COMPREHENSION: BE GOOD TO OTHERS

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In the village of Osun, lived a beautiful lady name Adamma who was very proud and full of her self. Adamma was the only child of the wealthy Mr. and Mrs. Obiagali. At of age of 9, Adamma never associated with her peers because she felt she was not in the same class with them and bullied any of her classmates which she saw as less privileged or whose parents were not wealthy enough to buy them new, beautiful and expensive things. Her classmate dreaded her and made sure they don't encounter her in any way.

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On one occasion, after the resumption of school, Adamma bullied a girl name Deborah because Deborah mistakenly stepped on her shoes while trying to rush into the class for the next class. She called the girl back and gave her a slap for stepping on her shoes and also told the girl to bend down and make sure she cleaned the dirt off her shoes with her tongue. Even when the teacher came in and tried to stop her from harassing the young girl she wouldn't listen. Deborah pleaded Adamma with tears to let go of her hair since she was dragging her for it was painful, but Adamma told her she was not worth her shoes not to talk about Deborah's useless shoes since her own parent can't get a new pair of shoes for Deborah so she was jealous that was why she decided to step on her customized shoes.


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The teacher reported the case to the Headteacher of the school and the next day, Adamma's and Deborah's parent were called and they were told what transpired between the two children and asked the parent to take Adamma home for she was expelled from the school because of her bully nature and lack of respect to the teacher. The headteacher with the parent of Adamma pleaded for the forgiveness of Deborah and her parents which they adhered to and forgave Adamma.

Adamma's parents were wealthy and they tried talking to the headteacher not to expel Adamma because she has been expelled from several schools because of her attitude and promised that Adamma will change by time, so she was taken back.

Adamma swore to make the life of Deborah miserable through her stay in school and that was exactly what she did. she made the life of Deborah through her stay in school a living hell.

At one point in time, when it was time for their final examination, while in class without the notice of her other classmates, she stole the notebooks of Deborah when she was not in class and flushed them into the toilet. Deborah looked for her books and did not see them but had her suspicions that Adamma was the brain behind her missing notes but she had no proof and could not do anything. So, she had to share with her friend in reading through the examination period and made use of her textbooks when she was at home.

Surprisingly, to the dismay of Adamma, Deborah came out first in their class and was given the scholarship to study abroad to further her education while on the other hand Adamma did not do bad but her scores were bad that her parent was disappointed in her.


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After everything, they both went their separate ways, and while Adamma struggled to get admitted into the university with the help of her proud mother who knew and had connections around. Deborah went abroad and started her study happily. Nemesis caught up on Adamma after two years in school when her parent died in a fire outburst in their home and everything she had was burnt to ashes.

Adamma began to look for a menial job that will be able to sustain her and pay for her tuition fees since none of her relatives except one was ready to listen to her because she has shown them all her bad attitude. The only uncle who was ready to listen to her told her he was only going to give her accommodation nothing less than that. Adamma was able to get the job and was able to feed herself and pay her school fees with the money until she finished schooling.

On the other hand, Deborah finished her schooling, came back to her home town and got married to a wealthy man who owned a company where she took over as a managing director. Adamma finished her schooling and started looking for a job with her certificate to sustain her but none was ready to employ her because of her bad score.

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One day, while searching for a job she saw an empty vacation for a sales representative in a company and ran into to get the job immediately. While conversing with the gateman about the job, Deborah drove in and came out of her car to know who it was and what was going in the company. When she came closer, she was able to notice who it was but Adamma could not recognize her but since the gateman addressed her as the Managing director she was looking for, Adamma began to beg her and told her how much she needed the job.


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Deborah laughed at her and called her by her name. When she came to her senses and was able to recognize who was standing in front of her, she became ashamed and started leaving the building premises with regret and frustration. When she got back home, Adamma could not take all that has been happening to her since the death of her parent and regretted her attitude, she wished she had been good to others. So, she decided to end her life. She bought poison from a quack doctor down her street and drank and that was the end of Adamma. SHE DIED.

QUESTIONS:

  1. What is the name of Adamma's parents?
  2. Was Adamma forgiven by Deborah and her family for her behavior?
  3. What happened to Adamma's parents?
  4. Did any of Adamma's relatives accept to help Adamma after the death of her father?
  5. What lesson does the story teach us?

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