THE MAGIC PENCIL

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keepers,teachers and all friends.Today I would like to present you all a story
entitled The Magic pencil.
Once upon a time,there lived a poor woodcutter called Lagang.Lagang stayed with his
mother in an old hut,at the edge of the forest.Lagang liked drawing things.In his
free time,he drew pictures with sticks and stones because he was too poor to buy a
pencil.
One day,as usual,Lagang went to cut wood in the forest.as Lagang was buzy cutting
wood in the forest,suddenly he heard someone crying for help. Please help me. He
looked around him.Then,he saw an old woman trapped under a big branch.The old
woman looked pale and she was dying.
Lagang quickly took his axe and cut off the branch to free the old
woman.Immediately,after the old woman was free,Lagang was shocked to see that
the old woman had changed into a beautiful fairy. Who...who are you ?Asked
Lagang.
Fear not,my son,said the fairy. I am the fairy of this forest.Youve been so,kind
for rescuing me.Here,take this pencil.Draw anything you want and it will become
real.But remember,only draw for poor people. Lagang took the pencil from the fairy
but before he could thanked her, the fairy had disappeared out of sigh.
Lagang was very happy. He took the pencil home and showed it to his mother.
Son,draw some food and see what happen. Said his mother anxiously. Lagang held
his pencil and drew some food on the table. Immediately,the food came to
life.Lagang and his mother were very happy and they enjoyed the food. After
that,Lagang drew a house with furniture in it and it became real too. So that Lagang
and his mother had a house to live in, they were no more sad or worried.
Although Lagang was quite rich now, he did not forget the fairys advice.The next
day,he went to the village to draw for the poor.There were people crying for
food,clothing,house and so on.Lagang drew for them.They were grateful for Lagang
because he was honest and kind.

One day, the news of Lagang and his magic pencil reached the king. The king was a
cruel and greedy king. Immediately he called for Lagang and ordered him to draw a
tree covered with gold. Draw me a tree covered with gold, But Lagang replied
Your Majesty, I can only draw for the poor. Youre so rich and you dont need them.
The king was very angry and he ordered Lagang to be put into prison.
Inside the prison, Lagang was very surprised to see many villagers being locked up in
a small cell. Lagang quickly thought a plan. He took out his magic pencil and drew a
key.Then he opened the cell with the key. Later he drew soe horses and helped the
villagers to escape.
When the king and his men knew about this, they quickly gave chase. When they
were just about to catch up with Lagang and the prisoners, Lagang quickly drew a
river on the ground. The king and his men were riding too fast that they did not see
the river. They rode into the river and were killed.
Soon the villagers appointed Lagang to be their king.Lagang was a good and wise king.
The people loved him and so was his mother. They lived happily ever after.
My dear friends, this story has a moral teaching .It teaches us to be kind and
honest. Thank you.

MALAYSIA A UNIQUE COUNTRY

Malaysia is a multiracial country.Malaysia is unique because of its diversity of

races,religions and cultures, the stability of the country and many places of
interest. Besides ,there are many international achievements which are the pride of
our nation.
Diversity of races , religions and cultures is a significant characteristict of our
nation. Malaysia is a multiracial country with a rich cultural heritage. Unique to
Malaysia is the Open House concept where during the various cultural and religious
festival like Hari Raya , Chinese New Year , Deepavali , Gawai Day and others,
friends and families and even strangers would visit the homes of those who are
celebrating the festival,to wish them well and enjoy the feast prepared by the
host.Although the visitors may be from differenet races, they still can tolerate
with each other, and live under the same roof, where they celebrate the festival
together.This will help to strengthen the ties among themselves.
Moreover, the stability and peacefulness of Malaysia is also a uniqueness of us. We
live harmoniously in a country where there are no wars and conflicts among
Malaysians.We are fortunate that our country is safe nd peaceful.So,people can live
safely here.Somehow, Malaysia is a paradise for those Iraqis or Pakistanis.Besides,
our country is freed from natural disasters such as earthquakes. Earthquakes may
bring death and destroy many buildings.
On top of that, there are many places of interests in country such s beaches, islands
and rain forest.Malaysias rain forest is considered as the oldest in the world.The
diverse species of animals and plant life continue to excite a great deal of scientiific
research.Many believe that some unconsidered plant my hold cures to many
currently incurable human diseases.
There are many islands in our country such as Pulau Langkawi, Pulau Redang, Pulau
Ketam and many others.Pulau Langkawi has a lot of historical informations.Those who
are in favour of history can go there to explore the history of that place.All the
beaches in those island are beautiful.The sand is soft and white.The accomondation
is well established and that makes those islands ideal places to visit.

Following this,there are also international achievements of our country.Those

achievements include the existence of Kuala Lumpur International Airport ( KLIA ),
Formula One ( F1 ) racing circuit and the Petronas Twin Towers.KLIA is unique
because it has all that is needed for business, entertainment and relaxation. The
airport is part and parcel of the Multimedia Super Corridor where high technology
industries are being actively developed.There is also Formula One Race Track near
the airport , where we can watch from rcing all over the world to gather
here.Besides that , Petronas Twin Towers which is building that soars 452 metres
into the sky is once upon a time, the tallest building in the world and yet it is a
national pride to the people of Malaysia.
In short, Malaysia is unique that it has diversity of races, religions and cultures, a
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achievements.Malaysia is rich of cultural heritage, it would be worth to pay a visit

here.