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Grade IV: The Two Friends

6:57 AM / BY Joenah Joyce
A rat looked for food in a heap of garbage near a pond. He heard a frog croak and saw him leap high in the pond. “How beautiful he looks!” said the rat. “If I could only leap like him.” The frog seemed to have sensed what the rat was thinking. He hopped near the rat and said “do you want to go...

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Grade IV: The King of Fruits

6:42 AM / BY Joenah Joyce
The durian is a unique fruit, some people say this fruit smells like hell but tastes like heaven. That is how this king of fruit is regarded. Durian is a native of Borneo and Malaysia. It is scientifically named durio zibethenus. It adapts well to the climate and soil of Mindanao. Davao and Zamboanga are commercial markets of the fruit. Now, this edible...

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Grade IV: The Robin and The Blackbird

3:52 AM / BY Joenah Joyce
The weather was very cold but a robin was warm and comfortable in his nest up in a tree. Soon a blackbird trembling with cold flew near the nest. He placed his head inside the nest. He said, “Friend Robin, may I put my head inside your nest? I will not feel cold if my head feels warm.” “Certainly you may,” said the...

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