ICSE Class 10 · English · Treasure Chest
The Girl Who Can
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About the author
Ama Ata Aidoo (Ghana). Adjoa, a village girl, loves football though elders say her legs are too thin. She proves them wrong by scoring goals - challenging gender stereotypes.
Summary
She loves playing football with boys though girls are discouraged.
She loves playing football with boys though girls are discouraged.
Her grandmother says her legs are too thin for anything useful.
Her grandmother says her legs are too thin for anything useful.
Adults laugh at a girl who runs and kicks like boys.
Adults laugh at a girl who runs and kicks like boys.
Adjoa plays brilliantly and scores.
Adjoa plays brilliantly and scores.
She shows skill matters more than traditional ideas about girls' bodies.
She shows skill matters more than traditional ideas about girls' bodies.
Hard words & meanings
| stereotype | fixed unfair idea about a group |
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