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RNI: MPENG/2016/67408 Vol: 03 Issue: 03 Apr’<strong>18</strong><br />

Intelligent reading is fun!<br />

fancy plastic stationery<br />

Make a list of<br />

what I need.<br />

Observation<br />

Gets in the food<br />

chain & later returned<br />

to us.<br />

Birds Fish Plastic Toys<br />

HARMFUL EFFECTS<br />

OF PLASTIC<br />

Cats & Dogs<br />

Cold Drinks<br />

Plastic Bottles.<br />

When I<br />

Drink<br />

Take my<br />

cloth bag.<br />

Coffee Cups<br />

Straws<br />

Plastic Plates & Spoons.<br />

Family bond<br />

SAY NO<br />

TO PLASTIC!<br />

Use Reusable<br />

Bottles<br />

Use Reusable<br />

Cups<br />

Apples<br />

WHEN I EAT<br />

Nuts<br />

WHAT I WEAR<br />

Polyester<br />

Wool<br />

Gift<br />

Inside!<br />

Chips<br />

Popcorn<br />

Let's not<br />

Cookies<br />

l<br />

Silk Scarves<br />

Jackets<br />

(Woollen)<br />

Earth!<br />

Cotton<br />

T-Shirts


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Visit www.kidsworldfun.com today<br />

Short stories and poems<br />

Intrnt e a ional short sor t y conts e t with<br />

cash prizes for school children<br />

Training for international competitive<br />

examinations<br />

Current affairs for<br />

kids<br />

Learning activt i ies: coloring, art and craft<br />

Puzzles, rid dles, jokes, fun videos and photos<br />

Ma th, English and Science lessons<br />

with worksheets<br />

International video contest for preschoolers<br />

Resources for parents and teachers<br />

Online quizzes<br />

Study tips for students<br />

ww w.kidsworldfun. com<br />

02 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


Month: Apr’<strong>18</strong> Vol: 03 Issue: 03 RNI: MPENG/2016/67408<br />

COMICS<br />

Mystery Minder Mia 04<br />

Dadaji & Arjun 10<br />

Business Visionaries 16<br />

Airman 20<br />

Agent Sonic 26<br />

Poncho 34<br />

Discovery Trip 38<br />

Partner's Player Prisha 42<br />

STORIES<br />

The Family Heirloom 06<br />

FEATURES<br />

Pioneers of Yesteryears 15<br />

Business Visionaries 16<br />

Witty & Wacky 29<br />

Junior Chef 30<br />

Reading Corner 45<br />

Be a Leader 46<br />

Guidance<br />

: Arun Tiwari, Urmila Tiwari<br />

Editor<br />

: Animesh Tiwari<br />

Sub-Editor<br />

: Jaya Agrawal<br />

Business Development : Abhinav Sharma,<br />

Dr. Samiksha Sharma<br />

Product Expert : Uday Agrawal<br />

Admin<br />

Technical Crew<br />

Production Manager<br />

Graphics<br />

Printing<br />

: Sona Gupta<br />

: Tanisha, Dakshya, Atharv<br />

: Surendra Dange<br />

: Ganesh Graphic<br />

: Anurag Offset<br />

Essential Buying<br />

vs<br />

Impulse Buying<br />

Why does it matter?<br />

“Earth provides enough to satisfy<br />

every man’s need but not every man’s<br />

greed.“<br />

-Mahatma Gandhi<br />

In one of my previous editorials, I spoke about how<br />

consumption is the mother of all the factors. Well, what<br />

could be better than EARTH DAY to reflect on today’s most<br />

pressing environmental issues?<br />

Let us ask ourselves a basic question: What should be the most<br />

essential element to facilitate buying? If the answer is MONEY,<br />

think twice. One may need to check the basics of one’s life and<br />

understand what actually should be the reason for any<br />

purchase. Now, think again. Is it money?<br />

A NEED-BASED purchase, after a thorough<br />

thought process, is the best gift one could give to<br />

mother nature.<br />

Let’s think! Do we really need a straw for a drink? Or, a new<br />

gadget? How about carrying our own water bottles? After all,<br />

it is consumption that triggers the cycle of production and<br />

supply. Pollution is an unavoidable by-product of the<br />

process of production.<br />

Better India is the reality which has to be shaped<br />

by us, all of us.<br />

Animesh, Editor<br />

An engineer and an alumnus of IIM Calcutta,<br />

Animesh wears many hats with ease, but<br />

the one that fits him best is being iJey<br />

to the crew of <strong>iNTELLYJELLY</strong>.<br />

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Note<br />

Dea l with problems with logical thinking and reas oning,<br />

whic hinvolves<br />

ha ving a clear goal, planning systematically, using informat ion , reasoning and<br />

drawing conclusions.<br />

MYSTERY<br />

MINDER MIA<br />

The Mysterious<br />

Letter<br />

Script: Lakshmi Mitter<br />

Illustration: 72 DPI<br />

FRIENDS ARE<br />

MEETING<br />

AFTER<br />

4 MONTHS...<br />

HI, MIA!<br />

SO GOOD TO<br />

SEE YOU!<br />

I CAN’T<br />

TELL YOU HOW<br />

HAPPY I AM.<br />

AFTER A WHILE…<br />

JUST A BLANK PAPER! HE<br />

IS SUCH A BASKET CASE.<br />

IT IS FROM<br />

MY COUSIN, TANAV.<br />

I CAN’T WAIT TO<br />

OPEN IT.<br />

BUT, THE GOOD FRIENDS STILL HAVE A REASON TO LAUGH...<br />

BASKET<br />

CASE:<br />

A CRAZY<br />

PERSON<br />

HAHA…MIA,<br />

I MISSED YOUR SENSE<br />

OF HUMOUR.<br />

MIA’S LOGIC START WORKING…<br />

HMM, IT SEEMS<br />

THE PAPER TOOK A SHOWER.<br />

AND NOW IT IS NEAT AND CLEAN.<br />

I WONDER IF IT IS WEARING<br />

PERFUME TOO.<br />

MIA’S LOGICAL MIND NEEDS<br />

JUST ONE SPARK TO GET IGNITED!<br />

04 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

MIA, TANAV IS A CAREFUL BOY.<br />

HE ENSURES TO KEEP RIGHT SET OF<br />

BOOKS IN HIS SCHOOL BAG, EVERY DAY.<br />

SPECIALLY THOSE SCIENCE BOOKS!<br />

AHHA! HE IS A<br />

SCIENCE BOY! NO WONDER!


