Monthly V SHINE International March 2014 with interesting stuff for kids

Printed by Ayesha Printers Published by Najeeb Ahmed Hanfi
Registration No. MC-1360
Countries Issue Price Annual Subscription
(12 Issues)
Pakistan Rs 85 Rs 1,000
Saudi Arabia SAR 10 SAR 100
UK £ 3 £ 36
Qatar QR 10 QR 100
UAE AED 10 AED 100
USA & Others US $ 5 US $ 50
Assalam-o-Alaikum
Hope you are doing well. Allah has created all human beings and He
blessed them with different skills and qualities. The Almighty never
judges us on our cast, creed or colour of skin. He judges us only by
our actions and deeds.
Hating people on the basis of race, language and colour of their
skin can simply be termed as racism and it has existed throughout
human history. Racists believe that other people are less than
human because of skin colour, language, customs, place of birth or
any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person.
The most notorious example of racism that we can find in history is
enslavement of African people.
Racism is deeply flawed because it is fundamentally irrational.
Human beings are not groups; they are individuals blessed with
different skills and qualities.
Allah says in Qur’an: “O mankind! We have created you from a male
and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may
know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is
that (believer) who has taqwa (piety).”
Allah does not like those who see other human beings inferior to
them due to their language, cast or creed.
We should never forget that superiority is not by birth or colour or
blood, but by God-fearing and righteousness.
With Love
Editor
Editor-In-Chief
Najeeb Ahmed Hanfi
Director Marketing
Saad Shah
Editor
Nazim Hussain
Sub-Editor
Umair Safdar
Designer
Sufyan Nasir
Illustrator
Furkan Wahab
Educational Consultants
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmed
Dr. Shagufta Naqvi
Training Consultant
M. Farid Hanfi
Website
Syed Fahad Shahab
M. Abdus Samad Khan
M. Wajahat Khan
Administration/Circulation
Imad Islam
Advertisement & Sales
Syed Talal Ali
Usama Sheikh
Pakistan Office
A-1, Shamoonabad,
Block-13, Gulshan-e-Iqbal,
Karachi, Pakistan.
Phone: +92.21.34810875
Cell: +92.333.3440293
UK Office
202 North Gower Street
London, NW1 2LY
Tel: 0207 387 2157
KSA
+966 503655640
E-mail
magazine@vshineworld.com
Website
www.vshineworld.com
MARCH 2014
Volume 4, Issue 3
www.vshineworld.com

05 The Patience Of Ayyub
06 Dear Editor
07 Poems
08 Ask Uncle Shine
09 Robbery In The Museum
10 Exam Genie In A Bottle
12 V SHINE Kitchen
13 Hidden In Sight
13 Jokes
14 Belgium
16 The Wise Adviser
17 History At A Glance
18 Clownfish
20 V SHINE Lab
21 Rafting: An Exciting Sport
22 Stay Fit, Not Fat
24 Mixed Bag
26 Nine Practical Jokes
28 Young Writers
30 Mind Game
31 Word Search
32 The Sacrifice
33 Maze
34 Word Box
“OMy
Lord!
Satan has afflicted me
with great toil and torment.
I have been suffering with this
disease for long time. And You are
the Most Merciful,” the man suffering
from leprosy prayed as tears rolled
down his cheeks. The disease had
plagued all his body except his heart and
tongue.
All the people of his family deserted
him due to this disease. Only his wife,
Layya stayed with him. She loved her
husband a lot. The couple was confined
and secluded into a corner of the town.
He had become too weak, unable to even
move. Layya started working in a nearby
town. She remained loyal and looked
after her husband.
One day Satan appeared and stopped
her. “Who are you and why have you
stopped me?” she asked.
“I am your well-wisher. Don’t you wish
that your husband get healthy and
prosperous once again?” Satan asked.
“Why should not I? Surely I do want my
husband to become healthy again,” she
replied.
“Then you will have to ask your husband
to kill a fly in the name of god of our
tribe. He will be healthy soon,” Satan
said.
“But he won’t do that. Our God won’t like
it,” she explained clearly.
“This is not an issue. When he becomes
healthy, repent to your God,” Satan
played a trick.
She was perplexed. Layya wanted to see
her husband healthy at all costs. After all
she loved him a lot. But her husband got
angry
after
listening that,
“How could you say
that? We believe only in
one God. All their gods are
false,” her husband Ayyub (peace
be upon him) said.
He was too furious that he took an
oath. “I don’t believe that you could say
that. I will whip you 100 stripes when I get
health.”
Some days later, his tribesmen visited
him. They saw his body was full of wounds.
“He would have done some bad deeds, so
Allah has punished him,” said one of the
visitors. These words
pierced into Ayyub’s
heart. He was hurt
and prayed to Allah.
Allah answered his
prayer: “Stamp your
feet on the ground.
This cool water is
for drinking and
washing.”
After getting well, he
was worried how to fulfill his oath of 100
whips. Allah helped him in this difficult
situation. “Take 100 straws and strike her
only once. Don’t break your oath.” Ayyub
(peace be upon him) fulfilled his promise.
Ayyub (Job) (peace be upon him) was an
obedient prophet of Allah. He had been
blessed with health, wealth, abundance
of cattle, green fields, and gardens full of
fruits. Thus Allah had blessed him with
everything. He always remained thankful
to Allah for all His bounties. Ayyub (peace
be upon him) was put to test by Allah and
his wealth, property, children, everything
was taken back. He remained patient for
18 years with the disease and losses and
never uttered a word of complaint.
He took a bath with
that water and drank
it. He, at once, became
healthy. All the disease was
gone. Allah blessed him
with health and all what he
had before this disease.
By Humaira Khatoon
MARCH 2014 | V SHINE
5
STORY

