Oh No! What do I do now?

Jul 17, 2026

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A short English story follows a child who suddenly feels stomach pain at school, at a friend’s house, and later during an evening meal visit. Each situation turns into a practical problem-solving moment: asking permission, using different latrines correctly, washing hands with water, and learning step-by-step guidance for a more “fancy” toilet. The narrative emphasizes hygiene habits, appropriate wiping, careful toilet paper use, flushing, cleaning the toilet, and drying hands with a towel.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

Table of Contents

Story: Oh No! What do I do now?

Asking to use the toilet at school

Using a friend’s bucket latrine

Learning to use a home toilet correctly

Oh No! What do Ido now? English Health Oh No! What do I do now? Written by Sarah Park Images by Kate Pedley and Bawe Ernest. English United Kingdom Copyright © 2020, SIL Cameroon [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 may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](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. Images on pages Front Cover, 1, 3–4, 7 by Kate Pedley, © 2020 SIL Cameroon. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Images on pages 2, 5–6 by MBANJI Bawe Ernest, © 2020 SIL Cameroon. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. This book is part of the SIL Cameroon Branch Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education 5th year reading curriculum. Oh No! What do Ido now? I was sitting in my class at school, listening to the teacher talk, when my tummy began to hurt and I realized that I had to go to the toilet or I would have a problem… Oh no! What do I do now? I raised my hand and asked for permission togo to the toilet. When the teacher said that I could go I ran to the school pit latrine and squatted over the hole in the ground just in time to not dirty myself. I used water to wash my hands and went back to class. Later I was playing with a friend at her house when my tummy started to hurt again, and I realized that I would need to use the toilet Oh no! What do I do now? I asked my friend if I could use her toilet. She showed me her family’s bucket latrine and I climbed the steps and squatted…Then I put on the bucket lid, used water to wash my hands and went to play again. At supper time my family was invited over to eat with some friends. After supper I knew that I needed to use the toilet, but their house is so fancy. Oh no! What do I do now? I talked to my mother and she showed me how to use the toilet. She said that on this kind of toilet I need to sit and not to squat. And with this kind of toilet I can use toilet paper to clean myself. I must not use too much toilet paper, or it will make problems for the toilet. After I was finished my mother showed me how to flush the toilet to make my mess go away, and to use the brush to clean the toilet so it would not stay dirty... And she showed me how to use the sink to wash my hands with soap and water and to use the towel to dry my hands.

FAQs

What happens when the child’s tummy hurts at school?

The child raises a hand to ask permission to go to the toilet, then quickly uses the school pit latrine and returns to class.

How does the child handle needing the toilet at a friend’s house?

The child asks permission, uses the friend’s family bucket latrine by squatting, puts on the lid, washes hands with water, and goes back to play.

What does the mother teach the child about using a home toilet?

The mother explains the child should sit instead of squat, use toilet paper properly without using too much, flush to remove mess, clean the toilet with a brush, and wash hands with soap, water, and a towel.

Jul 17, 2026

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Upload by Emma Wilson