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Cool Creatures Of The Cosmos Cricket Online School THE CURIOUS CASE OF "HUM"

ISRO had created a special team of space explorers and I was one of them. One
Cricket is a game. It was the BEST, most memorable vacation EVER!!! I had visited my 20-year-old cousin
day I was called by my manager for a special mission. ISRO had detected Hitting runs and getting wickets is the aim. Normally we used to go to school, brother, Agastya in Washington DC. He and his dearest buddy Trevor had showed me all
unusual activity in the farthest corners of our galaxy and I was chosen to go and Now we switch school on! the monuments. The cherry-blossom trees were such a pretty sight too! But I was
The captains start with the toss. But there are problems too,
investigate it. I quickly assembled my flight gear and set off in my space shuttle curious about NASA. When I asked what NASA was doing now, they told me that the
Which does not decide the win or the loss The internet won't listen to you!
on this very exciting mission! Soon my shuttle was approaching the unexplored agency was building the Space Launch System Rocket, and the Orion space craft for
parts of our galaxy and we started encountering strange and scary obstacles, The batsman hits the ball. When you don't understand a question, human deep space exploration. WOW!! Fascinating! Agastya bhaiya could see I was
Which goes right over the stadium wall You will quickly ask mom to help you with the
that nobody had encountered before. Soon I found my shuttle passing through awestruck! Trevor invited me to see his award-winning science project the next day. I
a dense maze of broken asteroids. I quickly activated the robotic arms of my The spinner flips up an arm ball which misses the bat. equation. could not wait to see it!
shuttle and collected a few samples for scientific analysis. As soon as the And deflects onto the pads. When online you can sit in bed, I was up early, excited, ready to leave. Alas! Agastya bhaiya had woken up with a fever.
collection was complete, I focused all my attention on safely navigating my With a comfy pillow and a blanket instead. But he insisted I go with Trevor, who he trusted like a brother. An exciting day awaited!
With 21 runs required on the final over
shuttle through the asteroids. The journey was long risky, and tiring, but we The seamer bowls slightly slower But it is fun to show PPTs and make projects online, Trevor's science lab looked like a professional space station. I felt like I was at NASA.
made it safely through the asteroid maze. Within a few seconds, I encountered In online school you can have just the best time! Trevor showed me all his award-winning science and research work- he was truly a
Victory, tie or defeat Learning new things and submitting tests in time too, GENIUS!!! As I clapped loudly for him, a melodious humming sound started playing.
another major obstacle, in the form of an intense laser beam, coming from a
I love cricket on auto repeat. The work is all done, woohoo! Trevor smiled. I love music, so I followed this magical sound coming from behind the
faraway galaxy. The beam was so strong, that it could have split my shuttle into blue door.
two. So I quickly manoeuvred the shuttle away from the direct path of the Viivaan Srinivvasan Oops! I got disconnected! Maybe I should rejoin,
beam and navigated it away to safety. As we progressed further, I could see the anyways, As I pushed open the door, I was mesmerized! Within, was a world in itself!! A spaceship
Bye for now, because I need some time offline! the size of a small room stood there, looking straight out of a science-fiction movie! And
magnificent Neptune in front of me. I landed the shuttle and parked it safely in right there stood, this most amazing, fascinating creature, who looked like a big flubber-
a swarm hidden behind bushes. As soon as I came out of the bushes, I found a Divisha Khandelwal like blob, with rainbow colours and glowing with light!!! And that is WHO and WHAT
fire breathing dragon, blocking my way. The dragon looked fresh, but as I was humming! I could not believe my eyes! Was I actually seeing an alien???