LET US FETCH THE CAT OUT<br />

OF THE BAG. GET ME AN IRON.<br />

IRON!<br />

LET ME PUT A HANKY ON THIS PAPER.<br />

PLEASE SET THE KNOB ON LOW TEMPERATURE.<br />

CAT OUT<br />

OF THE BAG:<br />

TO LET A<br />

SECRET OUT<br />

AFTER A WHILE…<br />

WOW, MIA! HOW<br />

DID YOU FIND OUT?<br />

MISSING ALL<br />

THE FUN WE<br />

HAD TOGETHER.<br />

WLLYOU I<br />

CO ME BA CK<br />

DUR I NG THE<br />

HOLIDAYS?<br />

IT TRIGGERED MY LOGICAL THINKING WHEN<br />

YOU SAID HE IS A SCIENCE PERSON!<br />

LIME JUICE CAN GET ABSORBED BY PAPER AND CAN ALSO<br />

FADE OUT ANYTHING WRITTEN ON IT. BUT WHEN EXPOSED<br />

TO HEAT, A CHEMICAL REACTION TAKES PLACE AND THE<br />

JUICE CHANGES COLOUR, THUS REVEALING THE MESSAGE.<br />

Children' s Book Author, Lakshmi Mite t r iscurrenty l creating<br />

Custom Picture<br />

Books For ReluctantReaders. Websie t : htp t ://lakshmmte. i i t r com<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

05


Script: Farhan Musavi<br />

Illustration: Agantuk<br />

Read Aloud Age: 6-7 years<br />

Read Alone Age: 7+<br />

The Family<br />

Heirloom<br />

Every saturday evening, a bunch of friends and I, meet at The Orange Copper<br />

restaurant to listen to true, interesting incidents. Last time, Mohit narrated how<br />

his colony members were able to catch a thief who had been stealing in that area<br />

for three months. Prior to that, Vikram had recounted how a woman came to his<br />

father’s pawn shop and sold a diary bearing Dilip Kumar’s signature and an<br />

Urdu couplet written in his handwriting.<br />

Today was my turn. Coincidentally, it was my birthday too. My friends sat all<br />

around the table eating slices of the black forest cake I had just cut as I began to<br />

talk.<br />

‘Although our ancestors left a lot for us, a silver wrist<br />

watch was the most peculiar one. Several generations<br />

back, we used to be quite poor, and someone in the<br />

family decided to start a clothing business, which as<br />

you all know, we still own.<br />

This watch was bought from the first profits of that business<br />

and it was supposed to signify all the honest hard work which<br />

brought us out of poverty.<br />

06 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

Teacher : Why are people always<br />

tired on Earth Day?<br />

Student : Because they just<br />

finished a March.<br />

HA<br />

HA HA<br />

.<br />

..


'Our elders used to say that the watch loved our family too much and refused to<br />

leave us, no matter what'.<br />

‘My great grandfather once lost it on his way home. An honest man picked it up<br />

from the streets and handed it over to the police. The police officer knew my<br />

great grandfather personally and had seen him wearing it, so he returned it to<br />

him.’<br />

‘During the time my grandfather wore the watch, a maid stole it. Two weeks<br />

later, due to various circumstances, she realised her mistake and returned it to<br />

my grandfather and asked for his forgiveness.’<br />

‘Once, my father’s business was operating at a loss. He was hard pressed for<br />

money so he mortgaged the watch. The business that was bringing in no income<br />

for six months, suddenly started showing profits. Within two months, Daddy was<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

07


able to pay off the debt and bring the watch back.’<br />

'That’s interesting, Sameer,' said Vikram. 'Have you brought it with you? I’d like<br />

to see it.'<br />

'No. I wanted to test if all this is merely a coincidence,' I replied.<br />

'So what did you do?' asked Vikram.<br />

'Four days ago, I went to the Residency, the graveyard. I entered the graveyard,<br />

which usually remains empty. I dug up a hole and buried the watch there,' I said.<br />

'What? Why?' asked Vikram again.<br />

'I wanted to see what happens,' I quipped.<br />

'Did the watch have the initials A. M. K. engraved on the back of it by any<br />

chance?' asked Vikram.<br />

I was shocked. 'Yes, indeed! How on earth did you know that?' Everybody turned<br />

to look at Vikram.<br />

'My great grandfather got his initials carved onto it after it was lost and found.<br />

They stand for Ashraf Mohammad Khan, his name.'<br />

'Well, it seems the graveyard was not entirely empty after all when you visited<br />

it,' replied Vikram with a smile.<br />

iRiddli time<br />

What jam can't be<br />

eaten on toast?<br />

08 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


'A small-time thief was probably hiding<br />

under a tree from where he could see<br />

you. He thought you<br />

were hiding a treasure<br />

or something and, as<br />

soon as you left, he dug<br />

up the hole and took<br />

out the watch.'<br />

'He brought it to sell at my father’s shop.'<br />

'Myfathergaveittomeasapresent.I<br />

wore it, but it was too loose for my wrist.<br />

So, I thought I'd get it tightened later and<br />

put it in my pocket.'<br />

Then, taking out the watch from his<br />

pocket Vikram said, 'Here it is. You can<br />

have it as your birthday present,' he<br />

added.<br />

Story value: Family heirlooms are precious, priceless and they keep us connected to our ancestors.<br />

Farhan Musavi is a freelance writer who blogs on majorjournal.com.<br />

Ask your parents if you have any family<br />

heirlooms. Share what they mean to<br />

your family.<br />

________________________________<br />

________________________________<br />

________________________________<br />

________________________________<br />

heirloom: a valuable object that<br />

has belonged to a family for several<br />

generations<br />

pawn shop: a shop which lends money at<br />

interest on the security of an article pawned<br />

hard pressed for money: short of money<br />

mortgage:<br />

when you mortgage a property<br />

you lend it as security for the repayment<br />

of money borrowed<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

09


FEAR- FIGHT EVERYTHING AND RISE<br />

AT NIGHT...<br />

I AM SCARED,<br />

DADAJI! THERE IS A<br />

MONSTER LURKING<br />

UNDER THE<br />

BED.<br />

Note<br />

Superheros are real! Grandparents are the<br />

superheroes with silver hair, golden hearts and<br />

treasured experiences. They are always around to<br />

win all the battles for their grandchildren.<br />

Script: Sana Rizwan | Illustration: Stallionstudios88<br />

IT'S ALL RIGHT<br />

TO BE AFRAID. WE ALL<br />

ARE AFRAID OF<br />

SOMETHING.<br />

DON'T WORRY, ARJUN. ONCE I SPRAY<br />

THIS, NO ONE WILL HURT YOU. ALSO,<br />

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY.<br />

10 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

ONCE, THERE WAS A DADDY<br />

ELEPHANT. HE WAS AS BIG AND<br />

STRONG AS A TRACTOR. HIS BABY,<br />

BHOPU, WAS TEENY- WEENY…<br />

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, BHOPU<br />

WAS SCARED OF MANY THINGS,<br />

LIKE THE DARK, GHOSTIES, BEES,<br />

AND THE FLUFF YOU FIND<br />

UNDER THE SOFA.


