Ubaid The Great Pyramid

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It is the year of 2554 B.C. a loud bang as another brick is put on the great pyramid. My name is Ubaid I am 12 years old and I live in egypt. The pharaoh is the great King Menes.

It is a sad week, my uncle died and could not afford a tomb, so he has to be buried in the sand. My uncle Aziza lost all his money buying medicine to help his mom because she had a deadly virus. His mother didn't have money for him to inherit when she died.

My mother Acenath donated to try to get him a tomb. She tried to get others help also, but people were very greedy with their money. Finally the pharaoh heard about our problem and

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