Sandy is a nine-year-old boy. He has a big family. He lives with his parents, a brother and a sister. Sandy thinks his family life is not happy. He and his brother and sister often fight with each other for many reasons.
Max is Sandy's classmate and neighbor. He also has a very big family with two brothers and their parents. Sandy noticed that Max never fights with his brothers. They always have big smiles on their faces.
Sandy thought that was strange. One day he asked Max why they got on well with each other. Max smiled and asked Sandy to go home with him.
As they came into the house, Max's elder brother saw them. "Hi, Sandy and Max," he said. "Why not come here and share some ice-cream with me?"
At that time, Max's younger brother came out of his room. He looked very excited and said, "Oh, Max. I have a story to tell you..."
That was when Sandy knew that Max's secret of getting on well with his brothers was to share. Sharing their snacks and stories with each other made their life happier.
Sandy decided to go back home and try this from then on.
