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Saikat Mitra, Age: 15, India

I am 15 years old. I have Cerebral Palsy (Spastic Athetoid). I use an alphabet board and can verbalise in 2-3 word phrases to communicate. I love socializing, watching sports, chatting with my friends, and travelling.



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The Woodcutter and the Ghost (229 words)

In a village lived a poor woodcutter. He with his wife and son and daughter somehow managed to spend the days. Often he used to think about how he would be able to keep his wife, son and daughter happy. He often stayed very sad regarding this. He used to spend his days like this. 

One day the woodcutter went into the forest to cut wood. The moment he hit his axe against a tree a light emerged out of it. The woodcutter got very scared. He was just about to run away with his axe when a ghost came out from that light and stood in front of the woodcutter. The ghost told the woodcutter, “Do not be scared. I will not harm you. On the contrary you please do not harm us. The tree which you are felling is our home. Please do not snatch away our shelter from us. In exchange of that I am giving you a golden plate. You will get anything you want from this plate.” Saying this, the ghost vanished. Very pleased, the woodcutter took the plate home and explained every happening to everyone. The woodcutter asked for gold from the plate. He got the gold. Selling that gold the woodcutter gradually became a very rich man. He could make his wife, son and daughter happy. The woodcutter had no more sorrows.