Story Time

• ... and the bell rang by Huma Sittar

Sat alone by the window, light drops of rain fell on the smooth road, it was pitch-black as if the earth had nothing but darkness. It was almost 11:00 pm and I was all by myself at home. My mom and sis were out with some relatives and my brothers were with their friends and my dear dad was at his office, he was to pick them all up on his way back.

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• From rags to riches by Sidra Nadeem

As I reached for some leftover bread crumbs and stale fruits or vegetables, in the vast garbage dump, my hand came in contact with a long, curved substance which left me in a pleasant haze.

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• Three Wise Man retold by Aarij Bashir

A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said “I don’t think...

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• A meeting with a ghost by Behjat Sahar

I have never believed in ghosts not even when people narrated stupid spooky tales. I knew they were all false till the day I came face to face with a ghost myself. Our house was near the graveyard.

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• A peep into the future by Syed Akif Shoaib

Thirteen-year-old Shayaan had just moved with his parents to a strange new town. The residents of the place seemed very intelligent as well as inquisitive. That was probably why they were always inventing new things.

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Poets's Corner

My Jeans by Mariam Hidayatullah

Me by Aisha Godil

Flowers by Kaneez Zainab

Patriotism by Maria Sikander

My Mom by Hira Aijaz

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Great Quotes

* Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. —Richard L. Evans
* We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision. —Gary Collins.
* Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. —Henry David Thoreau.
* When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. —Helen Keller.
* The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. —Allen K. Chalmers.

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Quotes about Dad

None of you can ever be proud enough of being the child of such a father who has not his equal in this world -- so great, so good, so faultless. Try all of you, to follow in his footsteps and don't be discouraged, for to be really in everything like him none of you, I am sure, will ever be. Try, therefore, to be like him in some points, and you will have acquired a great deal.

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How to impress others by Asfia Salahuddin

Here are some tips for you guys, if you apply them in your practical life, I guarantee that you will feel a sudden change in people’s behaviour. People will be surely get impressed by you and you will become the centre of attention.

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Guidelines for better speaking by Mahwish Humayun, Quetta

If you want to be popular, you have to become speech- conscious. When we speak, through our speech our personality makes a great impact on others. Here are some points that...

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