9 years and below
The pet I would like to have
Lovebirds, finches, turkeys, bantams, rabbits, fish and tortoises are the pets that I have at present. However, I have always dreamt of having a very unusual, large friendly bird as a pet. Can you guess what it is? It’s a beautiful pure white peacock.
I would make a warm safe house to protect it from the mongoose at night. During the day, I would train it to remain in my garden and not fly or wander away. I would feed it fruit and grain.
I would name it “White Beauty” and teach him to spread out his feathers and dance when I play my violin. Although my pet peacock’s loud cry, “Meow, Meow,” may frighten my other pets at first, I’m sure that they will soon get used to it. There might even be a competition among my pet turkey and pet peacock as to who would be king of my garden.
Now how can I get my pet white peacock?? I need him… I love him… And I want him very much.
Ravindu Jayawardene (8 years)
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10
10 – 12 years
My last holiday
My last holiday was this year. I thought it was very boring because we were to go to the seaside with my whole family. But now I say that the seaside was one of the best holidays in my life.
The beginning was quite boring but we went with my parents to the seaside. We spent three weeks there and stayed at a nice but quite expensive hotel. It was really very comfortable. There was a swimming pool right in front of our hotel. Sometimes we went to the beach and returned back late at night quite tired and very hungry. I met a lot of children and they became my friends. We built a sandcastle, did some swimming and also visited many interesting places.
The weather was okay every day I woke up, and it rained on only one day but it rained softly. I enjoyed my holiday very happily and I will never forget this my last holiday at the seaside.
Sajali Perera (12 years)
Janadhipathi B. V., Nawala
13 – 15 years
Qualities required to become president of a country
Being a president is very tough. It’s not as easy as it seems. The president of a country should maintain all the issues in a country smoothly. A president should be able to fix political issues and public issues. He or she should be equal with everyone and must also not discriminate or harass other people.
Presidents should appear to have effective communication skills, crisis management skills and authenticity. A president must also have confidence and positivity. They should take good action during severe situations. When warned about something, the president must be alert and should be capable of handling the warning. A good president should also have honesty and integrity. Without a good president, there will be no good country. The president should be able to make good decisions in public situations such as defense and economics etc.
In my opinion, a perfect example of a good president with required qualities is Barack Obama. He was the first African American to be elected as President of the US.
After 2017, his duration of being president was over, but he still mingles with people and shows good hospitality. I love one quality that he has which is humanity. I think a president with humanity will lead a good nation. One of his favourite quotes is, “I think when you spread wealth around its good for everybody.” In every country, every single president is different. They rule their country in different, creative ways, but the one and only thing that they must also have is Love. That is the most important quality says Abraham Lincoln.
Ashweitha Sivarajah (Grade 7)
Wycherly Int. School, Colombo