looked into her eyes, I saw a gentle soul who meant no harm. So I fearlessly " Well, I am glad you have met Hum!", said Trevor from behind me. "This was meant to
approached it and we became friends in no time. As I played with the dragon, happen!” I could not understand WHAT was going on!?! Trevor sat me down, and then
she revealed the secret of this wonderful planet. I learned that the beautiful Drought in the forest he told me how Hum --- that is what he named him --- had magically got teleported into
Navi people of Pandora had also settled on this planet. I asked the dragon to his workspace, during one of his experiments with space-study and astronomy! After
take me to them. As we approached the Navi village, I saw several other fire There was a drought in the forest. All the animals were working day-and-night, Trevor had created a special gadget that translated the
breathing dragons flying all around. The Navi people also spotted me riding my hungry and thirsty. They all decided to work together humming sound and its frequencies. This harmless, amazing alien, Hum, had
friend dragon and were amazed because they had never seen a human before. and use their strengths to find water and food to share communicated that MY presence was the "KEY" to him going home!!! And Trevor was
They were even more surprised to see me riding a dragon I agree. I greeted with everyone. The birds decided to go to different now asking me to help with this mission! I was STUNNED!!!
them in their language, but this surprised them to no end. I soon became parts of the forest and collect food like berries with But as I watched Hum, he was just a child too, who wanted to go home --- like E.T.!!
their beaks. The giraffes, with their long necks, picked With Trevor's expert confidence, I AGREED!! This was all too exciting to pass up! Trevor
friends with them and they revealed the source of the unusual activity detected
by ISRO. Immediately, I called mission control and informed them that the out fruits that were very high and which nobody could took me into his amazing spaceship! We had space suits which magically fit us perfectly.
reach. The bees made honey and allowed the bears to Trevor reassured that we had all the oxygen supply we needed. His robot-like-computer
unusual activity originated from the Navi tree of souls. ISRO was thrilled at my
climb the trees and take their honey. The snakes synchronized with our spaceship --- and --- 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 --- OFF WE WENT!!!
discovery and asked me to convey greetings, from all of humankind.
decided to crawl into small holes and get edible roots Like a bolt of lightning --- we were already in space!!!
Evanya Chudgar and insects. The elephants sucked up the shallow This was just the most MESMERISING sight I had ever seen!!! Our planet Earth looked
water from the rivers and ponds and stored it in a large ABSOLUTELY gorgeous! WAY BETTER than the photos seen! The BEST PLANET in the
tub for everyone to drink. This way, they stored food whole universe for sure! Earth looked like an enchanting blue marble with white swirls
The Ungrateful Parrot and water for all the animals to use when needed. The of clouds! And millions of dazzling stars all around! What an ETHEREAL VISION!!! I
lion, the king of the forest, was in charge of everything could also see our alluring moon! As we travelled, Trevor indicated the other planets to
Once upon a time, in a dense green forest, there lived an adorable company of and he made sure every animal was working. All of me. I was SPELLBOUND!!!
parrots. Within the company, there was a loving family. The family comprised of them agreed to work together, except the fox. The fox Then suddenly, Hum started glowing extremely brightly, radiating his rainbow colours
mother, father and two baby parrots. was lazy and selfish. He decided not to share his food outwards, and humming louder!!! Trevor listened to his gadget and looked at me! He
with anyone. said, that ME visualizing and feeling LOVE, in its truest, purest form, would be the "KEY"
The mother and father took turns to get food for their children. While one of the
ANAYA DESHMUKH - INDIA LAND OF SYMBOLS One hot day, the fox was hungry and thirsty, but he did to Hum getting teleported to his planet --- wherever THAT was!!!! I had to make this
parents was away, the other one would look after the children to protect them
from predators and hunters. not get any food and water. He decided to steal from happen.... NOW.... for Hum!!! I was too excited --- but I calmed myself down by
Greed is bad the food that the other animals had stored. He spied shutting my eyes, taking a deep breath and exhaling.
