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Contents

1. Be a Friend — Edgar Guest 11
Theme: Friendship

2. There’s a Hole in My Galaxy — Ananya Dasgupta 15
Theme: Science fiction

3. The School Boy — William Blake 28
Theme: Education and responsibility

4. The Last Paper — I K K Menon 34
Theme: School

5. A Lesson for Nakul — Neela Subramaniam 46
Theme: Determination

6. The Wind and the Moon — George Macdonald 59
Theme: Humility

7. The Boy from the Std. III — Pratibha Nath 65
Theme: Compassion and kindness

8. Lights... Camera... Action! — Rupali Bhave 76
The Life and Times of Dadasaheb Phalke
Theme: Dedication

9. Christmas in the Heart — Paul Laurence Dunbar 89
Theme: Benevolence

10. Tom Whitewashes the Fence — Samuel Langhorne Clemens 95
Theme: Friendship

11. Authorship — Rabindranath Tagore 108
Theme: Childhood

12. A Stormy Day — Anna Sewell 113
Theme: Mystery and adventure

13. Shanti’s Friend — Deepa Agarwal 124

Theme: Friendship and benevolence
14. Compassion — Robert William Service 136

Theme: Humanity and empathy

15. The Little Match Girl — Hans Christian Andersen 141
Theme: Hope and compassion

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