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The Magic Block

Author : Lavina Mahbubani   Illustrator : Rohit Karandadi

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Rinky loves her elder brother’s handwriting.
He writes with a very special shiny ink pen.

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One day, when Bhaiya is not at home, Rinky looks for his pen.

She slides open his drawer.

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Out go his books! Out goes a stapler! Out goes a metal ruler!  

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At the bottom of the drawer, Rinky finds his special pen.

But what’s that?

A strange black block is stuck to it.

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Rinky pulls the pen and the block apart. But then…

Plink, click! A bottle-cap jumps and sticks to the block! Rinky giggles with delight.

Can things stick to this block like magic?

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Does the stapler stick to this block? Plink, click! Yes, it sticks.
                                             Does the furry cat stick to it? No, it does not.

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Does the metal ruler stick to this block?
Plink, click! Yes, it sticks.

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Does this hairy brown coconut stick to it?
No, it does not.

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The hairy coconut tickles Rinky’s nose.
AH-CHOO! She sneezes loudly.
The pen flies out of her hand and disappears under the bed.
Rinky is worried. Bhaiya will be back soon!

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She sticks her hand under the bed.
Oh no! She can’t reach the pen.

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She tries to reach the pen with the ruler.

Oh no! The pen slides further away.

If only there was a way to bring the pen closer to her.

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Suddenly, Rinky has an idea.
The best idea ever!

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Rinky brings the black block near the ruler.

Plink, click! It sticks!

She then holds the ruler under the bed and stretches her hand.

Stretch, stretch, stretch...

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Plink, click! Guess what sticks to the block?

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Quick! Quick! Bhaiya will be home soon.

In go the pen and the black block. In go the books and stapler. In goes the metal ruler.

Rinky slides the drawer shut.

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Just in time! She hears the door slam, and Bhaiya walks into the room.
“Rinky,” says Bhaiya, “Why is there a coconut on the floor?”

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The Secret of the Magic Block

The magic block in the story is called a bar magnet. Magnets come in many shapes. They can be round, rectangular, square or Ushaped. A magnet cannot stick to all objects. It can only stick to certain objects that have special elements in them. These special elements that allow an object to stick to a magnet are iron, nickel, steel and cobalt.

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Which of these do you think will stick to a magnet?

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The end

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