Sunday, November 29, 2009

The Fast Snail

By: Pratya
Three words: Snail, Chimpanzee, Antelope
Word-giver: Jyotish
Date: 29, Nov, 2009

There was once a boy named Jyotish. He lived in Singapore. He always wanted a pet. He had to keep on asking his parents for one. But it was no good. His parents told him "if you are good, you will get a pet". Days and days passed and Jyotish behaved his best. One day his parents had a surprise for Jyotish. They were holding a Chimpanzee, Antelope, and a Snail! Jyotish screamed with joy "Yippee!" He grabbed the chimp and hugged it. Then he stared at the snail and antelope. He hugged them carefully. He tried to hold the antelope but it kept on slipping from his hand. Then finally he got it.

Soon, days passed by and the chimp grew bigger and bigger until he was as big as Hanuman! Jyotish was surprised. He took his animals and went to the forest to play. A lot of people gathered around them. They said, "let the antelope and the snail have a race". The antelope started teasing the snail.

Before the race, the chimp (Hanuman) told the snail a trick. He took the snail up and put it on a skate. Then the race began. The antelope started running fast. The people cheered for it. Then the chimp gave the snail a little push with his hand. The skate went Zoooom and hit the finishing line. Wow, a surprise finish! The snail won!! The antelope learned his lesson not to show-off!

THE END


Problem: 1. Jyothish wanted a pet.
2. The antelope teased the snail
Solution:
1. Chimp, antelope, and snail became his pets.
2. Chimp put the snail on a skate.
Moral:
1. If you are good, you'll get what you want.
2. Don't show-off!

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The pot of gold

By: Pratya
Three words: mermaid, rainbow, banana
Word-giver: Lavanya Aunty from Singapore
Date: 11, Nov, 2009

There once lived a mermaid named Kaylie. She lived in the Indian ocean near India. She was always kindhearted to everyone. One day when she was swimming in the ocean, she got very tired because it was night and very dark. She wished that it was not dark and she imagined that there was a big rainbow around her. But no rainbow came (of course!).

Then Kaylie swam ashore. A wise monkey sitting by the shore read her mind. He was holding a banana. He broke into half and gave one piece to Kaylie who tried to catch it. But suddenly the banana tried into a pot of gold and Kaylie was astonished! Then a rainbow appeared from the pot. An Apple came from the red part of the rainbow, an orange from the orange part, a banana came from the yellow part, a Kiwi fruit came from the green part, a blueberry came from the blue part, grapes came from the indigo part, and finally a pomegranate came from the violet part. Kaylie ate half of each fruit and gave the rest to her friends. She and her friends enjoyed the picnic.

A selfish fish passed by. It stopped when it saw the mermaids having a picnic. It sneaked to the pot of Gold near the rainbow and picked it up. The mermaids knew that the fish stole their pot of Gold. They swam to it and took the Gold right back and lived happily ever after.


THE END


Problem: The mermaid did not like dark.
Solution: The monkey gave her a rainbow and a pot of gold.
Moral: Magic can happen.

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Saturday, October 3, 2009

The magical butterfly

By: Rohan
Three words: Butterfly, Singapore, Light
Word-giver: Pratya
Date: 3, Oct, 2009

Once upon a time, there lived a butterfly named Sally. Sally flew to Singapore. In Singapore, it was light and bright. But, Sally did not want the light. Sally said "Abracadabra" and so the electricity went off. Sally was happy because there was no more light.

THE END


Problem: There was light and Sally did not like it.
Solution: Sally said abracadabra.
Moral: Magic works.

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The foolish boy

By: Pratya
Three words: Singapore, Butterfly, Light
Word-giver: Pratya
Date: 3, Oct, 2009

There was once a boy named Mohan. He lived in Singapore. He loved to play with butterflies. His mother always told him "do your homework on your own. Then play with butterflies". So he obeyed. One day, when he went out to play, he saw a big butterfly. He thought it was going to harm him. He cried and cried until he ran home. Then he stopped crying. When he went to bed, he dreamed of that big butterfly.

The next morning, he brushed and went downstairs for breakfast. He felt much better. When it came to going out to play, Mohan said "NO!". His mother asked "what happened?". Mohan told her the whole story in one breath. His mom took Mohan out and recognized the butterfly. She gave it some milk. The milk was shining because of the Sunlight. When the butterfly finished drinking, it told Mohan "I just wanted to be your friend!". Mohan felt foolish that he was scared of the butterfly.

