TheBestPlayer
Theschoolhasaverygoodfootballteam.Theprincipalwasgladbecausetheteamwon.ItsbestplayerisPeter,buthewastheworststudent.Heneverstudiedhardandneverdidhishomeworkontime,sohisteacherswereangrywithhim.Buthiscoachlikedhimverymuch.
WhenPeterwasinGradeTwo,onedaytheprincipalcalledhimtohisofficeandsaidtohim“Youcopiedothersansweragainandagain.”Theboysaidnotingandlefttheoffice.
Afteramomenthiscoachcametotheofficeandsaidtotheprincipal“AreyousurePetercopiedother’sanswer?Heisthebestplayerandhemustbethebeststudent.”
Theprincipalshowedhimtwopieceofhomework.“ThisisSusan’s.Sheisthebeststudentinhisclass.”Theprincipalsaid.“Thisoneisyourplayer’s.Theyaresame.”“Butmaybeshecopiedfromhis,”thecoachsaid,“Youcan’tsaythatlikethis.”
“Lookatthis.”Theprincipalsaid,“Susandidn’tknowtheanswertothequestion,soshewrote‘Idon’tknow.’AndPeterwrote‘NeitherdoI.’”