TALES FROM READERS

• A Parrot and A Crow NEW
• Speaking Garden and Speaking Well NEW
• The Mysterious Voice NEW
• Be Helpful
• When Trees stopped speaking
• Gujarati Dhokala
• Village Leader and the Fallen Berries
• Lucky Pandit Tida Joshi
• The Coconuts story
• A Dream Saved the King!
• Lazy Pigeon
• A Scary Cold Water Drop
• Intelligent Merchants
• A Clever Old Woman
• Father, Son and a Crow
• The Mystery of Twin Town
• Miracle
• Bhola Bear Gets Honey
• Fear of LIZARD
• Rinku Rabbit Teaches A Lesson
• Every Tiger Has It's Day
• Mrs. Squirrel's Beachy Holiday
• Bella, Billu And The Billi
• A Suitable Match
• Chimpu- The Jungle Detective
  The Case of The Hidden Treasure
• Daring Sia and The Theft of The Twisted Candles
• Chimpu-The Jungle Detective
  The Case of The Stolen Honey
• The Princess of the Blue lotus
• Inspiration
• A Better Place to Live
• Sid And The Pirates 1
• Sid And The Pirates 2
• Sid And The Pirates 3
• Rinku
• Tula Wants To Grow Up!
• Shining In The Dark
• The Guru
• O.D.D.
• The Girl With X-Ray Eyes
• An Eerie Experience
• Scared Speechless!
• The Haunted House
• The Lily Pad(dle) Boat
• Little Tom And His Pets
• Deepa And The King of The Ocean
• Magic Rose
• Charlie's Pet Lion
• The Three Princesses
• The Ring
• Traitors You Can't Sustain!
• Friends And Enemies
• Bruno, The Sheep Dog
• Roses And Cacti
• Hardwork Pays
• No Pain, No Gain!
• The Magical Pond
• Everything For Something
• The Eavesdropper
• The Crow That Boasted
• The Golden Bird
• Asha And Aadesh In Frogindom!
• Moon's Magic
• Baby Tree Wants Ice Cream!
• Jackal And Birds
• Roll Model
• When The Teacher Became The King
• The Blind Beggar
• A Night of fun in the Desert Village
• The Blind Woman
• The Pirate's Mistake
• Team Work Wins
• Bobby Turns Brave
• The Two Princess
• God Everywhere
• The Mongoose And The Snake
• The Missing Sweetmeat
• The Mule
• The Wishing Tree
• The Magic Potion
• King And The Three Sons
• An Old Lady And The Lamp
• The Kindhearted Villager
• Christopher's Encounter With The Aliens
• The Mysterious School
• The Coconut Tree
• Count The Blessing Not The Curses
• Wonderful X'mas Gift
• Tikku and the Rats
• The Magic Hole
• A Mysterious Memory
• The Lost Ball
• Gundu and Mithu
• Home Alone
• Holidays
• Sleepovers
• The Secret of Work
• Little Friend
• Mr. Twinkle Transforms
• April Fool
• The Call
• The Thief Caught Atlast
• The Monkey And The Dolphin
• Toko Castle
• Elephant, Croc And Toad
• Vice of Dice!
• Laughter Is The Best Medicine
• My Meet With God
• The Impossible Magic!
• Encounter with the Friday Ghost
• The Last Wish
• A Fearful Event
• A King's Costly Mistake
• The Clever Pussy Cat
• The Dangerous Silky Bed!
• The Magical Ink
• The Magic Of The Map
• The Stormy Night with my Cousins

Traitors You Can't Sustain!

Muha and Simran were two beautiful, talented and caring best friends, who enjoyed their popularity at school. Their mutual understanding and deepness in friendship often made others jealous of them. Both the friends never missed an opportunity to participate in any competitions. Muha was a magician with pen and so was Simran with tunes and notes.
They were eagerly waiting for the talent hunt competition as the winners were to be given scholarships for further studies.
After a long wait, finally one day the dates for the talent hunt were informed. Both the girls worked very hard for the competitions. Infact on the day before the competition they even skipped lunch and decided to practice in an empty classroom. As they were practicing, Muha overheard someone, she quietly signaled Simran to stop and come to her. They heard a hushed voice saying, "10o' clock behind the empty field of Heera Bagh Colony. Nobody would know as it is always deserted there." Saying this he disconnected the phone.
Muha and Simran were stunned to hear this. They had recognized the voice of their Science Teacher. They understood that he was definitely up to something bad. But who would believe them? But they knew that they had to inform the police. But how?
Both of them thought very hard of some plan. Suddenly Simran got a very good idea and she whispered about it in Muha's ears. Though Muha was convinced with Simran's plan at the same time she was also worried about the competition. Simran consoled her by saying, "Leave it to the all mighty."
The day of the competition dawned. But the girls more worried about getting the culprit nabbed. They reached the place where the gang members were to meet. The girls had brought bags full of balloons filled with eggs and red powdered chillies and ropes to tie the crooks.
When it was 5 minutes to ten they saw a bearded man arrive with a bag and also their science teacher with a similar bag. The moment the men exchanged the bags, the girls sprang into action. They both threw the balloons at the men which hit them rightly at the eyes. The men screamed in pain. Later the girls tied both the men tightly in ropes.
Meanwhile, Simran rushed to a nearest booth to call the police. The police arrived and nabbed the crooks. The police Inspector said, "Great Job girls! You shall definitely get awards for your bravery." The girls then requested, "Sir will you please drop us at school to catch up with our competitions." On the way to the school, they told him the entire story.
The girls reached in time at the auditorium as the competitions were just about to begin. They gave their best performance in their respective fields and emerged as winners. The girls were also proud and happy with their performances, both on stage and off stage.

Manika Jain
9th C
St Joseph's Convent S.S. School
Ratlam (M.P)