THE END

Problem: Mohan was scared of a butterfly.
Solution: It was not harmful.
Moral: Don't jump to conclusions.

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Sunday, September 20, 2009

The girl who learned a monkey pose

By: Pratya
Three words: Monkey, Tree, Yoga
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 20, Sept, 2009

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Kristen. She lived in Singapore. Every day, she went to Yoga classes. She did Tree pose. One day, when she went to Yoga, the teacher taught the class an asana called Monkey Pose. When the teacher showed them the pose, they fell down laughing - everybody except Kristen. Everyone surrounded her.

"She looks nervous!" said Bella.

"What happened?" everyone asked Kristen.

"I don't practice Yoga" said Kristen.

"You should learn how to laugh!" said a girl named Michelle who was very talkative.

When Kristen went home, she told her mother all the things she had to do. Her sister Natanya tickled Kristen to make her laugh.

The next day, Kristen and her family went out hiking. They found a monkey picking Apples from a tree. When the monkey saw Kristen, he leapt on her. "Aaaah!" screamed Kristen. Then she realized that the monkey liked her. They both played and the monkey taught her how to behave like a monkey. After that, they had to pluck apples. Kristen was the only one who could climb the tree because the monkey helped her. When they went back home, Kristen ate dinner and went to sleep.

Next morning, when Kristen went to her Yoga class, she did the monkey pose very well. Everyone asked how she had learned it. She told them how the monkey taught her the asana. Her Yoga teacher told the whole class to clap for her. So everyone clapped. When it was time to go, Kristen went to the terrace. Sitting there was the monkey.

THE END

Problem: Kristen did not how to do the monkey pose.
Solution: The monkey taught her the asana.
Moral: Animals can teach people.


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The monkey who could do Yoga

By: Rohan
Three words: Monkey, Tree, Yoga
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 20, Sept, 2009

Once upon a time, there lived a tree in a forest. The tree's name was Max. It was an Oak tree. Max wanted to look for a monkey named Alex. So then the tree found him. They both walked into a huge forest.

Then a big monster came and said "can I eat you?". But the monkey just kicked the monster out.

Do you know why the monkey and the tree were Brave?

Because they did Yoga!!!


THE END


Problem: A very scary monster came.
Solution: The monkey and the tree did Yoga.
Moral: Yoga makes you brave.

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Monday, September 7, 2009

The Wise Cat

By: Pratya
Moral: "The oldest is the wisest"
Giver: Teacher
Date: 7, Sept, 09

In a big forest, there lived a cat, a dog, and a frog. One day they went to a river. The river was shallow. The three friends sat beside it. Then they saw a crocodile and they ran away from there.

After several months, they came back to the same river. By then it had rained a lot and th river had become full. The wise cat, "Let's not go in the water". The dog said "you are just scared because you are old". The dog and the frog jumped in the river. Suddenly the crocodile started chasing them. They ran to the cat said, "Oh wise cat! We learned our lesson. The oldest is the wisest!"

THE END

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Monday, August 31, 2009

Monkey and the secret

Title: Monkey and the secret
By: Rohan (Pratya's little brother)
Three words: Tiger, Monkey, Forest
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 8/31/09

Once upon a time there lived a girl named Radhika. She lived in a forest. But a tiger came and the tiger wanted to trick the girl. But when the tiger was there, a monkey told the girl a secret that "get an axe and the tiger will run away!". Radhika got an axe and she threw it at the tiger. The tiger ran away.

THE END
Problem: The tiger tricked the girl.
Solution: The tiger was scared of Radhika.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009


Title: The Great Shield of Earth
By: Pratya
Date: 8/30/2009

(This is my school homework to come up with the 8th wonder of the world)

Purpose: Long ago, an asteroid hit the Earth and destroyed the dinosaurs. There are still many asteroids in the space. We don't want them to destroy us! The great shield of earth will protect us from such dangers.

Unique features: My idea is to build a great wall around the Earth just like the great wall of China. But, we also need sun light, so it should be like a mesh window. The mesh will be made out of strong metal. It will be supported by strong pillars.

Why is it the eighth wonder? It is the world's biggest structure. It is not just around India, it is around the whole world! It is the first wonder built in space.

