When I was seven years old, I was given a small wallet to keep my pocket
money in. I felt so happy and put it in my hip pocket.

One day, during the break time at school, I discovered that my wallet was
missing. I checked it but I could not find it. There was some money in the wallet and
without it I could not buy anything to eat. I was close to tears. It was not because of
losing my precious wallet but because I might get scolded by my parents. Anyhow I went hungry that day.

“It was not because of losing my precious wallet but because I might get scolded by my
parents” (second paragraph).

The synonym word precious is …..