The COVID-19 pandemic has changed my life. When I used to go to the school, by the end of the day I would be exhausted and as a result, I did not have trouble falling asleep. Now, I don’t get tired enough during the day, so I can’t sleep at night, and I wake up late in the morning. That’s why I am sometimes late, or even miss, online classes.

Before, I used to wake up anytime between 6 a.m.to 6:30 a.m. and I used to be at school by 8:00 am. After classes, I would return home and do my  homework and hang out with my friends. I went to bed sometime between 9 p.m. to 10pm. Now, I get up at 7am, or even as late as 8:30 or 9 a.m. When the weather is good, I might go out to play with my brother, but the rest of the time I’m at home playing online games and watching movies.  I go to bed at 12 or 1 a.m., and at times, I am watching youtube with my brother until 12 or 1 a.m., sometimes until morning! Well, not a good habit, I admit!

The teachers are trying to teach our classes like they did in the school; but still, I can’t say that online classes are as fun as they were in school. At least now, I have a bit less homework to do. I was more active during classes while in school and there was more interaction as well. The programmes that we use for online classes cannot replace the school experience.

I was very sad at the beginning, but my friends and I found a solution together. We created a chat in Gmail. We named the chat “girls.” At least we get to talk here with our friends and we find this very helpful.           

The corona virus started in Wuhan, China and gradually became a global pandemic. The atmosphere of the global pandemic was becoming frightening.  My final exam was about to start then. After some corona infections started appearing in our country Nepal as well, the government of Nepal issued a notice on March 26 for a nationwide lockdown.

I was disappointed and I haven't met any friends personally since then. It was very difficult to spend the first few days after the lockdown. I study in class 5 at Sifal Secondary School. Nowadays, online classes are taught. My teachers send homework online. Now let me tell you what I learned in lockdown. 

First of all, I get up in the morning and help my mum with her work. My classes start at 9:30. My mother makes some sweet breakfast before my classes and also delicious lunch. I write two pages of handwriting daily and read for 2 hours. I draw pictures, meditate, do yoga, dance, read children's stories and jokes in magazines. Lockdown provided an opportunity to learn a lot about making tea, cleaning the room, washing small dishes, and washing vegetables. It gave me time to learn household work. Covid-19 pandemic is also increasing in Nepal. To avoid coronavirus, stay at home and wash your hands with soap and water from time to time, do not go out for unnecessary work, wear a mask whenever you go out, maintain a social distance of 2 meters, apply sanitizer on your hands time and again and do not touch your nose and mouth. 

In the end, may everyone who is in isolation have a happy time. I wish everyone good health and the global pandemic of Corona to end soon!

Water is a very important thing in our life. Water is very useful to us. Water is present everywhere; from taps to the sky, from ponds and rivers to mountains and plains. Water covers 71 percent of the earth’s surface. Only 2.5 percent of the earth’s water is freshwater. Without water living beings cannot survive so we need to save water. There are many ways to save water: Using a bucket while washing the car/taking a bath, washing clothes in the washing machine.reducing shower time by 1 minute, collecting the water while rinsing fruits and vegetables to water plants or the garden. These are the ways we can save water. Water is a gift from God to us. Water is the basis of life and if we want to flourish we have to start saving water. Water is a transparent, tasteless, colorless, odorless substance which is present everywhere in the world. We must try to save water so that it remains available for us as well as for our future.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered virus ,the virus has caused many people to fall sick and  even to die.The covid has caused lockdown worldwide and because of this people cannot work and earn money as a result many people are suffering. The spread of covid 19 has caused pandemic.The virus is mainly transmitted through the droplets of cough sneezes,these droplets are too heavy to hang on the air so they quickly fall down.

We can be infected by breathing in the virus if we are near the infected person or by touching things in contact with the infected  person. Common symptoms of the disease are fever, cough, sore throat and headaches. In severe cases difficulty in breathing and deaths can occur. This new strain was unknown before December 2019, when an outbreak of a pneumonia of unidentified cause emerged in Wuhan, China. To protect yourself and others against COVID-19, clean your hands frequently and thoroughly. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer or wash your hands with soap and water. If you use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, make sure you use and store it carefully. Keep alcohol-based hand sanitizers out of children's reach.

