Sunday 1 September 2013

The Chocolate Boy (A Dolch Project)

                Once upon a time, there was a little boy, Gopal. He lived with his father, mother and a small  brown kitty in a white house with a big red door. He was six years old. He had started going to school. Sunita and Gopal would walk to the school together. Sunita would carry Gopal's school bag. He called her " Sister". She was very pretty. Gopal liked her very much. They both use to jump, laugh and sing songs on their way to school and back.
                 One day, while coming down from school, Gopal saw The Yellow Cake Shop. He looked at the door and saw "OPEN" written in black. There was a glass window. He looked in. There were many round big cakes ....yellow, red, blue,white, green, brown. " Look Sister, just like the picture in my book". He liked One Big Brown Chocolate Cake with a  Red doll on top. " I want to eat that" he said to Sunita.

                 Sunita said " Yes, but we will have to buy it. I do not have money with me. We will ask your mother.Let us Go." As soon as he came home, he ran to his mother who was cleaning the house.
"Mother !! Mother!!"
"First, Put away shoes ,Gopal and wash your hands and feet. I will get you some milk to drink".
Gopal ran fast to do all that his mother had said. He came back, "Good boy, now drink this glass of milk and then you can go and play in the green garden"
"Mother, I saw a Big Brown Chocolate Cake in the new yellow shop down the street. It was just like the one we ate on our Christmas party. I want to buy it"
"Ok, if you  be a good boy and help every one ,I will get it for you" " But, Mother I want to buy it with my own money" His mother smiled " I will think about it. Now you go play" "Thank you, Mother." said Gopal and ran to play out in the green garden.
              In the morning, Gopal's mother gave him a Red Pig toy. "What is this, mother?" " It's a Piggy Bank Gopal, u can put the money that father gives you from the top. And then when it's Full you can buy your Big brown chocolate cake" " But, how will I know if it is Full? " His mother put some coins (money) into the pig and  and made it jump Up and down. It made it sing. It was very funny. Gopal laughed. "When it stops this song, then it's full my baby"
             Every day Gopal use to put some money and make the Red Pig sing. And he use laugh and laugh at the song. Soon the day came when the Pig did not sing. "See Mother, the Red Pig did not sing." "Because it is Full" His mother open the Piggy from down and help him count the money. Gopal took Sunita's hand and said"Come Sister, we will go and buy the Big Brown chocolate cake from the yellow stop".
         Gopal and Sunita together went to the Yellow shop. Sunita said "We wish to buy that Big Brown Chocolate Cake" to the man in the shop. He took a big blue box and picked the cake and put it in. Gopal looked over. He gave it to Gopal and smiled. Gopal said " Thank you" "Do come here Again". "Yes. When my Red Pig is Full" said Gopal. Sunita and Gopal went to the Green Garden after that. Gopal played in the ground and ran off to Sunita who was sitting in the chair. " My legs hurt" he said " I will get some water for you, you sit on this chair." Sunita gave him the Blue box to hold.
Gopal was very happy today. He opened the box and saw that the cake was cut. He counted " One - two - three- four- five - six -seven - eight" He looked up to see a pretty little baby girl looking at the cake. "Please give me one" she said. Gopal did not want to give. But his mother always said " Gopal , always try to be kind and of help to every one" So he opened his box to pick up  one cake and put it on the girl's right hand. The girl smiled and gave him the white flower she held in her hand " Thank you, Chocolate boy". "Good bye, Pretty girl. See you again" said Gopal.
From that day, every one called Gopal "The Chocolate Boy" !!