as they stepped out of the rocket, bright lights flashed on Shubham’s face. ‘The planet was full of several spherical hhouses:’There were no trees or plants. T-50 went towards one house and said, “This is my house, And that one belongs to T-42.” “What do you guys eat? I don’t see any plants or trees around. There aren't any shops cither,” said Shubham. T-50 smiled and said, “We don’t eat plants or animals. Our meals are comprised of tablets. One tablet is equivalent to one meal. We never feel thirsty either.” “We're much ahead of Earth in science and technology, We have the means to travel from one planet to another within a matter of minutes,” said T-42. “Can you show me around?” asked Shubham. CHAMPAK‘T-50 said sadly, “Well, there’s nothing really to see on our planet. It’s all barren land. The high temperature burns everything, We also have firestorms at times. The inhabitants spend most of their time indoors.” “Firestorm? But doesn’t that burn the inhabitants?” asked Shubham. “We have antennas on our heads. We get intimated beforehand of any oncoming firestorm, Then we go to our homes and lock ourselves in. Our homes are fireproof,” said ‘T-42. Shubham walked ahead and all he could see were vast barren lands. Then, Shubham noticed a large crater that was spread over a large distance. “That looks like a seashore,” he/said) aloud. “You're right! Long ago, there used to be a sea here. The environment of our planet was much like Earth’s. We had rivers, vegetation, birds and animals but we didn’t take care of our ecosystem then, We neglected and misused our natural resources. And everything depleted over time,” said 'T-50, feeling sad. ‘T-50 continued, “Deforestation got rid of the greenery. Pollution kept on increasing, The air became toxic. All the July (First) 2018 wildlife died. Our scientific knowledge enabled us to survive but our planet died and we became machines.” Shubham became thoughtful and said, “That's sad! If we don’t take care of Earth, it too will become barren like this.” “That’s correct, Shubham! If the environment is not conserved, Earth too will become barren one day. The rivers and seas will dry up and all greenery will disappear. Wildlife will become extinct. Your beautiful planet will become barren like ours. The inhabitants will become like machines.”“How do we save our planet?” asked Shubham. “You need to stop cutting down trees and plant more, limit polluting industries, save water and cut gases that deplete the ozone layer. Such steps will protect Earth from becoming barren,” said T-50. “I promise to protect our planet and raise awareness,” said Shubham Suddenly, the antennas of T-42 and T-50 started buzzing. “Shubham! Run towards the house! A firestorm’s coming!” said T-50. Shubham could see flashes of fire on the horizon. It was approaching fast. ‘They ran towards the house. Shubham’s throat became dry. He could not run anymore. He removed the mask from his face and started screaming, “Water! Water!” ‘Then someone sprinkled a few drops of water on his face. He felt relieved. “Lm so thirsty! Give me more water,” said Shubham. w.t.me/velarch_offig “What are you mumbling in your sleep? Did you have another dream? It’s 7 a.m. Let’s get ready for school” said Shubham’s mom, He woke up with a start. His mom was standing in front of him with a glass of water in her hand. DW NoUvIVo ew Shubham looked at his science project kept on the table and smiled and said, “Even if it was a dream, I did take a trip to the Milky Way and to another planet after all.” @ CHAMPAKTINKU SAVES THE DAY By Om Prakash Gupta inku was a clever boy and would think of a new game every day and use his knowledge to lord over his friends who lived in his society, Tinku’s father was a police officer at the international airport. One day when Tinku’s father returned home, he looked sad and upset. Tinku looked at him and understood that something wasn’t right. He went close to his father and asked, “Dad, what's the matter? You look very stressed today.” “Yes, son. I am, in fact, very worried today. For the first time in 15 years, I met a man who did not speak a single word even though he was being questioned by us for more than 10 hours.”Listening to his father, Tinku said, “Who are you talking about, dad? Who is not saying what?” “Tinku, today we received news that a man would get diamonds into India from an international flight. When we caught him at the airport, we searched him thoroughly, but we couldn’t find a single diamond. Even after we questioned him, he didn’t say anything.” “Then the news that you received may have been false,” said Tinku. Listening to Tinku’s logic, his father said, “No son. The information we received is correct. And we caught the same bearded guy whose description matched the information we received.” “Did you comb through his beard to check for the diamonds?” Tinku laughed and said. “What do you mean Tinku?” his father asked, sitting up. Tinku said, “Dad, you must have heard the Hindi phrase that goes, ‘a blade of grass in the thief’s beard’. So I asked if you combed through his beard to search for the diamonds.” ‘Tinku hada’t even completed his sentence when his father got up suddenly and left on his motorcycle. When his father returned two hours later, he looked happy. July (First) 2018 “Dad, you look very happy. Did your problem get solved?” asked Tinku. “Yes, son! Today, thanks to you, we were able to catch the thief red-handed,” replied his father. “So you found the diamonds? Please tell me where they were,” said Tinku. “They were exactly where you said they would be-in his beard! That smuggler tied together the diamonds with a black thread and made a chain of it. He then tied it to the back of his long beard.” ‘Tinku jumped up excitedly and said, “Then I should get a prize dad. I helped catch a thief.” “Yes, sure I'l give you a prize.” Dad picked) Tinkwup, placed him on his lap and kissed his head. @‘Teacher: How will you divide six mangoes among eight people? Sayali: By preparing a mango milkshake! Tanushree Saha, 9 years, Mumbai ‘Teacher: Nupur, you can’t sleep in my class. Nupur: I could ma’am, if you were a little quieter. Nupur Nair, ‘12 years, Kochi Shopkeeper: ‘This machine will reduce your work by half. Hriday: Please give me two of them! Sanat Verma, 10 years, New Delhi Patient: Doctor, can you tell me what are your fees? Doctor: For the 1* visit I charge Rs. 2000 and the 2% visit is free. ‘The patient then lies. Patient: Doctor, this is my second visit. Doctor: Please continue taking the medicines that I had prescribed on your first visit. Ritul Mohanty, 9 years, Durgapur Student: Ma’am would you punish me for something I didn’t do? I “Teacher: OF course not. Student: Good, because I didn’t do my homework. Vedant Singh Baghel, 8 years, Rewa Sonu: What looks like half a banana? Monu: The other half! Deepak, 10 years, Chennai