There are several correct options here:
- the schoolhouse is one room
- all children grades 1 through 8 study together
- many of the children must help with seasonal farm work
In rural areas, these things happen quite often. Usually, there is no particular building allocated for a school, which is why often 'the school' is just a single small room where all kids go to study together. Given that there aren't many children in such rural areas, all of them are cramped into one single room which serves as school where all of them, regardless of their age, are taught together. Finally, they usually have to do very difficult manual labor to help their family out, which is why they don't have much time to study and dedicate to do their homework.
I think he travels by boat
It was the worst holiday of my life! I went to a summer camp with my two best friends, but I had a ghastly time. First, I couldn't share my friends' room at the camp. I slept in the same room with the youngest girls. They screamed in the middle of the night and woke me up all the time because they missed their parents.
In the end, I decided to play the role of their big sister. I told them the most fantastic bedtime stories and they fell asleep quickly. And guess what! We won the acting competition on the last day because we acted out one of the most original stories I invented!
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