Little Leaders: Children's Plan for Education
Apelles Francis
Kelvin Obi

The village of Kola had many problems including education. Children were not going to school.

Most of them would go around stealing, fighting and causing trouble.

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One day, Havilah had an idea.

She walked from house to house.

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She asked children to attend the Kids Village Meeting.

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Children gathered under a mango tree and listened.

Havilah said, "We need to put our heads together to get educated instead of going around fighting and stealing."

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Seven-year-old Kelvin was sitting on a tree branch.

He shouted, "My mother is a teacher. She could give us some lessons."

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Samuel said, "My father has a book store. He could give us some books and pens for study."

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Chika stood up and said, "My father is a carpenter. He could make us some chairs and tables."

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Then they shouted together, "We can change our lives!"

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From that day, they worked together to make their lives better.

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Little Leaders: Children's Plan for Education
Author - Apelles Francis
Illustration - Kelvin Obi, Neriah Francis
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs