Billy Ray Harris was homeless. He spent each day on the streets of Kansas City, asking for money, for food and maybe a1for the night. Every day, as he sat thinking about his life, he sometimes 2 the sound of a coin or two dropping into his cup. One day, the noise was 3 than usual. A little later, when he looked into the cup, he was 4 to see a shining diamond(钻石)ring inside.
Billy's first 5 was to go straight to a jeweller's(珠宝店)and that's 6 what he did. To his surprise, he was 7 $4, 000. Billy thought long and hard.
Was it a mistake?8 then he thought about his grandfather who had brought him up and always asked him to do the right thing. He made up his mind to 9the ring and maybe one day its owner would return.
10, he did not have to wait long. Two days later, a young woman came near 11while he was begging. She introduced herself as Sarah Darling and asked 12 he'd found anything unusual in his cup. Billy reached into his pocket and pulled out the13. He gave it back to her.
Sarah and her husband decided to raise money for Billy to help him 14 the streets. Soon Billy got over $200, 000. And thanks to the news report, he got together again 15 his brother who he had been unable to find for 16 years.
All the good luck is just because Billy did the right thing—returning something that did not belong to him.
