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Date :  19/1/04

Title :   THE MISCHIEVIOUS BOY                                    Group :           Antelope


            “Five plus three thousand four hundred equals to ….”, Mr Slash, our Maths teacher was saying.  It was a hot and humid afternoon.  Everyone was trying not to fall asleep.  Mr Slash was getting really annoyed.
            All of a sudden, Pei Yun let out the loudest scream of her life !  There was a toy spider on her desk.  Now, Mr Slash was fuming mad. 
            “Dexter !!!  You are going to the principal’s office with me !”, Mr Slash shouted.  His words fell on deaf ears.  Dexter was still laughing heartily.  Dexter played pranks on everyone.  He was the naughtiest boy in the school.  He was warned several times but he just wouldn’t behave himself.
            During recess, Dexter was running about in the canteen because his basketball was bouncing away.  At that moment, Bryan was carrying a hot bowl of noodles, walking towards the table.  
            “Crash !!!” Dexter bumped into Bryan.  The bowl of noodles hit Bryan’s face and landed on the floor with a thundering crash.  Bryan sobbed loudly, but Dexter kept running after his basketball.  He did not care at all !
            Last Thursday, Justin, Laurio and Matthew were playing soccer.  After a few minutes, Matthew got the ball.  He kicked the ball so hard that his shoe flew off.  It landed right in front of Dexter.  Dexter picked up the shoe and ran off.  Matthew gave chase, sprinting like a gazelle.  He was like a bear with a sore head.  He was soon out of breath.  When Matthew was passing by the general office, he heard someone being scolded.  He went to see and found out that it was Dexter.  Dexter had bumped into the principal by accident.  His face was red with embarrassment.  After that, the principal gave Dexter five strokes of the cane.  It was terribly painful !
            From that day onwards, Dexter was the best-behaved boy in the school.


(333 words)

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