Story behind the structure: First I wanted to build a rainbow palace. My mom's idea was a Glass castle in the middle of the Sea. My brother's idea was a house on Jupiter. My dad's idea was a floating city in the sky. Then I thought about the sky and the great wall of China, and this idea came into my mind.

THE END

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

A mouse at the school

Title: A mouse at the school
By: Pratya
Three words: celebration, ganesha, school
Word-giver: Shilp Dew Teacher (Sunita Ma'am)
Date: 23, Aug, 2009

Once upon a time, there was a school called VAIS in Bangalore. One day, it was Ganesha's birthday. Everybody wanted to celebrate it in the school. Some kids made Ganesha's idol out of clay. Some kids brought sweets. After that, the party was about to begin.

Suddenly, a girl named Radhika screamed, "Friends! We can't start the puja yet!". Everybody looked at her. "Why?" they asked. "We need a mouse for Ganesha to ride on" she said. Everybody started looking for a mouse. Some looked under chairs and some looked in the lunch hall. Then they gave up because they got tired.

"Let's go look in the computer room", said Radhika. "Why?" asked a boy named Rohan. "You will see why" replied Radhika. The children went to the computer room. Radhika asked the computer teacher for a Computer Mouse. The teacher said "Yes". The girl plucked a mouse from one of the computers. Then the children said "Thank you" and left.

Next Radhika said "we need a magic potion". Then the children went to the Arts room. "Ma'am" they told the Arts teacher, "we need a magic potion". The teacher slowly put some rainbow paint in a bottle. Then she put some syrup liquid in it. Then she got a spoon and mixed it and gave it to Radhika. She poured it on the mouse. It turned into a Soft toy mouse! Then they started the puja. The principal called Radhika on to the stage and gave her a medal for helping with the puja.


THE END

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Problem: There were no mice for the Ganesha puja.
Solution: They used the Computer Mouse.
Moral: We should not give up. We should think differently.

Monday, July 20, 2009

How the dinosaur made friends

Title: How the dinosaur made friends
By: Pratya
Three words: dinosaur, butterfly, sad
Word-giver: dad

Once upon a time, there was a dinosaur living in France. His name was Rexie. He had no friends, so he felt sad.

One day, Rexie went to a butterfly and asked her if she could be his friend. The butterfly said, "sorry, I can not be your friend. Look how tall you are and how short I am! I can fly and you can not." The dinosaur felt sad. He went home.

The next day, Rexie went to a Fox and asked him if he could be his friend. The Fox said, "sorry, I can not be your friend. Look how small I am and how tall you are! If you stamp on me, I will turn into chutney." The dinosaur felt sad. He went back home.

The next day, Rexie went to a Lizard. He asked the lizard if she could be his friend. The Lizard said, "sorry, I can not be your friend. Look how big you are and how tiny I am! I can crawl very fast but you can not!" The dinosaur felt sad. He went back home.

Then one day, a Lion came to the forest. The Lion chased all the animals that made Rexie sad. The butterfly flew to the dinosaur. She said, "a Lion is chasing all the animals." The dinosaur went with the butterfly. He met the Lion and asked him, "why are you chasing all the animals?" The Lion said, "I can do whatever I want!" The dinosaur kicked the Lion. The Lion ran away.

All the animals saw that and went to the Dinosaur. They said, "you are a true friend!". The dinosaur felt happy.

THE END

Problem: The dinosaur was sad and did not have friends.
Solution: He was nice and got friends.
Moral: It doesn't matter how small or big you are. You should always make friends.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The boy and the cactus

Title: The boy and the cactus
By: Pratya
Three words: cactus, boy, girl
Word-giver: Pratya

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Nihal and a girl named Natanya. They lived in Hong Kong. One day, they went to the beach. They saw many cacti (NOT cactuses) there. The boy teased the girl by singing "you can't touch a cactus!". The girl felt sad. Then she thought of a greattt idea! She told the boy, "if you tease me, then you show me how to touch the cactus!". The boy went with the girl to a cactus. She told him to touch the cactus. The boy was scared but he still touched the cactus. He started screaming in pain because the cactus was very pokey. He said "I will never, ever tease anyone again!"



THE END
Moral: Do not tease anyone.
Problem: The girl was sad.
Solution: The girl taught the boy a lesson.


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What am I good at?

Title: What am I good at?
By: Pratya
Three words: none. This is for school.