For precaution, apply a coin-sized amount on your hands. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose immediately after using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, as it can cause irritation. COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Everything has been impacted. How we live and interact with each other, how we work and communicate, how we move around and travel. Every aspect of our lives has been affected. Decisions made now and in the coming months by the governments will be some of the most important made in generations. They will affect people all around the world for years to come. It is important that governments making those decisions have access to the best information available.

These days are like  in prison because of lockdown. Schools have been closed and online classes are running. Students' academics depend entirely on the internet.  We can't meet our friends. We do online shoppings because of fear that the corona might be loose. We don't go out of the house. It seems that the world has become empty, except there are mostly police, nurses and doctors working actively. Many people have died and many are suffering. But many have recovered too. People wear masks and use sanitizer as a necessary precaution.

It's very hard to live in such a world like this so we all wish that this pandemic would go and the days will again be normal as before. But till then we all must stay home and stay safe and be protected from the covid 19.

कुकुर घरपालुवा जनावर हाे । यसले घरकाे सुरक्षा गर्छ ।  कुकुरलाई हामीले किनेर ल्याई आफ्नो घरमा राख्न सक्छौँ । सबै कुकुरको नाम एउटै हुँदैन ।  कुकुरहरू फरक-फरक रङगका हुन्छन् ।  कुकुरहरू फरक फरक खालका हुन्छन्  ।  जस्तैः  जर्मन सेफर्ड,बुल कुकुर आदि ।  कुकुरका बच्चाबच्चीलाई छाउरा छाउरी भनिन्छ  । मसँग  पनि एउटा कुकुर छ ।उसकाे नाम जर्मन सेफर्ड  हो । त्यस  कुकुरले हामी नभएको बेलामा रातिको समयमा घरको रेखदेख गर्दछ । जब घरमा कोही नयाँ मानिस आउँछ त्यसबेला ऊ टोल नै थर्कने गरी कराउँछ । उसको बानी धेरै राम्रो छ । उसले म बोलेको सबै भाषा बुझेर आज्ञापालन गर्छ । हाम्राे कुकुरले  आफूलाई माया गर्ने र एक पटक चिनेकाे  मानिसलाई कहिल्यै भुल्दैन ।पशु भए पनि उसले मानिसले गर्नेजस्तै  धेरै  व्यवहार गरेर देखाउँछ  ।  उसले आफूलाई माया गर्ने जति सबै मानिसलाई उत्तिकै माया गर्छ । मेरो कुकुरलाई मासु धेरै मन पर्छ ।  उसलाई अन्य खाना मिसाएर मासु दियो भने मासु मात्रै खान्छ र अरू खानेकुरा फाल्छ । यो उसको खराब बानी हो ।  कुकुरको महत्त्व धेरै छ ।  कसैले कुकुर घरको शोभा बढाउनको लागि पाल्ने गर्दछन् भने  कसैले साथीकाे रूपमा पनि पाल्ने गर्दछन्  अनि कसैले घरको रेखदेख गर्न पनि पाल्ने गर्दछन् ।  कुकुरले हामीलाई घरको धेरै काममा मद्दत गर्दछ ।  कुनै-कुनै कुकुरले त अपराध गर्ने मान्छेलाई सुघेर पनि पत्ता लगाउँछन् ।  अहिले सुरक्षाको दृष्टिकोणले पनि कुकुरको महत्त्व  धेरै छ ।   कुकुरका धेरै बेफाइदाहरू पनि छन ।  कुकुरले यदि हामीलाई टाेकिहाल्यो भने रेबिजजस्तो डरलाग्दो राग पनि लाग्न सक्छ ।  यस्तो रोग लाग्यो भने मानिसको मृत्यु हुन्छ ।  त्यसैले समय समयमा कुकुरलाई रेबिज विरुद्धको  सुइ लगाउनुपर्दछ ।  थोरै बेफाइदा भए पनि कुकुर कामको दृष्टिकोणले धेरै उपयोगी जनावर हो । 

1.The Earth is known as the blue planet and the Earth has a red sunset Mars is known as the red planet and has a blue sunset

2.The world’s population is about 7.8 billion and you can fit it in Los Angeles.

3.The hottest chilli “Dragon’s Breath” chilli pepper can kill you.

4.Nepal is only the country who was free from the rule of the British

5.Russia is the biggest country but China the 4th biggest country has more population than Russia.

