Mrs.Mary:- From this class II onwards; you people will have to attend two more periods. One is Arts & Crafts and another period is of Physical Training (PT). Shiela madam will take the Arts & Crafts classes and Mr. Bairagi will take your PT classes. Accha, Mr. Talukdar, the administrative officer of this school has something to say about your respective houses.
Mr. Talukdar:- Hello everyone! I am Mr. Trilochan Talukdar. I hope all of you know me very well, because sometimes I had to cane some of you, otherwise, you people don’t stop all those hooliganism. Anyway, let me come to the main point. In our school, we have several extra-curricular activities. For participation of students in all these extra-curricular activities we have a system of grouping the students in four groups on the basis of four colors: Red, Green, Blue & Yellow. We term these groups as houses. Accha, who is the class monitor?
Mrs.Mary:- Bhanu and Jahar are the monitors of this class. Bhanu and Jahar, please stand up.
Mr. Talukdar:- Both of you come out of your seats. There are altogether 33 students in this class. I have made four columns in the blackboard which are Red, Blue, Green & Yellow. The names of all the 33 students are written on those folded small papers which are kept inside that big bowl. Bhanu will pick up one folded paper from that bowl. Just pick up one paper. Now open it. Read out the name.
Bhanu:- It is Sudeshna.
Mr. Talukdar:- Ok, Jahar, just write the name of Sudeshna under the Red house column. Now, Bhanu, pick up another paper.
Bhanu:- It is Arindam.
Mr. Talukdar:- So, Arindam’s name will be written under Blue house column. Pick up another one.
Bhanu:- It is Revathi. Revathi is in Green house.
Mr. Talukdar:- Exactly! Now you people have learned the process. Who is next?
Bhanu:- Nonigopal is in Yellow house.
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Mr. Talukdar:- Ok, so, after half an hour or so, we have been able to allocate houses to all the students of this class. All the students should remember their house color till they pass out from this school. Another thing, I forgot to tell. From now on, you people have to wear a tie. Now, the tie will have a default brown colored strips and the alternate strips along that will be your house color strip. For example, if you are in Yellow house, then your tie will have brown strip with yellow strip alternately and if you are in Red house, your tie will have brown strip with red strip alternately. You have to buy your respective tie from our school counter only. It costs only 30 bucks.
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Arindam:- Have you got a great news! Our school will have its own canteen from now on. Already, I can smell the Hinger Kachuri and Aloor Dum in the new stall.
Santu:- Aaha! The moment you uttered about those food items, I am feeling hungry. Ei, Pramanik, come on, let’s go and eat some hinger kachuris with Aloo Dum.
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Shiela Madam:- Good morning, students! I am your Arts & Crafts teacher. My name is Shiela.
Chinmoy:- Hey, Raja, this teacher is most beautiful teacher of this school. I can assure you about that.
Raja:- Yeah, that’s why; she is the Arts & Crafts teacher.
Shiela Madam:- Please don’t talk among yourselves during class hours. If you have any confusion regarding anything, just discuss with me about it. Is it crystal clear to everyone?
Arindam:- Yes madam!
Shiela Madam:- Ok! Now, take out your notebook and write down about the things that you need to buy from any stationary shop. A set of marvel papers which contains at least seven different colors, a cardboard, a scissor, a gum, a set of chumkis, a set of small rounded glasses and a set of ribbons of at least three different colors. Now, write down the home task for your next class. You have to prepare a TV set. You can do it by using cardboards or by using the ‘Tree Top’ box. Just drink the ‘Tree Top’ and then use it to prepare a TV set.
Meenakshi:- What is this ‘Tree Top’?
Srabanti:- It is a competitor of ‘Frooti’. The ‘Tree Top’ drink also comes in the market in a small rectangular box like ‘Frooti’.
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Mr. Talukdar:- Why have you broken his nose with a single punch?
Raqeeb:- After the second period, when I went out of the class, he took out the tiffin box from my bag and ate everything. Not only have that, he also distributed the sweets to his friends. Now, what will I eat today? I have given him a lesson.
Mr. Talukdar:- Ei, Chinmoy, why have you done that?
Chinmoy:- Everyday, Raqeeb brings Chicken legs and four different types of sweets, but he never used to share it with anyone. In tiffin time, we always share our tiffin foods with everyone, but he always eats his own tiffin only.
Raqeeb:- Why should I share my tiffin foods, when I have a better quality food than of theirs?
