After my exams ended, my dad and I decided to go to Ghandruk for a two-day trip. My dad's friends and their sons accompanied us on the journey. In total, there were eight people in the car, and I was the youngest and smallest child.

We started our day with a hearty breakfast before heading to the car. During the trip, we visited my maternal house and spent some time there. The car was quite large, and the journey to Ghandruk took around 4-5 hours. Along the way, we spotted wild animals like deer, rabbits, and horses.

Upon reaching Ghandruk at 6:00 pm, we checked into a hotel and enjoyed a delicious meal of chicken chilli and burgers. Later, I played football with those big brothers on a small field, and we watched the sunset.

The next morning, we woke up early to witness the sunrise and had breakfast at 7:30 a.m. I even got the chance to ride a horse for 20 minutes. After that, we prepared for a 4-hour-long hike to a museum. During the hike, we encountered flowers and a small waterfall.

नेपालमा वर्षैभरि थुप्रै चाडपर्व मनाइन्छ । जस्तैःदसैँ, तिहार, ल्हाेसार, जनैपूर्णिमा, गाईजात्रा आदि । मलाई सबै चाडपर्व राम्रो लागे पनि फागु चाहिँ धेरै मन पर्छ । फागु पर्व वसन्त ऋतु सुरु हुने समयमा पर्दछ । यो पर्व धार्मिक र मनोरञ्जनका लागि मनाइन्छ । पौराणिक कथाअनुसार हिरन्यकश्यप नामको दैत्य राजा आफ्नो छोरा प्रल्हाद विष्णु भगवानको भक्त भएकोले रिसाउँछन् । उनले आफ्नो बहिनी होलिकालाई प्रल्हादलाई मार्न लगाएको कुरासँग यो पर्व सम्बन्धित छ । होलिकालाई आगोले नपोल्ने वरदान भएतापनि विष्णुको शक्तिले प्रल्हाद बाँचेर होलिका जलेर नष्ट हुन्छिन् । यसैको खुसीयालीमा यो पर्व मनाउन थालिएको विश्वास गरिन्छ । वसन्तको आगमनको बेला नेपाल तथा भारतमा यो पर्व मनाइन्छ । फागु पर्व परम्परागत तरिकाले फागुन महिनाको शुक्ल पक्षको दोस्रो हप्तामा मनाइन्छ । तर आजकाल पूर्णिमा परेको दिनमा मनाउने चलन छ । यो दिन नेपालमा सार्वजनिक बिदा हुन्छ । यो चाडमा मानिसहरूले एक अर्कालाई अबिर रङ लगाउने,रङ्गीन पानी छ्याप्ने र होलिका दहन जस्तो क्रियाकलाप गरी मिठा खानेकुरा खाएर मनाउँछन् । जाडो महिना सकिने बेला भएकोले सबैतिर रङ्गीन वातावरण हुने र पानीसँग खेल्न पाउने भएर मलाई यो चाड मन पर्छ । तर आजकाल रङमा केमिकल मिसावट हुने र यसले स्वास्थ्यलाई हानि पु‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍र्‍‌याउने भएर म चाहिँ पानी भरेको बेलुन र पिचकारीसँग खेलेर रमाइलो गर्छु । मेरो बाबा र आमा पनि मसँग होली खेल्ने भएकाेले मलाई यो चाड मन परेको हो । 

मेरो नाम प्रनिशा श्रेष्ठ हो । म कक्षा ५ याङ्ग्रामा अध्ययन गर्छु । मलाई  नृत्य गर्न, गीत गाउन, चित्र बनाउन, पियानाे बजाउन रुचि लाग्छ । म सबैलाई  सहयाेग गर्छु । घरमा म मेरा आमा र बाबालाई  सकेकाे सहयाेग गर्छु । विद्यालयमा म मेरा साथीहरूसँग पढ्छु र खेल्छु । मैले मेराे कक्षाकार्य र गृहकार्य समयमा नै पूरा गर्छु । म मेरा  आमाबुबाले भन्नुभएको कुरा मान्छु । म मेरो भाइलाई उसको गृहकार्य सकाउन सहयोग गर्छु । म मेरो साथीहरूसँग झगडा गर्दिनँ । म सबैजनासँग राम्ररी बाेल्छु । म ठुलालाई सम्मान र सानालाई  आदार गर्छु । म मेरो शिक्षकले भन्नेको कुरा मान्छु । म मेरो कक्षाकार्य समयमा पूरा गर्छु । म मेरा कामहरू राम्ररी गर्छु । म समयमा सुत्ने र समयमा नै उठ्ने गर्छु ।

We had our Tihar vacation for a week. I celebrated Kaag puja, Kukur Puja, Gai puja, Govardhan puja and Bhai tika with my family.

