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Christmas Cheer
-Aurik Bhasin (III-C)
On a christmas day,
Merry Christmas we say.
We give an applause,
To old santa claus.
The tree is made of pine,
And adults drink wine.
The spirits are lifted,
When people are gifted.
The next festival is near, wishing,
A very happy new year!
Wish to have a happy ending
Wish to have a happy ending
-Riya Singh (IX-C)
12th february, 1890
Today was the Cliftonson party. As I entered the big doorway I saw more than 2000 people all looking like royalty, But one caught my eye. She looked ravishing, she wore a black gown with silver earrings and a choker on her neck. She was one I hadn't seen before in town so I went up to her and welcomed her. She thanked me and told me what a wonderful town it was. I asked her where she's from, ‘I'm from no place as such, i keep travelling’
‘Why so?’ i asked curiously
‘This world is enormous and has so much to offer’ She said ‘Staying at one place forever knowing there's so much more you could be seeing, the thought just doesn't sit right with me’
‘Forever is a very short time miss, how shall you see this world in such a short lifetime’ i asked
‘Trust me, forever is a very long time’ she said
I was just about to ask her her name when they called all the members for dinner.
I didn't see her at the party again but hope to see her in the coming days.
15th february 1890
I woke up today to see the letter from the Cliftonsons which told all members of the council to assemble in the conference room. This was the first meeting they've had in 2 years. My father was part of the council but since he died last year, I wondered if I'm now a part of it. I reached the conference room and sat down on the first chair. Mrs. Cliftonson stood up and looked miserable, almost as if she was constipated.
‘I regretfully have to inform all of you about the event that took place on the day of our ball. I went upstairs after the diner was over and saw Louisa Cuthbert.I told her to go home since the party was over, but she didn't move and kept staring at me. I kept requesting her to leave until she moved so fast, grabbed John greenstone and just vanished. Both have been missing ever since’
Everyone started talking with each other. I couldn't hear what they were saying.
‘I would like to request all council members to keep this to themselves and not tell anyone, not even family’ she said ‘Even though it's not possible, I doubt if there's the slightest possibility if they're back’
‘Who’s back?’ i asked
‘The family of the devil, the sirens’
As I was walking back home through the market I was extremely confused, I mean, sirens? This can't be real right? While I was in my thoughts I bumped into someone in front of the book store. Around 10 books fell so i picked all of them up and apologised. As I got up, I saw her.
‘Hello miss, so good seeing you again’
‘The pleasure is all mine’ she said with a smile.
‘So you’re fond of books?’
‘Indeed, i've written few myself’
‘Impressive, I'd like to read them sometime, by which name should I find them?’
‘Eunoia is my name, it's ancient greek. I'm sorry, I have somewhere to be right now, See you later’ she said as she walked fast towards a carriage. And just like that, she was gone.
Her voice was hypnotising. I felt euphoric while she was speaking.
20th February 1890
There was another council meeting today, where we came to a conclusion to set off all parties and social gatherings coming up and take the next 2 weeks searching for the missing people and finding out the mystery behind it. I came home with a bunch of books about sirens and Greek mythology. They live in oceans? Travel sea to sea? Hypnotise a person with their voice so they help them prey? It was so hard to believe all of this happened in this town.
I made myself some tea and went to check the mailbox. I had gotten 3 letters, 2 for taxes and one from Eunoia? I was surprised and utterly excited.
Dearest townmate,
It has been a pleasure meeting you and talking to you. I would love for us to be friends.
You could help me explore this town and hopefully I can return the favour.
Martin's Cafe is right down the third alley, I shall be there waiting for you 4 hours past noon tomorrow.
Sincerely, Eunoia
22nd february 1890
I went to the cafe yesterday to meet her. It was the best time of my life. I talked to her and she told me about the entire world and how she sees it. Her point of view is extremely exceptional. After the cafe we went towards the coast at night. The tide was strong and the moon so near looked as if it would fall into the ocean. We walked there as she told me that this was the best evening she's had in a long time. As we said goodbyes I walked towards the exit of the beach and she stood there watching me go. I walked 7 meters until I turned around to see her. She had already disappeared, as if she had faded in the ocean.
