Oncenupon a time, there was a good prince named Lord Rama, and there was anbad king named Ravana. Ravana had kidnapped Rama’s wife, but Ramandiscovered where she was and made a plan to rescue her.n
n
n
n
n
Rama’snarmy of monkeys and bears set out to build a bridge so that Lord Ramancould reach the land where his wife was held captive. Small creaturesnsuch as birds and even a lowly squirrel helped, too. The monkeys andnbears were moving huge boulders to create the bridge, and birdsntossed down small pebbles to fill the gaps between the giant rocks.nAll that the squirrel could do to contribute was to move some sand.nSome of the larger animals thought that the squirrel’s contributionnwas meaningless—and that it was just getting in their way as theyndid much more important work.
Rama’snarmy of monkeys and bears set out to build a bridge so that Lord Ramancould reach the land where his wife was held captive. Small creaturesnsuch as birds and even a lowly squirrel helped, too. The monkeys andnbears were moving huge boulders to create the bridge, and birdsntossed down small pebbles to fill the gaps between the giant rocks.nAll that the squirrel could do to contribute was to move some sand.nSome of the larger animals thought that the squirrel’s contributionnwas meaningless—and that it was just getting in their way as theyndid much more important work.n
n
n
nWhatndo you think that Lord Rama said about that? Find the entire storynhere.
n
n
n
n
n
nGet your festive on!
n
n
n
nLordnRama is sometimes called the “Prince of the Golden Age.” Thenpeople of India celebrate his birthday today (actually, started thencelebration yesterday evening). Here are some of the things people donto celebrate:
n
n
n
- n
-
n
Somen people fast (which means do not eat for a period of time).n
nn
-
nThousandsn of people gather on the banks of the sacred river Sarayu for a dip.
n
nn
-
nPeoplen pray and sing songs at midday, when Lord Rama is said to have beenn born.
n
nn
-
nTheren is a procession with a decorated chariot and people dressed up inn costumes—and with happy shouts praising Rama’s reign.
n
n
n
n
n
n
n n
n
n
n
n n
n
n
n
nAlsonon this date:
n
n
n
n
n
nAnniversary of the demonstration of the first American electron microscopen
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nAnniversarynof the start of Jacques Cartier’s Voyage of Discovery
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nDetectivenStory Day
n
n
n
n
n
