Disagreement Among Occupations

The villagers cannot agree whose job is the most important, all of them think their own job is the most important. Who will settle the argument? Find out more in this cute story from African Storybook.

Sample Text from Disagreement Among Occupations

In a village there was a disagreement among people of different occupations.
Everyone thought their work was the most important!

The teacher said that he had the most important occupation.
“Without teachers you could not go to school and learn.”

The builder said that he had the most important occupation.
“Without builders you would not have schools to learn in or houses to sleep in.”

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