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Farah Ahmedi And Tanim Ansary: Other Side Of The Sky
"Let your heart guide you, it whispers so listen closely" -Walt Disney. Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi and Tanim Ansary is many things; encouraging, determined, and loving. in the story, a mom and a young girl are trying to get through the gates to Pakistan but are unable to get through. The girl and her mother meet a new family that put other people's needs before theirs. The family felt pety for them and and took them there way to Pakistan.

The girl and her mom were trying to get through the gates to pakistan with many other people trying to get through. Every time the crowd would push up against the gates, the guards would push them back trying to stop them. Well on that day the girl saw that the guards were taking bribes to let people through. But, that wouldn't help one bit they had very little money and that was for the stuff they need for pakistan.
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Well in their luck they sat in the right place at the right time. They sat by a family that was nice and helpful, the father Ghulam Ali was off searching a goat trail so he was going to be awhile. Wall he was gone the mom told the family their story, the family took pity on them and told them they could stay. That night Ghulam Ali came back with great news the goat trail had worked and can get them to

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