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In a small village by the river, there lived a poor girl named Amina. Her father had passed away when she was very young, leaving her in the care of her stepmother and stepsister, who were cruel and jealous of her beauty and kind heart. Every day, Amina worked from dawn till dusk: Fetching water fr…

In a small village by the river, there lived a poor girl named Amina. Her father had passed away when she was very young, leaving her in the care of her stepmother and stepsister, who were cruel and jealous of her beauty and kind heart. Every day, Amina worked from dawn till dusk: Fetching water from the river Cooking and cleaning Mending clothes for her stepmother and sister Meanwhile, her stepmother and sister enjoyed fine clothes, feasts, and idle gossip — all while mocking Amina for being “u