27th february 1890
Another council meeting was called. I reached there around 3 minutes late, as I entered the mayor told me that 5 more people had gone missing the past week. Everyone searched for them but they were nowhere to be found in the entire town. Everyone was starting to really panic now. And honestly, I can't say I wasn't scared either. What if I'm next? What if someone I know is next? If what the council believes is true, then all of these people going missing are being preyed on by the siren or either are lured and manipulated by it.
Leaving all this behind, I went to the beach again to see her, I again spent hours with her talking. Her aura makes me want to stay close to her for as long as possible, but she wouldn't tell me anything about herself. She told me about her experiences but I realised that the only thing I know about her is her name. So I asked her to tell me more about herself.
‘Believe me, you don't wanna know about me. All that is there to tell will drive you away from me and you are the only true friend i have right now’ she responded.
1st march 1890
It was high time now, we had to take some action. 10 more people went missing in 5 days.
We all had been doing our part of the research and came to the conclusion that the sirens are actually walking and talking like normal humans. It is very confusing. According to the books, There was a curse for the sirens to have a fishtail which was put on them by a very strong witch. Perhaps the curse was broken? No one could find out as of now but we did find a way to expose whoever it was. A siren's true form and face can be seen inside of a mirror.
I went to meet her again, it was a part of my daily routine now. But today I was determined to convince her to tell me about herself. As I went there she was sitting by the shore with the waves hitting her feet. I had a mirror in my hand since everyone had to carry one with them for safety issues. I sat there with her and tried to convince her to open up. As soon as she laid eyes on the mirror she jumped away from me like she had seen a snake. She didn't come near me. It wasn't long until I started putting the pieces together. I'm still miserable even thinking about the fact that she was a siren. The thought that all my loyalty to her was manipulated by her?
3rd march 1890
I didn't expose her to the council yet, I gathered the guts to go talk to her. She was there at the beach as I walked fast towards her. Before she could say something I asked what she was. She told me to sit down and listen to her but I was too scared and had gotten my answer. As I reached home I saw a letter from her in my mailbox.
Dear,
I hopefully will answer every question you must’ve had but were too afraid to ask. I solemnly swear to be completely honest with you. I am 367 years old, and spent 200 years with a fishtail inside the ocean. Hypnotising sailors and preying on anyone that came my way. It is my lifestyle, my familys as well. But after the tail curse was broken. I really wanted to start a new life and explore the human world
Everyone that I've had a bond with has only been out of manipulation. But with you, I felt that our friendship was real, my love for you was real and i didnt want to manipulate you, I wanted your real loyalty. I had to feed. But now I shall leave this town. Sang to everyone else in the council to forget that any of this ever happened. But I don't want you to forget me. Maybe we shall meet again after a few years. Till then we shall part ways.
Love, Eunoia
Occult Crystals
Occult Crystals
-Anonymous
Pierced by god, pierced by shine,
An opal fists through the ice line.
Deep as a night, cold as snow,
Known from days man could know.
Bond from rise and fall of man,
Where tombs and graves ran; it’s,
Where amulets clung to be,
By her neck for all to see.
Symbols, they all are,
Glinting magic lingers far.
Blinding aura they bring,
Days of awakening spring.
