A lesson learnt docx

The shop manager finally decided to drop the charge against me.. Talk about a journey by train Revised The house in which I lived before was near the railway... It never occurred to me

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

Talk about a journey by train

Revised

The house in which I lived before was near the railway

station Trains used to pass by at regular interval and I

had become so familiar with their sound and sight that I took little interest in them It never occurred to me that I

might make a journey by train some day However, when

my father decided to take up a new appointment in the

place where we now live, it was decided that we should

travel by train It was only then that I discovered how

pleasant a journey by train might be

My father, mother and I boarded a train one afternoon As the train moved out of the station, I began to think of the

days I had spent in our old house which I could still see

from the train But soon the house went out of sight, and I

began to think of my journey itself

The train was now moving quite fast The first thing that

impressed me was the beauty of the landscape There were green valleys Tropical plants could be seen

everywhere In certain places there was tall grass All this

reminded me of the geography lessons I had in the class room Several palm-oil and rubber plantations could be

seen now and then Sometimes I saw a few houses here

and there I also saw many vegetable gardens at several

places

The train stopped at many stations, and soon it became

dark But sometime later the moon appeared and the

landscape looked romantic As I looked outside, I felt a

thrill of admiration for the great artistry of nature

Inside the train, too, everything was interesting Some

restless passengers moved about aimlessly and their

restlessness was amusing Some were sleeping with their

mouths wide open, into which some mosquitoes

blundered Others were reading magazines and

newspapers Occasionally, the ticket-checker passed by

At one corner I saw two policemen keeping a close watch

on a man who was hand-cuffed

At every station a few passengers alighted from the train

while a few boarded it Whenever the train stopped at a

big station, I saw a large number of people on the

platforms, smartly dressed, and often smiling As the train

moved out, many waved their hands and the passengers

too waved in response