Page - 15 - in Tina and Amir & Ella - English

5 10 15 20 25 30 15 “I agree with Tina.” I said – “No one should tell us what to do. At least no one should stop children from going outside to play.” I was happy that they both were here. Still, I was angry at my mother. I thought it was really unfair that I wasn’t allowed to go outside. She treated me as if I was a baby. It was just unfair. Suddenly Nadim asked: “So are we free if no one stops us from doing something?” Now we started again to discuss, but finally we played cards and then tried juggling three balls, then five. The day ended with having fun. Episode 5: Who am I? (told by Tina) I still didn’t understand. So when I came home I told my par- ents what we talked about in school, because maybe they can help me. In school we read a story about a girl that gave herself many names. When she was playing with her friend, sitting on a tree in the garden, they were “Apple” and “Pear.” When she was in the woods near her house looking for beautiful stones, feathers and other beautiful things she called herself “Miriam.” And when she played in the park near the little lake, she imag- ined being near the seaside – then she was “Julia”. But one day, when she came home, she wondered who she really was. I liked the story. We talked about the girl and the story and then Emina suddenly said: “I also don‘t know who I am.” Our teacher wondered: “What do you mean, Emina?” “Well, I was Bosnian and since a week ago I am now Aus- trian. I do not understand. I still feel the same and I love Bosnia.