Elijah's Life Experiences

"An act of bravery"  was an essay I wrote and was featured recently :-) Hope you like it.             Davin’s act of bravery was certainly admirable.             “Class, this is the new student, Davin Chang. Please welcome him as our new addition!” Mrs Phua, our teacher, informed everyone in her usual chirpy voice. Shooting a look at him, I instantly made a silent decision never to befriend him. Davin was as skinny as a twig and looked shy. What’s more, his school uniform was as old as the hill, indicating that he was probably living in extreme poverty. All of us must have shared the same thoughts, for everyone seemed to look at him in utter disgust. From that day onwards, we made an “oath” - never to befriend him. After all, why bother befriending Davin when he was poor and looked like a rodent?           ...

Hi there, I am back with another essay. This time it's from my collection of Primary Three essays (for 9 year olds). It's about "A brave neighbour" . A strange, somewhat foul smell permeated the morning air .   Everyone held their noses as Uncle Joe walked past.   Uncle Joe was the neighborhood’s karung guni  (otherwise also known as the rag and bone man) who collected knick knacks to be sold for a living.   He stored the knick knacks in rubbish bags and placed them into is push cart.   Uncle Joe had long, unkempt hair and his clothes were filled with holes. Unexpectedly, an ear-piercing cry filled the morning air .   A wild-eyed elderly lady, her face as pale as a ghost, was seen waving her arms frantically and screaming out for help from the tenth floor apartment of the nearby flat.   The onlookers were paralysed with fear, tensed when they saw the flames increasingly engulfing Madam Wong’s three room flat. As brave as a lion, Uncle Joe to...