I am a regular
reader of V SHINE. I love
each and everything in this
magazine specially the stories.
Please include more pages in the
magazine because it comes after
a month. (Moljan, Nasirabad,
Pakistan)
I’m writing to
V SHINE for the first time.
I like your magazine very much.
I liked the story “The Evil
Fairy and I”. I love the jokes
and Mixed Bag. (Najia
tul Muntaha, Karachi,
Pakistan)
Article on siblings was
awesome. We enjoyed it a lot.
Hope you will keep publishing
quality stuff. (Maria Ahmed,
Sydney, Australia)
V SHINE is the best
magazine I have ever read.
You are doing a great job. Keep it
up! (Ayesha Adnan, Islamabad,
Pakistan)
V SHINE is a
marvelous magazine. It’s
just like a treasure chest full of
knowledge. Mixed Bag and Mind
Game are just awesome. Add more
things in Mind Game. (Yusra
Gul, Karachi, Pakistan)
The article about
how to prepare for 2014 was
fantastic. I also liked the cover
story. V SHINE Lab is my favourite
segment in the magazine. I have done
every experiment of V SHINE Lab.
I wish I could write for V SHINE.
(Merwa Zahid, Sadiqabad,
Pakistan)
Whenever
any of my friends
ask from where I get such
new and interesting information,
I proudly present V SHINE and
Alhamdulillah all of them read it
now regularly. (Abrish Nayyar,
Islamabad, Pakistan)
Please publish
my poem. I know there
are many others who write
poems and are better than
mine but this poem
is just a crazy one.
(Sara Khan, Doha,
Qatar)
The SurahasOne hundred and fourteen in the
Qur’an,
Read them and trust in Al-Rahman,
Do you know of them that you can say?
Knowing them will help you pray.
Selected by
Ammar Ahmed
A Visit To A
Chinese Restaurant
Once my family was in a very good
mood
We decided to visit a restaurant of
Chinese food
The name of the restaurant was Chow-
Min
We all prepared ourselves to go in
We ordered Chow-Min, soup and
noodles to eat
The waiter served us all the dishes
very neat
Macaroni salad we were eating at last
We had wasted much time so we were
fast.
By Huda Mohsin
The Crystal River
I still remember the crystal river
When I went there I felt a shiver
The water there looked like glass
When I touched it I felt no mass
There were no fishes over there
But still I had to stare
I still remember this place
How it gave a smile on my face
Here I saw my first dove
This is the place I still love.
By Bushra Idrees
A Plant’s Life
If you poke a seed in the sand
Water it daily with a watering can
With sunlight and little patience
You will get a good relation
Of a tiny sapling that will grow
Wind will blow to move it to and fro
By the time it will be a big plant
Many leaves will be on the plant
Then it will turn into a strong tree
With many leaves on it free.
By Ayesha Kamran
6
LETTER BOX
7
POEMS

Lateforschool
I am always late for school and the teacher always punishes
me. What can I do? (Asfand Naeem, Islamabad, Pakistan)
Dear Asfand,
Think about the reasons which cause you delay from school. If
you sleep late at night, you will wake up late. Go to bed early
so that you could get up early in the morning. How would you
be able to compete in life with laziness? Offer Fajer prayer and
you will find everything easy. Try to reach school early rather
than at the last moments.
Computerstudies
I love the real computer but I hate the computer subject at
school because my teacher does not explain, only making
us work. It’s very hard for me to study. Please help! (Syed
Muhammad Ishaq, Karachi, Pakistan)
Dear Ishaq,
It would be better if you talk to your teacher regarding your
difficulties and tell him that you need more time to understand
the subject. Also talk to your parents about the problem. They
will go to the teacher and ask him for help. Your parents can
arrange someone to help you understand the subject at home.
You can also search and watch video tutorials on Internet and
discuss with other class fellows.
Noagefellowcousins
My brothers and sisters have their age fellow cousins but I don’t have
anyone. I feel very lonely and unhappy. Help! (Talha Siddiqui, Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia)
Dear Talha,
Don’t you have friends? You can befriend anyone including cousins because
friendship is all about understanding and respecting the views of each other.
You can make new friends at your school and locality. Moreover, family
members especially sisters can be very good friends. Your family loves you.
Do not get depressed, Insha’Allah everything will be okay.
Ahmed and Danial were waiting at the Islamabad
airport. These holidays Uncle Ali, Aunt Hina,
Rabab and Amna were coming to Pakistan.
Pakistan is the only Muslim country with nuclear
power. Uncle Ali, Aunt Hina, Rabab and Amna came
through the terminal. Danial and Ali greeted them.
They were all going to stay with Ahmed and Danial.
That afternoon they went on a tour of Islamabad.
They visited Islamabad museum and Faisal
Mosque. Faisal Mosque is the largest mosque in
the country.
The next day Uncle Ali’s friend, Mr Hassan who
was in police, invited them to his house for
dinner. Uncle Ali and Uncle Hassan were both
discussing about the recent thefts of Gandhara
artifacts. Uncle Ali’s friend was telling him about
how the police had already caught some culprits
and recovered artifacts; although they had been
unsuccessful in catching the ringleaders. The
children were also listening with interest.
Rabab suddenly said: “I want to see Taxila as
I have heard that it contains many Gandhara
artifacts and has many Buddhist sites.” Hearing
this Uncle Hassan offered to take them all on
a tour of Taxila. The next day they all sat off for
Taxila.
They visited Taxila Museum which was founded
in 1918 by Lord Chemsford and contains 4,000
objects including stone, stucco, terracotta, silver,
gold, iron and semiprecious stones. The display
mainly consists of objects from the period 600 BC
to 500 AD. As they walked through Taxila, Ahmed
filmed all the sites they visited in his camera. Back
home, Ahmed connected the camera to the TV
and played the movie. Everyone was watching with
interest. The film was showing a stupa when Amna
suddenly asked Ahmed to pause the video and
zoom in. Upon zooming, they saw that there was a
crevice in the wall that contained some Buddhist
statues.
“How come we missed those statues?” asked
Danial.
“I think that these statues are part of the collection
of Gandhara artifacts that were stolen,” Uncle
Hassan was frowning. He then called the officer
concerned and told him about the crevice and his
suspicions. As it was getting late they all went back
to Danial and Ahmed’s house.
The challengers were reluctant to go because they
wanted to hear whether the criminals were found or
not so Uncle Hassan promised to come over and
tell them as soon as he got news. The next day
Uncle Hassan told them that the police had found
the gang who consisted of some museum staff
and foreign smugglers. The gang was smuggling
the Gandhara artifacts to Korea where there was a
lot of demand for them because Koreans trace the
roots of their Buddhist heritage to Taxila, Pakistan.
By Shafaq Mansoor Nami
8 MARCH 2014 | V SHINE
9
STORY

