(Written by a Chinese girl in grade school)
You love to have friends, don’t you? This paper is all about the kind of love that you feel for friends. It’s very special. You may not have thought about it very much, but it’s unique.
My friends and I help each other at my school. Whenever I have a problem, my friends are right there for me. I usually have fun at recess, but when I start to get bored, I look for my friends and my mood changes right away. We teach each other new things. When I was in second grade, a friend taught me how to swing on the monkey bars.
You can learn together, and that helps you make fewer mistakes. If you work alone, you may not be aware that you’re not doing something right, but a friend can catch mistakes right away. They can give you advice and strategies. They give you help right when you need it. The two of you become smarter because you’re using two brains to solve problems.
Last year, Kandice and I were both in Mrs. Brown’s class. We’d get homework with directions of how to do it, but after we got home, we’d find that we really didn’t understand. So we’d call each other and talk about what we were supposed to do. We’d share ideas.
Throughout the school year, we became “homework buddies”, and we still call each other sometimes – mostly about math.
Friends make your life so much better. They can help in so many ways. Having friends is one of the most important things in my life.
Imagine what it would be like if you had no one with whom you could share secrets - no one to play with or to call when you felt like talking. Your life would really be empty. Having friends is very important.
Think about it!