A Unicorn is a mythical and legendary animal described as a beautiful horse with a single horn. An underwater creature called a Narwhal, looks like it has a unicorn horn. Unicorn horns are called Alicorns. Unicorns live in groups of four or five. The Unicorn’s eyes are Sky Blue or Purple. The Unicorn eats grass and hay. Unicorn absorbs its energy through their horn. Unicorns can be of any color. According to mythology whoever touches a pure White Unicorn, will find happiness and joy in his or her entire life. A baby Unicorn is called a Sparkle. The flying Unicorn species is called the Pegasi. Some believe that by seeing a Unicorn will bring them good luck. If the horn of a Unicorn was placed on a wound it would heal. They go to sleep at about 11 o’clock at night and wake up at 11 in the morning. Unicorn families spend their lives alone living in peace deep in the forest. A Unicorn is a legendary animal mentioned in many of Asian and European myths. 

मेरो नाम मानश्वी निरौला हो ।  म कक्षा चारमा पढ्छु । मलाई मेरो विद्यालय धेरै मन पर्छ । यहाँ पढाइका साथै धेरै अतिरिक्त क्रियाकलापहरू हुन्छन् । पाठ्‍यक्रमका किताबबाहेक हरेक महिनामा हुने मासिक अध्ययन मेरो धेरै मन पर्ने विषयवस्तु हो । हामी प्रत्येक महिना नेपाली र अङ्ग्रेजी भाषाका दुई किताब पढ्छौँ । यी किताबहरूमा निकै रोचक र राम्रा कथाहरू हुन्छन् । हामीले कथा पढिसकेपछि कथाको बिस्तृत रुपमा सबै पक्षको अध्ययन गर्नुपर्छ । जसमध्ये मन पर्ने चित्रको वर्णन, नयाँ शब्दभन्डार र कठिन शब्दको अर्थ, कथावस्तु, असल पात्र, खराब पात्र, परिवेश आदिको वर्णन गर्नुपर्छ । यसरी मासिक पुस्तक अभिलेख तयार पार्न नेपाली कथाको लागि तेजप्रसाद काफ्ले सर र अङ्ग्रेजी कथाको  लागि साम्यो हाङ्गमा राई म्यामले सहयोग गर्नुहुन्छ । यसरी कथा पढेर पुस्तक अभिलेख तयार पार्दा कथाको सम्पूर्ण पक्षको ज्ञान बढ्ने गरेको छ । यसरी मासिक पुस्तक अध्ययनले गर्दा मेरो किताब बढ्ने बानीको विकास भएको छ ।  नयाँ नयाँ शब्द र अर्थमा पनि निकै विकास भएकाे छ  । किताबहरू शुद्ध र स्पष्टसँग पढ्न सक्ने भएको छु । चित्रहरूको राम्ररी वर्णन गरेर लेख्‍न सक्ने भएकी छु । नयाँ नयाँ कथा सुन्न र पढ्न धेरै मन लाग्छ त्यसैले विद्यालयले दिने भन्दा बाहेक अरु पनि नयाँ किताबहरू किनेर पढ्छु । मसँग अहिले धेरै कथाका किताबहरू छन् । अहिले म प्राय: जसकाे जन्मदिनमा पनि कथाका किताबहरू उपहार दिने गर्छु र मलाई मेरो जन्मदिनको बेला किताब उपहार पाउँदा ज्यादै खुसी लाग्छ । मासिक पुस्तकका कथाहरूमा निकै ज्ञानका कुराहरू सिक्न पाइन्छ । 

My name is Tanishq Shakya and I am 12 years old. I live in Chabahil, Kutubahal. It has been many months since we have been staying at home. Even in our greatest festival; Dashain, we stayed home all day long. We hardly visited any places. Now, I am going to say how I celebrated my Dashain. Let’s begin with the first day of Dashain, Ghatasthapana.

First day of Dashain (Ghatasthapana):

On the first day of Dashain, I was at my maternal uncle’s house. In the morning my grandmother had planted jamara then I went for my online classes from 9:30 am till 1:30 pm. After the class, I researched about Dashain in google and collected some information. Then I started doing my homework.

Second day of Dashain:

Second day of Dashain was not very special, I took online classes, did homework and wrote an article. I also helped my sister to plant jamara in her class. 

Third day of Dashain:

Dashain’s third day was also not very special, I took online classes, did homework and wrote an article. I also made a presentation for my DSS Talk which was after Dashain vacation. I also watched television.