Exams are a part of a student’s life. That’s what
we all know but actually, in real life, everyone
face a test all the time. We put ourselves on test of
intelligence and skills while playing and courage
while supporting the needy. These tests help us to
learn and discover something new in ourselves.
Unfortunately school exams are the most feared of
all: a genie hovering over us all year round. But this
genie can be put in a bottle, if we look at the other
side of the picture.
Study smarter, not harder
Sticking at your study table with books piled high
around you and head buried in your notes all day long
is considered the best study schedule for the exams
but actually it doesn’t help much. Studying needs a
balanced timetable. Sleep and eat well even play or
exercise outdoor along with your studies.
Balanced study schedule keeps your body energetic
and mind fresh and improves your learning ability.
Take lectures seriously
Exam preparations don’t start the
moment you get your hand on the
date sheet. It starts right from the
beginning of the term or school
session.
Take classroom lectures seriously.
Concentrate and participate in
class discussions. Ask questions
from teachers to understand the
concepts.
Get all your things ready
A night before your exam, make sure you have all
things ready in a proper place, so no hassle in
the morning.
Keep spare pens, pencils, a stapler and a
clipboard of your own.
Quick Tips
You have question paper in your hand. Hold your
pencil and think how to work well.
In first 5-10 minutes, read your question
paper and given instructions carefully. Now
Tick off the questions you know perfectly.
Next, mark the questions that you know not
quite well, with a star or any other sign.
Lastly, circle the questions that are unseen
or difficult.
Allocate specific time for answering every
question according to their lengths or difficulty
level. Follow the time strictly.
First answer the questions that you know well.
This gives a good first impression and raises your
confidence. Do unseen or difficult questions in
the middle, and end with an average prepared
question. A good ending would also leave a good
impression.
Read what has been asked in the question.
Then answer it accordingly. Avoid irrelevant
details.
Keep 10 minutes for revision. It helps
you to identify and correct your
mistakes.
Keep your answer
sheet neat. Write
in eligible
handwriting.
Refresh yourself
Water has healing powers. So taking a bath
before exam or school day really refreshes you.
Reciting Qur’an or any Surah or Dua also helps
you through your exam. But remember nothing
can help you with unprepared or half prepared
syllabus. Sincere efforts are important.
Unseen/unexpected questions
We all get some unexpected questions in the
exams. Instead of panicking, take a deep breath
and think what has been asked and which topic
from your syllabus could be of help. Answer the
question anyhow. It might earn you a few marks, if
not full. Never leave any question undone. Do try it.
Stay focused
Do your own paper. Focus on your own words
and calculations to avoid careless mistakes.
Peering over other’s answer sheets never helps,
just muddle you more. And might get you caught
which can turn out to paper cancelling plus
embarrassment. Whatever, you do stay confident.
Regular homework and revisions
Regular study timetable is important. Doing your
homework allows you to practice new concepts.
Revise lessons regularly at home. If you don’t
understand any point, note it down and seek
the help of your teacher.
Regular revisions make learning easier rather
than combined syllabus at the eleventh hour,
saving you from stress.
Complete your notes
Make sure all your notes are complete well
before your exam. If not, it will only earn you a
bad repute among friends and teachers. And
you might not be able to complete them at the
eleventh hour resulting in tension or scowling
and scolding from elders.
Stress-free exams
Tick-tock, tick-tock… the cunning clock is
striking every minute more loudly than ever
before, in the examination hall. Or is it just
telling us to use time wisely, to value every
minute of our life?
In fact it’s all a matter of perception. The more
you fear the exams, the more monstrous and
hideous they turn out. All the same, exams
cannot be avoided. So why not take them as a
new experience and take the challenge.
School exams not only let your teacher judge
your comprehension but also allow you to
discover something new and good in you like
how do you behave under stress.
Exams accentuate our personality strengths
or weaknesses which, again, help us to groom
ourselves.
By Lead Pencil
11

Find these items in the big picture
By Tabassum Khalid
Ingredients
. Butter: 1/2 cup
. Heavy cream: 1/14 cup
. Sugar: 1 cup
. Bananas: Four peeled and halved
lengthwise.
Method
1. Melt butter in a large heavy skillet over
medium heat. Stir in sugar and cook, until
sugar is melted and light brown. Slowly stir in
the cream (mixture will bubble up).
2. Let the mixture boil for 1 minute, then
reduce heat to low. Place the bananas in the
pan and cook until heated through for about
2 minutes.
Serve hot.
Here is the recipe of a delicious and fast
dessert. It tastes great when the sauce is still
bubbling.
Serve with coconut ice-cream if desired.
Breakfast is the most important meal of
the day and a healthy breakfast provides you
energy for the whole day. Here is the recipe
of a quick and easy breakfast with peas and
cottage cheese omelet.
Ingredients
. Eggs: 2 large
. Mint leaves: 1 table spoon, chopped fresh
. Peas: 1/2 cup
. Cottage cheese: 1/3 cup (65 grams)
. Salt and pepper: to taste
. Butter: 1 tablespoon oil or 1 table spoon
for frying
Method
1. Beat eggs in a bowl add salt and pepper.
2. Cook peas in a sauce pan of boiling water
for 2 minutes then drain.
3. Sprinkle peas over omelets and dollop
cottage cheese over it. Place pan on low heat
and cook until omelet is set.
Serve with toasted butter.
By Saleha Perwez
Little monster: Mom I’ve finished. Can I
leave the table?
Mommy monster: Yes, I’ll save it for
your tea.
What do monsters like eating most in
restaurants?
The waiters!
What do they have for lunch at
Monster School?
Human beans, boiled legs, pickled
bunions and eyes-cream.
Mummy, mummy all the kids call me a
werewolf!
Never mind dear, now just go and comb
your face!
Teacher: In the exam you will be
allowed 30 minutes for each question.
Pupil: How long for the answer sir?
Teacher: Do you want to borrow a
pocket calculator?
Pupil: No thanks I know how many
pockets I have!
What did the monster eat after its
teeth were pulled out?
The dentist.
Little Samia stood in a department
store near the escalator, watching the
moving handrail.
“Something wrong little girl?” inquired
the security guard.
“Nope,” replied Susie, “just waiting for
my chewing gum to come back.”
12
V SHINE KITCHEN
13

