THE SUN SHAPED FLOWER : SUNFLOWER

My dear children, today I am going to tell you about a very beautiful flower which depicts the sun, the sunflower.

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a plant which is a native to Americas. It has a large flowering head(about 30cm wide) which has small flowers called florets and looks very beautiful. It is called Sunflower because it has a shape which depicts the sun. It's stem can grow up to a height of 3 meters.

Sunflower is the state flower of Kansas

and that's why Kansas is often called the Flower state. This flower needs a full sun for growth. They grow very well in wet and fertile soil. These flowers can be red, orange, yellow. The California Royal Sunflower is burgundy colored which is a mixture of red and purple.These flowers have great use in food industry also. These are roasted in ovens and are served as snacks. Sunflowers can be processed into peanut butter (also called Sunbutter)

It is even used in cooking and salads directly. They are used in medical ointments, dyes and body paints. It is also used as food for birds. Sunflower oil is extracted from it's seeds and used in cooking. 

I hope you liked this article. 

- Aunt Mary

FRIENDSHIP : A BEAUTIFUL BOND

'Friends are wonderful'

'Friends are helpful'

'Friends are special'

'Friends understand us'

'Friends care for us '

'Friends love us'







                                        

 ' Friends are always there for us.'                                              

' Good friends are gifts of God.'

' Friends respect our feelings.'






 'Friend in need is a friend indeed.'

 'Good friends always help you correct your faults.'

 ' Friends share their things with you.'

' Friends are really important for us.'

' Friends always support us.' 








                               


   






 - Aunt Mary







                                                        

Sun And Moon ( Poem)

                                                                         

                        The bright day is darkening,
                                 turning into evening,
                                 sun is fading away, 
                                 it's just a last ray,
                                 he ruled and shone, 
                                 with power of his own,
                                 night will come soon,
                                 it's  time for the moon,
                                 to win over the hearts,
                                 with army of stars,
                                 sun is king of light, 
                                 moon is queen of night.                         
                                                                                  -Aunt Mary
  

WE SHOULD NOT BE GREEDY (Moral Story)

                                  

Once there was an elephant who lived in a jungle.He was very strong and powerful. He never harmed any of the animals of that jungle. All the animals loved him so much. The elephant was living a happy and peaceful life there.

One day a wolf  who lived in another jungle came there and saw the 

Elephant. "Ah! what a big and healthy elephant, I should make a good plan to catch him .It will be a big feast for me and my friends ,we can feed on him for many days", he thought.
 He told his friends about the elephant and they made a plan. 

  Next day the wolf with his other friends went to the elephant's  place and said to him " Oh, the powerful elephant, it does not suit  you to be the king of this small jungle.You deserve to rule over a  bigger forest like ours.Please come with us,a much more beautiful  life is waiting for you".
 The elephant who was unaware of the cruel plan of the wolves, agreed to do that.The wolves took him to the way where there was a big swamp, elephant slipped in to the swamp and died. The cunning wolves sang and danced.  

 Moral of the story- We should not be greedy                                                                                                             Panchtantra story                                                                                    Retold by -Aunt Mary

        
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MASTERPIECE OF NATURE: PEACOCK

                                   

Dear children, Peacock or peafowl is one of the most beautiful birds on our earth. Peacocks are mainly found in India. Peacocks are of many different colors like blue, black, green and the rarely found, white peacock! Peacock is the national bird of India. They are known and admired for their beauty and elegance in the whole world. 

Besides India, they are also found in Australia and many other parts of the world. The male is called peacock and they have long colorful feathers with eye like marks on them. It can expand and spread its feathers like a fan. The feathers on it's head are called crest feathers.The female is called peahen, their feathers are short and brown colored. Peacocks are famous for their dance during rainy season when they spreads their tail feathers and dance. Their expanded feathers look very beautiful and their dance is just amazing.Rainy season fills them with joy. 
Peacocks are omnivorous animals. They eat flowers, grass, vegetables, cracked corn and wheat as well as small snakes, lizards and insects. They are very popular in zoo and parks. Peacocks can fly also! 
                                            -Aunt Mary