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THE LIFELONG TREASURE

by

Umamaheswari AnandaneWritten for Retell, Remix and Rejoice Contest by Pratham Books

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Once upon a time, there lived a Lion who felt sad about the animals in his jungle

What a dull life! the Lion moaned .

My jungle is no different from what it was a decade ago. My people are uneducated

and far behind the other part of the world. And as a king , I feel sad about this fact. hethought.

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until I redeem my respect of being crowed as the real king of the Jungle. And for

that I should do something for my people the Lion said and he thought of a plan.

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He saw the Giraffe, Elephant and Zebra grazing on the fields. The lion went near them

and spoke My friends, do you know that there is a secret hidden in a place that

belonged to our jungle and told them the directions .

The animals stood astounded looking carefully their King.

I hope that you will find out the secret that holds a priceless value , the Lion said

clearly and then went away

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Soon, the Elephant set out into the directions given by the Lion.

He walked deep into the dark forest surrouned by strange looking plants and trees .

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Finally, he reached a place that appeared to be like a path to a cave.

This must be the exact way thought the Elephant.

The Elephant took a deep breath and set forward walking towards the cave .

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No sooner than he set forth his travel, the Elephant came running back with his amazing

findings .

I must tell my friends what I saw, the Elephant thought

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The other animals were gathered to hear from the Elephant who was now panting for

breath.

What is that you saw?Do tell us fast asked the impatient green parrot sitting on the

branch .

How big was the Treasure?, asked the Monkey.

The Elephant could not find words to decribe it.It was the tree , a huge tree that had a

door .It had many openings and looked different from the other trees said the Elephant

Oh!Wait a minute . Can you be a bit clear? What was it exactly? Did you go inside the

door of the tree ? asked the Deer

No No..I thought I should tell you first about the Tree and the door said the Elephant

Well, then lets set off together to find what is inside the door said the Giraffe.

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Then they finally went to the place directed by the Elephant.They saw a board pointing

to a door on a Tree.

Its a Tree House cried the Monkey

Wait , there is something written on the Board , said the Parrot

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One by one, the animals tried to read the board. But however up, down or side ways

they tried , they could not read it.

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Finally, they decided to go into the Tree House and explore it .Each animals sneeked

into every door and window they found on the Tree

Hey, what did you all find ?.Anything interesting friends ? , asked the Monkey who

was guarding outside for them

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One or two to say, they are many Treasures all our way sang the other animals.

I found a swing said the Caterpillar

I found a ring ,said the ParrotI found a pencil said the Giraffe

I found a slate said the Monkey who now climbed the tree

And I found a Shapes said the Rabbit.

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All the animals were excited and they all sang together .

Now, we are all set ready to school

This is mine and that is your stool

We got our bags and our other ToolsLearning is fun and Learning is Cool

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The animals were frightened and as they began to run, they were stopped by the

presence of a tall thing standing in front of the blac board and writing something on it.

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The tall thing turned and the animals were surprised to see a Tiger .

Ah..Oooo said the animals .

A Tiger is our Teacher they all cried in astonishment.

Yes said the Tiger . I will be your Teacher who will help you to discover the real

lifelong Treasure EDUCATION , humbly said the Professor Tiger .

And as the sounds of Alphabets and Words grew louder in the Tree House School , the

Lion King was happy to have discovered literacy in his jungle and slept peacefully in

his Den.

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