In primary school one of my friends scribbled in my workbook. I said, ‘Don’t’ and pulled my book away. For the rest of the class he kept reaching over and scribbling!
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Now I was a good kid, so I didn’t retaliate, until the 10th time! Them I scribbled on his book! “That will teach you!”
Well, he put his hand up and told the teacher, and I was sent straight to the principal to explain myself!
I would explain myself! My friend had scribbled all over my book; I’d drawn one line! What an injustice!
The principal didn’t give me a chance to explain! I just had to pick up rubbish till lunchtime.
Would my explaining have mattered to the principal? I doubt it. Facing life’s great principal, do you think all our feeble excuses will cut it? I doubt it!
Paul Clark’s musings can be heard on radio across Australia and at atthetop.org.au.
