The teacher asked her class to describe an animal that did something useful at home.
A girl wrote about the family goldfish.
The teacher asked whether it kept the pond clean or ate insects.
The girl said it lived in a bowl on the sideboard….
The teacher wanted a paragraph about useful animals.
There were dogs that guarded houses and cats that caught mice.
Ella chose the family goldfish.
The teacher asked what it did.
It swims round its bowl.
Does it eat insects?
Only the food Dad gives it.
Does it have an important job?
Ella said it did.
The teacher asked her to explain in the paragraph.
Ella wrote carefully for several minutes.
Then she handed over the page.
The teacher read it aloud.
My goldfish is useful because it is the only thing in our house Dad can feed without asking Mum where the food is.
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