The Idea That Brought Peace to My Town
My ____ is Richard Turere.
I live in Kenya in ____ 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 kill the animals that farmers ____ 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 ____ the ground.
It ____ dead, and I felt so bad.
At first, I thought I couldn't do anything because I was only ____
Then I realized ____ shouldn't ignore the problem.
I ____ wanted to help the people in my town in the same situation.
My first idea was to use fire. I thought lions ____ afraid of it.
Sadly, ____ didn't work. Instead, the fire helped the lions to better watch the cows move.
Then I had another idea. It was ____ use a scarecrow.
But the lions ____ very clever.
The first ____ they were turned away.
On ____ second day, they jumped in and killed more animals.
One night
One night, I was walking around the cows with a ____ and the lions didn't come.
____ discovered that lions were afraid of a moving light.
So I came up with an idea. I decided to invent lights ____ move electronically.
Because I ____ machines, I could find what I needed to make the lights.
I ____ an old car battery, a small device from a motorcycle, a switch, and a broken electronic light.
At thirteen, I finally made what I called “lion ____
____ father said, “I'm so proud of you, Richard!”
Since then
Since then, I have set up lights at seven homes in my community and haven't ____ anyone complain about lions.
They ____ me, saying “This is exactly what we wanted, lovely boy!“
Surprisingly, my idea is ____ 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 ____ killed.
Thanks to my work, I got ____ scholarship to a great school in Kenya.
I ____ really excited about this.
In my new school, I am now teaching ____ friends how to make and use the lights.
I tell my ____ “Our ideas can make a difference in people's lives!”