Which of these best shows the theme of the story?
A. There is nothing more important than family.
B. Always leave enough time to get ready.
Ricky's Choice
Ricky was tired of waiting for his turn to use the bathroom to get ready for school every morning. His little sister took so much time in there every morning drying her hair and then braiding it. That only left him about 30 seconds to brush his teeth and run to catch the bus.
"Hurry up, Annie," he yelled as he pounded on the door. He was getting more and more impatient with his sister each day.
"Ricky, I'm not in there," called Annie from the entrance to the kitchen. She was bent down, cleaning up a pile of spilled cereal from the floor. From the look of it, she wasn't getting very far.
"I spilled this cereal," she said in a panicked voice. "Mom is going to be so upset when she gets home from work later."
Ricky suddenly felt sorry for his little sister. She hadn't even started braiding her hair. She was too focused on picking up the mess. It looked like they would both be late for the bus this morning.
"Don't worry," Ricky replied. "I can help. We can fix it."