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George’s View

  “You might have known I live in a house.” Said George. “Lots of people live in houses, you see.” He said very excitedly with a small and fast wink. “Today I’ll tell you about my house.…. the best house in the world!” Screamed George. “Shhhh George, I am on the phone!”. Whispered mum. She sounded a little frustrated. “Sorry mum,” Giggled George silently. “Let’s go to my room. No one can hear us there.” George tiptoed to his room. He made up silly karate moves and pretended as if he was a real skilled spy. Once he reached his room, he took a piece of paper out from his drawer. “Now, I am a narrator and you are the listening people. I will tell you about my view of my house! Let’s get started.” He squealed! “There is a room where we do horrible things like essays, equations and much more, this place is very dangerous. This room is called the, study. In the study we do…do… I don’t know if I can say this, we do homework! If you stay too long in the study, it could lead to death of bo...

The yellow deceiver

  As I see the bright yellow lemon, I notice its identical stem ends and its slight shine. But at the same time, I notice its imperfections, its brown scratches, and marks, its wrinkles, and its rough random bumps. The tiny deep spots run about the lemon, by that I can tell that it's rough and its texture is almost grainy. When I touch the lemon with my bare hands, I sense the freshness thanks to the coldness. And what I predicted was true, the lemon was rough and grainy. The bright yellow lemon did have a hard and tough body. But wait, this lemon isn't all bright and happy, wait till its colours unfold and you see how it deceives. As I bring it close to my nose, I can smell whiff the juiciness, the tanginess, and the citrus smell. It's like I can taste it, but I am just smelling. This lemon seems so friendly, trying to lure people in with its welcoming fresh smells, and its fresh body. Why does this simple fruit deceive so many? It looks so bright and inviting, as it del...