Once there was a 16 year old boy named Tex who lived with his mother. They rented a room in an extremely old apartment building. Unlike most 16 year old boys, every day Tex would come home from Hillary High School. He would make himself a sandwich and do his homework. Then he would help his mother, Betty, doing all the household chores. His mother worked late hours as a house keeper. His mom gets up early in the morning to take him to school.
When Tex got to school all his classmates were talking about the new Game Boy—a hand held electronic game system. Everyone wanted one, but Tex knew that even though it was near Christmas, his mom would not have money to buy the Game Boy. Tex began to think, “What can I do?” Right then he had an idea! He would look around his home for things to sell. He started with his toys, which he sold to friends for 8 dollars. He then sold his pens and pencils for 8 dollars. Tex was getting more and more money, but still not enough. As he earned more money he began to sell bigger things such as blankets, cooking wares, clothes, and shoes to neighbors and other people he met. Finally he had enough money for the Game Boy. Off he goes! Dashing into Best Buy, with the Game Boy in his hand, about to give the money to the cashier, he pauses and says “Sorry, I’ve changed my mind.” He left with no regret.
Tex and his mom came home at the same time. He said, “Mom there is…..” Right then Betty noticed a lot of things were missing. She asked, “Tex, do you have anything to do with this?” Tex told his mom everything. He told her how much he wanted a Game Boy and knew his mom couldn’t afford it. Betty was pleased with Tex for telling her the truth, although she was not too happy about what he did. He promised his mom that he would never do it again.
Betty worked very hard so Tex could get what all the other people could have. Together Betty and Tex sold handmade goods such as Christmas Cards, cookies, and lots of other baked goods. Finally they raised enough money for the Game Boy plus the replacement of the goods that Tex had sold.
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