The Young Chronicle: For 2nd Graders May 16th, 2015 | Page 2

And the Earthquake Strikes Again in Nepal
Nepal was struck
by another earthquake this Tuesday on 12 May,
2015 causing
many deaths, injuries, and destruction. The
earthquake was
slightly milder
than the first one,
in April.
The tremors of
the second

quake were also felt in
parts of Northern India, Bihar, Patna,
Siliguri, West Bengal,
Uttar Pradesh and Assam, causing panic
and damage.
The quake has caused
severe landslides.
Furthermore, some
experts are now pointing to chances of increased landslides in
the upcoming mon-

THE GOOD DEED
Arshiya was excited! It was the last
day of school before summer vacations officially started. She was
sure, like every year, her parents
would be planning an exciting trip
this time also. She skipped and
jumped all the way home. She
couldn’t wait for her father to come
home from office in the evening.
Her father usually came home
around 6 pm every evening. But 6
o’clock came and went. Then 7
o’clock, then 8 and at 9 pm, the
doorbell rang. She ran to the door
and let her father in. Arshiya saw
how tired Daddy was looking and
controlled the dozens of questions
she was bursting to ask.
Over dinner, Arshiya’s father told
her that since he had just taken up
a new job, he would have a lot of
work this summer and would not
be able to find the time to go anywhere for the time being. At her
look of intense disappointment, he
told her he had a special task for
her. Besides the normal holiday

soon season.
The tragedy isn’t limited to the destruction and the
lives taken by the earthquake. Several diseases are
on the spread as people live in the open without
clean drinking water, adequate food
and medicines.

homework and activity
camps, he wanted
Arshiya to do something that was different. And if she succeeded, there would be
a special reward for
her!
This thought cheered
Arshiya up. She was
always up for a challenge! She thought
and she wondered
what she could do that
would be different.
The next morning, she
woke up to see her
mother watching the
news. There had been
a bad earthquake in
Nepal. There were appeals for people to donate money, clothes,
food, blankets, etc.
The newscaster said
one sentence, ‘Every
little helps’. That
struck a chord in
Arshiya and she decid-

ed that she would also do something to
help out. She had an idea!
Her parents
had enrolled her in
swimming
lessons for
the summer. She discussed her idea with
her swimming coach, who was very supportive. A few days later, all the parents
of the kids in the swimming classes received a notice for a special event called
‘LAPS FOR NEPAL’. In it, people would
donate some money for every lap a swimmer would complete.
The parents were enthusiastic and so
were the swimmers! The event was a success and the children managed to raise
Rs. 20,000 in donations. There was also a
special round of applause for Arshiya,
whose idea contributed to a good cause
and also fulfilled her father’s challenge.

Daddy told Arshiya he was proud of her
and as a special reward, she would get
her summer trip to a place of her choice!
But Arshiya convinced Daddy to donate
the money for the trip for the earthquake
victims as every little would help.