Story Prism

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp. Let’s give a warm welcome Adhya

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The Magical Cap

Once upon a time, there were four friends named Karthik, Thanvi, Sumedha, and Sathwik. Sathwik had pet cats, and Thanvi had pet ducks.

But there was a big problem. There wasn’t enough food, and the water was dirty. The poor pets were getting sick. Everyone in the village was very sad.

Near their huts, there were some caves. People believed there was treasure hidden inside. So, many villagers started looking for the treasure.

One day, they found a secret cave! But oh no—the cave had a big lock, and they couldn’t open it. They searched and searched for the key, but they couldn’t find it.

Then, Karthik had an idea. “Let’s break the lock!” he said. They worked together and finally opened the cave. Inside, there was no gold… but there was a shiny, colorful cap!

They picked it up and asked, “Can you talk?”

To their surprise, the cap said, “Yes!”

It was a magical cap! The cap could give anything the villagers needed. Every day, the villagers came to the cave, asked for food, clean water, and other things, and the cap gave it all to them.

The pets became healthy again, and the village was happy. The magical cap helped everyone live a better life.

And they all lived happily ever after.

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp. Let’s give a warm welcome Aarav

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The Best Pals

Once upon a time, there were 2 childhood friends who cared for each other. Their names were Bob and Ed. They used to live next to each other and their parents were also friends. Their day used to start together when they would first wake up and see each other as if giving a wake-up call. Both were equally loved up the elders in each other’s family. They were such good friends that many children were tried to make them fight but they did not succeed.

One day, they decided to go to the park and saw little kids playing football, Ed wanted to disrupt their game so he told Bob “Hey, let’s ruin these kids football game.” At this he said “These kids are having so much fun, I think we should mind our own business.”

 ”Yeah ! GO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.” Said Ed angrily as he tackles the ball from the kid by pushing him and then scoring with POWER.

 ”See it isn’t that hard. I had fun and nothing really happened.” Said Ed.” Uh, Ed if you look at the kids then you can see how angry they are.” Said Bob. ”MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!” Shouted Ed” Okay okay geez chill calm down” Said Bob” I don’t want to be friends with you.” Said Bob” Alright bet” Said Ed

*THE NEXT DAY*

Ed finds the same kids who were playing football and right when he is about to take the ball from them the kid picks up the ball and tells his friends” Watch out, it’s the same guy who took our ball and scored.”

Ed started to feel a little bad but he didn’t care that much after that he saw a few people who were teasing him for not having any friends. He decided to go to Bob he rang the bell of Bobs doorbell.

“Sorry Bob, I should’ve listened to you. I really should mind my own business.”

Bob was happy that his friend realized his mistake. Ed and Bob hugged each other. They would have arguments but they were always together for good.

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp. Let’s give a warm welcome Srihita

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 THE GREAT ESCAPE

Hi, I’m Srihita!

I was part of the Story Writing and podcasting Summer Camp 2025, organized by Miss Ritu Vaish, producer of the Story Prism Podcast. I had a great time learning how to write, record, and edit my own story.

Here’s one of the stories I created. I hope you enjoy it! Please give me your listening ear.

It was a bright, sunny morning in a cozy little neighbourhood, where the smell of fresh dough and melted cheese floated through the air. Inside a cheerful kitchen with checkered curtains and a warm, golden glow, a freshly made pizza sat on a plate near the open window. Birds chirped outside, and a soft breeze rustled the leaves in the backyard trees. It was the perfect day for an adventure.

The pizza’s name was Poly. But Poly wasn’t just any ordinary pizza—she dreamed of adventures and had one big goal: to never, ever be eaten.

"I want to go on an adventure!" she exclaimed one sunny morning, looking out the window. "I don’t want to stay on this plate anymore. I want to see the world!"

Poly slid off the plate and snuck out the kitchen door into the backyard.

“Wheee!” she cheered, spinning and sliding with joy.

