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Joe
was driving home on a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and
it was very cold, just like his feelings.
An
old lady with a car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help, but
no one stopped to help her. Joe stopped in front of her and got out of the car.
The old lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the
lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, and
he looked poor and hungry.
Joe
knew how she felt. He said, "I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you
wait in my car? By the way, my name is Joe."
The
lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong
with her car. Joe went under her car to repair it. It took him a long time to
repair the car. He got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him her
name was Mercedes. She asked Joe how much she should pay for his help.
Joe
never thought about getting money. This wasn't a job to him. This was helping
someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the
next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person help.
