Good Deeds, Good Heart

Good Deeds, Good Heart

Molly and her mother were shopping for clothes on a Saturday afternoon, but every time Molly found something she liked, her mother said, “ That’s too expensive, Molly. ” In the end, Molly’s mother chose an ugly pair of pants. “ I’m never going to wear them! ” Molly complained. Molly’s mother was very careful about spending money. “ Money doesn’t grow on trees, ” she always said.

“ Oh, hi, Molly! ” It was Molly’s friend Erica, who was shopping with her mother in the same store. “ Hi, Erica! ” Molly said. “ Things are so expensive these days, aren’t they?” said Erica’s mom. “ Yes, I can’t believe the prices! ” agreed Molly’s mother. “ Mom, I want that! ” said Erica, pointing to an expensive face cleanser.

“ Of course, honey. One? Two? No, let’s take three. ” Erica’s mother put some bottles into her shopping cart. “ Well, we should get going. Good-bye! ” “ Mom? Can I have some too?” asked Molly. “ Honey, this is really overpriced, ” Molly’s mother answered, “ but if you want, we can get one. ” “ No, I want more, ” Molly said.

“ One is more than enough, ” her mother said firmly. Molly’s family wasn’t poor, but her parents didn’t buy Molly whatever she wanted. “ Money isn’t everything, ” her father would say. “ The really valuable things in life cannot be bought with money. ” “ And money doesn’t grow on trees, ” her mother would add. The next day, Molly and her friends were looking at magazines at Jenny’s house.

“ Wow! I’m going to ask my mom to buy me this! ” Esther exclaimed, pointing to the dress in a fashion ad. “ Oh, this is so nice! I’ll tell my dad I want this for my birthday! ” Sharon said. “ See what I got?” Jenny held up a pretty blue shirt. “ It’s so cute! How much was it?” asked Sharon. “ I don’t know, but it has a matching hat. See?”