oh no!!!! not rain again!! billy grumbled. i want the rain to stop now!! billy was in a not so very good mood this morning. his mom called it billys bad moon. it was almost billys very bad mood. well why dont you do something fun? dont want to do anything fun. i want to go outside and swing and run and play ball. read a book said mom. dont want to read a book said billy. watch tv said mom. dont want to watch tv said billy. billys bad mood was getting worse. the corners of his mouth were urning down and down and down. mom put her arm around billy and used er its time to behave voice. so now you get to help me. go upstairs now!! billy stomed up the steps. he didnt like rainy days at all. he liked cleaning out his closet even less. he opened the door. his closet was a mess a messy, messy mess. bang!! he picked up a shoe and threw it out. bang!! the nxt shoe just missed his dog. phew these socks smell so bad. so do these old tennis shoes. out they went with two softer bangs. in the corner was a dusty old book. whats this book all about? i dont remember seeing it. it even smells dusty. billy opened the book to the first page. there was some writing on the inside cover. to our precious son billy from mom and dad 1908 1908? i wasnt even bron until a few years ago mumbled billy. oh now i get it. this book was given to my great grandpa bill when he was just a little boy. billy carefully turned to another page. it said a bible story book for children. suddenly a wonderful world of adventure opened up for billy stories about kings and a giant and a chariot of fire. then he read about a donkey who talked a man who walked on water and a great big net of fish. billy kept turning page after page. he smiled when he read the story of the good shepherd. billy imagined that he was also hunting for a lost sheep and how happy he was when he finally found that sheep. billy wished he could have been one of the children who climbed on jesus lap. then he imagined he was on a missionary journey with the apostle paul. it felt so good to tell people the good news about jesus. after the two loud bangs and two softer bangs billys mom didnt hear any noises either soft ones or loud ones. mom tiptoed upststairs and peeked into billys room. there he was half in and half out of his closet reading and reading . billy youve been up here almost two hours. look!! the sun is shining. now you can go outside. mom ive found the best book in my closet. its about kings and a giant and it tell about when jesus lived on earth and.... im glad you found something to do billy. and that is a very special book. your great grandfather read that one when he was just a boy. billy was in a good mood now. he was happy. the corners of his mouth curled up in a big smile. the sun was out. he was going to run and swing and play ball in the park. his friends were calling him. and he had found a special treasure while it was raining.
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