{"id":623,"date":"2021-06-06T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T05:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/?p=623"},"modified":"2021-06-06T11:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T05:31:15","slug":"marias-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetoad.in\/index.php\/2021\/06\/06\/marias-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria\u2019s Candy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maria was a little girl, who lived in Africa. She was cute and chirpy, and her parents loved her very much.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maria\u2019s parents had taught her good manners. She was taught never to lie or cheat. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When the summer came, Maria turned eight.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Illustration by: Neha Kumari<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her parents encouraged her to go out and play with kids from the neighbourhood. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to make some friends now,\u201d said her father. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maria was happy, as she had always wanted to have friends. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On the morning of her birthday, her father gave her a special homemade candy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She nibbled into the candy. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is so delicious,\u201d she told her father. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI will make a fresh one for you every morning,\u201d said her father. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maria hugged her father and rushed out, holding the candy in her right hand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the park outside, children from the neighbourhood were chasing each other and having fun. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As Maria entered the park, a little girl came to greet her. Seeing the candy in Maria\u2019s hand, she asked for a piece of it. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maria gave a portion of the candy to the girl. The girl liked the candy so much that she asked for a little more. Maria was left with only half of the candy. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When they went to play together, Maria was upset that she had to share her special candy with the little girl. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The next morning more kids waited for Maria as they also wanted to taste the candy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This time, only a small piece of candy was left for Maria. Having almost no candy left for herself made her upset. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When her father gave her a fresh candy the next morning, Maria hid it in her room. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

She did not go to the park that day. Not seeing her in the park, the neighbourhood kids came looking for her. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am not well. I cannot come out to play,\u201d Maria lied to them. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBut can we have the candy?\u201d asked one of the kids. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy father didn\u2019t make me any today,\u201d Maria lied again. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When the kids left, she savoured the candy. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After some time, however, she fell sick. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her parents came to check on her, and found her in pain. Her mother immediately called a doctor. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToo much candy has made her sick. You have to stop giving her the candy,\u201d the doctor said. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The thought of not getting the candy to eat every morning made Maria cry. Then, she explained the whole thing to her parents. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her father was upset that his daughter had lied. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI had taught you to never lie. Had you not lied, you would not have fallen sick.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have learned my lesson,\u201d said Maria, and promised her father that she would never lie again. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her father forgave her. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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