HOWEVER, DADDY WASN'T SCARED OF<br />

ANYTHING. BHOPU TRIED TO SCARE HIS DAD.<br />

BOO!<br />

IT'S NOT FAIR.<br />

YOU'RE NOT SCARED<br />

OF ANYTHING.<br />

ONE FINE DAY, THEY HAD A VISITOR…<br />

LOOK, DADDY,<br />

SOMEONE SMALLER<br />

THAN ME...<br />

THAT'S NOT AN ELEPHANT.<br />

IT'S A M-M-M-MOUSE!<br />

INSPECTOR MOUSE MAKES<br />

A CALL...<br />

GOOD DAY, GENTLEMEN.<br />

I AM FROM THE CHEESE<br />

INSPECTION COUNCIL.<br />

HOW IS IT<br />

GOING, BOSS?<br />

YES, WE HAVE SOME<br />

IN THE FRIDGE. COME,<br />

I’LL SHOW YOU.<br />

I AM GOING TO SAY TO<br />

THEM THEIR CHEESE IS VERY<br />

DANGEROUS. I AM SURE THEY<br />

WILL FALL FOR IT. GET<br />

HERE NOW!<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

11


SOON, THERE WAS ANOTHER SQUEAK AT THE DOOR.<br />

WE ARE HERE FOR<br />

THE CHEESE.<br />

CHUNNU! MUNNU!<br />

FOLLOW ME!<br />

THIS IS A LOT OF CHEESE,<br />

WE NEED BACKUP!<br />

WE CAN'T HOLD IT<br />

MUCH LONGER, BOSS!<br />

I HAVE ASKED FOR<br />

MORE BACKUP!<br />

MORE<br />

M...M...M...MICE!<br />

TEAM, LET'S<br />

TAKE EVERYTHING!<br />

LOOK...<br />

AN ELEPHANT.<br />

YES,<br />

BOSS!<br />

12 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


BUT THE<br />

CHEESE IS<br />

MINE!<br />

MUMMY ELEPHANT COMES<br />

TO THE RESCUE...<br />

SORRY, KID.<br />

BOSS SAID TO TAKE<br />

THE LOT!<br />

STOP!<br />

THAT'S MY<br />

DADDY!<br />

PUT EVERYTHING<br />

BACK AS IT WAS, NOW!<br />

LEAVE US ALONE!!<br />

THE TRUTH IS, BHOPU,<br />

EVERYONE'S AFRAID OF SOMETHING.<br />

EVEN YOUR BIG, OLD DADDY IS! BUT HE'S<br />

STILL THE BIGGEST, STRONGEST<br />

ELEPHANT AROUND.<br />

I AM.<br />

BUT WHEN IT<br />

COMES TO MICE,<br />

MUMMY'S THE<br />

BRAVEST!<br />

F-E-A-R MEANS FACE<br />

EVERYTHING AND RISE.<br />

GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT!<br />

A doting mother to her eight-year-old son and an<br />

experienced media professio nal,Sana believes that what comes<br />

from the heart goestothe heart.<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

