Proverbs: Fall seven times. Stand up eight.
Even when you fail sometimes, toughen up and get back on track…
There once lived a little girl named ‘Lela’ and she aspired to be the world’s best inventor! At a young age, she worked to her fullest potential to achieve her dream. Although she had a bright mind, she was homeless and had no opportunities heading her way. When she was a toddler, she used to grab things out of the rubbish bin and make it into something exquisite. Her mother was always there for her and told her to keep on working on her dreams.
One day, Lela woke up with a crash in her mind and shivers running through her body. The garbage man had come and taken all her inventions including her cardboard blanket. She made a leap and beelined to the rubbish truck but as soon as she got there, the rubbish man & truck had suddenly vanished. There wasn’t a glimpse of sight of any rubbish truck or man. Lela thought she was hallucinating and slowly went back to her spot while her eyes twitched rapidly. Soon after, she collapsed in the middle of the park.
“Where am I?” Lela said as her eyes awoken and her vision blurred her surroundings. Soon she was struck with a flash of a gleaming light. She could see the light but didn’t know where it was coming from. Her hands flapped around and she started fighting the air. “Unfortunately, something has made you half blind”, a screechy voice said. Lela’s heart dropped! How would she become an inventor while being half-blind. She fell into the doctor’s arms and just bursted into tears.
Lela was only 16 years old when she received the devastating news and since her mother had passed away a few months ago, she had to go into an orphanage. At the orphanage, she had special help since she couldn’t see properly and while being there, she also made really good friends. Soon enough, a young couple wanted to adopt her. She was so happy and couldn’t wait to move!
Her parents treated her amazing and she even had her own room. As she touched the walls and items of the house, she could feel the structures of it and had great ideas for her new inventions. She told her adoptive parents about her special skill and they decided to embrace her talent. They bought her new items and helped her out. With the support of her parents, she was able to create 7 new inventions.
Then she decided to share her inventions with the world! Her first invention was a fail, everyone said it was useless. After all the hateful comments she got, she wanted to give up but her parents told her to keep on trying. She set her other 6 inventions out to the world but as last time, it was a flop. Lela cried in her room all day after that, but she remembered her mother’s wish before she died, “Promise me that whatever happens, you will always focus on your dream”. She started to reminisce about the times when her mother and her would always create inventions, and soon an idea popped into her mind!
She took her mother’s old ideas and her own ideas and created something brand new. Lela told her parents about her new invention and they immediately shared it to the whole world. Her invention was a success and soon enough she was known around the entire globe. Everytime she had an interview, she would always say “Fall seven times, stand up eight!”.
Mr Victor had given Room 11 a writing task! We had to choose a proverb and then write a narrative about it. Here is the narrative I have written. Enjoy
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