SANDWICH FOR TEA YAMUNA’S BIRTHDAY

This is Mimi and she is twelve years old. Yamuna, who is twelve years old is my

She is my cousin and her hobby is cooking. She classmate. She is a friendly and helpful girl.

loves to eat sandwiches. Last week, Mimi made Everyone likes her .Last Sunday, was Yamuna’s

some egg sandwiches for tea. First, she boiled twelfth birthday. She invited me and her friends

some eggs and cleaned them. Then, she mashed to her birthday party. The party was in the

the eggs and added some salt, pepper, mayonnaise evening. Her brother decorated the house with

and some diced onions and mixed them well. colourful balloons and ribbons. Many people came

Then, Mimi took a slice of bread and to her party and they brought many presents.

spread a spoonful of mixture on it. After that, Yamuna wore a beautiful dress and

she covered the mixture with another slice of matching shoes. After that she cut the cake with

bread. She served the sandwiches with some hot a plastic knife. We sang “Happy Birthday”. Then,

coffee. The sandwiches were so delicious that we we ate the food which her mother cooked. It was

finished them all. scrumptious. Later we played many games and

enjoyed ourselves. Before leaving, we thanked her

SHOPPING FOR SANDALS for the lovely party.

This is Susan and she is thirteen years old. SCHOOL CONCERT

She is my niece. Last week Susan and her mother This is Ali. He is thirteen years old. He is

went shopping. They went to the new department my neighbour and he loves to sing. He loves

store in town by bus. The store was crowded with English songs. He studies in Sekolah Menengah

many people.They made their way to the shoe’s Sri Satu, Seremban. Last Saturday, Ali’s school

section and looked for sandals for Susan. held a concert. It was held in the school hall. The

There were many types of sandals. She hall was decorated with colourful balloons and

tried on a few and finally chose to buy a red pair. beautiful ribbons.

They took to sandals to the counter and paid for The concert started at five o’clock in the

it. Susan thanked her mother for the sandals. evening. It lasted for two hours. Many parents

Later they went home by taxi.Susan was tired but and teachers were present. The students danced

happy. and sang many Malay and English songs. Ali sang

an English song and danced with his friends.

The audience clapped and cheered because the

show was very interesting. When the concert

finished, the pupils were very tired but happy.

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CAMPING TRIP LAZY RAHMAN

This is Karim. He is twelve years old. He is This is Rahman. He is eleven years old. He

my cousin and he loves camping with his friends. is my cousin and he loves to watch television. His

His friends are Chong and Ramesh. They are his favourite show is “Mr. Bean”. Rahman is a lazy boy

classmates.During the last holidays, they went on because he is always absent from school. He

a camping trip in a jungle nearby their house. never does his homework and he usually watches

They were very excited. Karim and Chong packed television until late at night. Sometimes he goes

a few tins of canned food, a lot of drinking water to school late too.

and a first aid kit. Ramesh brought some bread, Last month, Rahman sat for his semester

butter, a compass and a few boxes of matches. examinations and he failed all the subjects. His

They pitched up two tents near a river. father got very angry and scolded him for not

Chong built a fire and Ramesh collected studying. His patents punished Rahman and he

some firewood. Karim cooked dinner and they ate was very sad, so he decided to study harder. Soon

hungrily. They sat around the fire and sang songs he became clever and hardworking boy. He never

and told stories. After two days, they went failed any examinations after that.

home. They enjoyed themselves very much. They

were tired but happy. A BRAVE BOY

Ah Meng , who is twelve years old, is my

NAUGHTY JULIAN cousin. His hobby is fishing. He usually goes

This is Julian. He is ten years old. He is my fishing with his friends by the river. Last week,

neighbour. He is a naughty boy. One day, he they went fishing early in the morning. While

climbed the big rambutan tree behind his house. they were fishing, they heard someone shouting

He sat on a branch and ate some juicy rambutans. for help. They saw a girl struggling in the water.

