Slaughter in Soweto

             In South Africa is a town named Soweto.
             There are two boys who live there, they're names were Marcus and John, they were twins. They were fourteen years old and they went to a school for black children only.
             One time they were going home from school and they heard gun shoots, the two boys did not want to get in trouble so they ran home. When they got home they told they're mother about the gunfire and she told them to stay out off trouble and go to they're room and do they're homework. They woke up next morning and got dressed up in they're Sunday clothes. "You have to be very good today" said they're mother. "Today is a very sad day and if you will get into trouble I will be very angry." And she continued "Four children are dead". We are going to they're funeral. "They were foolish and didn't stay in school." Said they're mother
             "But they were murdered!" said John. Then they talked about striking back and there mother was very shocked.
             Now the people were marching. People left there houses. There were 30.000 people marching. They were shouting "Freedome now." The boys knew that that they would be in trouble, but they just kept on marching with the crowd. They stopped at the church and a priest came and said "Oh brothers and sisters this is a sad day for all of us, four of our children were killed. And what they wanted was freedom. We asked for justice and they answered with bullets. Soon we will have justice." Suddenly a man shouted "we must fight for our freedom and we will have it to die for it to."
             The people started to clap and cheer.
             The boys were very scared and wanted to get home.
             When they were on their way home they saw a tank coming he started to fire at the people. Now the people were screaming and it was horrible. The boys got very scared. Suddenly Marcus said "Lets get out of he...

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