First Day At School.
Peniel Ighedosa and Precious Ighedosa
Rob Owen

Once upon a time, there lived a boy called Kunle. Kunle did not know how to spell, read and write. One day, as Kunle and his father were going to the market, his father thought, " Shouldn't I take Kunle to school? "

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As his father was thinking about going to school, he saw a school and asked Kunle if he would like to go to school. "Yes!" Kunle answered. Afterwards, Kunle and his father went to buy the school uniforms.

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After buying the school uniforms, Kunle and his father went back home to prepare his school materials for the next day. The next day he got prepared, eat his food and packed his bag.

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When Kunle got to school, he liked the teachings and he learnt things like: reading, sports, mathematics, science, civic education and verbal reasoning.

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At break time, Kunle played football with his new friends. As they continued playing ball, Kunle scored for the first time which made it 1- 0. After playing for some time, they rang the bell to go inside the class.

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After school ended, Kunle told his father all that had happened and his father was proud at his performance. Kunle also told his father that his teacher liked him and she was proud of him.

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First Day At School.
Author - Peniel Ighedosa and Precious Ighedosa
Illustration - Rob Owen, Vusi Malindi, Catherine Groenewald
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs