Stories

  Helping Others     "Ring....ring...." the bell rang, signaling dismissal time. Everyone cheered. Kate, Patricia and I always go home together. We take the same bus everyday and alight at the same bus stop as we are neighbours and classmates. Today, it was raining so we took out our umbrellas and walked briskly out of the school gate.     As we were walking towards the bus stop, we saw an old woman. She was going in the opposite direction. We had sympathy for her. She had been out collecting pieces of cardboard in the rain without an umbrella. She was trying to push her trolley as fast as she could in the rain. The old lady was old and had a hunched back. Her hair was white and her arms and legs were as thin as rakes. Our hearts ached with pain to see her in the rain.      We wanted to lend her our umbrellas, but she had already walked past us. Hence, we continued walking to the bus stop. Suddenly, Patricia turned around and ran as...

  Being Generous     Every morning during assembly, we have a reading session. Everybody brings a book and sits in the school hall to read for fifteen minutes. I love reading sessions because I am a very avid reader. Although I enjoy reading all genres of stories, my favourite is humour.     One morning, I was reading a new story book when I saw my form teacher, Mrs Tan, walk over to Linda, my classmate. She had forgotten to bring a book for assembly. Mrs Tan scolded Linda loudly.      As a punishment, Linda was made to stand while everyone else continued reading. Linda looked very ashamed. She stood quietly, looking down. I looked at Linda in pity and suddenly remembered that I had another book in my bag!     I raised my hand and Mrs Tan walked over and asked me it I had a question. I told Mrs Tan that I had an extra book in my bag and asked if I could lend it to Linda. Mrs Tan agreed and praised me for my generosity.     I pa...

  A Good Deed     Alden was very anxious. He was sure that he was late for school. Alden could see a prefect waiting at the gates, ready to wright down the names of the latecomers. Alden started running faster.     Suddenly, he saw an old man attempting to make his way across a zebra crossing. He was as thin as a rake and was using a walker. Alden wondered if he should help the old man. If he did, he would be late for school!     Alden took a quick look at the old man again and saw that he was frowning and looking very worried. Alden turned around, walked briskly towards the man, and offered to help him cross the road.     "What a gallant young man you are!" the old man praised Alden. "Your mother should be very proud of having such a big-hearted son." Alden smiled, feeling exhilarated. He helped the old man cross the road. Then, he ran back to school, feeling proud that he had done a good deed. The prefect standing at the main gate saw what ...