THE DOLL HOUSE

in #steemiteducation6 years ago

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Ben was only 16 years old when his mother became blind.  He had a brother of 10 and a baby sister of 6.

They did not have a father anymore as he had died in the war. This was very hard for Ben as he and his father always made wooden furniture and toys in the garage.

What would happen to them now he was wondering as his mother was the only one working to earn a living for them. She did get a pension from his father but it was not enough to keep them going for very long.

Ben was very worried, and was thinking very hard what to do as he had to help his mother and siblings.

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As Ben had a wonderful mother, she had taught them from a very young age to be neat and keep the house clean when she went to work.  

So this was not his biggest problem. He had to find work and go to school so that they could eat, and he did not want anyone taking them away from their mother because what would happen to her.

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He was sitting in his room thinking out a plan and going through some old books he found in the attic years ago after his father died, because that was where he was hiding when he felt sad, and did not want to make his mother sad as well.

While paging through one of the books, he decided that the first thing they have to do is teach his mother where everything in the house was and see that it was always be there as she did not have to struggle.

He got everyone together and started explaining to them how they must, from now on keep everything in the same place.  If no one was at home, and had gone to school she would not have to struggle to find anything she needed.

He made this into a game and his mother had to find what they asked by fetching it and replacing it.

They laughed a lot but in the end they did succeed in helping her especially in the kitchen. They did not want her to go hungry or thirsty when they were not at home

So one problem was resolved and all the kids knew that everything had to be where it was supposed to, just so that their mother never has a problem.

Now he had to find a solution for the second biggest problem and that was earning money.

Nobody would give him work as he was still too young and he decided, he would start making wooden toys and furniture as he was very good with making things.

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He used to do it for fun, but this can now become an income for them.

He went into the garage and he knew that his father had left a lot of wood there, as this is where Ben learnt how to work with wood.  Because he missed his father so much he had not done anything in the last few years as it reminded him to much of working with his father. Now he did not have a choice and started getting all the things ready to start making wooden toys and furniture again.

He started getting everything he would need nicely together and started making things at night when everyone was sleeping.

Ben was now so thankful to his father for teaching him so much, and he realised that there is always a reason in life for everything.  He had always enjoyed wood work but because of his father he could now help his mother. And he thought what the bible said we plan our life but God decides what our life would be like. 

He realised that God must have seen to it that he was able to work with wood, and he thought back that when Jesus was on earth he was also a carpenter.

The next day after school and doing his homework he went into the garage and started making a doll house.

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He was thinking that Christmas was only a few months away and he could build the house and fill it with furniture, this could be sold to rich people as a gift for a little girl.

This he did every day and night until it was finished. He stood back and loved the little doll house with furniture so much that he decided this is what he will always build.

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They were living off his father’s pension so money was very scares and he told his teacher about the doll house he had built.  He asked him if he could advertise it in the school and maybe someone will buy it.

He said she would come and look at it that afternoon and will then tell him if he could advertise.

He was so happy when he got home he told his mother everything and said that his teacher would come and look at it that afternoon.

When his teacher saw this beautiful doll house he could not believe that he had done it all on his own and said, yes this one you may not advertise as I am buying it for my little girl, but I will help you sell others if you can make more.

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With the money he earned from that doll house he started building new ones and even before he was finished someone would come and say this one I will buy.

In this way he had made enough money for his mother to see a doctor and feed the whole family well.

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He never stopped making doll houses and when he was old enough he got a little shop.  He called it the Doll House and people came from far and wide to buy his beautiful houses.

So never give up think of a way to help yourself and persist until you succeed.

Hope you enjoyed the story and have a wonderful day.


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