A day in the life and home of a child in an informal settlement

I woke up this morning and it was very icy outside.I did not want to go to school but I knew I had to. I wish we had proper beds to sleep on and lots and lots of blankets. So I put on my school uniform on, but I had no shoes on and there was no food to munch on. So I walked to school but the sand had frost on it, it was a hard painful walk to get to school. I got to school and went to class but I wish we had bricks around your classes but it is just corrugated iron. We finished school and I had to walk all the way home to my house. I wish i could just live in a house with bricks and be cozy.

I was at home and tried to read but it is so hard without your parents there to help you. So I just went to go play soccer with friends. It was getting dark and very cold again so i went home. My mom wasn’t there yet so I just waited for here. She finally came back from work and had some chicken I was very hungry so I ate. If you are wondering where my dad is, he died in a flood a few years ago. Then i went to my bed but I wasn’t tired so I just laid there and finally went to sleep. The the next morning I did the same thing.

The Singing Inspector

Today the singing inspector came to our school.We were all so scared all of us remember him.He always shouted at us when we didn’t sing.He first called up 2 boys
And their names were Benny and Charles.The boys did not know any songs.

I do know one song Pretty Polly and they sang pretty potty but it was horrible I wanted to scream it.The inspector said waste of time waste of time two voiceless idiots in a singing class.Then he called up Jesse and I we were so scared.He told us to sing and we just stayed quiet.He said sing sing we were so scared we couldn't.

So he shouted at us then called up another 2 girls.After singing I thought he was mean,scary and had very big knickerbockers. also had a moustache on his face.