How to do the Moonwalk

1. Lift the right heel up.

2. Keep the left foot flat on the floor.

3. Slowly pull the left foot back.

4. Swap heels.

5. Repeat all these steps smoothly in time with the music.

Chimp Cooperation

In this video:
1. Food is hidden under a concrete slab.
2. The chimp is allowed to find the food itself. It tries to lift the slab but can't.
3. A man comes and shows him how to lift the concrete slab up.
4. The chimp tries to lift it alone but then asks for the man's help to lift the slab up.

Tickling Apes

In this video:
1. There is a gorilla in a cage. He's presenting his feet to be tickled and the zookeeper is tickling his feet.

2. A baby oran-utan is lying on the ground and the zookeeper is tickling him. The baby orang-utan is giggling.

The Chimpanzee's Memory

In this video:
1. The chimpanzee is counting from 1 to 9 in the right order and it gets peanuts as a reward,

2. It is counting the numbers which are covered up on the screen.

3. Chimps do this exercise much better than humans because they care more about peanuts!

Netball Injury!

Eight years ago I played a netball match at my school sports meeting.

It was the second half of the match. I felt tired. But I was doing my best to play well. A player from the other team threw the ball to another player and I tried to catch it. Suddenly I lost my balance, slipped and fell.

I don't remember anything about the next few minutes. My friends ran forward to help and took me to the rest room. I had leg wounds and was bleeding.

Teachers, friends and my mum cleaned my wounds, bandaged them and applied antiseptic.
It was so painful and I couldn't bear it!

I felt dizzy with the pain and the shock. It took nearly six hours to recover and it was the most unforgettable and painful experience of my life.
NIRMANI ASANGA

Andare and the Rock

There was a huge rock in a paddy field. It caused a lot of problems for the farmer when he tried to cultivate.

One day the farmer asked for help from his friends and together they tried to remove the rock. They dug around the rock and loosened the small stones around it. But they couldn't move it and tried to think of another way of doing it.

At that moment Andare walked past. One farmer shouted out:
"Hey guys! There's no need for us to work so hard. Here's the man who can do anything: Andare!"

Andare realised that that were trying to embarrass him. So he thought:
"O.K. I'll teach them a lesson that they'll never forget."

"I'll do it for you. But I won't do it without a reward. Iwant black chicken and rice for three days. And a bottle of arrack too."

The farmers gave him everything he wanted and went to the field on the day that Adare said he would remove the rock.

He had brought a rough carpet for the task. Everyone wondered what he was going to do.

Andare went to the rock and without hesitating put the carpet onto his shoulders.
He said:
"Hey! What are you looking at! Pick the rock up and put it on my shoulders so I can remove it from the field. I said I would....Hey! Pick it up!"

Everyone realised that they had been fooled!
NIRMANI ASANGA

Jack Jack, Mack Mack

When Sri Lanka was under British rule they ordered everyone to do what they wanted. Sri Lankan people are very proud. So they hated the British. But they couldn't do anything because they had no power.

The British used to go hither and thither by bullock cart. But the Cart-man was Sinhalese. He used to say this:
"Jack, Jack, Mack, Mack!"
He called the bullock and told it off using an English person's name.

But the British people didn't understand it!
SRIYANI

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa is a world famous portrait. Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in about 1503.
It took him four years to paint this portrait.
It is believed that Mona Lisa was the wife of a wealthy merchant.
Now this portrait hangs in the 'Louvre' gallery in Paris.
It is believed that when someone is looking at the portrait they feel that Mona Lisa's eyes are following them..
It is this that made the painting world-famous.
NIPUNI

Andare and the Hard of Hearing

One day Andare was about to leave the palace after his duties. The Queen called him over:

"You have been coming to the palace for a very long time. But you've never brought your wife. I'd like to talk to her!" the Queen said.

I'll bring her over to the palace tomorrow. But, your majesty, she is a little hard of hearing. You may have to speak loudly so that she can hear."replied Andare.

