An African Girl Book Report

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First, thing first I have to tell you that Nya is a African girl that has to walk to far just to get water and to carry the water all the way back home.But Nya is only 11 years old and she is not strong enough to take the water back and forth by herself so we have got some supplies to make is easier for her to walk back with all of the water.
One of the things that we got to help her out was jugs.The jugs will help her carry the water and the get as much water as she can for her and her family.She will get a cup and the jug.She will have to walk to the water hole by herself.To make this work she will get the cup then she will get the jug.We are going to give her a box to put the cup and jug in when she is walking.When she is there, she will take the things that she needs then she will get the cup but as much water as she can in the cup then put the cup full of water inside of the jug.She is going to have do this a while before the jugs are going to be full.
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The third and last thing that me and my group is giving her is a book bag.We are going to give her a book bag because when she is done getting the water she can put the water jugs and box in the book bag.To put the jug and box in the book bag she needs to fold the box up and she needs to put the jug in the front of the book bag.This will help Nya carry the water and does not have to drag or pick it up but with the book bag she can carry it with the book bag on her back with out her getting so tired and has to do so much work just to get water.THIS is what me and my group would give NYA to get water for her and her family with out doing so much

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