01 I want to be someone who can support you.
/01 I want to be someone who can support you.
*Keita loved playing with his friends at school every day.
/*Keita loved playing with his friends at school every day.
But one day, he saw a new transfer student named *Leo sitting quietly in the corner of the classroom.
/But one day, he saw a new transfer student named *Leo sitting quietly in the corner of the classroom.
*Leo had no one to talk to and looked lonely.
/*Leo had no one to talk to and looked lonely.
*Keita was curious, wondering, “Why doesn’t *Leo play with everyone?” but he couldn’t bring himself to speak to him.
/*Keita was curious, wondering, “Why doesn’t *Leo play with everyone?” but he couldn’t bring himself to speak to him.
That night, *Keita talked to his mother.
/That night, *Keita talked to his mother.
“Mom, the new kid *Leo looks lonely. How can I become friends with him?”
/“Mom, the new kid *Leo looks lonely. How can I become friends with him?”
His mother gently replied, “*Keita, the first step is to try to understand how *Leo feels. You could ask, ‘Why are you feeling down?’ or try doing something he likes together.”
/His mother gently replied, “*Keita, the first step is to try to understand how *Leo feels. You could ask, ‘Why are you feeling down?’ or try doing something he likes together.”
The next day, *Keita bravely spoke to Leo.
/The next day, *Keita bravely spoke to Leo.
“Leo, do you want to play with us?”
/“Leo, do you want to play with us?”
*Leo looked a little surprised and quietly replied, “I like soccer, but I’m a bit scared to play with everyone.”
/*Leo looked a little surprised and quietly replied, “I like soccer, but I’m a bit scared to play with everyone.”
*Keita smiled and said, “You like soccer? I like soccer too! Let’s practice together!”
/*Keita smiled and said, “You like soccer? I like soccer too! Let’s practice together!”
After that, *Keita played soccer with *Leo after school.
/After that, *Keita played soccer with *Leo after school.
Little by little, *Leo began to smile, and thanks to *Keita, he was able to play with other classmates too.
/Little by little, *Leo began to smile, and thanks to *Keita, he was able to play with other classmates too.
That night, *Keita wrote in his diary, “Today was so fun playing with Leo. I’m happy he smiled. I hope I can help him again tomorrow.”
/That night, *Keita wrote in his diary, “Today was so fun playing with Leo. I’m happy he smiled. I hope I can help him again tomorrow.”
*Keita closed his diary, looking forward to school the next day.
/*Keita closed his diary, looking forward to school the next day.
Review Multiple Choice Questions
/Review Multiple Choice Questions
What did *Leo say he liked when *Keita spoke to him?
/What did *Leo say he liked when *Keita spoke to him?
a. Soccer
/a. Soccer
b. Drawing
/b. Drawing
c. Listening to music
/c. Listening to music
What did *Keita do to understand Leo’s feelings?
/What did *Keita do to understand Leo’s feelings?
a. He talked to *Leo and asked what he liked
/a. He talked to *Leo and asked what he liked
b. He asked other friends about Leo
/b. He asked other friends about Leo
c. He gave *Leo a present
/c. He gave *Leo a present
Let’s Think!
/Let’s Think!
How do you think Leo’s feelings changed when *Keita said, “Let’s play together”? And how do you think *Keita felt?
/How do you think Leo’s feelings changed when *Keita said, “Let’s play together”? And how do you think *Keita felt?
If you see someone around you who looks lonely or is having a hard time, how do you think you could speak to them? Let’s think together.
/If you see someone around you who looks lonely or is having a hard time, how do you think you could speak to them? Let’s think together.
