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