1Tom received a red bicycle from his uncle last summer.
2He rode it to school every day, in sunshine and rain.
3One morning, the front wheel made a strange loud noise.
4Tom stopped and saw that two spokes were completely broken.
5He pushed the bicycle all the way to school that day.
6His teacher asked why he arrived late and looked so tired.
7After class, Tom visited a small repair shop near school.
8The repair cost more money than Tom had in his pocket.
9The shop owner noticed the sad look on the boy's face.
10He offered Tom a deal that sounded almost too good.
11Tom could work in the shop every Saturday morning.
12In return, the owner would fix the bicycle for free.
13Tom agreed and started his new job the next weekend.
14He learned how to fix flat tires and rusty chains.
15Slowly, he became very good with tools and small machines.
16After one month, his red bicycle was like new again.
17The owner said Tom was his best young helper ever.
18Tom kept working there because he truly enjoyed the job.
19Years later, he opened his own shop on the same street.
20He never forgot the broken wheel that changed his life.