बचपन की उड़ान
बचपन की उड़ान
-बबिता परीदा (नवम-अ)
हेरिटेज; एक सुहाना सफर है
स्कूल तो वह सफर हैं, जो ज्ञान देते-देते हमारा परिवार बन जाता हैं|
ऐसा ही परिवार मैंने बनाया हैं, ‘दी हेरिटेज स्कूल, वसंत कुंज’ के साथ| यह एक ऐसा स्कूल हैं जिसके साथ रिश्ता बन जाए तो कभी ना टूटे | अपने स्कूल की तारीफ तो सब करते हैं, पर मैं तो तारीफ की वजह बताऊँगी |
शिक्षकों से तो सब पढ़ते हैं पर अगर शिक्षक और विद्यार्थी में पारदर्शिता नहीं हो तो क्या पढाई सफल हो पाती हैं ? नहीं| जब आप अपने शिक्षक से डरते हो, उनसे सवाल पूछने से हिचकिचाते हो तो आप क्लास में एक बे-जान मूर्ति बन जाते हैं | परन्तु ‘दी हेरिटेज स्कूल, वसंत कुंज’ में इसी पारदर्शिता को बनाए रखने के लिए सी.टी. पीरियड (CT period) अर्थात क्लास टीचर्स पीरियड (class teacher period ) होते है | जहाँ आप अपनी बात बिना डरे, शिक्षक के सामने दिल खोल कर रख सकते हैं | पढाई कैसी चल रही हैं ? क्या-क्या विकास लाना हैं? सब कुछ साझा कर सकते हैं |
जिस प्रकार परिवार में किसी भी सदस्य को कभी पीछे नहीं छोड़ते, और जैसा कि मैंने आपको बताया की ‘दी हेरिटेज स्कूल, वसंत कुंज’ एक परिवार है, तो अपने सदस्यों अर्थात छात्रों को कैसे पीछे छोड़ा जा सकता हैं | इस क्रम में हर तरह के शिक्षार्थियों को साथ लेकर चलने के लिए कदम उठाए जाते है | पढ़ाई सबको समझ नहीं आती, और जाहिर सी बात हैं कि पढ़ाई में सब अच्छे नहीं होते हैं | सब आर्थिक रूप से इतने सुदृढ़ भी नही होते कि बच्चों को ट्यूशन लगावा दें | इस समस्या पर गौर करते हुए हमारा विद्यालय ने सपोर्ट क्लासेज आयोजित करता हैं | जो बच्चे पढाई में कमज़ोर हैं वह सपोर्ट क्लासेज में जा कर पढाई में बेहतर होते हैं, ताकि कक्षा के दौरान हर छात्र साथ में चले |
‘दी हेरिटेज स्कूल, वसंत कुंज’ में सामूहिक रूप से कार्य करने पर बल दिया जाता है | यहाँ क्र्यू सिस्टम (Crew system) नाम की भी एक चीज़ होती हैं, जहाँ 5-6 बच्चों का एक समूह मिलकर किसी प्रोजेक्ट या प्रेजेंटेशन पर काम करते हैं| पढाई के अनेक विषय पर साथ मिलकर चर्चा करते हैं इससे उन्हें विभिन्न छात्रों के एक ही विषय पर अलग-अलग परप्रेक्ष्य को देखने का मौका मिलता हैं |
पढाई के साथ अपनी रुचि का तो ध्यान रखना पड़ता हैं, और अपनी रुचि को बढ़ावा देने के लिए हमारे विद्यालय में विभिन्न गतिविधियाँ Co-Scholastic के अंतर्गत करवाई जाती हैं| जहाँ बच्चे पढाई के आलावा भी अपना हुनर अन्य स्थानों में प्रदर्शित कर सकते हैं, जैसे खेल-कूद, नाच-गाना, कला-शिल्प, थिएटर आदि |
बच्चे ही तो देश का भविष्य हैं | उन्हें सही पद मार्ग में ले आओ, तो भविष्य बदल सकते हैं | बच्चों की सोच सही दिशा में आगे बढे यह जिम्मेदारी बड़ों को ही लेनी पड़ती हैं | कई बार जीवन में ऐसे समय आते हैं जब आपका बच्चा आप से कुछ पूछता हैं और आपके पास उसका जवाब नहीं होता है | कई बार आप उन बातों को अनदेखा कर देते हैं | इन बातों का बच्चों के दिमाग पर बहुत असर पड़ता हैं | बच्चों की यही बातें अनदेखा न हो और उनको अपने सभी प्रश्नों का उत्तर मिल जाए , इसको ध्यान में रखते हुए, इन क्षेत्रों से जुड़े विशेषज्ञों को बुलाकर शंकाओं का समाधान किया जाता है |इसी क्रम भारत के प्रसिद्ध मनोचिकित्सक डॉ. वी. एस. रवीन्द्रन के साथ सेशंस आयोजित होते रहते हैं | जहाँ आप अपनी दुविधाएँ, अपने प्रश्न पूछ सकते हैं और आपको उसका हल भी मिल जाता है |
अधिकतर स्कूल बारहवीं तक होते हैं | उसके बाद छात्र जीवन में क्या करेंगे? इसका कुछ अता-पता नहीं होता | परन्तु हमारा विद्यालय बहुत से महाविद्यालय से विशेषज्ञों को बुलाकर छात्रों को भविष्य के लिए स्पष्टता प्रदान करता है | जहाँ बच्चे अपने भविष्य के बारे में पहले से ही एक झलक देख पाते हैं | इन सेशंस में तरह तरह के महाविद्यालयों के बारे में बताया जाता हैं ताकि बारहवीं के बाद छात्र अपने जीवन का लक्ष्य पूरा कर पाए|