But her excitement didn’t last long. Max, the neighbour’s dog, was playing outside when he spotted her.

“Yum, pizza!” Max barked, his eyes widening. “You’re my lunch for sure!”

Poly’s eyes went wide with panic. “Oh no!” she cried and rolled as fast as she could, trying to escape.

Max chased her across the yard, tail wagging and tongue out. “I’m going to catch you!” he barked.

“I can’t get caught!” Poly thought desperately. She spotted something in the corner of the yard and sped toward it was a big, messy pile of trash.

“Yes!” she whispered. “If I get all dirty, he won’t want me anymore!”

Poly jumped into the trash, covering herself in old banana peels, coffee grounds, and smelly leftovers.

Max screeched to a stop nearby, sniffing the disgusting smell. “Eww… never mind,” he groaned.

Poly giggled, proud of her clever escape. “Guess that’s one way to lose your appetite.”

But just as she caught her breath and thought she was finally safe, a shadow appeared across the grass. She looked up and saw…

A sharp-eyed bird had spotted her from above. With a loud screech, it flew down and snatched her up in its claws!

“oh no, help somebody, help” Poly shouted as the bird got higher and higher.

Down below, Max looked up and gasped. “Hey! That’s Poly!” Without thinking, he took off running, barking wildly. He chased the bird from the ground, and Jumped as high as he could and growling until it got startled and dropped Poly with a surprised squawk!

Poly landed with a thud onto a soft patch of grass. She blinked, dizzy, and looked up to see Max standing over her.

“Thank you for saving me!” she smiled

Max wagged his tail. “You’re welcome”

She looked at her dirty and smelly self and laughed. “If you help me clean up, maybe we could go on more adventures together. We could even save other foods from being eaten!”

Max perked up. “That sounds fun! Maybe I can find myself a snackable pizza”

“Exactly,” Poly giggled

Max barked happily. “Come on let’s go!”

And from that day on, a pizza and a dog: two unlikely friends: became the bravest, heroes the neighbourhood had ever seen.

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And that’s because on our podcast, we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who, through the summer, have been learning how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp. Let’s give a warm welcome Lasya

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The Snake Exploration

Once, there lived a world famous archaeologist called Mark. He was blonde with blue eyes and fair skin. One day when he was watching the news, he saw that recently a group of explorers discovered a fossil of a snake, bigger than the anaconda in the Amazon rainforest.This lit up curiosity and a little bit of competition in him. So he informed his crew that they are going to the Amazon rainforest.

They were very excited to go and explore. They only packed food, water, extra pairs of clothes and weapons to defend themselves from animals. Then after a day after packing and resting they finally started their voyage. As they passed the very busy and hustling city, it started to get more peaceful.Very strong with colourful variety of flowers with tender butterflies around the flowers. They even saw animals gather around a sparkling lake full of water. Everyone was mesmerized by the beauty. They had to travel for four long hours and finally reach the starting of the humongous rainforest. They camped outside in the majestic forest and made smores, sang songs, and told spooky stories.

After some time it started raining, and their things got flooded. That is why they rushed to a nearby cave but unfortunately the cave got blocked! And the tribals started to corner them! The tribals said that they will only let them escape if they succeed in three challenges.

The 1st one required team work. The team had to touch a red dot drawn on the roof of the cave in under a minute. The team formulated a plan that the weakest would be on the top to touch the dot. They succeeded like a pro.\

The second one required strength. Their objective was to find the strongest tribals in 2 minutes and they have some time to plan. Their plan was that the tall people would find the short tribals and the short people would fight the tall tribals. The tall people fought the short time by taking them in the hands and spinning them while the short people fought the tall tribals by ducking under the legs and punching them in the stomach.

The third challenge required intelligence; they had to solve a riddle. The riddle was what word has 26 letters but only has three syllables. The team answered the alphabet. The tribals by now were very surprised by the team's endurance.The tribals not only let them go, but also promised that when they needed help the tribals would always be there for them and they just had to call them by blowing a whistle.

