Memories from a simple flower
Eziafa Nnaeto
Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi

Once upon a time, there was a stubborn, blind girl named Aishat, she refused to do any of the household chores. "I would rather smell the beautiful flowers outside", she would say when she was asked to do so, then she would walk off.

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The next day, while she was smelling the flowers as usual, there was a terrible storm and when he parents called her she said, " It will die out soon" and kept on smelling the flowers, but this time, in fear.

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Thunder roared, lighting flashed, and the rain trickled on her. She stopped smelling the flower and ran towards her house fearing that lighting might strike her. Fortunately, her house was near the garden that had the flowers she smelt.

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She ran without looking back. Since she was blind she didn't see the puddles. She was fortunate for a little while until there was a puddle in front of her that she slipped on, hit her head on a rock and fell unconscious.

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Her family went to see why she hadn't come back home, for they knew she was sensible enough to come home when it was raining, they saw her on the floor bleeding. Her father carried her home, bandaged her head an put her to bed.

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Aishat woke up on her bed. She hadn't remembered what happened, but when she smelt the flower she suddenly remembered what happened. She apologized for being stubborn and did her house chores from that day on.

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Memories from a simple flower
Author - Eziafa Nnaeto
Illustration - Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs