Thursday, August 1, 2013

Owning the blame

I heard the boisterous laughter and the cacophony of voices of the children as I neared my class IV.
It dropped to pin drop silence the moment I entered the class.After taking the attendance I started writing on the black board when a paper ball hit my back.
I turned round towards the class and asked "Who did it?"
None answered but I could see the suppressed glee in their eyes and muffled smiles
"The whole class will stand till the guilty one confesses" I ordered
Five minutes passed .There was no sign of relenting from the kids. I glared at the defiant small kids.
An eight year old Sundar stood up and said "I did it, Miss.I am sorry. You can punish me"
As I went near him with the cane in hand, a girl adjacent to his row shrieked “No, he did not do"
"Why did you then confess to an act if you are not guilty?" I asked the boy
He kept silent. I prodded him gently to come out with the truth.
He turned to Sunita, who had come to his support and said" She is in acute pain due to a boil in her leg. As none confessed, I could not bear her suffering in pain anymore by standing"
I patted him on his shoulder overwhelmed by his chivalry and said Good boy, you have set an example. All of you are excused and can now sit down"
A meek voice from a sobbing Avinash was heard from the last bench " Excuse me, Miss.I do not wish Sundar to take blame for my wrongful act. I promise I will not do again."

I broke into laughter when the whole class joined me.

21 comments:

  1. Good One KP! Can well imagine the class and the teacher. Hmm back after a rather long break and hopefully armed with great stories!

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  2. Very good story! Happy to see you back, Partha Sir!

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  3. If people follow some lessons learned in their schools and apply it in real life, we will have a much better society. Good to read a story like this.

    Destination Infinity

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  4. Interesting psyche , kids have.
    Guess you are back after a brief hiatus.

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  5. Very cool and interesting, I laughed and laughed..

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  6. Very cool.. I laughed and laughed.. Thank you for that...

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  7. Well...good story. IV grade kids do that these days??? God!

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  8. Glad to see your post again!Very nice one, children's minds are like sponge, they absorb good or bad very fast, this story can be told to kids.

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  9. Loved the story! Alas do we see such nice and conscientious kids anymore? Maybe I have become cynical.

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  10. nice story
    lot to learn from kids here

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  11. Really enjoyed reading this..
    kids are just unique in their own ways :)

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  12. Now this is wonderful writing style.... saying much with so little. You do so well in this special writing niche you have chosen for yourself. I am looking forward to reading more of such treasures in your blog. Truly a pleasure.

    Have a pleasant weekend.
    Blessings to you and your family.

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  13. Hmmm.. yeah , this can happen only eith kids..as adults we tend to learn many dirty tricks

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  14. after a long time... a short and awesome post...

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  15. Truth comes out through compassionate acts! The best way for it to reign! Nice to see you back to writing! I was beginning to miss your posts!

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