THE SMALLEST BIRD IN THE WORLD(Article)

My dear children, do you know which is the smallest bird in the world? Well, the answer is that Bee Humming Bird is the smallest bird in the world. It is so small in size, just a bit larger than an insect, that is why it has been given the name Bee Humming Bird. This bird is found in the forest of Cuba. It weighs only 1.6 gram to 2 gram. It is about 5-6 cm long. The male is smaller than female.

Bee humming bird  flies so fast! The speed of flying is 15 m/sec. It can flap its wings 80 times per second. It is the only bird in the world which can fly backwards also! Is not the beautiful and colorful Bee Humming bird an amazing bird? What do you think?    -Aunt Mary

TRUE FRIENDSHIP(Moral Story)

Dear children, this is the story about four friends who lived in a jungle.The four friends were a rat ,a deer,a turtle and a bird. They loved and cared for each other.

One day one the deer went very far away in search of fresh grass and did not come back. The other three friends got worried about the deer ,they waited till the morning and then decided to go to search the deer one by one. First the bird went to look for her friend. She flied here and there for a long time and at last she found the deer. She landed on the ground and went close to the deer who was caught in a net by some cruel hunter.

The deer said to the bird ,"Dear friend now my life is going to end, the hunter will eat me up". " Don't worry my friend just hang on there I'll be right back". Said the bird.

Bird went to her friends the rat and the turtle and told them everything. Rat said to the bird,"Hold me in your claws and take me there''.
"I will follow you" Said the turtle. The bird held the rat in her claws and started flying. They reached the place where the deer was caught in a net. The rat cut the net with its sharp teeth and took the deer out.

Meanwhile the turtle also reached there.When they were going back , the hunter came and saw them.
As you know the turtle walks very slow so the hunter caught the turtle. The other three friends reached a safe place and started thinking that how they could save the turtle. The deer said, "I will go there and act as if my one leg has got hurt so the hunter would think that I can't run fast. He will then try to catch me, and when he will come after me I'll run very fast and will make myself safe.Meanwhile you both go to the turtle and get him out of the net and get away from there quickly". They completed their task and made the turtle free.

Moral of the story- True friends are always there for you.
Panchtantra Story Retold by -Aunt Mary

HERE COMES SPRING (Poem)

O, dear Winter pack your bag,

Let spring come and you go back.

Buds wish to open,plants want to bloom,
Time for bees to make some room.

Flowers wait to blossom,leaves want to grow,
Birds keen to sing and breeze wants to blow.

  Gardens opening arms to welcome butterflies,
     Earth is eager to tilt towards sunrise.

   Season of renewal,season of rebirth
    Spring is the prettiest ,season on earth.
      -Aunt Mary