The Secret GoldFish

... The Secret Gold Fish "Fifty, fifty-five, sixty, sixty-five, seventy..." As Billy counts up his nickels and dimes from his piggy bank, he smiles as he reached five dollars. It was from two years of saving, back when he was six. He puts the counted up coins in a little decorated glass jar that he made in school last year. He leaves the broken glasses of his piggy bank and happily charges to the kitchen where his mother prepares breakfast. The bright sun shinning through the window, hits Billy's shiny brown hair. With his eyes wide with excitement, "Mom, I'm going to buy a gold fish, with my own money! I have five dollars all counted out!" His mom smiles warmly, "Sweetie, five dollars isn't enough. You need the fish bowl, the rocks, the food, and it's a lot of hard work and responsibility." "I am responsible. I'm a grown up

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