"Why does Tommy have so many fine toys and I have only a few?" asked Richard.

"We have tried to see that both you boys receive equally from all that we can give you," answered the mother, "but you seem to break up your toys, and never pick them up or take care of them."

"But his toys look better than mine, and they last longer," argued Tommy. "I throw mine around because they are not very good anyhow."

"Just like that Walt Disney tune says, 'it's what you do with what you've got, that pays off in the end,' " counseled the mother. "You must learn to think of your things as more preciou…