The Idea That Brought Peace to My Town
My name is Richard ____.
I live in Kenya in the southern part of Nairobi National ____.
The southern part of the park does not have a fence, so wild animals like ____ move out of the park freely.
They kill the animals that ____ are raising.
As a result, farmers try to kill the lions because they ____ to protect their animals.
One morning
One morning, I woke up and saw our cow lying on the ____.
It was dead, and I ____ so bad.
At first, I thought I couldn't do ____ because I was only eleven.
Then I realized I ____ ignore the problem.
I really wanted to help the people in my ____ in the same situation.
My first idea was to ____ fire. I thought lions were afraid of it.
Sadly, it didn't work. Instead, the fire helped the lions to ____ watch the cows move.
Then I had ____ idea. It was to use a scarecrow.
But the ____ were very clever.
The first day, they were ____ away.
On the second day, they ____ in and killed more animals.
One night
One night, I was walking around the ____ with a light, and the lions didn't come.
I ____ that lions were afraid of a moving light.
So I came up with an idea. I ____ to invent lights that move electronically.
Because I like machines, I could find what I needed to ____ the lights.
I found an old car battery, a small device from a motorcycle, a switch, and a ____ electronic light.
At thirteen, I finally made what I called “lion ____.”
My father said, “I'm so ____ of you, Richard!”
Since then
Since then, I have set up lights at seven homes in my community and haven't heard anyone complain about ____.
They thanked me, saying “This is exactly what we wanted, lovely ____!“
Surprisingly, my idea is now used all over ____ to scare away other animals, such as elephants.
From this ____, I realized that I could make a difference in people's lives even though I am just a young boy.
I was also able to prevent ____ from being killed.
Thanks to my work, I got a ____ to a great school in Kenya.
I am really excited ____ this.
In my ____ school, I am now teaching my friends how to make and use the lights.
I ____ my friends, “Our ideas can make a difference in people's lives!”