Suddenly he lost his balance and fell down. Ah Meng quickly dived into the river and saved

Julian cried loudly because his leg was the girl. He brought the girl to the river bank.

painful. His sister saw him crying and quickly ran The girl’s mother thanked him for saving her

into the kitchen and told their mother. His daughter.

mother took him to the hospital by car. The When Ah Meng went home, he told his

doctor bandaged the leg and told that his leg was parents about the incident. They praised him.

broken. Julian had to stay in the hospital for two They were very proud of him.

weeks. He promised his parents that he will be a

good boy.
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A GOOD CATCH HOUSE ON FIRE

This is Raju. He is twelve years old. He is This is Shukri. He is fifteen years old and

my classmate. His hobby is fishing. Last Sunday, he is my eldest brother. He is a very good boy.

Raju and his brothers went fishing by a big pond One day, he was walking home from his

which was near their grandmother’s house. They Mathematics tuition with his friend. Suddenly he

sat under a big shady tree and cast their lines. saw black smoke coming out from a wooden house.

They waited patiently for a while and then Raju He quickly rushed to the nearest telephone booth

caught a big fish. He was very happy. It was a red and called the fire station. He told them about

fish. Soon his brothers caught some fish. the fire and gave the address. They said that the

After a few hours Raju and his brothers fire engine will be there shortly.

went home with nine big fish. They helped their Shukri and his friends then rushed to the

mother to clean and cook the fish for dinner. The house and helped the owner to fetch water from

whole family enjoyed the delicious meal because a well. They tried to stop the fire from

the fish was fresh. They even gave some fish to spreading. After ten minutes, two fire engines

their neighbours. arrived and they took twenty minutes to put out

the fire. The owner of the house thanked Shukri

FOOD POISONING for his quick action. He was proud of himself.

This is Dave. He is eleven years old. He is A KIND BOY

my nephew and he is very active in sports. Last This is Abu. He is twelve years old. He is

Wednesday, Dave was walking home after football my best friend and lives opposite my house. He is

practice in school. He was feeling very thirsty a kind and helpful boy. Yesterday afternoon, he

because it was a very hot day. When he saw a went to town to buy some books by bus. The bus

coconut stall by the roadside, he stopped and was very crowded but he got a place near the

drank some coconut water. Although the stall was door. When the bus stopped near the market, an

dirty and full with flies, the coconut water was old woman boarded the bus. She was carrying a

sweet and refreshing. big basket full of vegetables. She looked very

Later, when Dave was at home doing his tired.

homework, suddenly he had a bad stomach-ache. As there were no empty seats left, the old

His mother quickly took him to a nearby clinic. woman had to stand. Abu took pity of her and

The doctor told them that it was food poisoning. offered his seat to her. The old woman was very

Then, the doctor gave him some medicine and happy and sat down. She thanked him for his

Dave stayed at home for two days. kindness.

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PLAYING IN THE RAIN

These are Raman and his friends, Suresh

and Shamsul. They are all twelve years old. They

are studying in the same class. THE BURGLARS

Last Sunday, while playing football in the This is Malek. He is fifteen years old. He

field near their house, it suddenly began to rain is my cousin and we go to the same school.

heavily. They still continued to play and they got One day, while Malek was walking along the road

wet. The next day, Raman had very high fever. near our house, he saw two men breaking into his

Raman’s father took him to the clinic to see the neighbour’s house. He quickly ran to his house and

doctor. The doctor gave the boy an injection and telephoned the police. After ten minutes, four

some medicine. Raman promised that he will never policemen arrived in two cars. They quickly ran

play in the rain again. into the house and caught the burglars. They took

the burglars to the police station.

A LOST KITTEN After a few days, a police inspector came

This is Nancy. She is eleven years old. She is my to Malek’s house and thanked him. He also gave

sister’s friend and lives in Taman Angsamas. Malek a medal for his bravery. His parents were

Last week, when she was returning from school, it very proud of Malek.

started raining heavily. Suddenly she spotted a AN HONEST BOY

cute kitten by the roadside. The kitten was very This is Selvam. He is nineteen years old.

wet and it looked very dirty. She took pity of the He is my brother’s friend. He likes to jog around

kitten and took it home. the park every evening. Last Saturday, while he

Nancy quickly cleaned it with a dry cloth was jogging in the park, he found a black wallet

and gave it some milk and food. The kitten drank under a tree. He opened it and found some money

the milk hungrily. After that the kitten slept in a and an identification card of the owner. He

box in her room. Nancy named the kitten Gizmo quickly went home and told his mother about the

and kept it as her pet. wallet.

