Linda was a good girl, but she was often late for school.

One day, she was late again. When she came in, Mr. Clark, her teacher said angrily, “I’ll tell you father if you are late again.” Linda didn’t want him to do that. Because her father was very strict with her.
The next morning, Linda got up early. She hurried to school. At the school gate, she heard the first bell, “What shall I do?” she asked herself, “I’ll turn it in first.” She decided. And so she did.

When she hurried into her classroom, Mr. Clack was already beginning his class.
“Linda! Didn’t I tell you to be here on time?” Mr. Clack said as he as her.
“I’m sorry, sir,” Linda tried to explain, “I’m late because I had to…?”

“I don’t listen to any excuse,” Mr. Clack stopped her. “If you can’t get here on time, I have to tell your father.”
“But Mr. Clack. It’s …it’s unfair!”
“Unfair! How dare you say that?” Mr. Clack said angrily, “I’ll report you to the headmaster.
“I was only trying to do a good idea,” Linda thought,“and now…” She couldn’t keep back her tears.

When the bell rang for the break, the door opened and Mr. White, the headmaster came in. he was holding a wallet in his hand, “Excuse me, Mr. Clack. Is this your wallet?”
“Oh,yes. It’s my wallet. Who found it? I must thank him.”

“Linda found it and turned it in before school started.” Mr. Whitesaid.
Mr. Clack face slowly turned red. He looked at Linda and said, “I’m very sorry. Linda. I take back what I said.”

“And I’m sorry. Mr. Clack. I’ll try not to be late again.” Linda said.

这是不公平

琳达是一个好女孩,但她经常迟到。

一天,琳达又迟到了。当她进来的时,她的老师克拉克先生生气说:“如果你在迟到, 我就通知你爸爸。”琳达不想他那么做,因为她爸爸对她要求很严格。

第二天,琳达起床很早。她匆匆向学校走去,在学校大门口,她停下来了。因为地上有一个钱夹。当她站在那儿是,她听见了第一遍铃声,“我该怎么办呢?”她自言自语,“我要先把它交上去。”她下定决定,于是她就是这么做了。

当她匆匆走进教室的时候,克拉克先生已经开始讲课了。
“琳达,我没有告诉你早点来吗?”克拉克先生一看到琳达就说,
“对不起,先生。”琳达想解释,“我迟到是因为我不得不……”
“我不想听任何借口,“克拉克阻止道, “如果你不能准时到这儿,我不得不告诉你父亲。”
“但是,克拉克先生,这是…..这是不公平的!”
“不公平!你怎么敢那么说!”克拉克先生愤怒的说,“我要把你的事情汇报给校长!”
“我只想做一件好事,”琳达心想,“但是现在……”她的眼泪阻止不住流下来。

当下课铃声响起是,教室的门开了,校长怀特先生走了进来。他的手里拿着一个钱夹:“打扰一下,克拉克先生,这是你的钱夹吗?”
“哦,是我的。是谁找到的?我一定的谢谢她。”
“琳达发现的,并在上课前把它交来了。”怀特先生说。

克拉克先生的脸渐渐红了,他看了看琳达,惭愧地说:“对不起,琳达,我收回我说过的话。”
“我也不对,克拉克先生,我下次尽量不再迟到了。”琳达说。