Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Billy who loved to tinker with things in his garage. One day, he decided to bring his trusty bike to the garage to see if he could fix it up.

As he was riding it around, the bike suddenly crashed into a lamp-post! Billy was okay, but the bike was not in the best shape. The front wheel was bent and the handlebars were askew.

Determined to repair his bike, Billy tried everything he could think of, but nothing seemed to work. He tried tightening bolts, straightening the wheel, and even putting it back together upside down. But no matter what he did, the bike just wouldn't ride right.

Feeling defeated, Billy decided to ask for help. He walked out of the garage and saw a man working at a nearby gas station. The man was an attendant and he looked like he knew a lot about fixing things.

Billy approached the man and asked, "Excuse me sir, do you think you could help me fix my bike? It won't ride right after I crashed into a lamp-post."

The attendant took one look at the bike and started to laugh. "Oh my! It looks like you've really tried to repair that bike, but I think it needs a little more than just some tightening bolts. Let me see what I can do."

The attendant got to work and in no time, he had the bike looking and riding like new. Billy was so happy and grateful that he thanked the attendant over and over again.

As he rode his bike away from the gas station, Billy couldn't help but laugh at how silly his bike had looked before the attendant fixed it. He was glad that he had tried to repair it himself, but even more glad that he had asked for help.

And that is the story of how Billy learned that sometimes, it's okay to ask for help and that even the biggest repair job can be made easier with a little bit of laughter and a lot of know-how.

Reflections

1. What was Billy trying to do in the garage?
2. What happened to Billy's bike?
3. Why did Billy go to the gas station to ask for help?
4. What did the attendant do to fix Billy's bike?
5. Why do you think it's okay to ask for help when we need it?
6. How did Billy feel after his bike was fixed?
7. What did Billy learn from this experience?
8. What do you think would have happened if Billy didn't ask for help?
9. Can you think of a time when you had to ask for help with something?
10. What was the most important lesson in the story?