One day, Cory’s friends asked him to play in a soccer game.
“Do you know how to play?” they asked.
“Sure. I’m great at soccer,” said Cory.
 
 
But when the ball came to Cory, he didn’t know how to pass it to the other players.
 
 
Cory ran up the soccer field in the wrong direction.
 
 
Then Cory kicked the ball into the wrong goal. He made a point for the other team!
 
 
Cory’s friends lost the game because of Cory’s mistakes.
 
 
“You let us down, Cory!” one of the soccer players said. “You told us you were a great soccer player!”


 
Cory sat on the sidelines.  He had lied to his friends. He didn’t know how to play soccer at all!


 
Now his friends wouldn’t trust him anymore. If only he had told the truth. Maybe it wasn’t too late.


“I’m sorry that I wasn’t honest about being a great soccer player! The truth is, I’ve never played soccer before,” Cory told his friends.
 
 
“It’s OK, Cory,” said Cory’s friends.  “We’ll teach you how to play.”
And that’s when Cory learned that it was always better to be honest.