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The One That Was Left

A story about what it costs to keep something alive

Grade 7English2.0 Creation

A KICD Grade 7 story for the sub strand 2.2 Responsibility over Animals, Fish and Birds. 1179 words, the length the design asks for at this grade.

The opening pages

Page 1

There were four cows on Wekesa's farm, and all four of them had names, and all four of them were, in the end, school fees. That was how his father put it. Nandi gave eleven litres. Sera gave nine. The two young ones gave what they felt like giving. Between them they carried two boys through primary school and were expected to carry one of them further, and in Kitale, in a wet year, that was not a small thing for four animals to do.

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Word list

colostrum
calve
heifer
milk replacer
shamba
stewardship
arithmetic
teat
litre

Think about it

Read Genesis 2:15. Wekesa's grandmother says 'work it' and 'keep it' are different words. What is the difference?
In Genesis 2:19-20 the man names the animals before they are useful to him. Why does the grandmother think naming matters?
Simiyu says caring for the calf is 'not farming, just being soft'. Was he right? Give reasons.

KICD

Subject	Christian Religious Education
Grade	7
Strand	2.0 Creation
Sub strand	2.2 Responsibility over Animals, Fish and Birds
Theme	2.0 Creation
Length	1179 words
Outcome	explain the biblical responsibilities given to human beings over creation