On day a little girl named Hannah went to visit her friend Richannewho lived a short distance away. It was the first time Hannah went to Richanne’s house so she was very excited. Richanne too was quite pleased to have a friend over on a playdate. Her mother allowed it now that she was eight years old. Richanne could not wait to show Hannah all her toys.

The girls played out in the backyard. Hannah loved Richanne’s pet dog Sparky. She always wanted one but her dad said no.

They played for hours, then, after they ate a delicious meal, both girls went to Hannah’s room.

Hannah was amazed by the sight of all the cool things that Hannah had. She felt a little jealous inside. Richanne was a good friend and allowed Hannah to play with anything she chose. Hannnah immediately fell in love with a beautiful musical jewel box. It was decorated with precious gemstones of various colours. When it opened, a beautiful dancing ballerina spun gracefully around. Hannah thought that the ballerina looked like her and she imagined that she herself could be a ballerina.

When Richanne’s mother called her downstairs Hannah quickly slipped the jewelbox into her bag. A short while later, Richanne came back and both girls continued to play. When it was time for Hannah to leave she thanked both Hannah and her mother and left.

The next day in school, Hannah noticed that Richanne looked very sad and was just not herself. She asked her what had happened and Richannetold her that she was missing her jewel box which was in her room. She explained that it was given to her by her grandmother who died three years ago. Hannah said that she did not see it and that she did not know where it was. Richannebegan to cry and explained that it was all she had to remember her grandmother .

A week passed and Hannah never returned the jewel box. One evening when her mother was cleaning her room she found the jewel box and after reading the inscription below she knew whose it was. She called Hannah and told her how disappointed she was in her actions. After a long lecture and punishment she took Hannah to return the jewel box and to apologize to Richanneand her parents.

Richanne was happy to get back her jewel box but did not want to be Hannah’s friend anymore. This was understandable because Hannah was a dishonest friend. And because of her dishonesty Hannah lost a good friend.

Done By:Everist BenjaminDannea Sampson

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