My family went to a restaurant for dinner one night. When we were walking to the restaurant from our car, a girl about my age and her mother c{#blank#}1{#/blank#} towards us. They asked if we had any m{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. My mum asked where they were l{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. The girl said there were six of them staying in an o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} black car.  My mum gave them a few dollars.  Then she sent me inside the restaurant w{#blank#}5{#/blank#} my dad and my three sisters. H{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, my mum didn't come. Later, I found out that she had gone h{#blank#}7{#/blank#} and put all the food in our cupboard into a few bags. Then she brought the food over to the car and gave the bags to the poor f{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. I wasn't there when that part happened, yet I could i{#blank#}9{#/blank#} the joy on their faces. After painting this picture in my mind, I understood w{#blank#}10{#/blank#} my mum had done what she did that night. I will never forget this lesson in kindness from my mum.

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    Piggy banks are used to teach children how to save and s{#blank#}1{#/blank#} their money wisely. They have to have very good reasons before breaking it in to p{#blank#}2{#/blank#} to spend the money. But why are they called "piggy" banks instead of "doggy" banks?

    There are several reasons. First, piggy banks look like pigs. S{#blank#}3{#/blank#}, in the past, a type of clay used for making household objects was called "pygg". People would often save money in pots made of piggy. In the 18th century, people c{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the spelling of "pygg" to "piggy".

    There is a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} reason for the name. For example, a farmer feeds food to his pig. He can't get back the money he spends on his pig until he kills it and sells its meat. A child puts his coins into his piggy bank. He has to break the piggy bank if he wants to get his money out.

    Some piggy banks are small enough to be held in the hand. Others are as t{#blank#}6{#/blank#} as three feet. Today many piggy banks have a cap on the bottom. Children can remove it to take money w{#blank#}7{#/blank#} losing the lovely pig.