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Let’s read a story about maintaining good team spirit.
Let’s read a story about maintaining good team spirit.

Story
Story

The Secret to Good Teamwork
The Secret to Good Teamwork
There was
There was a boy name Howard. He loved playing sports and he did not like a boy name Howard. He loved playing sports and he did not like
to lose. He wanted to be the best in everything. Once he went to a fair and lose. He wanted to be the best in everything. Once he went to a fair and
to
played a game of spilling the seeds of a watermelon. He came first in it. He a game of spilling the seeds of a watermelon. He came first in it. He
played
then tried his hands on the sledgehammer and there also he won. He also tried his hands on the sledgehammer and there also he won. He also
then
won
won the skateboard and dump-the-clown contest. He said to himself, “I am the skateboard and dump-the-clown contest. He said to himself, “I am
the best.”
the best.”

Howard
Howard was happy as long as he came first. But one day he came second. was happy as long as he came first. But one day he came second.
He was
He was so furious he even threw away his trophy. Howard then started to so furious he even threw away his trophy. Howard then started to
cheat on his friends to win.
cheat on his friends to win.
One
One day his team participated in a football match. He wanted to win the day his team participated in a football match. He wanted to win the
match
match by any means. Winning meant everything to him. When the match by any means. Winning meant everything to him. When the match

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