Sonu: What is a thing that exists only till the time you don’t share it? Monu: A secret. Raghav Soin, 10 years, Punjab Rohan: Can you make seven an even number? How is this possible? n odd number. : Just remove ‘s’ from Pratik Sahoo, 11 years, Odisha Q: Why is the letter always cool? A: Because it is between A/C! Riya Gulati, 13 Years, Faridabad Q: Why is 10 afraid of 7? ‘A: Because seven ate nine. \(789) Suhani Anand, ‘12 years, New Delhi Q: What flies in the air wobbling? A: Jelly-copter Shivranjini, 7 years, Bangalore ‘SMS us your jokes and riddles to 9619587613, or write to us at writetochampak@delhipress.in ‘You can also send your jokes riddles to Champak, Delhi Press, A-4, Shri Ram Industrial Estate, Wadala, ‘Mumbai ~ 400031 Find us online at ‘www facebook.com/ ChampakMagazine and https://www. ‘youtube.com/ChampakSciOD CINE A|| [THIS TIME DAMRU GETS A JOB AT ELVIS MONKEY'S CINEMA HALL. By Shivesh Shrivastava SIR, WHY IS THE J BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE CINEMA HALL CAN SEE MOVIE PI COMPLETELY DARK? [CLEARLY IN THE DARK. 76, DAMRU, THE CINEMA HALL'S ELECTRICITY BILL IS VERY HIGH [TRY AND NOT WASTE ELECTRICITY. - fx \ \ ‘SIR, I CUT OFF R ON | OKAY, SIR. DON'T] 179 |worky AB0UIT IT, J THE PROJECTOR THE ELECTRICITY DAMRU, ALL OUR CUSTOMERS ISN’T WORKING. SUPPLY WIRES. }} ARE CREATING A RLICKUS. WHO! = SRE SOUT UO Ibe (OH NO! YOU CUT ALL THE WIRES THAT SUPPLY ELECTRICITY! ‘SIR, YOU ONLY TOLD ME THAT WE CAN SEE THE FILM IN THE DARK. SO THAT'S WHY I CUT THE WIRES NOW IF WE DON’T HAVE ELECTRICITY, THEN WE WILL ALSO NOT GET A BILL. DAMRU, LEAVE T’LL LEAVE BUT NOT ONLY DO | HAVE REPAIR BEFORE I THROW | | ENJOY A MOVIE BILLS NOW BUT MY BUSINESS IN THE DARK IS ALSO IN DARKNESS a =orest Festival By Vandana Gupta his summer had been very hot in Champakvan. All wells and ponds had dried up. Due to water scarcity, King Shersingh announced, “All citizens of our forest are requested not to waste water. Until the rains start, water will be supplied just for one hour in the morning and evening everyday. Everyone will have to manage with it.” All the animals of Champakvan realised that the water problem was serious and started using water sparingly. But Titu butterfly did not care, and would 14 wash the leaves of her plants and sprinkle the ground with water daily. She loved playing with water. All tried to persuade Titu not to waste water but she continued to use water carelessly. All the animals complained to King Shersingh who called her. He said, “Titu, you are so small. You need just a little water for drinking and bathing. Then why do you use so much water? Though you are using the water given to you, when you use it for this purpose, it makes all the others angry in the jungle. CHAMPAKTitu said, “I suffer from dust allergy. When dust is around, I get sick and start sneezing and am unable to breathe well. I cannot sleep. That is why I have to sprinkle water around my house.” “Even then Titu, try to save water as much as possible, If you can, instead of washing the leaves, wipe them with water. In front of the king, Titu agreed but when she went home, she kept using water as per her wish. All the animals wanted to go to King Shersingh to complain against her. Cheeku rabbit lived near Titu’s house. He said, “It is not wise.to. trouble the King for every small thing. I have thought of a plan so that Tita can continue playing with water and yet it will not be wasted.” “How is that possible? asked Meeku mouse. “Let’s see. I will not talk about it!” said Cheeku. Next day, the animals saw that Cheeku was burrowing beds under Titu’s tree. After two days, he planted vegetable seeds in the beds. Titu did not realise that she was watering vegetable plants because she was busy watering her leaves and home. July (First) 2018 In a few days, small shoots appeared from the beds. The vegetable garden grew under Titu’s home. When Shersingh learnt about it, he too was happy. At that moment, he received an invitation from Dara rhinoceros, the Minister of their neighbouring forest, Kanchanvan. The invite said, “Like every year, this year too, we are organising water sports in our big pond. We request you to be Chief Guest at this year’s water sports.”Shersingh was bewildered. He asked the messenger, Nitu porcupine, “In our forest, with great difficulty, we are able to provide water. Our wells and ponds are dry and you are having water sports. How have you kept your ponds full of water?” “IF you too celebrate the Forest Festival like us, then there will be no scarcity of water in Champakvan,” said Nitu, “Forest Festival? What is that?” asked Shersingh. “We plant plenty of trees in our forest And we take care of our existing plants and trees, make the best possible use of objects made from wood. Pencils and paper that are made by cutting trees, are not wasted, so as to avoid cutting trees. Because of this, our forest is quite cool and we don’t need to run air conditions and coolers. That way, we have water and electricity. Most importantly, we collect and store rain water by water-harvesting, We use the stored water for all our needs, and the wells and ponds in our forest never dry up. All these help us in organising water games even in summer.” “Now I understand. We too will plant trees in abundance in our forest and will collect rain water by water harvesting, We too will celebrate Forest Festival Ple and enjoy the water sports. I thank him for the invitation.” @ se tell Dara that I will surely come SONAL izTHE BLUBBER SUIT ‘Stuep | bags © Cold water 1. Fill two bowls with cold water. Put ice cubes in them ¥ so that water is chilled. 2, Take a plastic bag and coat its inside with butter, that is not melted, but still solid 3. On one hand put a plastic bag coated with butter and on the other, a plain one. 4, Put both the hands in the bowls of ice-cold water and observe. [see The hand that is covered only with plastic bag will start to feel very cold soon. However, the hand that has butter-coated plastic bag, does not feel that cold. You will be able to keep this hand in the chilled water for much longer, @ Two bowls e Ice cubes ‘@ Two small plastic e Butter (If butter is Learn how mammals like polar bears and whales keep in cold environment. not available, you can use ghee or dalda) Why does the hand with the butter- coated bag not feel very cold? Butter or fat is not a good conductor of heat and does not let heat pass through it. When the hand thar is covered in butter is put in the chilled water, the butter does not let the heat from the hand transfer to the cold water unlike the hand which is covered in plain plastic. Mammals like whales, seals, sea lions and polar bears, which live in cold environments, have a layer of blubber under the skin. The blubber is a thick layer of fat. Itis a poor conductor of heat and thus keeps them warm in chilled waters. In