Zahra Recount

Long ago there lived a girl called Zahra who lived in Africa with one tree left. But time was running out because there was only 3 leaves left and not a lot of water left. After quite a lot of time there was a tiny drop left of water. When she used up all of the water she lay down and started to cry. When she had finished crying the tears brought the tree back to life. It turned purple and grew. After it grew it sprung some leaves. It made some bushed grow and she fell into a deep sleep. I liked it because it had a moral like hard work pays off in the end. By Bailey

Zahra lived in a desert in Africa. There was not much water so she went where the dying tree was and splashed the water on it. Then she ran back and forth again and again. She got so puffed there was no water. So she fainted and a little bit of sweat on her cheek landed in the ground and she fell down. The tree began to grow and it was awesome. The tree had colours on it. It grew and grew leaves and shaded her and she went to sleep with a smile and I thought that the tree was cool. By Siena

There once was a little girl named Zahra. She lived in a country called Africa. She had a plant. "It can't survive in this hot weather" she said so she went and worked all day. Soon only one drip was left in the well. Then she went straight to sleep. One drop of her sweat came down and landed on the plant. After a second BLOOM! the tree began to grow. So I think the story's moral is about never give up no matter what you do. By Cathy