Literary Vibes - Edition CLX (26-Dec-2025) - YOUNG MAGIC
Title : Solitary Reaper (Oil Pastel by by Julian Lenju)
Julian Lenju, son of Capt. Lenju Paul and Dr Jennifer Sakhya is a student of Dawn International School in Ernakulam, Kerala. He is in the sixth grade now. He likes painting and indulges in it when he visits his grandmother.
His early paintings where imitations. Being untutored, he tries to imitate what he sees. He made his first painting on a hard board when he was three years old. It is proudly displayed in his grandmother's house. He and his younger brother communicate in a language that is close to Hindi, a register the siblings created, which only they understand. Apart from painting, he is also keen on his studies and loves playing football.
A silent observer, he is fond of animals especially cats.
Table of Contents :: Young Magic
01) Anura Parida
THE CRESCENT AND THE DAYSTAR
02) Rohith V Rahul
RUNNY AND THE FORBIDDEN CAVE – PART 2
03) Shreyansh Subudhi
RADHA AND KRISHNA
04) Kavyashree Sahoo
MY PAINTING
05) Neelesh Sahoo
PENCIL PAINTING
06) Juan Lenju
COTTON FLOWERS
Anura Parida
I look at the sun, blushing so hard,
It seemed he lowered his head.
The birds and the wind emphasize with such high regard,
Slowly I was drifted to where the wind led.
I stop my flow, stand still on my path,
For my heart seeks this story to unfold.
I looked to the west, then stopped my heart,
A crescent emerging, adorned silver and gold.
It seems for a second,
As if the time had paused.
They had acknowledged their presence, I reckon,
An ethereal feeling these celestial bodies have caused.
“We need not to stay here
For there is not work to hold,” said the wind.
Still with an effort to make me drift farther than near,
The wind’s effort in vain, declined.
The Crescent sooths the Daystar,
With her teasing rays.
The Daystar shrinks a bit more from afar,
Curious, I pull up close for I make my way.
And now the sun’s not alone,
I back him up from behind.
His bright cheek still shone,
I stare silently, this memory forever enshrined.
The Crescent playfully arises,
Shining like it’s her time.
The Daystar yet blushing,
Pulled his head down with admiration and regard.
The Daystar then seeks for my helps,
And hence he called, for me to cover him.
To make sure he doesn’t outshine as he departs,
And for his Crescent he dims and departs.
They exchange shy glances,
For one last look, aches their heart.
They hope for tomorrow, for a fresh start,
But I, being the sky knows, they are meant to be apart.
I am Anura Parida, a 12-year-old creative writer currently studying in the 8th grade. Ever since I can remember, words have been my closest companions, and poetry has become my heartfelt expression.
Through my writing, I explore the tapestry of emotions that color my world – from the joy of friendship to the contemplation of life's mysteries.
Besides being a writer, I am an avid reader, devouring classics and contemporary literature alike, which helps me expand my creative horizons.
Art, in all its forms, holds a special place in my heart, and I enjoy sketching and painting to complement my poetic musings. Thank you for reading, and I look forward to sharing this beautiful world of creative writing with you all!
RUNNY AND THE FORBIDDEN CAVE – PART 2
Rohith V Rahul
Then they saw it—the horrifying creature they had seen in the mural. It looked exactly like it: a four-winged ostrich, but this time they noticed it had four legs too.
“For years I have been banished into this cave, wanting to keep my identity a secret and also my need to get food. It is only once in a blue moon that prey comes here and is allowed to be eaten.
Now I have a nice grand feast waiting for me. Before you die, let me tell you about me. I am Carcasa, the last of my strange race—the Bonernamitands.
We were an ancient race that lived in secrecy. We would hunt at night and remain in our deep caves during the day. But as life advanced, humans came up with ideas to prevent us. They started burning firewood.
We do not like ash because it is damaging to our bodies. That is our only weakness. Whether they knew about our weakness or not is a question for debate. Even if I go to hunt birds, they will sense me and alarm their flock, and me fighting them alone is something I cannot win, I fear.
Now that my story is over, time to devour you whole.”
Runny was woken up by this statement. For so long, he had drowned himself in Carcasa’s sorrow that he didn’t realize he was about to be eaten.
Luckily, everyone came to their senses before Carcasa’s attack, and they managed to dodge it. All of them flew out of the tiny window and into the air.
“This is a place where not many people visit, for it is too hard to get food here maybe that is the reason why that bird is so aggravated ,” said Runny to himself.
Carcasa was fast. Despite looking like an ostrich, he could fly incredibly quickly. He released a storm of feathers, some of which struck the eagles.
Some eagles flew down. What was worse, however, was that both of the eagles either had a woodpecker or crow sitting atop them, since they themselves weren’t that fast.
The eagles put up a valiant defense but they couldn’t handle the might of Carcasa.
Then the eagles flew away as fast as their wings could carry them and somehow dodged from their hunter.
Carcasa, then shifted his mighty gaze onto Runny and chased after him thinking that a small bird like runny could be caught and eaten easily.
Runny tried to run away, but Carcasa was much faster, and the gap was closing. Runny quickly noticed a thick bushy forest down and he dived into it, flying into trees so that he could slip through but Carcasa couldn’t.
Because of Runny’s quick move, Carcasa was trapped, which gave Runny time to escape. After that, Runny flew far away. By chance, his gang also met up with him.
Out in the distance, he could hear the sound of Carcasa’s wings coming closer, so he and his gang flew even farther away. It was a hasty flight, with Carcasa after them, but then Runny saw something they couldn’t believe.
There was a huge flock of crows, all led by renowned scientist Dr. Kakami.
