Once upon a time there lived one girl, Alice. She was very smart and beautiful, she liked to make friends and be an important person. She always tried to do everything better than others, so that she would be praised, cited as an example and respected. She studied well, her teachers loved her, she was a great friend, a responsible sister and an obedient daughter. But one day a new girl, Maria, came to Alice’s class. This girl was also very kind and beautiful. She quickly made friends with her classmates, studied well and was liked by the teachers. And suddenly Alice began to notice that she was angry with the new girl, she didn’t know why. But this anger was so strong that Alice’s face became gloomy and she did not want to communicate with anyone. And another unpleasant event happened. Alice’s best friend began to be friends with both her and the new girl Maria at the same time. One day, Alice was completely tired of enduring such injustice, went up to her friend and said: “I don’t want you to be friends with this troublemaker Maria.” “I don’t like her.” Alice said angrily. “But I like her.” - A friend said. – She is a kind and interesting girl. She knows a lot of games. Sometimes she comes up with something new, and sometimes she just plays with all the guys. She smiles often and never gets offended by anyone. Why don't you get to know her better? To which Alice did not answer anything, but only frowned even more and sat down on the back desk. “Oh, that’s it, that mean Maria decided to take my friend away from me. Moreover, she took my place at the top of the class. It’s okay, I’ll take revenge on her!” - Alice thought and began to come up with a plan for harmful actions. And from then on, she would either put buttons on Maria’s chair, or hide her briefcase after physical education class, or throw away her homework notebook so that the teachers would give Maria a bad grade. But no matter what Alice did, there was always someone who helped Maria find her briefcase, warned her about the buttons on the chair, teachers forgave her for unfinished lessons or gave her new tasks. In general, various miracles happened, as if the whole world was helping this girl and loved her with all my heart. Even the animals in the living area loved it when she came. The kittens ran to her and asked to be held. She stroked them and treated them to something tasty. The parrots sat on her shoulder and told her something. Even the old angry dog ​​Sharik, who barked at people and never approached them, sat at her feet, resting his head on her knee. Alice was angry for a long time and plotted. When her best friend found out what Alice was doing, she stopped being friends with her altogether. And then Alice was left alone. For a while, it was even convenient for her to play different games with herself, there was no need to share toys, there was no need to waste energy on talking. But one fine day, Alice felt lonely and abandoned. She so wanted to become the best, important, special again. But she could not understand what the secret of the girl Maria was, and why she so easily won the attention of classmates, teachers and even animals in the living corner. And then she plucked up courage and decided to watch Maria after school and find out her secret from her. - Tell me “Maria,” Alice asked embarrassedly, “how do you manage to be the best?” Suddenly, Maria smiled and said amazing words to Alice. “Alice, I’m so glad that you finally spoke to me.” I became friends with the whole class, and you were the only one who never spoke to me or played with us. And I didn’t know what I could do to become my friend. And then Alice even felt a little ashamed, it turned out that Maria did not wish Alice harm. - You know, Maria, you are so kind, good, beautiful. You became better than me, you took my place. That's why I got so angry and began to take revenge on you. – Alice said, lowering her eyes. “I know, Alice, my classmates told me everything.” But I’m not offended at you at all, I understand your feelings. After all, every person wants to be special, wants to be loved and praised, wants to be liked by everyone around him. But my secret is that I don't strive to be the best. I communicate with the guys on equal terms, without elevating myself./