William Foster is an English boy. He lives in Britain with his family. His family is not very big. His father, Jim Foster, is a farmer. His mother, Mary Foster, is a teacher. They all live on the farm. William is twelve. His birthday is in summer, in August. His friends meet in the farmhouse. They say: "Happy birthday, William!" and sing the Birthday song. William has a lot of friends and a lot of presents. William loves his friends. They like to play together. They can play football, tennis and ping-pong. In summer they like to swim in the lake near the farm. They like to go to the woods and play Indians. In autumn William and his friends go to school. Their school is near the farm too. The children go to school on weekdays. At the weekends William helps his parents on the farm. He feeds the animals. William Foster is a happy boy. He loves his family, his school and his friends.