On the first day of Tihar, I did Kaag puja by offering cooked meals to crows. I also put some water by the side of the food for them. Crows are worshipped on this day with a belief of keeping ourselves away from any negativity that could harm us physically.

The next day, on Kukur puja, I worshipped our dog and offered it a beautiful garland along with its favourite foods. In the evening we all performed puja and worshipped goddess Laxmi. My mother prepared yummy sweets and meals on the day for the offerings. 

 On Gai puja, we couldn’t find any cows around so we just remembered the god. We did the same on Govardhan puja too.

On the day of bhai tika, I wore new clothes, put tika on my brother's forehead and prayed for his long life. My other relatives had also come to celebrate the day with us

कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी  मेरो सबैभन्दा रमाइलो दिन हो । यो दिन कृष्ण भगवानको खास दिन हो । कृष्णाष्टमीमा हामी घुम्न जान्छाैँ । कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी भगवान् विष्णुकाे आठौँ अवतारको रूपमा श्री कृष्णको जन्मदिनको अवसरमा हिन्दुहरूले मनाइने वार्षिक पर्व हो। कृष्ण जन्माष्टमीमा हिन्दूहरूले भगवान् श्री कृष्णको पूजा आराधना गरी श्रद्धा भक्तिपूर्वक मनाउँछन् । कृष्ण जन्माष्टमीमा मन्दिरहरूमा भगवान् श्रीकृष्णको पूजा आराधना, प्रवचन, भजन कीर्तन गर्नुका साथै विशेष गरी महिलाहरू व्रत बसी रातभर जाग्राम बस्ने चलन छ। जन्माष्टमीमा पाटनकाे मङ्गलबजार स्थित प्रसिद्ध कृष्ण मन्दिरमा ठुलो मेला लाग्छ। भारतमा समेत विभिन्न समुदायका हिन्दु धर्मावलम्बीहरू कृष्णाष्टमी हर्षोल्लासका साथ मनाउने गर्छन्। हामी त्यस दिन मन्दिर जान्छाैँ । भगवानको दर्शन गर्छौं र मिठा मिठा खानेकुरा खान्छाैँ । कृष्णाष्टमी हामी तिथिअनुसार मनाउँछाैँ । यो दिन केटाहरू कृष्ण बन्छन् । केटीहरू राधिका बन्छन् । यो दिनमा हामी कृष्णलाई मन पर्ने कामहरू जस्तै: बाँसुरी बजाउने र  दही खाने गर्छाैँ ।  

Last year, my family and I went on a super cool trip to Pokhara. We took a night bus on a Friday and stayed there for four days.

On the first day, we visited places like David Fall, Bindabasini Temple, and Mahendra Gufa. After that, we ate at a place called Almonds and took a walk by the lakeside. We were so tired that we went to bed early.

The next day, we had breakfast at the hotel and went to Begnas Taal. We tried yummy thicheko aalu there. We also went to the Mountain Museum. My cousin and I even climbed the Machhapuchhre mountain. While we were busy, my mom, dad, and sister went paragliding. I was scared, so I stayed with my grandma. We had chow mein and ice cream while they were flying.

We also visited Chamero Gufa. The following day, we explored Pumdikot and Shanti Stupa. In the afternoon, we had a great time boating on Fewa Lake. On the last day, my elderly mom took us to a fun park near our hotel. We tried all the rides, including roller coasters. It was a bit scary but so much fun. We also had ice cream there.

As the day ended, we said goodbye to Pokhara and took a bus back to Kathmandu. It was an awesome trip.

एकादेशमा एउटा आँपकाे बगैँचा थियाे । आँप पाक्ने समय भएकाे हुनाले हाेला सबै आँपका रुखमा आँप लटरम्म पाकेका थिए । त्याे आँपकाे बगैँचा एउटा विद्यालयकाे नजिकै थियाे । विद्यालय छुट्टी भएपछि विद्यार्थी आँपघारीमा पसे । रुख चढ्न गाह्राे थियाे । रुख चढ्न नसकेपछि एउटा विद्यार्थीले भुइँबाट एउटा दाउराे टिपेर आए आँप गए झटाराे भन्दै रुखमा हान्याे । लठ्ठीले लागेर रुखकाे हाँगा भाँचियाे । अचानक रुखबाट राेएकाे आवाज आयाे । रुख बाेलेकाे सुनेर विद्यार्थीहरू छक्क परे । एकछिन त डराए पनि । विद्यार्थीले रुखसँग माफी मागे ।  विद्यार्थीले रुखसँग माफी मागेपछि आँपकाे रुख विद्यार्थीहरूदेखि खुसी भयाे। रुखले पाकेका आँप आफै भुइँमा झारिदियाे । विद्यार्थीहरू अत्यन्तै खुसी भए । सबैले आँप बाँडे र खुसी हुँदै खाए ।

Football is one of the best outdoor sports in the world.  Football is played by kicking the ball into the goalpost. It is played by eleven players in a team with two teams for each game. Each of the players pass the ball to one another and kick the ball towards the goalpost to get a goal. 

