Signs of a bad friend & the qualities of a good friend
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Sally was the most popular girl in
school. She was always in the center
of attention and everyone looked up to
her. One day, Mary, who was not very
popular, came in with a beautiful golden set of jewelry. It included a bracelet,
watch, ring and a necklace. When everyone saw it, they ran up to her and
Don’t walk in front of
me, I may not follow.
Don’t walk behind me,
I may not lead.
Walk beside me and
be my friend.
asked her lots of questions about it.
Everyone gave her so many compliments, including her best friend Celia.
At recess, Celia made her way through
the crowd that was around Mary and
asked her if she wanted to play jump
rope like they always do. Everyone
told her not to play because she might
dirty her jewelry. Celia walked away
sadly and played by herself. The next
B y : Vi c t o r S a rd a r
Magen David Yeshivah
A good friend and a bad friend are to-
By: Madalyn Zalta
Magen David Yeshivah
A good friend is someone who you
tally different. Good friends are peo-
can trust, doesn’t use you. If your
eryone was her friend, she wouldn’t
ple who are nice. One time, I went to
friend always asks you for homework
need the jewelry anymore. Everyone
my cousin. We went together to our
every night and when you need home-
asked her where her jewelry was. She
friends. I am not as good of a sports
work she is not there, that’s a sign of
told them she didn’t wear it today. Ev-
a friend using you. You shouldn’t be
eryone just walked away. Everyone,
player as other kids. They let only the
best kids play. My cousin was part of
them and I wasn’t. He was so nice
to me. He wasn’t playing because I
wasn’t playing. A bad friend is a person
who, when he sees people he knows,
he starts acting not like himself. One
time, I was in the park with my friend.
friends with someone who does that. If
you take advantage of someone, you
will never get the opportunity to have
a good friend and experience what a
true friend is. If you don’t have a true
friend, you will never have someone
day, Mary came to school without her
jewelry. She thought that, since ev-
except for Celia. Mary kept asking
Celia why nobody was her friend anymore. Celia told her that they weren’t
her real friends. They were only being her friend because they liked her
jewelry. Celia gave Mary a big hug.
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He was acting all cool around the cool
you can trust and you will never have
kids and left me behind. That’s when I
someone who is always there for you.
B y : L i l l y Ta w i l
Magen David Yeshivah
from your shul on p.104 .
A bad friend is a person that if you
submit a lesson you
knew he was a bad friend. People use
each other to fit in. People want to be
like other people so much that they
end up being mean towards others.
failed and she got 100, she pushes it
into to you.
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