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Paul received a car from his brother as a Christmas present. When Paul came out of his office, a street boy was walking around the shining new car, ________ it. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked. Paul nodded, “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.”

“Your brother gave it to you, and didn’t ________ you anything? I wish...” the boy stopped. Of course Paul knew the boy wished to have a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul. The boy went on, “I wish I could be a ________ like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in ________, then he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Yes, but would you mind driving to my house?”, the boy said excitedly. Paul thought the boy wanted to show his ________ that he had a rich friend. But Paul was ________ again.

When Paul stopped in front of the ________, the boy got off and ran upstairs. After a little while he carried his little disabled brother downstairs and set him ________ on the step and pointed to the ________. “It was given to him by his brother for Christmas. Some day, I will give you one just like it.”

That Christmas Eve, Paul learned it is more encouraged to ________ than to receive.