Saran's Dream

By Lovette Gibson

Saran picks a book to read. She finds her choice of book so interesting that she decides not to sleep until she has read through all the pages. As she reads the last page, she yawns and falls asleep, leaving the book beside her pillow. She finds herself in an adventure that will open a new dawn in her life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Sep 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496930781

Lovette Gibson

Lovette Gibson is an author, an entrepreneur and a model. She is the founder of Dunamis Comm & Tech, an IT company based in Lagos, Nigeria and Pyramid Savings a financial institution. She discovered her writing skills at primary four in Owegie primary school, Benin City, Edo State and had her secondary education at the prestigious Idia College Girls Secondary School, Benin City, Edo State. She is a multi-linguist and a graduate of business management from the Lagos State Polytechnic. Her extra ordinary love for humanity has inspired her to run an N.G.O that will take psychiatric patients off the streets for medical attention. Lovette is inspired by ordinary people with extra ordinary achievements.

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SARAN’S

Dream

LOVETTE GIBSON

AuthorHouse™ LLC

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Bloomington, IN 47403

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© 2014 Lovette Gibson. All rights reserved.

Illustrations by Abraham Oshoko

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or

transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 09/27/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-3077-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-3078-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014913747

DISCLAIMER

This novel is a work of fiction. Therefore, the resemblance of any characters to any person(s) living or dead is just a coincidence. Even the real and known names of some persons or institutions are used fictitiously.

...to my late brother, Bankole Gibson

CONTENTS

Disclaimer

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1:   Saran and Her Family

Chapter 2:   The New Neighbour

Chapter 3:   The Strange Dislike

Chapter 4:   Saran’s Dismay

Chapter 5:   The School Letter

Chapter 6:   Saran Begins to Dream

Chapter 7:   Finding the Hut

Chapter 8:   The New House

Chapter 9:   Saran, a Friend and a Doctor

Chapter 10:   Oh! It’s Just a Dream

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Glossary

Exercise 4

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My deepest appreciation to Dr (Mrs) Clara Akele.

I also thank all the people who worked with me to make this book a success.

I love you all.

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CHAPTER 1

SARAN AND HER FAMILY

Saran is a lovely, beautiful girl. She comes from a family of four: Mr and Mrs Saali; her sister, Muranni; and herself. She has long dark hair.

Everyone who comes across her loves her hair because it is dark and beautiful, naturally soft with an amazing length. She has never used hair relaxer, yet her hair is so soft. The feel of her hair leaves many to wonder if she is of this planet. But to everyone’s amazement, she is. The reality shocks them. While some admire her, others envy her for having such beautiful hair and do not hide their feelings. They wear sardonic looks on their faces when she passes by. Her hair falls past her shoulders whenever her hair ribbon is loosened, as often is the case when she is back from school, or on weekends when she is at home.

Saran is not the only lucky one; her sister, Muranni, also has lovely hair. They inherited it from their mother.

Saran’s father works with the railway cooperation in the city. He has an old car that Saran dislikes. He cleans it every morning before he goes to work. Saran dislikes the car because it has a lot of patches and sometimes jerks very badly. That’s because the car is old, and most of the new parts he buys do not work properly with the old worn-out parts. Mr Saali is optimistic that he will buy a new car soon so he can do away with the old junker.

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Saran’s mother works as a nurse in a teaching hospital just a few kilometres away from their home. She takes care of the sick every day.

Saran and Muranni both water the garden in the morning before they leave for school.

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The garden needs to be watered every day to keep the lawn and the flowers green. The sisters also put some manure to fertilize the grass and plants to make them grow healthily. They work with gloves and shovels. Saturdays are the most appropriate days for this chore because doing so on school days will make them late for school. Keeping the garden green can sometimes be fun; it makes Saran feel like a little doctor looking after a sick patient. Plants in the garden are pretty much like patients. Insect bites, a common plant affliction, need to be avoided or promptly addressed when they occur, lest the flowers wither away.

The girls do some house chores after school as well; they help their mother with little errands while she prepares dinner for the family. This help usually relieves Mrs Saali of stress while the girls in turn learn the recipes for the meals. She takes the time to explain the recipes to them, and they listen attentively. Saran and Muranni want to know how to cook delicious meals, just like their mother, and they learn well. Everyone has a duty