Mr. Talukdar:- No, sometimes, you can share your tiffin. After all, they are your classmates, not your enemies. For such small things, you should not punch your friends like that. Say sorry to Chinmoy.
Raqeeb:- Chinmoy, I am sorry, actually, I lost my temper at that moment.
Mr. Talukdar:- Now, Chinmoy, what food is there in your tiffin box today?
Chinmoy:- Sir, five parathas and a curry made of cauliflower, peas and potatoes.
Mr. Talukdar:-Great! Today, Raqeeb will eat your tiffin and you have to eat by buying foods from our canteen. That’s your punishment.
Raqeeb:- Then, who will eat my tiffin today?
Mr. Talukdar:- I will eat one chicken leg and one sweet from your tiffin and you eat the rest of your tiffin.
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Mr. Bairagi:- Good morning to all of you. So, today is your first PT class in this school. Can anyone tell me the full form of the word, PT?
Prakash:- Sir, PT stands for Physical Training.
Mr. Bairagi:- Yes, you are correct. Now, tell me why do we need to undergo physical training every day?
Bidisha:- To keep ourselves fit and healthy.
Mr. Bairagi:- Exactly! Our body is also like a machine. If you don’t use all the parts of a machine properly on a daily basis, some of the machine parts will not function with full efficiency. Similarly, if we don’t exercise everyday and make all our body parts active, our body will not function properly both mentally and physically. Ok, now all of you stand in a single line. You have to do the jogging. Jogging means neither will you run fast nor will you walk slowly. Run slowly but it should not look like as if you are walking fast only. Come on, start the jogging for 30 minutes. You people have to complete 5 rounds of this playground within 30 minutes by jogging only. In between that time, no one is supposed to drink water.
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Raqeeb:- Oh! I am really panting for breath. I have never done jogging for such a long time.
Dolui:- You need to do more jogging than us because you are becoming fatter and fatter day-by-day. Please stop eating those chicken legs everyday in your tiffin.
Raqeeb:- That’s not the reason! Actually, everyone in my family is too fat and all our ancestors have died either of heart attack or blood sugar. In our family, everyone loves to eat meat; be it chicken, mutton or beef. My elder brother has recently joined a gym to reduce fat in his body. I will also join a gym after two years.
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Mrs. Mary:- Sir, these two boys of my class were cheating from others during the exam (half-yearly of class II).
Mr. Bradman:- Ok, they have started the practice from class II itself. Oh! My God! Hey, why were you guys cheating from others? What’s the matter! I don’t understand one thing! What is there to cheat in a Mathematics examination? Who knows; that the person from whom you are copying is totally doing the sum wrong!
Kanchan:- Sorry, Sir, but we are yet to learn how to do carry-one subtraction and double multiplication. Even we don’t know properly how to divide a 4 digit number with a 2 digit number where there will be a remainder.
Mr. Bradman:- Why? Have you people not been taught about these things in Maths class?
Rabi:- Yes, Sir! But, madam teaches so fast and in such a fashion that we hardly understand anything. Whenever, we have asked her to teach us the same topic twice, she has not taught that. Rather she scolded us for not being attentive in class.
Mr. Bradman:- Mrs. Mary, who teaches Maths in class II?
Mrs. Mary:- Mrs. Nair. But, she is a very knowledgeable teacher!
Mr. Bradman:- There is no guarantee that a knowledgeable person will always turn out to be a good teacher. Teaching is an extraordinary communication skill. If you lack in your communication skill, you cannot become a good teacher even after having so many high qualifications. Do one thing! Tell Mrs. Nair to conduct special Maths classes for the students of class II who will get less than 75% in Maths. Rabi and Chinmoy, this time I am excusing you, but next time, please don’t try to copy from others in exam. If you keep on copying from others, you will never learn on your own in your life and ultimately, you will remain as a virtually uneducated person despite passing out from this reputed school. Whenever you will face any problem, just feel free to come to my room and discuss about it. Is it ok to both of you?
Rabi & Chinmoy:- Yes, Sir.
Mr. Bradman:- You people can go now.
Rabi & Chinmoy:- Thank you, Sir.
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Revathi:- He he he…today, Bidisha has come to school with a Cricket cap on her head. She is your best friend and you have not noticed that!
Arindam:- Who told you that she is my best friend. But, where from she got that cap? She never plays cricket. Wait! Let me start pinching her. Ei, Bidisha, you are looking great in this cap! So, what is the name of that boy who has gifted you this cap?
Bidisha:- See! What kind of a bad boy, Arindam is? He gifted me this cap and now he is asking who has gifted you this cap?
Revathi:- What! Arindam, you have gifted this cap to her. You were acting with me.
Arindam:- Arrey, no, no, I have never given gifts to anyone till date and I will gift something to this idiot, Bidisha, uuh…and that too, a cricket cap.
Bidisha:- Ha ha ha…Arindam, I am smarter than you. You tried to pinch me and I trapped you in your trap only. Actually, no one has gifted me this cap. I have got this by chewing so many ‘Big Fun’ bubble gums. Inside every packet of Big Fun bubble gum, you will get the photo of a cricketer with some runs or wickets. After buying so many Big Fun bubble gums, if you can score 50 runs or have 25 wickets, then you will get a cap. If you can score 100 runs or have 50 wickets, then you will get a cricket bat and there are so many other schemes like that. So, I scored 50 runs by chewing Big Fun bubble gum.
Arindam:- See the fun! You have never played cricket in your life and you have scored 50 runs and wearing a cricket cap. But, how do you girls really bubble that gum in your mouth. I have tried for so many times, but failed to do so.
Revathi:- Oh! It is very easy! Wait, I will show you how to bubble that gum. I also have a Big Fun bubble gum with me.
Bidisha:- No, no, Revathi, please don’t teach him. He will start chewing bubble gums every day. Bubble gums are not good for health.
Arindam:- Oho! It is good for your health!
Bidisha:- I don’t chew all the bubble gums. I distribute many of those bubble gums to my friends, like I gave this one to Revathi.
Arindam:- Uff…you girls are too smart!
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Chandrani:- So, how was your half-yearly exams?
Nonigopal:- Fine! And what about yours!
Chandrani:- Yeah, it was ok. So, Noni, you have decided to come to this village on every vacation or what!
Nonigopal:- I like this village. There are so many places here to roam and explore. In our city, somehow, I feel bored.
Chandrani:- Aaye…tee tee tee…aaye aaye….
Nonigopal:- Hey, what are you doing?
Chandrani:- Can’t you see those hens and cocks running towards me! I am calling them to come to their respective cages and eat their foods.
Nonigopal:- How do they understand that you are calling them? I mean, whenever you are saying ‘aaye tee tee tee’, how are they responding to it?
Chandrani:- All the other animals respond to any kind of signals much faster than humans because they cannot talk like humans. A creature which talks less can hear more, because his mind automatically starts concentrating on hearing only. And the most amazing part is that the animals can easily remember a particular signal for a particular purpose and whenever those signals are repeated they also respond to that purpose only.
Nonigopal:- Are you talking about sixth sense?
Chandrani:- My goodness! At this age, you know about it!
Nonigopal:- No, my grandfather sometimes used to talk about sixth sense while reading the Bhagawat Gita in front of all the old villagers.
Chandrani:- All the other animals have a stronger sixth sense than humans. Before any natural calamity, it is these animals that start giving the signals that something is going to take place, be it thunderstorms or earthquakes.
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Mr. Bairagi:- So, I hope that all of you have enjoyed your durga puja vacation. Now, you are again back to school. You may feel bored again, but that’s how the life goes on. Today, I will teach you the basics of any military training. Many of you will join National Defence Academy when you will grow up, or maybe, some of you will become a good NCC cadet. During any war or any deadly situation, you have to be alert both mentally and physically. Now, suppose, you are a leading an army of soldiers in warfare and you have heard a sound. You need to instruct your soldiers to be attentive. How will you do it? Can anyone tell me?
Prakash:- The leader will say ‘Saabdhan’ and everyone will become alert.
Mr. Bairagi:- Yes, exactly! ‘Saabdhan’ means ‘Attention’ and ‘Bishram’ means ‘Stand as it is’. Now, all of you make four separate lines. In each line, there will be at least 8 students. Each student should stretch his/her hand in front and back to maintain that same distance from the person standing in front and behind him/her. Ok, now when I will say Saabdhan, you people will keep your hands straight and firm beside you and your two legs should be attached to each other with your boots directed in your frontal direction only. When I will say Bishram, you people will stretch your legs and keep your two hands behind you. That’s a relaxed position.
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Bhanu:- Come on, give me 10 bucks.
