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The Boy Who Came with the Rain
A story about who counts as family
A KICD Grade 4 story for the sub strand Extensive Reading. 314 words, the length the design asks for at this grade.
The opening pages
Page 1
Kiprono’s grandmother was a widow, and her home was the one every relative came to. Cousins arrived for the holidays. Visitors arrived for funerals. Nobody was ever turned away from that door.
Read the whole book
The remaining 9 pages of this story, and every book on the shelf, in English and Kiswahili.
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- widow
- relative
- visitors
- orphan
- clan
- elder
- family
- sibling
- chores
- duties
- love
- home
Think about it
- Why did the elder walk Simiyu forty kilometres to that gate?
- What changed between the two boys at the river, and why?
- The grandmother says they were "only late meeting". What does she mean?
- Find three words in this story that describe a relative.
KICD
| Subject | English Language |
| Grade | 4 |
| Strand | Reading |
| Sub strand | Extensive Reading |
| Theme | THEME 1.0 THE FAMILY |
| Length | 314 words |
| Outcome | read a variety of materials independently to build reading speed and fluency |
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