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She scolded me harshly and went to fetch a cane... Jill went to answer it.. We were surprised to see Aunt Polly at the door.. Mum then became busy entertaining Aunt Polly in the... Befor

A narrow escape

I was in hot water I could not stop my sister, Jill, from

crying We had been fighting over which television

program to watch and in the course of the struggle, I had

accidentally twisted her arm

Jill ran complaining to Mum Mum was furious as this was

not the first time we had fought over trivial things She

scolded me harshly and went to fetch a cane Cold

perspiration trickled down my forehead I dreaded the

thought of having to suffer the painful strokes of the cane

I wished I had given in my sister earlier on

I prayed for Dad to come home early to save me from

Mum’s wrath Just then, the doorbell rang Jill went to

answer it We were surprised to see Aunt Polly at the

door She had come to ask Mum to show her how to make

some kind of chicken

Mum then became busy entertaining Aunt Polly in the

kitchen and forgot all about punishing me In the

meantime, I apologized to Jill and applied some ointment

on her arm Before long, we were on speaking terms

again, Aunt Polly certainly come at the right time What a

narrow escape!

Courtesy begets courtesy

One afternoon, my cousin and I went for a movie Before

the movie started, I went to the public washroom It was

very crowded; I joined the queue and waited patiently for

my turn

When I was about to enter an empty toilet, the girl who

was standing behind me asked me if she could use the

toilet first Her face was pale and she seemed to be having

a terrible stomach upset

“Sure!” I said without hesitation I could tell from her face

that she was very thankful

After the movie, my cousin and I were supposed to meet

my uncle at the airport We decided to catch a cab there

At the taxi-stand, I saw the girl whom I met in the

washroom This time, she was ahead of me in the queue

We started a friendly conversation while waiting for our

cabs My cousin and I began to get worried when we had

waited for quite some time and no cab had passed by

Finally a cab came We waved good-bye to the girl

because she offered to let us go in the cab first

We thanked her for being so considerate She even

helped us carry our shopping bags into the cab From this

incident, I fully agree that “courtesy begets courtesy” It

certainly pays to be courteous