A toy animal might not matter much to the average person, but for a child, it could mean the world. When 10-year-old Leon Ashworth's mom couldn't afford ____(buy) him a toy panda he badly wanted, he wrote a____(pity)note on the toy's box begging____(shopper) not to buy it until his mom could. What happened next ____(be)so heartwarming, it would melt you.
The boy, Leon Ashworth ____lives in Liverpool, England with his mom, first saw his beloved 'Panda' at an Asda supermarket, the British equivalent of Wal-Mart. Though he was willing to wait with____(patient) until his mom ____(pay) on June 15th to take the lovely panda home, the store's staff decided to do something extremely thoughtful after they noticed Leon's scribbled letter. They decided to buy it for him.
In search ____ the young author, whom they didn't know at the time, they posted the note on Facebook and eventually attracted the attention of Debbie Ashworth, who____ (immediate) recognized her son's handwriting. The Asda crew invited the mom and her son back to the store, and had a wonderful surprise waiting for them. “This is____best day of my life.” Leon remarked to his mom.