Pencilstory Stories

In a small classroom, there were many school items-books, bags, erasers, and pencils. Among them was a small pencil named Piku. Piku was not very big or colorful. Some pencils were shiny, some had cartoons on them. But Piku was simple. One day, the teacher gave a drawing competition. All the students started drawing beautiful pictures. Color pencils, sketch pens, and fancy items were used everywhere. Piku felt a little sad. "I am just a small pencil... how can I make something beautiful?" he thought. But his owner, a small boy named Raju, picked Piku and said, "Don't worry, you are enough." Piku felt happy. Raju started drawing slowly. A house... a tree... a smiling sun. Piku worked hard. Even when his tip became small, he didn't stop. Meanwhile, a shiny pen nearby laughed. "Look at you! You are so small and old. You can't win," it said. Piku stayed silent and continued working. After some time, the drawings were collected. The teacher looked at all of them carefully. Then she smiled and said, "The winner is... Raju!" Everyone was surprised. Raju's drawing was simple-but full of heart. The teacher said, "This drawing shows effort and honesty." Piku felt proud. He was not the most colorful... But he was the most truthful. Moral You don't need to be perfect to do something great. Honesty and effort are enough. Written by: Venkata Ramakrishna

Oliver used to be an ordinary accountant that wished to be able to be more confident. This all changed when he got fired from his accounting firm and got referred to a seemingly ordinary pencil story, but little does Oliver know that the pencil store has a darker side to it. With creepy smiles, strange costumers, and an overly cheery boss, will Oliver be able to remain unchanged? Or will he become something entirely inhuman?