Off course, everyone has childhood stories, whether they're exciting, mysterious or sad. Today I'll tell you a true story my grandmother told me about her childhood. 1
She was born in Russia during World War II. It was a horrible time. There was no electrisity, no plumbing, just life and hard, hard work. Her father and oldest brother were killed during the war and her mother was left alone with 4 girls trying very hard to earn for a chunk of bread and a glass of milk. She had to go 4 miles to school and 4 miles back every day. While the light is still bright outside, she would get pails and go down to the lake several times to get water for their huge garden and for the cow. Then, when all of the work is done, she would get some tree bark, light it and do homework. This was her everyday schedule. During the war, there was nobody to kill the wolves and they were running around freely. My grandmother told me that once, a teacher was walking home after school and a pack of wolves was following him. He was ripping paper and lighting it up to keep the wolves back. Once the paper and the matches finished, the wolves ate him alive.2
This is a true story my grandmother told me about her childhood in Russia during World War II.
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Not the best childhood.
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That's so sad! What a terrible time your grandma lived in. She must be a strong woman. At such a young age you have quite a talent for writing. Don't stop!
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"There was no electrisity" - should say "electricity".
"4 girls" ... "4 miles" - you shouldn't use numerals in writing; it should say "four girls" and "four miles."
"While the light is still bright outside she would get...." (Change of tense.) You've been using past tense all along until now. You should stick to it.
"Then, when all of the work is done, she would get...." (Again, change of tense.)
I am sure your grandmother has some amazing stories to tell... just reading the first sentence of the second paragraph hooked me. What a horrible story about the wolves!
You could do all kinds of stories based on your grandmother's experiences growing up in Russia....
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Yeah! I'm learning about that in language arts class but I guess when you're writing, you might not notice all the mistakes while trying to get all of your thoughts on paper.
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Thats Awful!
Not the writing of course, but the whole idea.
I agree with tkeene one hundred percent; well written, and how could your grandmother survive that? That would be extremely hard for me!
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That is so sad =( Well written though. I don't know how your grandma made it through all of that.
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