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Many years ago, a little girl lived in a small house in the woods with her mother, father and her little brother.
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This little girl loved to play soccer. In fact, she was the best soccer player in her class.
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On her birthday,
her parents gave
her a soccer ball.
"You can play with it outside," they said, "but don't play soccer in the house."
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At first, the little girl played outside with her new soccer ball. But one day, when it started to rain, she took the ball inside the kitchen...and started playing.
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At first, everything went perfectly. She was doing small kicks, and the ball didn't go very far. Then, she decided to show off with a great big kick.
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The little girl kicked her soccer ball so high and so far that it sailed into the next room and broke her mother's favorite glass lamp. The lamp shattered into a thousand pieces!
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When her mother heard the crash, she came running into the living room.
"Who did this?" she asked. "Did your little brother break my lamp?"
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At first, the little girl wanted to say yes. That way, she wouldn't get in trouble. But after a moment she said, "I cannot tell a lie. I broke your beautiful lamp by playing soccer inside the house."
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"Well, you shouldn't have done that," her mother said. "But I am very proud of you for telling the truth."
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From then on, the little girl never kicked a ball inside her house. She grew up to be a great leader- and she never, told a lie.
