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Edubest English Programme

Selected Story The Princess and the Pea
Content
Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but
she would have to be a real princess. He travelled all over the world to
find one, but nowhere could he get what he wanted. There were

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princesses enough, but it was difficult to find out whether they were real

Story

ones. There was always something about them that was not as it should

General

be. So he came home again and was sad, for he would have liked very much

Knowledge

to have a real princess.

Language

One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and
lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents. Suddenly a knocking was
heard at the city gate, and the old king went to open it.
It was a princess standing out there in front of the gate. But, good
gracious! What a sight the rain and the wind had made her look. The
water ran down from her hair and clothes; it ran down into the toes of
her shoes and out again at the heels. And yet she said that she was a real
princess.
Well, we'll soon find that out, thought the old queen. But she said
nothing, went into the bed-room, took all the bedding off the bedstead,
and laid a pea on the bottom; then she took twenty mattresses and laid
them on the pea, and then twenty eider-down beds on top of the
mattresses.
On this the princess had to lie all night. In the morning she was
asked how she had slept.
"Oh, very badly!" said she. "I have scarcely closed my eyes all
night. Heaven only knows what was in the bed, but I was lying on
something hard, so that I am black and blue all over my body. It's
horrible!"
Now they knew that she was a real princess because she had felt
the pea right through the twenty mattresses and the twenty eider-down
beds.
Nobody but a real princess could be as sensitive as that.

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Guidance to
Daily Journal

Writing
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Students
Works

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General Knowledge - Aprils Fool Day

April Fools' Day is celebrated in different countries around the world on April 1
every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1 is not a national
holiday, but is widely recognised and celebrated as a day when many people play
all kinds of jokes and foolishness. The day is marked by the commission of goodhumoured or otherwise funny jokes, hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying
sophistication

on

friends,

family

members,

teachers,

neighbours,

work

associates, and others.

Traditionally, in some countries such as Canada, New Zealand, the UK,
Australia, Cyprus, and South Africa, the jokes only last until noon, and someone
who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool" and taunted "April Fool's
Day's past and gone, You're the fool for making one." Elsewhere, such as in
France, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Germany, Brazil,
Ireland, and the U.S., the jokes last all day. In France and Italy, children (and
adults, when appropriate) traditionally tack paper fish on each other's back as a
trick and shout "april fish!" in their local language ("poisson d'avril!" and "pesce
d'aprile!" in French and Italian respectively).

Language
Classroom
Brain Teasers and Riddles

Q :

What crime is punishable when attempted but not when

committed?

A :

Suicide

Q :

If you say my name, I'll no longer exist. What am I?

A :

Silence

Q :

There's a fork in the road to Heaven, where one way leads to Hell.
At this fork in the road, two twin brothers live who are exactly
alike, except that one always tells the truth and the other one

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Guidance to Daily Journal

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Writing
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Students Work: Daily Journal

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By: Tan Ben Jet, 8 years old

By: Woon Chun Shian, 10 years old

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My music concert will be on 15th December. I

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have to play two repertoire and one ensemble
piece. I10.
have to sing a song too. So I have to

This afternoon, the weather was getting

hot, so my brother asked my mother to buy
watermelon in the market. My mother

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accepted his suggestion and went to the

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back, our maid cut the watermelon and gave

market to buy watermelon. When she came

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By: Chew Yee Shun, 9 years old
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Today, all the children felt so happy because
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tomorrow will be Childrens Day. My mother
packed some sweets, chocolates, biscuits and
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potato chips for the whole class to eat.
Everyone had to bring food for the whole class

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By: Siau Jia Wei, 10 years old

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By: Avril Long

10 years old

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Today I didnt go to school. I woke up at

8.00 a.m. I went to the market with my
mum. My mum bought some fish and
vegetables. She bought some potatoes and
tomatoes too. Mum also bought a minion Tshirt for
me.
We
went
at 10.00
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Che
Zia
Yee,home
11 years
old a.m.

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By: Nur Nabilah, 9 years old

Today, I had a fever. My mother took

me to
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see a doctor. The doctor gave me some
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medicines. The doctor asked me to drink
of water and have a good rest.

Today, my mother cooked Japanese curry26.

and I was totally excited about it. When I
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heard about it, I quickly rushed to the
kitchen and watched how she cooked it. It
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was delicious and smelled awesome. When
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was incredibly scrumptious and delicious.
There were other dishes too for instance,
fish tomato chicken and cabbage. I had a
great and delightful meal and I wish to

After our tuition class, my father took us to

Malacca. When we arrived at Malacca, my
father told me that my great grandmother
fell down in the toilet because the toilet
was very slippery. We went to the hospital
to visit her. She had fainted but she could
hear us when we were talking. The hospital
doctor couldn't save her because she had
diabetes mellitus. If the doctor operates on
her, the operation will be very dangerous.
The doctor said to just leave her there. We
were so sad. She is 88 years old.

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By: Chiang Kai Ni, 11 years old

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At 12.00 p.m. my sister and I were very free. We wanted to find something fun to do. Suddenly,
my sister suggested counting our Kidzos and
the one who had the most kidzos would be the
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winner. I had 80 kidzos and my sister had 72 kidzos. I was the winner. Actually I thought it was
strange because we went to earn our
kidzos together, how could I have earned more kidzos than
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Choo Tim Sern, 11 years old

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Today, my mother took my brothers and me to the barber shop to have a haircut. While we were

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waiting for our turn we watched an Indian movie on the television. After our hair cut, we dropped
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by a stall on our way home to buy some fruits. I was

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By: Lee Cheng Zhen, 11 years old

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I had a piano examination. I felt very nervous and excited. While my hands were shaking nervously,
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my face was smiling excitedly. The examiner was
hotel. The parking lot was very inconvenient because there were many dead ends. After the
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examination,

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By: Chen Yoong Khoi, 11 years old

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I felt so happy today because I can celebrate Childrens Day again at my tuition
By: Wai Chen Xuan, 11 years old

I am free now! The examination has ended. I can play computer games, watch movies
until 10.00 p.m, and buy comics and many more! I felt very excited because my
father had downloaded Pacific Rim and After Earth. These two movies are my
By: Ng Yi Xing, 11 years old

Today, my mother took me out to do some shopping for the New Year. Firstly, we
visited a few shoe shops. After that, we bought some new clothes. Finally, we

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By: Lee Dann Fung, 11 years old

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My brother and I helped my mother to make almond chips. I like to eat almond chips.
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By: William Chaw, 11 years old

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I followed
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at the stall including apples, bananas, papayas, coconuts, durians and honey dews.
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The fruits were fresh but cheap. The fruit stall owner is a kind man. His
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By: Tan Ben How, 11 years old

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In the mall, we were brought to a booth called `1001 Inventions'. There are a
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lot of Muslim inventions. We also watched a ten-minute movie. After that the
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attendant

were brought to a place to find the answers. There are also some games to play.

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By: Tan Ling Ying, 11 years old

I went to Ikea Furniture Centre to buy my mothers wardrobe. My mother chose

white colour. I like that wardrobe but I have already. My mother bought the
wardrobe because her old wardrobe was damaged. On Wednesday, the wardrobe
will be delivered to our house. I cant wait to see the new wardrobe.

By: Patrick Ng, 11 years old

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Today, my family and I went home to pack our belongings in our new house. So
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far, we have packed a few books
because we have only two boxes. When we went

to our new house it looked so

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By: Che Cin Yee, 12 years old

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My sisters class made sandwiches

at Bacaria too. Their sandwich flavours were
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egg, mayo, tuna and sardine. The sandwiches were delicious. I prefer egg mayo to
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By: Nur Izzah, 12 years old

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my father had an assignment in Penang. My fathers flight was scheduled at

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By: Woon Cheng Ho, 12 years old

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This afternoon, my father bought me a Samsung Tab 3 for me because my exam

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By: Yee Kar Wai, 12 years old

Hooray!!!! I got 7As in my UPSR Examination. I felt very surprised because I

didnt believe it. Every pupil gave me a big clap. My mother and father were proud

Students Work: Composition

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By: Tan Ben Jet, 8 years old

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Title: A Day at the Park (Descriptive Composition)

It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning. Mr. Cheong took his
children, Cheong and Eugene, to a park. They were eager to go there
because they knew it would be fun. When they reached the park, they saw
many people exercising and reading. Some were enjoying the scenery.
The children went to the pond and saw beautiful swans swimming
around gracefully. The swans fascinated them. They bought some
breadcrumbs and fed the swans. After that, Mr. Cheong took them to the
nursery.
They saw many colourful flowers. There were orchids, lilies, hibiscus,
sunflowers, morning glories and roses. Many people were taking photographs
of the beautiful flowers. The children decided to purchase some flowers.
After spending many hours at the park the children were hungry and
thirsty. Mr. Cheong took them to a nearby fast food restaurant. They
bought hamburgers and soft drinks. They gobbled down their food
ravenously because they were very hungry. After they had eaten, they went
home feeling exhausted but happy. It was an enjoyable day. Mr. Cheong
By: Cheang Eugene, 9 years old

Title : A Day at The Park (Descriptive Composition)

It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning. Mr. Cheang took his
children, Cheong and Eugene to a park. They were eager to go there
because they knew it would be fun to spend the day there. When they
reached the park, they saw many people there. Some people were

The children went to the pond and saw some beautiful swans swimming.
The swans fascinated them. They bought some bread crumbs and fed the
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swans. After that, Mr. Cheang took
many colourful flowers. There are roses and sunflowers. Many people were
taking photographs of the beautiful flowers. The children decided to
purchase some flowers for their mother.
After spending many hours at the park, the children were hungry and
thirsty. Mr. Cheang took them to a nearby fast food restaurant. He bought
them hamburgers and soft drinks.
They gobbled down their food ravenously as they were very hungry.
After they had eaten, they went home feeling exhausted but happy. It was
an enjoyable day. The children hoped that their father would take them to
the park again.
By: Foo Ai Shen, 11 years old

Title : When She Was A Kid (Narrative Composition)

I was told this story by my English teacher. I heard the story during our
English lesson with my friends. My first thought before she told us the story was
that she was going to tell us a horror story. But she was telling a story of when she
was young.
Many years back, when Miss Lee was an eleven years old kid, she was drawing
in her room and she felt bored. As it was a sunny afternoon at about 3.00 p.m., an
idea came suddenly came to her mind and she decided that wanted to do something
really fun, interesting and adventurous.
Miss Lee loved reading English storybooks and she was a great and big fan of
Enid Blytons and Nancy Drews stories. She enjoyed reading about adventures,
mysteries and horror stories. Being the only child, she liked to create her own
stories and was often praised by her teachers and friends for her creativity and
interesting adventures.
Miss Lee got a bag and prepared an umbrella, a water bottle, a notepad and a
pencil before she went out on her trip. She grabbed the house key and started her

By: Chen Yoong Khoi, 11 years old

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Title : When She
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My first thought was that the story was going to be
very scary.
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Two decades ago, when Ms
Lee was a 12 years old small kid, she was lying in her
old and comfy sofa in her house and she felt so bored. It was a sunny afternoon about
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3.00 p.m. and an idea came to her mind when she saw a magnifier and wanted to do
something adventurous.
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Ms Lee loved reading English
Nancy Drews stories. She enjoyed reading about horror adventures, mysteries and
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ghost stories. Being the youngest one, she liked to create her own stories and was
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friends for her creativity and adventures.
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Ms Lee got a bag and prepared
a pencil. She grabbed the house key and started her adventure. She walked to the
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field that was full of red ants in front of her house. It was a quiet neighbourhood.
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She arrived at the field of her destination and found a shady tree and took out
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her notepad. She checked her surrounding
and sat down. After she sat down, she felt
like there was an ant in her pants. So she found another place. Then, she began to look
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By: Ian Lau, 12 years old

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Title : Do Not Play on The Road (Creative Composition)
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It was a beautiful early afternoon. The sweet scent of flowers were in the air. The
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was soothed by a blanket of fluffy white clouds
across the sky. It was a refreshing, beautiful day.
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They would wait at the spot for their school bus,
which usually arrived at approximately eleven thirty in the morning.
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Joshua was

Eager to show off the toy cars capability

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demonstration. The miniature car zoomed along the pavement, racing down the kern and onto the
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brand new toy car Joshua dashed across the road
without considering his own personal safety.

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From a distance, the childrens school bus was fast approaching and Ivan and Jack saw
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the school bus zooming towards Joshua. They shouted to warn Joshua of the impending danger
but it was too late. The

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bus driver was travelling
at a tremendously high speed. Once he saw

Joshua, he quickly applied his emergency brake. He even honked at Joshua to get out of the way.
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Joshua froze without moving an inch. Unfortunately, the driver was unable to stop in time. As
the massive vehicle screeched to a half, it 171.
knocked into the frozen Joshua with a big impact.
The tremendous force of the bus flung Joshua a few metres from his earlier position on the
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Joshuas limp and lifeless body landed on the hard tarmac. He had lost his consciousness
and was bleeding profusely from his forehead.
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on Joshuas condition. Joshua was in a critical condition and blood was oozing continuously from
his forehead. The bus driver used a few 176.
layers of handkerchief to stop the bleeding. Ivan
quickly dialed 999 for an ambulance. Within minutes, the ambulance arrived at the scene. The
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paramedics immediately rendered him first aid treatment before lifting him onto a stretcher
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sirens waiting and red lights flashing, they rushed
Joshua to the emergency department of the nearest hospital.

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