‘दी हेरिटेज स्कूल, वसंत कुंज’ में स्टूडेंट्स को लर्नर कहते हैं, टीचर्स को मेंटोर्स कहते हैं, टेस्ट को टोल्ड असेसमेंट , सरप्राइज टेस्ट को अनटोल्ड असेसमेंट आदि कहा जाता है | यह छोटे-छोटे शब्द भी एक स्कूल को दूसरे स्कूल को भिन्न बनाते हैं | इस तरह के शब्द बच्चों को विद्यालय से जोड़ते हैं और उन पर परीक्षा का दबाव नहीं रहता है | कहते हैं कि छोटे – छोटे प्रयासों से परिवर्तन को आधार मिलता है जो हम अपने विद्यालय में देख पाते हैं | बच्चों की उड़ान में कोई बाधा न आए इसके लिए उनके पंखों को मजबूती प्रदान करने के लिए हमारे विद्यालय के प्रयास सराहनीय हैं |
The valley of wizards
The valley of wizards
-Ramayra Tyagi (VII-C)
Chapter 1
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful girl in a village. She had a lot of lovers and haters. Boys used to love her, and girls used to hate her. One day a boy who was new to the village did not know that there was such a pretty girl in the village. The boy saw her and followed her. He walked to her and said, "What a pretty lady you are!" Then the girl said, "I know I have a pleasant beauty," and kept on bragging about herself. The boy got very angry and irritated because she bragged about herself. The girl did not know that he was a wizard; the boy took out his magic wand and made the girl look terrible and dirty. Then the girl stopped talking and looked at herself and ran to her home, the wizard moved on into the village and never saw the girl again. The girl was crying, furious and wanted revenge. She started looking for spellbooks in her house to destroy the wizard. Suddenly, she saw a book of evil spells and thought it was the correct book to take revenge on the wizard. She opened the book and went through the pages, and found the most powerful spell named The Wishing Night. She made the spell and drank it, but she did not know the consequence of the spell. Suddenly, the girl started to choke and felt like she was going to die but, instead, she turned into a witch and took the granted oath that she would take revenge on the wizard. She also read that there are witch families- good and bad ones. She decided to choose the Bad Family. In the book, it was written that the witches are long gone, but they can be brought back by saying this chant "Light as a feather, stiff as a board. I wish upon to bring them home. Wide away from their spellbook zone, give me the power to bring them back, and wait for the revenge to be taken back." The chant worked, and then the sky became black and evil the witches started to appear. The girl was so happy and grateful to the four evil witches- Lucifer, Maleficent, Everline and the strongest- Truth.
"We all wish together we would finish him."
Chapter 2
The witches started to hunt people down with the girl to find the wizard. Together they hunted a lot of people in the village. They also went to other villages and killed a lot of people day by day. People were dying. Villages were getting empty but, the witches only hunted the men- they took the women with them and made them like them, but they did not find the wizard. Three days had passed, the witches did not come to the village to hunt people; instead, they were making a finding spell that would have taken five days to make. The spell was so powerful that it could find people thousands and thousands of miles away. After five days, the spell was ready, and the witches sat on their broomsticks and went to the villages to find the wizard. In the spellbook, it was written that the spell would only work when the potion would turn blue. They went to six different villages, and in the last one, the eighth one, the position turned blue. Then the girl saw the wizard, ran towards him and started to say this chant "I got this chance, I got it once, give me the person to complete my task."
