Theme: Help others
Ricardo and Ronaldo
Ricardo's favorite toy was a cart, which he won for his
birthday. The doors could be opened, and the lights turn
on.
Ricardo had fun with the cart all day. But once, in an
oversight, the toy escaped from his hand and fell.
Ricardo took the cart and realized that, in addition to
have the bumper broken, one of the doors did not close
anymore and the lights did not turn on. The boy was
devastated. Ricardo, almost crying, ran to show his
mother what had happened.
The mother was very sorry, but there was nothing she
could do. She couldn't buy another one now. She hugged
her son trying to comfort him and suddenly had an idea:
- Ricardo, I think there is a way to fix your cart! I
met your colleague Ronaldo's mother a few days ago when
I went to the market. She was buying him a special glue.
Ronaldo makes his own toys, fixes those that break, does
a thousand things! You can ask for his help! Said the
mother, with a smile.
But Ricardo was not very excited about this idea. He had
no good impression of Ronaldo.
- Can he fix it, Mom? I don’t know! His grades are bad
and he is quite absent-minded. He never knows how to
answer what the teacher asks. He even needs to get a
good grade in the next exam to pass.
- Well, we'll only know if he can, if he tries to fix
it. Come on, go to his house and ask for help -
encouraged the mother.
Ricardo had no other option, so he went. Fortunately,
Ronaldo didn’t live far away. Soon he arrived at his
colleague's house and knocked on the door.
Ronaldo answered and greeted Ricardo, who was a little
embarrassed, showed his broken cart and asked for his
help. With a smile, Ronaldo invited Ricardo to enter.
- I will see what I can do!
Ronaldo then took a tool and untwisted the hinge that
left the door out of place. With that, it started to
open and close as before. Then the boy fixed the bumper,
which was perfect. To complete the repair, Ronaldo
opened the cart with a screwdriver and discovered that a
wire was loose. Just plugged it in again and the lights
on the cart went back to work.
Ricardo was very happy and even surprised by the result
of the service. Smiling, he thanked his friend:
- It looks new! You were great! Thank you!
- Cool, Ricardo. I like to do these things. I thought it
was much better to fix your cart than to study, which
was what I was doing before you arrived.
- If you want, I can help you to study! - said Ricardo,
who was one of the best students in the class.
- Wow, Ricardo, thanks... But I don't want to give you
any trouble. I take a long time to understand the topics
- said Ronaldo, a little embarrassed.
Ricardo realized how much the other needed help. And he
was happy to be able to return Ronaldo's goodwill in
repairing his favorite toy.
- No problem! Studying together will be easier, you will
see!
The boys studied for the rest of the afternoon. Ricardo
made summaries and questions for Ronaldo to answer.
After they finished, they still played just before
Ricardo left.
Ronaldo, thanks to his friend, learned a lot and got a
good grade in the test. He also learned a more important
lesson: when we help someone, we open the way for us to
be helped too.
Ricardo also learned a lesson that day: we always need
each other. And help can come from those we don´t
expect.
Translation:
Larissa Martine - larissa_am@hotmail.com
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