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LIAR, LIAR
Shikha:
Yeah, just like the doll at Toys 'R'Us.
Ria:
I don't care what you say, my doll did not come from Toys 'R' Us. This doll is very, very expensive. Um, it can walk and cry too.....umm, and it can fly.
Shikha:
(Surprised and skeptical at the same time) Wow, the doll from Toys 'R'Us definitely doesn't do that.
(Their friend Nikita walks up to them)
Nikita:
Hi guys! Hey Ria, is that the doll you bought this weekend at Toys 'R'Us?
Ria:
(Looking guilty and momentarily at a loss for words) I don't know what you are talking about. I got this doll from New York.
Nikita:
No! I saw you with your Mom at Toys 'R' Us on Saturday! My Mom wouldn't buy that doll for me. She said she'd have to talk to my Dad about it.
Shikha:
So you did buy it at Toys 'R'Us.
Ria:
Well, so what if I did? You almost believed me when I told you bought it in New York.
Shikha:
I don't care where you bought it. But why did you have to lie about it?
Ria:
Well, I didn't think that you would like me if I had ordinary toys. So I made up stuff about my toys so you would think that I had special ones.
Nikita:
Ria, don't you remember what we learned? Lying is bad and you are committing a sin. We should always tell the truth. Even when lying doesn't hurt anyone.
Shikha:
And we'll like you more if you don't lie. Then, we can trust you. You are fun to be around, but not when you are lying.
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