Fourth day of Dashain:

The fourth day was not that good. I did the same thing that I did on the third day.  I took online classes, did homework, played some games, and watched television. I also flew a kite.

Fifth day of Dashain

From the fifth day of dashain my vacation had begun, I listened to songs then I wrote an article. I also made a presentation for my DSS Talk and I watched television.

Sixth day of Dashain

Sixth day of Dashain was not a very special day. I watched Television. That day I returned home.

Seventh Day of Dashain (Fulpati)

On fulpati, I went out with my father and sister. I saw many people carrying something, I also saw some police. We came back home and did puja.

Eight Day of Dashain (Astami)

On Astami, we did the puja of swords and knives at home. We also washed the vehicles for puja on Nawami. We had a lot of fun.

Ninth day of Dashain (Nawami)

We did puja of the vehicles and things we used the most. After puja, I went out and visited a few temples.  That day some ladies and my relatives did my puja and gave me gifts. I was very excited.

Tenth day of Dashain (Dashami)

On the Tenth day of Dashain I put a tika and jamara. I got blessings from my elders. I also got some money. We also ate samay baji; a delicious Newari food. It was a really enjoyable day.

Dashain is also called as Bijaya Dasami. We celebrate Dashain for fifteen days. The first day of Dashain is called Ghatasthapana. We grow jamara in Ghatasthapana. As days passed by, regular rituals are observed till the seventh day. The seventh day is called Fulpati. In Fulpati the royal kalash is filled with holy water, banana stalks, jamara and sugar cane tied with red cloth is carried by Brahmans on a decorated palanquin under a gold tipped and embroidered umbrella. The eighth day is called Maha Ashtami. In Maha Ashtami we do pooja of Goddess Durga and we also do pooja of vehicles. 

We have read several books in our life. All of us have a specific author who can bring joy in our life. We all love them for different reasons; whether it is for liking their way of writing or the characters they make. My favorite author is Roald Dahl.

First I read books by Enid Blyton. But, later, as I started to read Roald Dahl’s book, he became my favorite author. Sooner, I got to know about his personal life. His birth, death, books he had written, prizes he had won, his family life and many more. Also, our English teacher made us research on Roald Dahl when we read, ‘James and the Giant Peach.’ 

I like Roald Dahl for his sense of humor and creativity. The illustrations in his books always fascinate me. The funny characters with their unique personalities are delightful to read. Roald Dahl has a way with words. His language is so simple yet so different, that it makes it easy for children to understand what he is trying to convey.

Moreover, all of his books had lessons worth learning. Everyone must read at least one Roald Dahl’s book for sheer joy. In addition, we must suggest children to read his books for exciting adventures full of giants, witches, trots, chocolate factories and more. The illustrations in Roald Dahl’s books make it even more interesting to read them. It’s often illustrated by Quentin Blake.  His books are relevant even today and the lessons still apply to this world and will do forever.
 

Internet helps us to connect with our friends, family and relatives from any corner of the world and also gives us access to information. The Internet also helps us to research and know what is happening around the world. There are many advantages and disadvantages of the internet. If we use the internet wisely and carefully, it will lead us to our success but if we don’t know how to use the internet properly or misuse it or use it carelessly then it will lead us to our downfall. 

Through the internet we get to know about many things and we can research on several topics. For instance, we can know what is happening in the world during this pandemic. Though there is lockdown everywhere due to the pandemic of COVID-19, we have been able to study through online classes with the help of the internet. Due to the help of the internet, we are able to meet friends daily even in this pandemic.

There are many advantages of the internet even though there are some disadvantages. Like everything in the world has a positive and negative part there are positive and negative parts of the internet as well.

In our case, we learn through the internet. That’s a good thing the internet has done, but if suddenly the internet gets disconnected then we miss the class. Then we have no option but to wait for the internet to come back. When finally the internet is back we miss the rest of the class, classwork and the things taught by the teacher. So this makes the internet not reliable despite its advantages. There are many more disadvantages of the internet. For example: Cyber crime, hacking, access to inappropriate sites etc.

To prevent ourselves from the negative side of the internet, we must be more careful while using the internet. We must not give anyone the password of our facebook ,email etc. If we have given anyone the password mistakenly then we must change it. These things help us to use the internet securely.  

Internet has made the world as a one village. We can visit the world by sitting in a room with the help of the internet. Internet has many advantages but could be a distraction if we misuse it.