Emma

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I would love spending myvacation on the beach, butmy parents are busy makingmovies and I am left alone.

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This is boring!

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”Hi Radinka!” Oh, who wasthat?

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Radinka looked up and sawa girl. ”Hello!”

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She says her name is Emma!How does Emma knowRadinka’s name?

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Oh! Their dads are friends.”Do you want to play agame?” Emma asks Radikawonders what they can playtogether.

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’Let’s make a sand castle!’Emma suggested. Thatsounds nice. Radinkawonders what kind of sandcastle Emma will build ...

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Emma has lots of tools forthe sand!

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Wow!

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Emma suggested thatthey go swimming. ”I loveswimming, but how we canswim together...” Radinkawonders.

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Oh, Emma said she swims alot with her brother, Depati.Depati will swim with us.

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Emma is very good atdiving!

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Radinka and Emma had somuch fun today!

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”Tomorrow, we will playagain.” Radinka told herparents after the long andfun day at the ocean withEmma.

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Tetra-Amalia syndromeis a very rare disordercharacterized by theabsence of four limbs.’Tetra’ is a Greek wordfor four, while ’amelia’refers to the failure of thedevelopment of arms andlegs since before birth.Many people think thatpeople with this syndromereally depend on the helpsof others. In fact, peoplewith this syndrome can

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do many things just likeothers. They can get on andoff their wheelchairs, eat,get dressed, write, paint,swim, walk, and many otherthings independently. Somefamous people with tetra-amelia include: JoanneO’riordan, a writer and adisability right activist. ZulySanguino, a world-classartist who wishes to ownan orphanage. Nic Vujicic,a famous motivator who

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loves swimming, surfing,and paragliding.

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©2019, The Asia Foundation.The book creation projectfeatures mighty girlsand women as the maincharacter(s) of the storyand involve female writers,illustrators, editors, anddesigners. This bookwas created through abook creation workshopconducted in collaborationbetween Litara Foundationand The Asia Foundationwith the support of Estée

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Lauder Companies. Theworkshop and professionaldevelopment, along withthe editing and design ofthis book, was conducted byLitara Foundation.

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