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It explores the author's appreciation for various smells and the positive associations they evoke. The text lists preferred scents, including the morning air, the aroma of small white buds after the first rains, the smell of fresh mud during house construction, and the scents of soap and clean clothes. It also highlights favorite smells related to cooking and daily life, such as fresh palm oil, new rice from the farm, the sweet smell of coffee in the evening, and the comforting smell of fires inside houses at night. The document emphasizes how these pleasant smells connect the author to positive reflections and a sense of gratitude. For instance, the smell of the morning air prompts a thought about God providing another day, while the scent of new rice recalls the hard work of farmers and thanks God for the rain that nourished the crop. Similarly, the smell of fires inside homes signifies community, warmth, and shared laughter, fostering a sense of belonging and security. The author concludes by pondering which smells bring joy to the reader, inviting personal reflection and engagement with the sensory experiences of life. The document is distributed under a Creative Commons license, allowing for adaptation and non-commercial use with proper attribution and sharing under similar terms.","Literacy International: Smells  \nCopyright 2013 Literacy International [info@LiteracyInternational.net](info@LiteracyInternational.net)  \nEnglish Culture  \nLiteracy International: Smells  \nWritten for use in Koinonia Literacy Classes Zorzor District, Liberia February, 1966  \nCopyright 2013 Literacy International [info@LiteracyInternational.net](info@LiteracyInternational.net)  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2013, Literacy International  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. 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.  \nI like these smells:  \n--The smell of the air and of the soft wind in the early  \nmorning--The smell of the little white buds on bushes, that  \nsweeten the air after the first rains--The smell of fresh mud mixed with water, when men  \nare mudding a new house--The smell of soap and clean clothes  \nI also like the smells of:--Fresh palm oil cooking in the pot--New rice from the farm--The evening, when the sun begins to go down, and  \nthe coffee smells sweet--Fires inside the houses, when I walk in the village at  \nnight  \nThese smells make me think of good things.  \nWhen I smell the morning air, I say that God has given us another day.  \nWhen I smell the new rice, I remember all the men and women and children that worked hard on the farm.  \nAnd I thank God for sending us rain to make the rice grow.  \nWhen I smell the fires inside the houses, I know there are people eating and talking and laughing together. I know I can sit with them, then go to sleep, and then get up the next morning. I know there will be another day.  \nThese are the smells I like. 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