Kenny didn’t know what to do when the kids on the playground started making fun of his friend, Tim. He knew he shouldn’t let them pick on him, but he also knew that if he defended Tim, the kids would start teasing him, also. He didn’t want them to start teasing him, but he had to put a stop to this. He took a deep breath and got between Kenny and the mean kids. He told them to stop picking on his friend. Sure enough, the kids started teasing him as well. He put his arm around Kenny’s shoulder and told him that they were leaving the playground. The two boys walked off together, ignoring the kids yelling that they were both babies.

What is the theme of the above passage?