our experiment, the plastic bag represents the skin and the butter, the blubber. Heat easily transfers through the plastic (the skin) but not through the butter. How does a B woollen sweater keep you warm? Sweaters are made out of wool and \ wool traps air in between its fibres. Since air is a bad conductor of heat, it does not transfer the heat away from the body and so this way the wool keeps the warm air close to the body and keeps the body warm. More layers of sweaters trap more air and hence more heat is produced. This is how woollens keep us warm,TINU BECOMES A HERO By Manoj Roy jinu tiger was very timid. He would get frightened even if someone stared at him. His mother was very worried about Tinu. She told him stories about courage and why he need not have fear. However, Tinu remained scared and timid. Oné day when Tinu came home from school, he was very quiet. “What happened, Tinu? You are very quiet today,” asked his mother. “Mummy, I don’t want to go to school, Pinku monkey troubles me a lot. He pulls my long tail and laughs at me,” said Tinu. s mother stroked his and said, “Son, } tiger. You should not bother about such small things. You talk to Pinku and tell him this bothers you and that he should not do it.” uu are a When Tinu did not say anything, she said, “If he does not stop troubling you, then talk to your class teacher about his behaviour.” CHAMPAKOn hearing his mom, Tinu shivered, “If I complain against him, he will trouble me more.” “IE you keep getting frightened with these small things, then how will you manage in future? You must learn to stand up for yourself, son,” said his mother. Tinu nodded his head and promised that he will stand up, but was still unsure about what to do. The next day, all the school children were going for a picnics Tinu remembered his mother’s words and promised to himself that he would be brave. After boarding the school bus, Tinu sat on the window seat and was enjoying seeing the landscape. Some children were sleeping in the bus. Suddenly, the bus halted with a screech. “Oh! Why has the bus stopped?” cried the children, woken up by the jerk. “There are big boulders across the road,” said Moti dog, the bus driver. “How did these rocks come here? They were not here yesterday.” Before anyone could say anything, Motu wolf and Kalu bear rushed into July (Firs!) 2018 the bus. They were notorious criminals of the jungle. One stood behind the driver and the other closed the door tightly. “Keep still children. No one will move from his seat. You all have been kidnapped,” Motu said. “We have weapons with us. So do as we tell you. Or else you know what will happen.” The children got very frightened. Some of them started crying, 19“Turn the bus to the old hill road. All of you will be in our custody tonight,” said Kalu. “We will release you only after getting money from your parents. Those whose parents do not pay will be dead meat,” said Motu, laughing. “Just sce, this monkey is trying to telephone someone,” said Kalu. Everyone looked at Pinku who had a mobile in his hand. “How dare you?” Kalu shouted in anger and gave a hard blow on Pinku’s face that started bleeding, This frightened all 20 the children, who sat ve “There is a tiger here in this bus but he looks more scared than a rat,” said Kalu seeing Tinu. Tinu pretended to be frightened and said, “Please do not beat me. I feel very frightened.” “Ho! Ho! As I had said, he is a timid tiger.” Kalu laughed again. “We have reached our destination, All of you, get down quietly and move up the old hill. If anyone tries to run, then there will be consequences,” Kalu warned them. CHAMPAK,All the children got down quietly and started walking in a queue. “Tiger kid, you come with me. And Kalu, you stay with the others at the end. And yes, give me the gun,” said Motu, He stared at everyone and said, “These children are so timid that we don’t need any weapon.” Kalu also started smiling, He gun to Motu. Tinu stood, watching Motu and them closely. As soon as Motu started climbing the hills, Tinu attacked him from behind. He dug his sharp claws on Motu, who was taken aback by this sudden attack, He had no time to defend himself. All the children were surprised to inu’s courage. They too started to feel encouraged and attacked Kalu. Within a few minutes, both the criminals gave up. “Well done, Tinu,” Roma squirrel, their July (Firs!) 2018 teacher said, patting his back. “If you had not shown courage, we would have been in big trouble.” “Bravo Tinu, you were wonderful,” said Pinku. All the other children praised him. “Forgive us for making fun of you. Had you not been there, Motu and Kalu would have really beaten us.” Now timid Tinu became ev hero. yone’ IMMUETVINVA Dd (vsrE eure cree et Reem aes Khushi is learning about the different types of mangoes SUC RC U CRO our e oe Cai favourites using the clues given below. © Khushi’ favourite mangoes are green coloured. * Her favourite mangoes are available in the month of June * They are grown in West Bengal. ero CA RUN oa ee ea Be ue Cre PN amu aU tes Bora Cr Rn crc) Crone Rel PER ag Vee One nun ead Care well ty Available in May and June ——— es Cn nn aac Crowes PN eaeJuly (First) 2018T'LL KEEP THIS TRAP OVER HERE. WHEN. MEEKU COMES, HE'LL GET CAUGHT IN IT.) I'VE COVERED IT WITH LEAVES. NOW NO ONE WILL. FIND OUT ABOUT IT. CROW WAS WATCHING EVERYTHING FROM THE TREE. (CAT HAS PLACED A MOLISE TRAP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. CHEEKU AND MEEKU ARE COMING HERE. I SHOULD WARN THEM. BEWARE! THERE IS A TRAP ON THE PATH. THE TRAP MUST BE UNDERNEATH THE LEAVES. LET'S REMOVE THE LEAVES WITH THE STICK. THEY FIND AND REMOVE THE TRAP FROM UNDERNEATH THE LEAVES.NOW WE'LL CHEEKU PLACES THE TRAP A LITTLE AHEAD ON THE PATH | AND COVERS IT. MEEKL, NOW START SCREAMING. MEEKU FELL INTO THE TRAP. I'LL GO CATCH HIM. CAT COMES RLINNING AND GETS TRAPPED. I HAD PLACED THE TRAP OVER THERE. HOW DID IT GET HERE? OUCH! HELP! WE PLACED THE TRAP HERE. YOU! GOT CAUGHT IN YOUR OWN TRAP. >] PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR DEED. WE'RE LEAVING.CYCLE&+RACE By Sanju Roy ike every year, this year too, a cycle race was being organised in Haritvan, All participants had to get their names registered with Jumbo clephant. Although the race was a week away, Rohan rabbit, Bholu bear, Dumpy monkey and Chunky donkey had got their names registered. Chunky was taking part in the race for the first time. Rohan, Bholu and Dumpy had been taking part in it every year, All of them, except Chunky, owned racing cycles. Last year Rohan had won the race. This Year too, he was confident of his victory. He had the best racing cycle in all of Haritvan, as his was from abroad. Chunky was worried as his cycle had become old and rusty.Although, he had registered himself, he realised that he had no chance of winning the race with his old cycle. All of his