There are more castles per square mile in Belgium
than anywhere else in the world.
Brussels waffles,
one of many
popular varieties of
waffle in Belgium.
Belgium is the world’s largest
producer of azaleas.
The Meuse is a major European river, rising in
France and flowing through Belgium and the
Netherlands before draining into the North Sea.
The Meuse is the oldest river in the world.
Islamic Center in Brussels. Islam is the largest
minority religion in Belgium. About 6% of the
Belgian population is Muslim.
Fast Facts
Official name: Kingdom of Belgium
Capital and largest city: Brussels
Official languages: Dutch, French and
German
Population: About 11 million
Major religion: Roman Catholic
Natural resources: Construction
materials and carbonates
The name
The name ‘Belgium’ is derived from Gallia Belgica, a Roman
province in the northernmost part of Gaul that before Roman
invasion in 100 BC, was inhabited by the Belgae, a mix of
Celtic and Germanic peoples.
Essence of Europe
Often called the Essence of Europe, Belgium
is both multicultural and multilingual. Flanders
in the north, a flatland crisscrossed by canals,
is proud of its medieval art cities, Antwerp,
Bruges and Ghent. To the south in Wallonia,
you will find the rolling hills of the Ardennes,
countless castles, and the cities of Liege,
Namur, and Tournai.
Cuisine
French fries are claimed to have originated in
Belgium, although their exact place of origin is
uncertain. The national dishes are “steak and
fries with salad”, and “mussels with fries”.
Belgian chocolate
The high-quality cocoa beans used to make
Belgian chocolate normally come from Africa.
The best Belgian chocolate pralines and
truffles are still made by hand in rural villages
in Belgium.
Industries
Engineering and metal products, motor vehicle
assembly, transportation equipment, scientific
instruments, processed food and beverages,
chemicals, basic metals, textiles, glass,
petroleum.
Interesting Facts
Brussels’ Royal Place is bigger than
Buckingham Palace.
The world’s biggest chocolate selling point
is Brussels National Airport.
Belgium produces the greatest variety of
bricks in the world.
It takes about two hours by bullet-train
from Brussels to London.
In Belgium, fries are eaten with
mayonnaise, not ketchup.
Natural features
Belgium, a small country in Western Europe is generally flat
except for the hilly and forested southeast (Ardennes) region.
Belgium has a seacoast on the North Sea, at the Strait
of Dover. The Meuse and the Schelde, Belgium’s principal
rivers, are important commercial arteries.
Belgium has prospered in the past
half century as a modern and
technologically advanced European
state. Brussels, country’s capital, is the
headquarters of the European Union and
the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
By Umair Safdar
14
COUNTRY PROFILE
15

Did
Columbus
prove
that the
Earth was
round?
Ancient people studied stars to prove
the Earth was round. People like
the Greek gathered much scientific
knowledge.
The Phoenicians and the
Carthaginians may have sailed
around Africa and other seas. Many
people believed the Earth was round.
Columbus never proved that the earth
was round.
Non-Islamic practices in Mughal rule
Aurangzeb was the greatest king among the
Mughals and ruled over a large territory. He
abolished all non-Islamic practices at his court;
abolished Ilahi calendar introduced by Akbar and
reinstated Islamic lunar calendar. He enforced
laws against gambling and drinking. He abolished
taxes on commodities and inland transport
duties. He forbade the practice of Emperor being
weighed in gold and silver on birthdays.
Picking
pepper in
India
People in
South India
were already
gathering black pepper to spice their
food in the Stone Age. Farmers in
South India began to grow pepper by
around 3000 BC. By about 2000 BC,
traders were bringing Indian pepper
to other places. At first people were
surprised by the spicy taste. Muslim
traders brought pepper to Europe, but
still for very high prices. It was partly
because Europeans wanted to get
pepper cheaper that they began in
the 1400s CE to figure out how to sail
south around Africa to India.
Rise of Islam in Caliphate
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had left
a great number of trained companions. Within half
a century after Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him), three continents had come under the
Muslim rule and both super powers of the time,
the Persian and the Roman, had been defeated.
The Muslims knew they were fighting for the sake
of Allah and so they did not plunder the lands that
they acquired. No person became a Muslim under
compulsion.
Afamily of brown bear migrated to one of the
North American forests from Africa. As the
bear family was new to this jungle they had a little
difficulty in adapting to the new weather. The home
sickness and mourning continued for several days.
The bull gathered the animals of the forest and
said: “We have had enough! I am sick of these
new arrivals. We must not let these screaming and
noisy creatures settle here in this forest.”
“I have an idea to kidnap the bear’s favourite cub
and hide him inside a cave far in the jungle,” he
said thoughtfully.
The animals agreed and one fine morning they
kidnapped the bear’s cub and hid him in a cave.
Later, the animals summoned the bear to come
and hear the last words of his cub as they were
going kill the cub. They allowed the bear to go
inside the cave and meet his favourite cub while
they surrounded the cave.
“What do you want me to do in order to get my cub
released?” the bear asked. The animals asked him
to leave the forest for good and return to Africa.
The bear requested all the animals to release his
cub; however, leaving the forest was not an option
for him. None of the animals agreed to this.
Next the bear attempted by snarling and growling
at the top of his voice but in vain, as his growl was
not enough to shake the animals even by an inch.
In his desperate moments, the bear threatened the
animals and planned returning to seek help from
lions. On his way home, he met a fox. “Why do you
look so sad?” the fox asked. The bear explained
the whole situation to the fox.
“Some animals have abducted my dearest cub and
will soon kill him. I have tried my best but failed to
convince or scare the animals. I was unable to do
much alone, therefore, now I will seek help from
lions.”
“Let me advise you. Why don’t you leave it to me?
Just remain silent and wait for couple of hours
and see what happens,” the fox said to the bear.
“Later, I will request the lion to teach a lesson to
these rowdy animals who want to expel you from
the jungle.”
The fox invited all the animals to a party to
celebrate capturing the cub and above all forcing
the African bear to runaway from the forest. All
the animals went to the house of the fox for party,
while secretly a message was sent to the bear by
the fox asking him to go and free his cub from the
cave as all the animals were busy partying.
The bear ran to the cave, got his cub released and
thanked the fox for the smart advice.
As they say: “When the roaring fails hundreds of
times, smart thinking works the first time.”
By Nauman Ahmad (S)
16
STORY
17