I love watching and playing football. I enjoy watching football games during the weekends on TV and the internet. I play football at school with my friends. 

Playing football makes me happy and this game can also help make the body and mind fit and active as it requires a lot of physical activity like running, paying attention to the other players etc. I like all the football players but Messi is my favourite. I like his way of playing, passing the ball and using strategies to score goals.

Vacation is a fixed holiday that people enjoy by playing at home, travelling, watching movies, etc. It can consist of a long holiday or even summer or winter breaks. It is fun to have a nice long vacation after months of studying or working. Vacation is important because it relieves all the stress of working or studying, and it is fun to hang out with your relatives. We can go to the beach and have a nice glass of coconut juice while getting some vitamin C from the sun. It gives a nice feeling in our body, and our mind will go away from all of the stress, and we will improve our mental health. We will be happy after a nice, long vacation. We can also stay at home and talk with our friends and eat ice cream if it is a really hot day. It is just like therapy without giving money, but if one single sad thing happens, the whole vacation is going to be ruined. So, vacation is not always good. Some people even work small jobs for the whole vacation, no matter if it is at a restaurant or a fast food place. So, the conclusion is that vacation is important because it gives us relaxation, it improves our creativity only if we practise some skills at home and it makes our mind free from stress. 

डाक्टर सन्दुक रुइत नेपालको आँखाको ठुला डाक्टर हुन् । उहाँको जन्म ताप्लेजुङ जिल्लामा भएको हो । उहाँले झण्डै २ लाख जति आँखाको शल्यक्रिया गरिसक्नुभएको छ । आँखाको मोतिबिन्दुको उपचार गर्ने प्रविधिको आविष्कार गरेका सन्दुक रुइत आँखाको उपचारको लागि विश्वभर चर्चित हुनुहुन्छ । विश्वमा प्रसिद्धि कमाएका डाक्टर सन्दुक रुइतले राष्ट्रिय तथा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विभिन्न सम्मानहरू प्राप्त गरिसक्नुभएको छ । उहाँले विश्वभर नेपालको नाम चम्किलो बनाउनु भएकाे छ । विश्वमा प्रसिद्ध कमाएका डाक्टर सन्दुक रुइतको नेतृत्वमा खोलिएको नेपालको तिलगङ्गा आँखा अस्पताल विश्वकै नमूना अस्पताल मानिन्छ । उहाँले आँखा नदेख्नेहरूका लागि अनुहारमा खुसी बाँड्ने अनि अन्धकार तोडेर जीवनमा उज्यालो छर्ने काम गर्नुभएकाे छ । । 

एकादेशमा एउटा आँपको बगैँचा थियो । सबै रुखमा लटरम्म आप फल्थे । आँपको रुखमा चढ्न गाह्रो थियाे । एकदिन विद्यालय छुट्टी भएपछि केही विद्यार्थीहरू आँपधारीमा पसे । एउटा विद्यार्थीले आए आँप गए झटारो भनेर एउटा लठ्ठीले आँपकाे रुखमा प्रहार गर्याे । ल‌ठ्ठीले प्रहार गर्दा आँपको हाँगा भाँचियो । अचानक आँपको रुख रोएको आवाज आयो । आवाजमा रुखले गुनासो गरेको सुनियो । विद्यार्थीहरूले रुखसँग माफी मागे ।  रुखबाट आफैँ आँप भुइँमा झरे । विद्यार्थी खुसी भए । हामीले कहिल्यै नराम्राे काम गर्नुहुँदैन । जान अञ्जानमा गल्ती हुन पुगेमा माफी माग्नुपर्छ भन्ने शिक्षा हामीलाई यस कथाले दिएकाे छ ।

The first day of Magh is known as Maghe Sankranti. People put oil on their heads through their elders on this day. It is believed that putting oil helps take away all the cold from the body. People also eat different types of sweet balls known as ‘Laddu’ on this day. They are prepared using jaggery, ghee and different seeds like sesame, puffed rice etc. They also eat yam and sweet potatoes on this day. These foods help us generate heat on the body during the cold days of January. 

I went to my maternal uncle’s house to celebrate the festival and enjoyed a lot there. The best part of this festival is we can eat a lot of homemade sweets on this day.