friends gathered at the Haritvan field in the evening for practice and preparation, When Chunky reached the field, he found Rohan and Dumpy already practicing. Chunky too joined them. But when they saw his old cycle, they started laughing at him. “Chunky, your cycle should be put up as an antique in the museum. How do you expect to win with this junk cycle?” said Rohan. “If you take my advice, Chunky, you should withdraw your name from the race. One needs a good racing eycle like ours to win the cycle race,” advised Dumpy. Chunky was hurt but held back his tears. He left the field and quietly went back home. As soon as he entered the house, he dropped his cycle on the floor angrily and sat on his chair, crying. When his mother saw him crying, she came up to him and asked, “What happened Chunky? Why are you crying?” Chunky shared everything with his mother and asked her for a new cycle for the competition. Chunky’s mum stroked his hair fondly July (First) 2018 and said, “Chuaky, you know right now, we do not have enough money to buy a new cycle. As far as participating in a race goes, you can do that on your old cycle as well. You can win with it too.” “Don't give me false hopes, mum. How can I compete with Rohan and Dumpy’s new cycles with my old rickety cycle?” said Chunky, drying his tears. “Don’t worry if your cycle is not new. Practice regularly. You still have a week before the race. Don’t pay any attention when Rohan and Dumpy tease you. Concentrate on practising,” said Chunky’s mum. “We can spend some money and get your cycle repaired by a good mechanic,” his mum added. 27‘The next day Chunky took his cycle to the mechanic who put oil in the chains, changed its gears, and gave it a polish. Chunky’s cycle looked good and rode smoothly. Chunky started his practice with determination. Every day, he spent two hours cycling around the ground. At first he would get tired easily but slowly, his stamina built and he was able to take many rounds of the field without getting tired. Rohan, Bholu and Dumpy were full of confidence of their racing cycles. They did not practice much. Every evening they turned up at the field, but instead of practicing, they just sat there gossiping and laughed at Chunky. Chunky did not pay attention to theif comments and just kept cycling. On the day of the race, the participants stood on the start line. Chunky was quiet while Rohan, Dumpy and Bholu, boasted of their sure-shot victory. Cheetah Singh whistled and waved to start the race. Rohan shot like an arrow and was soon ahead of all. Just behind him were Dumpy and Bholu with Chunky coming in last. Buta little ahead, Rohan’s cycle started giving trouble and he got down to try to set it right. Now Dumpy was in the lead. Bholu and Chunky followed him. Chunky’s mother was there to see the race. She kept encouraging her son, “Well ‘done Chunky! Keep on Chunky!” After three rounds, Dumpy and Bholu started getting tired and they slowed down.Chunky, because of his training, kept on cycling and left the others behind, and won the race easily. Sheru lion went on to the stage and sa “The winner of today’s race is Chunky. Not only did he win the race, but has completed it in the shortest time, setting a new history in the cycling history of Haritvan. He gets a special award along with his trophy.” Chunky went on the stage with a big smile on his face. He was thrilled when he was presented a brand new racing cycle along July (First) 2018 HARITVAN CYCLE RAC™ with the trophy. King Sheru asked him to speak a few words. “I won the race because of my mother. If she had not encouraged me, I would not have taken part in the race, because my cycle was old and rusty. I felt I would not win the race on it, But my mother explained to me that to win a race, we need hard work and practice, and that is why I dedicate this to her.” Alll the animals cheered him and his mother was very proud and happy for him. @ 29Join the dots to find out what everyone is laughing at.Ape CCR ae CC ue el eared Petes Ce Mat eres eur eset eer teertey seen ice QL. Which countries have a negative population growth? Q2. What is written on the chart paper? Q3. Who is making a presentation in front of the classroom? Q4. How many students are present in the class? Q5. What is the teacher doing? The following countries have a negative population The current growth: *Japan -Hungary ‘Italy -Greece -Russia world population is ie: 76 billion S.. Thave a bark, But I can't bite, With a lot of sun and rain, T-can grow to a great height. Who am 1? . When looking at the night sky, You can clearly see the moon. But you will need my help, Tf you want to see Neptune. Who am 1? . Lhave a palm, Though I am not a tree. T have five nails, And I'ma part of your body. Who am I? . When T am in a bowl, you use a spoon, When I am on a cone, you give me a lick. Lam a frozen dessert, With many flavours for you to pick. Who am I? . Lam flat as a leaf and round as a ring, Thave two eyes,. But I can't see a thing. Who am I? wo4ing y°G woau9-29) uy *b puoH"e adorsaja,y'2 eau, y 'T 1 wo om :ssoMsuy . Which of the following is India’s largest milk cooperative company? . Dudhsagar Dairy . Mother Dairy . Aavin Dairy . Amul Dairy 9op> . Which of the following metals remains liquid at room temperature? A. Mercury 8. Copper C. Magnesium D. Zine . Which is the smallest continent in the world? A. Australia B. Europe C. South America D. Africa }. The Gandhara School of Art flourished under which dynasty? A. Gupta empire B. Kushana empire C. Maurya empire D. Mughal empire ar ve v2 at EMOU] NO” oq YanW MoH :suaMsUYBir teaan nec ienre pmeraa mit) See icrecom suite Relig RUE Ua ame oeBy Ramvinay Prajapati or = = 28) (6-03 = ry = = a = = AS Bee A i , ne day while flying, Moski mosquito came across a garden. F* She saw aman sitting on a bench and fle murmured, “Sit, I am very hungry. May I suck some blood?” ind sat on the man’s ear and Hearing the buzzing sound she made, the man tried to chase her away, but Moski kept coming back. She then went and sat on his leg, Seeing this, the man again patted on his leg, but Moski was very quick and escaped from there. “Why are you behind me, when I’m 34 already so thin? Go to the blood bank and drink how much ever blood you want. Go away,” said the man. “A blood bank, what’s that?” Moski asked the man. “Come, I'll take you to see one,” offered the man. As soon as they went inside the blood bank, Moski started shivering as it was very cold inside. so cold in here,” said Moski, her teeth trembling. When she saw what was inside the bank, she froze! CHAMPAKHundreds of bottles were filled with blood and kept inside. “Oh wow, this is a blood factory. I think they make blood here. If I knew how blood made, I too would not have had to go and keep sucking blood from humans. People are so cruel that for a little bit of blood they want to take our