By Manasa, age 10, Calif.
With just one day, I chose to use these magical powers to help the poor and homeless children. I chose to use my magical powers in two of the poorest places on earth--India and Africa. To each poor child I met, I gave food, clothes, and shelter.
In India, an orphan child had lost her parents to a big flood during the monsoon season. I decided to use my magical powers to find her loving adoptive parents. For the few hours that I was with the poor, I took their pictures and got their information.
After I finished my work in India, I realized I only had 16 hours left. I flew to Africa. Some kids were dressed in rags, digging through trash bags to look for food. The rich kids were teasing them. To each of the poor kids, I gave clothes, food, and the power inside to not listen to those rich kids.
For two seconds, I stopped and thought.
Look at all these poor children and compare their lives to ours in America. We are all humans, and each of us should be treated the same way.
I felt I was doing the right thing with my magical powers. I had one more thing to do before I left Africa. I took their pictures, got their information, and flew back to America with only a couple of magical hours left.
At home, I created a web site quickly. I uploaded their pictures and typed up their stories. Using my powers, I sent out as many e-mails as I could to big Internet companies. My web site was all about how to help each of those poor, homeless children.
I might not have helped everyone, but now other people could see the web site I made and help, too. The only thing that could go wrong is people not caring enough to respond. But I hoped the personal stories and pictures of each child would encourage them to consider it. And that's pretty magical!
