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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.//