This story is about the adventuring kid. There was a boy called Larry who loved going on adventures. Larry never liked to help around the house. He would spend his days out and about. Exploring the city, looking for new things to do and learn. One day, he went to the beach for his usual adventures.
He was so caught up with digging through the sandy beach and collecting his treasures that he lost track of time. By the time he realized it, it was way past his home time. Darkness had already set in. So he quickly ran home only to find his mother so worried that she was about to call the police.
As soon as he got home, he started looking through the collection of treasures that he had found on his adventure. One by one, he removed the items and started cleaning them. He wanted to add them to his treasure collection. He could not believe it, one of the rusty old items that he had collected turned out to be a real diamond. Excited, he showed it to his mother who was just as amazed, and they knew that they would be rich from that day. Not to mention, all Larry had to do was keep it safe and hidden.
The next day, the diamond was missing from Larry’s secret hiding spot, instead, what he found in its place was a treasure map. The treasure map led him to the market. Where with every stop he would get some fruits and vegetables from the shop owners. Every day, he found a new treasure map that led him to do various chores. This included collecting laundry, going to the farm to feed and milk the animals, and even yard activities.
This went on for a while until Larry became suspicious. He knew he had to investigate the source of the treasure maps. He decided to stay up in the hope of hunting down the diamond thief. Along with his phony treasure maps. He stayed up all night, just before he fell asleep. He saw his mum placing a new treasure map.
Flabbergasted by his findings, he had to confront the mum. Only to find out that she had already sold the diamond and had been using the money to buy things that would make their lives better. The mum explained the adventuring kid is cool. However, she only wanted to get Larry to start assisting her around the house instead of only focusing on his adventures.
From then on, they lived rich and happy for the rest of their lives.
Moral: It is important to balance your time well.
