Seasons...A story

There was an Indian Chief who had four sons.He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly.So he sent them each on a quest, in turn,to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.


The first son went in the Winter, the second in the Spring,the third in Summer, and the youngest son in the Fall.


When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.


The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.


The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.


The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet
and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.


The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit,
full of life and fulfillment.


The Chief then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.


He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season.


And that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.


If you give up when it's Winter,you will miss the promise of Spring, the beauty of Summer,and the fulfillment of Fall.

Moral of the story:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

How Mullah Nasruddin Won The Bet?

On a frigid and snowy winter day Mullah Nasruddin was having a chat with some of his friends in the local coffee house. Mullah Nasruddin said that cold weather did not bother him, and in fact, he could stay, if necessary, all night without any heat.

"We'll take you up on that, Mullah Nasruddin" they said. "If you stand all night in the village square without warming yourself by any external means, each of us will treat you to a sumptuous meal. But if you fail to do so, you will treat us all to dinner." "All right it's a bet," Mullah Nasruddin said.

That very night, Mullah Nasruddin stood in the village square till morning despite the bitter cold. In the morning, he ran triumphantly to his friends and told them that they should be ready to fulfill their promise.

"But as a matter of fact you lost the bet, Mullah Nasruddin," said one of them. "At about midnight, just before I went to sleep, I saw a candle burning a window about three hundred yards away from where you were standing. That certainly means that you warmed yourself by it."

"That's ridiculous," Mullah Nasruddin argued. "How can a candle behind a window warm a person three hundred yards away?" All his protestations were to no avail, and it was decided that Mullah Nasruddin had lost the bet.

Mullah Nasruddin accepted the verdict and invited all of them to a dinner that night at his home. They all arrived on time, laughing and joking; anticipating the delicious meal Mullah Nasruddin was going to serve them. But dinner was not ready. Mullah Nasruddin told them that it would be ready in a short time, and left the room to prepare the meal.

A long time passed, and still no dinner was served. Finally, getting impatient and very hungry, they went into the kitchen to see if there was any food cooking at all. What they saw, they could not believe. Mullah Nasruddin was standing by a huge cauldron, suspended from the ceiling. There was a lighted candle under the cauldron.

"Be patient my friends," Mullah Nasruddin told them. "Dinner will be ready soon. You see it is cooking." "Are you out of your mind, Mullah Nasruddin?" they shouted. How could you with such a tiny flame boil such a large pot?

"Your ignorance of such matters amuses me," Mullah Nasruddin said. "If the flame of a candle behind a window three hundred yards away can warm a person, surely the same flame will boil this pot which is only three inches away."

The friend's understood what Mullah meant and accepting their treachery the friends declared Mullah as the winner of the bet and treated him with a sumptuous meal.

Source: (Mullah Nasruddin Stories): http://living.oneindia.in/

Good Night

By Pushpa Moorjani


(Sing to the tune of
"I am little teapot, short and stout)

I want to go to sleep at night
Please don’t disturb me
Just put off the lights
If I sleep well
Then, I am fine
I’ll get up in the morning
Fresh and bright

I will dress tomorrow in colors bright
And go to school in a trendy style
Just let me rest
You, too, sleep well tonight
It is quite late,come on, kiss me
‘Goodnight’.

Vismayas Max's Summer Camp..Films made for children by children

‘Tick tick tick’ by Sarath, ‘Bee forestation’ by Elsa, ‘Scarecrow returns’ by Arjun, ‘Honeymoon ambulance’ by Shilpa Sivaraman, ‘Thirsty Toons’ by Shikha Sivaraman, ‘Every dog has a day’ by Swetha Panampally, ‘Global warming’ by Nikhita Jayakumar and ‘Legend of the Milkyway’ by Anandhan.

These are the films made by children with themes ranging from short stories, deforestation, global warming, water conservation to environmental pollution figure
The story, screenplay, direction, layout, animation and storyboard of the films, each lasting one minute, had been done solely by the children. The technical support was provided by noted caricaturist Banerjee and animator Deepak Raju of Vismayas Max.


Renowned actor Mohanlal's Thrivandrum-based Vismayas Max Animation Academy and Studios is conducting a 45-day summer camp for children under the age of 15 years. The participants are being trained in the basics of 2D classical animation besides being briefed on 3D animation. Nine children, who have been specially selected are working on short films with the help of professional animators. The camp was inaugurated on April 16, 2008 by leading South Indian actor Bharath Suresh Gopi.

The style and approach adopted by the children surprised the experts in the field, according to academy director K.D. Shibhu.

Given the enthusiasm of the kids, Vismayas Max plans to involve them in their own production activities including dubbing and conception of new projects.

All the eight films will be marketed internationally. Mr. Mohanal will inaugurate the first screening of the films in June.

The animation academy has also plans to introduce the films in CDs.