Clownfish is one of the most beautiful
creatures living in the depths of seas.
The fish has very bright colours and remain
hidden in deep waters with sea horses and
other very tiny creatures. An aquarium looks
beautiful with these colourful fishes.
How did it get its name?
The name of clownfish comes from
its bright and cheerful colours.
It seems that these small
colourful fish are wearing
clown costumes. Clown fish
are different
in colours and shape.
Living in warm water
These little creatures live on the ocean floor.
They are usually found in warm water of
the Pacific Ocean, the Red Sea, the Indian
Ocean and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
When the moon
is full...
Clownfish lays thousands of eggs at once
when the moon is full. Most of the eggs
survive. They lay eggs on a coral or a rock
adjacent to the anemone.
The male protects the eggs.
Colours
Allah has created clownfish with different
bright colours. Along with orange, clownfish
can have some other colours on their bands
like black and white, blue and white, yellow
and white.
Let’s make
Nemo plate
for kitchen
Things you need:
* Paper plate
* Paint brush
* Pencil
* Glue
* Black marker
* Oil paints (orange)
* Orange hard board sheet for fins and
tail.
Method:
Take a paper plate.
Make a sketch of clownfish with the
help of pencil on plate.
Now outline this sketch with black
marker.
Fill the colour with the help of paint
brush in bands.
Make sure one band is white and
other is coloured.
With the help of pencil draw fin and
tail on hard board and cut down.
Join fins and tail with plate with the
help of glue.
Draw black colour circle in place of
eye.
Clownfish are all born male
Clownfish are all born male. They develop
female reproductive organs when needed,
if the female of school dies, the dominant
male in the group changes into a female and
breed with other dominant males.
Sea Anemones and Clownfish
When a fish swims by the sea anemone, its
tentacles will shoot out a long poisonous
thread. The toxins in this thread paralyse
the prey. However, anemones do not harm a
clownfish.
They
protect
each other
Clownfish are one of
the only species that can survive the deadly
sting of anemone. These fish will gently touch
every part of their bodies to the anemone’s
tentacles until it no longer affects them. Allah
has blessed clownfish with a layer of mucus its
body to prevent it from getting stung again.
By Javeria Ashraf
18
COVER STORY
19

Is it possible to stick a needle through a balloon
without popping it?
Let’s do it!
Blow up a balloon – not too full – and tie the
opening shut. Dip the tip of a skewer in Vaseline
and spread the Vaseline along the entire length of
the skewer. Insert the skewer with a gentle twisting
motion into the end of the balloon opposite the
knot. Why doesn’t the balloon pop? Now try to
stick the skewer into the side of the balloon. What
happens?
How does it happen?
The rubber at the ends of the balloon is stretched
out less than in the middle of the balloon.
Therefore, there is less force pulling on it. This
allows the tip of the skewer to break some polymer
cross-links, push aside the molecules of rubber,
and slide into the balloon. However, enough cross-
links remain so that the balloon holds together.
When you push the tip of the skewer through the
rubber in the side of the balloon, there are fewer
polymer molecules, the tension on the remaining
cross-links is too great, and the balloon pops.
More to do
Is there any way to stick a sharp pin through
the side of a balloon without popping it? Put a
small piece of cellophane tape on the side of
the balloon and press it down well. Now take the
pin and press it through the tape and into the
balloon. Does the balloon pop? The tape sticks
to the rubber in the balloon and will not allow the
rubber to stretch to the breaking point when the
pin pierces the balloon.
History
From prehistoric times to the 19th century, rafting
was an important means of transportation.
Originally, several logs, bound together by vines,
strips of animal skin, and later rope, formed a flat
surface upon which goods and people could move
across bodies of water. The development of this
activity as a leisure and sport has become popular
since the mid-1970s.
Whitewater rafts
Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river’s
gradient increases enough to disturb its laminar
flow and create turbulence, ie the frothy water
appears white. The term is also used as an
adjective describing boating on such rivers, such
as whitewater canoeing or whitewater kayaking. The
modern raft is an inflatable boat, consisting of very
durable, multi-layered rubberized or vinyl fabrics
with several independent air chambers.
Rafting in Colorado River
Modern rafting equipment has made the
impossible possible. Years ago, the Colorado River
in the Grand Canyon would obliterate expeditions,
leaving boats in smithereens. Today, hundreds of
tourists safely raft down the river each year.
Rafting facts
Anything you bring on the raft will get wet on
whitewater rafting trips.
The rubber river raft was invented in the 1840s
by U.S. soldiers.
The person who is the most experienced rafter
should be in the back of the boat, steering and
shouting orders.
To add a little excitement to the trip, one can go
on a dam release day. Dam releases only happen
on certain rivers.
To avoid injury while out of a raft is to swim to
an eddy to avoid being taken downstream.
Wetsuits are recommended to combat the cold
during the spring months and it can be cold even in
the summer months on whitewater rafting trips.
Rafts almost always flip side over side. If the
left tube rises over the right tube, the raft is said to
have flipped left over right.
Troying is a move done by only expert white
water rafters, and is the action of popping the back
of the boat for a sudden burst of speed.
Find out how you can hold a balloon directly in a
flame without breaking it.
Let’s do it!
Place ¼ cup of water in a balloon, and then inflate
it and tie it shut. Light a match and hold it under
the balloon. Allow the flame to touch the balloon.
The balloon doesn’t break. You may even see a
black patch of soot form on the outside of the
balloon above the flame.
How does it happen?
When water inside the balloon is placed in the
flame, the water absorbs most of the heat from
the flame. Then, the rubber of the balloon does
not become very hot. Because the rubber does
not become hot, it does not weaken, and the
balloon does not break. Water is a particularly good
absorber of heat. It takes a lot of heat to change
the temperature of water.CAUTION: Adult supervision is required.
Rafting or whitewater rafting is the challenging recreational
outdoor activity of using an inflatable raft to navigate a river
or other bodies of water.
By Usama Sheikh
20
V SHINE LAB
21
SPORTS

