The Sparrow That Remembered

Taro had a friend named Kaito. They lived in a small village near a forest.

One sunny day, Taro and Kaito went to visit their neighbor, Mrs. Tanaka. She was kind and gave them sweet rice cakes.

Kaito said, "Thank you, Mrs. Tanaka! These are delicious!" But Taro didn't say anything. He just took the rice cake and ran away.

Mrs. Tanaka looked sad. Kaito asked her, "Why are you sad?" She said, "Taro didn't thank me. It made me feel unhappy."

Kaito went to find Taro. When he found him, he said, "Taro, why didn't you say thank you? Mrs. Tanaka looked sad."

Taro thought for a moment and then remembered something. He had helped his friend Sora's family fix their broken fence last week. They were very grateful.

Just then, Mrs. Tanaka came to find them. She said, "I'm not mad at Taro anymore! I remember when he helped my cousin's dog get out of the river last month."

Taro smiled and said, "Thank you for remembering!" He hugged Mrs. Tanaka and she hugged him back. Kaito laughed and hugged them both.

Mrs. Tanaka said, "We should be kind to each other and remember when we help others. It makes everyone happy!"

The three friends walked together to the forest, eating their rice cakes. They played until the sun went down.

The next day, Mrs. Tanaka made more sweet rice cakes for all her neighbors. She said, "I want to thank them for being kind!"