Punishment

Adelheid Marie Bwire Melany Pietersen inglés nivel 2

One day, mama got a lot of fruit.

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“When can we have some fruit?” we ask. “We will eatthe fruit tonight,” says mama.

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My brother Rahim is greedy. He tastes all the fruit. Heeats a lot of it.

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“Look at what Rahim did!” shouts my little brother.“Rahim is naughty and selfish,” I say.

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Mother is angry with Rahim.

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We are also angry with Rahim. But Rahim is not sorry.

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“Aren’t you going to punish Rahim?” asks little brother.

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“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,” warns mama.

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Rahim starts to feel sick.

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“My tummy is so sore,” whispers Rahim.

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Mama knew this would happen. The fruit is punishingRahim!

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Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “I will never be so greedyagain,” he promises. And we all believe him.

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PunishmentTexto: Adelheid Marie Bwire

Ilustraciones: Melany Pietersen

Este cuento se origina en el African Storybook (africanstorybook.org) y es presentada por Cuentos paraMéxico, que ofrece libros para niños en muchos idiomas que se hablan en México.

Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 3.0 Internacional.