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In the story a boy named salva had two escape from his country because their was a war going on in a country of sudan. Salva’s teacher said “run into the bushes, away from home.”pg 7. He was at school when the war begun and did not have his family with him so when he ran away he was alone, missing his family.

On his walk salva was hungry and he had no water. Salva then found a women who gave him water and some peanuts to eat so he wouldn’t starve.. The lady also put salva in a traveling group so Salva wouldn't be alone. Salva was the youngest boy in the refugee group and the men in the group would said “ He is useless and he will be complaining the whole walk that he is hungry or tired.” Sala did not know where they were going but all he

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