The Cursed Blessing & The Fantastic Four Cousins - Short Story

 

 ( The Beginning of All Evil )

        " I. WANT. THEM. NOW!! " a young lady screamed. 

        " Your Majesty, it is out of my control. I'm afraid I can't do anything." stammered a minister beside her. " I can't ..AAAHH" he shouted as the lady pointed her finger to him and he burnt into ashes. She waved her finger again, and the ashes were gone. 

        Angrily, she shouted again, " I NEED THEM NOW!!!". Her shouts echoed down the empty hallway. She paused for a breath and walked down the stairs of the abandoned castle. " I don't care what it takes, I MUST have that CHILDREN!" she screamed and disappeared with a black flash.

        She appeared in front of the abandoned castle. The castle was not maintained well. Ivy grew up on its walls, so much that you couldn't even see the walls. The entire castle's colours had faded, but, miraculously, it was still intact. Not a spot of a the castle was falling apart.

            A car stopped in front of the castle. And a very unique car it was. It stood out amongst its dark surroundings. The car was a vibrant shade of hot pink, clean and smooth, and it had a pair of black wings coming out of it. Like a flying horse's wings. But even though it looked childish, there was something about the car that you could not stop looking at. It demanded attention. 

        The car door opened and a red carpet rolled out as a pink high-heeled lady stepped out. Without pausing to greet the black lady, she waltzed into the black castle, a cloud of perfume trailing behind her. The owner of the castle frowned and narrowed her eyes. She went in the castle and stood in front of her guest. 

        " Well, what brings you here, Bella? Or should I say, Bellate?" the lady in black asked.

        Not answering her question, Bella turned to sit on a chair. She stopped, and brushed it off first saying " What a dump you live in Trix." Trix's hands curled into fists as she saw her precious cobwebs broken. She took a deep breath and uncurled her hands, sitting down. 

        " I, am asking you a question. I don't appreciate you coming uninvited to my castle, criticizing my taste and not answering me. " " What do you want?" she asked.

        " I have a deal. An offer, a promise. Call it whatever you like. " Bella replied carelessly as she tossed a few papers on the table. Trix picked it up and flipped through. Bella continued. " You want to have these children, don't you? " she asked as she showed a picture of Sirena and Chris walking to a cottage. Bella stroked her cat, Iona as she spoke. 

        " But, how do you know? " asked Trix, bewildered. 

        " Ah, I know lots of stuff you don't, " Bella sneered. " Anyways, I want to have these children. The picture changed, and the four cousins, Aisha, Gowri, Raju and Deva appeared. " So here's the deal. I get you your children, and you get me mine. Then, together we will conquer the world and spread our evil and dark friends. Can you picture it? The Bel-trix sisters.

        Trix smiled evilly. " Ah, deal accepted." 

        Bella laughed. " Now we're talking, dear sister. "

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Achamma

 

Bhavani

                        B - Beautiful and kind grandmother

                                                                   H - Happy to help with all our problems

                                                                   A - Attentive to your surroundings, even though you're old

                                                                   V - Very good cook 

                                                                   A - Able and independent person, also ACHAMMA

                                                                   N - Nice and caring for your grandchildren

                                                                    I - Imaginative and understanding to solve our issues                    

Achamma

                                                                A - Accept and accommodate to our schedules

                                                                C - Caring and loving 

                                                                H - Handy and can fix many things

                                                                A - An adoring person that is loved by everyone

                                                               M - MY GRANDMOTHER!

                                                               M - Mother to many

                                                               A - All-knowing, you know when everything happens, either                                                                                                       good or bad                                                          

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Water Drama - YUNGA

 Water Drama

By: Voothayshaan, Sherveena, Divyaana, Aarthan, Aarshara, Durriya, Suvarna, Vunathi, Sanvika, Thisya.

Scene 1

Narrator:  The villagers in a peaceful village woke up to another beautiful morning. They went about their respective chores, some of them working in the farm and raising poultry. An old lady, Mrs Smith, her daughter Lucy Smith and granddaughter Mira lived in a small hut near their farm. Everyday, she would tend to her vegetations, while her daughter harvested their plants. Today was no exception.

Mrs Smith: (working in farm, the sun is very hot, so act tired) "My, today is exceptionally hot, isn't it?"

                   (continues working)

Lucy Smith:  (comes over to her) "I agree. It has never been so hot before. Also, I was getting some water to water the plants earlier, from the river. But I couldn't get much. The river was dried up. What should we do? Some of our plants are also dying." (voice fades away )

Scene 2

Narrator: In the same village, a family of two kids and their parents raised chickens. They were having a hard time too, for the river had dried up, and they had no water to drink, let alone give their poultry. 

Two Kids: (inaudible talking while collecting chicken eggs.)

Wife: "I heard the river dried up. Is it true?"

Husband: "Yes, I'm afraid so. I knew that climate change is a bad thing. 

Kid 1:  "Yes daddy. The chickens can't find much insects to eat, now that it is so hot."

Scene 3

Narrator: Back in the small hut, Mrs Smith's granddaughter, Mira, came back home. While passing by, she heard her grandparents conversation. She decided to let her grandparents know about the cause of the drought. Over brunch, she started the conversation.

Mira: ( while narrator talking about her, act as if eavesdropping) " Mom, grandma, I heard your conversation earlier. Do you want to know why the river was dried up? We can attend my school's presentation after this, to increase our knowledge."

Mom and Mrs Smith: (nods head)

Scene 4

 

Narrator:  The two families gather for their children's presentation. 

Kid 2: "We studied the weather and climate of the Earth in school. It is very hot because the ozone layer is becoming thinner, due to the release of chlorofluorocarbons, from the sprays everyone bought. Plus, the entire world is buying and using this product. Why wouldn't it become hotter?"

Kid 4: " From what we learnt, the scientists are saying that the ozone layer covering Earth is getting much hotter. You remember the new product that was sold to the village? 

Kid 1:  The one you farmers are using as pesticide and herbicide. To avoid slugs and other insects from eating the plants. Every time you spray it, it releases chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. 

Mira : "And after a long time..the sun becomes hotter and hotter and hotter, until it dries up all the water sources, like what happened now. The river has dried up. Its our main source of water. What should we do to solve this? "

Kid 4: " Simple. STOP USING AEROSOL SPRAYS."

Kid 3: " STOP BUYING AND SUPPORTING THE COMPANIES SELLING THEM. STOP the release of chlorofluorocarbons into the air. Together, let's stop climate change!

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