Don't steal!

An exercise by Papadamos Konstantinos

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Ken is sitting by on a bench in the park. He is not very happy. He does not have a laptop, and he really one. He has an old, slow computer that does not work very well for all his university projects. He is frustrated because he does not have money to buy himself a laptop.

He stands up and starts to walk through the park, feeling unhappy. Soon he sees an old lady on another bench. She has a beautiful new laptop next to her purse on the bench. Ken looks at her. "Now, why does she need a laptop?" he thinks to himself. "She is an old lady. She does not need it for important."

Ken thinks about all his important college work. He needs that laptop. He knows he can just grab it and walk away. The old lady will probably not even notice. , a dog starts barking loudly. The old lady looks to see what is happening. Ken takes this perfect chance – he grabs the laptop and quickly walks away.

The day, Ken tries to use the laptop for a project, but he feels . He cannot even open it because he feels so bad about stealing it. He uses his old computer, but there is the laptop on the desk next to him. He cannot look at it because he feels so guilty.

When his friend comes over that afternoon, Ken tries to hide the laptop. He does not want anyone to know that he stole it. He feels and embarrassed. As the days pass, Ken becomes grumpy. He is always in a bad mood, and he does not work hard on his university .

Ken finally decides he cannot take it anymore. He goes back to the park hoping to find the old lady and return her laptop. He waits and waits, but of she does not arrive. On the home, he donates the laptop to a community center for children. He even gives them some of his old books.

Ken that stealing the laptop was not worth it. When you steal something, it loses its value. Only the rightful owner can use their things happily. A thief cannot. Ken knows he cannot steal and be happy.

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