Tough
to resist
a frequent chocolate craving
and a usual French-fries bout
–but what to do about being left
out on games and teams or being
called a couch-potato?
“But I am just cute” is what we
think when flabby layers of fat sur-
round our body. Putting on a few
extra kilos is no big concern, but
a high caloric imbalance can
really make us pay in the long
run. So, is your chubbiness
merely baby fat or way
more than that?
Why
am I fat?
Being fat is neither by fate, nor
is inborn; so you cannot entirely
blame it on God or others. Your poor
eating patterns and sedentary lifestyle
are the main culprits. You surrender to
technology and indulge in fat-laden fast
foods and sugar-laden soft drinks.
You don’t even walk to school or
market, or squeeze out time
for exercise.
You can
Do it!
Let’s move: Involve in
various activities at home/
school and play active indoor/
outdoor sports regularly.
Limit screen-time: Reduce passive
pastimes by saying no to technology
and gadgets. Also, discourage watching
TV while eating.
Schedule meal times: Develop an eating
routine and eat at regular intervals. Avoid
munching on food all the time.
Eat the rainbow: Encourage consumption of
fruits and veggies as they are low in calories
but full of nutrients.
Limit dining out: Eat out less, but whenever
you do, avoid fast food and calorie-packed,
deep-fried delicacies.
Never miss breakfast: Children who skip break-
fast are more likely to gain weight by chewing
up food all day. Have an energizing breakfast
daily with cereals, oatmeal, low-fat milk and
fruits.
Control snacking: Keep away those evil food
cravings, such as fries, soda and cookies. Do
not turn light snacking into complete meals.
Portion down your meal: Use smaller
dishes and eat balanced diet that includes
right amounts of proteins, carbs, vitamins,
minerals and fiber.
Get smart with food: Opt for alterna-
tives when hit by a hunger pang –
make yourself a yummy fruit juice
with lime instead of having that no-
torious instant-energy soda can.
Why is my
obesity bad?
Obesity brings medical com-
plications with it. Obesity can
cause future heart diseases, bone/
joint problems, sleep apnea, diabetes,
etc. Fatness is not just aesthetically
inappropriate but also a poison for good
quality of life.
Obesity takes a psychological toll and causes
emotional disaster. Sadly, overweight kids get
teased/bullied with funny names and end up with
a negative body image.
I am fat, now what?
First things first: stop feeling bad about yourself! Try
to forge a healthy relationship with food and make it a
family affair by adapting to smart living – go to intel-
ligent grocery shopping, cook healthy snacks and play a
favourite sport together. Never opt for crash dieting, but
you can always see a doctor/nutritionist and assess your
eating/activity habits.
Let’s quit teasing them!
We all have different body types and so, we need to stop
pointing fingers at heavily-bodied people. A fat sibling/
classmate needs our cooperation instead of being the
lonely target of our jokes. Our fun-making can seriously
damage someone’s self-esteem. Let’s be responsible
about our acts.
Calculate your BMI
BMI (Body Mass Index) can indicate overall health status
by comparing height and weight. Follow these steps to
get a rough idea of your health but remember - it is not
the sole method of evaluating obesity.
Please collect…
…a measuring tape, a weighing scale, calculator,
pencil and paper.
Start by…
…weighing yourself in kilograms and measuring
your height in meters. Now calculate your BMI
using the following formula:
BMI = Weight (kg) / (Height (m) x Height
(m))
Compare your obtained BMI with this
estimation chart.
Underweight <18.5
Normal weight 18.5–24.9
Overweight 25–29.9
Obesity 30 or greater
Freaky Facts
Fast food industry spends about
$4.2 billion on advertisements aimed at
children.
Childhood obesity has more than doubled in the
past 30 years.
Obese children are 10 times more likely to be
obese adults than children who are not obese.
75% of 7th - 12th graders consume fast food
almost every week globally.
Kids who use electronic devices 3 hours a
day have 17-44% increased risk of
being overweight.
What
is obesity?
Fatness, or obesity, is abnor-
mally excessive fat accumulation
that can pose a risk to one’s health.
You are obese when your bodyweight is
at least 20% higher than it should be.
If you are one such kiddo, you are not
alone. By 2015, approximately 2.3
billion people will be overweight
and more than 700 million
obese!
By Anum Khan
23

In the name of Allah,
the Most Kind, the
Most Merciful
You are now the best
people brought forth for
(the guidance and reform
of) mankind. You enjoin what is right and
forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. If
the People of the Book were to believe, it
would be better for them. Some of them
are believers but most of them are
transgressors. (Surah Al-i-Imran,
Ayah 110)
Sayings of Prophet
Muhammad (peace
be upon him)
The dearest and the
nearest to me among you
on the Resurrection Day
shall be the best of you
in morals. (Baihaqi)
Quotes
Do not criticise too much, too much
criticism leads to hate and bad behaviour.
(Ali Ibn Abi Talib)
Whoever relates tales to you will tell tales
about you. (Shafi‘i)
In this world, man finds remembrance of
Allah, praising Him and worshipping him, a
delight that is incomparable to anything else.
(Ibn Taymiyyah)
Hope is a waking dream. (Aristotle)
A gentleman is one who never hurts
anyone’s feelings unintentionally. (Oscar Wilde)
Alone we can do so little; together we can
do so much. (Helen Keller)
Nearly all men can stand adversity,
but if you want to test a man’s
character, give him power. (Abraham
Lincoln)
Did you know?
If you blend a sea sponge, it will
re-form back into a sea sponge.
The very first food eaten by a US
astronaut in outer space was applesauce.
The cigarette lighter was invented
before the match.
A group of flamingos is called
flamboyance.
Otters hold hands when sleeping so
they don’t drift away from each other.
A company in Taiwan makes
dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat
your plate.
The “save” icon on Microsoft Word
shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on
backwards.
So you think
you know cities of
the world?
Ankara Formerly known as
Angora, capital of Turkey.
Cairo Located on the banks and
islands of the Nile River and the
capital of Egypt.
Damascus One of the oldest cities in
the world and capital of Syria.
Havana Capital of Cuba and the largest
city in the Caribbean.
Istanbul The only city located on two
continents, largest city and seaport in
Turkey.
Reykjavík The capital city of Iceland.
Vikings named the place Reykjavík
means “smoky bay” because of the
hot steam rising from the abundant
geothermal springs.
Shanghai: Harbour city at the mouth
of the Yangtze River.
Best-
Ever Excuses
I didn’t do it because… I was too
busy growing. I’m a kid. What do you
expect?
Why aren’t you paying attention? ...
Because I did once, and it didn’t pay me
back.
I didn’t do it… My
clone did.
Why didn’t you tidy
your room? ... I didn’t want
to disturb the rare wildlife.
Why don’t you make
your bed? … I’m not a
carpenter.
Tongue Twisters
Cows graze in groves on grass which
grows in grooves in groves.
The sinking steamer sank.
A fat thrush flies through thick fog.
The thirty-three thieves thought that
they thrilled the throne throughout
Thursday.
A big black bug bit a
big black dog on his big
black nose!
Challenging Riddles
1. I have two arms, but fingers none. I
have two feet, but cannot run. What am I?
2. Rearrange the letters in the word,
“new door”, to make one word.
3. I can be cracked, I can be made. I
can be told, I can be played. What am I?
4. What is very fragile and more useful
when it is broken?
5. What flies when it’s born, lies when
it alive, and runs when it’s dead?
Answers upside down
Awheelbarrow,Howabout...one
word,Iamajoke,anegg,asnow
flake
25

