Autobiography of an Oasis I Essay By Vaanyaa, 11, Kolkata
Vaanya writes about a hidden Sahara oasis, called “drop of heaven,” once e a thriving sanctuary for wildlife it suffers by deforestation. Though saved by rain , it still longs for its lost beauty.
Autobiography of an Oasis
Sahara Desert
In the Sahara Desert, a lifeline for humans, birds, and every creature known to man was created. The oasis is known as me, or a ‘drop of heaven.’ It was discovered by a group of archaeologists in the centre of the Sahara Desert.
Oasis – Drop Of Heaven
The archaeologists were parched but did not want to leave until they found the dire wolves’ fossils. At the same time, searching for the fossils, they found me. At last, my period of repose was over. I was awakened.
A few centuries later, I am a tranquil and healthy oasis with a few visitors and travellers now and then.
Every day, I wake up listening to the sound of birds chirping and snakes hissing, looking for their next prey. I am home to over seventy-five species of birds and animals. One day I woke up listening to the sounds of chops, to my horror I saw that my fellow trees were being cut.
Three trees were being cut every day for a week. I had lost almost all my beauty. It was the rain who saved me, it made me strong and healthy. But here I am fifteen years later but still dreaming about those days when lived with pride every night.
***
Photo Credit – Copyright Free, Royalty Free images from Pexels
This article is published by Bookosmia, India’s #1 publisher for and by young people. Bookosmia publishes stories, books, podcasts, events, TED-Ed talks, workshops, bedtime stories and more related to kids and young adults.
Photo Credit – Copyright Free, Royalty Free images from Pexels
Want to publish your articles, reviews, stories, audio stories, bedtime stories and poems ?
Did you know that children can submit audio stories to be turned into Bedtime Stories and published on Bedtime Stories – A Podcast by Bookosmia?
Write to us at sara@bookosmia.com or submit your article at the link below
Buy the Books
