Story fun 5
Dragomer Johann
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Ben's wishes
I have an uncle who writes books for children. I didn't see my uncle very often
when I was a child because he lived in Africa, but he came to see us sometimes.
When he did visit us, he usually told me one of his stories. I loved them all but
'Ben's wishes' was my favourite. My uncle told it to me one winter when it was
very cold outside. I was about ten, I think.
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A boy called Ben had two older brothers. The older boys often felt hungry and
often got angry because they were so poor.
Go and work in the fields, they said to Ben early each morning. Then bring
home some vegetables and make an enormous bowl of soup for our dinner.
Ben always answered in the same way. 'But I want to go to school and learn all
about the world.
Makinal
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Ben's unkind brothers just laughed and said, 'Don't be silly! You aren't dever
enough to go to school like us.' So Ben didn't go anywhere. He just worked in the
fields in the rain, digging and planting and planting and digging.
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