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No Sense Of Direction
Turn her around once and she is lost
Once upon a time a young girl lived in a big city. She woke one morning to a hot summer day, the weather predicted to reach 42 degrees Celsius.
It was Saturday morning and after completing her chores, she was free to fill the rest of the day in any way she pleased. She decided to ask if she could go to the community pool for a swim.
No point in asking her mother as it’d be a straight out no, so she waited until Dad woke up, planning to ask him instead.
Finally, her patience paid off and as Dad sat down to eat his breakfast, she took the opportunity and was rewarded with his consent.
She planned on riding her bike to the pool and her father gave her detailed directions on how to get there. It wasn’t hard, it was only a fifteen minute bike ride.
She climbed on to her bike and off she went, peddling her little legs tirelessly.
But half an hour later she returned home in tears. When asked she explained to her father that she couldn’t find the pool.
Her father went through the directions again and off she set with a big smile on her face. She was sure she’d get it right this time.
