| In my town there is a paperboy who just got an award for his actions. |
| This boy delivered the local newspaper every morning. |
| One of the people to whom he delivered the paper was an elderly man. |
| This man lived alone. |
| The paperboy had often spoken to the man, so he knew that the man lived alone. |
| The paperboy always left the newspaper in the man's mailbox. |
| One morning the boy noticed that the man had not picked up his newspaper or his mail from the day before. |
| The boy felt that something was not right. |
| All day at school the boy had a feeling that something might be wrong with the man. |
| After school, the boy went back to the man's house to see if he had taken his mail and newspapers. |
| The newspapers and mail were still in the mailbox. |
| The boy knocked on the man's door. |
| He could hear a faint voice, but could not hear what the person was saying. |
| He tried to open the door, but it was locked. |
| The boy knew that something wasn't right, so he went home and called the police station. |
| He explained to the police that the man lived alone. |
| He gave the address of the man's house to the police. |
| The police knocked on the door, and they also heard the faint voice. |
| The police got into the house and found the man lying at the bottom of the stairs. |
| The man had fallen and broken his hip. |
| The man had not been able to get up. |
| He had been afraid that nobody would find him. |
| He was very grateful to the paperboy for caring enough to get the police. |
| The boy got an award. |
| The man said that the boy was a hero. |
| The police said that the boy was an example of a very good citizen. |
| The paperboy and the man are very good friends. |
| The man will never forget what the paperboy did for him. |
