A ten-year-old boy confessed to his parents that he was 1 with matches on a 2 day in October in southern California. The Santa Ana winds were howling that day, and his carelessness 3 in a fire. That fire destoryed 18,000 acres of woodland and 12 homes. The total damage and the 4 of firefighting efforts were estimated at $25 million. Ironically, his parents' house was 5 by the fire. Homeowners 6 on what should be done. "I don't have a house anymore," said John Ritter. "It will 7 at least two years to build a new house, and my insurance is only going to pay about half the cost of the new house. Ordinarily, I would say that the boy and his parents ought to be put in jail for at least 10 years. But because their house didn't burn 8 , I think the law should just allow me to trade property with them. They can have my burned-down house, and I can 9 into their house. That's fair enough for me. "We all make 10 , especially when we're young, " said Michael Richards, another homeowner whose house burned down. " I remember 11 my sister 12 fire when I was about 10. I didn't mean to do it, of course, and she 13 into the lake., so she was okay. But it could have been a terrible 14 . I think the poor boy has 15 a valuable lesson. People should forgive, rebuild, and get on with their lives."