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A sewage rat arrives first with a “souvenir” and proudly explains how he spends his days by a pipe that filters waste materials. Although disgusted, Nellie considers the possibility that he might be her neighbor. Later, a lab mouse arrives with perfume, describing work by an impregnation basin and its role in dissolving organic elements, offering scents that suggest a healthier, more inviting presence.","Gran Nellie’s Neighbor  \nAuthor: Hijra AlSawi Illustrator: Nora Dorri / Ahmad AlHadad English  \nGran Nellie’s Neighbor  \nWritten by Hegra Al-Sawi. Images by Noura Dorry. © Asafeer Education Technologies FZ LLC, 2018. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.  \nEnglish  \nUnited States  \nCopyright © Asafeer Education Technologies FZ LLC, 2018  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You)may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nNarrated by Roman Bushuyev  \nThe original work of this book was made possible through the generous support of the All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR GCD) Partners (the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Vision, and the Australian Government) . It was prepared by Asafeer Education Technologies FZ LLC and does not necessarily reflect the views of the ACR GCD Partners. Any adaptation or translation of this work should not be considered an official ACR GCD translation and ACR GCD shall not be liable for any content or error in this translation.  \nRoom for Rent  \nNext to a sewage pipe in the city, Gran Nellie lived alone in her house after her children left. She decided to rent a room in her house. She wondered who would be her new neighbour?  \nAfter a few moments, there was a knock at the door. Knock Knock…Gran Nellie opened the door. She found a big sewage rat.  \nHe smiled as he said,“Hello Mrs. Nellie. Kindly accept this small souvenir, Mrs. Nellie dear, and I’ll be happy if you accept me here.”  \nRoom for Rent  \nGran Nellie took the onion and carrot bouquet and said,“I can’t answer you now, but thankyou anyway. And I’ll have to ask you where will you spend your day?”  \nThe rat proudly replied,“I spend part of my day in the sewage pipe next to the huge strainer. It filters the cesspits full of wonderful floating solids, like paper, fabric and food.”  \nRoom for Rent  \nGran Nellie was disgusted, but she said,“Oh good for you. Enjoy your food and pipe. I’ll have to think about it first. You might be my neighbour dear, you might be the one who lives here.”  \nThe rat left and Gran Nellie waited for a new visitor tonight, for they may be the Mr. or Mrs. Right.  \nAfter a few moments, there was another knock at the door. Knock Knock… Gran Nellie opened the door. She found a lab mouse carrying a box of perfume.  \nHe said,“Hello Mrs. Nellie. Kindly accept this small souvenir, Mrs. Nellie dear. And I’ll be happy if you accept me here.”  \nRoom for Rent  \nGran Nellie took the perfume and said,“I can’t answer you now but thank you anyway. And I’ll have to ask you where will you spend your day?”  \nThe lab mouse replied,“I spend my day next to the impregnation basin. Sediments of pebbles and sand are collected there. I smell bacteria and chemicals that dissolve organic elements. It makes me healthier. I’ve brought you some of its most magnificent scents.”","cbCaiuuuemwG1fnh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuuuemwG1fnh","pdf",1814770,3,23,"English","en",105,"# Room for Rent\n## The sewage rat arrives\n## The lab mouse arrives with perfume","[{\"question\":\"Why does Gran Nellie decide to rent a room?\",\"answer\":\"Her children have left, so she lives alone and chooses to rent a room, wondering who her new neighbor will be.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the sewage rat offer as a “souvenir”?\",\"answer\":\"He offers a small souvenir and explains he spends his day in a sewage pipe that filters waste materials.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the lab mouse bring and how does it describe its work?\",\"answer\":\"The lab mouse brings a box of perfume and says it spends its day next to an impregnation basin where sediments are collected and organic elements are dissolved.\"}]",1784284342,35,{"code":4,"msg":30,"data":31},"ok",{"site_id":24,"language":23,"slug":32,"title":13,"keywords":33,"description":14,"schema_data":34,"social_meta":85,"head_meta":87,"extra_data":89,"updated_unix":27},"gran-nellies-neighbor-short-story","",{"@graph":35,"@context":84},[36,52,67],{"@type":37,"itemListElement":38},"BreadcrumbList",[39,43,47,49],{"item":40,"name":41,"@type":42,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":44,"name":45,"@type":42,"position":46},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":48,"name":12,"@type":42,"position":20},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",{"item":50,"name":13,"@type":42,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/gran-nellies-neighbor-short-story/89496/",4,{"url":50,"name":13,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":13,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":23,"description":14,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":40,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-07-27","2026-07-17",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":20},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",{"@type":68,"mainEntity":69},"FAQPage",[70,76,80],{"name":71,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":73},"Why does Gran Nellie decide to rent a room?","Question",{"text":74,"@type":75},"Her children have left, so she lives alone and chooses to rent a room, wondering who her new neighbor will be.","Answer",{"name":77,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":78},"What does the sewage rat offer as a “souvenir”?",{"text":79,"@type":75},"He offers a small souvenir and explains he spends his day in a sewage pipe that filters waste materials.",{"name":81,"@type":72,"acceptedAnswer":82},"What does the lab mouse bring and how does it describe its work?",{"text":83,"@type":75},"The lab mouse brings a box of perfume and says it spends its day next to an impregnation basin where sediments are collected and organic elements are dissolved.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":86,"og:title":13,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":14},"article",{"robots":88,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":24},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":91},[92,95,99,103,108,113,118,123,128,131,135],{"id":11,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":12,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},90,"story-novel",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":96,"show_sort_weight":97,"slug":98},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":51,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":104,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":109,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":114,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":119,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":124,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":125,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":127},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":129,"show_sort_weight":126,"slug":130},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":132,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":133,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":134},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":136,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":45,"category_name":137,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":138},19,"General","general"]