story of Alex

THE STORY OF ALEX
Once upon a time, there was a little boy whose name was Alex. He often visited his aunt, and she always gave him something when he left her house. Sometimes she gave him something to eat. Sometimes she gave him something to wear. Sometimes she gave him to play with, the most important one she always gave sometging.
One day Alex went to visit his aunt. When he was leaving, she said to him “ Here is a little cake, Alex. Please take it to your mother. Carry it carefully and don’t drop it!”. “ Thank you, Aunty,” said Alex, and he started home. He carried the cake carefully in his hands. But he held it very tightly because he did not want to drop it. When he got home, he said to his mother, “Look at mother, Aunty sent you a nice little cake.”. “Where is it?” his mother asked. “here in my hands.” He replied and opened his hands to show her the cake.
“Oh Alex, you’re foolish boy,” she cried. “ You’ve ruined it. You shouldn’t carry a cake like that. You sould wrap it carefully in some leaves and carry it on your head.”. “I’m sorry mother,” said Alex sadly. “But I’ll remember next time,” he promised.
The next week, he went to see his aunt again. When he was leaving, she said to him,”here is some butter Alex. Please take it to your mother. Carry it carefully and don’t drop it!”. “ Thank you, Aunty,” said Alex, and he started home. Then he remembered what his mother had said. He wrapped the butter carefully in some leaves and carried it on his head. On the way home, it was very hot and soon the butter began to melt down his face, down his shirt, down his shorts. When he got home he said to his mother. “Look at mother, Aunty sent you some butter. I remembered what you said. I wrapped it carefully in some leaves and carried it on my head.”
“Oh Alex, you’re stupid boy!”cried his mother.”You’ve ruined it. You shouldn’t carry butter like that. You should wrap it in some leaves and put it in the river to cool first. Then carry it carefully in your hands.” “I’m sorry mother,” Alex said sadly.”But I’ll remember next time,” he promised.
The next week he went to see his aunt again. When he was leaving, she said to him,”here is a kitten for you, Alex”. “Oh thank you aunty,” he said. I’ve wanted a kitten for a long time.” He started home and then he remembered what his mother had said. He wrapped the kitten carefully in some leaves and tried to put it into the river to cool.
“MEAOOONG…,” cried the kitten. It jumped out of the water and scratched Alex. The cat scratched his hands, his arms, his face and the cat tore his shirt. Then the cat ran away, and Alex could not Find it. He went home crying.
“What’s the matter?” his mother asked. “Aunty gave me a kitten. I remembered what you said, so I wrapped it carefully in some leaves and tried to put it into the river but the cat scratched me and ran away.” And Alex began to cry again.
“Oh Alex,” cried his mother. “You’re foolish boy. You’ve ruined your shirt. You shouldn’t put a cat in water. You should take a piece of string, tie it around the cat’s neck and bring it along behind you.”
“I’m sorry mother,” Alex said sadly.”But I’ll remember it next time.”he promised. The nex week, Alex went to see his aunt again. When he was leaving, she said to him “here is a loaf of bread, Alex. Please take it to your mother ,” and she gave him the bread.
“Thank you aunty,” he said and started home. Then he remembered what his mother had said. He took a piece of string, tied it around the bread and carefully pulled it along behind him. When he got home, he said to his mother “Look at mother. Aunty has sent you a nice loaf of bread.” “Where is it?”asked his mother.”Here is it,” Alex replied. “I remembered what you said, mother. I took a piece of string, tied it around the bread and pulled it carefully behind me,” and he showed her the bread.
“Oh Alex, you’re stupid boy!”cried his mother. “You’ve ruined it. It’s all dirty. You shouldn’t pull bread behind you like that. You should carry it on your head.” Poor Alex. He was very sad. “I’ve done everything wrong. But ,”he promised, “I’ll remember it next time.”