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Mother's phone

Janet Mburu

Ingrid Schechter

I woke up very early to get ready for school.

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Mother was annoyed. I was too slow dressing up.

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I ate my breakfast quickly.

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I met my friends in school.

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I opened my school bag. Oops! I still had mother's phone! I returned it in the bag.

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It was time to go home. I looked into my school bag. Oops! Mother's phone was not in my school bag.

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I started crying. The teacher asked, "What is the problem, Wanjiku?" I could not talk. I covered my face with my hand.

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Finally, I said, "Mother's phone is lost." Teacher was surprised. We started looking for the phone.

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I danced around in class. "Thank you teacher. Thank you teacher!"

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I put mother's phone in my school bag. I said to myself, "I will not play with mother's phone again."

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Mother's phone

Author - Janet Mburu
Illustration - Ingrid Schechter, Sandy Lightly, Venolin Keanan Govender
Language - English
Level - First sentences