Khairul Fahmi

Title: Male Child

Author: Catherine Lim

This book is about a father named Chuan Poon who wished to have a male child but instead he had six daughters who are lazy. He believed that he was cursed because when he was in his twenties, he urinated on a shrine and didn't offer a joss stick in return. So, he went to the temple with his his wife during a festival to pray for the curse to be lifted.

However, he had secretly consumed a meal of rice and beef curry before the visit. He was actually supposed to be on a vegetarian's diet. At the temple, he prayed to the shrine that he urinated on and asked for luck and not curse. While praying, he heard a spooky voice of a male child asking him to be nice and generous for one month. Then maybe, he would get a male child. He was very shocked.

That was when he ran to town and brought some food for the family. The family was confused because it is the first time that he had brought food home. After one month, he got used to being nice and generous. Suddenly, he realised that he had to go to the temple and pray to the shrine, and tell the shrine that he had been nice and generous. While doing that, suddenly, his phone rang.

He was surprised to hear from his wife saying, "I'M GIVING OUT A BABY!"

He was shocked to hear that from his wife and quickly went to the hospital. When he reached, he went to the room and smiled when he saw a male baby in his wife's arms!

I like this book because it is heartwarming. It teaches me that it is important to be nice and generous if you want something good in return. It is also important to respect shrines by not stepping on them.

I would like to recommend this book to everyone because it is a good and heartwarming story that will make you feel happy.

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