THE LOST RING.
MANY BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS LIFE.
EVERY DAY WE READ IN THE NEWSPAPERS.
SOMETIMES THEY HAPPEN TO US .
THEN WE THINK.
THERE ARE SOME BAD PEOPLE.
THEY ARE DOING BAD THINGS.
THEN WE GET VERY ANGRY.
IF WE ARE ANGRY.
WE ARE UNHAPPY.
IF WE ARE UNHAPPY.
WE MAKE OTHER PEOPLE UNHAPPY.
NOW YOU WILL READ A REAL STORY.
IT HAPPENED TO ME.
I WAS GOING TO STAY WITH A FRIEND .
I WENT LIVERPOOL STATION.
I WANTED TO BUY SOMETHING IN A SHOP.
BIG STATIONS HAVE SHOPS.
I WENT INTO ONE OF THE SHOPS.
AND I BOUGHT TWO BOOKS AND A NEWSPAPER.
THEN I WENT BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATION.
I SAT IN THE TRAIN.
I STARTED TO READ THE NEWSPAPER.
JUST THEN, I LOOKED AT MY HAND.
MY GOLD RING WAS NOT THERE.
IT MADE SAD ME VERY MUCH TO LOSE THE RING .
THIS RING WAS GIVEN TO ME BY A DEAR FRIEND.
I LOOKED ON THE FLOOR OF THE TRAIN.
THEN I LOOKED IN MY COAT AND MY HANDBAG.
"WHAT SHALL I DO" I THOUGHT.
DID I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP.
I HAVE LOST IT.
HOW CAN I GET IT.
I CAN'T GO BACK TO THE SHOP.
IF I DO.
THE TRAIN WILL GO WITHOUT ME.
MY FRIEND WILL MEET THE TRAIN.
I WENT TO THE WINDOW OF THE TRAIN.
AND I LOOKED OUT.
A MAN WAS PUTTING SOME BAGS.
I GOT OUT OF THE TRAIN.
AND I LOOKED ON THE GROUND.
BUT THE RING WAS NOT THERE.
THE MAN SAW ME .
AND HE CAME UP TO ME.
"HAVE YOU LOST SOMETHING" HE SAID.
"YES" I SAID.
I'VE LOST MY RING.
IT'S NOT HERE.
I'VE LOOKED AT EVERYWHERE.
I WAS IN THE SHOP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATION.
IT MUST BE THERE.
BUT I CAN'T GO BACK TO LOOK FOR IT.
THE TRAIN WILL GO NOW .
"I'LL GO TO THE SHOP FOR YOU" THE MAN SAID .
IF THE RING IS THERE.
I'LL BRING IT TO YOU.
"IT'S VERY KIND OF YOU" I SAID.
BUT YOU HAVE NOT TIME.
"THE TRAIN GOES VERY SOON NOW".
I THOUGHT QUICKLY.
IF YOU FIND THE RING.
WILL YOU TELEPHONE TO ME.
"YES" HE ANSWERED.
I'LL TELEPHONE YOU.
HE WROTE THE ADDRESS ON A PIECE OF PAPER.
"WHAT IS YOUR NAME" I ASKED.
"MY NAME IS HAWKINS" HE SAID.
CAN I FIND YOU AGAIN ON THIS STATION.
WHEN I COME BACK TO LONDON.
"YES" THE MAN SAID.
"I WORK ON THE TRAINS".
"JUST ASK FOR HAWKINS".
"IF YOU FIND THE RING".
PLEASE TAKE CARE OF IT.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW .
IF YOU FIND IT.
PEOPLE WERE GETTING INTO THE TRAIN QUICKLY.
AND THEY WERE SHUTTING THE DOORS.
I GOT INTO THE TRAIN ,TOO.
THEN I PUT MY HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW.
YOU WILL REMEMBER TO TELEPHONE.
"I'LL REMEMBER " HAWKINS ANSWERED.
THE TRAIN BEGAN TO MOVE.
"THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.HAWKINS".
I CALLED OUT TO HIM.
THE TRAIN WENT OUT OF THE STATION.
AND I SAT DOWN.
AND I THOUGHT ABOUT MY RING.
IT MADE ME VERY SAD .
"I SHALL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN" I THOUGHT.
IF THAT MAN HAWKINS FINDS IT.
HE CAN TAKE IT TO A SHOP.
AND HE SELL IT FOR A LOT OF MONEY.
I SHALL NEVER HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT MY RING.
I WAS VERY SAD.
I DID NOT WANT TO GO AWAY.
I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE STATION.
AND I WANTED TO LOOK FOR MY RING.
BUT THE TRAIN WENT FASTER AND FASTER.
ABOUT AN HOUR LATER.
THE TRAIN STOPPED.
AND I GOT OUT.
MY FRIEND WAS THERE WITH HER CAR.
WE WENT TO HER HOUSE.
I TOLD HER MY SAD STORY.
AND SHE WAS VERY SORRY.
WE GOT TO THE HOUSE.
AND MY FRIEND WENT TO PUT THE CAR .
I TOOK OFF MY COAT.
AND I PUT MY BAG IN MY ROOM.
JUST THEN,I HEARD THE TELEPHONE.
I ANSWERED IT.
AND A MAN SPOKE.
"THIS IS HAWKINS SPEAKING" HE SAID.
"OH! MR. HAWKINS " I SAID.
"HAVE YOU FOUND MY RING".
"YES" HE SAID.
"IT'S ALL RIGHT".
I'VE FOUND IT.
YOU LEFT IT IN THAT SHOP.
SOMEONE FOUND IT .
AND HE GAVE TO THE WOMAN IN THE SHOP.
I ASKED HER ABOUT THE RING.
AND SHE SHOWED TO ME.
IT MUST BE YOUR RING.
"I'M PLEASED" I SAID.
"THANK YOU VERY MUCH".
"I'LL GET IT FROM YOU LATER".
WHY WILL YOU WAIT SO LONG.
I CAN SEND IT TO YOU.
WHERE SHALL I SEND.
BUT THAT'S A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR YOU.
"NO TROUBLE AT ALL" HAWKINS SAID.
I'M PLEASED .
I GAVE HIM MY NAME .
"I'LL SEND IT TOMORROW" HE SAID.
THEN HE WENT AWAY.
TWO DAYS LATER.
A LETTER CAME FOR ME.
MY RING WAS IN THE LETTER.
I SENT HAWKINS SOME MONEY .
AND A LETTER OF THANKS.
BUT I COULD NOT THANK THE PEOPLE .
WHO FOUND THE RING.
I SHALL NEVER KNOW THEIR NAMES.
THEY WERE NOT RICH PEOPLE.
THEY WERE GOOD PEOPLE.