“Hello,” Dr. Kakami greeted them. He wore a leaf attached to his back by some yarn. Some of his feathers were also painted white.
“What are you here for? Are you here for the treasure? If so, it has been one year since we published that advertisement in the newspaper,” said Kakami.
“We found the treasure, but we also found some monster too,” Runny said.
“Monsters? Now don’t you worry about them—or it, or whatever your monster might be,” Dr. Kakami said. “You will be fine due to my invention, because my invention can defeat almost 95 percent of all living crows.”
“I call it the Ground Puller, because after a crow gets hit by this, they will only be on the ground,” Dr. Kakami said.
He then told one of his junior crow to take out a contraption he had invented, and the crow handed it to him.
“This is it,” Kakami said.
He showed a weird contraption with many levers, buttons, and other mechanisms to Runny and his group. He inserted what looked like a small chip into part of the device and pulled a lever. There was a loud sound, and a bunch of fog surrounded them.
While Dr. Kakami was explaining the mechanism, Carcasa got close and was ready to attack without being noticed. He found a perfect angle to attack both the scientific crows and Runny’s group at the same time and lunged at them.
Dr. Kakami, having never seen Carcasa before, saw the thing about to attack the group and fired the device at him. After an explosion like firecrackers, the smoke cleared, and Carcasa was nowhere to be seen.
“No way that was all it took! I mean, that thing chased us so far it looked like we were going to do a five-avian-mile marathon!” Runny said.
“Well, not exactly. This mechanism took a long time to make, but it made it look very easy,” Dr. Kakami said.
Suddenly, there was a sound like an earthquake, and Carcasa rose up from under the ground.
“You think you can trap me? Well, it will take a lot more than that to end me. And you have brought me more food to eat too,” Carcasa said.
The entire group of scientific crows and Runny’s group flew away together. They were flying so fast that their surroundings became a blur. Even through all this, Carcasa was still chasing them.
Runny quickly took a head count and found that one eagle was missing. He got panicked but continued to flee in fright of Carcasa.
No matter how fast they flew, Carcasa was still much faster, and the gap was closing. It looked like the end. Then the sky above them grew dark with clouds. It looked even more depressing, and the dark clouds seemed to give Carcasa a boost in speed.
But Runny noticed the sky looked more brown than black. Even Carcasa was distracted as the sky descended upon them. Then they realized it wasn’t clouds—it was a massive flock of eagles.
Many eagles flew in an arrow formation, led by the eagle chief, Boldwinger. He ordered the eagles to swoop down and attack Carcasa.
Carcasa tried to fight back but was unsuccessful. He quickly became overwhelmed, and the eagles forced him to fly far, far away. After that, Carcasa never roamed those lands again—and probably never will.
The vindictive Carcasa returned to his cave and began making plans to hit back.
As for Runny, he got a ride on an eagle and returned to his nest. He thanked everyone for coming along and invited them to a special ceremony hosted by himself.
The next day, Runny gave a speech.
“Friends, The events of the past two weeks have easily been the greatest two weeks of my life. It has been fabulous working with all of you. I will not forget these last two weeks. Throughout this journey, we explored Forest 22 and defeated the mighty Carcasa. Although it was full of close encounters, it was fun because I was with all of you. Thank you for coming with me on our epic journey.”
Everyone gathered for Runny’s speech: his crow friends, woodpecker friends, vulture friends, and all one thousand eagles.
After that, they met at St. Juan’s Park, a popular park where little birds play. There, Runny handed out gold and treasures to all group friends.
“We did not get any treasures for this adventure. We are sorry, Runny,” a vulture said.
“Oh, no problem,” Runny replied.
Then runny told only his close aids to come and join him in a secret place and there he showed three sacks filled with treasure—diamonds, gold, and more.
After that, Runny flew home to his nest. A couple of days passed, and he finished his day.
Suddenly, the evening sky plunged into darkness. It was only five o’clock, but it looked like nighttime. Everyone was confused, including Runny.
Rohith V Rahul. Is a student of 6th grade in Thiruvanathapuram. He is the only child of his parents. He says it is for this reason that he loves to read books and they turn to be his brothers and sisters. He also enjoys sci-fi movies, long journeys, adventurous games, explorations, melodies…... His dream is to be someone who can make others' days better.
Shreyansh Subudhi
Radha and Krishna are childhood friends. When Krishna plays his flute so sweetly that even the calves and cows gather around him. he is a gentle and caring cowheard who looks after them just as he looks after the whole world. Radha listens to his melody with a happy heart, and her smile makes the entire world peaceful.‘Radha’ also means ‘dhara’ of devotion. They teach true friendship that is full of kindness, trust, and joy.
Master Shreyansh Subudhi is a young genius of 8 years. He lives in Bhubaneswar and knows four languages - Odia, Hindi, English and Telugu. His hobbies are pencil sketching and painting, playing football, tennis and cricket, skating and swimming.
Kavyashree Sahoo
Kavyashree Sahoo, Class II,Sec D, School no-7096-1
Neelesh Sahoo
Neelesh Sahoo, Class V,Sec A, School no-7097
Juan Lenju
I am Juan Lenju, brother of Julian Lenju. I am in the fourth grade at Dawn International School. I am nine years old, kind and friendly, and looking out for adventures. I like making new friends, swimming, playing football and drawing. I sketch very fast and most of my drawings end up like cartoons. That is what my grandma says. I am happy helping others and animals and even insects. I like learning new things and even languages. I communicate in Hindi with my sibling, which only we understand. Sometimes, I create on-the-spot short stories and recite them to the amazement of my granny, who says it is spoken word poetry. My aim, now is to become a footballer. I also like to make people around me laugh and smile. I like being called Dany, which is my pet name.
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