One sunny afternoon in Lahore, Ayaan was playing cricket with his friends when he tripped over something shiny in the grass. It was a brand-new cricket bat with red tape on the handle! For a moment, he thought about keeping it, but then he remembered his teacher’s words: “Honesty is the best policy.” Ayaan looked around, but no one claimed the bat, so he decided to take it to the nearby sports shop.

The shopkeeper was surprised and said a boy had lost the same bat earlier that morning. Soon, the boy came with his parents, smiling with joy as Ayaan returned it. The father thanked Ayaan for his honesty, and the shopkeeper gave him a cricket ball as a small gift. Ayaan felt proud and happy, realizing that being honest is better than having something that isn’t yours.

Moral: Honesty brings happiness and respect.