Atlunchtime,BonnieandRuthsattogetherliketheyalwaysdidatschool.RuthandBonniewerebestfriendsandbestfriendsalwayssattogetherforlunch.They 1 sandwiches,cupcakesandalmosteverything.

Buttodaythingswere 2 .Bonnielookedupset,andRuthdidnotknowwhy.“Whyareyousadtoday,Bonnie?”Ruthasked.“Becausemydaddy 3 hisjobyesterday,”shesaid.“Andwemayhavetomove.Mymomanddadareveryunhappyandtheyalwaysargue.Iam 4 .Whatisgoingtohappentous?”

Bonnie’snewsmadeRuthverysad,too.Whatwouldschoolbelike 5 Bonnie?Whatcouldshedotohelpherfriend?WhenRuthwenthomeshetoldhermomthebad 6.

“WhatcanIdotohelp?”sheasked.

“I’mnotsure,Ruth,”saidhermothersadly.

Ruththoughtandthought.Shethoughtwhilesheatesupperandshethoughtwhileshedidhomework.Sheeventhoughtwhenshebrushedherteethbeforegoingtobed.

“WhatcanIdo?”she 7 .

ThenextdaywasSaturdayandRuthwokeupveryearly.Shedressedandateaquickbreakfast, 8 wenttofindherfriends.Theyalldecidedto 9 togethertohelpBonnie.Theypulledweeds,playedwithbabiesandwalkeddogs.TheyevenputonaTalentshowinRuth’sbackyard.Alltheadultspaidonedollartowatchthe 10 singanddanceanddomagictricks.Aftertheperformance,thechildren 11 theirmoney.Theyhadmadethreehundreddollars!Ruth’smomtookthemtothegrocerystoreandtheyboughtfood,soap,papertowels,andallkindsofthingsthatapersonmightneed.

WhentheyleftthestoretheywenttoBonnie’shouseandeachofthechildren 12 carriedabagtothedoor,rangthedoorbellandranawayquickly.Theyhadsomuchfunwith 13 secretsurprise!TheyknewitwouldmakeBonnieveryhappy.

Ruthfelthappytoo, 14 shehadhelpedherfriend.Sheknewitwasn’tmuch,butallsheneededtodowastoshowherfriendthatshecared 15 .IthinkBonniegotthemessage,don’tyou?