Andare went home and told his wife that the Queen wished to see her but that she must speak up when she spoke to the queen because she couldn't hear very well.

The following day the King saw the Queen and Andare's wife talking at the top of their voices. The voices were unbearable:

"Stop it! Stop it! What's happening here?" he asked

"I'm talking to Andare's wife in a loud voice because she is hard of hearing" the Queen replied.

"I'm also talking to the Queen in a loud voice because she is supposed to be hard of hearing" said Andare's wife.

The King at once understood what had happened. He couldn't stop himself laughing.
ROHINI

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island which lies in the Indian Ocean. "The Garden of Eden" is a name Sri Lanka has earned because of its beauty. Some people call it "Pearl of the Indian Ocean".

It had different names at different times. Sometimes it has been called 'Taprobane' and in later periods, 'Dharmadipa'.

It is 224km East to West and 432km North to South. Thr totalm area is 65,610 sq.km. Its population today is 20, 238,000.

The main event of the year is the New Year Festival. Normally it is held on 13-14th of April. And there are games like "pancha damima", "thachchi panima", "kotta poraya", "chakgudu".

Sri Lanka earns its foreign exchange from the tourist trade. Tourists come in their hundreds and thousands to see the golden beaches, jungles, ruins, temples, dagaobas and enjoy the sunny climate.
ISHANI

Ramanathan Hindu Ladies' College

This is one of the best schools in Colombo and has all of the facilities a good school should have. There are 58 classrooms and the laboratories are well-equipped.

It has a stone building and as we enter the school there is a temple on the left and a garden on our right. When we enter the building, the principal's room, the office and the staff room are on the left hand side. These are well-furnished.

At our school students have to wear a white uniform, white shoes and socks. We have a maroon tie and black ribbons. In our school special attention is paid to behaviour, clenliness and punctuality. The most well-behaved, neat and punctual student is awarded a prize at the Annual Day function.

Our principal is a stict disciplinarian. If anyone violates the rules, is not in uniform or makes mischief, she is punished. But she is fair and caring.

Our teachers are also quite strict. They teach us with great care and help us when we neeed it.

I like my school very mu8ch and I shall never forget it.

Hat Seller

Once upon a time there was a hat seller who lived in a small village. One day he walked to town and sold some hats.

It was a hot day. On his way back through the forest he felt tired and sat down under a big tree. He kept his hats by his side and had a little nap.

After a couple of hours he heard a sound and woke up. He looked up and saw some monkeys in the tree wearing his hats. He got angry, picked up some stones and threw them at the monkeys. The monkeys threw stones back at the hat seller.

The hat seller was scratching his head and trying to think of a plan. He noticed that the monkeys were doing the same thing.

He took his hat in his hand and threw it at the monkeys. The monkeys did the same thing and then he picked up all his hats and walked home.
KRISHAN

How to make an Omlette

1. First take a frying pan and clean it.
2. Light the gas hob and put the frying pan on it.
3. Take onions, chillies and chop them.
4. Break an egg into a small cup.
5. Mix the chillies, onions and egg.
6. Put them all into the frying pan.
7. After 3 minutes add salt.
8. Serve.

Seeing Malani

The day I saw my favourite celebrity, I was at a wedding. She is Malani Fonseka who you all know as the "Queen of the Sri Lankan Cinema"

I was chatting with my friends. Suddenly I saw my favourite film star glimmering in the huge crowd. I couldn't believe it. I thought I was dreaming. But it was true, the famous Sri Lankan actress was at the wedding!

She was wearing a very expensive black sari with silver borders, decorated with silver jewellery. I looked at her for a few moments and then tried to talk to her. But, unfortunately, a crowd gathered around her asking questions and trying to get her autograph.

