The Young Chronicle: For 2nd Graders March 27, 2015 | Page 2

Page 2 Newsletter Title ChuChu Chidiya Learns her Lesson for Cheating would go and play with her friends. Mumma chidiya knew that Chu Chu was actually playing with her friends. So she warned Chu Chu but never stopped her from going off to play. Chu Chu Chidiya, a little humming bird who had recently learn to fly, had started going to school. On the day of the exam, Chu Chu grew very nervous but she fluttered towards her school on the Kalpvriksha Tree. She had her exams but was busy participating in flying tournaments and would waste hours telling her mother that she was practicing her flying, but she Chu Chu went for the exam and realised she didn’t know answers to many questions. Just then she peeked into her friend’s paper and decided to depend on her friend’s knowledge. Cheating Spree in Bihar You all may have seen pictures of children cheating openly, with relatives climbing school walls to pass cheating sheets to students. That said, 500 students have been expelled, and 300 people have been arrested, including some parents and policemen. Chu Chu returned home happy, thinking she would score good marks. Even mumma chidiya was surprised, seeing Chu Chu so cool. Mumma started feeling that maybe she had been wrong all the while and Chu Chu had actually learnt all that was needed for the exam. But when the results came, Chu Chu was surprised. She had failed the exam. She was very upset. She wanted to ask her friend why she didn’t study for the exam. But then she realised, that even she herself had not studied. Then at least her friend did not cheat like her. She then realised that not only was it wrong to cheat, but it was always a better idea to rely on one’s own knowledge, rather than on others. Mumma Chidiya couldn’t be fooled. As soon as she saw Chu Chu’s answer sheet, she knew that Chu Chu had cheated. But then Mumma Chidiya realised that Chu Chu had learnt her lesson.