The poor family.
Victoria Tanaka
Jacob Kono

Once there was a man who had a wife and child this man,s name was Jabo.Their life was so hard because they were poor and had no food.

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So the man had a plan to get food. He decided to hunt a big giraffe so his family can survive.

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He took a rope and tied it around a tree. He kept on waiting for the giraffe to come

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He saw the giraffe come and he came and untied the rope , he tried to hold onto the tail but it ran away.

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He let go of the giraffe because the giraffe hurt him . Jabo was not happy at all.

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He almost gave up but he thought of a plan. He took another rope and tied it around the tree and waited for the giraffe.

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Jabo finally saw the giraffe and he was happy because this was his chance to kill it.

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He threw the spear at the giraffe and the hithe giraffe died immediately. He took the giraffe to his family and they finally had food.

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The poor family.
Author - Victoria Tanaka
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs