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Mariam Palandjyan's Stories

• “About Myself” (About Myself)
• “The New Student” (The school)

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“About Myself” (About Myself)

My name is Mariam. I have gone to airplane modeling, tapestry, painting, dance, and singing clubs and which is very important, I graduated from music school. I have many interests and that’s not everything. Since childhood I have loved and have gone to the theatre, opera, museums, and galleries. I like nature very much. I don’t have free time, but if I have it I watch TV.
I want to grow older because I’m tired of studying and I want to work. I don’t want a monotonous life; it’s boring.

Wrote at 14 years old age

“The New Student” (The school)

When I was in the sixth grade a new boy came to our class. He was an excellent student. There were just two students who studied well and the bad students teased them. A very shameful incident happened this fall. One of the boys took my scarf, wrapped it over the new student’s head and lipsticked him. They wouldn’t let him go. At that moment we saw some of our teachers. They blamed the bullies for ill behavior and the new student for cowardice. I hoped the new student would learn a lesson and would become strong and resolute. But he has started imitating others’ ways: he does not learn well any more, he comes to school unprepared- without books, copybooks, and pens.
He will come to classes and say:
“Mariam, do you have a spare pen, copybook or book?”
Besides, he has become a kind of a carrier for the bullies: he obediently takes their rucksacks and even suggests that I also take some. I refuse to help him.
“You cannot protect yourself, why do you want me to be this way too?”

Wrote at 14 years old age