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Jackal & Goat I Panchatantra I Student Aashna Suvarna I Little Writers Program

By admin in Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Poetry, Poetry Collection for Kids & By Kids, Quatrain on January 26, 2023

An original rhythmic text to the classic Panchatantra story from the first book “Loss of Friends”, written by our student Aashna Suvarna.

Aashna is 13 years old young writer from Mumbai. She loves music, reading and writing. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Aashna for this exemplary true self-expression.

Jackal & Goat-Panchatantra Rhythmic Text

No matter how hard you try,

You cannot tell this story goodbye,

Let’s start this story,

With the same old inventory.

 

Once upon a time,

Always carry a bottle of thyme,

Lived a rather wise sage,

With a face covered in lines of age.

 

He looks exactly like you imagine,

With a presence so illumine,

He was the sublime of a preacher,

With an extremely calming feature.

 

One day, he walked by the forest,

And found during his rest,

A fight so sorest,

Contrasting the tranquil forest.

 

Two golden rams fighting,

With anger and ramming,

On something too silly,

Like who would eat Mr. Farmer’s lilies?

 

Despite being wounded,

They did not care and were blinded,

To all blood oozing,

And to their heads that were bruising,

 

Then entered the scene,

Strutting in between,

And making the rocks crackle,

Came a ravenously hungry jackal.

 

Sharp creatures they are,

Stories about them are rather bizarre,

At the sight of all the blood,

Despite all the scud.

 

He started to lick,

Everything really quick,

But he forgot to read,

The consequences of his greed.

 

Watching all this tomfoolery,

The sage noticed and said, “Oh! Dearie,

This gluttonous jackal is going to die,

And then we have to say goodbye”.

 

Just as the sage dread,

And as the jackal continued to tread,

The goats rammed into him by mistake,

Making dear jackal’s head-ache.

 

Beating him into a pulp,

And they themselves were appalled,

That they stopped their fight,

And thanks to this jackal everything’s all right.

 

Now I hope that you now know,

To say no,

To this thing called greed,

Because it can make you bleed.

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Poetry Collection #9 I Student Aditya Jialdasani I Little Writers Program

By admin in Copulet Poetry, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Free Verse, Haiku, Poetry, Poetry Collection for Kids & By Kids, Quatrain, Question and Answer Poetry, Recipe Poem, Riddle Poem on January 26, 2023

A Series of Poetry written by our Student Aditya Kailash Jialdasani.

Aditya is 11 years old young writer from Singapore. We are proud to have him as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Aditya for this exemplary true self-expression.

1. “Nothing”- Riddle Style Poetry

I’m better than God,

The rich need me,

The poor have me,

and if you eat me,

You will die.

What am I?

2. “Secret” – Riddle Style Poetry

When you have me, I exist,

When I am scared, I disappear,

What am I?

3. “Sakura”- Acrostic Style Poetry

S – Super and Splendid,

A – Alluring and Appealing,

K – Keen and Kempt,

U – Uber and Uplifting,

R – Radiant and Racy,

A – Astonishing and Astounding.

4. “The Tiger”- Q & A Style Poetry

The tiger is stuck in a bush,

Why?

He cannot pull himself out,

Why?

His paws are not strong,

Why?

He is lazy at home,

Why?

He feels hunting at night is borrrrinnnng,

Why?

He would rather sleep at home,

Why?

He feels life is humdrum,

Why?

Because he doesn’t get paid!!!

5. “Winter”- Haiku Style Poetry

As the winter introduces snow,

The animals all doze off in hibernation,

Just like sloths.

6. “Cowards” – Haiku Style Poetry

As the wild animals roar,

The small animals run off like cattle,

Just like cowards.

7. “Covid”- Quatrain Style Poetry

Covid, Covid go away,

No one will give you an inn to stay in,

Why did you come anyway,

If no one will treat you as you say.

 

Covid, Covid you won’t get in,

We will put you in the bin,

You have committed a sin,

You shall burn in the kiln.

8. ” Home” – Ballad Style Poetry

I was bored at home,

Plus I was hungry,

But no food in there,

I took my wallet,

Went to the market,

Bought a nice bun,

And came back,

Very quickly indeed.

9. “School” – List Style Poetry

I go to school,

I see the same things,

Same canteen,

Same class,

Same trees,

Same field,

Same playground,

Same corridor,

Same staff room,

Same chairs,

Same desks,

Same computers,

Same teachers,

Same principal,

Same whiteboard,

What?

What’s that?

Is it children’s day?

Ha-ha,

No lesson today!

10. “Robot”- Cinquain Style Poetry

Robot

Smart Fast,

Beeping Rolling Creaking,

It’s Quicker than me,

Cyborg.

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