Making An Unexpected New Friend | Story By Ishani, 11, Kolkata

It was new year’s day of 2019.

I woke up, brushed my teeth and went downstairs for breakfast. My parents then surprised me by telling me that my best friend was coming over to celebrate the New Year’s day with us.

When she came over, we had lunch and then after some time, we went to the park. We went on the swings and then to the sandpit.

My parents then took us for a ride on a beautiful white horse called Milky. I went first and had just got off the horse when I noticed a little girl standing near the horse.

She was wearing ragged, torn clothes and was very skinny. My friend got off too. I showed her the girl. She told me that it looked like the girl wanted to ride the horse too but had no money to do so. We both told my parents about the girl.

We asked the people giving rides on the horse and found out that she was poor, homeless and had no parents. We were terribly sorry for her when I got an idea. I told my friend first and then to my parents.
I suggested that we talk to my aunt Nora and arrange for the girl to move to her house. My aunt was very lonely. She lived all alone in her house and thus came to visit us often.

My parents thought it was a great idea and talked to my aunt about it. She was delighted and so was the little girl when we asked her.

We found out that her name was Judy and she immediately said that she would love to.

Now she is living happily with my aunt and is also one of my close friends.

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