Our experience in Coonoor

I visited O'land plantation, Coonoor,Tamil Nadu with my father, mother and sister recently.  I had a very nice experience there.  On the day we all were to leave, we left Bengaluru at 6am. We reached Mysore at 9;30am.  We had our breakfast here.  After a few more hours, we reached the Bandipur forest. We saw herds and herds of deer and elephants there. Then, we reached the Madumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu.

Before entering , there was a sign that read, VISIT AGAIN KARNATAKA STATE .  I felt very sad.  I love Karnataka.And after all, it is my mother land.  Around 1;00pm we reached Ooty.  We stopped there to have our lunch.  We even bought some of the homemade chocolates of Ooty.   We resumed our journey after that.  To my delight, my father had brought a route map and told me to show the way!

Finally,we reached O'land plantation.  We were going to stay at a villa named the 'Hornbill house'.  As soon as we settled, we went to a nearby waterfall and played. At 8;00pm, a guide took us to the Estate house wherein we all were going to have dinner. When we were returning , we saw a herd of wild bisons. Luckily, the guide chased them away.

The next day, we planned to go for a treck. We had fun and came back in the afternoon.  But, the next day , we had to leave. We left early the next day and reached Bengaluru at around 9;00pm.

Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

Once there was a girl named Bhoomika who loved to have a garden full of beautiful trees and flowers.  She always irritated her father about it.  Her father used to always tell her to think if she could manage it.  But Bhoomika never thought about it nor did she stop irritating her dad.  Her father thought of observing instead of telling her.

Once her dad went to her room wherein she had said that she was doing her homework.  When he entered he saw that there were many papers littering the floor with only a few lines written in them. " Bhoomika! Please stop this." He said and went away. But Bhoomika never paid heed to his advice.

A few days later,her dad saw Bhoomika throw something in the dustbin.  When he asked what it was, she said that she was throwing broken and stained toothpicks and keeping clean ones for an activity. Her father told her to stop and went away.

A few weeks later, Bhoomika visited a restaurant with her family.  After eating a course, she used a tissue to dab her mouth.  After a while,she used another tissue wipe a stain she got on her pants.  Her father kept watching but didn't tell anything.

Finally, after 2 days,her dad called her to his room to tell her what he had observed about her.  He said," Bhoomika,I was observing what you were doing for a few days.  First,wasting papers even after my warning, second,acting silly by throwing broken toothpicks,third, taking new tissues every time instead of using the other side of the previous one, and many more. What are all these things you have wasted made of ? Trees , right. What will you grow in your garden if you don't have respect for it?"

Bhoomika said," Dad, observe me for a few more months.  From today, I will not waste things but reuse them." And finally Bhoomika ended up having beautiful pots of flowers on her terrace.

MORAL: Recycle, Reuse, Reduce.

_ A short story by Gowri N Prasad

       

Faithful and Friendly

Once there was an old man called Ramu.  He had a dog named ''Tommy'.  Ramu was taking good care of him.
Tommy was also very faithful and friendly with Ramu.

Years passed by and Tommy grew old. Ramu started neglecting Tommy.  One day he severely beat Tommy and abandoned him to a distant place.  

Tommy the dog felt let down.  He started searching his master and reached a few streets near Ramu's house.  A school girl named 

Dhriti found Tommy and took him to her house.  She started taking special care of him. 

One day a gang of robbers looted Ramu's house during the night.  Ramu felt sad and remembered that if Tommy were to be with him, he could have caught the robbers.

Another day the same gang of robbers tried to loot Dhriti's house.  Old Tommy gathered all his strength and barked.  All neighbors got up and caught hold of the robbers.  The robbers were handed over 

to the police.  The police found that the gang had earlier looted Ramu's house.  All the valuables were recovered and were handed over to Ramu.

Ramu realized his mistake.  He came to Dhriti's house and requested that Tommy be returned to him.  Tommy was very happy to see his old master.  Dhriti warned Ramu to take care of Tommy very well.  Thus Ramu and Tommy were united once again.

MORAL:  Dogs are faithful and friendly.  Never neglect them when they become old.


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_ A short story written by Gowri N Prasad