{"id":81,"date":"2008-06-20T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-20T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techdivine.wordpress.com\/?p=96"},"modified":"2011-06-22T07:58:31","modified_gmt":"2011-06-22T02:28:31","slug":"young-talents-aishwarya-venkat-fiction-onions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2008\/06\/young-talents-aishwarya-venkat-fiction-onions\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Talents &#8211; Aishwarya Venkat &#8211; Fiction &#8211; Onions&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Why do we cry for the onion?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Many centuries ago, a tomato, a capsicum &amp; an Onion were best friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">One day, their master felt hungry &amp; was looking out for them. As soon as he saw the tomato his pangs of hunger shot up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">All the three friends tried to flee but the master caught the tomato. He cut it into slices &amp; ate it. The capsicum &amp; Onion started crying for the poor tomato.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Next was the capsicum&#8217;s turn &amp; he too was cut into slices &amp; eaten by the master. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">The Onion started crying for the capsicum again. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Suddenly, a spirit appeared in front of the Onion &amp; asked him why he was crying. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">The Onion said that his friends Tomato &amp; Capsicum had been cut into slices &amp; the Onion had cried for them. Now that he was all alone, there was nobody to feel and share his pain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">When he will be cut into slices, nobody would cry for him. The spirit blessed him &amp; said that anyone who cuts you will from now on cry for you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">So the next time we slice onions, we know why we shed those tears, don\u2019t we?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Aishwarya Venkat<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Age:10 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dsrvmalad.org\/SITE_PAGES\/HOME.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">School Dr. Radhakrishnan<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">_________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 42pt; text-align: justify; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Do post in your comments and views below<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techdivine.com%2Ftdblog%2F2008%2F06%2Fyoung-talents-aishwarya-venkat-fiction-onions%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do we cry for the onion? &nbsp; Many centuries ago, a tomato, a capsicum &amp; an Onion were best friends. 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