Unit 02  A Girl and the Cookies

Hello, my name is Sarah. I am a 9th grade student. I get good grades and do well in sports. I have lots of friends. I even play with children at a community home as a volunteer. However, a small incident recently made me think about what kind of person I am.

One day, I arrived at the train station a little early. So, I

bought a box of cookies and a bottle of water for the trip to the community home. I visit there every other month. Finally, the train came, and I sat on a seat. A boy was sitting next to the window.

Later, I left my seat to go to the restroom. When I returned, I saw my box of cookies on the armrest between our seats. What just happened? Did the boy eat some of my cookies? I was very angry. Anyway, I took a cookie from the box and ate one. After I had eaten a cookie, the boy took one and ate it, too. I was so mad! I took another cookie and ate it. The boy also took another one. This was just too annoying to ignore. Then, I took two cookies out of the box and ate them. The boy did the same thing! At last, there was only one cookie left in the box.

The boy then carefully took the last cookie and, to my surprise, he broke it in half and shared it with me. “Thanks,” I said. Why was I thanking him for my own cookie? He’s the one who should thank me! This boy upset me, and I wanted to get off the rain.

However, the boy got off the train at the next station. I reached for my bottled water and saw something. It was a box of chocolate cookies. I must have eaten the boy’s cookies! I was so embarrassed and ashamed. How could he have been so patient and peaceful? That boy deserves 100 boxes of cookies!