I think that I am good at writing short stories. When I was five years old, my daddy gave me three words. He asked me to write a story with those words and I did. All my stories are on the Internet at www.pratya.com. In my stories, I make sure that there is a setting, a problem, a solution, a protagonist, and a plot.

THE END

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

A race at the farm

Title: A race at the farm
By: Pratya
Three words: Farm, Horse, Girl
Word-giver: Mom
Date: 25, Apr, 2009

Once upon a time, there was a house. In the house there was a girl named Bella. She was from Ireland. One day she went to school. Her teacher told everybody that tomorrow there will be a field trip. Everybody had to a go to the farm. They would be riding different animals her and her friends Alley, Samantha, and Minnie. They always played horsey's. Minnie would be the pink horse. Alley would be the white horse. Bella would be the brown horse and Samantha would be the black horse.

Finally it was home time. Bella went on bus number four. Then bus number 4 left. Then she went home. Her teacher had put a note in her bag for the field trip. She wold her mom that she had to go to a farm. Her mom said "Okay". Bella went upstairs. She started playing on her bed. It was night time. Bella was sleeping. She hoped she got to ride a horse the next day.

Finally it was morning. Bella brushed her teeth and went downstairs. Then she ate breakfast and went to school. At school she went on the bus with her teacher and her friends. Finally, they were at the farm.

Everybody went out of the bus. They were very excited. Their teacher told them which animals they had to ride on. Bella had to ride a horse, her favorite animal! She was soooo happy. Suddenly her teacher called her "Bella". Bella went to her teacher. Her teacher said that she had to go on her horse. So she went. Her teacher helped her get on the horse.

Then there was a race. Bella had to win. Suddenly the whistle blew. Everybody started to ride their animal. Minnie and Bella were in the lead. Bella thought she would lose. Suddenly Alley fell off her pig. Now Bella was in the lead. Bella went off her horse. She helped Alley get on her pig. Now Minnie was in the lead. Bella quickly caught up with her. They both went to the end. First Bella.

Bella was the winner! Bella was so so happy. Everybody said "Bella is the champion". Bella got a Golden cup and Medal. Everybody else got a Golden medal. Then they got in the bus and went back to school. Then it was home time.

Problem: Alley fell down
Solution: Bella helped Alley
Moral: Help others and you will always win.

THE END

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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Rohan's Dosa

Title: Rohan's Dosa
By: Pratya
Three words: Swim, Rohan, Dosa
Word-giver: Mom and Dad
Date: 28, March, 2009

Once upon a time, there lived a boy named Rohan. He was sleeping in the night. Finally, it was morning. Rohan woke up. He brushed his teeth and went down for breakfast. He had Dosa for breakfast. After he was done with his dosa, he went upstairs. He was still chewing some dosa. He kept on chewing and chewing. He had a swim class. So he put on his swim shorts. He was still chewing the dosa. Then he went downstairs. He told his dad - "I'm ready!". "Ok" said his dad. So they both went outside and into the car. Then they went to the class. Over there, Rohan got into the water. He was STILL chewing the dosa. Then the swim teacher came. He said, "Come on kids, let's start our lessons". Rohan was still chewing his dosa. Suddenly he vomited. So, everybody went out of the pool. Then his dad came and took him out. His dad took him in the car and they went home. Over there, his sister was waiting. Then his dad put him to bed.

Problem: He vomited
Solution: Dad took him out of the pool
Moral: Don't keep something in your mouth when swimming

THE END

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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Waiting for Valentine

Title: Waiting for Valentine
By: Pratya
Three words: Valentine, Hearts, Swing
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 20, Feb, 09

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Clarie. She lived in London, England. She was scared of the dark. Next day was Valentine's day. She was sleeping in the dark. Finally it was morning. She ran to the swing. Over there she thought about valentine's day. Then her mom called her "CLARIEEEE". Clarie did not listen. Then her mother came up. She saw Clarie sitting on the swing. She asked, "what happened?". Clarie did not say anything. Her mother patted her very nicely. Then Clarie told her mother all about her fear of the dark. They went downstairs so they could have breakfast.

Then the doorbell rang. It was her friend Emily. Emily said, "Clair, what happened?". Clarie did not say anything. Then Emily said, "I have a surprise for you". They went to Emily's house.

