Write a story ending with the expression “it pays to be truthful”.

Once upon a time there were two girls Andrea and Lilly. They were walking down the road together after lunch. While they were passing by, they saw a puppy on the street. Andrea immediately walked over to it. She really wanted to take it home with her! Much as Lilly tried to convince Andrea to do the right thing, and to not take the puppy that clearly belongs to someone else because they had both checked the collar, Andrea wouldn't listen to her friend! So Lilly decided to do the right thing and told her mom about it. First they had to find out whose puppy it was. When Lilly and Andrea had first seen the puppy, Lilly had actually snapped a picture. She decided to upload it to social media with the caption "My friend has your puppy. Will the rightful owner please step forward?" and needless to say, the post blew up! Among the many people to see the post had been the puppy's rightful owner, Alicia, who had reached out to Lilly to get her puppy back. So she explained the situation to her, and about who has her puppy. Alicia thanked Lilly for being so honest, and promised a big reward for her. Once she got her puppy back from an angry and embarassed Andrea, Alicia immediately reached out to Lilly again, and gave her a 10,000 dollar reward for being so honest, and doing the right thing. So you see, it pays to be truthful.

Explanation:

Telling lies makes people not trust you, and you'll also feel left out. Telling the truth has a much better positive outcome.

Alcohol belongs in the category of psychoactive substances one can legally buy in almost any

country, according to certain criteria. Most often, this criterion is age; in the majority of cases, it

is set to 21 years. However, in a number of countries, such as Australia, China, and Russia, it is

set to 18 (ICAP). In the United states, calls for lowering the drinking age have sounded for a rather

long time; considering that alcohol can lead to unpredictable behavior and other negative social

consequences, the drinking age should not be lowered.

One of the first associations that come to mind when talking about alcohol is driving. For citizens

of the United States, having a car is seen as a must starting from the age when a teenager is

allowed to receive a driving license. According to data provided by the organization Mothers

Against Drunk Driving, in 2010, a high percentage of car accidents connected to drunk driving

(15.1% out of 10.228 individuals) was observed among young people aged between 18-20 years.

Respectively, if youths were officially allowed to consume alcohol from 18 years old, this index

of car accidents would necessarily be much higher. Moreover, the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration claims that since establishing the drinking age of 21 in 1975, the number of car

fatalities among 18-20-year-old drivers in the United States decreased by 13%.

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