BCTest Elizabeth Ncwane
Elizabeth Ncwane
Wiehan de Jager

Everyday mom puts the fruits and vegetables in lunchbox but I only eat the fruit.

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One day she told me if I don't eat vegetables I won't grow strong and healthy. She also told me there are children who grow hungry every day.

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I told my mother I did not want to waste my food anymore so mother said l should tell her all my favourite vegetables. I told her that I still hate vegetables.

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One day she bought seeds from the market. She asked me to help her with planting the seeds.

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One day I saw that the plant now had a lot of colours. I saw red tomatoes, orange carrots and green spinach.Mother said that we should harvest them.

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I said yes and we planted and watered the seeds. Every morning we water the plants so they can grow. It was very fun.

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We worked really hard to take care of the vegetables. My mother chopped some of the vegetables and made some stew.

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I tried to eat vegetables in the stew. I found out that it was really yummy.

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From that day I started eating vegetables and planting them too.

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My tummy grumbled and the stew smelled really yummy. Mother poured some stew for me and told me it was from the vegetables we worked hard for.

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BCTest Elizabeth Ncwane
Author - Elizabeth Ncwane
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs