HOW I MADE A FRIEND 1 I was just a little girl five years old. At that age, I did nothing. Every morning I would get up early and start dressing up to the playground to play. I have no friends, but I am curious that I could make some by sharing things. And so I took some bread from the cupboard, took a bottle of milk and ran to the playground. There were many children playing there: Some were playing hide and seek, some were playing tag; some were playing catch, some were playing toys; some were building sand castle… I ran to the sand pile, there I met some girls building sand castles. I asked, “May I sit down here, please?” “Suit yourself coward!” shouted the girls rudely at me. And so I sat down and began to play. After I had finished half my sand castle, I heard the girls say, “I am so hungry, but I don’t have money to buy thing,” and then it hit me; “I have some bread to share with them.” And so I took some bread out of my bag, and said, “Here, have some bread.” When the girls took the bread they ate it and said, “Well, well; looks like we have a hero. But I am not going to be your friend!” I had spread some jam on my bread and took another piece, put it on top and started to eat. When I had finished the last bite, I put the rest in my bag, and went away. I was very sad that sharing things didn’t help me make friends; I shall have to think of another. After ten days I have thought of another way, and so started out to the fields. There sat a girl shepherd sitting next a rock. Now it all happened that this girl was the one that had helped me with everything I have. I quietly took out a piece of paper, and wrote some words: I haven’t seen you for a long time, and so have decided to write you this. I want to thank you for all you have done for me in the past few years, what do you want me to do you for this month? After I had finished writing the last words, I put it inside an envelope; licked the stamp, and stuck in on the right corner of the envelope; at last closed the top.