9 years and below
The wild animal that I like the best
The cheetah is my favourite wild animal because it can run fast and it can jump. Its food is meat like deer, rabbits, small animals and people. It lives in caves in the jungle.
I think we can learn a lot of things from cheetahs. We can learn to jump and run fast. The special thing with cheetahs is when the scrape people and animals, they faint and then the cheetahs eat them. It does not like to live alone. They live in groups. They can run faster than all the animals in the world. At times we can see them hiding near water pools in the jungle in order to drink water and catch animals.
Dinuja Fernando (8 years)
Trinity College, Kandy
10 – 12 years
An interesting visit to a Wildlife Park
(A visit to the Safari Animal Park)
During 2019, we had a family trip to the UK. We visited many wonderful places. We were travelling with my father’s friend who had rented a van to take us everywhere. One day we started our journey from Harrow to Birmingham at around 10 a. m., after having breakfast. It was quite a long journey but it was pleasant to see the views. In the middle of the drive we decided to also visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory which was very interesting. They gave us free chocolates and there were many rides and activities such as a 3D cinema, chocolate-shaped rollercoaster, ‘chocolate on a spoon’, writing our names with hot chocolate and a 3D chocolate bus ride.
After that amazing experience, we were nearing the wildlife park which was called Safari Wildlife Park. We were very excited but at the same time we were also a bit scared of the animals. So, we drove our car to the ticket counter, bought the tickets and also two packets of animal food. We went inside and saw lots of animals. The park had a lane for cars and jeeps to go on. We were a bit frightened when the giraffe put his head into our window. We fed the giraffe and the zebra. As we went along, we noticed lots of dangerous animals such as lion, tiger, cheetah, camel, rhino, hippopotamus and fox. They were all caged in tall net fences. We bought some souvenirs like key chains and fridge magnets.
It was a very memorable day, especially while seeing the animals and feeding them. We all thoroughly enjoyed this trip.
Abdullah Jawath (11 years)
Lyceum Int. School, Nugegoda
13 – 15 years
If you could meet any famous person today who would you want to meet and why?
There are so many personalities I would like to meet. Among them I would most like to meet the renowned writer J. K. Rowling, who is popular for her well-known ‘Harry Potter’ book series.
J. K. Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in England. She studied hard at the University of Exeter. She became an author, a film producer and also a philanthropist. At present she is married to Neil Murray and she has three children. From her childhood she preferred writing short stories and she often read books. Her teenage life was unhappy as her home life was complicated but she went towards her success overcoming all challenges and obstacles.
J. K. Rowling is the writer of the world famous Harry Potter series. She wrote eight books in that series and she also wrote ‘Fantastic Beasts’, ‘Lethal White’, ‘Casual Vacancy’ and ‘The Cuckoo’s Calling’.
I would like to meet her because she is such a role model. Her life is full of advice and examples. She somehow went towards her target. I would like to question her about the secret to overcoming challenges and entering the path to success. I would also like to ask her about the books she has written and the secret to making the books so popular. I would like to take her life as an example and achieve my expectations.
Sandul Kulasekera (13 years)
Royal College, Colombo
