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and curiosity about the beautiful world around them.
We, at Little Flower School,
Dehradun always try to
nurture and develop creative
talent of the students. We
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immense opportunities to the
students to witness nature
and convert their obser-
vations into writings and
paintings. It has always been
our endeavour to support and
provide a platform to the
students for creative writing. I
congratulate Gayatri for the
same.
-Ratna Manucha
Principal, Little Flower School
Dehradun
THE CROCODILE
WITH WINGS
A long time ago, there lived, on the bank of River Nile, a
happy bunch of crocodiles. On the other side of the river,
lived another crocodile called Peeny. The other crocodiles
did not like Peeny much. Each time they decided to swim
across and visit him, Peeny would run and hide in the
bushes. They did not understand why he did that. This
was turning out to be a big mystery .
The real reason why Peeny avoided all the other
crocodiles was very different. You see, Peeny was a little
different from the other crocodiles. Peeny had wings!
One hot, summer day, Peeny suddenly noticed a few
pixies running towards him. As was expected of him, he
got up and started to run and hide.
Gayatri Puri is a grade five student of
Little Flower School, Dehradun. Truly
an artist at heart, Gayatri loves
painting and usually uses her fingers
rather than the brush. She is a nature
enthusiast and is an avid birder and a
photographer too. She was chosen
Student of the Year in 2016. She is a
good orator and is known as the
walking - talking encyclopedia of her
school.
Illustration: Sibi N Devasia
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Sep 2018