Play these pranks on
your friends and have
a riot of fun!
Black Face Soap
Just leave the bar of black
soap in the bathroom and
wait for the action. The
more a person washes
with this special soap, the
blacker they get! The joke
soap contains harmless
dye that can be easily
washed off with ordinary
soap and water.
Double-Sided Sucker
Double-sided sticks
nearly anything to nearly
anything! Be careful not to
use the sucker on skin or
on an item that contains
hot liquid. Stick – a cup
to a saucer – a book to
the desk – a coin to the
pavement – a telephone to
its cradle.
The Apple Pie Bed
This joke you can play on your brother or sister
at bedtime. Sometime during the day you take
the opportunity to secretly remake the bed. Now
when he tries to get into it – he can’t. The drawing
makes it clear what you must do. The top sheet
is taken away and hidden. The bottom sheet is
folded back up on itself.
Inflation
Do it on a neighbour’s car. You need a balloon
and sticky tape. Secretly stretch the balloon
over the end of the exhaust pipe (make sure it’s
not hot) and then blind the neck with tape. Now,
when you neighbour starts his car, the exhaust
fumes will fill the balloon and it will burst.
Bridge That Gap
Next time you visit the dentist,
try taking a small piece of black
paper with you. Lick it and then
press it onto your front tooth. It
will stick to the tooth and make
it look as if your front tooth is
missing when you smile.
The Melting Spoon
Get a very light spoon and keep bending it
backwards and forwards until it snaps in two.
Now stick the two halves using a small piece
of chewing gum. You should be able to pick
the spoon up without it falling apart, once the
chewing gum is hardened. When a friend comes
to visit you, you offer him tea. Put sugar and leave
the spoon in the cup. The hot liquid will soften
the gum and, when your friend stirs, he comes
away with only the spoon handle.
Water Pistol Fun
You could also pretend
that your pistol is
bunged up and ask
your friend if he can
see anything stuck in
the nozzle. Give him a
good soaking as soon
as he looks up the
barrel.
Tearing Off a Strip
Take a sheet of white or cream plain
paper – any size will do. Fold it in half.
Tear out a pointed segment about 6 cm
long. Open it up and accordion-pleat
the left hand half as shown. Lick the
underside of the unfolded half to moisten
it – then press it onto a nice bold piece
of wallpaper in a smart restaurant or
the living room of a friend’s house! The
illusion of ripped wallpaper is complete!
Clutching at Straws
If you get the chance to “doctor” everyone’s
drinking straws before a party – the resulting
chaos can be very funny. Make a pinhole
about 3 cm from each end of all the straws;
push the pin right through so that holes
are made on both sides. Enjoy the fun as
everyone struggles to drink! You will be the
only one who will be able to drink normally
because you slyly cover the holes with your
finger and thumb!
By Maha Nasir
27

Allah the Creator
By Behroz Farooqi, 6th, Beaconlight Academy,
Karachi, Pakistan
How this earth came to be
And everything that we see
Allah is the first one
He was there before the
time began
What about the plants that
grow
And reason for the wind to
blow.
Bees
By Eimaan Zahid, 5th, Silver Oaks School,
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Up these fly
Even in the sky
Over the seas
And those are bees
These are hairy
Which makes us scary.
Magic Pills!
By Zahaab Rehman, 7th, Pakistan
Ali was not very good at
studies. One day his friend
told him about a man
who had magic pills. He
went and asked for the
pills which could make
him clever. The old man
gave him a pill. He gulped
that pill and gave his school test brilliantly.
He asked him what was the secret of the
magic pills was. The man took out a pill and
asked him to open it. The boy opened the
pill and it was empty. The man said that
when you passed the test with full marks it
was not the magic of the pill but it was your
own talent. The reason you were unable to
use it before is that you weren’t confident
enough. Remember, all you have to do is to
be confident in yourself and you will succeed.
I Wonder
By Hadia Ather, 3rd, Beaconhouse School
System, Sadiqabad, Pakistan
I wonder why the grass is green,
And why the wind is never seen,
Who taught the birds to build a nest?
And told the trees to take a rest,
Who paints the rainbow in the sky?
And let the fluffy white clouds fly.
Our Beloved Prophet (peace be
upon him)
By Syeda Urooj Imran, 10th, Bright Future
Pakistan International School, Doha, Qatar
Whose armor was his honest thought
And simple truth his utmost skill!
Who guided people from wrong to right
Who showed them the correct bright light
Who defeated deceit and shun,
Whose life was full of mercy,
Who followed the Almighty.
My Recipe
By Sumiya Fahim, 2E, Hala International
School, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Prawn, flowers and salt
I put them in a large pot
Then I mixed it for long
Until it is was thick and strong
My cousin took a bite but she gave a loud
shout
I was nearly out
I indeed was sad
As I wanted to become a chef.
Mirror and I
By Abdul Haseeb, 3rd, New Middle East
International School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
I look in the mirror and who
did I see
Someone else looking just
like me
I waved my hand and
someone waved too
Mommy mommy what shall
I do?
Mommy came quickly and what did I see
There were two of us, Mommy and me.
My Pet
By Sameeha Nayyar, 2nd, Roots Ivy
International school, Chaklala, Rawalpindi,
Pakistan
I have two pairs of
parrots. A female parrot
laid an egg. I was really
excited about the day
when it would hatch.
But unfortunately, when
I came home from
school today I found out that the yellow
female parrot had thrown the egg from the
clay-pot and all the yolk was on the floor
of the cage. I was so disappointed that I
wanted to cry, but I stopped, thinking that
whatever happened, took place by the will of
Allah Almighty. But still, I love my pets.
A Brave Deer
By Umar Farooq Kamlani, 3rd, Usman Public
School Campus 8, Karachi, Pakistan
One day a deer wanted to visit his grandpa
but he was afraid that the lion will surely eat
him up. When the deer came to the jungle,
the lion came but the deer was not afraid
this time. “Look a mosquito is biting you,”
the deer said. When the lion turned his face
the deer ran and
said: “You’re the
most foolish lion I
have ever seen.”.
When he went
to his grandpa
he hugged him
warmly.
29

