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Thu 27 Dec, 2007 04:52 am
Hi
Could sometimes please edit this passage meant for Year 3 students for me? Thank you very much.
Peter and Tim saw a mango tree. The mangoes looked delicious and they wanted to have them. They decided to climb over the fence of the house to steal them. Peter helped Tim to climb up the tree. Tim climbed on John's shoulder and was soon standing on the branch of the tree.
Tim was plucking the mangoes and throwing them to Peter when he accidentally fell down. Fortunately, the branch was not too high up the tree, so Tim was not seriously injured. The next moment, the owner's dog came running Tim and started barking. Tim was frightened as he thought the dog would bite him, but it didn't. It barked and barked till its owner came
He asked Tim why he did such a silly and dangerous thing by climbing on the tree. He advised him not to steal again and said that if he wanted some mangoes, he could get some for him. When he saw Peter he invited him into his house. Both the boys were surprised by the man's reaction. Tim said he was sorry for intruding into his house.
The man then invited them into his house to have a drink. He also gave them some mangoes each to take home. Both the boys thanked the man repeatedly and said that good men like him are hard to find nowadays.
After about ten minutes, the boys left his house after biding him goodbye.
Re: editing of passage
Over a fence, Peter and Tim saw a mango tree in the garden of a house. The mangoes looked delicious and they wanted to have them. They decided to climb over the fence to steal them. Peter helped Tim to climb the tree. Tim climbed on John's shoulder and was soon standing on a branch of the tree.
Tim was plucking the mangoes and throwing them to Peter when he accidentally fell from the branch. Fortunately, it was not too high up the tree, so Tim was not seriously injured. The next moment, the owner's dog came running to Tim and started barking. Tim was frightened as he thought the dog would bite him, but it didn't. It barked and barked till its owner came
He asked Tim why he did such a silly and dangerous thing by climbing on the tree. He advised him not to steal again and said that if he wanted some mangoes, he could get some for him. When he saw Peter he invited him into his house. Both the boys were surprised by the man's reaction. Tim said he was sorry for intruding into his house.
The man then invited them into his house to have a drink. He also gave them some mangoes each to take home. Both the boys thanked the man repeatedly and said that good men like him are hard to find nowadays.
After about ten minutes, the boys left his house after bidding [2 ds in "bidding"] him goodbye.[/quote]
Some malicious people might wonder if the man was a homosexual!
Many thanks, Contrex, for editing the passage. And thanks for correcting the word 'bidding'.
In Singapore, I think nobody will think the man is a homosexual.