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There once was a girl called Bella, she had no home and was all alone. One day was wondering the street feeling sad when she came across a man. "Kind Sir" Bella said "could you please take me home" " No dear child i cannot" he said "But why?" she asked "Because i cannot give you a home, you have to find it yourself child" he answered Bella was left wondering what a home is? She went around asking people what home meant to them and got many responses, but some of them weren't quite right. The next day, Bella was walking down the street when she came across some children singing happily and she noticed that they were wearing torn clothes like Her's yet they still had big smiles on their faces. She walked up to them and asked "How can you guys smile when you are like this?" "It's because we have each other" one of them answered still smiling. Bella said goodbye and walked away thinking of what they said. After that she decided to try her best to find a family that would care about her as much as she would of them. The next day Bella came across a man lying on the floor in his house and ran to his side "Are you ok Sir" she asked? "I am ok child; I only have a cold" he answered as he started to cough "No Sir, you are very sick. Let me help" she offered. "No need, I couldn't possibly pay you back" he answered as he started to cough again "I don't need payment, i just want to help" she insisted The man gave in and nodded in agreement as Bella treated him. Bella soon finds herself dropping by every day to treat him even after he got better and soon, they had a very important conversation "Bella, i seem to have grown fond of you. You are like the daughter i never had and i was thinking if you would like to be my Dau-" "Yes" she shouted excitedly. "I would love to be your daughter " From that day onward Bella and the man lived as a family and even though they didn't have much they were happy.

FRANCISCA OGHENERUKEVWE

Grade 5

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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