Gender Equality
Hearing their voices, their father enters the room and asks,“Why are you scolding your little sister, John?” “She is spoiling my books,father,” complains John angrily.”I only want to read them,” says Sara and starts to cry. Father tells John to share his books with her. “Sara will go to school next year when she is older. You are her elder brother. You should teach her how to read.” Their mother comes in and sits down near them. “We go to school to study and to become good human beings. You must be nice to your sister. Boys and girls must respect each other because God has made everyone equal,” she says. John realizes that he has been rude with Sara and feels bad about his behaviour.
He looks at his little sister and says, “I am sorry, Sara. I should not have scolded you. Come on, I will show you my books and teach you how to read.”
John and Sara sit on the bed and he teaches her a lot of things from his books. Sara is very happy