Honesty is the best policy docx

Honesty is the best policy.. One fine day, while I was on my way to school, I found a wallet.. Opening the wallet, I found two hundred dollars and some coins inside.. Then, instead of go

Honesty is the best policy

One fine day, while I was on my way to school, I found a

wallet It was lying outside the lift

Opening the wallet, I found two hundred dollars and some

coins inside There were some pieces of paper but no

identity card I was tempted to keep the money, but I

remembered what my teacher had taught us She said, “It

is wrong to take things which do not belong to us We

should have the honesty.” I scolded myself for harboring

such dishonest thoughts Then, instead of going to school,

I went to report what I had found to the neighborhood

police

The policeman was very kind and listened to me patiently

As I was about to finish my story, I saw my neighbor, Mr

Song, walk into the police-station He looked surprised to

see me After much explanation, we discovered that the

wallet belonged to Mr Song What a coincidence!

My neighbor thanked me over and over again The

policeman praised me for my honesty and for being an

honest boy in the situation He also called up my school to

inform my principal of the incident I am glad that I had not

kept the wallet Indeed, honesty is the best policy

A lesson learnt

I was shopping for a wallet in a large shopping center

Suddenly, a naughty thought ran through my mind

The counter where the wallets were sold was at a corner

of the store There was nobody around me then Stealthily,

I put one of the wallets into my pocket I felt guilt written all

over my face As I was about to leave the shop, a pair of

arms grabbed me by my shoulders

“We have to refer you to the police for shop-lifting,” the

man said I was horrified My parents were notified and

they were furious to learn what I had done However, they

pleaded with the shop manager on my behalf

The shop manager finally decided to drop the charge

against me I truly regretted stealing the wallet and

promised to turn over a new leaf He nevertheless referred

the case to my school principal I was given a demerit

point as punishment and my teachers explained to me the

seriousness of shoplifting

It had indeed been a painful lesson I resolve never to

commit the same mistake again