A Story: Friends! (The Three Jolly Friends)
Written By
ADEOYE TOBI
AKA Olu DSS
Once upon a time, there were three good friends namely Thank You, Sorry and Please. They always argued among themselves who was popular and better than the others.
They decided to do something to prove whose name should be mentioned the most. They went to an unknown city, far away from home, willing to help people.
In the city, a lady approached them, "Sorry, to bother you. Please, may I know the direction to the nearest school?", she asked.
"Oh! That way", Sorry answered, pointing. He was very happy.
"Thank you", the lady replied and walked on.
They went ahead and approached a guy. "Please, help me open this project box", he pleaded. Please took it and opened it. The paper popped out quickly, hitting Please in his eyes.
"Oh! I'm very sorry. Are you hurt?", the guy asked.
"No", Please answered.
"Okay. Thank you", the guy said and left.
They came across an old man. "What are you doing?", Thank You asked.
"Oh! I'm trying to draw out this development plan, but it seems too difficult", the old man replied with a sigh.
"Just do it like this and like this", Thank You said, demonstrating.
The old man smiled broadly. "Oh my God! Please, how did you do it?"
"Well, it takes determination and good plan to do it", Thank You replied, feeling proud of himself.
"Thank You. You are good", the old man said in appreciation.
"It's no problem at all", Thank You replied.
They were on their way when the old man called out to them, "Excuse me, I'm sorry. I forgot my manners. You can have this. It's my way of showing appreciation", he said, handing a wrapped present to Thank You.
The three friends discussed and agreed that probably people in this city knew them so well. They decided to go to another city far away and this time, they would be unwilling to help anyone.
Sorry met a guy at the airport and gave him a punch. The guy turned to look at him. "Sorry, was I obstructing your view?", he asked.
"Mtcheeew", Please hissed.
"Please, what says the time?", the guy asked.
"Are you asking us? Don't you have a wristwatch?", Thank You replied angrily.
"Oh! I do have a phone. Thank You" the guy said and left them.
They came across an old woman who was trying to get her cat off the roof. "Hello!" she called out for them "I need your help", she beckoned. They laughed and walked towards her. "Can you get the cat off the roof?"
"Do we look like slaves?", Please asked.
"No! I just need your help. Please", she begged. While at it, the cat jumped and she caught it. "Oh! Sorry to bother you. Thank You for your time", she said, entering her house.
A lady came running after them. "Yes, what do you want?", Thank You asked.
"I just want to say thank you for that day", she replied with a grin.
"Do we know you?", Sorry asked, irritated.
"I'm the lady you helped get to school, remember? You all have changed completely. Please, go back you your being nice, it's much better", she said sadly and left them.
The three friends looked at each other and concluded that they were equals and no one was greater than the other.
*Moral*
Those three friends are strangers who man sometimes be willing or unwilling to help, but you must never fail to use those important words, 'Thank You', 'Please' and 'Sorry'.
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