National Adult Literacy Database

December 10, 2001

This week, we are launching 6 stories from the Adult Learning Centre in Courtenay, BC . As a special event you can read their stories as well as hear them.

The following story was written by Henry Robbins, who is known as the Black Knight. He was born in 1961 in Lindsey, Ontario. In 1998, Henry came from Hamilton, Ontario to Vancouver Island. He toys with making jewellery out of rocks. He wants to be a Security Guard. Henry is coming to the Adult Learning Centre to upgrade his reading, writing and spelling skills for this job and for himself.

 

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Happy Moments

by Henry Robbins

When I was young I remember a few happy moments in my life. Do you know what happen to me? It happen to me three times! My children were born. The first one was born, Henry jr. then it happened again one year later; My daughter was born Candice. Then one and a half year later my 3rd was born, Bryan. These three people are the joy of my life! These are the happiest moments of my life.

Another happy moment when I was young I was watching Donkey Baseball it was fun watching my Uncle play it was funny! You had to be there to see it. You would walk up and hit the ball and jump on the donkey and go to first base if you can. Meanwhile the out fielder is getting the ball on the donkey as well. It was super funny when the donkey would not move at all. They were trained that way to give you a hard time that's another happy moment in my life.