Read the following passage carefully
ONCE UPON A TIME
Ten-year-old Ziauddin, studying at Jamia Millia Islamia School, loves to hear and to tell stories,
But between his studies, his friends and his hectic lifestyle, he hasn't found much time for them
recently. So it came as a pleasant surprise when he and his classmates heard storyteller Harpreet
Kaur read and enact the story, The Magical Web Bridge at Jamia's Foundation Weck-a work of
fiction, set in the natural world
with the help of props like a weaver bird, a spider, a tree and a nest, Harpreet held the students
spellbound, narrating the story of a Baya (weaver) bird who is imaginative, creative and active.
He not only builds a nest to woo his mate, but crosses your aphical boundaries by constructing a
nest so long it leads him to another country,
When asked most children said that they recalled seeing the bird on their campus, but couldn't
remember its shape.colour or size. Immediately after the workshop, some children rushed to see
the baya and the nest. They started studying its behaviour and asking questions.
The workshop was organised by Katha' under their new initiative, Katha's Storytellers Unlimited
(SUSO SUN is made up of people with a passion for reading, who believe strongly that all children
whould grow up with lap-time stories and books. They should be given time once a week to raise
awareness in their neighbourhood, and encourage others to enjoy stories and reading
The story teaches children valuable lessons about cooperation and environmental awareness -
birds and trees work in tandem, and if we don't start seriously thinking about the natural world,
it might soon only remain in stories and pictures.
Delighted with the children's response, Jamia's librarian, Dr. Anisa Khan said, "Getting the
children to read a story is tricky business so we try to capture their imagination and make
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