When The Trees Spoke

"Hey mom! Look what they are saying on the news!" said Kevin, an eight year old. "Yes, what is it?"said his mom. "Look!" said Kevin excitedly.

"The war is over, its time to celebrate! With only 3491 robots destroyed, we have successfully won the war. The bad news is that the gases released have affected the trees in that area and the trees have started making small grunts. Hopefully they will be cut down soon and the problem will be solved. Now we shall see the weather report by Sunny Richards."said the news anchor.

 "Mom, will they cut down trees?"asked Kevin. "Yes, they probably will. They take up so much space, and now they are making weird sounds. It sounds like a good plan to me." said his mom. "But, our science teacher says that we should plant more trees instead of cutting them down,"said Kevin. "Rubbish. Trees are useless." said his mom, with  a tone of finality in her voice. She didn't want her only son to become a crazy environmentalist.

                                                            5 YEARS LATER

"Lets go talk to Olive!"said Kevin, to his friends. "You are so boring, Kevin. All you want to do is talk to those stupid trees. The new Trees vs Aliens 2 game just released today! We are going to my house to play it, my dad bought it for me."said Tim,Kevin's friend, and ran off to his house with Jimmy and John, the twins. Kevin sighed and walked towards Olive, the olive tree. "Hello, Kevin." said Olive, in her deep voice. "Hi, Olive. said Kevin. "I have to tell you something. The trees have decided to go on a hunger strike. We are very angry at how humans have treated us, and now we wont supply them with oxygen. We may die ourselves, but they shall pay for their actions unless they fulfill our needs." said Olive. "But, how will we survive? Humans can stay without oxygen for about a minute or so. When the oxygen gets used up, what will we do? We will all die before anyone gets to know what you want!" Kevin said. "That is why I need your help. Tell anyone with authority what we are going to do. When they come to investigate, we shall tell them our plan and wants. Hopefully, they shall agree, as no one wants to die, right?" said Olive. "Okay, I will be right back. But if they don't listen.....?" asked Kevin. "Then we will proceed with our hunger strike. I am sorry Kevin, but, you will die too if that happens. You need to convince them, or the Earth will become a barren wasteland!" said Olive. Kevin nodded and ran off to his mom.

"Mom! Listen! The trees are going on a hunger strike! We have to tell everyone to listen to what they have to say!" cried Kevin. "Enough of your non sense, its time for dinner." said his mom firmly. "No! You have to listen to me! They will stop performing photosynthesis! We will all die!" said Kevin impatiently. His mom gave him a death stare. "Sit down, its time for dinner."  Suddenly the TV switched on and the emblem of the nation flashed across the screen. "A national message-this must be very important! Turn up the volume!"said Kevin.

"Secret spy agencies had revealed months ago that the trees had planned a conspiracy against us-  they are planning to go on a hunger strike unless we fulfill their needs.   Our scientists developed special oxygen creating tubes and artificially developed food. Do not fear the upcoming hunger strike. We are prepared. Workbots shall arrive at your house immediately after this message to install the above mentioned items. Precautions to take- NEVER GO OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE. Everything shall be provided at your doorstep. On a happier note, I think this hunger strike has made our lives much easier." said the voice of the President. The national anthem played and the TV switched off.

The door opened and 6 Workbots marched into the house. In a few minutes their work was done and the exited as quickly as they entered. Next, purple tomatoes, green carrots, square shaped onions, blue flatbread, a dozen dino-shaped eggs, pink oranges and 2 packets of red potato chips and black apple juice entered the house from a huge tube the workbots had installed- the artificial food. A disembodied voice said,"This is your food for the week. Use it well." 

After about a month of living like this, almost all the small trees had perished. Only very big trees had survived, but wouldn't be able to for long without food. Inside their homes, everyone was getting irritated. No one was happy living in their homes, and not to mention all the tasteless food they had to eat. New diseases started spreading that doctors had no idea how to cure. People were dying. They were getting restless. The President too couldn't manage to live like this, and soon gave another message on TV.

