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The Ethereal Bazaar                                                                                                       होल  - क वता               Apprendre le français avec

        Smells of saffron, limes, and charcoal wafted in the air as I wandered through the                                                                   Mlle Nacéra
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        brightly lit stalls that made up the marketplace. Street vendors shouted to their
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                                                                                                                                  धरती क संग खल  होल ।       En septième année à l'école DAIS,
        customers, calling out prices and names while grabbing their customers' green wads
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        of money. The streets were a kaleidoscope of colours with different shades of red,
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        orange, yellow, and green spotted among the crowd. I headed to a samosa stall and                                       लाय ह  रग, लाल, नील, पील।।   Mademoiselle Nacéra, avec ses manières vives,
        tried a bite of the triangle-shaped dish, the aroma spreading through the air. Bombs of                                  ढ़ोल नगाड़ बज ग लय  म ,       A fait d'apprendre le français tout à fait un régal.
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        flavour erupted across my mouth as the flavours of peas and potatoes danced happily.                                         म तान  क  टोल  आई।        Elle nous a appris le vocabulaire et la grammaire,
        The warm feeling melted my heart and I sighed with happiness.                                                            झम - झम कर शोर मचाए,        Mais pas d'une manière ennuyeuse!
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                                                                                                                                                             Des jeux amusants et des activités ont rempli la classe,
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        Walking over to another stall, I saw a variety of clothing items. Maroon tunics, violet                                   ग बार फ   क रग लगाए।।
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        sarees and sapphire turbans were prominent among those. I felt the fabric of the                                                                     Faisant en sorte que chaque leçon ressemble à un jeu.
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        tunics and turbans, which were as smooth as butter. The sarees were adorned with                                                                     Nous avons appris des festivals et des lieux français,
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        various gems like diamonds and gold and, in the presence of the sun, they looked                                                                     Et la beauté de la langue aussi,
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        absolutely stunning. Suddenly, I heard the cluck cluck of chickens behind me and I                                                                   Mlle Nacéra a rendu tout cela si intéressant,     Sanaya Shetty
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        turned around. Two white hens stared at me and one clucked. Then, they took off like                                                                 Que nous attendions chaque jour avec impatience.
        bullet trains and I ran to see where they were going. I followed them to another stall                                         का या मंगल            En septième année à l'école DAIS,
        where there were animals galore. Dogs, cats, sheep, cows, goats, chickens, and pigs                                                                  Avec Mlle Nacéra comme guide,
        were there. I heard the Woof! Woof! of the dogs arguing with the meows of the cats;                                                                  Nous avons appris à aimer la langue française,
        the moos of the cows and the bleating of the sheep and goats echoed across the   Anvi Kalothia                                                       Et notre passion pour ça a duré
        street. I looked around and saw a million children crowding at a small stall.
                                                                                                                                                                                           Jia Dadbhawala
        Approaching closer, I saw that many toys like those of Captain America and Iron Man
        and those of Chota Bheem and Cars were displayed. The shouts of the children were   Drama Class is Fun!
        like firecrackers, each shouting I want this, I want that. Their excitement was evident
                                                                               This year in drama we went over                                               The Animal Kingdom
        among their screams and shouts; it had no bounds.
                                                                               scriptwriting, advertising and movie                                          The animal kingdom where should I start ?
        Before I knew it, the sky turned orange and the sun said its goodbyes for the day. The   reviews. We performed several plays which                   So many groups each so vast .
        day at the bazaar was ethereal and it passed by in a flash. Heading back home with                                                                                                                     Shloka Choudhary
                                                                               were a great experience as we were able to                                    The vertebrates is one I particularly enjoy.
        two bags full of items I acquired at the bazaar, I promised myself that I would come to   work with student from the other class as                  Let's talk about them and they're types.
        this marvellous paradise soon again.                                   well. The scriptwriting has always been a                                     Mammals have hair to keep them warm.
                                                           Abhay Wadhawan      fun activity where we get paired up with 4-                                   This is the group where we belong.
                                                                                                                                                             Fish have gills to breathe,
                                                                               5 of our classmates and write a short play,     Nivedita Shah
                                                                               this has always been one of the highlights                                    And use their fins to manoeuvre under the sea.
                                                                                                                                                             Birds have feathers to help them fly,
                                                                               of the drama class this year as there has
        पाणी                                                                   been some amazing acting with a lot of                                        They're hollow bones let them soar high.
                                                                                                                                                             Blessed with dry scales are the reptiles,
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        एक  दवशी आरवने  खडक बाहर पा हल आ ण  याला आकाशात पावसाळी ढग                                                                                           They lay leathery eggs and are terrestrials .
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                                                                               an incredible experience for us as we have                                    Lizards, tortoises and crocodiles to name a few,
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                                                                               learnt to develop our acting and                                              Can you try naming another two?
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        आजोबांनी  याला  वचारल, "काय आह?" "कटाळा आला" आरव  हणाला.               scriptwriting skills with fun.                                                Amphibians have moist skin
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        आरव  हणाला क   याला काह  करायचे नाह  आ ण पाट ला जायचे आह. आजोबा                              Samay Gulzar                                            They're jelly like eggs hold their kin.
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         हणाल  यांची पाट  होईल. आरवने  वचारल, "कस? आम याकड  म , फग, कक                                                                                       This comes to the end of the vertebrates ,
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                                                                                                                                                             A great topic to further investigate.
          ं  कवा  च स नाह त..." अजोबा आनंदाने खोल तन बाहेर पडला आ ण २  लास
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        पाणी घऊन परत आला. आरव उदास होऊन पाणी  यायला पण आजोबा  हणाला,         L'année du français!
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        "पाणी जादई आह आ ण ह  आमची पाणी पाट  आह!"                                                                               Siddhant Mendale
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                                                                             Cette année en français, nous apprenons                                                                                           Vaibhavi Barjatya
        मग अजोबा  हणतात क  पाणी जादई आह कारण त ह  त  पऊ शकता,  यात
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                                                                             beaucoup de nouvelles choses. On fait aussi
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        पोह शकता,  यापासन कपड धव शकता आ ण जीवन दखील पा यात राहत;                                                                  Tughlaq’s Time Travel
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                                                                             des projets fascinants et des projets en
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        खकडा, मास, कासव, ऑ टोपस. पाणी पाऊस  हणन पडत आ ण ढग, लाटा, बफ

