agiftformom...donnatriedpushingthegiftbacktoherhouse. she pushed and she pushed, but it wouldn’t...
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Today is Mama’s birthday. Donna prepareda wonderful gift for her all by herself. Thenshe wrapped it with colorful paper. It lookedwonderful.
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Donna tried pushing the gift back to her house.She pushed and she pushed, but it wouldn’tmove. It was as heavy as a fat mammoth!
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Donna asked her friend Max Muscles for help.Max pushed the gift as hard as he could. But itstill did not move!
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Max andDonna tried pushing the gift together.And then . . .
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The gift finally moved! The friends yelled, ’Hiphip hooray!’
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Donna and Max continued to push and pushthe gift until they reached a slope of a hill.
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Max said, ’Huff huff, I’m so tired I can’t do thisanymore.’
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Donna Rex thanked him for his help. Then sheran to Mr. Pepper the truck man to ask him forhelp.
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Mr. Pepper came with his truck. Donna got astrong rope and tied the gift to the truck. Thenshe jumped into the seat next to Mr. Pepper.
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Mr. Pepper drove the truck and the truckpulled the gift behind. They began to climb thehill. But suddenly . . .
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The truck stopped, then the gift stopped. Mr.Pepper said, ’I’m sorry my dear friend . . . I ranout of fuel.’
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Donna thanked her friend Mr. Pepper and gotout of the truck. She untied the gift. But thenthe gift rolled and rolled to the bottom of thehill!
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Donna chased after the gift, yelling, ”Mymom’sgift is getting away!”
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The gift rolled faster and faster until it reachedthe bottom of the hill. But the gift didn’t stopthere. It kept rolling towards the river.
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It rolled right to the edge of the river andbounced onto a sailboat.
Donna waved her arms and called to the boat’sowners. ’Please stop, you’ve got my mom’s giftwith you!’
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But no one heard Donna, and the boat sailedaway in the strong wind.
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Donna cried when the boat faded out of sight.She whispered, ’What will I give Mom for herbirthday now?’
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She slowly walked home and stood in front ofthe door. She didn’t know what to do. Then, allof a sudden . . .
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Mama opened the door. She was holding thegift in her hands!
”Where did you find that gift?” Donna asked.
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Mama told Donna that just a few minutes agoshe had seen her name on a gift in a boat thatwas floating past her house. She grabbed itquickly before the boat disappeared down theriver.
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Mama said, ’Let’s open this beautiful gift.’
Donna’s heart fluttered. Would her mama likeit?
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’Wow, it’s wonderful, Donna!’ Mama said. ”I’vealways wanted a basket to carry vegetablesfrom the woods.”
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The End
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Original StoryA Gift For Mom, author: Samar Al-Wakeel . illustrator:Husamuldine Al-Qaliny. Published by 3Asafeer,https://www.digitallibrary.io/en/books/details/1379 © 3Asafeer.Released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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