Last year, on Philip's birthday, he decided torefuseto eat meat Philip's parents were not happy about that." You are a twelve-year-old boy," his mother said." You need meat." His mother put some beef, rice and carrots in front of him. "I want you to eat all your food now," she said." Don't leave anything," Philip didn't want to make his mother sad. But he ate only the rice and the carrots.
"You're a silly boy!" said his father." I'm getting very angrier with you."
"I'm sorry, Mum and Dad," answered Philip." I think it's not right to eat animals. They are our friends. I don't want you to be sad or angry. But I really don't want to eat any meat."
"Then have some fish, dear," said his mother.
"Oh no, I can't!" cried Philip." Fish are living things too."
"Well, you can't have anything to eat at all if you don't eat any meat or fish," said his father.
The next morning, his father walked to the school with him and asked to see the teacher." Is this what you teach the students at school?" he asked the teacher." Philip doesn't eat meat at home."
"I don't agree with Philip," replied the teacher." But we teach the students to do what they think is right."
