Medhavi

                                                                             Trees.......    Trees are very useful. Both man and animal cannot live without them. Trees provide us food, medicine, timber and shelter. Trees save us from the scorching rays of the sun. We get rain because trees too play a role in the water cycle. Trees also stop soil erosion. Trees make the environment beautiful. The Earth has become a cool, bright and beautiful place because of all the trees. Most of our people have not realized the value of trees. They cut down trees for their needs in a careless manner. If a tree is cut down, we must always plant another tree in its place. If we destroy trees the Earth would become a desert one day. Let us protect trees, and save our planet.                                                                 

                                                                                       WATER..... Water is very important for us to live. We cannot live without water. Water plays a major role in the life of all living beings especially the lives of human beings. Because of water, places are very clean. In some village areas of some countries, it is difficult to transport the big trees because there are no roads. Therefore they will have to transport the trees by floating on the rivers. And also it is very easy to transport things by rivers. We can get current and many kinds of fishes. Seventy percent of the earth is covered by water. Even though there is a great mass of water, only a small part of it is good to be used. We need water for cultivation. If there is a drought we cannot have cultivation. So each and every drop of water should be saved.                                      

                                                                     Mom & Dad                                                          Mom and Dad are my whole world. They have both dedicated their entire lives to us. I have no life without them. They dedicate day and night to make my future a success. Their love never changes or decreases. Their wish is always my safety and progress. Every time I get sick they try to keep an eye on me. In my world my queen is my mother and my king is my father. My wish is always their safety. I love my mom and dad.              

                                                                     Newspapers .                                                                     We live in an age where lots of information sources are available But, newspapers will continue to be around, no matter what. The newspapers bring us news of most things that are happening in the country and around the world. They have something for everyone. The weekend papers have more pages and sections than the dailies. The headlines in a newspapers give the gist of the news items. There are notices, stories, foreign news, sports news, advertisements and many other articles in the newspapers. Newspapers are very interesting to read. We learn many exciting facts from newspapers to improve our knowledge. Newspapers printing is very costly and it an endless task.               

                                                    Martin Wickramasinghe.                                      My favourite author is Martin Wickramasinghe. He is one of the Most talented writers in Sri Lanka. Every school - going child has read his novel Madolduwa. His style of writing is very simple. Any person can enjoy reading his books. Some of his books are prize-winners. His books are very good. We have seen Madolduwa and Gamperaliya on the screen. Some of his other books are Viragaya, Yuganthaya and Kaliyugaya. He is a writer who has understood human nature very well.         

                                                                      A Rainy Day                                        It was a Sunday evening. I was staying in my room and watching the weather outside from my window. Dark clouds were coming down and covering the blue sky. Because of the stormy winds, the branches were swaying. Men, women and children were hurrying home. Frist, light drizzle started and soon, it turned into a heavy shower. I felt scared as I was alone. Muddy water flowed along the drains into our garden. The traffic moved very slowly, Then I saw a man looking for some shelter. He ran to a wayside boutique. He kept looking out for the bus, but as there was no bus, he got into a trishaw. As it was tea time, I went to drink something hot. I had a cup of hot tea. At last my brother came home and I was happy. He was wet and I gave him a towel to wipe himself.