Syafiqah, Meghana, Suzanna, Jonathan 1E4

"As if! " the teacher blurted. "Your son barely escaped punishment on the first day of school! "
At break, Izumi was playing with his pencil case. He threw it into the air, and was thrilled to see it come back to him. As he was tall, he was made to sit beside the window. He threw the pencil case once more, unaware of the trouble he was about to cause. The pencil case flew out of his reach and headed straight for the window.
It smashed through the window, shattering it into pieces. Izumi realized he was in hot soup. Tears welled up in Izumi's eyes and he took to his heels . He thought he could escape as it was the first day of school and the teacher would not recognise him .
He was wrong! Izumi turned a corner and came face to face with the principal. Beads of perspiration trickled down his forehead. He had come out of the frying pan and landed in the fire.
Seeing shattered glass pieces and the petrified Izumi, the principal was curious.
"Did you do this?" he quietly asked Izumi.
Izumi bit his lower lip and burst into tears. He explained what he had done and apologized profusely.
Hearing the explanation, the principal told Izumi that he would need to inform his parents of his mistake and that he would be punished with replacing the glass of the window.
Mr and Mrs Itosan sighed. Sometimes, they thought privately, it would be nice to have a son who was less clumsy.