The sun was shining brightly on a glorious morning in ancient Rome. Two boys were standing in
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The sun was shining brightly on a glorious morning in ancient Rome. Two boys were standing in a beautiful garden. They were looking at their mother and her friend, who were walking among the flowers and trees.
“Have you ever seen a more attractive lady than our mother’s friend?” asked the younger boy, holding his tall brother’s hand. “She looks like a queen.”
“She’s pretty, but she’s not as elegant as our mother,” answered the older boy. “She has rich clothing and shiny hair, but her face is not honest and kind. It’s our mother who looks like a queen.”
“You’re right,” said the younger boy. “No woman in Rome can match our dear mother for her beauty and queenliness.”
Soon, Cornelia, their mother, came down the path to speak with them. She was simply dressed in a plain white robe. Her arms and feet were bare, as was the custom in those days. And she wore no rings on her fingers or sparkling necklaces around her neck. The only crown she wore consisted of her beautiful soft brown hair. A sweet smile lit up her noble face as she looked into her sons’ proud eyes.
“My sons,” she said, “I have something to tell you.”
They bowed politely to her and they said, “What is it, mother?”
“I’d like you to have dinner with us in the garden. And afterwards, my friend is going to show us her wonderful chest of precious jewels.”
The brothers looked at their mother’s friend. How could she have more jewels than the ones she already wore? On her hands she had six rings with huge jewels, and around her neck she wore five chains of gold!
When the simple meal was over, a servant brought the chest out from the house. The lady opened it. It was filled with chains of shining gold; strings of pearls, as white as milk and as smooth as satin; bright red rubies; sapphires, as blue as the summer sky; emeralds, as green as new summer grass; and diamonds that sparkled in the sun.
The brothers looked at the jewels for a long time.
“Oh,” whispered the younger boy. “If only our lovely mother could have such beautiful things!” His older brother said nothing.
Finally, the lady closed the chest, and the servant took it away.
“Is it true, Cornelia, that you don’t have any jewels?” asked the mother’s friend. “No gold, no rubies, no pearls, no sapphires, no emeralds, no diamonds? Is it true, as I have heard people whisper, that you are poor?”
“No, I am not poor,” answered Cornelia. As she spoke she gently pulled her sons to her side. “Here are my treasures. They are worth much more than all your gold and jewels.”
Through this story, give a related example from your life then give your conclusion