"We have decided to ask the trees if they can stop the hunger strike. Everyone is dying. The animals in their specially controlled sanctuaries are killing each other. We are dying of new diseases. We ask for the help of anyone who thinks that the trees will listen to them. Oxygen masks are being provided to everyone so that they can talk to the trees."

Kevin was very happy. He was tired of being stuck in the house. A few oxygen masks were being ejected from another large tube. He strapped one on to his face and ran to Olive. "Olive," he said breathlessly. "Please stop the hunger strike. We are all suffering. Even you are very close to dying." "Yes, that is what the trees have been discussing," said Olive in a very tired voice. Just then, a helicopter landed. It was the president. "Please, trees, forgive us. We have messed up the balance of nature. Please stop this strike. We shall never treat you badly again." Soon the trees declared that they were in agreement. They would stop the strike. In 24 hours, everyone took off their oxygen masks. They all planted a tree, as they had learnt the importance of trees. Kevin hugged Olive. It was the best day of his life.

Once there was a boy named Fred...

Once there was a boy named Fred in Norway,

and he knocked Santa off his sleigh!

The reindeer seemed to say, 'oh, my!'

And Santa said, 'Ouch, my thigh!'

'You naughty boy! Come here and stand!'

'Don't run away, do as I command!'

And Fred seemed helpless; and there he stood,

he knew what was happening was definitely not good.

Santa picked up the boy with great ease,

and to him he said,

'Guess there's a present less to give today,

ain't there, little Fred?'

And then and there, with a wave of his hand,

Fred's present turned into a handful of sand.

So remember, this Christmas, don't  be naughty, but nice,

because maybe your present might turn into lice.

Ho ho ho.....

The Queen

The royal guard works all day
And works all night
To make sure the queen doesn't get a fright
And everything is perfectly right.

As the queen is better than the rest
She should always get the best.
Her every wish is our command
Because she is the one who rules our land.

The mighty king was just and wise
But due to his sad demise
The only one left to rule
Is the queen who's actually quite cool.

"No more of these silly gowns!
And someone, get rid of this heavy crown!"
The queen helped everyone in need
And never showed any signs of greed.

"Hurrah!" The people cheered. They loved their queen.
They promised to take care of her every need.

Pastries and pies,
Waffles with cream
Nothing but the best,
For Her Majesty, the queen.

Her food was brought on a silver platter
And the queen grew fatter and fatter.
Gifts from her subjects adorned her walls,
Royal tailors made her dress up like a doll.

One day, the Queen announced to the people of the land
"To show you my gratitude, all work shall be banned!
It will be like a holiday that never ends!
What are you waiting for? Go celebrate with your friends!"

All the people happily said,
"Yay! Lets never get out of bed!"

And that's when things got out of hand,
Because all work had been banned!
The farmer couldn't grow any crops
The candy seller couldn't sell any lollipops

No one could leave their homes anymore
The explorers couldn't explore
Even the doctors couldn't cure the sick
The magicians couldn't perform magic tricks

Soon everyone was starving,
Including the queen!
Now everyone thought

That the queen was really mean.

As the queen grew thinner and thinner,
She understood
That her law to ban all work
Was definitely not good!

The queen then canceled the law she made
And to her subjects she said,
"I'm sorry that I made such a big mistake,
But now you can get out of bed!"

The people cheered and realized
That the queen was not that bad
And then everyone got back to work,
Really, really glad.

Halloween

Dressed as witches,vampires or ghosts,

dozens of children walk down the dimly lit lane.

They knock on doors turn by turn,

waiting eagerly for a bunch of candy corn or maybe a candy cane.

The door creaks and opens as they cry,

Trick, or Treat!

With smiles on their faces they count the candy,

they have gotten to eat.

