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through the trees. The dwarf did not notice that a large rock was racing

down the hill towards him. Neha shouted out to him to move out of the
way.The dwarf would have been crushed if it were not for Neha’s quick
actions. The dwarf was so grateful after the incident that he insisted on

showing Neha one of the dwarves’ hidden places.

There appeared to be a well in the middle of a large field.

“This well is magical,” the dwarf explained.

“Every now and then, beautiful gifts come out of it which anyone present
there at the time can use.” When Neha started to think if she should trust

this little dwarf, an amazing bicycle suddenly came out from the well.

Then, the magical well spoke, “If you use this gift wisely, you can have

even more gifts come your way.”

After some time, Neha found her way back to her group and went home
on the new bicycle. The group asked her where she got it, but even though

she told them the truth, they did not believe her.

Neha was now home with her new bicycle. But in the excitement of this

amazing gift, she forgot that the following week she had her exams. Her
mother asked her not to ride the bicycle all the time and study. But Neha

kept procrastinating and said, “I will study after I come back home.” She
spent the whole day going places on her bicycle and never sat down to study.

Time went by so quickly. “Oh no, I only have one day left and have so much

to study for my exam tomorrow.” Neha had wasted all
her time with her new bicycle and had now run out

of time to prepare for her exams.

As a result, Neha got very poor grades in

her exams, and the bicycle that she got
from the well had disappeared. Then

she remembered what the well had
said about her not using her gift well,

and it being taken away from her.

Neha had not used her time wisely.

She could have studied first and

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