How I wish
Esther Enyoojo Tijani
Melany Pietersen
English

Jerry was playing hide and seek with his friends when his mother came into the kitchen where he was hiding and saw him.

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She asked him what he was doing in the kitchen, then he told her that he was hiding

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But she didn't believe you because she saw some fruit on the table that were looking as if it was eating

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After flogging you she found out that it was his brother who took it

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So she reported him to his father and his father advised him ask him not to do it again.

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How I wish
Author - Esther Enyoojo Tijani
Illustration - Melany Pietersen, Adonay Gebru
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs
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