The Reward is Gold.

Once upon a time there were three brothers.Two were tall and proud; one was small and nice to know.

The tall brothers always teased the small one, “You know nothing at all,” they said. "We'll be rich and you'll always be poor."

Their Grandma and Grandpa were upset when they heard these words. They said to each other, “We must do something about this.”

So they called the three brothers into their home and they all sat down in the living room.Grandma put a large bag of golden coins on the table and said, “We want to give this bag of gold to the cleverest of you three brothers! We’ve set you a problem and the one who solves it is the winner of this bag of gold coins!”

“What’s the problem we’ve got to answer?” they asked.

“Tell us how you would fill up our living room to the ceiling in 2 seconds!”

The brothers all went away and thought and thought and thought. The two tallest brothers said to each other, “It’s impossible! It’s impossible to fill up the whole room in 2 seconds.”

In the evening, when it was dark, they came to Grandma and Grandpa’s house with their answers. They all sat down in the dark living room.

One of the tall brothers said, “I’d hire 10 workers; buy a load of bricks; and we’d fill this room to the ceiling. But I’d need more time than 2 seconds to do that.”

The other tall brother said, “I’d hire 10 workers; buy a load of hay; and we’d fill this room to the ceiling. But I’d need more time than 2 seconds to do that.

"The small, nice brother pulled out a small paper bag from his pocket, saying. “Here’s my answer, Grandma and Grandpa."

The two tall brothers laughed and laughed until tears flowed down their faces. But Grandma and Grandpa didn’t laugh.They said, “Tell us what you’d do,”

The small, nice brother said, “I’ll do it right now, Grandma and Grandpa, and in one second.”

The tall brothers looked at him and laughed and laughed again.

The small, nice brother opened the paper bag; took out a candle and a box of matches. He placed the candle in the middle of the room and lit it. The dark room was suddenly filled with light! Every dark corner was filled with light. The whole room was light, bright and cheery!

Grandma and Grandpa clapped their hands, “Well done. Well done. The whole room is filled up to the ceiling with lovely bright light. Here’s your reward.”They gave him the bag of gold coins and smiled at him.

But the small, nice brother said, “Thank you Grandma and Grandpa. My reward is gold, yes, but the real gold is the gold of your smiles. I’ll carry your smiles with me the rest of my life. Please keep your gold coins.”

Grandma and Grandpa were so happy. They knew that he had made the wisest decision.

He walked home whistling a happy song remembering Grandma and Grandpa’s happy smiles. He’d never forget them.What a lesson the two tall brothers had learned that day.What do you think the lesson was?
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This Little Light of Mine

This little light of mine,
I'm going to let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Hide it under a bush,OH NO.
I'm going to let it shine.
Hide it under a bush, OH NO.
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

I won’t let anyone blow it out.
I'm going to let it shine.
I won’t let anyone blow it out.
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Take my happy light everywhere.I
'm going to let it shine.
Take my happy light everywhere.
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

I’ll take my light and be your friend.
I’m going to let it shine
I’ll take my light and be your friend.
I’m going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

I’ll be a light and show I care for you.
I’m going to let it shine.
I’ll be a light and show I care for you.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Shine my light in the saddest place.
I’m going to let it shine.
Shine my light in the saddest place.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

This little light of mine,
I'm going to let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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A happy Smile is like Gold

This happy smile of mine,
I’m going to let it shine.
This little smile of mine,
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

I’ll be your friend when you are sad.
I’m going to let it shine.
I’ll be your friend when you are sad.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

I’ll help you when you need a hand.
I’m going to let it shine.
I’ll help you when you need a hand.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Let it smile and sing a song.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it smile and sing a song.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

I’ll always smile and say “thank you”.
I’m going to let it shine.
I’ll always smile and say “thank you”.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

This happy smile of mine.
I’m going to let it shine.
This little smile of mine.
I’m going to let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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We wrote “A Happy Smile is like Gold,” the second song.We also added verses to the first song.

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