Child Safety on Pitara Kids Network

Take Care

Thu, 04 May 2000 14:39:05 +0000

Look out for the traffic! Be careful! Don’t fall into the drain!"

“Oh, Mum! I’m only going to the shop to buy you a loaf of bread. The way you’re going on, the neighbours will think I’m cycling all the way to London! You know there’s very little traffic on our quiet estate roads… and anyway, the drains are not even big enough for me to fall into!”

Shen’s mother sighed as she called after him, “Look out for cars! Be careful! Take care!”

The Girl who Squeezed a Peacock

Sat, 11 Aug 2001 03:17:10 +0000

Last year, a strange thing happened at a zoo in Beijing, China’s capital. When the day started, no one had any idea of what would happen some time later. As usual, there were many visitors to the zoo, especially children.

All of a sudden, a six-year-old girl caught hold of a peacock and squeezed it hard. She said she would free the bird only if her mother agreed to buy a Barbie doll for her. Her mother, who wanted the bird to remain alive, said yes. A Chinese journalist called Wen Chihua wrote about this in a newspaper called Terra Viva.

All for One

Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:30:21 +0000

February 26: What happens when someone in authority takes advantage of the position that he is in, to harass someone weaker? In India, more often than not, the victim ends up doing nothing about it. Why not? Fear forces him or her to keep quiet.

But not everyone believes in living up to the image of the powerless Indian. And when that ‘someone’ turns out to be an entire village, generally thought to be unchanging, it demands our attention.

मुन्ना और दवाई

Mon, 05 Jun 2000 10:41:06 +0000

मुन्ना ने आले पर
ऊंचे आले पर जब छोटे
हाथ नहीं जा पाये
खींच खींच कर अपनी छोटी
चौकी ले आये।
पंजों के बल उस पर चढ़कर एड़ी भी उचकाई।
मुन्ना ने आले पर रक्खी शीशी तोड़ गिराई।
हाथ पड़ा शीशी पर आधा
खींचा उसे पकड़ कर
वहीं गिरी वह आले पर से
इधर उधर खड़बड़ कर।
शीशी तोड़ी कांच बिखेरा सारी दवा बहाई।
मुन्ना ने आले पर रक्खी शीशी तोड़ गिराई।
पर कहते हैं शुभ होता है
भरी दवा गिर जाना
रोग स्वयं अच्छा होने का
यह भी एक बहाना।
मुन्ना की हर शैतानी में होती कुछ अच्छाई।
मुन्ना ने आले पर रक्खी शीशी तोड़ गिराई।