Put the glass down now

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with
some water in it.
He held it up for all to see; asked the students,’ How much
do you think this glass weighs?’
’50gms!’ …. ‘100gms!’ ……’125gms’ ……the students answered.
‘I really don’t know unless I weigh it,’ said the professor,
‘but, my question is:
What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?’
‘Nothing’ the students said.
‘Ok what would happen if I held it up
like this for an hour? ‘ the professor asked.
‘Your arm would begin to ache’ said one of the students.
‘You’re right, now what would happen if I held it for a day? ‘
‘Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle
stress; paralysis;
have to go to hospital for sure!’ventured another student;
all the students laughed.
‘Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the
glass change?’ asked the professor.
‘No’ the students said.
Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress? ‘
The students were puzzled.
‘Put the glass down!’ said one of the students.
‘Exactly!’ said the professor.’ Life’s problems are
something like this .
Hold it for a few minutes in your head; they seem OK.
Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache.
Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will
not be able to do anything.
It’s important to think of the challenges (problems) in your
life,but
EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to ‘put them down’ at the end of
every day before you go to sleep.
That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day
fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that
comes your way!

What’s that noise?

“Tweet! Tweet!”

“Who’s making that tweet? I’m trying to sleep.”

“It’s not the fish.”

“It must be the bird.”

“Shhhhh!”

“Woof! Woof!”

“Who’s making that bark?”

“It’s coming from the park.”

“It’s not the monkey.”

“It must be the dog.”

“Shhhh!”

“Baa!”

“Who’s making that baa?”

“They can’t be far.”

“Is it the cow?”

“No, it’s the sheep.”

“Shhhh!”

“ZZZZZZZZ”

“Now who’s making that noise?”

“The bird?”

“The dog?”

“The fish?”

“The cow?”

“No, it’s daddy, he’s fast asleep.”

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Tarzan





 First I will introduce myself. I am called Tarzan, the

jungle boy. I lived in a jungle in India. I will tell you my

story. When I was a baby my mother worked in a rice field

and she took me with her. She left me under a tree during

her work. While she was working, a big leopard came and

carried me from my clothes by her sharp teeth but she did

not hurt me, and prevented other animals from hurting me.

After 4 years later, I grew up and I learned many things but

I did not act like human behavior, for example I walk with

my arms and legs like animals. In addition I ate uncooked

meat and food. The animals taught me to do that. 

The snowman

It was nearly Christmas. Katie woke up and found that the world was white and magical.

“Snow!” she shouted, “Snow for Christmas!”

She ran outside and danced in the snow.

Her brother Eddie came out too. They made a big round snowball and a small one. They put them together and made a huge snowman.

On Christmas Eve they looked at the snowman. He waved at them. He was alive!

“Hello.” he said. “It’s Christmas. Would you like a present?”

“Yes please!” they said.

The snowman waved his arms. Silver crystal snowflakes filled the sky. It was so beautiful.

“We must give you a present too,” said Katie.

They gave the snowman a carrot for a nose, a scarf for his neck, and a hat for his head.

“Happy Christmas!” they said.

The snow stopped and the sun came out. The snowman started to melt.

“Goodbye” he said. “Build me again next year!”

Deep in the mountains lived a dragon.

Every hundred years he wakes up. He is very hungry.

“I want some breakfast,” he said.

He went down the mountain to the village.

He saw a boy. “Yum, a boy for breakfast!”

“Don’t eat me!” said Sia. “I’ll give you some food.”

Sia took the dragon to his house.

He ate three plates of chicken and rice.

“I’m still hungry,” said the dragon.

Sia gave the dragon more food.

He ate five plates of noodles and ten sausages.

He was still hungry!

They went to the restaurant.

The dragon ate twenty meatballs and fifty fish balls with twelve plates of sticky rice.

After that he ate six puddings and a cake.

He was still hungry!

They went to the shop.

The dragon ate all the fruit and vegetables: mangoes and cabbages, tomatoes, mushrooms and beans.

He was still a bit hungry!

Sia looked in his pocket.

There was one sweet. He gave the sweet to the dragon.

The dragon exploded!

“Hooray!” shouted Sia. The dragon is gone! No more boys for breakfast!”

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood lived in a wood with her mother. One day Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her granny. She had a nice cake in her basket. On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. “Hello!” said the wolf. “Where are 

you going?”

“I’m going to see my grandmother. She lives in a house behind those trees.” The wolf ran to Granny’s house and ate Granny up. He got into Granny’s bed. A little later, Little Red Riding Hood reached the house.

 She looked at the wolf. “Granny, what big eyes you have!”

“All the better to see you with!” said the wolf. “Granny, what big ears you have!”

“All the better to hear you with!” said the wolf. “Granny, what a big nose you have!”

“All the better to smell you with!” said the wolf. “Granny, what big teeth you have!”

“All the better to eat you with!” shouted the wolf. A woodcutter was in the wood. He heard a loud scream and ran to the house. The woodcutter hit the wolf over the head. The wolf opened his mouth wide and shouted and Granny jumped out. The wolf ran away and Little Red Riding Hood never saw the wolf 

Put the glass down now

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it.

He held it up for all to see; asked the students,’ How much do you think this glass weighs?’

’50gms!’ …. ‘100gms!’ ……’125gms’ ……the students answered.

‘I really don’t know unless I weigh it,’ said the professor,’but, my question is:

What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?’

‘Nothing’ the students said.

‘Ok what would happen if I held it up

like this for an hour? ‘ the professor asked.

‘Your arm would begin to ache’ said one of the students.

‘You’re right, now what would happen if I held it for a day? ‘

‘Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress; paralysis;have to go to hospital for sure!’ventured another student; all the students laughed.

‘Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?’ asked the professor.

‘No’ the students said.

Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress? ‘

The students were puzzled.

‘Put the glass down!’ said one of the students.

‘Exactly!’ said the professor.’ Life’s problems are something like this 

Hold it for a few minutes in your head; they seem OK.

Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache. Hold it even longer & they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.

It’s important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but

EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to ‘put them down’ at the end of every day before you go to sleep.

That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!’