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Sunday 05 May 1996 23:02 BST

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Kite

Upon the eye

I see the sky

Winking and blinking

Blue and white

Just like a kite.

Jamie Buckley, aged 6,

Muswell Hill, London.

The Weather

The Weather is rain, sleet, clouds, sun, thunder, lightning, and mist.

Imagine being in a boat when all this weather was together....

ER.............. UM

HMMM....

WELL...

ME?

YES, YOU!

Not me.

Why?

Because think of all that thunder and lightning and rain...

Sabina Sheehan, aged 8,

Neath, West Glamorgan.

The Children's Story welcomes unpublished stories of up to 400 words by children under 16. We are unable to accept whole class entries from schools. Send to Wendy Berliner, Children's Story, Section Two, the 'Independent', 1 Canada Square, London E14 5DL.

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