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STORY Burgled

WRITING I had invited some friends that not a single
that not a single
for a sleepover, slumber party. piece of furni-
ture was left in
My parents had gone out for the ture was left in
the house. “Madan, what
night and we had the whole house the house. “Madan, what
happened here!?”Shamsher
for ourselves. It was only 9:00 pm and happened here!?”Shamsher
we didn’t want to go to sleep yet so we asked.
decided to play some games. We started off
“I have no idea.” But then they
by playing a game of Ludo. Ram won the first “I have no idea.” But then they
round but it was by fluke, not by skills. “What do heard a loud thump coming
heard a loud thump coming
you mean by fluke?” Ram exclaimed when I told from the cellar. Madan’s con-
from the cellar. Madan’s con-
him, “Whatever, just forget about Ludo, let’s play science told him to hide so he
science told him to hide so he
Snake and Ladders.” We decided to play Snake hid behind the big back door. But Madan’s friends
and Ladders and we played that for one hour weren’t quick enough so they got caught by the
straight. All of us were tired so we just decided two big burglars who had come bursting out of
to go to bed. The next morning I woke up at the the cellar door. In no time they tied them up. “Let
crack of dawn. us go, ‘’ they all shouted. Madan quietly creeped
out of the back door and into Mrs Shreshtha’s
I rubbed my eyes feeling sleepy. I brushed my backyard. “Ma’am help us! Some burglars have
teeth and when I came back I realized that I was my friends tied up! Please call the police!”.
the only one awake. My friends were fast asleep.
I was very hungry so, bleary-eyed, I went down- Mrs Shrestha quickly called the police and they
stairs for breakfast. When I went there I was hor- heard the wailing of sirens in no time. The bur-
ror-struck. The house was empty, even the furni- glars also heard this and they fled but the po-
ture was gone! “Hari Krishna, Shamsher, Shyam lice outnumbered them and caught them. They
come down here!”, I shouted for my friends at the thanked Madan for informing them and they
top of my lungs. They all woke up immediately rushed off to the police station. They found the
and came scrambling down the stairs. “Why are furniture in the cellar and thanked Madan for be-
you sho-”,Shyam started but stopped when he saw ing such a hero.
D Saharsha Sangraula

Memory as a Dream

In the streets of Jhamsikhel, there was a huge means to forbid a word or a statement to be used
mansion. The mansion belonged to Nilima and or mentioned because of social or cultural rea-
Jayant Shrestha. The Story takes place when their son”, Replied Ada. “Thanks, Ada, you’re so help-
4 children quarrel. Nilima had gone to work. ful!” said Dhiraj gratefully. “My pleasure, Dhiraj”.
Jayant was in the study room, reading. Down in “Hey, Upama, can you play Mozart’s Turkish
the library, 16-year-old Ada, 14-year-old Dhiraj, March for me?” requested Ada. “Sure Ada” said
10-year-old Upama, and 8-year-old Ayushman Upama. She was about to start when Ayushman
were having fun. Upama was playing a piano interrupted her. “What are you doing? Why are
sonata by Mozart, bringing peace to the room. you just reading? Let’s go play!” shouted Ayush-
Ayushman was somewhere in the gaming room. man. “Children, children quiet please!” protested
Until Ayushman got an idea to go to the fun park. their father who had entered the library to check
on his kids. “Baba, I want to go to the Fun park”,
The two elders were reading. “Hey Ada, what is Wailed Ayushman. “Shut up Ayushman!” Said
the meaning of taboo?” asked Dhiraj. “Taboo Upama who was trying to concentrate on im-