Alexandra: Nikulden winner

By Preslava Stoyanova

Every year for Nikulden, on Dec. 6, the mayor gives awards to outstanding students at the Town Hall. This year, one of AEG Geo Milev’s 8th- grade students grabbed the attention of the town’s council and won an award.

Here’s the interview with the amazing winner, Alexandra Sarieva, 8D.

–Hello, Alexandra. Please tell us about the award and the prize?

– It’s a pair of headphones with a symbol of Bourgas drawn on them.

–What did you win it for?

-Last year I won the Creative Writing competition. It’s a competition where you have to write a story based on a given topic in a short amount of time. It’s held every year, in every school. You are given three topics and you have to choose one of them.

–What topics did you have to choose from?

-The first topic was “Where does the Ocean go?”; the second one, “When I sneeze, I always see an Elephant”, and the third one, “The Octopus who was afraid of Water”.

–Which one did you pick?

-I chose the second one because I found it bizarre and surprising. 

–Summarize the story you wrote.

-My dad is an elephant hunter. Once, he took me on a hunt but told me to stay in the car. I sneezed and saw an elephant. Fortunately, my father shot it six times and it died. I woke up with a sneeze. Suddenly, a flying elephant appeared and disappeared. I surfed the Internet for answers. I found an article by a hunter named Alan who would see a bear every time he coughs. His solution was to shoot the bear every five sneezes. I checked his profile and the last article in it was about his death. His wife said he had coughed once before he died. After understanding that, I started living in a constant fear. I finished the story with “Wish me luck … achoo”!

–How did it feel to receive an award from the mayor himself?

-It’s really amazing. I was extremely surprised by it. The award was so sudden and unexpected. However, I am happier and more astonished by the idea that occurred to me – the idea of writing the story. 

December 11, 2019