She has forged her own path to the top of the film industry. She hasn't followed in anyone's footsteps. She got where she is today through her own talent. And that is why she maintains her top ranking in Sri Lankan cinema still.
CHAMARI

Hand Injury

I was in a hurry to deliver a lunch packet to my aunt. There were no vehicles on the road apart from a bus which had stopped on my right.
When I was crossing the road a car suddenly came and knocked me over. I fell down and injured my hand.
The van driver took me to hospital and a doctor gave me some medical treatment.
After that I went home.
My hand took two weeks to heal.
KRISHAN

Caught Cheating!

When I was in Grade 8 I had an exam. I was in the same exam room as my four friends.
It was our Economics exam. The paper was very tough. We didn't know how to answer any of the questions.
So we decided to cheat!
One of my friends took his Economics textbook out of his bag and started to copy it. All of us were waiting until he had finished.
The time given for the exam was one and a half hours. He took half an hour to copy, then he gave the textbook to us. We all started copying in a hurry.
When the exam was over the teacher marked the papers. All five of us got the same marks.
But the teacher had her doubts.
So she checked them again. All 5 papers were the same, not a single sentence was different,
So we all got caught!
GLODY

Seeing Roshan and nearly meeting Saranga!

I went to a Roshan Ranawana concert with my friend. In the audience I saw Saranga Disasekara, the famous actor.
I wanted to get his autograph, but we didn't have a pen. So we were running around looking for one.
He saw us and looked at us as if he was wondering why these girls were running here and there.
Although he was taking photos with his fans, he noticed us!
But in the end we couldn't get his autograph....
NIPUNI

Saranga advertises toothpaste!!

Accident!

One day I went to see my sister by bike.
Suddenly a car turned right without signalling. There was nothing I could do. I was also turning right.
I couldn't control the bike and fell off.
People gathered round and took me to hospital.
It was two days before I came home.
SRIYANI

Attempted Cheating

This happened when I was doing the Social Studies paper in a term test at school, when I was in Grade 11. I'd forgotten the answer for a question and asked a friend who was at the next desk.
Unfortunately, she didn't know the answer either.
Then she suggested that we ask our friend who was sitting in the corner. We tried our best to attract her attention, but she didn't see us.
The teacher noticed us and asked:
"What's going on?"
We said nothing.
She went off and then we got an idea. We wrote the question on a piece of paper and put it into a stapler and passed it across the classroom.
The teacher saw us and stood between us until the end of the test.
I didn't get the answer and I lost my stapler as well!
KANISHKA

Triple H

A: Did you watch that wrestling match yesterday?
B: Where and when was it?
A: It was in California and the match was broadcast last night on 'Ten Sports'
B: Oh! We haven't got satellite in our new house, co I couldn't watch it. Who was in the match?
A: John Cena and Triple H. It was a one-hour Iron Man Match. They used anything to attack: chairs, hammers, ladders...
B: Amazing! I've never seen anything like that in my life. Was it exciting?
A: It was a terrifying match and we didn't know what was going to happen from one moment to the next. But it was exciting for the spectators. Finally, Triple H attacked with a hammer and John Cena was defeated.
SHIHAN

Term Test

Q: What were you doing when you cheated?
A: I copied my friend's answers.
Q: Where was this?
A: At school.
Q: When was it?
A: In our term test.
A: I didn't remember the right answer. I wasn't sure, so I cheated.
Q: What happened?
Q: Our teachers liked to walk around a lot, so they didn't see it.
DILKI

Interview with a School Cheat

Q: What were you doing when you cheated?
A: Oh, it was when I was my grade 11 examination.
Q: Where were you?
A: At my school.
Q: Ah, so you cheated in your school examination. Am I correct?
A: Yes.
Q: When did you cheat?
A: It was 4 years ago when I was grade 11.
Q: Why did you cheat?
A: I was a schoolboy, you know. I did it to pass the exam. I had some fun, but it was wrong.
Q: How did you cheat?
A: Oh, I copied my friend's exam paper. It was easy.
Q: Then?
A: Then I passed my exam quite easily, but it was cheating.
Q: Thank you for speaking with me.
A: Oh, thank you. But remember cheating is not a good thing to do in your life.
PASINDU