13


The<br />

EARTH DAY<br />

SCAVENGER HUNT<br />

Find & tick mark all the items<br />

illustrate d on this page.<br />

The Recycle<br />

Symbol<br />

Whe re didyou find me?<br />

__________________<br />

Garbage<br />

Bin<br />

Where did yo u find me?<br />

__________________<br />

An Animal That<br />

lives in Water<br />

Where did yo u find me?<br />

__________________<br />

A Reduce, Reuse<br />

& Recycle Sign<br />

Where did you find me?<br />

__________________<br />

Insect That Helps<br />

Spread Pollen<br />

Whe re did you find me?<br />

__________________<br />

A Squr i rel<br />

Where did you find<br />

me?<br />

__________________<br />

Rain Wtr a e<br />

Harvesting<br />

A Tree Bigger<br />

Than Your House<br />

Wher d ou find me?<br />

__________________<br />

di y<br />

_e Where did yo u find me?<br />

_________________<br />

A used<br />

can<br />

To Throw Away<br />

Wher e did you find me?<br />

__________________<br />

Illustration: Design vesign<br />

14 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


P o ee s<br />

Pioneersi n r<br />

Of<br />

Y ter ea s<br />

Yes tery ear<br />

s<br />

Maharaja<br />

Ra njit ni araja<br />

Singh<br />

1<br />

2<br />

Script: Sonali Kaur<br />

Illustration: Meer Aamir Khan<br />

Sher-e-Punjab, Maharaja Ranjit Si ngh, was<br />

the founder of the Sikh Empire. Du ring his<br />

childhood, he lost one of his eye s to smallpo x,<br />

but this didn’t stop him fro m becoming the<br />

greatest ki ng . The one-eyed king cametobe<br />

known as the ‘Lion of Punja b’.<br />

At the age of 10, he fought his first<br />

battle. He took over the tho r ne at the<br />

age of 12 an d established a vas t Sikh<br />

empire.<br />

3<br />

Despite bei ng the king, he never wore a<br />

crown or sat on the a s he believed<br />

everyone is equal for God. He was a very<br />

gen erous king and respected every<br />

religion.<br />

4<br />

He was criticized for<br />

bein g‘one-eyed’, but he<br />

beliv e ed, “ I am on eeyed,<br />

therefor e, Ican see people<br />

without discrimination.”<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

15


BUSINESS VISIONARIES<br />

MAHINDRA JEEP<br />

Script: Priyanka Saxena | Illustration: Stallionstudios88<br />

IN 1973, MAHINDRA HAD MONOPOLY IN<br />

THE JEEP MARKET IN INDIA. THEY WERE<br />

SELLING FOURTEEN THOUSAND VEHICLES<br />

EVERY YEAR, COSTING ABOUT INR 35,<br />

000.<br />

IN THE SAME YEAR, AN OIL CRISIS HIT THE WORLD MARKET, BECAUSE THE OIL PRODUCING<br />

NATIONS REDUCED PRODUCTION AND INCREASED THE PRICE OF OIL FOURFOLD.<br />

75 EMPLOYEES WERE LAID OFF,<br />

AND THE OVER ALL MORALE<br />

OF THE COMPANY WENT DOWN.<br />

THE SALE OF JEEP DECLINED<br />

FROM 14000 TO 7,000 IN 3 YEARS…<br />

16 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

LAID OFF: TO FIRE,<br />

DISCHARGE SOMEONE<br />

FROM WORK


ONE MORNING, THE INNOVATION TEAM HEAD, KUMAR SARDESAI (KS) CALLED FOR A<br />

MEETING WITH HIS TEAM.<br />

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COMPANY?<br />

EMPLOYEES ARE LEAVING, CUSTOMERS'<br />

TRUST IS SHAKEN AND IF IT CONTINUES<br />

LIKE THIS, WE MIGHT JUST HAVE TO<br />

SHUT THE BUSINESS.<br />

YES, YOU ARE<br />

ABSOLUTELY<br />

CORRECT.<br />

WE WILL NOT LET THIS<br />

HAPPEN BECAUSE WHEN THE<br />

GOING GETS TOUGH, THE<br />

TOUGH GET GOING.<br />

I HAVE FULL FAITH IN MY TEAM. NOTHING IS<br />

IMPOSSIBLE FOR US IF WE PUT OUR MIND<br />

TO IT. THINK ABOUT IT AND LET’S<br />

CATCH UP IN TWO DAYS.<br />

SO, WHAT ARE<br />

WE GOING TO<br />

DO NOW?<br />

AFTER TWO DAYS…<br />

SHOULD WE CHANGE<br />

THE ENGINE FROM PETROL<br />

TO DIESEL?<br />

YES! BUT, REMEMBER, IT<br />

IS EITHER EASY OR IMPOSSIBLE.<br />

TAKE YOUR PICK.<br />

BUT THAT IS NOT AN<br />

EASY JOB… WE HAVE TO KEEP IN<br />

MIND ALL THE SPECIFICATIONS<br />

AND TECHNICALITIES INVOLVED.<br />

PUT OUR MIND TO IT:<br />

TO CONCENTRATE ON<br />

DOING SOMETHING<br />

TAKE YOUR PICK:<br />

TO CHOOSE SOMETHING<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

17


IT'S IMPOSSIBLE<br />

IN SUCH A SHORT TIME?<br />

OK. SO YOU PICKED<br />

‘IMPOSSIBLE’. NOW, LET’S<br />

ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE.<br />

KS AND HIS TEAM WORKED DAY AND NIGHT FOR SIX MONTHS.<br />

<strong>18</strong> Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


SIX MONTHS LATER…<br />

WE HAVE FINALLY DEVELOPED AN ENGINE<br />

WHICH IS NOT ONLY PERFECT FOR INDIAN<br />

ROADS BUT ALSO SAVES MONEY<br />

BY USING DIESEL INSTEAD OF PETROL.<br />

THIS WOULD NOT HAVE<br />

BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE<br />

HARD WORK AND INNOVATIVE<br />

THINKING.<br />

AS IS SAID, “UNITY IS<br />

STRENGTH. WHEN THERE IS<br />

TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION,<br />

WONDERFUL THINGS CAN<br />

BE ACHIEVED.”<br />

THE ENGINE WAS AN INSTANT HIT IN<br />

THE MARKET. THE MAHINDRA JEEP<br />

SALES WERE ON THE RISE AGAIN.<br />

IT IS PROVED," GENIUS IS ONE<br />

PERCENT INSPIRATION, NINETY-NINE<br />

PERCENT PERSPIRATION."<br />

TEAM WORK AND INNOVATION<br />

ARE THE KEYS TO SUCCESS IN<br />

ANY BUSINESS.<br />

MAHINDRA GROUP FOLLOWS<br />

THIS POLICY TO DATE.<br />

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A WORK OF NON-FICTION AND IS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS THAT<br />

HAVE BEEN SOURCED FROM THE INTERNET. HOWEVER, THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE A<br />

RESULT OF THE ILLUSTRATOR’S IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY AND MAY NOT BE AN<br />

EXACT REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THE STORY.<br />

Priyanka is a strategy consultant turned writer. She has a passion<br />

for all forms of story telling including short films, blogs & movies.<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

19


AIRMAN<br />

The culprit behind punctured tyres<br />

Script: Anand Rawat<br />

Illustration: Siddharth Panwar<br />

IT'S A PEACEFUL SATURDAY MORNING.<br />

HEY, BUDDY ...<br />

WASSUP…<br />

I THINK YOU<br />

NEED A WASH.<br />

DAVID WALKS IN...<br />

AH..<br />

NOT AGAIN...<br />

WE NEED TO<br />

SAVE WATER..<br />

HI, DAV,<br />

HOW IS IT<br />

GOING?<br />

ALL GOOD BROTHER,<br />

EXCEPT I’VE GOT A FLAT<br />

TYRE AGAIN.<br />

DAVID NARRATES WHAT<br />

HAPPENED WHILE<br />

TIGER LOOKS ON...<br />

A FLAT TYRE<br />

SHOULD NOT UPSET<br />

ANYONE, BUDDY.<br />

NOT EVEN IF YOU GET THREE<br />

FLAT TYRES IN FOUR DAYS?<br />

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KABIR AND DAVID LEAVE HOME FOR COLLEGE WHERE KABIR IS A PROFESSOR AND<br />

DAVID A COMPUTER LAB ASSISTANT.<br />

LET’S GO TO COLLEGE<br />

NOW. WITH ME AROUND,<br />

NO TYRES WILL EVER FALL<br />

SHORT OF AIR SUPPLY.<br />

YEAH!<br />

MS GEETA WALKS INTO THE STAFF ROOM. SHE LOOKS TIRED AND IRRITATED.<br />

GOOD MORNING,<br />

MS GEETA. HOW<br />

IS IT GOING?<br />

IT’S THE SECOND TIME<br />

IN TWO DAYS THAT MY SCOOTER<br />

GOT PUNCTURED.<br />

KABIR LEAVES NOTHING TO CHANCE.<br />

DAVID, MS GEETA,<br />

WHERE DID YOUR BIKES<br />

GET PUNCTURED?<br />

IT CANNOT BE A<br />

MERE CO-INCIDENCE.<br />

SUDDENLY PEOPLE ARE<br />

REPORTING OF FREQUENT<br />

FLAT TYRES.<br />

SARDAR<br />

PATEL MARG...<br />

SHAHEED BHAGAT<br />

SINGH ROAD...<br />

KABIR VISUALIZES THE CITY MAP...<br />

BOTH THESE ROADS<br />

ARE CLOS ETO EACHOTH ER ...<br />

DEFINITELY THE FLAT TYRES<br />

ARE NOT CO-INCIDENTS.<br />

IT’S TIME FOR A LATE<br />

NIGH T FLIGHT..<br />

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AIRMAN FLIES OVER SARDAR PATEL MARG.<br />

