What's The Difference Between Scotty And Leon

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It was a chilly evening in the middle of the snowy month January. Scotty was lying down in the snow, unlike the other kids he was poor, that's why he enjoyed the snow more than his own home. Even though his home was a nice little cottage right by the edge of the forest . Despite Scotty's love for the snow the main reason he was in the snow was, his good friend leon was out with his dad in the kingdom down the river. On the other hand Leon was completely different moneywise, his dad was the richest noble in King William's Kingdom. Other than money leon and scotty were next to completely identical personalities. Scotty didn’t know why leon was away with his dad, but he didn’t care he just loved the snow. Scotty would do a variety of different

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