My Naughty Brother [essay]

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Creator

Sabat, Elvira

Language

English

Source

The Young Citizen : the magazine for young people 3 (2) March 1937

Year

1937

Subject

Essay

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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7o THE YOUNG CITIZEN 'Marek, 1937 ANSWERS TO Tl-IE QUESTIONS ON PAGES 48 and 49 GRADE ONE 3. February 14 1. vegetables 2. milk 3. outdoors 4. clothes 4. December 28 5. November 15· GRADE TWO GRADE FIVE c h eould his let 1. mother 2. late 3. laughing 4. awoke calling hen little eluck her looked GRADE SIX ealled heard looking chickens here 1. she 2. had 3. three 4. hand GRADETHREE page sweep GRADE SEVEN toy swim 1. A pupil. 2. deep He was drowned GRADE FOUR He reads ·He writes He sings He talks 1. Christmas Eve 2. January 1 THIS EARTH OF OURS (Continued from page 58) There are three kinds of lightning. The ordinary lightning is called "zigzag." Lightning in its quick travels from sky to earth takes the easiest path, even if it is not the shortest. So it comes down like long "z's." The second kind is ca11ed "sheet lightning." This is thought to be a reflection in the clouds within our sight of lightning too far for us to see. Th:! third variety of lightning is not often seen. It appears to be just in the form of a b::ill. and then breaks into bits. Are you afraid of lightning? If lightning enters a human body it stimulates the nerves so greatly that it is likely to cause death. The safest place during YOUNG WRITERS (Continued from vaue 66) mother hid them· when I was coming. What a funny joke they played on me. From tha<; time on I consider my puppies my best playmates. Remedios Karroy VIl-B2 an electric storm is in the house. If you are ever caught out of doors it would be better to_ lie down flat in an open field than to stay under a tree. If you are in the house during a storm don't try to telephone. Don·r lean against a screen-door or place yourself near the chimney or between large pieces of metal. Above all don't worry. Lightning is very beautiful. you can enjoy looking at it. MY NAUGHTY BROTHER Have you any brother who is naughty? I have a naughty brother. I will describe him to you. My brother is fou!' years old. He is strong and big for his age. His hair is brown. We call him Junior. He is so naughty that my mother always gives him some .spanking every day. One day he got thr can of milk and poured it into the aquarium. He got also rice and fried fish .and put them into thC aquarium. He said that the 1fish were very hungry and that they were dying. He got also .the soap and put it into the aquarium. He said that the fish were very dirty. When we went to see the fish in aquarium, we found them all dead. Elvira Sabat

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