As the baby birds grew up, they started having their own thoughts and behavior. on the animals and discovered where the animals were Soon I was smiling, visualizing and feeling myself in the loving arms of my dearest
One of the siblings was always happy while the other one was never satisfied. He Once upon a time, in the jungles of Gir lived a monkey with storing the food. He noticed that they were putting darling Mother, snuggled close to her heart, engulfed by her true, pure, unconditional
his family. They lived on trees and fed on its juicy berries.
always complained and said, ``I want a better house, better food and a better One day a bear came and said, ``Can I have some berries?” their food and water into a cave. love! What an entrancing experience!! Suddenly, I realised, there was silence!! Then,
life.'' Due to his nature, he would often ignore the advice his parents offered him. The next day, when no animals were watching him, he Trevor excitedly exclaimed, "WE DIDIT!!!" I blinked in disbelief --- Hum was gone!!! We
The monkey replied, ``Okay, but don't eat all of them. Leave had sent dearest Hum to his home --- his family! WOW!!! We were so HAPPY!!! We
One day, while he was rummaging for food in the forest, he fell prey to a bird some for my family.” took some food and water from the tub, while the joyously took in the glorious vision of our Universe for a bit longer. And then, it was time
catcher. In no time, he was caught in a cage and was sold off to a wealthy family. The bear loved the juicy berries and came every day to feed other animals were working. An elephant came to the to come back to Earth... literally!!! Trevor, the genius, then did his magic... and
Initially, he was ecstatic to find himself in such a luxurious house with delicious on them. He ate all of them every day and left nothing for cave to store some water. The elephant almost saw the Whooooosh --- like lightening, we zoomed right back!!! I never imagined I would EVER
food to eat but, gradually, he started missing his family. He remembered the the monkey's family. The baby monkeys were now starving. fox, but he managed to hide in a bush next to the cave. have and experience like that!!!
wonderful moments with his parents, the way they used to feed him, take care of The monkey was sad and disappointed with the bear and The fox thought to himself that he had a narrow One we were back in Trevor's Science Lab, tired and overwhelmed, I asked him how long
escape. He decided to try this during the night, next
him and the wide blue sky where he would soar high. angry too. He rushed to the lion for some help. The lion we were gone for? I had heard space travel could take years...!! Had we returned to a
said, ``Do not worry dear monkey, I am there for you.'' time. Although the animals were working hard to find
He wished to be united with his parents once again. Luckily, what he wished came food and water, the water level in the tub kept changed world?!! I was very worried!
The next day more berries grew on the trees as usual. The Trevor looked at me and smiled mysteriously! "What NOW?" I wondered. He revealed a
true! decreasing. The animals noticed this and decided to
bear came back and gobbled up the berries. When the ask the owl to be on a watch during the night. One gem-like stone, rainbow-coloured and super-bright in his palm! He said, that with this
In some time his parents found him and came to his rescue. They pleaded with the monkey tried to protest, the bear charged at him. The night, he caught the fox red handed, as he tried to magical gem that Hum had given him, we had managed to travel close to the speed of
family who had bought their child, to set him free and the family readily agreed. monkey swung and saved himself and started screeching light into space --- which meant, we were gone and back SUPER FAST!!!
loudly. Hearing his voice, the entire pride of lions charged steal the food. He hooted and it was a signal to all the
The baby parrot was on cloud nine, to be with his family once again. He realized towards the bear and forced him to run away. He never other animals who surrounded the fox. OUTSTANDING!!! Hum and Trevor were my ultimate superheroes! This hadn't just been
how important family is and that materialistic things cannot replace love and came back to the berry trees ever again! The monkey was The fox ran for his life! He ran fast and never stopped a Space Adventure, but the MOST unbelievable, fascinating and
enthralling dream come true!!!
freedom. Sometimes we take our parents and the things we have for granted and very happy and thanked the lions. until he went out of the forest. The animals continued
do not value them. Moral: You must not be greedy. Greed leads to downfall. to help each other and lived happily ever after. As I said goodbye, I told Trevor, maybe the next time, we could
go to the moon! And I could be the FIRST GIRL TO EVER GO TO
Moral: We should appreciate what we have. Be grateful. Moral: Being selfish and lazy will lead to your downfall. THE MOON!!! How cool would that be!!!
Shardul Shinde
Saketaram Manikantan Aaradhya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Swaminathan
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