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Orathai is another child/whose life changed for the better/thanks to SVA. She lives in Thailand. As a child,/she lived in a slum area in Bangkok. Both parents were illiterate.
When Orathai was four,/an SVA library truck/pulled up in her slum. Kids gathered around,/and a volunteer read them a picture book,/The Giant Turnip. It is a story about an old couple/who grow a turnip so big/that they need their granddaughter,/a dog,/a cat,/and a mouse/to pull it out of the ground.
Orathai never forgot that moment. She says,/“The story taught me/that if people want to achieve something big,/they have to work together.”
When Orathai was eight,/SVA built a library near her house. It became a second home for her. She read books/and took part in activities/like singing and dancing. She still remembers/SVA’s helping her expand her world.
Orathai is now a successful Thai diplomat.
Orathai is another child/whose life changed for the better/thanks to SVA. She lives in Thailand. As a child,/she lived in a slum area in Bangkok. Both parents were illiterate.
When Orathai was four,/an SVA library truck/pulled up in her slum. Kids gathered around,/and a volunteer read them a picture book,/The Giant Turnip. It is a story about an old couple/who grow a turnip so big/that they need their granddaughter,/a dog,/a cat,/and a mouse/to pull it out of the ground.
Orathai never forgot that moment. She says,/“The story taught me/that if people want to achieve something big,/they have to work together.”
When Orathai was eight,/SVA built a library near her house. It became a second home for her. She read books/and took part in activities/like singing and dancing. She still remembers/SVA’s helping her expand her world.
Orathai is now a successful Thai diplomat.