Author: Jayden Metcalfe

Suli
The Boy Who Was Different
By Jill Kemp
Illustrated by Richard Gunther
Greedy Monkey song by Jill Kemp
From Music And Fun - available on itunes
www.lambsongs.co.nz
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Suli
The Boy Who Was Different
By Jill Kemp
Illustrated by Richard Gunther
Greedy Monkey song by Jill Kemp
From Music And Fun - available on itunes
www.lambsongs.co.nz
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The Chief of a tropical island had a baby boy.
He held him up to God. “I pray my son will grow up
to love you and to be a good Chief.
I will call him Suli, which means “Strong for God.”
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The Chief of a tropical island had a baby boy.
He held him up to God. “I pray my son will grow up
to love you and to be a good Chief.
I will call him Suli, which means “Strong for God.”
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Suli was only a boy when he fell in a fire and burnt his face.
The people of his village all worked very hard,
growing bananas to sell, so they could pay to
send Suli away for an operation in another country.
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Suli was only a boy when he fell in a fire and burnt his face.
The people of his village all worked very hard,
growing bananas to sell, so they could pay to
send Suli away for an operation in another country.
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Suli was proud to be going to school in the new country.
But the children were not kind because Suli was different.
They laughed at his clothes and his face and called
him names. “Silly Suli! Ugly face!” they yelled.
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Suli was proud to be going to school in the new country.
But the children were not kind because Suli was different.
They laughed at his clothes and his face and called
him names. “Silly Suli! Ugly face!” they yelled.
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Mary was sitting listening to Jesus talk about God’s
love and His wonderful plan for people everywhere. He
was an inspiring teacher and Mary didn’t want to miss a
single word. But, Martha was getting very annoyed!
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Suli felt all alone. He asked God to help him to be brave.
He thought about his family and friends at home,
praying for him and remembered how hard they had
all worked to get enough money for his operation.
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Then Suli told the class the meaning of his special
name and about his father, the great Chief.
“I have a pet monkey,” he said. Everyone
wished they had a pet monkey, like Suli.
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Then Suli told the class the meaning of his special
name and about his father, the great Chief.
“I have a pet monkey,” he said. Everyone
wished they had a pet monkey, like Suli.
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He sang the “Greedy Monkey” song and did a
monkey dance. The children laughed and clapped!
They didn’t even notice that Suli was different any more.
He was just a boy like them and he was clever too!
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He sang the “Greedy Monkey” song and did a
monkey dance. The children laughed and clapped!
They didn’t even notice that Suli was different any more.
He was just a boy like them and he was clever too!
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The teacher talked to the class about being inclusive.
They learned how important it is to get to know, understand
and accept people from different cultures and those
who look, or behave, differently. Everyone needs a friend.
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The teacher talked to the class about being inclusive.
They learned how important it is to get to know, understand
and accept people from different cultures and those
who look, or behave, differently. Everyone needs a friend.
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