Long time ago, there lived a little boy named
Sammy. He was a good boy. He was good in
his studies, obedient to his parents, more
intelligent than many other boys in his class
and kind to everyone. Grown-ups as well as
those junior to Sammy loved him very much.
But that aroused jealousy in many other boys
who longed to be as loved as Sammy.
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Now there was another boy named Timmy
who studied in the same class as Sammy.
Unlike Sammy, he was not good at studies and
always liked to play during school hours. He
misbehaved with his parents, bullied his
classmates and even ill-treated Sammy. He
always tried to put Sammy down and belittled
him before other kids in the class. But no
matter what he did, Sammy's grades kept
getting better and better. Whether in studies
or in sports or from his classmates, Sammy
kept getting accolades from everywhere.
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On his eighth birthday, Sammy got a nice pen
as a gift from his parents. He brought it to
school so that he could use it to take down the
notes of the lectures that the teachers gave in
class. This was a very beautiful pen and it
could help one write very fast. When Timmy
saw it, he was very jealous of Sammy. He
asked Sammy,
.
"Hey, where did you get that? Did you buy
it?"
"My parents gave it as a birthday gift to me."
replied Sammy.
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Timmy was overwhelmed with anger and
jealousy. The bad boy that he was, he rarely
got any present from his parents. He decided
to steal Sammy's pen. During recess, when
everyone had gone out from the class, Timmy
opened Sammy's bag and took out his pen.
Then he hid it inside his bag and went out to
have his tiffin.
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When Sammy came back and could not find
his pen, he informed his class teacher about
it. There was a hunt for the missing pen and
the class teacher ordered the class monitor to
search the bag of every children inside the
class. The missing pen was soon found out of
Timmy's bag and the furious teacher asked
the errant boy,
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"Now Timmy, what do you have to say about
it?"
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Timmy was in tears. He had nothing to say.
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When Sammy saw Timmy cry, he took pity on
the boy. The kind boy that he was, he had no
ill-feeling against his classmate. He requested
his class teacher not to take any action
against Timmy, now that his stolen pen was
found.
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This opened Timmy's eyes. He could now see
what a good boy Sammy was. He asked for
forgiveness from his teacher and Sammy.
From that day, he became friends with
Sammy and gradually changed himself to be
as good as Sammy. Everyone began to love
Timmy and Sammy was proud of his new
friend.
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Despite being hurt by Timmy, Sammy gave
him back only love in return. This is how we
should also treat our enemies. Who knows?
One day, our behaviour may just change
themselves for the better.
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Moral: Do not harm someone even if he harms
you. Be good to all.
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