Es Jimmy and Eric were huddled by the tire swing. "Why did Scott have to take the kickball? He knows we play kickball at recess."
Jimmy whined. "Maybe we could just do something else." Eric suggested. "No, I'm going to get back our kickball," countered
Jimmy. Scott was bouncing the kickball against the wall by himself when Jimmy approached him. "Give us back our kickball,
Scott!" Jimmy shouted. Scott looked up and down at Jimmy and then continued bouncing the ball against the wall. Jimmy ran
up to Scott and tried to snatch the ball as it passed from the wall back to Scott, but he was too slow. He missed and fell onto
the gravel and cried out, "Ow! See what you did, Scott!" By now Eric had joined the other two boys and he made a suggestion:
"Hey, Scott, maybe we could all play together." Scott looked at him skeptically, but Eric's warm expression convinced him of
his sincerity. "Ok," Scott muttered as he helped Jimmy back to his feet and asked, "What do you want to play?" The boys
agreed on kickball and used the remaining recess time to play. Jimmy and Eric agreed that it was a lot more fun to play with
three people and Scott became a regular addition to their recess activities.
There are two questions that must be answered to earn 100 pts. Also, you must write in complete sentences or point
will be deducted ***
What is the theme of the story? What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?