Sandunika Yomali

    My grandmother has been telling me stories since I was a child. I love hearing those stories.      I still remember a story she told me. One day, Mr. Fox invited his friend, Miss Stork, to dinner. Miss Stork cleaned her feathers and arrived at the fox’s house. “Come in, my friend,” said Mr. Fox. “Dinner is ready and I was waiting for you. I shall serve it just now.” Now the cunning fox just wanted to amuse himself and laugh at the stork. So, he served a watery soup in a shallow dish. Poor Miss Stork, who had a long beak, could not eat the soup while Mr. Fox made a very good meal by lapping it up until the dish shone.     ‘I am so sorry you did not like your dinner,’ said Mr. Fox. ‘You have hardly eaten any of it’. Miss Stork was very hungry but too polite to say anything. She thanked Mr. Fox and invited him to dine at her place the next day. The fox accepted the invitation. The next day, Mr. Fox brushed ...

    At the end of the last school vacation we went on an education tour to Colombo. This tour was organized by the science club of our school. We went by a privet coach There were fifty students and five teachers for this tour. We left Kurunagala at about 6.00 a.m. We stopped at Nittambuwa to have our breakfast. After having our breakfast we proceeded to Colombo. We could reach Colombo by 10.00 a.m           First we visited the Colombo harbor. It was a very busy place. There were many kinds of ships. Cargo ships, Tankers and ocean liners were some of them. According to an officer there, these ships come to the harbor for various needs. Some ships bring food and oil. Some ships come here to obtain fuel and water. We saw huge cranes lifting heavy loads of goods to load and unload the ships.   At about 1.00 p.m. we went to the Viharamahadevi park. We had our lunch there. After having our lunch we rested for some time. At about 2.30 ...

            As social beings we cannot live alone. We must have friends to share our happiness and sorrow. Good friends can be regarded as one of the valuable assets and a source of strength. They give us advice and help us when needed. Everyone has good friends. We should always try to keep company with good friends. A good friend is like the shadow. He always tries to protect his companions. It is said that “ A friend in need is a friend indeed.” “ A good friend is always truthful in words and deeds. He never leaves his companions alone.” “ A life without a true friend is just like a death without any evidence.” This is also an old great saying. A good friend always tries to lead his companions in the correct path. He never mislead them. Lord Buddha has taught us to keep company only with good friends. Bad effects of keeping company with bad friends have been pointed out to us by Lord Buddha. As we know, many lives have been ruined as a r...