The Best Teacher
Olasunkanmi Muhaaz
Adonay Gebru

Once upon a time in a village called Adegulugi. there lived a man who is very honest and hardworking.

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He worked very well in the public school he was teaching. He was the most commited teacher in the school

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He was kind, nice and generous to the student. He taught them well and he does not beat a child anyhow.

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He was teaching the basic 5 class. He taught them well. And took care of them. He play with them.

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But in the class there is a thief that has been stealing the student stuff when there are not there

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So one day, a boy named bayo brought #5000 to school. When the student came back from break he can't find his #5000

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Then the principal asked the teacher to search the students. The principal said that this is not the first case in that class

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He told al the student to face the wall and searched all of them. Finally he saw the money but who is the thief

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He did not disclose the identity of the thief to anyone even to the principal. He kept on saying she should not worry.

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20 yrs later
We see the teacher looking for another job because the school got closed by the government.

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He went to everywhere until he reached one place. He seek enquiry but the owner said there is no space for a worker

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Then the owner looked at him very well and said he knew him from somewhere. He asked him that did he work in his school before

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He sad yes and he asked again, are you Mr Akin. He said yes again. The man told him that he once attended the school

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He then told him that he was the one who stole bayo's money when they were in school. Then he remembered

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The teacher said he did not know the thief because when he told everyone to look at the board. He closed his eye of

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And searched the student so as to not know the thief. The teacher was given a job as the manager of 6he company

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The Best Teacher
Author - Olasunkanmi Muhaaz
Illustration - Adonay Gebru, Vusi Malindi, Rob Owen, Wiehan de Jager, Catherine Groenewald
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs