Girl Becomes Goddess – level 1

06-10-2017 15:00

This news is about a girl. She is three years old. She is from Nepal.

Hindu priests choose her to be Nepal’s goddess. This goddess is called ‘Kumari’.

The girl now starts a new life. She moves into a temple. She will live there for nine years.

Many people want to see her. Her father talks to the media about her. He is proud. He is also emotional. This is not easy for him.

Difficult words: priest (a man who lives only for a god/gods), goddess (a woman who can do magic), temple (a place for a god/gods), will (in the future).

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