Arturo Garcia        period 2 11/2/13
Rich man  
This is a story about a man who won the lottery. Before this man won the lottery he was very poor and lived on the street, the only things he owned were a blanket and some old clothes. Each day this man would walk out in the street and ask people in their cars if they could spare any change. When doing this some people would tell him to leave but some were generous and gave him a quarter or a dollar. It was very hard for him to make money this way but he managed to make enough money every day to buy some food at a fast food restaurant. He grew sick of the fast food and chose not to eat at all; instead he decided to buy a lottery ticket. He had never bought a lottery ticket before because he thought it was stupid but he had heard that the amount of money was huge this time so he bought the ticket to try his luck. After he bought the ticket he felt ashamed of himself for spending the last of his money on something dumb instead of food. He didn't know that he had won until a couple days later since he had no way of finding out what the winning numbers were. He was walking down a street and overheard a conversation between two people about how they still haven't found who has the winning numbers. Politely, he asked the two men what the lottery numbers were; as soon as he heard his own numbers he instantly knew that his life would be different from now on. Fearing that the men would try to steal hi lottery ticket, he said that his numbers were not the winning ones. The man waited until the next day to claim his money because it was already late. The day after, he went to the place where he had bought the ticket and told the cashier that he won. Soon after the media arrived to cover the story of a man who had nothing and won the lottery. The first thing the poor man did was how someone to help him with investing the money, then he bought a house for himself and a good looking sports car. The man was finally happy, but one day as he was driving around he saw a homeless man asking for money. He then proceeded to hand the homeless man a hundred dollars. The man was so grateful that he nearly wanted to hug him for such a kind act. After that experience the rich man now knew what really made him happy, helping others out. Having already enough money to make a living, he decided to donate the leftover money to an organization that works with homeless and needy people. The rich man later made a family and lived out his life peacefully and knowing he made a difference in the world.