Another world

Jaya Verma , AIS VKC Lko, IX

A thunderstorm raged on wildly. Lester, a young scientist, reached his laboratory to work. His experiment was a bold one, one that warranted the use of a particle accelerator. Using this piece of technology, Lester was attempting to reconstruct the proceedings that took place when the world came into being.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck his lab. Just as he was about to relocate the particle accelerator to the underground bunker, another bolt struck the place. This time, it hit the particle accelerator that Lester was clinging to.
Everything went black and Lester felt as if he was falling into an abyss. “Has a hole opened up in time and space?” he thought to himself. All of a sudden, the falling sensation stopped. Through his half-closed eyes, Lester was shocked to see what lay before him - a world that didn’t seem like planet Earth at all. He had arrived on an alien planet. But this time, he was not alone. He had his entire lab too.
Puzzled and confused, he tried to locate the planet. Soon, he came to the conclusion that he was in Vega, a planet far away from his home - Earth. Humongous trees filled the space as far as his eyes could see. Into the distance, he could see red mountains with fiery red clouds.
“Time to get out of here,” he thought to himself. But before he could he think of a plan, something struck the back of his head and he fell with a loud thud.
When he woke up, he found himself tied up and surrounded by small beings with odd faces. His nose and throat were attached to an array of tubes that seemed to be sucking blood out from his body. Desperate and scared, Lester flailed his arms about, in an attempt to escape. He somehow managed to break free from the tubes and ran for his life. The aliens followed him too. Racing for life, he saw the door of his laboratory.“Thank God!” he muttered to himself. With the aliens still following him, he sprinted and flung the doors of his lab open. To his surprise, he found a dozen aliens, working in the lab. Shocked to see the aliens, he dropped unconscious.
This time when he woke up, he found himself in his lab. “Did I pass out?” he said, scratching his head. Everything seemed to be in place, even the particle accelerator. “I must have fallen asleep. What a dream!” he muttered to himself  as he went back to his work. Unknown to him, ten pairs of red eyes stared at him from the wide window.

Flavoured chocolates

Shreeya Mohan, AIS Noida, VIII F

Ingredients

Dark chocolate compound 100gm
Milk chocolate compound- 100gm
Oil based essence(different flavours) as desired

Procedure

Take two medium sized bowls, break dark chocolate compounds in one and milk chocolate compounds in another bowl into small pieces.
Microwave both the bowls one by one, for 3 minutes each until the chocolate compounds melt completely.
Now, in a big bowl, transfer both the melted chocolates and mix them well.
Take another small bowl and add two tablespoons of melted chocolate mix with two drops of orange essence. Mix well and transfer the orange flavoured chocolate mixture into a transparent chocolate mould.
Similarly, prepare chocolate mixtures with other flavours like mango, pineapple and transfer them into the mould.
Tap the mould lightly and refrigerate for 25-30 mins.
 Once done, take them out of the refrigerator and store them in a jar.
 Your delectable flavoured chocolates are ready!

A request to 2021

Diya Arora , AIS Saket, IX B

I sit on my rustic chair and write
As I used to do once below
The same time, the same place
But it feels like forever ago
It was New Year’s Eve of 2019
A new year, a whole new decade
Along with it a new hindsight
Was just about to commence

Soon the banner of ‘2020’ flashed
Who knew the world would crash?
With fires along the forests south
Rendering the Mambas all thrashed

All the children were locked down
As they gazed out of the casement
The world’s economy took a plunge
And that is a big understatement

And now, came another eve
‘2021’ every single banner flash
Maybe the world will re-attach
Call me optimistic or idealistic

As I step into this eventful year
With my family sitting by my side
We spent the last eight months
Singing, dancing and eating together

This year we  hope to get
Out of our home every evening
No, maybe not work from home
Maybe explore the world in real

Like a beautiful scenic rainbow
After a gloomy monsoon rain
Please 2021, this is a humble plea
You shall not bring us more pain

Poetic jingle

Anika Bansal, AIS Vas 6, IX

When the trees are green
The rivers are crystal clean
And the blue sky gleams 

The water is nothing but pure
And super healthy for sure
Because it is the only cure
 
The streams are pristine
With their shine and sheen
And life is totally marine
 
The prosperous fertile land
With its glistening sand
Oh, the sight is too grand
 
But the dirty brown soil
Polluted with plastic & foil
Makes everything look spoiled
 
But the speakers that blare
Reducing somber silence’s flair
It has to stop now, right here
 
Mother Earth gifts her creatures
With some amazing features
Let’s revive and respect nature
 
Think! Where are we heading?
Or where are we going?
Ill effects are already showing

It’s time to reverse this trend
Let’s wake up my dear friend
Or this might just be the end!