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'Getting Ready for the Fair' by Somali Mukherjee

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  Getting Ready for the Fair   Mom, O Mom, please, tie my hair; I need to look cute; Daddy will take me to the fair And buy me a flute.   I will ride and ride a lot there On the merry-go-round; My joy I will with you share After I return from the fairground.   Mom, O Mom, why will you not go? Please! I want both of you! I will enjoy there the magic show; Mom, please! I do love you!   You know I’m a little child; I love eating every ice cream; The chocolate syrup should be mild; Of funnel cakes I do dream.   I need a beautiful doll; With her I will always play; I’ll go there to every stall; I’ll have animals of clay.   I love eating those peanuts; I’ll crack their shells and chew; Those toy palaces and toy huts Will be mine and always new.   I wish I would see my friends Somewhere in the fair; The happiness never ends, Flying in the air.   I will have the water balls; ...

Loving Nature

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  Have you ever, ever taken a look at the sky? It’s so beautiful indeed. You can see the clouds of various colours, like white, grey, dark, golden, purple, and many others. How colourful and how wonderful this planet is! You can find so many hills, so many mountains, so many rivers, so many valleys, so many waterfalls, so many forests, so many seas, so many birds, so many animals etc. Look at Nature; love her, respect her, think of her, imagine of her, dream of her, care for her, and live in her. Nature is so pretty. How friendly she is! Have you ever watched the beauty of the sunrise and the sunset? Have you ever looked at the smiling moon? Have you ever enjoyed the beauty of the twinkling stars far above? Well, can we ever forget the rainbow? When we look at the trees that are so green, we feel so calm, and we feel so happy. We then want to hold them with us. In this way, we love Nature. My little friends, let us all have a very good time in a trip with our parents and ...