ENGLISH LEARNING

  THE SUN'S HANDKERCHIEF        ( Adapted from The Sun's Handkerchief by  Tarun Cherian)  One day the Sun caught a cold. It happened  like this. It was a rainy day. The Sun's feet and  clothes got wet because he stepped out in the rain without a raincoat and gumboots.  First thing the Sun knew about the cold was that his nose itched. "Ahchooo! Ahchooo! " he sneezed.  Each time he sneezed, there was lightning and thunder. He sneezed and he sneezed, till he was quite red in the face.  Mother earth put him into bed with a hot water bottle. But he still did not feel good.  Nothing worked, so his sister Flora gave him warm medicine. It was honey and tulsi. She also gave him a beautiful handkerchief with different colours.  Soon the Sun felt better and the cold was gone. The Sun took his handkerchief and went out in the morning. The beautiful handkerchief glowed in the sunlight.  Then, a little girl smiled. She had been sad because it was raining a lot. The colourful ra

Q. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him to issue a  transfer certificate in your name. To, The Principal, St. Johns Academy New Delhi Date : 12th October 2010 Subject - An application for transfer certificate Respected Sir,                             I passed Vth class last year from your academy in first division. Now I have to seek admission in VIth class in Dehradun as my father's services has been transferred from New Delhi to Dehradun in the month of September this year. Therefore I have to leave this academy and submit the  transfer certificate in the academy where I shall be admitted further. Therefore, I request you to kindly issue it to me as earliest as possible. Yours obediently Peter Class :V Section : B Roll no : 27