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  The White-Footed Deer Poem by William Cullen Bryant   It was a hundred years ago, When, by the woodland ways, The traveller saw the wild deer drink, Or crop the birchen sprays.   Beneath a hill, whose rocky side O'erbrowed a grassy mead, And fenced a cottage from the wind, A deer was wont to feed.   She only came when on the cliffs The evening moonlight lay, And no man knew the secret haunts In which she walked by day.   White were her feet, her forehead showed A spot of silvery white, That seemed to glimmer like a star In autumn's hazy night.   And here, when sang the whippoorwill, She cropped the sprouting leaves, And here her rustling steps were heard On still October eves.   But when the broad midsummer moon Rose o'er that grassy lawn, Beside the silver-footed deer There grazed a spotted fawn.   The cottage dame forbade her son To aim the rifle here; 'It were a sin,' she said, 'to harm
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  The Last Boat The translation has been googled By Rabindranath Tagore At the close of the day, in the land of sleep, a veiled shadow Makes me forget, forget my life. On the other bank, a golden shore edges the gloaming, Which like an enchantress disrupts my work. The wayfarers who head back after completing their task, Do not look back at the trail they leave behind. Like a receding tide, intoxicated, I am drawn away from home. The dusk sets in as the day leaves. Please come, o ferryman, one Who can row me across on the last Ferry at the end of the day. In the dusk, a few ferries ebb with the tide To the other side. How will I recognise the ferryman among the other ones Waiting at the arrival to take me to my destination? Downhill, by the thick vegetation at the bank, The shade moves like a shadow. Where is the ferryman who is willing to halt When I call out? O come, The one who will row me At the close of the day in the last ferry. T
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My sweet cat Laali {Mahalaya 2012 to 27 May 2023} “The memories and paw print of a beloved cat remains in our heart and soul forever.” – Unknown   “When the cat you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” – Unknown   “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” – Jules Verne
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Washday Mrs Ocean takes in washing Every day the whole year through And she uses so much bluing That it stains the water blue. I have seen soap suds floating When the waves were rough and high, But I have never discovered Where she hangs the clothes to dry. -       Elizabeth F. Upson    
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  Laundry fun for kids Level: Primary School Aim: To introduce the poem Washday by Elizabeth F. Upson   Who does the laundry in your home? ................................................................. Do you think boys and men should also wash and dry clothes? .................................................................... What things do you need to do laundry? .......................................................................... Laundry blue is applied to unwashed clothes to add a dash of sparkling whiteness to them. When you often wear the same clothes, they get yellow. Bluing makes these clothes less yellow. The blued fabric needs to be sun-dried instead of doing the same in the washing machine. Sunlight and the blueing agent naturally kill many germs on moist clothing. Have you noticed the tiny colourful soap bubbles while washing clothes? .................................................................  
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  Octopus 1.     You may often have heard someone proudly saying that he has blue blood running through his veins. 2.     This figuratively means that he is the descendant of a royal dynasty. 3.     Did you know that a creature living in the deep blue ocean really has blue-coloured blood? 4.     We are talking about the mollusc, the eight-legged octopus here. 5.     Octopuses are natural marine architects which build homes for themselves with rocks. 6.     With their powerful arms, they can easily shift rocks from one venue to another. 7.     Their rock den abodes have a stone door entrance which the octopus can lock after it safely enters its sweet home. 8.     Even after they are securely at home, they are better off without visitors. 9.     They disperse shells and rocks to carefully conceal themselves within their dens. 10.                        After catching prey which comprises worms, crustaceans, molluscs, prawns and fish they retire to their dens to savour
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  Butterfly Facts for kids 1.    Your heart may leap when you see a colourful butterfly visit a brightly coloured flower to taste the nectar. 2.    There are around 17,500 species of beautiful butterflies fluttering all over the world. 3.    They come in various dazzling colours- red, yellow, blue, pink, brown, etc. 4.    With their tongues called proboscis, they sip nectar from plants. 5.    Their feet have taste buds as well. 6.    Some of them nourish themselves with the sap of trees, dung and decaying fruits and animals. 7.    They flutter around during the day and repose at night in bushes and safe nooks. 8.    Some butterflies migrate from colder to warmer regions when winter approaches. 9.    They lay eggs on leaves attaching them with   glue. 10.                     Only one out of the hundreds of eggs it lays hatches into a cute caterpillar.
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