End of the Tunnel

parations w

pils would for the first time be writing the Common Entrance Exam

felt could pass the entrance examination to secondary schools if given the opportunity

r their candidates and many parents were also do

ard to it he examinations. She was confident she would pass and so encoura

runk and ' chop box' because it she waits

have any school list yet, do you? So what pr

l list was left with her aunt , Mel

's secondary school list is still with my fathe

er,smiled as listened to the con

hey have already prepared their minds of success so they will succ

olato Fast Foods, the best in town, through their driver to Rae at school. She took fried rice and chicken,which was her favorite, twice a week; she also ate fish and chips

ake one chip at a time,"Rae suggested to her

his share there was not enough to go round again for everybody. They sh

e chicken and chips and then every child has four pieces

day . I enjoy it so much. Today , Selena took f

them?" Mr Fey

started chasing her push

y do to her?" Mr

tom. She cried because her mother would be

say every child receives a small bag of i

ather, " they would love forge

,Rae told her about the popcorn her f

mall bags of popcorn to my school at lunch break,"s

she asked wi

es, so they would not

others. I hope you have not forgotten that it pays

on as she heard her mother's voice. She had bee

p pop,she said as she wiped her

's popcorn," Klef , Rae's yo

will get a spec

as Lily climbed onto her lap and p

dying very hard ," M

ing all my notes so now

No

words on the page and then kra ! It snaps the words . When I

houted Klef, who was e

ing me a book an

cience Reader Five and ope

e photograph

e did so . When she finished after about five minutes, she gave the book to her father

ad . As she got to the last but one sentence , Mr and Mrs Fey looked at each other

a witch," Kl

er sister a witch. I

ind like that ?" asked 10-year -old Klef in amazement. Mr Fey was

his wife," have you starte

Why do

girl has already passed her

d, Mr and Mrs Fey sat in the sitting room

e,when did

you talki

have no idea. I know she is very intelligent but I n

f the girl continues this way, Eunice,we will soon b

l we be i

and I know very well that anything Ghanaians do not understand or find it strange , they conclu