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A Big CONGRATULATIONS to 10 year old Carli van Zyl who is the WINNER of our Pocket Money Puffin Short Story Competition!

This is Carli’s winning short story

            Mom’s present

Mom’s birthday is over a week. I want to buy her a beautiful vase of R115 but I have only saved up R60 as I get R20 a month. I decide to do little jobs to earn more money so I can buy my mom a present. I go outside to the garage and ask Dad if I can wash the car.”Dad, may I wash the car ?””Certainly, my child. I will pay you R10. While I wash the car I make the sum. Now I have R70. I go to the neighbors next. They have a dog in need of a bath. I knock on the door.”Yes?” asks an elderly woman.”May I bath your dog?”,I ask.”Of course ,honey, of course”. Now run along. Fifi is in the backyard. I will pay you R35.”After I bathed Fifi she gave me the money. Now I have R105. I decide to go to dad again. ”Dad, can I rake the leaves?””Yes, I will pay you R10 for that.” So, after I raked the leaves I had R115.The very next day I bought  the vase for mom. She said it was the best birthday present ever!        

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