Primary School Level

Points: His hard life-may be doing a double job - early riser- moves about quickly doing his daily round - sells remaining papers at street corner - shouts out striking or shocking headlines - evening round - bright and cheerful.

The newspaper boy has a hard life. Selling newspapers helps him to earn a little extra money. He usually does some other job during the day. Sometimes schoolboys sell newspapers in the morning. They do this to get money for their books and school fees.

The newspaper boy cannot enjoy a long sleep. He wakes up very early. He rushes to the newspaper office or the newsagent's shop. He picks up his bundle of papers at five in the morning. He sorts them out and arranges them. He runs along on his daily round. He drops a newspaper at the house of each of his customers.

He sells the remaining papers at a street corner. He shouts out striking or shocking headlines. He makes people curious. They come and buy a paper. He does some other job during the day or perhaps he goes to school. Again he is busy for an hour or two in the evening. He goes about selling the evening papers.

He is bright and cheerful in spite of his hard life. He knows to face life bravely.

Difficult Words: Striking-unusual; cheerful- happy, smiling.