Mr. Big was a rich man.
He did not like old things.
He liked only new things.

One day, he got ketchup on his shirt.
He didn’t wash it.
He didn’t want it anymore.
He wanted a new shirt!

He bought a new shirt.
What a waste!

One day, Mr. Big ripped his pants.
He didn’t mend them.
He didn’t want them anymore.
He wanted new pants!

He bought new pants.
What a waste!

One day, Mr. Big got mud on his car.
He didn’t wash it.
He didn’t want it anymore.
He wanted a new car!

He bought a new car.
What a waste!

One day, the roof of Mr. Big’s house leaked.
He didn’t fix it.
He didn’t want it anymore.
He wanted a new house!

He bought a new house!
What a waste!
New things made him happy.

Mr. Big sat in his new house.
He was rich. He had new things.
Why was he so sad?

He used to have friends. They were good friends.
When they were old friends, he got rid of them.
What a waste!

Now Mr. Big didn’t have any friends.
Off he went to buy a new one… but there are some things you can’t buy.

Mr. Big was thinking.
He didn’t have friends.
He wanted friends.
He didn’t really need new things.

On the way home, Mr. Big met a dog.
It was muddy. It had a limp.
But it was very friendly…

Once, Mr. Big didn’t care about dirty, limping dogs.
But the dog looked into his eyes… and he felt happy.

He took the dog home.
He fed it. He brushed it. He cleaned up after it.
He took care of its leg.

It slept on his bed and made it muddy.
Once, Mr. Big didn’t like that… but not anymore.

He was happy to share the old bed.

“Waste not, want not!”

The dog grew old.

Once, Mr. Big didn’t like old dogs.

Once, he wanted only new things…. but not anymore.

The dog was one thing that made him happy.

It made him very happy…

…he felt like a new man.