A Kind Act

James and Ali like to play football. Football is their favourite game. They play in the field near their school. They can walk there.

They start playing when the sun is not so hot. After a game, they go home to do their homework.

They are nice and helpful boys. They help their friends in trouble.

They are in the same class, Class Year Two. Their teacher likes them very much. The two boys always offer to carry their teacher's exercise books to her car.

They also offer to clean the blackboard. James is in charge of changing the pictures on the notice board. He changes them every week.

James and Ali are kicking the ball in the field. After an hour, they decide to go for a drink at a drink stall.

James tells Ali, “I will take my schoolbag from the locker. I will meet you at Uncle Soon's drink stall.”

The two boys walk to Uncle Soon's stall. Uncle Soon greets them.

“Hi, boys! How are you this afternoon?”

They then order their favourite coffee. To them, Uncle Soon's coffee is the best.

They love to see Uncle Soon pouring the coffee from one glass to the other.

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Uncle Soon pours the coffee in and out many times. He says this will make the coffee taste nice. And the boys agree. His coffee is really special.

After their drink, they decide to go home. They have to cross the busy street.

James is holding his drawing. He has to finish the drawing at home. It is his homework.

The drawing is a tower. He loves to draw buildings.

He is thinking, “I'll finish drawing at home.”

James is standing at the roadside. He is waiting to cross the road. A lady comes running down the road.

She does not see James standing there. She knocks into him. James' drawing drops on the road. James looks at his drawing.

Ali also sees the drawing on the road. He walks to where James is standing.

The lady sees James' drawing all dirty on the ground.

She says, “I'm so sorry. I did not see you.”

James says, “It's all right.”

Ali looks at the lady. She is crying! He wonders why she is crying.

The lady says quickly, “It's my father. He is at home. He has a heart attack!”

And she continues, “I'm looking for a taxi. The taxis will not stop.”

James and Ali know the lady's father must go to hospital. The lady looks worried.

Ali quickly says, “I am waiting for my father. I will phone him to come now.”

The lady replies, “Oh, thank you so much.”

Ali quickly phones his father with the lady's handphone. He asks his father to come now. He tells his father about the man's heart attack.

James then runs to the lady's house. The old man is lying on the floor.

The lady runs to her father. She says,“He's still alive. I must get him to the gate. Can you help me?”

James helps her to get the old man up to his feet.

Ali's father is at the gate. He comes into the house to help the lady and James. They manage to carry the old man to the car. Then, Ali's father drives quickly to the hospital.

The car reaches the hospital in ten minutes. The hospital attendants are waiting with a stretcher. They carry the old man into the hospital.

Ali's father, Ali and James wait downstairs. A while later, the lady comes downstairs. She thanks them for helping her.

Ali's father replies, “We are happy to help. I am Azman. This is my son, Ali, and his friend, James.”

The lady says, “And I am Doris Tan.”She shakes their hands.

She then adds, “I really must thank you all for your kind act. You help me and my father a lot.”

Ali's father asks Doris, “Do you need me to send you back to your house.”

The lady says, “Thank you so much.”

When the car reaches her gate, she gets down from the car.

She says, “I will phone you to tell you about my father.”

Ali and James can see she is feeling better now. They are happy to help her.

Their parents teach them to help people.

They always say, “We will try to help people.” This time, they help the lady and her father.

That night, Ali's father tells Ali's mother about the old man. Ali's mother is happy Ali is quick in asking his father to help the lady. She always teaches her children to help others.

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She says, “It's good you help the old man. That's the right thing to do.”

In James' house, he looks at his dirty drawing that night. He cannot hand in his homework tomorrow.

He also tells his parents about Doris and her father.

James' father says, “Good, James. We are happy you help an old man in pain.”

The next morning, James tells his art teacher he cannot hand in his drawing homework.

His teacher asks, “Why can't you?”

So, James tells her about the old man.

His teacher says, “It's right to help other people, especially sick people.”

She says he can do the drawing in class that day.

A week later, Ali's father gets a phone call from Doris. Her father is getting better.

She says, “I want to thank you all. Can I meet you all for dinner tonight? We will meet at Jake's Seafood Café.”

They are happy to hear the old man is recovering. An hour later, they are enjoying their dinner at the café.