Later Selvam went to the police station

and told the officer on duty about the wallet. The

officer quickly contacted the owner. After a few

minutes, the owner came and collected his wallet.

He praised Selvam for his honesty and rewarded

him twenty ringgit. Selvam went home happy.

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A PHYTON A VISIT TO SINGAPORE

This is Encik Dollah. He is fifty years old. This is Mr. Kulwat. He is forty years old.

He is my uncle and lives in Kampung Gedok. He is a He is my neighbour and works in a big factory as a

farmer and he also rears some chicken and ducks manager. He has a lovely wife and four children.

behind his house. During the last holidays, he and his family

One night, he heard noises from behind his went for a holiday to Singapore by train. The

house. He and his son went to check on the journey took them five hours from Seremban.

animals. They took a torchlight and a bamboo There, they stayed in his aunt’s house in

stick. When they reached the place, they saw a Greenwood. The next day they visited Sentosa

big python in the chicken coop. It was swallowing Island. They took a cable car and they saw the

a white chicken. They quickly caught the python beautiful scenery around them. They took many

and put it in a big sack. The next morning they pictures too. Then, they went to the national zoo

handed the python to the fire station. The and saw so many types of animals. The children

officer in charge praised them for their kindness were very excited and enjoyed seeing the animals.

for not killing the python. They also went shopping and bought some clothes

before coming home after three days. They really

A FOOTBALL MATCH enjoyed their visit to Singapore.

Ravin is in Year Six Mawar. His best friend SPORTS DAY

is Ali. Both of them like to play football very Sekolah Kebangsaan Gedok is a small

much. Last Sunday, they went to Stadium school in Gemencheh. Although the school is

Merdeka to watch a football match between small, it is a beautiful school. Last Saturday, the

Selongor and Pahang. Although the stadium was school held its Sports Day in the school field. The

crowded, they managed to get the tickets for teacher and pupils decorated the field with

them. beautiful flags and ribbons. The teachers also

The match started and the spectators got pitched up three tents for the students and

excited and began cheering and shouting for parents. All the parents were invited for the

their favourite teams. The players from both sports.

team played very well. At the end of the match, The event started at 8 o’clock in the

Pahang won the game. The King gave away the morning with a march past by the pupils. They

trophy to the winner. Both the boys really waved at the headmaster and the parents. After

enjoyed the game and went home tired but happy. that the headmaster gave a short speech and the
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events started. After the events, the they went home and told their parents. They

headmaster gave away the prizes to the winners. were thankful that Amira and Imran were safe.

All the pupils enjoyed the sports day.

AIR KEROH BIRD PARK

TWO NAUGHTY BOYS This is Debra. She is twelve years old. She

This is Rahman. He is my cousin. He is twelve is my friend. During the last school holidays,

years old. His best friend is Chin. Chin lives near Debra and her father visited the Air Keroh Bird

his house. Both of them are naughty boys. One Park in Air Keroh. They went there by car. The

afternoon, both the boys climbed up the place was very big and beautiful with many lakes

rambutan tree behind Chin’s house. They sat on a and plants. They saw many types of birds there.

big branch and ate the juicy and sweet There were flamingos, pelicans and many colourful

rambutans. ducks. There were also many kinds of plants and

Suddenly the branch broke and both the flowers in the park. They were beautiful and

boys fell onto the ground. They cried in pain sweet smelling.

because they were injured and there was blood on Debra took many photographs of the birds

their arms and legs. Their parents quickly took and plants for her science project. She also

them to the hospital. The doctor said that they learnt a lot about the birds. They reached home

have broken their legs. Their parents scolded late at night. They were tired but happy.

them and both the boys learnt their lesson.

