Riddle: While walking in the park, Zoe notices something shiny in the grass. It’s a lost wallet filled with money and cards. There’s no one else around. Zoe picks up the wallet and looks at it for a moment. After some thought, she heads toward a nearby café, but she doesn’t keep the wallet or the money.
Why didn’t Zoe keep the wallet?
Answer
Zoe remembered seeing a flyer on the café’s bulletin board earlier that morning. The flyer said someone had lost a wallet in the park. Zoe understood that keeping something that didn’t belong to her would be wrong, so she took the wallet to the café, knowing it would likely be reunited with its owner.
Lesson
Honesty – Zoe chose honesty over temptation, demonstrating that doing the right thing is more important than personal gain. Keeping something that doesn’t belong to us can seem like a small thing, especially when no one’s watching. However, true character is about making the right choices when no one else is around. Zoe realized that she would feel better knowing she helped someone rather than taking something that wasn’t hers.
Discussion Points
What would have happened if Zoe had kept the wallet? How might she have felt later?
Have you ever found something valuable? What did you do with it?
Why is it important to think about how others feel when we make decisions?
