Michael saw the trouble coming from all the way at the end of the school hallway. There standing by the stairs was Tom, the school bully, who enjoyed taunting (嘲讽) anyone he felt like at any moment. He was tall and strong, so few of the students who were picked on were willing to stand up to him and defend themselves. Michael was one of them.
When they met in the middle of the hallway, Tom walked directly toward Michael, stopped abruptly and snapped at Michael, "Hey, let me see those books!" A group of students watched as Michael held out the books he was carrying, trying not to tremble to show how nervous he was. Tom grabbed a math book, looked inside for a second, and then pushed the book at Michael, who dropped all the books he held. "Hey, those books are school belongings," Tom barked, "so don't let them fall to the floor!" Then he walked away, laughing loudly.
Michael's cheeks turned red. Suddenly a hand appeared beside Michael and picked up a book as it slid away. Michael turned around and saw that it was Ramon, the school's star baseball player. He couldn't believe that Ramon was stopping to help him, as they had hardly spoken to each other.
"Thanks," Michael sighed with relief. "It's so confusing. I don't know what his problem is." Ramon said, "You need to find a way to end this conflict with Tom." Ramon continued, "My grandmother used to tell me whenever I had a problem with someone, 'You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.'"
Looking puzzled, Michael asked what it meant. "It means that being kind to your enemies may be more effective than being angry at them," Ramon explained.
That night, Michael thought about the advice that Ramon had given him. It sounded like a good plan, but deep down Michael wasn't very confident that it would actually work with Tom.
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The next day in school brought Michael's usual trouble.
