A rural childhood
As children, my brother and I were (1)
near the village we lived in. In the (2)
early in the morning and spend (3)
fields nearby. We felt totally at home in the countryside and were (4)
glad we had so much freedom; freedom it seems our city cousins didn't have.
running free in the countryside
, we used to leave the house
hours exploring the woods and
When we were playing, we never thought about the possible (5)
faced and would swing from tree to tree without a worry in the world. Perhaps this was
because in our village, children were (6)
to play outside as this was
what kids in the country did. I'm not saying our parents were never (7)
about our safety. However, they were (8)
with us going out on our
own and playing with other children or simply exploring the natural habitat by ourselves.
In those days, it was (9).
for all adults to keep an eye on what all the
village children were up to. So, if we misbehaved, we would still get told off-just not
by our parents. Of course, our parents always found out in the end and this
(10)
us from behaving badly. After all, no one wants to be told off
by an (11)
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VACATE
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