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The Girl Who Loved Cycling I Tanvi Dash I Little Writers Program

By admin in Inspirational Stories, Original Stories, Teenage Stories on August 4, 2022

An original inspirational story, written by our student Tanvi Dash.

Tanvi is 12 years old young writer from Hyderabad. Dancing is her passion. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Applied Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Tanvi for this exemplary true self-expression.

The Girl Who Loved Cycling

During the 1960s, in Malana, there lived a sporty young girl, Melody. She was a passionate and hard-working girl. She was always patient and knew what she wanted but what made her stand out from others was her immense love for cycling and great thirst for adventure. Whatever the weather may be, she was always ready for a ride. She had an old and well-maintained cycle and her room was filled with cycling outfits and other cycling accessories.

Malana was a countryside village thus Melody had spacious, wide, empty roads for cycling. She lived in a small cottage with her parents and other relatives. Her parents were poor farmers in the paddy fields surrounding the cottage. The cottage always had the faint, airy, energizing fragrance of paddy. Their life depended completely on the rice produced by the paddy fields. After working day and night, they could hardly live from hand to mouth. They couldn’t afford new cycling accessories for their daughter.

The village of Malana promoted the sport of cycling a lot and organized cycling competitions. Each year, the person who won a maximum number of competitions was awarded the ‘Cycling Champion of the Year award. It has always been Melody’s dream to win the award. But what made it challenging were the backward beliefs of the society. During her time, cycling was known as a sport for boys. Girls were expected to stay at home and help with the housework. Nobody approved Melody of cycling or participating in the competitions.

Despite the resistance from everyone, Melody did not give up cycling. She found peace in cycling. Cycling was already a part of her soul. When melody talked about cycling, she was laughed at by boys. They told her girls cannot cycle but she was hopeful and determined about cycling. She participated in and won every competition which was organized that year. Everyone was astonished by Melody’s ambitions. She was soon announced as the Cycling Champion of the Year! She felt so triumphant that her eyes filled up with tears of joy and happiness.

Melody kept cycling despite the beliefs and inequalities. She broke the stereotypes. By this act of hers, many other young girls were inspired and encouraged to cycle. Since this year, there has been a rapid increase in the number of girls participating in cycling competitions. However, Melody didn’t stop here, she continued cycling. She won prizes not only in Malana but in other countries too. Her dream soon came true, she became a well-known cyclist.

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The Teen Entrepreneurs I Ishi Dokania I Little Writers Program

By admin in Original Stories, Teenage Stories on August 4, 2022

An Original entrepreneur teenage story written by our student Ishi Dokania

Ishi is 10 years old young writer from Gurugram. We are proud to have her as a student of the Little Writers Program, an Online Creative Writing Program using Applied Storytelling & Applied Theatre tools under the mentorship of Trainer Khusshbo Chokhaani. We congratulate Ishi for this exemplary true self-expression.

The Teen Entrepreneurs

A slim gorgeous teenager walks the aisle wearing a beautiful dress. She looks like a model walking down the runway. Everyone present there had their attention was on her. Her life was awesome. She was always the center of attention. People thought that she was a Goddess. She was given the best of things. Her side business was growing. But she was facing many hurdles. At the end of the day, Ginny was a school girl. She had a business of custom-made clothes. Her friends adored her work. She loves to do her business. Not only did she get her pocket money, but it helped her to pass time.

Ginny’s best friend, who had her hair dyed pink, likes to spend her time at her shop. They love to design clothes for their customers together. As they were working on an expensive dress, a customer barged in. It was one of Ginny’s friends, Lyra. Lyra’s dad owned a big fashion magazine. Ginny quickly read Lyra’s expression and said, “Oh, Hi Lyra! What-sup” Lyra excitedly replied, “I have got good news. In the next edition of ‘The Life,’ my dad has decided to feature your store. How do you make custom-designed dresses and your designs? And the best part, I would be writing the report. Oh don’t worry, I would be writing everything well.” “Oh really! That’s great news for Ginny,” said Ginny’s best friend Lily.

“My latest client is a famous actress. Her name is Lia Quenya. I have to design her wedding gown. It has to be special. Oh, that reminds me to call her,” said Ginny as she quickly grabbed her phone and dialed Lia’s number. “Hello Ginny,” said Lia. “Hi Lia, I was wondering if you could come over. I have a couple of designs ready. I would love to see your feedback,” said Ginny. “Oh, I would love to see your designs. I will be right there,” said Lia. Ginny quickly turned to Lilly and Lyra and said, “Lia is coming.” Lyra said, “I have only seen has on the cover of my dad’s issues. I have always wanted to meet her in person.” “Looks like your wish is going to come true. Oh, she is here. Hi Lia, it is so nice to see you,” said Ginny.

Ginny quickly introduces her friends and says, “How are these?” Ginny showed Lia two beautiful gowns. They were looking more like formal dresses. “I don’t think so these are my style. I want something fit for a princess to wear on her wedding day,” said Lia. “Oh, maybe you can help me out. I get a lot of inspiration from magazines. I was wondering if you can tell me what you like. I might get a design for you.” said Ginny. “That’s a great idea, Ginny. I will get the wedding dress section. Meet me at the design table,” said Lily. “OK Lily, Lia, and Lyra come with me,” said Ginny. About an hour later, they were done with a beautiful dress. Lily quickly took the measurements as Ginny created a quick drawing with the correct dimensions. Lily was a great hairstylist. She and Ginny would run the boutique-cum-salon together.

To complete the look, Lily showed Lia some hairstyles. Ginny showed the completed look to Lia. It looked awesome. The look portrayed Lia’s inner qualities. Her beautiful looks complemented the dress. Ginny’s mother is a makeup artist, who did beautiful makeup on Lia. On the wedding day, Lia’s soon-to-be husband was shocked to see Lia. She was looking like a princess. The article written by Lyra got the cover page. Ginny’s designs were throughout the magazine. As if she was the start of the magazine. This brought a lot of business to Ginny.

Ginny and Lily graduated and converted their side hustle into a full-time business which made them the most successful fashion designer and hair stylist duo in the country.

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