A SHOPLIFTER

A SNAKE IN THE PARK Poh Sim is my neighbour. She is eleven years old.

This is Amira. She is thirteen years old. She is a very honest girl. Last Sunday, her father

She is my sister’s friend. One evening, Amira drove her to the stationery shop. The shop was

went to the park that was near her house with near her house. While she was choosing some blue

her brother, Imran. There were many children and red pens, she saw a young man in a blue

there. They were playing happily. A few men were jacket hiding some expensive pens in his jacket.

jogging along the jogging track around the park. She quickly told the security guard about the

Imran was playing with his ball. Suddenly saw at a man. The security guard waited for the man to

snake near the flower bushes. He was frightened leave the shop and caught him.

and ran to Amira and told her about the snake. Later the man was taken to the police

Amira called the men who were jogging and station. The manager of the shop congratulated

they quickly came and caught the snake. Then Poh Sim for her good deed and rewarded her
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some blue and red pens. She went home happily there about ten o’clock in the morning. They

and told her father all about the shoplifter. arranged all the things under a shady tree and

the children went for a swim. They swan until

AN OUTING afternoon and ate lunch. After that Azuan and

This is Alice. She is twelve years old. She his sister collected some beautiful sea-shells for

is my cousin and lives in Kuala Lumpur. Last their aquarium. In the evening they cleaned the

weekend, Alice was very happy because she and place and returned home late in the evening. They

her family went to Sunway Lagoon. They went in really enjoyed the picnic. They were tired but

the morning by car. There were many people happy.

there because it was a Sunday. Alice and her

sister enjoyed swimming and playing with their A VISIT TO THE ZOO

blue ball. This is Vinod. He is eleven years old. He is

Suddenly their mother realized that my neighbour and we are good friends. Last

Alice’s little brother, Jason was missing. They Saturday, Vinod and his classmates went to Zoo

were very worried and looked for him Negara in Kuala Lumpur by bus. Two teachers

everywhere. They even searched for him in the from his school followed them. When they

pools but he was nowhere. Finally, they were very reached the place, they bought the tickets at the

happy because they found him waiting near an ice- entrance and went in. They saw many wild and

cream stall looking at the posters of all the ice- tame animals at the zoo. There were elephants,

cream on sale. They were very thankful that he crocodiles, monkeys and snakes. They were kept

was safe. in clean cages.

In the afternoon they saw an elephant

A PICNIC show. It was very interesting, so they clapped and

This is Azuan. He is eleven years old. He is cheered. In the evening they returned home and

my cousin and lives in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. on the way they stopped at a restaurant to have

During the last holidays, Azuan and his family dinner. They really enjoyed the trip. They were

went for a picnic to Port Dickson. The whole tired but happy.

family woke up early and his mother and his sister

prepared the food and his father bought some

drinks.

Azuan packed all the clothes and towels

for his family. They went by car and reached

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FANCY MASKS A WEDDING

This is Encik Ramli. He is Lim’s art This is Raju. He is thirteen years old. He is

teacher. Last month, Encik Ramli taught his pupils my neighbour and my good friend. Last Sunday,

how to make fancy masks. They used a lot of old Raju’s sister, Sutha married Mr. Vivek. The

newspapers and glue to make them. They also wedding was held in a temple hall near his house.

painted them colourfully. The boys were very Many guests came for the wedding. They brought

happy and they made beautiful and funny masks. so many presents.

The masks were in different shapes and sizes. His sister wore a beautiful red saree while

Last Sunday, there was a Mask the groom wore a dothi and jippa. He looked very

Competition. It was held at the Town Hall. The handsome. After the wedding, food was served

boys took part in the competition and won the and the guests enjoyed the food because it was

second prize. They were very happy and Encik delicious. Raju and his family went home late

Ramli was proud of them. after the wedding. They were very tired but

happy.

