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The Lunch Swap

Leo and Zara both have a lunch they do not like.

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Leo opens his . Oh no! It is a cheese again. Leo does not like cheese.

His friend Zara has a banana and some rice. She looks sad. "I do not like bananas," she says.

Leo has an . "Do you like cheese?" he asks. "Yes, I love cheese!" says Zara. "And I love bananas!" says Leo.

First, they ask Mr Patel. "Yes, you can ," he says. Leo eats the banana. Zara eats the . Now they are happy.

Word box: 5 words
lunch box
a small box for taking your lunch to school
sandwich
two pieces of bread with food between them
idea
a new thought or plan
swap
to give something and get something back
both
the two of them

Questions

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1. What is in Leo's sandwich?

2. What does Zara not like?

3. Who do they ask first?

4. What does "swap" mean?

5. How do Leo and Zara feel at the end?

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