His mother told us the story the day after.
Kenneth was in junior high school and was excited and
eager about participating in a day of Special Olympics
events. While his parents watched expectantly from the
stands, he ran and won the first race. He was proud of his
ribbon and the cheers from the crowd.
He ran in the second race. Just at the finish line,
when he again would have won, he stopped, then stepped off
the track. His parents gently questioned him. "Why did you
do that, Kenneth? If you had continued running, you would
have won another race."
Kenneth innocently replied, "But, Mom, I already have a
ribbon. Billy didn't have a ribbon yet."
