The Last House
Godbless Sima
Isaac Okwir
English

In the beginning there was happiness upon the villagers.

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They farmed, built and enjoyed themselves

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Then there was a family, the dad’s name was John, the mom’s name was Janeth, and the son’s name was Peter.

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They just moved into the village, so they started to build their house.

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They built a very big house, even the villagers laughed at them, but they did not care.

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One night there was heavy rain and the villagers’ houses were taken away and they had no place to go, except for John’s house.

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They went and apologized to them and lived happily ever after.

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The Last House
Author - Godbless Sima
Illustration - Isaac Okwir, Abraham Muzee, Magriet Brink, Vusi Malindi, Brian Wambi, Jesse Breytenbach, Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs
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