Why the Sky is Blue
Author’s Details: My name is Haasini Kellampalli. I study in grade 4B. I like the colors blue, black, red, green and yellow. My hobbies are running, playing, watching Pokémon, reading and writing. I like eating all sorts of candy, chocolate, pasta and strawberries.

Once upon a time, three gods - Seanor, Thunderous and Croel, who were siblings, ruled parts of the world. Seanor ruled the sea. Thunderous ruled thunder. Croel ruled hell.

Why Do Monkeys Have Red Bottoms?
Author’s Details:
My name is Hansini and I study in Grade 4D, Manthan School, Tellapur. I like playing outdoor games. My hobbies are drawing and reading. When I grow up, I wish to become either a lawyer or a writer.

Once upon a time, there lived many animals in a forest. One day, a traveller came to explore in the forest. After walking for a long time, he decided to rest under the shade of some trees. He left his extra clothes beside him in a box.

Why Do Giraffes Have Long Necks?
Author Details:
My name is Aksharaa Barat and I study in Grade 4C, Manthan School, Tellapur. I like to read and swim a lot. My favourite food item is dosa. I like studying Math and English. I want to become an Olympic Swimming contestant for India.

There once was a little giraffe called Tim. He liked to play and he lived in a grassland.

Why Do Bears Have No Tails?
Author’s Details:

My name is Amogh. I am studying in grade 4D of Manthan International School. My hobbies are reading, playing football, Kabbaddi and video games. When I grow up, I want to become either a scientist, a football player or a video game developer. I haven’t yet decided on what I will be!

Water Dragon
Author Details:
Name: Pranav - 2A
School: Manthan International School

One morning Sam went to the beach. No one was there so he was lonely. Suddenly, a water dragon came out from the water. It was a male water dragon. Two thirds of its body length was made up of its tail. A water dragon’s tail is designed to help it swim. Water dragons in captivity can live up to 20 years, and they dive into water to escape grave danger. They can also sleep in water with their protruding nostrils.

The Secret

Author Details: My name is Sanjana and I am from Grade 9A. I love Math, animals, reading books, rapping, and dancing.
Illustrated By: Bharthi, 9A

This dark room used to be his bedroom. Everybody else was downstairs at his funeral. How could I attend it if I were a secret? His secret. I was here to mourn my world’s loss, not to waste time on these stupid questions.

The Game
Author: Anika, 5D

It was five minutes past midnight. The wind blew as fast as a horse could run. It was a cold, windy night of 15th August, in the streets of London. The rain started tapping on every window of the house.

THE BLOOD FUNGUS
(Continuation for the story ‘The Heroes of Neverland’)

By- Navya Kadiyala
Hi! I study in 5C and I love Manthan.

It was a cold winter morning for Neverland. All the trees had shed their leaves- all except for Pixie Hollow. Xi-shu, Julia and our youngest character-Sylvia, who had changed her name as she didn’t approve of her previous name , were sitting under the Pixie Hollow, reading books.

Every fairy was minding their own business until ZOOM! A dark figure flew overhead and threw Kard powder, a dry poison made from the roots of the Kard plant found at Pixie Hollow.

The figure turned towards Sylvia, cackling. His face was covered in several demonic markings and his teeth were as sharp as daggers. He was a dark fairy. They lived in the Darklands, which was to the south of Neverland. This was the first dark fairy sighting in 102 years! Within seconds, the dark fairy flew away, never to

Seeking the Truth

Author Details:
My name is Aarushi M. I am in class 5D. I am 10 years old. I like to dance, sing and draw.

It was Saturday morning, and Hermione and I were busy discussing about Sirius Black – not exactly discussing, but arguing.

She shouted, “Even though he hasn’t troubled us yet, how in the world can you say that Sirius is good?”
She went on and on until she was as tired as a slug. “OK, let’s stop now,” she said calmly. “But still, I really want to seek the truth,” she said.

Notre and Damis: Adventure to Death

Author’s Details:
Name: Ashwin
Class: 5D

“Yeah, man!” yelled Notre. “Please be quiet. I got to win so stop blabbering,” Damis, Notre’s elder brother, ordered. Both of them, along with their family, lived in apartment Manual Motors, Avenue 29 in Manhattan.

Their parents were both mechanics who fixed vehicles as a job and made machines as a hobby. Because of their good work, they got a free flat in Manual Motors.

How Did the Unicorn Get a Horn On its Head?

Author’s Details:
My name is Ganga Ponnani Raghu and I am studying in Grade 4C, Manthan School, Tellapur. I like to sing and my favourite hobby is to dance. When I grow up, I would like to become either an inventor, or a singer, or a dancer. So far, I haven’t made up my mind yet!

Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Julia. She lived in a cottage, with her parents and a pet unicorn. When she grew up into a pretty young woman, she left her parents in the cottage, and went away to live by herself. But Julia often used to come to their cottage , to meet her parents and to learn something new.

How Did Giraffes Get Their Long Necks?

Author’s Details:
My name is Atreyee Halder and I study in Grade 4C, of Manthan School, Tellapur. I like to draw and colour pictures as well as writing

Once upon a time, there lived a family of giraffes which used to eat normal diet like humans. One day, a professor came to their house and saw some pigs in their yard telling the giraffes to be a little different from the rest of the animals.

Then the professor said to the giraffes, “The foods that you all like to eat come from trees. If you eat them, then you need not bother about the comments made by those smelly servants of yours. So what are you waiting for? Go and eat fresh fruits and vegetables from the trees.”