The team went to the camping site together to get food and luggage so they could embark on the journey but to their surprise the tents were torn, their food was eaten and the water was spilled on the ground.Thought of quitting but mark did not allow that he gave an Inspirational speech and motivated the team to keep going. After travelling for a while on foot they reached the Amazon river and took a break by drinking some water from the river, eating some fruits from the trees and resting on the grass for a while. but when they woke up they saw a big snake, bigger than the Anaconda, it was the great Titanaboa!Very surprised but the title of over tried to attack and each but everyone there is wrong on the trees as the Titan of over is its head mark then remember that tribals promise and blue whistles. Suddenly a group of tribals came with their weapons and killed the Titanoboa.Mark thanked the tribals a lot and he and his team went back to the bus to head home.

After he reached the city he informed the news about his insights on snakes. He said that the titanoboa could still be alive and snakes that are bigger could also be hiding in other forests. He became a big explorer.

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp. Let’s give a warm welcome Ananya J

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The Time Traveller’s Backpack

I am Ananya and I have been a part of story writing and podcasting

summer camp 2025 organised by Ms.Ritu Vaish, the producer of story

prism podcast. I had a great time writing my own stories, recording and

editing them. Here’s the one I wrote: Please give me your listening ear

Maya was just a normal 12 year old girl who had long hair, and she is a

little pale. She loved adventures and always dreamt of time travel. One day

, while walking home from school she was just normally kicking rocks , and

pebbles as she was thinking about flying cars, and humanoid robots. But

there was a huge tree and underneath the tree there was a shiny object.

She darted to check what it was , and it was a backpack , but not the usual

ones. It had glowing buttons , tiny screens , and a big green button which

said ‘GO’ on it.

Her eyes sparkled , curious, Maya kept the bag on. As soon as she pressed

the button the world around her twisted and spun like a colourful tornado!

When everything stopped , Maya found herself in a strange place. The

trees were taller than the houses , and the mountains were shorter than

usual. Dinosaurs roamed in the distance.

‘ I went back in time! ‘ Maya gasped with a mixed feeling of nervousness

and excitement. She explored the park. The ponds were bigger than lakes,

and there were houseflies which buzzed around. Suddenly her eyes

popped up when she saw a huge dinosaur, so she quickly hid behind a

huge rock.

Carefully, Maya gave it a piece of fruit from her lunch box to the baby

dinosaur. It thanked Maya

Just then the backpack beeped “ Low Battery. Must Return in 5 minutes.”

Maya didn't bother about it much. She was busy playing with her new

dinosaur friend.

Then she noticed that she forgot to return back as the backpack was

beeping. She panicked and did not know what to do.The dinosaur asked

Maya to follow him. Maya got confused and just followed him.

The dinosaur took her to a secret and mysterious cave. She was confused.

Then Maya and Dinosaur went through the obstacles, and they both

pressed a button together. Then they found a new bag. The dinosaur

asked her to put it on. Maya thanked the dinosaur and said goodbye. She

put on her bag and reached the same place where the old bag was. With

that Maya was ready for her next adventure.

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp. Let’s give a warm welcome Mihika

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Once upon a time, there were two girls living in Mexico, Anna and Bella. They were best friends and did everything together. They went on trips, played, and went to party together. If one couldn’t go somewhere, other wouldn’t go either. One day, they made plans to go to India. It’s gonna be so fun! I just know it! Bella Said with Joy. Let’s get our visa’s right now!! Anna I said. They booked their flight and got their visas. Few days later, they were about to board their plane, when Anna realized she had left her boarding pass and she didn’t have a phone for her identification, so Bella boarded the player and Anna went back home, tears rolling down her cheek.

The next day, Anna found her ticket and boarded another plane to India. Oh no! Anna a thought, worried. How will I know where Bella is? When she got off the plane, she found a piece of paper which looks like an itinerary. It was in Bella‘s handwriting! She had planned four destination. Taj Mahal, Charminar, Red Fort and the India Gate. Those sound-like interesting places! Anna thought. She bought four bus tickets and used one for the first destination, Taj Mahal. She couldn’t find Bella there. Anna felt sad. But she quickly cheered herself up by thinking ,well, Bella must have moved on.Hmmm…. What is the next destination? She checked the itinerary. Charminar! The next day, she used another bus ticket to go to Charminar. She couldn’t find Bella there either. The following day, she missed the bus, so used the last one for the last destination. The India Gate. This time she came early at around 4 AM. She went to a nearby hotel and slept there for sometime. When it was time for breakfast, she saw Bella at the other end of the dining Hall.

Anna came over to Bella. Hey Bella! Bella was surprised. What? How did you come here? How did you find me? Anna smiled. I came on another flight, and I found your itinerary. Wow! Bella said.

 Let’s go home now, you must be exhausted.

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp Let’s give a warm welcome Prapti

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MISCHEVIOUS   NUB   

 In a village there was a boy named D. Nub Junior Who lived in a village named Casa with his family, in his family there was his father named B.Nub , mother named E. Nub, elder brother named H. Nub. 

D.Nub had recently gotten a baby sister. The crib of the baby had twinkling stars mobile. One day when baby was sleeping, Nub junior was playing with the ball and the stars broke.  

Mother scolded him and asked him to go play in the garden. In the garden he saw his skateboard. He took it and started riding it on the road. But a car came and hit him. He fell and had to go to the hospital.  

His mother came to the hospital and was very worried. Nub junior had his leg broken and few bruises in leg and hands. He couldn't walk now and needed some help to walk. But he was enjoying lying down in the bed next to his baby sister playing with her.  

Nub was mischievous and playful, but he loved his baby sister a lot.  

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp Let’s give a warm welcome Raahi

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THE BLUE DOG

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a secret forest. A huge pack of wild dogs used to live there. They terrified many animals and some of them would run and jump into ponds to save themselves from these brutes! All the animals feared them.

The dogs worked as guards for the Lion who treated them very badly. He would almost kill them when he was hungry. Most of the time, the dogs would trick a weak animal into coming to the Lion’s den, so that he could kill and eat it. Whatever was left, would be their food.

One day, the Lion was very very mad because his family had left him. He was so angry that he killed one of the guard dogs who was very weak. The other dogs watched in horror, as their poor friend was killed by their Master. Alas! They stood there helplessly, watching the pain and agony of their friend, but could do nothing about it. Suddenly, the sky turned a bright blue and out came a Blue Dog with Angel wings!

It turned out, that the weak dog became an Angel, and had come to defeat the Lion, once and for all!

To everyone’s surprise, the Blue Dog lifted the Lion with its mind powers and threw him across the forest. The Lion went and hit a tree! He was furious! He could not believe that the weakling had actually become alive and was fighting back! He came rushing back and tried to attack the Blue Dog. But the Blue Dog had magical powers.

They fought more, with punching, hitting and chasing around. All the animals began cheering for the Blue Dog. The Lion was now extremely exhausted from the fight and was also very scared of the Blue Dog. By now he had realized that he was losing the battle and the Blue Dog was way too powerful.

The Lion finally surrendered. He started begging to be forgiven. The Blue Dog towered over him, and said in a throaty voice, “You can be forgiven only if you seek apology from all the animals you have tortured for so many years. That is the only way you can redeem yourself!” The Lion was at a loss of words. He bowed his head low and whispered, “I am sorry”.

The Lion was banished from the forest. He was sent away to the forbidden land - “The Green Chapel”. No one heard of the Lion, ever again... or so they thought.

And then, they all lived in peace.

THE END

Moral of the story - Never underestimate anyone, even if they are smaller.

Raahi Chakraborty – 29th April 2025

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp Let’s give a warm welcome Panav

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The Midnight Chapter (Panav)

Once upon a time, there was a family of three Emma, the mother, Josh, the father and a nine year young boy called Leo, who hated books.

