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Stories for Kids: Billy's Boys First Kid's Story by Harry Mack, Campbellsville, KY writer, on ColumbiaMagazine.com The next previous column by Harry Mack: The phone is ringing again. And again. And again By Harry Mack,(c), 2015 Posted with permission on CM Timmy was watching as a group of his classmates gathered around Billy Bonner in the school yard. Billy was new to Timmy's school. He moved to the small Central Kentucky town where Timmy and his family lived from the big city of Louisville. There was something about Billy that the other kids liked. Timmy thought that it was because Billy was the newest boy in the school. Billy was good at telling jokes and stories to make the other kids laugh. He also dressed differently than the other kids. To a grownup, Billy looked sloppy in the way he dressed, but the rest of the kids thought it was cool. Billy liked to wear a different shoe on each foot and pulled one of his pants pockets inside out so it stuck out at his side. He also wore his belt backwards so the buckle was in the middle of his back. Soon, some of the other boys started dressing like Billy. They could be seen in the school hallways walking kind of slow with their pocket sticking out at their side and a different shoe on each foot. The girls in the school thought these boys looked funny and began to call them "Billy's Boys" because of how they followed and imitated Billy Bonner. Soon, everyone knew about "Billy's Boys" and began to use the name all over the school. Timmy wasn't quite sure about what to think of Billy and the boys that followed him. He remembered his dad telling him to be careful about people that liked to have other people follow them. Timmy knew from what he was taught at home that some people might look cool and popular but would get you into trouble. He knew that he should follow the example of his parents. Billy's popularity grew and the number of backwards belts and pockets sticking out were increasing in the hallways of the school. All of Billy's Boys seemed to have a good time hanging around with Billy. Timmy felt left out. Some of his friends didn't talk to him anymore since they became one of Billy's Boys. This made Timmy feel lonely and not part of the school like he used to be. Timmy thought about becoming one of Billy's Boys when he went to bed one evening. He wanted so badly to be one of the group and be cool. The next morning Timmy dressed just like one of Billy's Boys, different shoes and all. When he looked at himself in the mirror, he thought he looked really cool. "Just what is going on here, young man?" asked Timmy's mom when he came downstairs for breakfast. "I just wanted to try something different in the way I dressed," said Timmy. "No he's not! He wants to be one of Billy's Boys," said Timmy's sister, Nancy. "And just what is "Billy's Boys" all about," asked Timmy's mom. Timmy sat down at the table and said: "Oh mom, they're just a bunch of the boys at school that like to dress a little different than everyone else." "No they're not. They are a bunch of boys that follow that new boy, Billy Bonner around all the time," said Nancy as she smiled at Timmy. Timmy gave a mean look at his sister. He was mad at her. After breakfast, Timmy's mom made him change his clothes back to normal before he went to school. Timmy didn't sit with his sister like he usually did on the bus ride to school. He was still mad at her for telling his mom the truth. When he got to school, Timmy could see Billy Bonner and his followers standing around outside the school. Timmy just looked the other way and went into the building as usual. Billy and his followers went to a corner of the school building and piled up all the empty bags and wrappers. Billy gave some of the boys in his group a match to help him light the fire at different places. Soon, every bag and wrapper was burning. Fire trucks came quickly with sirens screaming and lights flashing. The firemen put out the fire right away. Billy Bonner got in a lot of trouble because of the fire. Billy's Boys got in trouble too. It was easy for the principal to find them because they dressed just like Billy. That evening, Timmy told his mom and dad what happened at school that day. He apologized to his sister for being mad at her. He confessed that he wanted to be one of Billy's Boys, but was glad he wasn't allowed to dress like one. He looked up at his dad and said: "Now I know what you meant when you told me not to imitate someone just to be cool. You are the one to follow, not Billy Bonner. Just think, if Nancy wouldn't have told the truth this morning and if mom didn't make me change clothes, I might be in trouble like all of Billy's Boys are right now. Yes, that's one lesson I learned and didn't have to read it out of a book." - The End - This story was posted on 2015-10-14 10:03:42
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