Earth Day Every Day : Earth Day Special Essay (3rd Prize winner) by Angelisa Das, Grade VII, Funlish Language School

Once upon a time, there lived a boy named Raj. He always used to waste water, food and never used to water his plants. He always used to leave the water tap on after use and use plastic bags even though he had jute ones. His friends were really annoyed by his behaviour. His mother told him not to waste water and food, but he never listened to her. But Raj really didn’t know that he was harming the earth. So, his friends decided to teach him a lesson. They told him that earth is running out of water and many people are dying because of thirst. They even said that their friend, Krish died because of hunger and thirst. But it didn’t seem to affect Raj much and he continued playing with food and wasting water. But then, things got worse. He even started to waste electricity. He never used to turn off the lights and fans after use. So, his mother decided to teach him a lesson by not using electricity for one day. Raj was shocked and angry when he heard he had to survive without electricity. He thought that the idea was dumb. But sadly, Raj couldn’t even survive five hours without electricity. He promised his mother he will never waste electricity and always use it properly. His mother was very happy to hear that but he still wasted water and food. So, his mother decided to tell him how many people starve and die because of hunger. He felt sorry and decided to never waste food again. His mother also told him how precious mother earth is and told Raj to protect earth instead of harming it. Raj learnt his lesson and now he doesn’t waste water or food or electricity. His mother is proud of him.

One day, he saw a wood cutter cutting down trees. He told him that we should not cut trees. Instead, we must plant trees as much as we can. The wood cutter listened to him and went away. After that Raj planted many trees and took care of them properly. Raj had finally learnt his lesson. He also told all his friends to protect mother earth. Some days ago, Raj celebrated Earth Day and he planted fifty plants with his friends. He even made many charts which read, ‘Save Water and Plant Trees’. He thought, “Why plant fifty trees only on earth day?”. So, he decided to plant at least two trees every single day. I think, like Raj, everyone should protect mother earth today for a better tomorrow.

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