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Jambo’s Dream

An idea stopped his doubt: from tomorrow, he will

just get up super early to sell some fruits at the

market; after four days he should have enough to
afford one lesson. Jambo felt relieved. That night

he went to sleep feeling anxious and dreamt about

him playing the guitar like a professional.

As the sun appeared, Jambo got up and told his
mom of his idea. Agreeing, she said, “Okay but

don’t get disappointed when nothing happens.

Sales are really slow these days.” Jambo ran out of

the house, grabbing a bag of fresh mangoes and

some ‘skin up.’ He sprinted to the Market Square

with great excitement. He stood on the pavement
of the market, waiting for someone to buy his stuff.

Hours and hours went by and everyone just walked

by. Jambo sighed and decided to head home. But

just as he was about to leave, he heard, “Hello little

boy. How much is your ‘skin up’?” Jambo looked up

at an old lady with extraordinary height, hovering
over him. She gave him a toothy grin. “Uh..uh yeah.

It is twelve for a dollar,” he stammered. “Well then,

can I have two dollars please?” She landed him the

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