Finally, the two friends graduated and their friendship grew stronger. They both
became successful doctors, but never let each other down by getting into bad habits again.
They lived happily ever after as close friends.
The Bucket Story
Charles-Class 167
There was a gardener who looked after his
garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used
two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other
was a very old and dilapidated one that had seen many
years of service and was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two
buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one
on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was
very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water
without a single drop spilling. The old bucket felt very
ashamed because of its holes; before it reached the
flowerbeds, a lot of water had already leaked along the
path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how
capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to
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water the flowers every day! I don’t know why he still bothers with you.
What a waste of space you are!”
And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I am not very useful, but I can only
do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as
usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back.
I want you to look carefully along the path.”
The two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed that on the side where the
new bucket was carried, there was just bare earth. On the other side where the old bucket
was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers leading all the way to the garden.
A Super Boy
Cathy and Will-Class 167
Long, long ago, there was a poor farmer whose child was named William. William
never studied in school. But one day, he found some paper and a pen. And he wrote a poem.
His father was amazed and took his poem to the local teachers. After the local teachers read
them, they were also surprised. They announced that the poem was written wonderfully.