Granny's cellphone
Diana Tebeila
Diana Tebeila

Granny lived with her granddaughter Mmabotse in the village called Ga-Nchabeleng.Mmabotse's mother worked far from home and only came back at the end of the month.Mmabotse loved her grandmother very much.

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Granny had a large maize field.She went to the field everyday to check on the plants.Her plants grew very tall that you could not see granny.

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Every time Mmabotse came back from school she will call her granny loudly but she could not hear her.She would get worried when she could not find her granny.

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Mmabotse asked her mother to buy a cellphone for her granny.She told her mother she will teach her granny how to use the phone, so that she can finds her quicker in the fields.Her mother did so.

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Mmabotse taught her granny how to answer the phone.She said"Granny, when you hear the phone ringing, press the green sign and put it next to your ear and answer".

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She also said to het grandmother"After speaking, press the red sign".She practised with her granny many times.

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Mmabotse came back from school and called her granny on the cellphone.Her granny answered the phone and came back home.Now it was easy to find granny without shouting.

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Granny was very happy to be able to use the cellphone and said to Mmabotse"I love you my granddaughter, you also have a good heart just like your name.Granny was now able to call Mmabotse 's mother and other people.

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Granny's cellphone
Author - Diana Tebeila
Illustration - Diana Tebeila
Language - English
Level - Longer paragraphs