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!’

The Dog and the Shadow

It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more. Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

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The Dog and the Wolf

A gaunt Wolf was almost dead with hunger when he happened to meet a House-dog who was passing by. ‘Ah, Cousin,’ said the Dog. ‘I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you. Why do you not work steadily as I do, and get your food regularly given to you?’ ‘I would have no objection,’ said the Wolf, ‘if I could only get a place.’ ‘I will easily arrange that for you,’ said the Dog; ‘come with me to my master and you shall share my work.’ So the Wolf and the Dog went towards the town together. On the way there the Wolf noticed that the hair on a certain part of the Dog’s neck was very much worn away, so he asked him how that had come about. ‘Oh, it is nothing,’ said the Dog. ‘That is only the place where the collar is put on at night to keep me chained up; it chafes a bit, but one soon gets used to it.’ ‘Is that all?’ 

Camilla lives in a big apartment.

Angela lives in a hot apartment.

Tom lives in a cold apartment.

Camilla lives in a red apartment.

Angela lives in a pink apartment.

Tom lives in a grey apartment.


Camilla has a big pen.



Angela has a black pen.

Tom has an old pen.


Camilla has a red bag.



Camilla's bag is old.

Angela has a pink bag.

Angela's bag is not old.

Tom has a black bag.

Tom's bag is not old.



Tom is hot.



Tom wants a fan.



Camilla's fan is grey and old.


Tom is not cold.

Tom is still hot.


Camilla brings a red fan.

Tom is happy. Now he is not hot.