Emily's mother said, "Why did you bring your friend? We have to take a bath!"

"But mom! I wanted to show her my pet", Emily said.

"Do it quickly honey", mom said.

"Okay" said Emily.


Then Emily showed her pet to Clarie. It was a hamster. "I have to go home" said Clarie. She was feeling good. She started walking home. "Mother, I am here" said Clarie.

"Ok sweetie. Go to bed" said her mom.

"Okay. Shhhhhhh" Clarie went to bed.

Suddenly it was morning. Claries's mother said "Happy Valentine's Day!" Clarie said "Happy Heart day". "What's heart day" mom said. "I'm not telling you, Ha Ha!" said Clarie. "Ok, you go outside. I will take rest" her mom said.

Clarie said, "Now I have to go home".




THE END

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

I want a pet

Title: I want a pet
By: Pratya
Three words: Flag, India, School
Word-giver: Sudha Aunty
Date: 12, Feb, 2009
Once upon a time, there was a girl. She was going to school. She always wanted a pet. But her parents did not let her. Suddenly, she saw a flag waving at her. She thought it was her friend named Lily. But it was not. Then saw some fur. She thought it was a tiger or a lion. But it was not. May be it was a dog. She kept walking. Then she saw it. It was a cute little kitten. It was very very hungry. So she gave it some food. She wanted to keep it. But she had to go to school. So she went on. On the way, she met Lila. She told Lila about the kitten. Soon they were there. At school, they went on a field trip to India. Over there, they met a lot of cats. Suddenly, the girl found the kittern's mother. She ran to it and gave it to her teacher. She said, "It was somebody's mother". So the teacher let her take it. Then they went back. It was hometime. So she took the cat home. On the way, they met the kitten. So she, the kitten, and the cat went home. Her mother let her have them because she did something good.

THE END
Problem: The kitten was lost.
Solution: They found her mother.

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The Hat Cat

Title: The Hat Cat
By: Rohan
Three words: Cat, Hat, Rat
Word-giver: Mom
Date: 12, Feb, 2009

A cat was running. It had a hat. A big rat came to eat the hat. But the cat ran away into its house.

THE END

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

Monkey - Rohan's first story

Title: Monkey
Three words: Tiger, Monkey, Forest
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 1, Feb, 2009
Author: Rohan

Once upon a time, a tiger chased a monkey. But the monkey ran back home in to the forest.

THE END

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

The hungry lion

Title: The hungry lion
Three words: Lion, Giraffe, Forest
Word-giver: Mom
Date: 17, Jan, 09
Onceupon a time, there lived a lion. One day it was very hungry. All of the other lions were eating fish. One of the lions asked, "why don't you eat fish?". The lion did not like fish. "How about I search the forest" said the lion. So he went to the forest. Over there he met a rat. The rat said "you can eat a deer". But he said "deers are my girlfriends". Then he went on. He met a fox. Fox said "you can eat people". "But they will kill me". So he went. He met a girl lion. He was so happy. The girl lion said, "how about we hunt?" The lion said "yes". They saw a bad giraffe. They ate it.


THE END

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Inviting other kids to start writing stories here!

This is from Pratya's Parents.

We found this so much fun that we shared it with some family friends and they encouraged their kids to also write stories on this forum. This is how it works:

1. Leave a comment to this post if a kid you know is interested in writing here and provide their email address.

2. We will enable them as a Contributor to the blog. Everytime someone gives 3 words, all the contributors will be sent an email.

3. The contributing kid can post a story, suggest more words, and so on.

Simple and fun, isn't it?

Pratya's parents



THE END

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Sunday, January 4, 2009

The smart boy from Hungary

Title: The smart boy from Hungary
Three words: Lion, Antarctica, Kid
Word-giver: Dad
Date: 4, Jan, '08

Once upon a time, there was a small kid who was from Hungary. There was also a lion from Antarctica. One day the boy went to Madagascar. And the lion also went there. One day the little boy went to the forest. He saw something moving in the bushes. It was a LION!!! The little boy was not scared. He knew a trick that his dad taught him.

He said to the lion “do you want to be friends?”

The lion said “yes”.

The boy said “lets play catch. I go first.”

So he threw the ball and the lion caught it. The second time, it fell in the river. The lion and the kid looked in the river. The kid said, “Ohh! There is another lion”. So the lion jumped in and never came back.


THE END

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