Overcoming Fear
For a long time, young Peter was scared of dogs and he (NOT KNOW)
why. His friends were happy to play with every dog in the neighbourhood, but not Peter.
One day, he was out (WALK) with his mother when they saw a
strange-looking dog. Peter was frightened and he wanted to run away, but his mother said:
“Oh, look! That dog is just like the one that jumped into your cot when you were a baby!”
Peter was silent, but he (THINK) hard. “So that’s why I have this
fear,” he said to himself.
The next day at school, Peter had to read out his homework, a short paragraph he
(WRITE) about himself. “I used to be afraid of dogs,” he read to the
class, “but now that I know the reason why I (BEGIN) to like them.”
Some of the children (LAUGH), but the teacher said he was very
brave to talk about his fear. “Perhaps one day you (HAVE)
a dog of your own, just like all your friends,” she said.
Today, Peter has not one, but three dogs, and he is a happy young man without any fears.