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                                                                             groupe. Nous faisons plein d' activités. Les         This year, in the History class, we had a lot of fun learning about the misadventures of the Delhi Sultanate king, Mohammad Bin
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        बनत! त  हणतात क  ह चांगल आह क  पाणी फ त प वीवर आढळत आ ण                                                                   Tughlaq. Historians rightly named him the “wisest fool” because, most of his decisions resulted in administrative catastrophes. This
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        इतर कोठ नाह . आपण पा यामळ जगतो.                                                                                           set off my imagination - what if Tughlaq time travelled to the present? To find out, join me on this fun trip…
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        ह  आमची वॉटर पाट  आह कारण आ ह  पाणी, जाद साजर  कल  पा हज.            nourriture, etc. Le thème que j'aime le plus,        As the Sultan stepped out of his time machine and entered Delhi, he was greeted by a thick haze of smog that obscured his vision.
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        अनेकजण ह पाणी  द षत करतात.  यात कचरा व  लाि टक टाकन मास मारल  े      c'est les vacances. J'ai aimé apprendre ça           “What is this madness?" he exclaimed, covering his nose with a silk handkerchief. A group of concerned citizens approached him,
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        जातात. आपण त इतक  द षत करतो क  आपण  वसरतो क  ह  जाद आह. पाणी         parce que c'était vraiment passionnant!              explaining that the city was suffering from severe pollution caused by industries and vehicular emissions.
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                                                                                                                                  “Let's shift the capital from Delhi to the top of the Himalayas where the air will be pristine”, he declared. As the citizens huffed and
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        द षत न करता  याची बचत कल  पा हज. आपण आपला कचरा न या, सम ,            Mon projet favori était celui sur la routine         puffed to the top of the Himalayas, they realised that the air there was thin and old people and children were finding it hard to
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        महासागर आ ण तलावांम य टाक याऐवजी ड यात टाकला पा हज.                  quotidienne car on a pu réaliser un film et           breathe! Left with no other option, they moved back to Delhi, cursing their new leader. As a next course of action to resolve
        पा या शवाय आपण जग शकत नाह .                                          raconter notre routine en français. Ça aide          pollution, he banned the use of motor vehicles. Only camel or horse-drawn vehicles were to be used. The air quality in the city
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        लोक पा याची  ाथना करतात आ ण अनेक धा मक  वधींम य  याला दव             tellement à améliorer notre prononciation.           improved and the people of Delhi felt relieved. However, this had some unintended consequences. The camels and horses started to

                                                                                                                                  leave their waste all over the city resulting in a horrible stench!
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        मानतात. पण तर ह  आपण त  द षत करतो. इत या लोकांकड पाणी नसताना         Le cours de français est toujours intéressant et     Another idea sparked in the mind of Tughlaq. Why not turn the stench of the waste into fragrance? He ordered special perfumes and
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        आपण पा याची नासाडी करत आहोत. त हा आजोबा  हणाल, " हणन आरव दःखी        amusant. On apprend tant de choses comme             attar from the treasury to be poured over the waste. The perfume factories worked overtime to satisfy this new demand. But soon,
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        होऊ नकोस कारण आमची एक जादची पाट  आह, पाणी पाट !"                     les chansons et les jeux. Ça restera                 even tonnes of perfume were not enough to eliminate the stench from the city. In fact, this resulted in a new, more potent kind of
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                                                                             certainement parmi mes meilleurs souvenirs           stench that drove away the mosquitoes, and all kinds of insects from the city. Citizens of Delhi were pleasantly surprised by this new
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                                                                             de l'école!                                          development. They hailed Tughlaq as the best leader they have ever had. Tughlaq’s mind now was on overdrive, churning up new
                                                                                                                                  ideas to improve his beloved city. Wonder what he will come up with next? - Sudarshan Manikantan
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