AN ACCIDENT IN THE FIELD HARI RAYA

This is Razif. He is twelve years old. He is This is Sharmin. She is twelve years old.

my cousin and lives in Putra Jaya. He likes to play She is my classmate and lives near my house.

hockey with his friends. Last week, while playing During the last Hari Raya, Sharmin woke up early

hockey with his friends at the school field, one in the morning. She quickly took her bath and put

boy raised his stick to hit the ball but on her new clothes. It was a red baju kurung with

accidentally he hit Razif’s nose. His nose was beautiful little yellow flowers. She was very

bleeding and there was blood all over his T-shirt. happy. After that, she went to her parents and

The boys quickly took him to the nearest clinic elders and asked for forgiveness. They gave her

and called his parents. some money in a green packet. Later she went to

The doctor treated him and gave him some the mosque and prayed. In the afternoon her

medicine. Later, his parents came and took him friends and neighbours visited her. She served

home. After three days he was fine. them delicious food. There was ketupat, rendang

and chicken curry.

At night, Sharmin and her brother lit oil-

lamps around their house. It was very beautiful.

Sharmiin went to bed late on that night. She was

very tired but happy.

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MOTHER’S DAY PRACTICE MAKES PREFECT

Mothers’ Day is a very special day for all Shamsiah and Shaharina are sisters.

mothers. It falls on the second Sunday of May Shamsiah is twelve years old and Shaharina is

every year. Everyone around the world celebrate eleven years old. They are my cousins and live

this day. near my house. Last week, their school held its

Susy, who is my neighbour, made a beautiful card annual sports day. Both the girls practiced very

for her mother. She decorated the card with hard. Their coach Mr. Raman trained them in the

dried flowers and ribbons. She also gave her morning and in the evening because they wanted

mother a present. It was a vase and it was made to take part in the running events.

from red and yellow crystal. During Sports Day, the girls ran and won

Susy bought the vase with her savings the race. Shamsiah won the first place and

because it was expensive. Her mother loved it and Shaharina won the second place. Their coach and

thanked her. That night the whole family went to parents were very proud of them. They went

a big restaurant for dinner. Suzy’s mother home happy but tired.

enjoyed the day very much.

TEACHER’S DAY LOST IN THE JUNGLE

Last week was Teacher’s Day. It is Muthu is twelve years old. He likes to go

celebrated on the 16th of May every year. It is a jungle trekking. His best friend is Yusof. They

very special day for all teachers. The pupils of are classmates. Last Saturday, both the boys

Sekolah Kebangsaan Labu wished their teacher went jungle trekking in the jungle not far from

“Happy Teachers’ Day” and gave them gifts and their house. After walking for a while, they saw a

flowers. beautiful waterfall. They swam and played in the

The school hall was decorated with cold water.

beautiful ribbons and balloons. The pupils danced In the evening they packed their things

and sang Malay and English songs. The and started to walk home. Suddenly they realized

headmaster cut a cake and gave a speech. After that they have lost their way. They were worried

that, all of the teachers and pupils went to the and scared. After an hour, they met a woodcutter

field and played some games. Everyone was happy and told him what happened. The woodcutter

on that day. showed them the way. The boys thanked him and

they were thankful because they did not get lost.

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SALLY SAVES ON OLD MAN A DANCE COMPETITION

This is Sally. She is fifteen years old. She This is Rosie. She is twelve years old. She

is my neighbour and my good friend. Last night, is my classmate and she loves to dance and sing

she walked home from the cinema with her songs.

friends. Suddenly she saw an old man trying to Last Sunday, she took part in a dance

cross a busy road. He did not notice a car coming competition. It was held in the Town Hall. Her

very fast towards him. She quickly rushed and parents and her friends came to see her dance.

pulled the man to the other side of the road. She wore a beautiful blue costume with some

Luckily he was not hurt. He thanked Sally for colourful necklace. When her turn came, she

saving his life. danced gracefully. The audience cheered and

clapped because she danced well. Rosie won the

A FLOOD first prize, which was a thousand ringgit. Her

This is Encik Ramli. He is my uncle. He is a parents were very proud of her. She went home

rubber tapper. He and his family live in a village happily.

near Tampin.

Last month, it rained heavily for five days.