lives,” Moski thought. Suddenly a person saw Moski and screamed, “Hey, how did this mosquito come inside? Quick, get me the spray, now! Hearing this, Moski flew as fast as he could and got out and went to the juice shop which was next to the blood bank, and watched the juice stall owner. The stall owner took out a small plastic packet and poured it inside the water and shook it well. Soon the water changed colour and became red. Moski now knew how blood was made. She excitedly lew to her friend Lucy and told her how mosquitoes can make blood. Hearing this, her friends became very happy and decided to get the blood packet for themselves. They flew to the stall owner's shop, and Lucy bit the owner on his leg to distract him. As he bent down to scratch his leg, Moski and the others took one of the packets and flew away. On reaching a safe place, Moski opened the packet and mixed it in the water tub. The water changed colour and Moski said, “Now we don’t need human blood. Come, let’s have a party. July (First) 2018 All the mosquitoes jumped into the water to have their fill of blood. “Hey, this tastes different,” said one of them tasting the red water. “Even after drinking, I am still feeling hungry, said another. “I feel di: the third announced. “Yes, there is no taste in this blood,” said Moski. ‘They all looked up to grandma Mona coming towards them,“Grandma Mona, please taste and tell us, what type of blood is this?” asked Moski. Grandma tasted the water and said, “This is not blood. This seems to be some kind of flavoured water which is red in colour.” “It means we have failed to make the blood, and once again we have to depend on humans for the blood,” said Moski looking depressed. Mona grandma explained, “Humans have not been able to make blood, then how can we mosquitoes hope to make it.” Moski told grandma, the story about how she saw the blood bank and the bottles, and thought that the juice owner was making them outside and supplying it to the bank. Grandma laughed and explained that the bottles in the bank were collected from human beings and stored in case anyone needed blood 36 during a medical emergency. As she finished speaking, she added that it was her time to leave. “Where are you going?” asked Moski. “To a place where its is full of dirt and water is all over in the house and to a place where the water is stored inside a drainage. You will get some human beings easily and then you can suck the blood out of them. So who all are coming with me?” asked grandma. a everybody in chorus. @ will come, we will come,” said PatanRecycle an old plastic bottle to make this planter! You will need: A plastic bottle, card paper, acrylic paint, pencil, glue, black marker, paintbrush, eraser and crayons. 4. Paint it with acrylic paint. 1. Draw your favourite 2, Cutand colour’ | 3. Cut a plastic Champakvan the Champakvan _bottle into half and character on card character, make small holes at paper. the bottom of the bottle. 5. Cut the plastic 6. Stick the bottle into shape cut-out on the as shown above bottle and place and paint polka the plant inside. dots on it. Champakvan Planter is ready!Solve It * Axover on he lst poe,YESS Gyno? Identify these state animals and guess which state they represent. www.tme/velarch official July 11 is World Population Day. In the or earc grid below, find the names of eight most populated cities in the world. 1) _HA_G_A_ A/1/Q/B/H|H|[S[R[N[D[O 2) BILIN. N/S/H/A|N|G[H/A/1[RI[C M|T[O[W[R|T|E|[B[M|G|T eee o/A/AlM[U|mM[B/Al1/Pl[o 4) _A_CH_ SIN;| IT JA|A/K/G/A/]S/V|K FGIANG-HOM C([BIE[T/J/1I[N[G/cl1[a olu/U/M[B/A[1[K/xX|N[R ced W{L/s/H[E/N[Z|H[E|[N[A 7)_U_BI LIH|LIA|S/R/A|BIN/A/C ee M|G[U[A|N/G|z|H[o/U/H ~~ Z|M[N[C[oO[M/A|L[B[U[ICircle 10 differences you can find Peebecired tei DU CLC eee AZ the green er water. BCC NN Ly k lizard can also run or ee OMe Peace ener Cee tr Be Caete Mw toe ee two feet in length, including their long tails. See re eee re ete crested basilisk because of the crest on top of DRO n mC c sss Green basilisk lizards spend most of their time eee net omen by predators like snakes or birds, these lizards drop down from the tree and run quickly across Breas tee cornet toes ‘They can run as fast as five feet per second. ‘Their rear feet have fringes of skin-like scales that spread out on water and increase their eee coe em Gen em feet against the water, it creates a tiny pocket of air due to the difference in air pressure between their feet and the air above them. This stops Semen ae Cen eme cnet amas, CURR eee aac maceA Boost of Confidence By Renuka Shrivastava obbie rat was nibbling on some around every day. Why are you so scared? grains under a tree, when he heard —_Listen to me, and stop being so fearful. Billu cat approaching, He started Billu is not around here anymore and trembling. He got so busy looking around when she is, don’t lose your wits. You to see where Billu was coming from, that must learn to save yourself.” he forgot all about running away. q a Just as Billu was about to pounce on Robbie, Sweety squirrel jumped in and landed between them. This distracted Billu and Sweety quickly jumped again onto the tree. This gave Robbie a chance to escape and made Billu angry. Billu mumbled, “That naughty Sweety ruined everything, I'll take care of her later.” She left from there. A while later, Robbie came out of hiding and started looking around to sce if Billu was nearby. He was still trembling with fear. He thanked Sweety for her help. Sweety said, “You could have been killed because of your carelessness. I saved your life today, but I won't be July (First) 2018Robbie took a deep breath and said, “Sweety, I don’t know how to stop being scared. I am never at peace with Billu around.” “The picture of her fierce face is always on my mind. I feel she will pounce on me any moment,” said Robbie. “You have called me a friend, and so I'm A2 your friend from today. It is sensible to be scared of Billu. But to be always living in fear—that’s not right! From today onwards, go about your business. We will see how Billu should not scare you again,” said Sweety confidently. “But if you are not around and I don’t see het coming, and she pounces on me, then what will Ido? I wouldn't even be able to call out for help,” said Robbie, shivering again at that thought. “No, I mean you should be alert, but not scared all the time. Come with me, I'll show you how enemies can stay together in many different places. They eat and play, enjoy themselves, but are also alert. They aren’t scared all the time,” Sweety explained to Robbie. “I néverithought about it like that. Look at this tree itself, There are so many birds living here. There are crows, sparrows, hawks and also snakes living in holes in the tree. They all live their lives without fear,” Robbie answered. “See you understood this yourself, When others are not scared, why are you? Now let’s go a little ahead. Let me show you something,” urged Sweety. Robbie and Sweety set off together. “Let’s go towards the river bank,” said Sweety. ‘They reached the river bank and saw many goats drinking water from the river. Ducks and buffaloes were swimming in it. Suddenly, a crocodile rose from the river, and Robbie cried out, “Oh! What a beast! Does it also live in the river?” CHAMPAK,“Yes, it does, The river has many small and big fishes. If they were always scared, they would never be able to live their lives," said Sweety. “You're right!” said Robbie. They went further. Sweety said, “Earlier, I used to stay on another tree. One day I was watching some peacocks dance, when all of a sudden a tiger came out of nowhere and pounced on one of them. I simply shut my eyes in fear. When I opened them again, I saw that the peacocks had flown away.” “Similarly, I’ve seen deer giving their predator a slip. When I saw these different animals living without fear and with confidence, I too followed their example. All I do now is stay alert. Carelessness can cost lives. So one should always be careful and alert but not scared,” explained Sweety. “Yes, [understand you. But tell me something, why did you leave the forest and come to the city?” asked Robbie. “When humans started cutting down trees in the forest, I had to leave it and come here. | now live here peacefully, and also I have you as my friend!” said Sweety, happily. Robbie said, “I too am pleased to have met you, Shall we leave for home now?” July (First) 2018 “Yes, let’s go!” and both of them started walking back. As they neared their home, they saw Billu approaching them. This time, instead of being scared, they quickly changed course and hid in hollows of a tree. Sweety said, “That was a nice outing, Lev’s rest, and then we can play together.” “And we'll not be scared of anyone! Thanks, my brave friend!” said Robbie and went to his bill. Robbie no longer felt scared and nervous as before. Sweety’s encouragement had made him brave and smart. @Harshit Agrawal 10 years, Banda ‘Aptil Foo! My friend, Saacha, lives near my house. We vist each other daily. I thought of playing a prank on April Fool's day: I yave her a call and told her that I got a pet rabbit. I asked her to come down to my house and sce it. When she came over, | opened the door and told her, jumping in joy, “April fool!” She just stood there specehless. ‘Aashi Jobri 6 years, Hyderabad Trisha Acharya 6 years, Bhubaneswar Pranav Soni 12 years, Udaipur MY MOTHER You are my world and only you, [No one in the world is like you. You always give me a correct point of view. "The emotions which ate in me, ‘You are the only who ean see. All-the hardship you take for me, Jive me strength and courage, For my whole life at all times. You are my best nurse, Not only the world, you are my whole universe, You are the best cook for me, And all the other work you do, I see, ‘Thank you mother, my mother. Aarushi Singh 13 years, GhaziabadMy Best Friend Aashna is my best friend, She will always send, Joy and happiness to me, She ean be, A studious girl or a true friend, She will always intend, To point out my mistakes too, She also loves to sew! She loves to do embroidery, She would look nice in fancy jewellery! She is pretty and kind, ‘She has a sharp mind! Arshiya Kaur Khanna She loves to play games, 6 years, Delhi She is the best friend one could have! Anusha Shukla ee To tahoe 8 years, Jabalpur The days I go to schoo}, are full of fun. We are all together in school days, 1 miss them so much in my holidays, ‘The classrooms are so colourful, [And my friends are very playful My teachers are so cool, This,June when T saw my friends, 1 Share with fem, my books and pens. June to March are the days of school, Which are very colourful, And I love my school ‘Manya Harsha 2 ve08 Bangalore Hereiso peacock penci cap made by our \j reader fi Ayushi Verma, | 11 years, . from Aurangabad : Manaswini J} 6 years, Kuwait Mommy And Daddy Send us jokes, riddles, drawings, or stories with your My mom and dad are awesome. My mummy makes full name, age and address to yummy food for me and Daddy earns money fo all Delhi Press, Of us, Mummy helps me with my homework. Daddy " A-4, Shri Ram Industrial Estate gives me good advice and teaches me how to work Wadala, Mumbai-400031 ‘and an ‘ eek sad dad © wrvetochampak@dethipess.in _ @ 9619587613 4 12 years, Rajkot @ fecebook.com/ChampakMagazine ©) youtube.com/ChampokSci@DADAJ! AND MALALA DAY DADAJI, TODAY IS NEITHER EDUCATION DAY NOR IS IT TEACHER'S DAY. THEN WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SHOWS ABOUT EDUCATION?’ RIYA, TODAY IS MALALA DAY. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE SO MANY SHOWS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION. MALALA IS A BRAVE GIRL FROM PAKISTAN WHO ‘STOOD AGAINST A GROUP OF PEOPLE CALLED THE TALIBAN WHO WANTED GIRLS TO STOP STUDYING. ‘SHE WAS SHOT AND INJURED. LL (HOns a TALIBAN TERRORISTS WERE AGAINST WOMEN'S EDUCATION. THEY SENT OUT AN EDICT OR A NOTICE IN SWAT VALLEY, PAKISTAN THAT NO WOMAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND GET AN EDUCATION, HOWEVER, MALALA PROTESTED AND CONTINUED TO ATTEND SCHOOL. ‘CAN YOU TELL US WHAT HAD HAPPENED DADAJI? THIS ANGERED THE TALIBAN AND THEY SHOT MALALA WHILE SHE WAS TRAVELLING IN A SCHOOL, BUS. MALALA WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. SHE WAS TAKEN TO BRITAIN FOR TREATMENT. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, DADAJI?:UNITED NATIONS, A WORLD ORGANISATION, SAW HER MALALA WAS MADE A DEDICATION TOWARDS EDLICATION AND INVITED HER TO UN AMBASSADOR OF PRESENT HER VIEWS ON WOMEN'S EDUCATION AFTER SHEJ§| PEACE AND SHE WENT TO GOT BETTER. THEY DECIDED THAT HER BIRTHDAY WOULD | | DIFFERENT COLINTRIES TO BE CELEBRATED AS MALALA DAY ALL OVER THE WORLD. ] | SPEAK ABOLIT CHILDREN’S EDUCATION. ACCORDING TO MALALA, GIRLS CAN WHAT ELSE HAS}] | CHANGE THE WORLD BUT MALALA DONE? | | FIRST WE NEED TO INVEST IN THEIR EDUCATION. RECENTLY, MALALA WENT BACK TO HER VILLAGE IN PAKISTAN WHERE A CHILDREN'S SCHOOL WAS SET LIP LISING MONEY FROM THE MALALA FLIND. