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  The Best Villains in Literature: Classics Edition 😈📖 1. Macbeth (Macbeth – William Shakespeare) 🗡️ Why He’s Iconic: A once-honorable warrior consumed by ambition and paranoia. 👑 Most Evil Moment: Murdering King Duncan in his sleep to steal the throne. 2. Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling) (A modern classic!) 🐍 Why He’s Iconic: The ultimate dark wizard, obsessed with power and immortality. 💀 Most Evil Moment: Attempting to kill baby Harry and waging a war on both wizards and Muggles. 3. Count Dracula (Dracula – Bram Stoker) 🦇 Why He’s Iconic: The original vampire villain—charming, terrifying, and nearly unstoppable. ⚰️ Most Evil Moment: Slowly draining Lucy’s life while deceiving everyone around her. 4. Long John Silver (Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson) 🏴‍☠️ Why He’s Iconic: A smooth-talking, two-faced pirate who is as charming as he is dangerous. 🦜 Most Evil Moment: Betraying Jim Hawkins and leading a bloody mutiny. 5. Professor M...

Best Snacks & Drinks to Enjoy While Reading 📚☕ 1. Donuts 🍩 Where to Get: Local bakeries, Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts, supermarkets. Quick Recipe: Mix flour, sugar, milk, eggs, and yeast. Fry until golden, then glaze with sugar or chocolate. 2. Cookies 🍪 Where to Get: Grocery stores, Subway, Starbucks, home-baked. Quick Recipe: Mix butter, sugar, flour, eggs, and chocolate chips. Scoop onto a tray and bake at 180°C for 10-12 mins. 3. Brownies 🍫 Where to Get: Cafés, bakeries, Starbucks, supermarket dessert sections. Quick Recipe: Mix cocoa powder, butter, eggs, sugar, and flour. Bake at 175°C for 25-30 mins. 4. Hot Chocolate ☕ Where to Get: Coffee shops, supermarkets (instant mix), or make at home. Quick Recipe: Heat milk, stir in cocoa powder, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Top with whipped cream or marshmallows. 5. Coffee ☕ Where to Get: Starbucks, local cafés, or home-brewed. Quick Recipe: Brew coffee using a French press, espresso machine, ...

                                                      ‘It’s a muggy sort of day today’ drawled Rakesh’s voice from his room, ‘I don’t feel like going to school.’ His mother Mrs. Bhushan in the kitchen wore a smirk on her face instead of the customary exasperated look.’ All right you can stay at home’ she called back. Rakesh whose mind was wandering on his friends new gaming console came back to earth with a triumphant leap. For four day he had bemoaned to his parents about how he had too much homework to do, how he had too much of a headache to do the homework and many other vain endeavors . At last he had succeeded. He rolled out of bed, stumbled up to the mirror and stuffed a toothbrush lopsidedly into his mouth.as he sat down for breakfast he noticed a smile playing around the edges of his father's mouth or at least the part that was not hidden behind...

                Elizabeth Buttermore, an 82-year-old widow lived alone in her comfortable home but was regularly visited by her grandson Timothy. Today he had brought her the usual cooking supplies and also his mother's old phone. After explaining how the voice assistant worked, he left to hang out with his friends. Grandma decided that today she was going to make her darling Timothy his favorite apple pie. She said in her quavering voice, squinting at the screen “Hey Siri, find me a good apple pie recipe please" At the same time a pigeon hooting outside her window changed Siri’s perception of the sentence and Siri being Siri changed the sentence completely. “Shall I issue nuclear warning to all countries”? It asked. ‘I guess it wants to launch my pie’ thought grandma pressing her hearing aid closer to her ear. “Yes please” Grandma answered. “Commencing launch sequence" said Siri. “5 minutes remaining”. “Ooh this must be the timer” exclaimed ...