SO FAR ALL CLEAR,<br />

NOTHING WRONG SEEMS TO<br />

BE HAPPENING HERE, LET ME<br />

GO OVER THE OTHER AREAS.<br />

AIRMAN SPOTS A MAN ON THE ROAD ENGAGING IN SOME SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.<br />

WHAT IS THAT<br />

GENTLEMAN LOOKING<br />

AT ON THE ROAD?<br />

THAT TOO AT THIS<br />

LATE HOUR?<br />

AIRMAN FINDS THE MAN<br />

DROPPING NAILS ON<br />

THE ROAD.<br />

AIRMAN SERVES THE<br />

STARTER: AN AIR KICK...<br />

AH, SO HE IS<br />

THE GUY CAUSING<br />

TYRES TO PUNCTURE,<br />

LET ME TEACH<br />

HIM A LESSON.<br />

22 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


NEXT, THE MAIN COURSE: AIR PUNCH...<br />

OMG…WHO<br />

IS HITTING<br />

ME ?<br />

AIRMAN TRANSFORMS TO KABIR...<br />

WHO ARE YOU... WHERE<br />

DID YOU COME FROM?<br />

WHEN DID YOU COME?<br />

ONLY I WILL ASK QUESTIONS<br />

AND YOU WILL ANSWER...<br />

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS..?<br />

THE MAN CONFESSES HIS CRIME OF PUNCTURING<br />

THE VEHICLES TO BOOST HIS BUSINESS OF FIXING PUNCTURES.<br />

DID YOU<br />

EVER REALIZE<br />

WHAT WOULD<br />

HAPPEN IF AN<br />

AMBULANCE<br />

CARRYING A CRITICAL<br />

PATIENT GOT A FLAT<br />

TYRE? SOMEONE<br />

COULD MISS THEIR<br />

JOURNEY BY MISSING<br />

A TRAIN OR A<br />

FLIGHT...WORST<br />

CASE, A BIKER MAY<br />

HAVE A FATAL<br />

FALL...<br />

KABIR HANDS OVER THE CULPRIT TO THE POLICE.<br />

SIR, HERE IS THE MAN WHO<br />

CUNNINGLY SCATTERED NAILS ALL<br />

OVER THE ROAD SO THAT THE TYRES GOT<br />

PUNCTURED. HE HAS A TYRE PUNCTURE<br />

REPAIR SHOP JUST A KILOMETER<br />

AWAY FROM HERE.<br />

WE WILL<br />

FIX HIM IN THE<br />

LOCKUP NOW.<br />

THANKS, KABIR. I AM NOT SURE, BUT<br />

HE COULD BE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR<br />

OUR JEEP TYRE PUNCTURE THIS MORNING.<br />

Anand is an IT professional. He can be found either spending time<br />

in a wonderland inhabited by Phantom, Mr Bean and Doraemon or<br />

bowling at the nets to his growing son.<br />

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Congratulations!<br />

Boat Ride<br />

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<br />

<br />

48<br />

49 50<br />

Rearrange the letters in<br />

the correct order to make<br />

the name of an animal<br />

ATROLILAG<br />

Identify the homophones<br />

in the sentence:<br />

John ran bare feet to see<br />

the black bear in the zoo.<br />

Answers<br />

5. blank 12. under, over 19. bare, bear 25. will cook<br />

33. in trouble 39. flock 44. get butterflies in my stomach<br />

48. ALLIGATOR 52. oxen<br />

START<br />

1<br />

Design & illustration: Rajeev kumar<br />

24 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


HA HA HA<br />

.<br />

. .<br />

Dad: Can a kangaroo jump higher<br />

than the Empire State Building?<br />

Suhana: Of course!<br />

The Empire State Building<br />

can’t jump!<br />

1<br />

Whatisthe<br />

plural of<br />

‘ox’?<br />

Complete the sentence with<br />

the most suitable idiom:<br />

Whenever I have to speak<br />

in public, I ………………<br />

Fill in the blank with a<br />

collective noun to<br />

complete the sentence:<br />

The ……………….of geese<br />

flew over the lake.<br />

What is the<br />

meaning of the<br />

underlined idiom:<br />

I hate being in<br />

the doghouse all<br />

the time.<br />

Say the tongue twister<br />

quickly and as clearly<br />

as possible:<br />

I thought a thought. But the<br />

thought I thought wasn’t<br />

the thought I thought.<br />

20 21<br />

22<br />

23 24<br />

25<br />

Complete the sentence<br />

by changing the verb in<br />

bracket to future tense:<br />

Suhana (cook)…………..<br />

every morning.<br />

26<br />

27<br />

Find the antonyms<br />

in the sentence:<br />

The train went under the<br />

bridge as cars drove over it.<br />

11<br />

10 9 8 7<br />

2 3 4<br />

Write the synonym of the<br />

underlined word:<br />

Ileftananswerbox<br />

(empty)…………… on my<br />

Science test.<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

25


Agent Sonic<br />

THE STATIONERY CHEAT<br />

TRISHA IS BUYING CRAYONS FROM MR. CHAUDHARY'S SHOP.<br />

Once again! On reader s demand...<br />

'<br />

Script: Priya Kumar<br />

Illustration: Siddhi Jain<br />

UNCLE,<br />

I WANT<br />

THIS BOX OF<br />

CRAYONS.<br />

YOU<br />

HAVE TO<br />

PAY 275.<br />

AS TRISHA AND HER FRIEND SANA GET READY TO USE THE CRAYONS…<br />

WHAT!<br />

THESE ARE<br />

BROKEN!<br />

AND<br />

SOME ARE<br />

MISSING… DIDN’T<br />

YOU JUST BUY THIS<br />

NEW BOX,<br />

TRISHA?<br />

SONIC’S WATCHPOD RECEIVES<br />

A NOTIFICATION.<br />

THAT<br />

CHAUDHARY UNCLE<br />

IS SUCH A CHEAT!<br />

CHAUDHARY<br />

UNCLE CHEATS<br />

LITTLE CHILDREN.<br />

TIME TO<br />

MEET THE<br />

CHEAT AND<br />

TEACH HIM A<br />

LESSON.<br />

26 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


CHAUDHARY UNCLE IS IN FOR A SURPRISE…<br />

CHAUDHARY STATIONERY<br />

SANA, YOU KEEP<br />

THE SHOPKEEPER<br />

OCCUPIED WHILE<br />

TRISHA AND I<br />

INVESTIGATE.<br />

SONIC & TRISHA SEE SOMETHING SHOCKING…<br />

LOOK SONIC, THEY RE-PACKAGE<br />

DAMAGED STATIONERY.<br />

MY SPY CAM<br />

IS RECORDING<br />

EVERYTHING.<br />

GOOD<br />

PLAN!<br />

SONIC AND THE KIDS CONFRONT<br />

CHAUDHARY UNCLE.<br />

WHAT A<br />

SHAME!<br />

YOU CHEAT<br />

LITTLE KIDS.<br />

NO,<br />

NOT AT<br />

ALL!<br />

SORRY, KIDS. I’LL REPLACE YOUR CRAYONS<br />

WITH NEW ONES AND RETURN YOUR MONEY.<br />

