9 years and below
A dessert I like the most
My favourite dessertis Brownies! They are yummy, moist, brown colour. They are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. I also like to eat it with ice-cream, strawberries and cream.
I love eating my aunt’s brownies. I make brownies at home as well and it is really easy to make. We usually bake them on the day of a festival for guests and as gifts too. We use sugar, hot water, oil, eggs, butter, vanilla essence, chocolate pieces and coffee powder to make brownies. My father bothers me to put cashew nuts into it too.
There are so many flavours of brownies like peanut-butter brownies, mint brownies, red velvet brownies, cheesecake brownies and chocolate brownies. My favourite type is my aunt’s red velvet cheesecake brownie. My friends really like the brownies I make as well.
Now I am hungry for brownies!
Hana Yusuf (8 years)
Ladies’ College, Colombo
10 – 12 years
A funny incident that happened to me
One day after school, I was sad about something. I was sad about my best friend. He was moving to a new school. I was walking to my dad’s bike while thinking about my friend.
I carelessly sat on the wrong bike because it was just like my dad’s bike! The owner of the bike was wearing the same colour helmet and jacket as my dad. He didn’t notice me because he too was waiting for his child. He might have been in a hurry and just after I sat on the bike he started to go.
After a while, I noticed that we were going the wrong way. Then I asked him, “Where are we going Dad?” Then he told me, “We are going home son.” Then I told him that this wasn’t the way home. Then he looked at me and he realized I was the wrong son. I realized he was the wrong dad!
Then we went back to school. At school, I saw my dad looking for me everywhere and asking for me from everyone. The uncle’s son was playing with his friends happily because his dad was late. When we were going home I told my dad the whole story and he laughed.
Kavin Herath (10 years)
St. Anthony’s College, Kandy
13 – 15 years
Sri Lanka's Indigenous People
Sri Lanka’s indigenous people are called Veddhas, a name which mean ‘hunters’. They live in the dry areas of the country and now speak a dialect of either Sinhala or Tamil, depending on where they live. Some Veddhas who live in South-East Sri Lanka used to reside in caves, but now they live in wattle and daub huts. So do the Veddhas in Anuradhapura. However, those along the coast between Trincomalee and Batticaloa live in huts of plaited palm.
But now, the government is giving brick houses with tin roofs and cement floors for Veddhas to live in. Land is received by inheritance, though they are sometimes sold also. Both sons and daughters have equal rights of inheritance, but mostly the daughter’s piece is given to her husband at the time of marriage. The Veddhas in Anuradhapura mostly engage in agriculture, while those by the coast do fishing. They also collect wild honey and practice animal husbandry. Nowadays, Veddhas mostly cultivate not for their own consumption but to sell to the market. Some Veddhas once traded with the Sinhalese. Veddhas often marry those in their area, but some marry outsiders too. Veddhas often live a nuclear family life, with children being brought up by parents and older siblings. Speaking of religion, Veddhas mostly follow Buddhism or Hinduism, though not strictly. They worship gods and deceased ancestors. They also use religious methods to cure themselves, or else, Ayurveda. As a recreational activity, they sing. These are the Veddhas of Sri Lanka.
Ifadha Deen (14 years)
Leeds Int. School, Galle
