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HELP!

It was nine in the evening.  I was on my way to my bedroom after brushing my teeth.  As I was passing the living room, I saw my brother, Aldo, was lying on the floor watching TV.  He always did that every night.  He refused to go to the bedroom and chose to sleep in front of the television.  I decided not to say anything and directly went to bed.

  I was half asleep when I heard a scream coming from the living room.  It was about two in the morning. I jumped out of the bedroom and rushed to the voice.  In the living room, I found Aldo was crying. His right hand was on his right ear.  He said, “Help, help, help. It hurts!” Then he told me that an insect had inserted his ear.  I was half pity to the insect.  I figured out it was an ant. I imagined how poor the ant was.

Since Aldo couldn’t stop crying, I decided to take him to the hospital.  Soon after our arrival, a doctor in charge examined Aldo’s ear.  He, then, used a pair of pincers to take the insect out.  I was so surprised to see the insect.  It wasn’t an ant, it was a young cockroach! Gosh! It was as big as a baby’s little finger.

From then on, Aldo never slept in front of television any more.

Author         :  Nur Zaida
Published by: PT Penerbit Erlangga
Historical Value: It happened to my husband.  It's a true story, I modified it to suit kids' life.

CATS!

One day, my brother and I were playing badminton behind our house when I saw a cat on our mango tree.  It looked scared and we thought it couldn't get down.  So, we decided to do something.  First, I helped my brother to climb the tree.  He reached the cat and passed it to me.  It was difficult because the tree was so high.  When my brother began to come down, a branch broke.  He couldn't move up or down.  I went inside the house and asked dad to help my brother.  Then, he borrowed a ladder form our neighbor and helped my brother down.  As soon as my father left, the cat climbed the tree again.  This time we didn't try to help it. 

Author         :  Mukarto et al
Published by: PT Penerbit Erlangga
Uniqueness: It's kind of fun just to think how annoyed the boys were.