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As soon as Harish got the books from the counter, he leafed through them.
The pages were so crisp and neat. On the way back, mother warned him,
‘Remember Harish, you are a big boy now. You must keep these books
properly. No tearing pages to make rockets and boats.’
‘No, mother, this year I will keep my books neat. I won’t tear pages, I promise.’
Harish was good at studies. He played basketball well. But he had one bad
habit: he treated his books badly. He would tear their pages, touch them with
dirty hands, throw them around, and often misplace them. His parents and
teachers scolded him several times for this. But he did not listen. His mother
hoped that at least this year he would be more careful.
The school reopened and classes began. Harish proudly carried his new
books to school. But just two months into the school term, all the books were
looking different. The English notebook had no cover; mathematics had
many pages missing; the Hindi textbook was torn.
Harish’s mother got angry seeing
the pathetic shape of his books.
She decided to teach him a lesson.
She went to see Harish’s English
teacher Mrs Jaya, and they thought
of a plan.
On Monday morning, Harish was
getting ready for school. ‘Mother,
did you see my English notebook?
I have a test today.’
‘No, Harish. I’m sure it’s somewhere
there. Have you checked inside
your bag and the shelf?’
leafed through : quickly turned the misplace : lose
pages reading only a little pathetic : in so bad a condition that
crisp : stiff and smooth you feel sad
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