One day, Miss Dorothy made an announcement in the classroom. Children, we are going to have a drawing competition tomorrow. Each one of you will have to select a shape. And you will have to draw things of that shape. Whoever draws the best, will win a prize. All the children were very excited. I'm going to draw things that are square. And I'm going to draw things that are rectangles. The things I draw will be ovals! ChuChu was very confused. She wondered which shape she should choose. Chiku's go
ing to draw square things. Chika's going to draw rectangular ones. And Cussly's drawing will have ovals. Which shape should I choose? When ChuChu went home, she told her mother about the drawing competition. Mom, there's a drawing competition tomorrow. I have to draw things that are a certain shape. Which shape should I choose? ChuChu's mother was very helpful. She helped ChuChu problem solve. ChuChu, why don't you take a look around and see what shapes you notice in the world around you? Then y
ou can start drawing whatever you like best. Good idea, Mom So ChuChu started to look around. The TV is a rectangle. The rug is a square. The watermelon on the table is round. I know what I'll draw. I'll draw a round watermelon! ChuChu, can you think of other things that are round and interesting to look at? Come on! Put on your thinking cap and try to figure out what they are. You can draw some of them. ChuChu thought about it and soon many round things came to mind. The sun is round! The moon
is round. Cakes and pizzas are round too. The wheels on the school bus and Daddy's car are round too. A baby's face is nice and round. The balloons we love to play with and the ice-cream scoops we love to eat are round too! ChuChu decided to draw some of these things for the drawing competition. Then, ChuChu's mother had another idea for her. ChuChu, instead of drawing the round things by themselves, why don't you draw a picture that has a number of the round things in it? A picture that has man
y round things? Yes, ChuChu! Tell me! Where would you see a round cake, round balloons, a round pizza, a happy round faced baby and round scoops of delicious ice cream? I know! At a birthday party! The next day at the drawing competition, ChuChu drew a picture of a birthday party that had many round things. Round balloons! A round birthday cake! Round scoops of ice-cream! Round wheels on a tricycle! A baby with a happy round face! A round pizza for everyone to share! And a round sun that's shini
ng in the sky! Miss Dorothy and the judges were very impressed with ChuChu's drawing. All of you have drawn pictures of things that are the shapes you have chosen. And you have drawn them very nicely. But ChuChu has put all her round shaped things in a birthday party scene! Miss Dorothy then announced the winner. Children, you have all drawn beautifully. But ChuChu has used her imagination and put all the round things she chose in a birthday party scene. And so the judges have decided to give Ch
uChu the prize. Well done, ChuChu. Thank you! ChuChu's prize turned out to be a box of round chocolates. Mom, I'm going to share my prize with you. After all, it was you who helped me think and use my imagination. ChuChu was happy to share the chocolates with her mother. And she felt lucky that her mother had taught her how to use her imagination. ChuChu was very good at everything she tried. She often won first place in competitions. And the first prize goes to ChuChu! One day, Miss Dorothy, Ch
uChu's teacher, told ChuChu's class about a painting competition. Children, we are having a painting competition tomorrow. There'll be a prize for the winner. ChuChu was very excited about the painting competition. She was sure that she would win. I'm very good at painting. I'll paint the best picture. And I'll win the prize. The next day, all the children brought their paints and paint brushes to school. Miss Dorothy gave everyone sheets of paper. You must all paint a forest, children. Once you
finish, the judges will look at them, and they will give the best painting a prize. ChuChu and all the other children began painting a forest. When ChuChu finished, she was very happy with her painting. My forest looks beautiful. I'm sure the judges give me a prize. ChuChu and all the other children gave their pictures to Miss Dorothy. Miss Dorothy hung all the pictures on a wall. And the judges looked at the pictures very carefully. After sometime, the judges announced the winner. The prize fo
r the best picture goes to Chika! ChuChu was very disappointed My picture was very pretty. I wonder why the judges didn't give me the prize. ChuChu went up to Miss Dorothy. Why didn't I win the prize, Miss Dorothy? Wasn't my picture nice? Miss.Dorothy understood how ChuChu was feeling. And so she took ChuChu to see the other pictures. ChuChu, your picture was very nice. But let me show you the other children's pictures. Miss.Dorothy showed ChuChu all of the pictures the other children had painte
d. And ChuChu saw that they were all very beautiful. All these pictures are very nice. Miss.Dorothy then showed ChuChu Chika's picture. Look at Chika's picture, ChuChu. Wow, Miss Dorothy. Chika's picture looks wonderful. Yes, ChuChu. The judges liked it too. But since they could only give one picture the prize, they chose this one. We must always remember, ChuChu. We're at good at many things. But there are many others too, who are better than us. And so it's not always possible for us to come f
irst or win. I understand, Miss Dorothy. Yes, ChuChu. But remember, you must never give up. And you must keep practicing so you get better and better. ChuChu stopped feeling bad about not winning the prize. And she decided to practice more so that she would get better for the next competition.
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