Athang Tenzin Pem and Gangtey Nyerpi Penjor (A Bhutanese folktales)

Author: Nima Dorji

Genre: folktale

Published in 2020

Athang Tenzin Pem and Gangtey Nyerpi Penjor is a Novel filled with romance. Penjor works as a Nyerpa   (store in charge) at the Gangtey Monastery and is locally known as Nyerpi Penjor. The Gangtey Rinpoche trusted Penjor to supervise the maintenance work of the temple reconstruction. Lots of workers from different villages in wangdue phodrang gathered near the temple to help with the reconstruction. 

Penjor then decided to keep two maids to cook his food and do the household chores. He chose a girl called Tenzin Pem from Athang village. Tenzin Pem choose a girl called Chado who also was from Athang to be as the second maid. As days went by Tenzin Pem and Penjor fell in love. They became inseparable and everyone knew about their relationship. The construction was finished and everyone went to their own village. They went to Athang to talk about their relationship to Pem’s mother. Pem’s mother was happy for them. 

It was not long before Penjor received a letter from Gangtey Rinpoche that he need to come back to the monastery. Penjor invited Pem to the festival that was in the next month. He left the following day. The day of the festival arrived. Pem and one of her friend started their journey to Gangtey Monastery. On the way two men pretend to be Penjor’s friend and took Pem with them while her friend went back. The men abducted Pem and took them to Sharchog Dungsam. 

Penjor looked for Pem for lots of months. While he was searching he reached Sharchog Dungsam and asked for hospitality. The house owner agreed and when he entered the house he saw his Pem as a servant. Pem was in the house because the men who abducted Pem was the son of the house owner. After a month Pem and Penjor managed to escape by putting everyone to sleep with a help of a poison. Unfortunately on their way back Pem slips on a slippery path and succumbs on the spot. 

WONDER by R.J Palacio

Author: R.J Palacio

Genre: Fiction Novel

Originally published: 2012

August Pullman who underwent multiple surgeries. People stared at him because he look different from other kids of his age. With time we got used to it. He was home schooled by his mother because August was afraid that people would stare and insult him.

One day he was sent to the school near his house. He was in fifth grade. At lunchtime nobody sat with him because they were scared which was rude. A girl called summer felt sorry for August so she introduced herself to him. Soon they became good friends. Mister Tushman, the principal of the school asked Jack be friends with August and he agreed. They also became good friends.

One Halloween he heard Jack talking to some boys. August listened to them and realized that they were talking Ill of him. Jack did not know why August was not friend with him any more. Summer gave a clue to Jack about why August was not talking to him then Jack felt like a complete idiot talking about August like that. He apologized to August accepted his apology and became friends.

At the end of the year the teachers took students on a nature retreat for three days and two night. While Jack and August were going to toilet they were attacked by some seventh graders. Henry, Miles and Amos, boys from August’s grade saved them and the fifth graders ran away.

Everyone graduated from fifth grade. Amos, Henry and Miles were popular because they saved August. Everyone was nice to August. August loved going to school!