As time passed we had to stay home. I believe that my friends were bored as I. Friends could not come to play. So, I found a friend who could stay with me all the time. She is ‘Mother Nature’. I care for her and her small friends such as plants, trees, flowers and other friends.
Most of the flowers in my garden have the loveliest of scents but rarely some have awful smells. But both kinds are flowers and I love them. I always plant the plants in places where the sunlight falls It is also my responsibility to water them.
My mum tells me that she thinks that the leaves are their hands and it hurts them if we pluck leaves. I also believe her and I never break any part of a plant.
Planting and looking after plants means you don’t waste time. I love nature and nature will always be my best friend.
Malsha Lilly Herath
Grade 5
Matale International School
Matale