Arindam:- Mama barir abdaar naaki? Why should I give 10 bucks to you?
Bhanu:- Oho! Tomorrow is the birthday of Sir Sarbapalli Radhakrishnan.
Arindam:- So, What! Why do I need to celebrate his birthday?
Jahar:- Aah! Arindam bhai, actually, on every birthday of Sir Sarbapalli Radhakrishnan, we celebrate Teachers’ Day in India. Tomorrow, we will celebrate Teachers’ Day in our class. We will have cold drinks, potato chips, patties and cream biscuits in the party. For that we need to collect some funds. That’s why; we are collecting 10 bucks each from all the 33 students of this class.
Arindam:- Oho! Then it’s ok! Better you take 15 bucks from me. Buy some chewing gums with that extra 5 bucks.
Bhanu:- What for! Bidisha is right! You are totally a crazy type of a boy. Ok, give those 15 bucks.
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Students of Class II:- Good morning, Madam!
Mrs. Mary:- Good morning to all my lovely students! Wow! You people have decorated this class very well with ribbons, drawings and balloons.
Srabanti:- Thank you, madam! But, full credit should go to the girls only. We have done all the hard work. Boys have hardly helped us in decoration.
Chinmoy:- Madam! That is their department. Our department is foods department. We could have even decorated this class much better than them.
Revathi:- Ok, in the next year Teacher’s Day, boys will do the decorations and we will manage the food department.
Arindam:- Madam! Please don’t mind! These girls always keep on fighting with us. Please take your seat, madam, and enjoy the potato chips, patties, cream biscuits with cold drinks.
Mrs. Mary:- Oh! Arindam, you are such a sweet student of mine. Thank you, dear.
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Jahar:- We have enjoyed the Teachers’ Day party very well. Everything has gone well, but still I don’t understand why Arindam told us to buy some chewing gums?
Bhanu:- Hmm…I am also thinking about that! Wait, let me call Arindam. Aiyee….Arindam…where are those chewing gums? We want to eat one chewing gum each.
Arindam:- Ha ha ha…husssh….don’t shout. Don’t even tell anyone that I have told you people to buy chewing gums. I have already chewed those chewing gums very well. Just keep your mouth shut and come with me. Let us see the drama inside the staff room.
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Mr. Talukdar:- Ha ha ha…do you people know what happened in class IV today? The chair was broken and our Mrs. Mitra sat on the chair and fell down….ha ha ha…Actually, Mrs.Mitra was attending the 1st Teachers’ Day of her academic life as a class teacher…that’s why….ha ha ha…
Mrs. Mitra:- Arrey, I fell down with the chair…but at least my condition is better than Mrs. Mary. Look at Mrs. Mary’s back! Mrs. Mary, there is a chewing gum attached at the lower back side of your skirt.
Mrs. Mary:- What! Oh! My God! Oh! No! My students are so naughty; I could have ever imagined of.
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Rabi:- Have you all heard the news? Kaushik Sir is going to marry Bharati madam. They were having love affair between them.
Meenakshi:- Wow! Bharati madam is so lucky. She will get a handsome young man like Kaushik Sir.
Dolui:- Oh! I knew about their love affair much before than you people. One day, after the last bell, everyone was running towards the main gate. I was also running, but somehow, I felt the nature call of the 1st type. I started walking towards the wash room at the ground floor. Many people don’t know that there is a small library for teachers just beside that washroom. In that library, sometimes, our teachers sit and write their research papers. I was passing by that library after coming out of the wash room, suddenly, I heard a smooching sound and Bharati madam started saying, ‘Umm…Kaushik, e sob ki hocchey…katodin are sudhu chumu khabey…ebaar toh decision taa nao…’ Then, Kaushik sir said, ‘I love you Bharati, decision toh onek ageyi neoa hoye gache…sudhu baba maa ke janatey hobey…bassh…after that….chat magni pat beyaa…’
Meenakshi:- Oho! It was like Sinking sinking…Drinking Water….both Kaushik Sir and Bharati Madam are the big fishes of Deep Ocean.
Arindam:- Meenakshi, big fishes don’t survive in shallow waters. So, there is no need to think seriously about it…It happens…
Bidisha:- Khali baro baro lecture…asobhyo chele kothakaar….where is my treat? I have given you my Big Fun Cap last week and you are yet to give me a treat. Come on, let us go to the canteen and eat Kachuris.
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