The chant did not work on the wizard because he was too powerful for her magic, but the four other witches did not give up. The most powerful witch appeared because she was very powerful. She had to hide her magic from the wizards and other good witches. Spare this last, one with a call and one with smog, but, this time she had to help her family and threw a fireball at the wizard and got to know that there were witches here and took out his magic wand and started to battle all the witches, not only one. But suddenly, The Truth went back, and before that happened, she told the girl, "If you use your magic together, you will win" When they turned back, the wizard had run away, and the spell also wore off. The witches were very angry and went back to their homes to make themself more powerful. They cooked a lot of spells and read a lot of chants, but nothing worked, so they called Truth and asked for half her magic powers to share with them, but Truth refused and went back. They were so angry that they started killing the village girls who were turned into witches and killed almost all but did not kill one witch because Maleficent got an idea- "We can use her to get the wizard. She can make herself pretty and make him love herself. But, she will not brag about herself, or the wizard will cast a spell, and she will come back to the original witch." All witches agreed and were happy. The next day the witches cooked a protection spell on the last witch so that the wizard would not know that she was a witch. They all went together to the wizard by a finding spell and sent the last witch towards him. They both talked a lot and went for a walk till the end of the village. But the wizard did not come to her house. The last witch requested a lot so the wizard had to agree and they both went to the home by walking. The witches had a broomstick so, they reached fast and turned the house neat and clean and turned themselves into different characters- Maleficent into a mother, Everline into sister and Lucifer into brother. Everything was ready, and the witches were happy and decided to give the last witch a Wishing Star that would give her more magical powers. They kept the Wishing Star for themselves but decided to give it to her since she was their lucky charm. The witches thought that the wizard did not know, but he...
Chapter 3
But he knew that she was a witch because witches' hair are always very smooth- black from up and pink from down and smelled like jasmine. After four-five days later, the wizard got no proof that she was a witch and trusted her as a normal person. They both started to love each other, but the girl did not. Instead, she got more information like where he lived, where he went every day after meeting her and where he kept his potions and spellbooks in his house. All the witches got the information and started cooking spells and making plans to kill him. The planning and the spell making lasted for a month. After a month, everything was planned and ready. They decided to kill him that night on his birthday but, after all, that day was unlucky- the witches forgot that on a wizards' birthday, the witches lose their magical power and on the witches' birthday, the wizards do. But the witches' birthday was long gone, and it came one time in two years, and there was still one year left for their birthday. So, they all decided to leave him and thought about another date. All the witches said that the points would die. They would not last for more than a day. "Our hard work will get spoiled!" So Everline said, "Let's all go for our two-month sleeping fortune and then we will kill him with power." Everyone went back home, put a protection spell on the house so that no one could enter other than them. They all went to sleep and came after two months with a lot more magical powers. But to come to the world, they have to do a lot of prayers and chants to get alive again, and it could almost take three to four months, but they had to kill the wizard and complete the wish of the girl because now she was in their Bad witch family. A long time ago, the old witches used to make a spell named Reverse Me Back To Get Back Alive Fast'. They all tried it and failed because they missed one ingredient- The Golden Theme. But that was a Good witch family ingredient, they would have to visit their home- which was miles and miles and miles and miles away, and they were their enemy; why would they visit their planet?
Chapter 4
The witches took the grand swear- they could not break it, and if they do, they will die. We will have to go to their home. All of them sat on the broomstick and started their journey, but they could not be seen, and they did not have magical powers because they were not alive. The witches had to cover ten places to reach the Good witch family planet. They covered the first place, Hallow. Then they covered the second place, Transylvania. The third-place, Egypt, fourth place, The Great Globe, which was the giants home, the fifth-place, The Harvest Coven, the sixth place, Circle of The Night. The seventh-place, Wives of Starburst, the eighth-place, Witches of Pentangles, the ninth place, The Moon Rise Circle and the last was The Brilliant Light Circle. The witches successfully reached the Good witch family planet. The witches went to every place on the planet, and they found this place called Tomorrow Land. It was written that The Golden Thyme is hidden and kept safely in Tomorrow's Land. They all went in to grab The Golden Thyme and could not find it anywhere because it was kept very smartly in the case with a magical lock. But, they were very powerful witches; they could do anything, but, they had no magical powers so, they called Truth. Truth did not go to sleep with witches because she was in a very powerful position that could not be stopped, and it should mix all the time, so she had her magical powers. She said, "The chant master of locks and the secret of the box can be opened, only at one cost. Truth to be known until it kept the person who made this lock." Then she told the meaning of it that the lock had been made by a very powerful person, and it can only be opened by knowing the truth of who made it so the box will tell all its secrets also.
