T he
problem with being
too flattering to a friend
By: Steven Gammal
Hillel Yeshiva
Picture this, one day, you and your
By: Sara Silber
Masores Bais Yaakov
Leah’s party is tomorrow. Chanie
B y : S a r a Ta w i l
Magen David Yeshivah
This past year, there was a new girl
friend are playing basketball. Your
needed a present. “Mommy, Leah’s
in our school. Her name is Jill. Every
friend asks you, “Are you excited for
birthday is tomorrow and she is so
day, she would walk to school alone.
the trip tomorrow?” You say, “Yeah,
popular. Get her the fanciest pres-
One day, her parents won the lot-
I have been looking forward to this
ent.” At the party, they played a game.
tery and the news spread all over the
trip for months.”
Then
your
friends ask you,
“Are
we
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be her friend. After a
together in the
few days, she real-
bus?” And you
next
ized that everyone
“Definitely.”
The
was using her. But,
day,
there was one girl
you go on the
who liked Jill even
bus and you get
a seat. A popular
kid comes to you.
He asks if he can
sit with you. You
say, “Of course.”
You forgot about
your friend who
den, everyone ran
to her and wanted to
sitting
say,
AHI
school. All of a sud-
Don’t change so people
will like you. Be yourself
before she won the
lottery, but was too
shy to talk to her. The
next day, Jill told everyone that her par-
and the right people will
ents lost the money.
like the real you.
if people would still
you promised the
seat next to you. A
few minutes later
She wanted to see
talk to her. But, not
one person talked to
“Leah, you go fist or tell someone to go
her, just that shy girl. After that, Jill
you said yesterday we were sitting to-
first,” we all said . Leah opened all the
became friends with the shy girl. She
gether on the bus?” You say, “Sorry.
presents and Chanie’s was the best.
saw clearly who was a good friend
He was here first.” Your friend walks
“Chanie should go first,” Leah thought.
and who was a fake friend. Some peo-
away and sits the whole ride alone.
“Fraidy, go first,” said Leah. “Why
ple only like you for what you have,
You have just lost your good friend.
didn’t I go first,” thought Chani.
some people like you for who you are.
your friend comes and asks, “I thought
Students from the following schools submitted inspirational stories. The best ones made it into the magazine.
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