Once upon a time Sammy and his sister Marie visited their grandparents at their farm.Sammy picked up a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods
but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for the
lunch. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma's pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck square in the head and
killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of
woods. Marie had seen it all from the window but she said nothing. After the lunch,
the next day Grandma said, "Marie, let's wash the dishes." Marie said, "But Grandma,
Sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen."
Then she whispered to Sammy, "Remember the duck?" Sammy got nervous knowing
his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn't obey, she may tell his grandparents
about it. So, without saying anything he did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing but Grandma said,
"I'm sorry but I need Marie to help make a supper." Marie just smiled and said, "Well
that's all right because Sammy told me he wanted to help."
She whispered again to Johnny, "Remember the duck?" So, Marle went fishing and
Sammy stayed to help. After several days of Marie taking advantage of Sammy, he
finally couldn't stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had
killed the duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, "Sweetheart, I know. I was standing
at the window and I saw the whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you. I was
just wondering how long you would let Marie take advantage of you."
What is the moral value of the story?
O a. Don't trust people easily
O b.
O C.
d.
You should confess of your mistakes
Keep going and do the best
What is bad in one case may be good in another