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Dave is a young 14 year old kid. He lives at the suburbs with his parents. One day he was sitting after school alone at his friend Alfred. Alfred was an old man who owned a shop of Bicycles. Dave's father couldn’t afford a bicycle for him. Dave was always so sad that everyone else had a bike to ride except for him. On Dave's birthday he would always receive 2 dollars, his birthday was in may, he had so far gathered up 4 dollars when he needs 250 dollars to buy a bicycle. One day Dave became so disappointed and angry that he decides he would do something about it.

That day Dave goes to sleep in determination that the next day he would earn at least 5 dollars. Dave wakes up and goes to school, on his way home he looks at the farmer carrying a dozen boxes of fruits from the garden into the barn. Dave in kindness decides that he would help the farmer, Dave then picks up the boxes and he was so tired stopped and said to the farmer " I'm sorry sir, but I'm too tired " the farmer said back " well, boy can you come back tomorrow, because you seem to be a great help". The farmer takes out his wallet and hands Dave 10 bucks.

The next day, Dave finishes school and speeds up to the farmer's garden again to help him moving the stuff, only this time there is 2 dozen of boxes to move, Dave in happiness starts moving and doesn’t stop until sunset when all the boxes are moved and he earns himself 15 dollars, on his way home through town, he saw Alfred cleaning the dirt off the bicycles, Dave decides that it would be a greater profit if I do 2 job at once. Dave enters Alfred's shop and starts cleaning for 3 dollars each 30 minutes.

Each day he was starting to gain about 20 dollars. 2 weeks later he had gathered 260 dollars more than enough, just when he was going to Alfred with the 250 dollars to buy himself a bicycle. His mother stops him at the door, she said that it is too late to go now you will have to go tomorrow. Dave in...