2. Kikibuyu was 12 years old. He lived in a small town in Africa. He
was short and plump. He had short, curly and brown hair. He went
to the school in his town. He had a lot of friends and he was very
happy.
But one day his parents lost their job and they started to have a lot
of problems: they couldn't pay the house, they couldn't do the
shopping, they couldn't eat enought and Kikibuyu couldn't go to
school. Finally, the parents decided to move to New York to start a
new life .
3. Kikibuyu was sad in New York, he was alone because his parents
were working the whole day and when they arrived home they
were tired and angry. He hadn't any friends. One night he was in
his bed and he listened his parents talking about there problems
with money again. Kikibuyu was worried and he left his house
and tried to look for help. He walked and walked and walked for
hours and when he was exhausted, he sat down on the floor and
started to cry. Suddenly a man appeared and walked up to him.The
man asked him why he was sad and.Kikibuyu told the man his
story. The man told Kikibuyu there was a great fortune under New
York. But he was very old and he couldn't look for it.
4. A few days later. He prepared everything and finally he decided to go
down. He went into the sewer, but he didn't see anything. He walked for a
long time and when he started to feel tired, he read a message on the wall
saying “YOU WILL FIND IT UNDER YOU FEET”
5. A little while later, he dicovered the treasure and he went back home with
this family and they lived happily ever after.
THE END
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.- What was the name of the main character?
2.- Where did he live at the beggining of the story?
3- How old was he?
4.- How did he look like?
5.- Did he have a lot of friends in Africa?
6.- Was he happy in Africa?
7.- Where did the parents decided to move to start a new life?
6. 8.- Was Kikibuyu happy in New York when he arrived there?
9.- Did Kikibuyu have friends in New York?
10.- What did he find under his feet?
7. 8.- Was Kikibuyu happy in New York when he arrived there?
9.- Did Kikibuyu have friends in New York?
10.- What did he find under his feet?
