Here is a This is How submission from seven-year-old Klara Sulek-Popov in Petawawa Ontario. Klara wants to put an end to bullying because “bullying isn’t nice and it’s not good to do it”. We agree. Thank you so much for your submission, Klara! We love seeing all of the kids in your picture playing on the playground together. Good luck with the contest!
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Jack and His Hat
by Klara Sulek-Popov, age 7 years

One day Marina and her friend Sonia were playing in the schoolyard and Sonia started to pick on Jack.  Jack was wearing a crazy hat from somewhere far away and Sonia didn’t like it.  Jack said “I don’t care what you say!  You’re not the boss of me!”.  Marina said to Sonia “You aren’t the boss of Jack.  You are the boss of yourself and not of Jack.”  Sonia said “You’re right.  I’m not the boss of Jack.  I’m going to stop picking on Jack.”

Sonia and Marina asked Jack “Would you like to play with us, Jack?” and he said “Yes!”.  Jack played with Marina and Sonia and he told them about his hat.  It came from his Grandma and it was a Christmas present.  His Grandma was someone he loved and he missed her.

“I like your hat because you like it Jack”, said Sonia.  “And all that matters is that you like it!” and they all became best friends.