Michael’s birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he might not need to walk to school any more. Michael got a book instead but he did not complain. One day, Michael saw a big boy named William on a bike. As the boy was turning around a corner, the bike skidded on a puddle of water and crashed into a lamp-post. The boy was a prefect in Michael’s school. William seemed to have broken his leg. Michael picked William’s bike up. It was not damaged; he took him to the nearby hospital.
After school, Michael quickly rode the bicycle to William’s house with a book and a jigsaw puzzle for William. William was not too seriously hurt. He was discharged after his leg was put in a cast. To Michael’s surprise, William was getting a new bike on his birthday in two months’ time and Michael could have William’s old bike. Michael was overjoyed. From then on, Michael and William became good friends. Michael visited William every day till William’s leg was healed.
