Jonaki: January 2019

Editorial

ছোটোরা, তোমাদের লেখা আঁকা নিয়ে ঝলমল করছে জোনাকির দ্বিতীয় সংখ্যা। কিন্তু এতো অল্প কেন? আরো লেখো, আঁকো, ছবি তোলো আর ভালো হয়েছে মনে হলেই ছাপতে দাও জোনাকিতে।

এবারের সংগ্রহে আছে রোহিতের মুম্বাই ভ্রমণের কাহিনী, রাই এর নীল হলুদ পাখি, সোনুর পেন্সিলে রোনাল্ডোর পোর্ট্রেট, রিধির আঁকা রাজহাঁসের সাঁতার, রুকুর লেখা ফেয়ারিল্যান্ড গল্পের দ্বিতীয় পর্ব আর অহনার প্যাস্টেলে সূর্যাস্ত।

মনে রেখো প্রতি সংখ্যায় তোমাদের লেখা আঁকা থেকে বেছে নেওয়া হবে "Best Entry of the Month " .

জোনাকি প্রথম সংখ্যার জন্যে Best Entry Of the Month নির্বাচিত হয়েছে অনুভব গুহ (গডি) আর স্বস্তিক চক্রবর্তী (মোহিত) এর আঁকা ছবি। জোনাকির দ্বিতীয় সংখ্যার জন্যে Best Entry Of the Month নির্বাচিত হয়েছে রোহিত সারেঙ্গী (রোহিত) এর লেখা এবং সুনয়না সাহা (রাই) এর ছবি .

Fairyland - Part 2 A Story by Aranya Ghosal(Ruku)

Author : Aranya Ghosal

So, saying my goodbyes to Goldilocks, I went out of the house like a whirlwind. Let’s explore this new place!

Usually, the people came lazing into Fairyland, never said “Hi” or even “Goodbye”, and went away. But now they saw this little boy who was an interesting one! He ran about on the streets, met and talked to this person and that creature, and was overall a very nice character.

I liked this new place a lot. It was much better than the boring old world we all lived in. I continued walking.

Eventually, I came to a forest. There, I was able to hear the sound of excited laughter. I was scared! And, suddenly, I could see a figure shadowed in the darkness. I gave a yell. But as the figure stepped out into the light, I recognised it immediately. It was Little Red Riding Hood! I even saw The Big Bad Wolf behind her, hidden in some bushes. I introduced myself to Riding Hood. She offered to take me to her Granny’s house and treat me to cream cakes and freshly baked bread. I immediately agreed.

So we linked arms and went to Granny’s house.

At Granny’s, there were so many delicacies! My mouth started watering. I introduced myself to Granny and asked her if I could have something to eat. Fortunately, she was a very kind person, so she immediately gave me some fresh bread with home made jam. After eating it, I felt I had reached heaven. Heaven of Food, that is. Then, we (Riding Hood, Granny and me) chatted for a long time.

When it was time for me to go, Granny gave me a big basket full of wonderful stuff from Granny’s larder. Ah, anybody could start to daydream after smelling the things in that basket!

I thanked Riding Hood and Granny for the wonderful time at their house and continued on my way through the forest, swinging my basket. But I got lost in a deep, dark part of the forest. And, to my surprise, someone was giggling somewhere around me, even in such a dark part of the forest!

I tried to guess who it was. But I just couldn’t understand who was giggling! Then, I saw two children coming towards me. THEY were giggling! As they stepped in front of me, I recognised them immediately. Hansel and Gretel!

They laughed at my amazed face. I didn’t see what was so funny. After all, I had never been in a forest before! I introduced myself to them. They asked me to play with them. This would be a new experience, I thought. I had never played with fairy-tale characters before! So I agreed.

Ronaldo - Artist : Rishikesh Saha(Sonu)

Cristiano Ronaldo
Drawing by Rishikesh Saha

সূর্যাস্ত (The Sunset) - Artist: Ahona Saha

সূর্যাস্ত ( The Sunset)
Painter : Ahona Saha

A Memorable Vacation! A Travel Story by Rohit Sarengi

Author : Rohit Sarengi

This year during Durga Puja, when my school was closed for vacation we decided to visit my relative's place at Pune and Mumbai. I along with my parents started for Pune on 11^th October , 2018 at 10 o’clock through GoAir flight. We boarded the flight in time and the pilot announced for take-off. I was very excited to meet my cousins at Pune and Mumbai. Though I was a little bit upset as I would be missing the Durga Puja celebration in my Airport City complex and also miss the famous Durga Puja at Kolkata.

Still I was excited to visit a new place. When our flight took off, I could enjoy the night time view of Kolkata through the window of the aircraft. All the roads, buildings cars and buses were looking like tiny toys from the top. After around hours and 30 minutes we reached Pune city where my maternal uncle aunty received us and we all went to their house. My maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother still awake to receive us at late night. Next day morning I met my cousin sisters and they were all happy to see us at their place. We had our breakfast and I played with my sisters. The very next day my other cousins from Shillong joined us along with their parents and I was very happy to see all my cousins, uncles and aunties in one place. As per the plan we all went to visit TRIVAMBAKESWAR Shiva temple, SHIRDI SAI BABA temple and SHANI SHINGNAPUR which are far away from Pune. We enjoyed these holy places for two days. After reaching Pune we went for shopping inside Pune markets. I was enjoying every second of our stay in Pune. The most memorable trip was when we went to the largest water park in Asia called ‘Wet n Joy’ water park, Lonavala which is situated between Pune and Mumbai. We all enjoyed different water games including the largest wave pool of India.

After staying for one week at Pune, we all along with our grandparents went to Mumbai where my elder cousin brother stays along with his parents. While travelling to Mumbai through the famous Pune-Mumbai Expressway, we passed through several tunnels which were very long and well maintained. After reaching Mumbai we visited famous places like Siddhi Vinayaka Temple, Gateway of India. In the evening we went to Girgaon Chowpatty and had Mumbai special Pav Bhaji. During our one week stay in Mumbai, we visited several places like Sanjay Gandhi National park, Marine drive, Bandstand, Powai Lake, Kanher caves, Bandr Worli sea link. We enjoyed Mumbai special food at different restaurants. I played with my cousins at their residential complex and we enjoyed different fun games. Finally at the end of second week, I left Mumbai and returned to Kolkata. It was an unforgettable experience and a lovely vacation trip for me!!