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January 30-5 2011 Issue 6

Story of the week

Odette and Fairy

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By: Farhat Khan

One day Odette was sleeping. She saw a dream. She met a beautiful fairy and inquired her that who she was and what she was doing there. The fairy said that her name was Alice and she was looking for her Princess Barbie. Odette felt sad and offered Alice her help in looking for Princess Barbie.Odette went into the old smoky forest as a fearless brave person and met an old man who was standing there Odette asked him about the lost princess. The old man was actually a monster of the house that had captured the princess. He caught Odette too. Next day, a boy with a sword came into the house and he saw the two girls trapped by the old man. The girls were yelling for help. The boy looked at them and helped release them. At the same moment the monster came into the house. The boy used his sword in fighting with the monster. After a much disastrous fight the boy killed the huge monster. Odette and princess were very happy for their release and they thanked the boy whose name was Harry. Odette and Princess Barbie went to their palace where she lived happily ever after. Suddenly she heard her mother waking her up and it was the end of her lovely dream.

MatildaEpisode: 6

Children of all ages have read and enjoyed books by Roald Dahl. Many of his stories, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, have become clas-sics in their own time. Matilda is a novel by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It’s a story about an intelligent girl whose quest of knowl-edge never ends even by reading books from libraries. This series is about Matilda who explores world with her aptitude and intellect.

What did you do, dad?” the son asked him. “The speedom-eter”, Mr Wormwood said, “is run off a cable that is cou-

pled up to one of the front wheels. So first I disconnect the cable where it joins the front wheel. Next, I get one of those high-speed electric drills and I couple that up to the end of the cable in such a way that when the drill turns, it turns the cable backwards. You got me so far? You following me?” “Yes, daddy,” young Michael said. “These drills run at a tremendous speed,” the father said, “so when I switch on the drill the mileage numbers on the speedo spin back-wards at a fantastic rate. I can knock fifty thousand miles off the clock in a few minutes with my high- speed electric drill. And by the time I’ve finished, the car’s only done ten thousand and it’s ready for sale. ‘She’s almost new, I say to the customer. ‘She’s hardly done ten thou. Belonged to an old lady who only used it once a week for

shopping. “Can you really turn the mile-age back with an electric drill?” young Michael asked. “I’m telling you trade secrets,” the father said. “So don’t you go talking about this to anyone else. You don’t want me put in jug, do you?” “I won’t tell a soul,” the boy said. “Do you do this to many cars, dad?” “Every single car that comes through my hands gets the treatment,” the father said. “They all have their mileage cut to under under ten thou before they’re offered for sale. And to think I invented that all by myself,” he added proudly. “It’s made me a mint. “ Matilda, who had been listening closely, said, “But daddy, that’s even more dishonest than the sawdust. It’s disgusting. You’re cheating people who trust you. “If you don’t like it then don’t eat the food in this house, “ the father said. “It’s bought with the profits. “It’s dirty money,” Matilda said. “I hate it.” Two red spots appears on the father’s cheeks. “Who the heck do you think you are,” he shouted, “The Archbishop of Canterbury or something, preaching to me about honesty? You’re just an ignorant little squirt who hasn’t the foggiest idea what you’re talking about!” “Quite right, Harry, “ the mother said. And to Matilda she said, “You’ve got a nerve talking to your father like that. Now keep your nasty mouth shut so we can all

watch this programme in peace. “They were in the living-room eating their suppers on their knees in front of the telly. The suppers were TV dinners in floppy aluminium containers with sepa-rate compartments for the stewed meat, the boiled potatoes and the peas. Mrs Wormwood sat munching her meal with her eyes glued to the American soap-op-era on the screen. She was a large woman whose hair was dyed platinum blonde except where you could see the mousy-brown bits growing out from the roots.

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Hey kids!

I hope you are doing well. Winters are about to end and I hope you are enjoying the bright sun outside. I also expect that you are excelling in your studies and doing your homework on time. The advice of the week is to help needy people around you because they need your gen-erosity. Please send us your feedback and creative pieces on our postal address Pakistan Today, 4-Shaarey Fatima Jinnah, Lahore and email id kidstoday@pakistantoday.com.pk Sahar Iqbal

Editor Note

Inbox the EditorDear Editor,

I hope you are doing well. I study in 3rd grade and I am a very keen reader of your magazine. I want to give you a suggestion about your magazine. I think your magazine contains a lot of material related to girls. Kindly add something for boys too. But overall your magazine is one of the best one in Lahore.

RegardsSaad Arshad

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