To begin with. Since childhood I was so keen in taking participation in competition. So I appeared for many competitions of art and uh. I got many prizes. But in today’s topic I would like to describe one such time when I participated in a combination. And I got price recently. So I will remember I have uh went to a mall with my family for shopping. And there when I reached I found out that there is a competition going on. Um, on. And there was a art ah competition in which we had to make a poster for it. And the topic was how to stop pollution. So there was about 15 to 30 people who were already participating. And I was late at that time. But they gave me entry as I was so interested in that. So they helped me out uh. And give me all the necessary items. I started drawing the things and in about 1 hour I just completed my drawing and uh. The competation was over and it was time of result. Then they uh, announced the third prize. I was like maybe I got second as I. I have drawn very well. But uh. They announced second price and it wasn’t me. And I was in blues after listening to that. And I was about to turn back to my home. However, in less than one, two, two second they announced the first prize and the name was mine. I was over the moon after listening to that that I have won that prize. And they gave us.
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To begin with, since childhood, I've always been enthusiastic about participating in competitions. I've entered many art competitions and won several prizes. But for today's topic, I'd like to describe one particular time when I participated in a competition and won a prize recently. I remember going to a mall with my family for shopping. When I arrived, I discovered that there was an art competition going on. The theme was how to stop pollution, and we had to create a poster. There were about 15 to 30 people already participating, and I was a bit late. However, they allowed me to join because I was so eager to participate. They provided me with all the necessary materials, and I started drawing. Within an hour, I finished my poster, and the competition ended. It was time for the results. They announced the third prize, and I thought maybe I had won second place because I felt I had drawn very well. But then they announced the second prize, and it wasn't me. I was a little disappointed after hearing that and was about to head home. However, within a couple of seconds, they announced the first prize, and my name was called! I was overjoyed to hear that I had won. They gave us the prize, and it was a truly memorable experience.
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