The Village of Five Poles

Name: The Village of Five Poles
Author: Sanjana Khoobchandani

by Sanjana Khoobchandani

Ages 4–86 min readEditor's PicksFree to read

After the Electricity Department installs five electricity poles in their village, the villagers are excited. But when the Electricity Department doesn't return to finish the work, the village is left with five empty poles. What will they do?

An uplifting village story about not waiting for someone else to fix things, where one child's small, bright idea sparks light and hope for everyone.

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Questions to talk about together

When the workers never came back, one child hung a lantern on a pole to make light. What clever idea would you have had?
The whole village waited and waited for electricity. How do you feel when you have to wait a long time for something?
The little girl's one lantern lit up the whole village. How can one small idea make a big difference?

The Village of Five Poles

Questions to talk about together

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