THE WATER CYCLE-Poem

                                      
Water Of the ocean
Lake and river,
Heated by the sun 
And turns into vapor,
Vapor goes high                                                    
 In the sky...

Comes together
and makes cloud there.
Then in the cloud....
Vapor cools down
And after cooling down                     
Again  becomes water.
 The water falls down,                                 
And back to earth again                            
In the form of snow,
Sleet or rain.
In this way 
The water moves on,
Water cycle goes 
On and on.
                  - Aunt Mary

                                                       
                                            

King Matthias And The Shepherd ( Hungarian Folktale)

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One fine day the king of Prussia along with his daughter visited his good friend king Matthias, the Hungarian king. King matthias warmly welcomed them. 
''Is that right that you have a sheep which has fleece of gold?'' Prussian king asked king Matthias .

''Yes my friend,that's true. I have a sheep with fleece of gold, and let me tell you one more interesting thing that the shepherd who takes care of  that sheep never tells a lie''Said Matthias.  
"What if I make your shepherd lie ?''Prussian king asked with a smile on his face.                                                                 

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''Oh! I  see..then I will give you the half of my country, I know that the my shepherd will never lie.'' said king Matthias to his friend. 

''If I will not succeed in making him lie , I will give you the half of Prussia.'', said the king of Prussia. Both the king agreed on that.

Next day the Prussian king went to the Shepherd and said to him, '' I will give you six horses if you give the sheep with fleece of gold to me.''

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''Sorry I can't give it to you it is the property of my king.'', answered the young shepherd.                                 

''Will you give it to me in return of ten horses?'', The king of  Prussia tried again. 
''Sorry, no question of that.'' , said the honest man.
   Disappointed king went back to his home and told his daughter about the shepherd. ''Don't worry father I will do this for you.'', the princess said to the king.
 She went to the shepherd and said t "Will you exchange the sheep with fleece of gold with a bag full of gold ?"No I will not do that'', said the young man. The princess insisted again and again.                         

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The shepherd said ''I will give it to you if you promise to be my wife.''
 ''Alright, but I need only the fleece not the sheep.'' Princess agreed.
She took the fleece and went back to her father and told him everything. King became very happy and hugged his daughter. ''I am sure now the shepherd will lie to Matthias about the fleece of gold.'' He said .
 But he was wrong, next day the young shepherd went to the king Matthias and told him the truth in the presence of Prussian king and his daughter. 
''Hmmm ... so you didn't lie to me '' , said king Matthias , "You proved me right in front of my friend''. King Matthias told him about the bet between him and his friend.
''I am very happy with you and I am giving you my half of Prussia'' said king Matthias.
''And my daughter is your's now , you are such a good and honest man and I am sure you will keep her happy.''The Prussian king gave his daughter's hand into young man's hand.  Everyone was so happy. The young shepherd was now the king of Prussia.
                                          Hungarian folktale retold by -Aunt Mary

Facts: Honey Bee

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     1. Honey bees are found on all the continents except Antarctica.

   2. There are about 20000 species of honeybees in the world.

   3.Honey bees have five eyes and they can see ultra violet light.

   4. They have six legs and two pairs of wings.

  5.The study of honey bees is known as Apiology.

  6. Keeping bees to make honey is called beekeeping or                                       apiculture. 

 7. Honey bees may sting if they get confused, angry or scared. 

 8.Some people are allergic to bee stings and they can even die                     from   them.

 9.Some bees live in organized groups called colonies.The home of 
   a bee colony is called hive.

  10. In cold winters honey bees stop flying when the temperature                      drops below 10 degree C.  

                                                  
                                       
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                                    Read some amazing facts about Lion

Lord Bao And The Stone (Chinese Folktale)

                                     

Hundreds of years ago a man lived in south China . He was a government official. He was so honest and fair , people loved him and they called him "Lord Bao".
One day during his routine visit to a town Lord Bao found a little boy who was crying badly. 

''Why are you crying my child'' ?  Kind hearted Lord Bao asked the young boy.
''Sir, I use to sell oil to earn my livings.  I have lost all my money." 
 ''How ?", asked Lord Bao.
"In the afternoon I felt tired , I put my  the money next to me and put my head on this stone and fell asleep'' the boy said pointing towards a stone.  
''When I got up I found out that my money wasn't here.'',he added. 
                                                
''Oh! So the stone has stolen your money, it is the thief.'' ,said Lord Bao. He lifted the stone with his hands and screamed,''Where is the money of this little boy , give it back! '   People who heard him shouting laughed and whispered in each others ears, '' How can a stone steal the money? Lord Bao has gone crazy."                     

 ''How dare you people call me crazy? Now each one of you will pay fine of one cent.'' Lord Bao ordered one of his men to collect the coins in a bag. 

While the people were putting their coins in the bag , Lord Bao was checking every coin by himself. 
"He is the thief , catch him!", suddenly Lord Bao pointed his finger towards a man and shouted. 

"But how can be you so sure that he is the thief ?", Someone  questioned Lord Bao.
''See! the coin has oil on it and the boy is an oil seller, he must be having  oil on his hands therefore there is oil on the coins too. This is little boy's coin.'' , said Lord Bao.
All the people gathered around the man..... he got scared and took out all the boy's money which he had stolen. 

Bao returned all the collected coins. The little boy got his money back and thanked Lord Bao. People praised Bao for his intelligence.

                                                                                                       Chinese Folktale
                                                                     Retold by - Aunt Mary

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT BIRDS

                                                      

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  Birds are found in every part of the world. They live in plains, mountains, jungles, gardens, sea shores, river banks , cliff faces and on the roofs of houses too.They are warm blooded creatures and they lay eggs. There are more than 9000 species of  birds in the world. 
Here are some interesting facts about birds-

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Most of the birds have hollow bones with air sacks in them,it makes them lighter, so they can fly easily.
                                               

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They have high body temperature and they use a lot of energy so they have to eat lots of food compare to their weight. 
                                             

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Scientists believe that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs.
                                                

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Some birds have the ability to create tools and to use them.
                                                       

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   Birds are of many sizes from the Bee Hummingbird that is only 60 mm long to the Ostrich which stands 2.5 metres high. 
                                                     

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The only bird which can swim but cannot fly is penguin . It is also the only bird which can walk upright.  

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 They  are the only animals which have feathers , feathers help them to fly.       
                                               

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They don't have teeth , they have strong beaks instead of teeth.                                                     

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Many species of birds migrate to high latitude in the season of spring and summer. In the months of autumn and winter they migrate to the places of low latitude.
                                                  

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Kiwi bird of New Zealand is the only bird in the world which is wingless.                           
                                                    

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                                    Hope you liked these facts. 
                                                                                          -Aunt Mary