Their costumes dazzle in the moonlight,

their candy bags are stuffed with treats,

as they walk home, munching and tasting,

one or two of the delicious sweets.

At night,
when the moon is full,
and the stars  are twinkling,
children are asleep,
dreaming.....

Witches fly past their windows,
ghosts appear through the walls,
pixies zoom out of their closets,
scarecrows are playing with their balls...

Screaming, shouting, off they run,
with teddies in their hands,
awake, now, they leave,
all those magical lands.

April Fools!

I can't wait for tomorrow,

it's April Fools Day!

I've thought up a million pranks I'll try,

be prepared, I'm warning you today!

I'll drop a stink-bomb in the swimming pool,

I'll use some paint and 'redecorate' your favourite stool.

I'll juggle with your show-pieces-this is just a start,

I'll eat up your ice-cream and your pop tart.

I'll sneak up behind you,

and turn off the light,

I'll scare you until

you run out of sight.

I'll blame you for throwing

my cat out of the house,

I'll chase you away,

like some teeny-tiny mouse.

I'll draw graffiti on your walls,

I'll spray paint your door.

I'll empty your trash can,

all over the floor.

So now you have an idea,

of how my plans are like.

Don't worry, you have another day,

before I strike.

NO SALARY FOR YOU, SANTA......

Santa lived with his family, his wife,Cream Claus, his son Mint Claus and daughter,Candy Claus.One day, Mint Claus and Candy Claus started to complain. They said,"How come we do not get any pocket money even though we help you all year making and packing gifts?" Santa Claus was angry. He thought," When they were small, they were happy to help me. Now, I don't know what has happened to them!" Mrs Claus could see he was too angry to even speak. She replied instead of him. " Don't you understand? You should be happy to know that others are happy because of you. In giving we receive, remember?" 

Mrs Claus stayed firm, only for a week, though. On her birthday, she didn't receive any gift - she was waiting for her gift all day. By the evening, she was boiling mad.She gave Santa a disgusted look.  But all that Santa said was "You know that it is December...I cannot afford to spend any money at this time of the year."Mint Claus and Candy Claus giggled. 

A week before Christmas, Santa was checking if he had packed all the gifts and he realized that he forgot to make one present- a blackberry mobile. He looked at his own phone- it was the same model. He didn't have time to make a mobile, and he didn't want to give his own phone either. He thought,"It's not fair! I spend all year making and wrapping gifts and I don't even get any money! He called the 'Gifting Authorities' and told them that if they wanted him to work for them, they would have to give him money. The minister sighed. He knew that Santa and his family had forgotten all about the 'pleasure of giving'. 

The minister sent his P.A. to Santa. At first Santa thought that the P.A. had come to give him his salary, but the P.A. said that he had come there to show them something. The P.A. showed them videos of the kids who had gotten the presents last year. The Claus family was delighted to see how many kids they had pleased. By the time the P.A. finished showing them all the videos, Santa and his family were ready to please kids all over the world again, only this time with double energy. 

All Alone

She seemed like an angel when I first saw her,
I thought she was the perfect friend.
I thought the day would never come,
when our friendship would end.

We played together all day long,
we had so much of fun.
We had sleepovers at each other's house,
and played with her dog, Bun.

One day though, she announced,
that she was shifting away.
I gasped in horror as I realised,
we might never again meet or play.

Tears filled my eyes as I said goodbye,
and her car disappeared from view.
I clutched the teddy bear that she had given me as I thought,
"this is too bad to be true."

I don't know why, maybe no one liked me,
I didn't make a single new friend.
I felt very lonely and I felt like crying,
I felt as if in front of me, there was a dead end.

After 2 years, my friend came to visit,
and I was overcome with joy.
To my surprise she treated me,
like an old, forgotten toy.

I tore apart the teddy she had given me,
I clenched my fist as I thought about the attitude she had shown.
Then I strengthened up as I thought that I had to carry on,
even if I was lonely and all alone.