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MALALA SAID IN HER SPEECH IN PAKISTAN? I WOULD NEVER GO BACK TO A PLACE WHERE I WAS ATTACKED. MALALA SAID THAT SHE WANTS MORE PEOPLE TO SUPPORT HER PURPOSE OF EDUCATION AND THINK ABOLIT THE DAUGHTERS OF PAKISTAN WHO NEED EDUCATION. S ef ‘SHE'S RIGHT, DADAJI. ONLY =oucATEN CAN CHANGE OUR WORLD. JBy Rajni Gosain uch like FIFA World Cup that was being held in Russia, the 12 forests around lake Jheel had organised their football World Cup. The finals were to be held on Sunday between Sos avan and Haritvan. Both the teams had an excellent set of ‘ers and everyone knew that the would be a close one. The match was to be held at the Oval Ground in Sundervan and the tickets w e sold out. Boards about the match were a each and every place. Dimpy monkey who lived in Sonavan 48 said, “Sonavan will win the game, because we have Johnny giraffe who is an excellent player. Because of his long legs, he can and kick the ball past the goal se of Johnny, we have come to the finals. He scored a fantastic goal in the last match. “Our team is also in excellent shape. Coach Big Panda has worked very hard with the players 2 reached the finals,” said Jumbo elephant, id that is why we have who was from Haritvan. CHAMPAK“You are right, Jumbo. I am more excited as till now, I have only seen matches on television but today we will be able to see a live match on the ground,” said Dingi fox excitedly “You are right. Our match is just like the Federation International Football Association (FIFA) which has organised a World Cup which will see many of the countries participate.We too have organised the football cup, so that we can enjoy the game,” said Rinku rabbit. Let’s see on Sunday which team wins,” said everyone and they went back home. The first page of Sonavan Times was all about Johnny being a great player. Even the news channels spoke non-stop about him. Secing himself being praised so much, Johnny became la missing his practice sessior y and started The other players went to the ground to practice each morning, but Johnny slept in, Coach Danny from Sonavan team tried explaining to Johnny but he refused because he felt over-confident. He replied bluntly, “I don’t need any practice, Coach. Why don’t you make others run instead?” Only a few days were left for the finals and both the teams were working very hard except Johnny, At last, it was Sunday and amidst thousands of fans, the finals started. The ground was crowded and both sid were screaming slogansAs soon as referee Daisy deer blew the whistle, the players started to run and control the ball, Johnny too started running but he soon became breathless and was unable to keep up with the others. His fans and friends started to worry about his poor performance. ‘The match was super interesting and everyone was at the edge of their seats, as the teams went neck to neck. While Haritvan had already scored two goals, Sonavan had scored three. During the last few tense moments of the match, Sonavan scored an extra goal and the enviable golden trophy was won by the team. Everyone cheered aloud for Sonavan and the TV channels, too started discussing the winning team. However, in between, they also commented on Johnny's poor performance and how he had played so hopeless was very upset and sat with his head between his hands. While he was very happy that his team had won, he was sad about his own poor performance and contribution. Coach Danny walked up to him and said, 50 “Johnny, you lose the grip on your game because of lack of practice. Every player has to be dedicated towards his or her game in order to perform brilliantly.” You are right, Coach. I must practice no matter how good I am. I will always remember this,” said Johnay. “Good. Now let’s celebrate!” said Danny with a smile and hugged Johnny. @larvellous ‘Aunt Maneka is on environmentalist, o Minister of State, ‘end an animal lover, She is here 4o answer all your questions on animals and birds so that you can take better care of the animals around you and be a beHer friend of nature, Q. How do snails survive during winters? Keya Puri, 7 years, Jabalpur Dear Keya, A. Snails burrow under the leaves and soil and hibernate. Hibernation is a deep sleep where the animals’ heart rate slows to a point where it hardly beats at all, saving energy. J The snail’ blood GO|) contains chemicals that prevent it from freezing, similar to many inséess'atid other invertebrates, like frogs and other animals. The snail scals the opening of its shell with a thick membrane of mucus for further protection, before it takes a long winter nap. Q. How can we know whether a green parrot is male or female? Ashish Mehra, 8 years, Kolkata Dear Ashish, A. The parrot you're speaking about is the common green parakeet. The presence of a ring around its neck indicates its gender. A ting indicates it is male and the ringless one is a female. Q Why do monkeys in my neighbourhood grab things from us? Nutan Ray, 10 years, Vadodara Dear Nutan, A. Monkeys grab things because maybe they are hungry, frightened and unsure where their next meal will come from. It is possible that they have been stoned and hurt and now they don't like humans very much, You can get your neighbours to contribute one fruit or chapatti every day and place the food in the same place at the same time twice a day (morning and evening). The monkeys will come, eat and go, and not grab things from you. It you have questions about pels/animals/birds, wile to us and welll ak Aunt Manoke to answer.My Summer Vacation During the summer vacations, my friends and I wy distributed the pamphlets on the following“) Global warming coused by carbon emissions ii) Ozone layer is being punctured by Chloroflucrocarbon gas emissions from electronic industries. This lets UW rays enter earth's atmosphere and they cause skin cancer. Thus, there is a need to plant more trees that give us oxygen” This made my neighbours aware about the realities. Together we planted many soplings and took care of watering them and nurturing them every day. This real change brought about by me and my friends makes me hoppy. B. Yamini, 12 years, Secunderabad Aditi, 9 years, Little Star Public Secondary School Champak proudly presents the results of the Champak Creative Child Contest Season-7. Hoy Ticthes’s Day Nandini Gupta, 13 years, Lite Star Publie Secondary School TFT Were A Peacock Tf I were a peacock, how beautiful I would be, The liHle children would admire and look at me. Every day I would search for food, Roaming around merrily in the woods, My tail would be sap green, my body would be blue, And when the rain comes, I will dance in it too. I will get freedom, for anything to do, And will play with ry peacock friends fro and to. We will visit many places all day long, Talking and roaming and hearing the bird's songs. But now Tam born as a kid And I want 4o get freedom I plead, To toke o peak and merrily see, How the outside world where we live can be. Soumil Biswas, 10 years. Barrackpoce An exciting drawing competitionRupanshy. 