This is a story about my little sister and me.

Usually we got along well together.

But...sometimes my little sister was a real pest.

Particularly when I had to baby-sit.

But she was a good listener when I told bedtime stories.

Sometimes I hated having to share things with her all the time.

But she was a great pirate!

One day my little sister did a terrible thing.

She thought that my pet turtle needed more exercise.

So she decided to set it free in the pond!

When I saw what she had done, I was madder than I'd ever been before.

I could have killed her right there and then.

But my parents didn't like the idea and seperated us quickly.

My sister said that she was sorry.

But I felt that was not enough! I was very angry.

She even offered to buy me a new turtle with her pocket money.

But I didn't want a new one. I wanted MY turtle back!

My parents didn't say much. They seemed to be on her side.

I went to my room and slammed the door as loudly as I could.

I thought of many ways to punish my little sister.

I tried to get some sleep. But it didn't work.

I began to feel sick. I was convinced I even had a temperature!

I was too upset to get out of bed.

Meanwhile, my sister was singing and dancing in the garden.

She seemed to be having the best time of her life.

I was the one who was upset and my little sister didn't seem to care at all.

My turtle was gone! How could she forget all about it so easily.

I was mad, mad, MAD!

I punched my pillows a few times as hard as I could, let go of an awful scream...and felt a lot better.

Finally I knew what to do.

I got up and put on my shoes.

Then I went outside to where my sister was feeding the dog.

I said to her, "I'll help you with that," and she smiled.

"By the way," I said after a little while, "the thing with the turtle is OK. I'm not angry anymore."

"Does that mean we're friends again?" asked my sister.

"Yes, " I said. "We're friends again."

I was surprised how easy it was to say that.

Then I asked her, "Do you want to come to the pet shop with me?"

"To buy a new turtle?"

"No," I said and smiled.

"We are going to buy a couple of hamsters," I said. "One for you and one for me. We can keep them in the old aquarium."

My sister took my hand and off we went.