PLEASE DON’T TELL THE POLICE.<br />

NEVER<br />

CHEAT KIDS.<br />

KIDS MAY BE<br />

YOUNG BUT THEY<br />

ARE VERY<br />

SMART!<br />

I HAVE PROOF ON MY SPY CAM.<br />

DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT?<br />

Priya is a freelance business writer involved in online social<br />

media and offline marketing strategy development. She also<br />

writes on nutrition, fitness and health.<br />

<strong>APR</strong> 20<strong>18</strong><br />

27


Note<br />

Skill: Develo pconcentration,<br />

attention t odetail andsocial<br />

ski lls.<br />

Age:<br />

4+<br />

Wh at' s Wron g?<br />

CORPORATE OFFICE<br />

Fin d eig ht silly mista ke s in thi s pict ure.<br />

28 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

Illustration: Atul Puri


Witty & Wacky<br />

Script: Jaya Agrawal<br />

Illustration: 72 DPI<br />

On an overnight train journey...<br />

LET'S SWITCH THE<br />

LIGHTS OF F.<br />

BU T MOM, I THOUGHT OF<br />

FINISHING THI S BOOK TONIGHT<br />

SO THAT I CA N ST ART WITH A<br />

NEW ONE TOMORR OW.<br />

MOM, I WILL READ IT<br />

IN THE MORNING. OTHER<br />

TRAVELLERS ARE GETTING<br />

DISTURBED.<br />

I LOVE THESE COOKIES…<br />

I WANT TO EAT THEM ALL.<br />

LET'S SAVE FOR THE REST.<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

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Healthy Apple<br />

Salad<br />

Text: Jaya Agrawal<br />

Ingredients<br />

pineapple chunks: 1 cup<br />

apple cider vinegar: 2 tbsp<br />

sugar: 1/3 cup<br />

egg: 1 large (lightly beaten)<br />

flour: 1 tbsp flour<br />

apples: 4 large (diced)<br />

peanuts: 2 cups<br />

*tbsp: tablespoon<br />

*tsp: teaspoon<br />

Junior<br />

Chef<br />

Method<br />

1. Drain the liquid from<br />

pineapple chunks into a 3-<br />

quart saucepan.<br />

2. Add the vinegar, sugar, egg<br />

and flour.<br />

3. Cook over medium heat,<br />

stirring constantly, until it<br />

thickens (under adult<br />

supervision).<br />

4. Remove from heat and pour<br />

into a large bowl.<br />

5. Add the pineapple chunks,<br />

apples and peanuts.<br />

6. Stir well.<br />

7. Refrigerate for about 8<br />

hours before serving.<br />

(Although it is fine to serve<br />

it right away if you're short<br />

on time)<br />

Identify the Taste<br />

Sweet, Tangy, Salty ,<br />

Sour and Spicy.<br />

30 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

Answer: 1. Spicy 2. Salty 3.Sour<br />

4. Tangy 5.Sweet


Hidden<br />

ic e<br />

P tur<br />

Illustration: Atul Puri<br />

Note<br />

Skl i l:Deve lo p concentration,<br />

atte ntio n to detail and social<br />

skills.<br />

A ge:<br />

4+<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

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Note<br />

Skill: Develop fine motor<br />

skills and sequential<br />

thinking.<br />

Age:<br />

6+<br />

Cut 3/4 of a square<br />

out of the lid of the pizza<br />

box leaving one side attached<br />

to make the solar panel. Tape<br />

a piece of foil to cover<br />

1. the underside<br />

of it.<br />

2.<br />

Illustration: Design vesign<br />

Open the box and tape<br />

your sheet of plastic to the<br />

underside of the lid so that it<br />

is covered. Be sure to make a<br />

decent seal, as this will trap<br />

the heat in the oven.<br />

3.<br />

Line the<br />

inside of the box,<br />

including the sides,<br />

with foil.<br />

4.<br />

Use a piece of wire<br />

wedged into the little<br />

holes in the sides of<br />

the box or a pencil to<br />

prop open the lid.<br />

DOMI NOS / PIZZA<br />

HUT- PIZZABOX<br />

SHEE T OF PLASTIC<br />

(a reportcoveror page<br />

protecto r works g reat)<br />

FOIL<br />

A PIECE OF STURDY<br />

WIR E OR A PENCIL<br />

TAPE<br />

1. Put some food inside. Nachos work<br />

great as they don’t spoil easily.<br />

2. Close the lid and place the oven<br />

at a spot where the sunlight<br />

falls on the solar panel<br />

directly.<br />

3. Wait until the nachos are<br />

baked and ready to eat.<br />

4. Of course, it goes<br />

without saying, be sure<br />

to recycle these ovens<br />

whenever you need.<br />

32 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


Note<br />

Skill: Develo pconcentration,<br />

attention t odetail andsocial<br />

ski lls.<br />

Age:<br />

4+<br />

What'<br />

s Wrong?<br />

SHIP<br />

Find eight silly mista ke s in this pictu re.<br />

Illustration: Atul Puri<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

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PONCHO IN NEW YORK<br />

PONCHO IN NEW YORK<br />

Script: Laxmi Mitter | Illustration: 72 DPI<br />

KAMAL AND SNEHA ARE PLAYING CARROM WITH<br />

THEIR NEIGHBOUR.<br />

MY FATHER JUST RETURNED FROM<br />

NEW YORK AND HAD SO MANY STORIES<br />

TO TELL. IT WAS SO FASCINATING.<br />

YEAH, MAYBE SOMETIME IN THE<br />

FUTURE WE CAN GO TOGETHER.<br />

IT WILL BE SO MUCH FUN!<br />

WE COULD VISIT<br />

NEW YORK TOO.<br />

WE CAN GO NOW<br />

IF YOU LIKE.<br />

PONCHO ARRIVES...<br />

DID I HEAR THAT YOU WANT TO GO<br />

TO NEW YORK? WELL, I AM HERE TO TAKE ALL<br />

OF YOU. BY THE WAY, RAVI, I AM PONCHO.<br />

AS THEY CLIMB ONTO PONCHO...<br />

ON THEIR WAY TO NEW YORK...<br />

I THINK I WANT<br />

TO GO HOME.<br />

THIS IS FUN<br />

YET SCARY.<br />

34 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

DON’T WORRY, RAVI.<br />

PONCHO IS OUR FRIEND.<br />

YOU CAN TRUST HIM.<br />

AS LONG AS YOU<br />

HOLD ON TIGHT, YOU<br />

WILL BE FINE, RAVI.


