Yaya in the tree
Ama Serwaa Amankwah
Brian Wambi

Yaya lived with her mom,dad and six brothers in a village called"Green village".Her brothers didn't want to play with her

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because she was a girl and that made her cry,so her friend, Atshie will play with her to cheer her up till she was happy.

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On Yaya's birthday,Atshie said that they should climb the tallest tree to see the village closer as a gift.

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Atshie let Yaya climb first because it was her birthday.When Yaya climbed up the tree, she saw the beautiful village

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closer and she was happy.When she wanted to get down she couldn't because the tree was very tall, so she told Atshie to

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get help from her parents immediately.Atshie went to her parents and told them all that had happened.Yaya's parents

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rushed to the forest where Yaya was with a ladder.They told her to climb down the ladder and she

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did it and they went to the village.When they arrived at the village, people were gathered in her house with gifts.Yaya was very happy.

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Yaya in the tree
Author - Ama Serwaa Amankwah
Illustration - Brian Wambi
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs