Pitcher plant

Pitcher plant grows in shallow areas where soil is  poor in nitrogen. This plant has large leaves which
Are twisted by themselves to from a pitcher shapedVestal with a lid. It attracts in sects by its pitcher
Shaped leaves in which rain water can accumulate.Inside the wall of the pitcher there are hairs which
Are directed down wards. So that when an insect goesin to the pitcher it gets trapped inside. Although, it would Struggle to come out, it has no escape. The hairs keep it entangled and the insect would die exhausted. Ultimatelythe insect is digested and absorbed by the plant. This is how the plant catches insects.

Gems

Sri Lanka has been famous for gemstoneFrom the earliest times. It is an important export trade today. Many areas in tsabaragamuwa province are well knownFor gems. Rathnapura is the most important
Region for gems. Rathnapura means the “City of gems.’’It has gem museums Displaying the wide range of gems, available in the country

A story (the crow and the piece of cheese)

A crow once stole a piece of cheese and flew
on to a branch of a tree. A cunning fox,
walking under the tree saw this.
“What a nice bird you are” the fox said.
“With glowing black feathers. And your voice
May be even nicer. I desire to hear you sing.
So please sing a song for me, will you”?

Potu tana

This broad leaf carpet grass is a good pasture grass.
 It grows well in the wet zone. It is frequently used
As a lawn grass and for surfing slopes and blanks.
 It is common and found at all elevations of Sri
Lanka. This carpet grass is grown in home gardens
In urban areas` `

Iron

Iron is one of the commonest, and so cheapest, of all the metals;
and this is a good thing, for it is the most use ful. It is very hard
and storng, and with the proper machinery, easily worked. Its chief
fault is that it quickly rusts when it is exposed To water or damp air,
unless it is kept always Polished or covered with plant.
Like other metals, iron is found in certain kinds of rocks, and has to be
got out of the earth by mining.
The iron mixed with rock in its natural state, is
Called iron ore. The iron ore is frist crushed and then
Put in to very hot furnaces, until the iron is melted
Out of the rock. It then flows out of the furnace as a white hot liquid, into
moulds, where it is left to cool. When it is cold it is very hard, but also
brittle. (That is, easily broken). In this state it is called cast-
Iron or pig-iron

Tobacco

Tobacco -smoking is a very common habit
In most countries. In European people smoke
Pipes, cigars and cigarettes.
Some people think that tobacco –smoking
Is a bad and unhealthy habit no doubt heavy?
Smoking does harm, and any smoking is bad
For children. But moderate smoking does not
Burt grown men; and it soothes the nerves.
The tobacco e smoke is the dried leaves of
The tobacco plant. This plant is grown in
Many warm countries, such as parts of America.

The sinhala and tamil New year day

It is a national festival.   The sinhala And Hindu
 New  year  falls  on 13th  and  14th of   April.
 Before this day comes   People repair and  paint
 their  houses.They prepare sweet mats. Buy new
dreeses to.
    One  the New year day
They do not go to jobs. They prepare special
Kind  of food and enjoy  eating  them.  They
Go  to visit realations  taking  presents. The
Small children swing.  Some burst  crackers.
And  others  play  games.
    On  the  last  day.  They  organize’a  new
Year festival. They  hold it  ceremonially. So
 the new  year  day  is over  after Anothing  oil
                                                                       

Wild animals

  There  are various  kind  of  wild  animals  in  the  forests. Among them elephant,  tiger, deer, wild  buffalo
 are common. Out of  these  Some  animals  eat  herbs  and 
Leaves  while  others  eat  the  flesh  of  small  animals.
These animals  can  be seen  at sanctuqries.
         These  animals  are  so cruel  so  that   we  must
Not  tease  them.When  we  go  to  the  zoo  there  also
We  can  see  them,   Butnot  freely  they  are  kept  in
Cages  or in  dens.  They  can’t  harm  us.  Unlike  in  cage  these  animals  look  beauty  or  natural  when  they   are
In  forests.  They  live  a  happy life  in  forest.we  have  to
Safeguard  ourselves  without  laughing   or  teasing  them.

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The kohomba tree.

 The kohomba tree has a medicinal value.
Tamils it ‘vempu’. The flowering season of the tree   is   between
 march   and  april.  Every   part   of  this tree  tasts  bitter.
It has  yellowish  green  fruits.  It  is    used   to  make herbel oil.
 The seeds are used as insecticide.
  Some  use  the  the  twings   of  this  tree  as  a  tooth  brush.
 Leaves are kept in between the   pages of   books to prevent  insects
  from destroying paper.   This tree is considered as   one  of  the  most
  precious   trees  in  the  world.

My Mother

  My mother gave me birth. She fed me.  I know that she is the best   woman   in the world . My mother is a house wife.My Mother protects her  children My Mother buys me story books,   writing books and beautiful clothes . My mother cooks   tasty food for me. She is very clever.My mother lives at Mahawalathenna. My mother shows   us the correct path for a better life. She works hard for her children. The  most  valuable  thing  in  the  world  for a  mother  is  her  child  . My mother is very kind. May Lord Buddha bless my mother!!!!

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