THE MAGICAL PENCIL

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Joy. One day a girl, Riya came to his home to play with him. Joy was very nice to her. They played games and made paintings together. At the end of the day, when she went back, Joy had earned himself a new friend and lots of praises from Mom. He was so very proud of himself. Someone else was proud too….
The Blue Fairy!!
The Blue Fairy saw what a nice host Joy had been and decided to reward him by giving him a magical pencil! “This pencil creates real drawings.” explained Blue Fairy. “Whatever you draw will become real. But remember, all my gifts can be used only three times. Have Fun!”
When Joy woke up after his nap, he quickly searched under his pillow and found a glowing magical pencil. Joy took it directly to his best friend, Sid’s home.
After a lot of thinking, they decided to draw the Eiffel tower. They took a photograph of the real Eiffel Tower of Paris, and start copying it carefully. When they were done, the paper started to shake. Soon, in place of the paper, stood the Eiffel tower, with real gates and lights and staircases and all – but the exact size of their drawing!
“It’s not real” shouted Joy, disappointed. “It’s just a toy. It’s so small.”
“It’s real Joy”, explained Sid. “All its parts are real and working. But it is the exact size of our drawing. If we make a big drawing, the real thing will also be equally big.”
The next day in school, the science teacher asked all children to collect three types of insects. Joy went to the toilet, locked the door, and secretly drew a caterpillar, a cockroach and a mosquito on a paper with his magical pencil. The insects became real, and Joy took them to the science teacher.
The teacher was very impressed. When she asked Joy where he got the insects from, he truthfully replied that he got them from the toilet. “Eeeks!!” shrieked the teacher; “We need to get some pest control done in the toilets!!”
That weekend, Joy and Sid’s families went for a picnic on the beach. Suddenly, Sid noticed some fishermen fishing with a big net. When the fishermen left for lunch, the children started to fool around with the huge fishing net and the boat. Unexpectedly, Sid got entangled inside the net. The more he struggled to come out of it, the more intertwined it became. “Help me” shouted Sid as the net started to slide off the shore into the waters. Joy gasped. He tried to pull the net out, but it was too heavy.
“I need a quick solution” Joy thought. He remembered about the magic pencil in his pocket. Joy started to draw as fast as he could. “What are you doing? Help me!!” cried Sid, as the net continued to slide towards the deep waters and the water reached his neck. As Joy completed, the drawing changed into a real sharp scissors. He used it to cut the net and rescue his best friend just in time.
“Let’s run away before the fishermen come back and catch us with their torn net” said Joy. And the friends ran back to the safety of their parents while the magical pencil disappeared.