Chapter 5
Truth was pretty smart to solve this mystery.
For four days, Maleficent was the witch with the most helpful chants to break any spell. She had a lot of experience in spell chants. Maleficent began to speak the chant, "It was taken, it was mine, it shall be mine in time. I did not plan for this, but my family is what is mine. Open this box for the grant swear, or your loved ones will not be spared." This chant shall only reach the person who made this lock and will break the spell on this box.
The person who made this was the queen, and she denied opening the box. The girl got angry and called the queen in Tomorrow's Land. The queen transferred there, and the smart-minded witches told the whole story to the queen, and she believed it, but the queen could only hear them and not see them because they were not alive. The queen gave them the golden thyme and played a smart game against them by giving them the grand swear to give back whatever was left in the golden thyme. Witches cooked the spell and were back alive again.
To be continued.
The valley of wizards changed the girl.
Chapter 6
Maleficent went to atike the girl had in her house, took out the spellbook, and tried to find a spell that would make them find the wizard. But Truth, Everline and Maleficent did not know the one truth about the girl; she was planning something very clever that the witches could never think of because they trusted her. But every person has a good in them. She would not tell anyone anything about what she was planning. The good witches also did not know about this. A hint for the girl's plan was that it was the first stage for revenge but not for the wizard. The girl smartly handled all the witches and did not let them know her plan. Six to five weeks passed, and nothing seemed to help the witches. Every plan they made, the girl ruined it by her tricks- sometimes in the back and sometimes in front of them. But they can not curse or hurt her because she was also part of the Bad witch family. They chanted all day long and months and weeks. Days kept on passing, and one day, on a blue moon which is very rare and important for all witching families.
A blue moon needed to be spelt on and needed more power every year when it bloomed. The witches needed to give all their powers to the moon, or it will finish, and all the witches will too. They all chanted the same chant every time by saying, "Drop of water, the heat of a stone, powers I give you this blue moon, shiny as glop, dull as a rock. I share my powers to this gracious moon." All their powers were gone to the moon. To get back their powers, they all had to eat a stone that had been hidden in the dark hollow cave. It was miles and miles away from the good witches, and near to the Bad witch planet. But the Bad witches also had to travel because they were on the earth. Miles and miles away from earth somewhere, there is hidden magic and will be found one day.
Chapter 7
Maleficent and Lucifer had a plan to reach faster and before the good witches. They told Everline and Truth about their plan and started their journey to The Dark Hollow Cave. They were tired from walking. Truth had a small time machine that could make time slower and make them faster. It was perfect. She shook it, and all of the witches started to fly very fast for an hour, and they reached the place that was miles and miles away from earth. They arrived in one hour. They went into the cave and took the stone. After which, they ate the stone, regained their powers, and were hopping around. The witches travelled back to earth to the girl's house. By the time they reached the girl’s house, the good witches had reached there and taken all their spellbooks, potions and all of their work they put on making all the plans which took months and months. But wait, who told them that they are making positions? The girl told them; she told them everything and made the witches go to the hollow cave so, while they were gone, the good witches could go to earth and take all the potions and spells to put in the museum. The Bad witches saw the good witches taking their potions and spellbook. They went to their planet by following them. They saw the good witches putting their things in the museum with the girl and had been betrayed by her. They were in shock that she could do that. So they said this chant together to break the grant swear given to the girl- "We were betrayed, we did not know. The grand swear was fake; we want to leave this grant to swear, for, spare us the truth." Truth appeared. She was also devastated by what the girl did. It was heartbreaking for them because they were a family now. All the four witches saw the girl they gave the wishing star to. They told her about everything, and she decided to help them. They took the grant oath together. "I am taken. I agree, without any forces, but I am free. I am willing to help with pride and glee. Welcome my witching family. Now I am all yours." The chant worked, and now they five were family and were thinking of killing the girl.
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