IN NEW YORK...<br />

THIS IS THE EMPIRE STATE<br />

BUILDING. IT HAS 102 STOREYS.<br />

THE 86TH FLOOR HAS A<br />

VIEWING DECK THAT GIVES<br />

YOU A 360 DEGREE VIEW<br />

OF THE ENTIRE CITY.<br />

PONCHO, MY FATHER WAS<br />

TELLING ME ABOUT A VERY BIG<br />

AND BEAUTIFUL PARK HERE.<br />

THANKS TO<br />

PONCHO WE HAVE<br />

THE SAME VIEW.<br />

HE MUST HAVE REFERRED<br />

TO THE CENTRAL PARK. LET’S GO.<br />

AT THE CENTRAL PARK...<br />

WOW! SO MANY TREES. IT SEEMS LIKE<br />

THIS IS THE ONLY AREA THAT HAS SO<br />

MUCH GREENERY IN THE WHOLE OF<br />

NEW YORK.<br />

THIS PARK IS SO<br />

BEAUTIFUL AND WELL<br />

MAINTAINED.<br />

IT LOOKS SO BEAUTIFUL<br />

BECAUSE OF THE TREES,<br />

DON’T YOU THINK?<br />

WELL, IT IS HOME TO<br />

ABOUT 20,000 TREES.<br />

YOU ARE RIGHT,<br />

PONCHO!<br />

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DO PLANES<br />

FASCINATE YOU?<br />

ARE WE GOING TO<br />

FLY ONE, PONCHO?<br />

YES!<br />

YES!<br />

YES!<br />

AT THE INTREPID SEA, AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM...<br />

WELL, YOU CAN’T FLY THEM BUT IF YOU ARE<br />

LUCKY YOU COULD GET INTO ONE OF THOSE.<br />

THEY WALK DOWN A PATHWAY...<br />

RAVI, DID YOUR FATHER TELL YOU ABOUT THE<br />

FAMOUS MADAME TUSSAUD'S WAX MUSEUM?<br />

AT THE MADAME TUSSAUDS WAX MUSEUM...<br />

36 Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

LOOK! AMITABH BACHCHAN,<br />

SHAHRUKH KHAN, AISHWARYA RAI,<br />

HRITHIK ROSHAN, SALMAN KHAN...<br />

SNEHA, THOSE ARE BEAUTIFULLY<br />

CARVED, LIFELIKE WAX STATUES.<br />

THERE ARE STATUES OF OTHER<br />

CELEBRITIES TOO. LOOK AROUND.


YOU GOT FOOLED SO<br />

EASILY SNEHA, HAHAHA.<br />

WHAT A LOVELY MENU! I AM<br />

GOING TO HAVE THE MELTING<br />

MARSHMALLOW CREPE.<br />

HAHAA! I AM SURE YOU BOYS<br />

GOT FOOLED TOO... LET’S GET SOMETHING<br />

TO EAT BEFORE IT IS TIME TO LEAVE.<br />

I WILL HAVE CRISPY<br />

MAC 'N' CHEESE. YOU,<br />

PONCHO?<br />

ME? I AM<br />

ON A DIET.<br />

I WILL HAVE THE HUGE<br />

CHOCOLATE SHOT.<br />

YOU MUST HAVE SOMETHING.<br />

AT LEAST A CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE?<br />

OK, I WILL HAVE<br />

ONE OF THOSE.<br />

THAT LADY THERE IS THE STATUE OF<br />

LIBERTY. SHE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN AMERICAN<br />

HISTORY. THERE IS A LOT MORE IN NEW YORK<br />

FOR ANOTHER TRIP.<br />

WE WILL BE HAPPY TO<br />

COME AGAIN! THAT WAS A<br />

LOVELY TRIP, PONCHO!<br />

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Custom Picture<br />

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Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

