“MOM THE VACATIONS ARE GOING TO END IN A WEEK” TIM SAID
“SO?” MOM SAID
“MOM WHAT ABOUT A PINIC AND NIGHT CAMP IN THE MOUNTAIN FORESTS.”
“ALONE? ARE YOU CRAZY?”
“NO MOM WITH SAMANTHA, ALICE AND ALMOND. NOT TO FORGET MR JAMES.”
“ARE THEIR PARENTS READY?”
“NO, I DO NOT KNOW MOM.”
“CONVINCE THEM AND CALL ME OKEY. HAVE TO RUSH TO OFFICE ACLIENT IS COMING TO MEET ME.”
“OK MOM.”
AFTER AN HOUR TIM CALLED UP HIS MOM
“HI MOM.”
“YES TIM”
“EVERY ONE IS READY AS MR JAMES IS ALSO COMING.”
“OKEY BUT DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE FOOD, WATER AND YOUR MOBILE PHONE”
“I KNOW MOM I AM NOT A KID.”
“JUST PRECAUTIONS TIM.”
“BYE MOM.”
“BYE TAKE CARE.”

MR JAMES WAS ALICE AND SAMANTHA’S UNCLE. ALMOND WAS THEIR NEGHBOUR’S SON. THEY BOARDED MR JAMES’ CAR AND THEN FINALLY REACHED THE FOREST MOUNTAIN.TIM HAD FORGOTTEN TO TAKE HIS MOBILE. THEY SET UP TWO TENTS- ONE FOR MR JAMES, SECOND FOR THE KIDS. AT 1 AM IN THE MORNING THEY LEFT THE TENT AND STARTED WALKING TO AVOID SPENDING THE VACATION WITH MR JAMES AND HIS BORING LECTURES. THEY CROSSED THE AREA WHERE THEY HAD SET UP THEIR CAMP. THEY ENTERED A CANOPY OF RHODODENDRONS. IT WAS ABOUT 2 IN MORNING. THEY WERE VERY TIRED. TIM SAW A CAVE AND THEY ENTERED IN TO REST. THEY SWITCHED OFF THEIR FLICKERING TORCHES. THEY SLEPT TILL 7 IN THE MORNING. SEEING A LAKE NEARBY THEY TOOK A BATH AND BRUSHED THEIR TEETH.
SAMANTHA WANTED TO DRINK WATER BUT ALAS THEY HAD LEFT THEIR WATER BOTTLE IN THE TENT. FORTUNATELY TIM HAD BROUGHT A MAGNIFYING GLASS AND AN ALUMINIUM POT TO SERVE FOOD.
THEY COLECTED AND SELECTED SOME DRY LEAVES AND LIT A BONFIRE WITH THE HALP OF THE MAGNIFYING GLASS (I DO NOT WANT TO EXPLAIN YOU HOW). THEY BOILED THE LAKE WATER AND DRANK IT. ALICE TOOK SAMPLES OF THE LEAVES OF THE TREE ANDNOTED ITS FEATURES.

I HOPE I DO NOT NEED TO TELL YOU THAT MR JAMES WAS CURSING THE CHILDREN EVERY MOMENT. HE WAS SEARCHING FOR THEM LIKE MAD.

THE GROUP CLIMBED UP AN APPLE TREE AND ATE 2 APPLES EACH. THEN THEY PLAYED CATCH- CATCH AND HIDE AND SEEK. AT 4 PM THEY ACCIDENTLY WENT BACK TO THE CAMP AREA. (THEY DIDNOT REALLY WANTED TO)

MR JAMES GAVE FOUR TO FIVE LECTURES ABOUT DISCIPLINE BUT HE DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH EVRY ONE ENJOYED. NO ONE FORGOT THAT VACATION. NOT EVEN MR JAMES.

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