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Tom was a 13-year-old boy. He came from . One summer, he joined a summer camp. He brought a box of biscuits to the camp and put it on bed. After lunch, he found the biscuits were gone. He told the camp coach about that. The coach remembered seeing a strong boy eating biscuits behind a tree. He said, "I know who took away your biscuits and I have a way to solve the problem. Will you do as I say?" Tom asked, "Are you going to punish him, sir?" "No." The coach explained "I want you to write to your mother and ask for more biscuits."
A few days later, Tom's mother another box of biscuits to him. After Tom received the biscuits, the coach suggested them with the strong boy. Tom didn't understand his intention (意图). but he still did it. After a while, the coach saw the two boys come up, arm in arm. They became friends. The strong boy told Tom he stealing the biscuits. He said sorry to Tom and tried to ask Tom to accept his model plane as a gift. Tom refused because he thought friendship was more than anything else.
In some situations, forgiveness (原谅) is better than punishment.