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About the Olympics<br />

Script: Sana Rizwan Illustration: Sabbir Hussain<br />

HEY, I CAN SEE THAT<br />

YOU HAVE EARNED<br />

A MEDAL.<br />

YES, SPORTS<br />

ACTIVITIES ARE ON, AND I<br />

HAVE WON A GOLD MEDAL<br />

IN THE 100 MTS RACE.<br />

CONGRATS! ONE DAY, YOU<br />

WILL RUN LIKE USAIN BOLT,<br />

THE OLYMPIC WINNER.<br />

OH! WE ALL WANT TO KNOW<br />

ABOUT THE OLYMPICS.<br />

THE OLYMPIC GAMES ARE<br />

A FESTIVAL OF SPORTS.<br />

I HAVE HEARD THAT PEOPLE<br />

FROM AROUND THE WORLD<br />

MEET TO PLAY AND WATCH<br />

SPORTS DURING OLYMPICS.<br />

TRUE! THE MOTTO OF THE<br />

OLYMPIC GAMES IS “FASTER,<br />

HIGHER, AND STRONGER”.<br />

WHERE AND WHEN DID<br />

THESE GAMES BEGIN?<br />

38 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


THESE GAMES BEGAN<br />

AROUND 2500 YEARS AGO<br />

AT OLYMPIA IN GREECE.<br />

THIS ANCIENT GREEK<br />

STATUE SHOWS A MAN<br />

THROWING A DISCUS.<br />

BUT, THE FIRST MODERN<br />

OLYMPIC GAMES WERE HELD<br />

ONLY IN <strong>18</strong>96. AND YOU KNOW<br />

WHAT, NOW WHEN NEARLY<br />

HALF OF ALL THE ATHLETES ARE<br />

WOMEN, THERE WERE NONE AT<br />

THAT TIME.<br />

LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT<br />

THE SYMBOLS OF OLYMPICS.<br />

REALLY?<br />

"THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE OLYMPIC<br />

GAMES IS NOT WINNING, BUT TAKING PART;<br />

THE ESSENTIAL THING IN LIFE IS NOT CONQUERING,<br />

BUT FIGHTING WELL."<br />

-PIERRE DE COUBERTIN<br />

(FOUNDER OF MODERN OLYMPICS)<br />

THOSE ARE THE OLYMPIC<br />

FLAME AND THE OLYMPIC<br />

FLAG.<br />

I WATCHED<br />

THE TORCH<br />

RELAY OF 2016<br />

OLYMPICS AT<br />

BRAZIL.<br />

I DID SEE THAT<br />

FLAG. IT HAS<br />

FIVE RINGS<br />

ON IT.<br />

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WAY TO GO, GUYS! ONE<br />

ATHLETE TAKES THE OLYMPIC<br />

OATH AT THE START OF EVERY<br />

OLYMPIC GAMES. HE OR SHE<br />

PROMISES TO FOLLOW THE<br />

RULES AND PLAY FAIR.<br />

WHERE<br />

ARE THE OLYMPIC<br />

GAMES STAGED?<br />

THE OLYMPICS ARE HELD IN DIFFERENT<br />

CITIES AROUND THE WORLD.<br />

LOTS OF DIFFERENT BUILDINGS<br />

ARE BUILT FOR THEM. ALSO, AN<br />

OLYMPIC VILLAGE IS BUILT FOR THE<br />

ATHLETES TO LIVE IN.<br />

WHY THE MOTTO “FASTER,<br />

HIGHER, STRONGER”?<br />

THE WINNER OF THE OLYMPIC<br />

100-METRES RACE IS CALLED THE<br />

FASTEST MAN OR WOMAN IN THE<br />

WORLD. POLE VAULTERS CAN JUMP<br />

HIGHER THAN A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS.<br />

40 Apr 20<strong>18</strong>


WEIGHTLIFTERS LIFT<br />

WEIGHTS THAT ARE HEAVIER<br />

THAN THEM.<br />

OH MY!<br />

UNBELIEVABLE!<br />

SO THE MOTTO... TO WIN THE<br />

GOLD MEDAL, THE ATHLETE HAS<br />

TO BE FASTER, JUMP HIGHER AND<br />

BE STRONGER THAN ANY OF THE<br />

OTHER PARTICIPANTS.<br />

THEY MUST<br />

NEED TO TRAIN VERY<br />

HARD THEN.<br />

OF COURSE! THIS<br />

GYMNAST HAS PRACTICED<br />

FOR MANY YEARS TO BE AT<br />

THE OLYMPIC GAMES.<br />

WHEN AND WHERE WILL<br />

THE NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES<br />

BE HELD?<br />

BRAVO!<br />

IN 2020 IN<br />

TOKYO, JAPAN.<br />

Adoting mother to her eight-year-old son and an experienced media<br />

professiona l, Sana believes thatwhat comesfrom the heart goes to<br />

the h eart.<br />

Apr 20<strong>18</strong><br />

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PARTNER'S PLAYER PRISHA<br />

SPECIAL CHILD<br />

Script: Dr. Sonil Sumit Misra<br />

Illustration: Mehak Jain<br />

Note<br />

Partner's Player Prisha is a team player, not only cooperative and compassionate<br />

but possesses great leadership skills too. There is so much to learn from her.<br />

DEVU, YOU ARE<br />

DOING GREAT!<br />

AT DEVU’S HOME…<br />

JUST THEN, THE DOOR-BELL RINGS...<br />

HEY, WE HAVE<br />

A NEW PLAYER.<br />

HE WILL NOT PLAY WITH US.<br />

HE IS NOT LIKE ONE OF US.<br />

I NEED A SIX TO WIN.<br />

WHAT DO<br />

YOU MEAN?<br />

HE IS A CHILD WITH<br />

SPECIAL NEEDS.<br />

I HAVE SEEN A CHILD WITH SPECIAL<br />

NEEDS IN MY DANCE CLASS.<br />

DADDY FINGER, DADDY<br />

FINGER, WHERE ARE YOU?<br />

HELLO, GIRLS. HE IS ABHI.<br />

ABHI, SAY HI.<br />

BUT WHY IS HE NOT<br />

TALKING TO US?<br />

HE IS VERY GOOD IN<br />

RHYMES AND LEARNING.<br />

WHY IS HE<br />

IGNORING US?<br />

HE IS NOT IGNORING US.<br />

GIRLS, I NEED SOME HELP...<br />

WILL YOU ALL HELP ME, PLEASE?<br />

SURE,<br />

AUNTY.<br />

I WANT YOUR TIME! ABHI NEEDS COMPANY<br />

OF CHILDERN. WE HAVE RECENTLY SHIFTED<br />

HERE. NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY WITH HIM<br />

AS THEY DON'T FIND HIM NORMAL. BUT, HE<br />

JUST NEEDS SOME SPECIAL ATTENTION AND<br />

LOVE. AT TIMES, HE LIVES IN HIS OWN<br />

WORLD TOO.<br />

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WE ALL WILL<br />

HELP YOU, AUNTY.<br />

HE IS AS NORMAL AS YOU ALL ARE.<br />

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT HE CAN'T<br />

COMMUNICATE OR INTERACT WITH PEOPLE.<br />

WHY DON'T YOU ALL COME TO OUR PLACE?<br />

HE WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE.<br />

YES, AUNTY, DON'T WORRY.<br />

ABHI IS OUR FRIEND FROM TODAY.<br />

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NOT? DOES HE GO<br />

FOR THERAPIES?<br />

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AND SPEECH THERAPY DAILY.<br />

MOMMY,<br />

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I AM A LITTLE<br />

SCARED.<br />

THERE IS NO NEED TO BE SCARED,<br />

EVASHKA. ABHI IS VERY GOOD.<br />

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YOUR NEW FRIENDS.<br />

THANK YOU, ALL. I LIKE YOU ALL. BYE,<br />

FRIENDS. WE WILL MEET AGAIN TOMORROW.<br />

WE WILL DO SOME RESEARCH<br />

WORK ABOUT CHILDREN WITH<br />

SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEN,<br />

WILL PLAY ACCORDINGLY.<br />

BYE, ABHI.<br />

YES, PRISHA, THAT WILL<br />

HELP HIM A LOT.<br />

VERY GOOD, GIRLS.<br />

I AM PROUD OF YOU.<br />

Mother of a three-year-old, Dr Sonil Sumit Misra, is a physiotherapist<br />

by profession and a writer by choice. She believes that the purpose<br />

of her life is to be enlightened and enlighten others.<br />

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