The river water near the village rose and the

village was flooded. The villagers quickly packed LETS RECYCLE

their belongings and moved to the school. The This is Mrs. Lee. She is my mother’s

school was on a hill and it was not flooded. They friend. She is a housewife and stays at home.

stayed there for three days. Many people gave One day, she found some old empty tins and

them food and clothes to wear. After three days, bottle in her kitchen cupboard. She also found

the water subsided. The villagers went back and some old newspapers in the storeroom behind her

cleaned their homes. They were thankful that house. So, she collected all the things and

they were safe. separated them. After that she put them in

different bags.

Then Mrs.Lee took the bags to the petrol

station near her house and put them in the

recycle bins. Then she went home. She was happy

because she did her bit to make the world a

better place to live.

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ILLEGAL DUMPING HOW TO GO TO RAMU’S HOUSE

This is John. He is thirteen years old. He This is Ramu. He is eleven years old. He is

is my neighbour and my good friend. His hobby is my classmate. He and his family live in Taman Sri

fishing with his father. Intan.

Last Saturday, John and his father went Last Friday, some of his friends visited

fishing by the lake near their house. While they him at his house because he was sick. From the

were fishing, suddenly they saw a few men school, they walked along Jalan Sekolah until they

dumping a few big tins into the river. His father reached the traffic-lights. Then, they turned

quickly took his hand phone and called the left into Jalan Maha and walked straight on.

Department of Environment. He made a report Then, they saw a beautiful temple on their right.

and told the officer on duty about the men and Then, they turned left into Jalan Intan Satu.

the tins. After about five minutes, a few officers They walked farther up and Ramu’s house was the

and three policemen arrived and quickly caught third house on their left. Ramu was very happy to

the men. They thanked John and his father for see them.

their help.

HOW TO MAKE A KITE

To make a kite, you need some thin sticks,

CLEVER FAUZIAH some glue, and a roll of string, some papers, a pair

This is Fauziah. She is twelve years old. of scissors and some water colours. First, make a

She is my cousin and lives near my house. Her frame of the kite with the sticks and tie them

hobby is reading story books. together tightly. Then decorate the paper with

Last night, she was reading an interesting patterns and colour them beautifully. Then cut

book at her table. The table was near the window. the paper and paste it onto the frame. After

When she looked out of the window, she saw two that, paste a long piece of paper as its tail.

men climbing her neighbour’s fence. She quickly Finally, attach a long string to the frame. Now

telephoned her neighbour, Encik Kamal and told the kite is ready.

him about the men. Encik Kamal and his sons

managed to catch the burglars, His wife

telephoned the police and they arrived after ten

minutes. The policemen took the burglars to the

police-station. Encik Kamal thanked Fauziah and

gave her a few story books as a present.

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AN HONEST TAXI DRIVER A TREE HOUSE

This is Mr. Chandran. He is forty years This is Karim. He is thirteen years old. He

old. He is a very friendly taxi driver. He usually is my cousin and lives in Segamat. Nicolas is his

waits at the railway station for passengers. neighbour and they are very good friends.

One evening, a tourist arrived from During the holidays, they decided to build

Penang. He got into his taxi and told him that he a tree house in Karim’s garden because there was

wanted to go to Popular Hotel. The tourist was a very big rambutan tree in his garden. Karim’s

very friendly and told Mr. Chandran many things father who was a carpenter helped to build the

about Penang. Later in the evening, when Mr. tree house. They used a lot of wood, some nails

Chandran reached home he started cleaning his and ropes to build it. When it was completed, it

taxi. Suddenly, he found a black wallet on the was very beautiful. The boys decorated the tree

back seat. It belonged to the tourist. He quickly house with some curtains and pictures. They also

went back to the hotel and met the tourist and made a ladder to go up to the tree house. In the

returned the wallet to him. The tourist thanked afternoon they read books and listened to the

him and gave him some money as a reward. radio. Sometimes they slept in their tree house.

