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Cat tales: Start from scratch
I love my home. It is safe, cool in hot weather and cosy in winter. It is my domain and…
Mailbox
The best use of leisure
This is with reference to the story The best use of leisure by Farhan Ali…
Brainteaser
I have seas without water
I have forests without wood
I have deserts without sand
I have houses with no…
Quotes
I like my new telephone, my computer works just fine, my calculator is perfect, but Lord, I miss my mind!…
Courtesy: Etiquette of using the cellphone!
Faisal is having dinner with his parents and siblings. Daddy is in a jolly mood today and telling the family…
Zooming in
Spain’s Princess Sofia hugs the Euro 2012 trophy while her sister, Princess Leonor, watches and their father Crown Prince Felipe,…
Movie review: Wrath of the titans
If you thought that sequels are always better than the original flick, think again. The sequel to the amazing Clash…
Fun facts about clouds
• It takes somewhere between a few minutes and an hour for clouds to be created.
• There are three…
Art: Making colours made easy
After you sat down to paint one afternoon, you suddenly realised that your bottle of green paint was dry and…
Seven wonders of the ancient world: The statue of Zeus at Olympia
Records fall far short of the impression made by a sight of the image,” was how Pausanias, a Greek traveller,…
Tickle me silly
What is Dracula’s favourite sport?
Bat-minton (badminton).
What is ice?
Skid stuff.
What is the difference between a tickle and…
Wildlife: Daisy days
The sight of oceans of nodding white daisies with sunshine yellow centres carpeting the Murree Hills is something that, once…
Art corner
To email your drawings to us, send them to youngworld.dawn@gmail.com. If you send your drawings by post, please write your…
Astronomy: Galaxies galore
One of the two things that have remained enigmatic to my mind over a long time is the formation of…
Poet’s corner
Alone
Alone I sleep,
Alone I wake up,
Alone I dream,
Alone I live,
Alone I cry,
Alone I think,…
Alone I wake up,
Alone I dream,
Alone I live,
Alone I cry,
Alone I think,…
School jokes
Why did the carpenter study math?
So that he could build multiplication tables.
What types of math do sharpshooters study?…
Story time: Best friends no more
Your cousin, Joyce, is going to visit us,” my mother called out excitedly, unable to suppress her joy. “Your aunt…
