It’s a twin thing!
Prisha Nigam & Japnoor Kaur, AIS Gur 43, VIII
Ava and Olivia were twin sisters. From the moment they were born, they had held each other’s fingers and were inseparable ever since. As they grew up into young teenagers, both developed an interest in singing. They used to practice together for hours, but Ava was not as good as Olivia.
Soon, she began to feel jealous of Olivia who was getting a lot of attention at home, school and amongst friends. She would be angry almost all the time. Their parents began to worry for Ava because she was getting out of their control. They then decided to send her to a boarding school. On hearing this, Olivia begged her parents to let Ava stay, as she could not imagine being separated from her sister. But by the end of summer, Ava left home.
The boarding school had a big campus. It had all facilities, but it was nothing like home because Olivia wasn’t there with her. As much as she wanted to be like her sister, she missed Olivia and regretted her behaviour. She wanted to make amends but couldn’t figure out how. So, she began to focus on academics and started acing her class.
Gradually, Ava became popular in school. Everybody liked her, yet she wasn’t at peace with herself. Something was still missing. She was wandering through the corridors when she saw a girl practice piano. That was it. She secretly took piano classes to surprise her family during the semester break. She had six months at hand in which she perfected the art.
Come December, it was time for all to go back for the festivities. On her way home, Ava was really excited to see her sister. As soon as she got out of her cab, she stopped to absorb the familiar scents that she’d missed so much. She reached the front porch and Olivia came running into her sister’s arms. “I missed you so much,” they said to each other in sync with tears of joy running down their cheeks.
Ava’s family was amazed at the person that she’d become – acing her class and her new found talent. She played her and Olivia’s favourite song on the Christmas Eve. Ava realised that nothing good comes out of jealousy and that it is important to always stick by your family.
Years later, the twin sisters performed together and won many awards to create history.
Two facades
Saanvi Goel, AIS Gurugram 43, VIII
Truth lies in our hearts
Lie lies in our minds
But a lie knows not
The hopes truth gains
A truth lightens the heart
And adds to somebody’s faith
A lie can do nothing but
Makes you see a wraith
A truth is powerful sermon
And the truthful one
Has nothing to fear
Unlike the lying one
A path to lie may seem easy
But happiness is short lived
Something to remember
Till the end of time
Lie, you must never
Be honest, all the time
The Lion
Kabir Girottee, AIS Pushp Vihar, II
The lion, the ruler of the beast
Surely deserves a nice feast
They are strong and bold
With grand mane made of gold
With honour they roam around
Dare not enter in their ground
Hunting is done by the lioness
The lion only glares, in silence
They hide in Savanna grass
Without being seen by any mass
They have respect in their stride Group of lions is called pride
A Kerala feast
Denzel George, AIS Mayur Vihar, VII
Ingredients
Dry yeast 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Warm water ¼ cup
Rice (uncooked) 1 cup
Rice (cooked) 1 cup
Coconut (grated) 1 cup
Salt To taste
Method
Soak uncooked rice in water overnight.
Mix 1 tsp of sugar with warm water and add a tsp of dry yeast to it. Keep aside for 15 minutes or until a froth appears. This makes for the yeast solution.
Rinse water out from the soaked rice.
Put the soaked rice, cooked rice and coconut in a blender and make a smooth batter. Add water while grinding to adjust consistency.
Now, add the yeast solution and salt to the batter and leave the mixture to ferment for overnight.
Take a round and shallow pan with a lid and heat it on medium flame. Grease it with a little bit of oil.
Pour one ladleful of the batter into the pan. Immediately, lift the pan and swirl around to spread the batter to make a circular shape.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook on low heat till the edges are golden brown.
Finally, you can take out the appam with a flat spatula
Serve appam with vegetable stew and enjoy this South Indian delicacy.
(Tip: If the batter becomes thin, you can add rice flour)
It’s Me
know me better
My name: Aadifaah Noor
My Class: I
My school: AIS Vas 6
Born on: March 9
my favourites
Book: Fairy tales
Game: Hide and seek
Mall: Mall of India
Food: Ice cream and paneer
Teacher: Jyoti ma’am
Animal: Elephant
Subject: Mathematics
about me
Role model: Mom
My best friend: Riyanshi
I like: Dancing and drawing
I dislike: Loud noises
I want to become: A doctor
I want to feature in GT because: I want everyone in the school to read about me
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