THE SLEEPING BUFFALO A SPECIAL GIFT

This is Encik Johari. He is forty-five years This is Govind. He is thirteen years old. He

old. He is my uncle and lives near my house. Last is my cousin and lives in Taman Fajar. He is a very

night, he was driving home after visiting his intelligent and hardworking boy.

friends in the village. It was very late in the He scored 5 A’s for his Ujian Pencapaian

evening and it was a narrow road near a village. Sekolah Rendah last year. His parents were very

Suddenly, Johari saw a dark shape on the happy and his father bought him a present. When

middle of the road. It was a big buffalo sleeping Govind opened the present, he was shocked to

on the road. He quickly braked and avoided the find a brand new computer in the box. He was so

buffalo. His car skidded and went into a big drain. happy and excited and he thanked his parents for

He was thankful because he was not hurt. His car the special gift. His uncle, Mr. Soman taught him

was stuck and he could not get it out. He saw a how to use the computer and surf the internet.

few men passing by and asked them for help. Govind practiced every day and he made some

After a few minutes he got the car out and beautiful and colourful cards with the colour

thanked the men. After that he drove home printer. He also used the computer to complete

carefully.
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his school assignments. He was very happy with so he offered to help her. They shared the

his new computer. umbrella and crossed the road safely.

The lady thanked him and went home. Jack

A GOTONG-ROYONG PROJECT went home and told his parents and they were

Kavitha studies in Sekolah Kebangsaan very proud of him.

Labu. It is a small school with a lot of plants and A VISIT TO AN ORCHARD

trees. Last week, a gotong-royong was held in the Lanie, who is twelve years old, is my

school to clean up the school compound. The neighbour. Last week Lanie and her family visited

parents came at 7o’clock in the morning. They her grandparents in the village. They went there

gathered at the assembly ground and the by car. They left home early in the morning and

headmaster gave a short speech. Then, the reached the village in the afternoon. She was

parents and teachers were divided into groups. happy to see her grandparents. She and her

The first group cleaned and washed the brother ran and hugged them.

drains with a lot of water. The second group cut In the evening, her grandfather took them

the grass in the school compound with sickles. to his orchard. Lanie’s father plucked some

The pupils helped to collect the grass and they rambutans with a long pole. Lanie and her brother

put it into black bags. picked the fruits and put them in a basket. After

The third group buried all the old tin cans that they ate the fruits. They were very juicy

and bottles. All of them worked hard until and delicious. Her grandmother prepared some

12o’clock. After that, the teachers served them drinks and cookies for them.

some drinks and some food. The headmaster Lanie enjoyed herself very much. After a

thanked them for their help. All the parents and few days they returned home.

the teachers went home tired but happy.

SPRING CLEANING

HELPING AN OLD LADY Fatimah, who is twelve years old is my

Jack, who is eleven years old, is my cousin. sister. During the last school holidays, she and

Yesterday, he went the bookshop near his house. her sister decided to clean their bedroom. First,

After an hour, he wanted to go home, but it was they collected all the rubbish and put it into small

drizzling. He opened his umbrella and walked black bags and threw them away. Then her sister

slowly. When he wanted to cross the road, he saw swept and mopped the floor. Fatimah wiped the

an old lady. She was carrying two big bags and windows with a wet cloth. Then they arranged the

trying to cross the road. The traffic was heavy tables and chairs.
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 After that, Fatimah and her sister FARIDAH’S NIECE

decorated the room with pictures and plastic Faridah, who is twelve years old, is my

flowers. The room was very beautiful. Their classmate. Last week Faridah’s sister, Puan

parents were very proud of them. Mariana gave birth to a baby girl in Columbia

Medical Center. Her relatives and friends visited

DIRTY STALL her. They brought many presents and a bouquet

Gopi, who is twelve years old, is my good of flowers. She and her husband were very happy.

friend. Last week, he attended a meeting in After a few days, they went home. After

school. On his way home, he was very hungry and two weeks, they held a grand party to celebrate

thirsty. He stopped at a stall near his school to the arrival of the baby. They named the baby Siti

have his lunch. Nabila.

The stall was dirty and it was near a big Farida loves her niece very much.

dustbin. There were many flies near the stall.

When he reached home, he had a stomach ache.