13 years, Little Star Public Secondary School My Life My life is the best, My porents ore the light Songs are happiness, Stories are laughter, Studying is for marks, Werk is for a position Reading is for knowledge, Friends are for fun And I love my life. Gowri Praveen, 9 Years, Bengaluru Dey Tomar, 10 years, Lite Star Publie Secondary School ee ee readers to participate. So grab your Se ere eee a Hurry! “Topics for this month's wild eard entry are “Thi Fans ineldene of my life Jungle safart My best friend Overpopullation Send your entries on Ad size paper. Postal address: Champak, Delhi Press, A-4, ‘Shri Ram industrial Estate Wadala, Mumbal- 400031 Email: writetochampak@dethipress.in Visit our Facebook page for updates: wwewifacebook.com/ChampakMagazine SU Akad SL ge ue cere ra ns ee eC) eee ee and secondary section Sis contest and enthusiastically submitted ‘their drawings. Certificates and prizes were Pees‘DELHI PRESS: fF If you have a flair for writing... love painting your imagination... You are theone! \ . Weave x contest » rf A unique contest and the biggest-ever platform for showcasing your talents and creativity. Over 1,00,000 children will be participating through more than 600 schools. We are coming to your city, in your neighbourhood, and at your school. Eligibility: Students of Class III - VIII Things to be brought: Writing and colouring materials. (Sheets will be provided) The best entries will then be shortlisted for the next round. Your story may also be published in Champak. So, get ready. Please contact your class teacher and request him/her to make sure that your school is a part of this nationwide contest You can participate in this contest if Champak does not reach your school. “Take a A4 size sheet. “Make your drawing on the topic * Schoo! is funt.” Write a short story on the same topic on the back of the sheet. Write your (a) Name, (b) Age, (c) Class, (d) School, (e) Address, (f) any mobile number for contact. *Ask your teacher or parent to sign the sheet. *Send it to the address given below. mee act meal RO Oe RS-) 1-1 CR eA Ue ce au GD Ambedkar Marg, Wadala, Mumbai - 400031, Mail us at: writetochampak@delhipress.in Poe rich Monae eer ua es Yeu XThe Festival of Forests By Kusum Agrawal CE ¢ Zin Mahotsav’ or the “Festival of Forests’ is an annual tree-planting festival celebrated between the 1st and the 7th of July. Plenty of trees are planted during this week. We too shall celebrate it in our school from tomorrow,” announced the class teacher. Rajesh was curious. He stood up and asked, “What's the point of celebrating tree plantation? Trees can’t talk or walk. How will they participate in this festival?” “Even though trees can’t walk or talk, we know that trees have life. We feel that when we plant saplings, the old trees sense comfort of having new friends. The joy they feel is invisible to us and beyond our human senses.” Naveen stood and said, “Ok, even if the old trees feel happy, but I still think this festival is a waste of time. How does it affect us if they are happy or not? Just to make someone happy, we cannot be wasting away our time unnecessarily, I believe studies are more important. A week spent in planting trees means a week without any studies, and that can affect ait Marks, We should be working towards building a better future for ourselves and so I do not want to take part in this festival.” rae an Festivals ce om Forest Jee y“Celebrating the festival of forests is not a waste of time. It has plenty of benefits. But still if you're not interested in participating, I shall not force you. One should take part on one’s own will.” On this note, she left the classroom. Naveen decided that during the festival week, he would stay at home and study. He felt satisfied over his smart decision and went to sleep. As usual, he woke up the next morning at 6 AM. But when he opened his eyes, Naveen was puzzled to see that he was not on his bed but was lying on the floor. He looked around the room and found that the bed had vanished. His study table and chair had disappeared too. His school 56 bag, books and notebooks were not to be seen either. He only found his pencil-box lying next to him. “At least my pencil-box is here!” he said and opened it. He was shocked to sce that there were no pencils and erasers in it. He wondered how he would now study. He quickly went to his parents’ room. But the furniture in their room was not missing “Who has made my things disappear?” he thought to himself. “We did!” called out many voices together. Naveen looked out and saw many trees that-were outside had spoken out collectively, smiling. “What are you all doing there? Can’t you see I’m upset? Why are you all smiling?” Still smiling, the teak tree said, “When you're not bothered about our feelings, why should we be bothered about yours? Your bed is made from teak wood. I took it back because I don’t want you to use furniture made out of my wood.” “And I took back your chair and table as they are made out of my wood,” said the sheesham tree. CHAMPAK,“The pencils that you use are made out of my wood, so I took them back as well,” s dhodar tree. id the “And your school bag is made of jute, so T took it back,” said the coconut tree. ‘The rubber tree came forward, “I removed the eraser from your box as that is made from my sap.” “And the paper in your books and notebooks are made out of our cellulose,” said the bamboo, spruce and the pine trees. Naveen was scared and shocked to hear them, as much as he was sad. He said, “But don’t you know that I won't be able things? If I don’t study, my future will be ruined. Why do you want to do thi to study without thes s to me?” “It’s not us! It is you who is destroying your own future, together. said all the trees “How is that so?” asked Ravi, “By not participating in the festival of forests, Imagine that if all students start thinking like you, who will plant more trees? Trees have plenty of benefits. Most importantly, tre Secondly, trees hold the ground stronger. ‘The greenery helps in protecting the environment and prevent global warming s give out oxygen. July (Firs!) 2018 ‘Trees also give food, medicines and other ings. ‘Trees provide shade much as they offer coolness to humans and animals alike. The speed at which w eful th are being cut down every day, soon a day will come when we will be extinct. Thus, the festival of forests is essential to our survival.” Naveen realised his mistake. He understood that celebrating the festival of forests was not a waste of time; rather it ity for a secure future. was a nec “I too will celebrate the festival,” he said. “[ will plant many trees and will look after them till they grow.” And then he woke up with a start. His mom was standing in front of him. 57 &His mom said, “Wake up, Naveen! Your school is celebrating the festival of forests from today. You should reach school on time.” Answers to puzzles Page 22: Map Quest Page 39: Solve It Guess Who 1) Asiatic Lion (Gujarat) 2) One Horned Rhinoceros (Assam) 3) Red Panda (Sikkim) 4) Snow Leopard (Himachal Pradesh) 5) Spotted Deer (Telangana) 58 “Yes, Mom!” said Naveen and looked around his room. His bed, table, chair, bag, books, pencils and erasers were all safely kept in their usual places. “What a dream!” he thought. “But if we don’t plant more trees, then that dream won't be too far from reality. 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