The Kind Girl

A story by Udo Sunday Emmanuella, a JSS 1 student of The Entrep Academy School.

Once upon a time, in a village called Uju, there lived a farmer and his wife Mr and Mrs Okon. They had no child of their own for many years. One day on his way to the farm, Mr Okon, met an old woman who gave him a golden box and some instructions. He took the box home with so much faith, and followed the instructions of the old woman.

Three months later, his wife Mrs Okon, got pregnant and gave birth to a lovely baby girl, who was adored by everyone in the village. Her name was Sira. Sira grew up to be a humble respectful and hardworking young girl.

On her way to the farm one day, Sira met a man who by chance was travelling across the village and was robbed of his money, cloth and water. Sira saw him and out of compassion for the stranger, got some food and water and went home to get a cloth for him. He thanked her and went away. That was the beginning of Sira’s kindness.

Sira grew up with the habit of kindness and was shocked by a surprise visit from the first man she ever helped who was now in search of a wife. He visited with some gifts which she taught she didn’t deserved. It was then that the man told her of his intension to marry her.

So for a start, with her parents’ consent, Sira followed the man whose name was John to his home to meet with his parents, who fixed a date for the discussion of the planned marriage. Both parents met and set a date for the traditional marriage. After the marriage, Sira and John lived as husband and wife and Sira gave birth to a set of twins and they lived happily after.

Moral Lesson: There is a reward for being good