Sparkle Buds June 2022

One day in the court of King Krishnadevaraya, a merchant from a faraway land had a test for the courtiers of Vijayanagara. “I have heard about the brilliance of your court, your majesty! I have a test for your court!” he told the king. Intrigued, the king allowed the merchant to continue. “Here are three dolls that I made. They all seem to look the same, but each is different from the other. I will be back in thirty days for your answer!” The king called on all his ministers and asked them to find the difference between the dolls. Days went by and no one had an answer. Krishnadevaraya called upon his trusted vikatakavi to find the difference. Even Tenali Rama was stumped. He took the king’s permission to…

Priyanshu Joshi of class VII, Kendriya Vidyalay, IMA (Prem Nagar) for showing tremendous courage in saving his elder sister from a leopard on July 1, 2009. Priyanshu was on the way to school with his elder sister Priyanka when the leopard attacked his sister. Priyanshu showed tremendous courage and agility and began hitting the feline with his school bag. The Leopard turned his attention towards the boy and pounced on him. Priyanshu received a wound on his forehead but continued to hit the predator, forcing him to run away. Priyanshu said that he was very interested in Army life and wants to join Indian Military Academy after completion of school.…

Dear Friends, Mindfulness means paying full attention to something. It means slowing down to really notice what you’re doing. Being mindful is the opposite of rushing or multitasking. When you’re mindful, you’re taking your time. You’re focusing in a relaxed, easy way. Being mindful helps you: • pay attention better • be less distractible • learn more • stay calm under stress • avoid getting too upset about things • slow down instead of rush • listen better to others • be more patient • get along better • feel happier and enjoy things more Source: Chelsea Life Skills…

You can do this with an orange, an apple — or even something as tiny as a raisin. The idea is to really pay attention to what you are eating. Let’s say you decide to do mindful eating with an orange. Your job is to eat the orange slowly, without rushing. You can do this mindful eating exercise with your eyes open or closed. 1. Start by holding your orange. Roll it in your hand. Notice how it feels. 2. Hold the orange near your nose. What does it smell like? Take a whiff of the bittersweet smell of the orange peel. 3. If you have your eyes open, notice how the orange looks. Pay attention to whether the skin is smooth or bumpy. If you hold it firmly, is…

The Stegosaurus was a dinosaur that lived about 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period. Fossils of the Stegosaurus have been found in western North America and Europe. It was first named and discovered by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877. The Stegosaurus was about the size of a bus, 30 feet long and 14 feet high. It probably weighed around 10,000 pounds! It is most famous for the diamond-shaped plates that are lined up and down its back. These plates could be as big as 2 feet by 2 feet. It also had 4 sharp spikes on its tail 2 to 3 feet long which is likely used for defence. The Stegosaurus walked on four legs and kept its head low to the ground while keeping its spiked…

DID YOU KNOW ? Fun facts about Muscles for kids• Shivering is caused by hundreds of muscles contracting and relaxing to produce heat and make us warmer. •It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 muscles to frown. All the more reason to smile instead of frown! •Our longest muscle is the Sartorius. It runs from the hip to the knee and helps us bend the knee and twist our leg. •The strongest muscle is in our jaw and is used for chewing. •The smallest muscle is in our ear and is called the stapedius. It is attached to the smallest bone in the body, the stapes.…