Anita's Story
By Golafshan Hassan Zadeh Moghimi
Tehran, Iran

Anita was sitting alone on a bench on a corner of the school playground. It was a beautiful spring day. Little birds were flying in the sunny sky and singing happily. Some sparrows were quarreling among the branches of the pine tree next to the school and making a lot of noise. Children were playing and shouting in the playground. Everyone was happy except Anita! She was sad and bored.

Miss Nightingale, her teacher, was walking in the playground and looking after the children. Then she saw Anita, went towards her and sat beside her.
" Why are you alone?" She asked. "Why don't you play?"
Anita replied, "I'm bored, because I can't find anything interesting to do."
Her teacher said "Then find your interest."
Anita wondered "How?"
" By looking closer at the things that are around you or by asking people
about their interests." her teacher replied.

For a few days Anita asked others about their interests but didn't find them interesting. She was disappointed. She became tired and went to her room. Her mother and father were worried. They tried to help her, but they couldn't. She sat on her chair and looked out of the window.

Suddenly something hit the window. She said to herself "What's this?"
She opened the window and found a little sparrow at the edge of the
window. It was frightened. She took it in her hands. The little sparrow
was shaking and it's heart beat fast. She ran to her mom and dad and told them what had happened. She asked them if she could keep the sparrow and they said yes.

She looked after the little bird and fed it. She took a box, filled it
with cotton wool, and made a soft net. After a week passed, Anita let the sparrow go. When it flew away into the blue sky, she was happy! Why? Because, she finally found her interest. Yes, she was interested in animals.

From that day she started to learn more about animals by going to zoos and museums. She was not bored anymore! And do you know what she wants to be in the future?!... Yes, you're right! She wants to be a vet or zoologist! So let's wish her good luck and all the other people in the world who have found their true interests.

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