THE HEADMASTER enters the class-room to declare our result. My name is the nineteenth on the list. In about two min…

THE LAST two minutes in an examination hall are very trying. There is the dread of the Superintendent's announc…

THERE IS pin-drop silence in the examination hall. The envelope containing the question papers has been opened by t…

I HAVE just entered the hall of the Islamia High school, to take the Secondary School Certificate Examination. It i…

I HAD a very strange dream last night. In my sleep i heard a knock at the door. I went out and saw two policemen st…

COAL is very common thing. But its history is just as interesting as a fairy late. It is nothing but wood pressed u…

Finding Me Ticket Lost in Railway The ticket is mandatory for every passenger of Railway trains. If you do not hav…

THE SAD news of the death of a friend of mine falls upon me like a bolt from the blue. I feel inclined to refuse to…

IF I FIND no money in my pocket, after I have dined at a hotel, I shall be in a very awkward position. However, I …

MY HEART must melt on seeing a man who has been knocked down by a speeding motor car. To start with, I shall re…

IF I AM going without light on my bicycle, I shall get down, as soon as I hear a policeman blowing his whistle.…

IF MEET a child that has lost his way home, I shall try to be of every possible help to him, I shall console hi…

IF I KNOCK at a wrong door, when I go to visit a friend of mine, I shall be surprised to see a stranger open it…

IF I FINED myself in a wrong bus, I shall inform the conductor at once. He will, probably, drop me at the next bu…

I AM A RUPEE. I am only three years’ old. But I look very soiled and greasy. However, when I left the mint near La…

I AM a post-card. I am made of thick paper. I am 51 inches long and 2 inches broad. My price is seven paisa. I am …

I AM a one-rupee note. I left the Security press about two years back. I travelled in a strong iron-box to the Nat…

I AM A SINGLE grain of wheat my colour is yellow. Once I lay in a large heap in a farmer’s house. I remained there…

I am a football; I consist of two things, a rubber bladder and a leather case. I am made by skilful craftsmen at S…

I AM the poorest of all the animals and am kept by the poorest of men. I am fed on the dunghills. I am loaded with…

I AM a beggar no doubt and everyday hates me for being a burden on society. But I am the happiest man on earth. I …

WHEN YOU want to cast your voice at an election, go to the Polling station and report yourself to the Ballot offic…

WHEN YOU desire to get a berth reserved, you have to apply in writing to the station master. Give him full particu…