R P E E A H D E F H Y U X R A N
N T O F Y E E E S B E E E L I J
E J I M I I A O E P M M J V H S
H D U B G G K E H A J J M E E S
S G M O B O H W R I G T R F X R
F O E N O O B K N T E F D O Z C
Z C D C L F H G V H E C A S T L
A W R C F I R H C N A J Z E S N
O E K N O E I T E Y J R A E J H
E R N E T D I I V I T O I L A E
R E A S G W L E S L I R S O T P
I W N O G A R D O R E L M A J T
P O Q J P R H R E A E F T T R A
M L T S P F I K C S L A M J V P
A F M F E E V Z E F C M M L C T
V T W T F P D I D L E Y U A N A
Find here some
creatures you
won’t see in real!
Alien
Dragon
Dwarf
Hobbit
Monster
Witch
Vampire
Werewolf
Yeti
Zombie
Kids! Here is your chance to win lots of prizes.
Just answer the following questions and mail us
at our postal address or email at mindgame@
vshineworld.com with your complete name and
address by March 31, 2014. All entries with
correct answers will be picked for draw to select
five winners. Answers mailed twice with the
same name and address will not be accepted.
1. Complete the series
95 70 50 35 25 ?
2. Odd one out
4. Write three differences. (Differences are
required only in written form so don’t tear out the
page)
5. Hidden among the words of this sentence below
are two countries. Find them.
The king and queen eat breakfast and lunch in a
fine palace.
3. Unscramble the anagram to discover
a word relating education.
A S C S P H O R I H L
Winners January 2014
Prizes would be delivered March 31, 2014
1. Khizar Muneer (Boston, USA)
2. Maha Nasir (Dubai, UAE)
3. Faizan Ashar (Karachi, Pakistan)
4. Misha Rashid (Lahore, Pakistan)
5. Samya Muneer (Islamabad, Pakistan)
Answers January 2014
1. 26
2. a
3. Macaroni
4. Missing leaf, flower and bud
5. Green
(a) (b) (c)
31
WORD SEARCH

Start colouring the
path with one crayon.
Fill in the whole path
from side to side.
When you come to a
dot, switch colours.
Do this all the
way to the
centre.
Let’s see if you can reach the end circle.
I t was a pleasant summer morning as Sarah
sat outside with a book in hand, basking in
the sun.
“Hi, Sarah!” a voice in her ear startled her. She
looked around and there they were, her cousins;
Simab and Sharoze.
Sharoze flopped down into a chair beside her.
“Quit the reading, loser! We are going camping!”
exclaimed Simab.
“What? Where?” Sarah asked perplexed.
“Well it’s the middle of the summer and we do love
adventure so we’re going to spend the night in the
nearby forest. Oooh.”
She waved her hands for a spooky effect.
Sarah was a bit reluctant at first, scared at the
prospect of spending an entire night in a forest
where not many people preferred to venture, but
her buddies could be very persuasive.
So around midday, weighed down by their camping
equipment, they entered the thicket of trees. As
soon as they entered, it was like a whole new world
altogether. Calm and beautiful, just the occasional
sound of a harmless creature. That part of the
forest didn’t have any dangerous animals so they
were relaxed. But a part of Sarah didn’t feel right;
there was a reason people avoided this place.
By sundown, they had found a clearing to set
up the tents and were having a great time, even
toasting marshmallows on the campfire.
“This place is so peaceful and quiet!” gushed
Sharoze just as an owl hooted somewhere.
“Okay, so usually quiet,” he amended his sentence
as the others laughed.
“I think they just make up the stories about people
going missing so others would leave the wildlife
alone,” Sarah said.
“Yeah, I guess,” Simab replied, stretching her legs.
They lay awake in the tent for a very long time, the
excitement keeping them alert. After quite a while,
they drifted off.
Sarah awoke to the sound of a scream. Simab’s
scream. The last thing, or rather, person she saw
before being knocked out by a club-like thing was
a man with a grimy, painted face, who was naked
from the torso up…
She later woke up in some deep part of the forest.
Beside her, Sharoze was lying on the ground,
slump. Simab was nowhere in sight and she didn’t
want to think about that. She fought against a gag
on her mouth as the taste of blood became more
pronounced. Writhing and squirming against the
ropes binding her hands and feet together was not
doing any good. Disheveled hair was stuck to her
sweaty forehead and tears obscured her vision.
The sound of beating drums blocked out everything
else.
There were tribesmen a few feet away. They were
dancing around a huge fire, chanting in a language
of their own. From what she had picked up from
their broken English; they were going to be thrown
into the flames - some kind of sacrifice. They were
making the fire hotter by the minute, throwing in
more logs.
And then three or four men proceeded towards
them. A shudder ran through her as they were
roughly brought to their feet and carried towards
their death.
In her final moments before death, she asked
herself just this: “What have I done?”
By Kanza Naeem
32
STORY
33
MAZE

Words Page No. Type Meanings
Sapling 7 Noun A young tree
Scowl 10 Verb To look at someone or something with a very annoyed expression
Essence 14 Noun The basic meaning or importance of something
Plunder 17 Verb To steal goods forcefully from a place, esp. during a war
Vine 21 Noun
A type of plant that climbs or grows along the ground and has a
twisting stem
Laminar flow 21 Noun
Smooth, orderly movement of a fluid, in which there is no
turbulence, and any given sub-current moves more or less in
parallel with any other nearby sub-current
Turbulence 21 Noun A state of confusion and lack of order
Obliterate 21 Verb
To remove all signs of something, either by destroying it or by
covering it so that it cannot be seen
Smithereens 21
Noun
(plural)
A lot of very small broken pieces
Combat 21 Verb
To try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or
increasing
Freaky 22 Adjective Very unusual or unexpected
Geothermal 24 Adjective Of or connected with the heat inside the Earth
Grove 25 Noun A group of trees planted close together
Groove 25 Noun A long narrow channel
Thrush 25 Noun A brown bird with a pale breast with spots on it
Fragile 25 Adjective Easily damaged, broken, or harmed
Riot 26 Noun A very funny or entertaining occasion
Prank 26 Noun
A trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or
damage
Werewolf 31 Noun
Someone who, in stories, changes into a wolf at the time of the
full moon (= when the moon is a complete circle)
Yeti 31 Noun
A big creature like a human covered in hair that is believed by
some people to live in the Himalayas
34

Monthly V SHINE International March 2014 with interesting stuff for kids

Monthly V SHINE International March 2014 with interesting stuff for kids

Empfohlen

Empfohlen

Weitere ähnliche Inhalte

Kürzlich hochgeladen

Kürzlich hochgeladen (20)

Empfohlen

Empfohlen (20)

Monthly V SHINE International March 2014 with interesting stuff for kids