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LIMA'S RED HOT CHILLI

written by David Millsillustrated by Derek Brazell

Japanese translation by Toshi Ikagawa

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When Lima got home from schoolshe felt hungry."1feel hungry!" she said.

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"Plenty of food in the kitchen!" .shauted her mather."But dan't eat the red hot chi11i!"

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So Lima went to the kitchen for a nibble,

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The can of spaghettiWas just 000 toa difficult.

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And the sticky sweetsWere just ... too high up for Lima.

Then she saw it.The most delicious, shiny, red ... thing!The RED HOT CHILLI.

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QuietIy and secretIyLima popped it into her mouth.

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Crunch!

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But she could not keep her secretvery long!

Lima's face got hotterand hotter and horter and ...

Her Mother carne to help."Water, water, try sorne water!"

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So Lima swallowed a whole glass of cold cold waterWhich was nice :..But her mouth was still too hot!

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Then her Dad carne to help."Ice crearn, ice crearn, try sorne ice crearn!"

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So Lima ate dollops of freezing ice creamWhich was Iovely ...But her mouth was still too hot!

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Then her Aunty carne to help."JelIy,jelIy, try sorne jelIy!"

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'~ So Lima ate mountains of wobbly jellyWhich was yummy ...

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Then her Grandad came to help."Mango, mango, try some mango!"

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So Lima ate a whole juicy mangoWhich was delicious ...But her mouth was still too hot!

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At last her Grandrna carne to help."Milk, rni1k, try sorne rnilk!"

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So Lima drank a huge jug of cool milk.Then slowly ...

Lima smiled a milky smile."Ahhhh!" said Lima. "No more red hot chilli.""Phew!" said everyone.

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"Now," said Lima's Mum, "are you still hungry?""No," said Lima.. holding her belly. "Just a bit full!"

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Take one liule hungry girl, six different tempting foods

and one shiny delicious red hot chilli. One big bite intothe chilli results in a spectacular display of fireworks.

Mum, dad, aunt and grandad all come to help butLima's mouth is still too hot. Who can rescue her?

DAVID MILLS is a teacher in an inner-city school in London. He loves to writeand takes one day off a week to spend time writing for children. The story isbased on the experiences of his niece, Lima.

DEREK BRAZELL is an award winning illustrator of many titles, inc1uding"Cleversticks" .

Lima's Red Hot Chilli is available in English with Albanian,Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, French, Greek, Gujarati, Japanese,

Khmer, Korean, Panjabi, Portuguese, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Tamil,Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese & Yoruba.

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