What happens when you shirk your homework - (Singapore) Elijah Wee's Primary Three Essay for 9 year olds
"What happens when you shirk your homework?" - this was the title of an essay I wrote in Primary Three (9 year old). Tell me what you think? Jack sat in his seat, his eyes glued frantically onto his Science assignment. Being particularly weak in the topic, he had been desperately recollecting from the deepest recesses of his mind to solve the questions posed but to no avail. Miserable as he was with the lack of progress in his assignment, he prodded on as glum as an oyster . Out of the blue , a familiar voice rang out. “Jack, come out and play. It is a glorious day outside!” Almost instantly, he put down his assignment and tore down the stairs of his house as eager as a bridegroom to the beckoning sunshine outside. Like a bird freed from its cage , Jack played football with Mark in the open field with wild abandon . “Jack, what are you doing?” his mother’s voice shrieked from behind him. Like a thief caught red-handed , Jack stood r...