His mother quickly took him to the clinic. The A NEW BICYCLE

doctor said that it was food poisoning. The doctor Sally, who is my neighbour, is an active girl.

also advised him not to eat dirty food and gave Her hobby is cycling. Last month, she took part in

him some medicine. the Road Safety Essay Competition. Her teacher

gave her the forms. She filled it and posted it.

During the competition, she wrote her essay

CARELESS PETER carefully.

Peter, who is twelve years old, is my After a few weeks, Sally received a letter

neighbour. Last Monday, he was cycling home from the organizer of the competition. She was

from school with his friends. He was talking and surprised and happy because she won the first

laughing with them. There was a big hole in front prize. It was a brand new bicycle. She went with

of him and he did not see the hole. her parents and brought the bicycle home. Her

Suddenly Peter fell down and cried in pain. parents were very proud of her.

His friends quickly took him to the hospital. The Sally took good care of her bicycle.

doctor bandaged his leg and he stayed in the

hospital for two weeks. He was very sad and he

learnt his lesson. He promised that he would be

careful when he cycles.

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A BREAK DOWN PICKLED PAPAYA

En. Zmin, who is my neighbour, is a doctor. Cirawan, who is in Year 6 Bestari, is my

He works in a clinic near his house. He is a very friend. Her favourite subject is Science. Her

hardworking man. science teacher is Miss Jasmin.

Last week, his daughter came back from Last Monday, Miss Jasmin took the pupils

India. She asked him to fetch her from the of 6 Bestari to the Science lab. They saw two

airport. While driving to the airport, his car papayas, a packet of sugar and two bottles of

broke down. There was thick smoke coming from vinegar on the table. Their teacher gave them

the engine of the car. He quickly stopped the car some instructions on how to do pickled papayas.

and called his mechanic. After half an hour the First, Cirawan and her friends peeled the

mechanic arrived. He quickly repaired the car. He papaya with a sharp knife. They were very careful

thanked the mechanic and continued his journey. because the knife was sharp. Then, Halim and

When he reached at the airport, his daughter Raja washed a big container and filled it with

was waiting for him. He was so happy to see her some vinegar. Later, they put in some sugar and

after a long time. stirred the mixture well until the sugar dissolved.

He was happy because he reached the Then, Cirawan cut the papayas into small

airport safely. pieces and put them into the mixture. Their

PECKED BY A GOOSE teacher closed the lid tightly and kept the bottle

Tino, who is ten years old, is my neighbour. in a cupboard. After a week the pickled papaya

He is a naughty boy. One day, he went to his was ready to be eaten. The children and their

grandfather’s farm. It is in the village. He walked teacher tasted the pickles. It was very delicious

around the farm and hit the animals with a stick. as it was sweet and sour at the same time. Their

When he came near a pond, he saw a goose teacher congratulated them for a job well done.

resting under a big shady tree.

Tino quickly picked up some stones and

threw them at the goose. The goose became

angry and chased him. He ran as fast as he could.

The goose pecked his leg and he screamed loudly.

He also cried because it was very painful.

Suddenly, he tripped and fell down and hurt his

knees. Tino learnt his lesson and promised not to

harm animals anymore.

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TAPIOCA DESSERT

Sofia, who is twelve years old is my

neighbor. She is a hardworking and a helpful girl.

She lives in a village with her family. Her father

has a farm in the village. He grows tapioca and

some vegetables.

Last Saturday evening, Sofia and her

parents went to the farm. They walked there as

it was near to their house. When they reached

the farm, Sofia and her father harvested some

tapioca. Her mother helped to clean the topiaca

with a sharp knife. Later, they went home.

At home, Sofia peeled and washed the tapioca.

Then she grated them with a grater. After that,

she scraped a coconut with a scraper. Then she

mixed the grated tapioca, coconut ans some sugar

in a basin. After that, she baked the mixture in

an oven. After thirty minutes the tapioca cake

was ready.

Sofia cut the cake into small pieces and

gave some to her neighbor. Her neoghbour

thanked her. Later, she served the cakes and tea

to her family. All of them enjoyed the delicious

tapioca cake.

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