One stormy afternoon, he was stuck in his school library for detention. It was small, it had a weird smell of new books but there was one book, that had a fragrant smell of a rose. So Leo went towards it and opened the book. The book was named “The book of lost” and suddenly, he was pulled inside it. The only way out was to read every chapter of the book.

Each one was a wild world - desserts, puzzles, monsters etc. The desserts were hot and dry, puzzles were hard to solve but he squeezed past it and monsters were fierce and scary but luckily he faced none. 

The talking page told Leo, the library only opens at midnight. Leo raced through the story reading fast, solving riddles and slowly learning to love the words. Just as the clock struck midnight, Leo finished the final page of the book. Lights flashed suddenly and he was back in the library. The storm outside finally cleared and he walked down the street and reached home. His parents were worried for Leo. When he returned, they asked him what had happened?

Leo told them everything that he went through that night. His Mom and Dad did not believe him and asked him to stop lying. Leo got upset and he didn't know what to do, so without telling anything, he went back to his room and locked it. Clutching the memory of the adventure, he promised himself he would never look at books the same way again. That night he fell asleep with the novel open on the side of his bed dreaming of the next story waiting for him.

Leo was a changed person the next day when he woke up. He was reading a book which he had got as a gift from his parents on his 8th Birthday. When his parents saw him they were surprised and thought to themselves that Leo wasn't lying to them so they went up to Leo and apologized. Leo started loving books the end and his parents created a small library for him in his room.

For the next few days, you can listen to a couple of stories every single day.

And That’s because on our podcast we will have some special storytellers!! We have middle and high school students who through the summer have been learning about how to craft their own stories and then produce them on a podcast.

Free activity sheet available at www.rituvaish.com/podcast-summer-camp Let’s give a warm welcome Devansh

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A DOG WHO DISAPPEARED

Once upon a time, there lived two friends, Bryce and Kyle. Bryce had a playful pet dog named Biscuit, who was always by his side. One day, the two friends decided to visit the carnival. That afternoon, they got ready, excited to explore the colorful festivities by evening.

The carnival was vibrant and lively, with spinning cotton candy, fire breathers, and popcorn stalls filling the air with joy and excitement. Mesmerized by the fire breathers' dazzling performance, Bryce and Kyle lost track of everything around them, including Biscuit. In the bustling crowd, Biscuit wandered off, unnoticed.

After some time, Bryce suddenly realized Biscuit was no longer with them. Worried, he turned to Kyle and asked, "Where’s Biscuit?" They searched the carnival frantically, calling out his name, but Biscuit was nowhere to be found. Heartbroken, they returned home, feeling helpless.

Bryce and Kyle went home sad. But the next morning determined not to give up , they started asking people in the neighborhood if they had seen Biscuit. They even asked the ice cream man, but he said, “I don’t know your dog, but maybe I can help if you show me a picture.”

Bryce said, “That’s genius!” They ran back to Bryce’s house, flipped the family photo album, and grabbed the adorable picture of Biscuit. Then they made big posters and put them all around the neighborhood, hoping somebody would recognize Biscuit.

Exhausted but hopeful, they returned to Bryce's house and waited anxiously by the phone. The night passed without any news, and Kyle eventually said goodnight and went home. The next morning, while Bryce’s parents enjoyed their morning tea, Bryce lay in bed, silently wishing for a miracle. Suddenly, the phone rang! He handed the phone to his dad, who spoke with the caller. The stranger on the line said, "I found your dog Biscuit. You can pick him up at the police station."

Bryce called Kyle right away, and they got super excited. They rushed to the police station, and there was Biscuit, reclining on a couch like a king! Bryce and Kyle hugged Biscuit and said, “We missed you so much!” Then they took him home and gave him a bubble bath.

From that day on, Bryce and Kyle promised never to lose Biscuit again!