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Shanti lives in Assam, India with her brothers and
sisters. Her dad drives a truck and is away from home. Her mother
picks tea. They are very poor. |
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Shanti stays at home. She looks after her sisters. Her brother goes
to school. Shanti wishes she could read stories to her sisters. |
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Sister Nirmala comes to
the village. Shanti invites Sister to stay in their home. Sister
talks to Shanti's mum about school and says she can help. |
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Alma has just left school.
She lives in the village and works with children. Alma looks after
Shanti's little sisters so that Shanti can go to school |
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Shanti goes to stay at the
hostel. The other girls welcome her. They have a party with tea and
buns. Shanti goes to school and learns to read. |
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Now Shanti has a dream.
She wants to teach other children how to read. Children in Mission
Together help make dreams come true. |
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