One day a big boy came and offered twenty-five cents for my...

One day a big boy came and offered twenty-five cents for my friend to help fly his kite. My friend didn't want it, so I took it. I helped the boy, and the next day he said he wanted his twenty-five cents back. I couldn't find it, so he said he would beat me up if I didn't give him back the money.

A week went by, and I was afraid of him. I heard he had beaten and hurt another boy. I didn't know what to do.

I talked to my mom, and she told me that love that is the reflection of God, who is Love, will get rid of fear. I was happy. So the next day I found the twenty-five cents, and I gave it back to him, and he was grateful. I really wanted to give it back to him. It wasn't because I was afraid.

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