One day, during a storm, two red tiles on the roof of Dolcy’s cottage flew out and into the trees far away. By Binkles Tinku The rain had been falling pitter-patter for quite some time, and Dolcy’s pretty cottage, Magic Terrace, looked lovely. The ferns and creepers around it were deliciously green. Dolcy was a…
Aisle: Subsidiary space alongside the body of a building, separated from it by columns, piers, or posts. (ÙشستÙÚº Ú©Û Ø¯Ø±Ù Ûا٠کا راستÛØ Ú¯ÙÛارÛ) Arch: A curved structure capable of spanning a space while supporting significant weight. (Ù Øراب) Attic: Small top story within a roof above the uppermost ceiling. (اٹاÙÛØ Ø¨Ø§ÙاخاÙÛ) Bays: Internal compartments of a building; each…
By A Staff Writer Dolcy lived on ‘Nolly Farm’, away from the hustle and bustle of the city. He didn’t go to school as his parents felt he could learn more on the farm. His friend Chinku too didn’t go to school and would come over often to the farm. There they would play games like ‘Nature…
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat. A busy man was walking by the building when he saw the boy. The man stopped, thinking for…
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I started praying at the age of five and my mother taught me how to tackle challenges with the help of my faith. By Bazil Hilmani My parents are both teachers. They did their best when it comes to parenting. My mother is a teacher in a school. She taught me various aspects of my…
You may have given your children all the material comforts they asked for, but you didn’t give them your time and your love. By Janvir Joshua Mr. Tamo had almost everything a retired man could have asked for by way of material comforts. But yet, he was very unhappy. The reason for this was that…
One day, my father asked me to drive him to town for an all-day conference, and I jumped at the chance. By Arun Gandhi “I was 16 years old and living with my parents at the institute my grandfather had founded 18 miles outside of Durban, South Africa, in the middle of the sugar plantations.…
By Roshan Shah The other day I was sitting on the floor in a community kitchen at a place of worship, waiting for lunch to begin. A short distance away from where I sat was a hole in the floor. It was perhaps the mouth of a drain pipe that led to a rubbish pit…
By Sheesha He! The Prophet is said to have remarked: “No father can give his child anything better than good manners.” (Tirmidhi, Baihaqi) The Prophet is said to have remarked: “I have been sent to perfect good character.” (Malik) Bino was a very well-mannered boy. Bino’s parents wanted that he should always behave politely. One of the things…
