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“Being brave and taking the first step is most important.”

My grandmother was born in the year of 1960. She it was a leaf, but it was not, it was a bee! The bee
was the youngest in the family. She did not attend stung her, but she quickly pulled out the needle,
kindergarten as there was no kindergarten in the which caused the bee to die.
60s. My grandmother was brave as she attended
Primary School without crying, although she had During her time in Secondary School as a
never attended school. My grandmother liked to policewoman, she also set a good example for
play ‘Five Stones’, ‘Zero Point’ and ‘Catching’ her juniors and guided them on what she had
with her siblings and neighbours during her learnt. Due to her experiences, my grandmother
childhood and enjoyed going to the market with is a courageous, responsible and independent
her mother. woman. She always tells and shows me how to be
an accountable and brave boy. She will always
My grandmother joined the Police as her CCA in remind me to help my classmates when they need
Secondary School. Her rank was a sergeant in the help.
team. She recalled when she went to Indonesia as a
policewoman to meet with the Police in Indonesia. I am proud of my grandmother and promise her
She had to wake up as early as 4:30 a.m. during that I will complete my studies well and grow up
the trip to climb a cliff. She fell while climbing, to be a helpful person.
and something was stuck in her hair. She thought Chua Assadaruj Jayden
Primary 3.3 (2022)

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