Woman Finds Another Body in Mother's Grave in Italy
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A woman went to a cemetery in Italy. She wanted to visit her mother's grave.
The woman is 43 years old. She lives near Naples, in a town called Castellammare.
At the cemetery, she found a problem. Another woman's body was in her mother's grave.
The grave is also called a tomb. It should only have her mother's body inside.
The woman was very shocked. She made a complaint to the police.
She said someone used the grave without permission. This is called an abuse of the space.
The police are now looking at this problem. They want to know how it happened.
This story happened in the Campania area of Italy. Naples is the biggest city there.
Many people were surprised by this news. It is an unusual story about a cemetery.
Vocabulary5 words
- cemetery
- a place where dead people are buried
- grave
- a place in the ground where one dead person is put
- tomb
- another word for a grave or burial place
- complaint
- when you tell officials about a problem
- abuse
- using something in a wrong or bad way
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1. At a cemetery 2. Another woman's body 3. 43
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A woman went to a _____ in Italy. She wanted to visit her mother's _____.
The woman is _____ years old. She lives near Naples, in a town called Castellammare.
At the cemetery, she found a _____. Another woman's body was in her mother's grave.
The grave is also called a _____. It should only have her mother's body inside.
The woman was very shocked. She made a _____ to the police.
She said someone used the grave without _____. This is called an _____ of the space.
The police are now looking at this _____. They want to know how it happened.
This story happened in the _____ area of Italy. Naples is the biggest city there.
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