"Thanks, Larry. Off to school now!" said Mary. Larry had just helped her write her report for history class. They went on the bus to school as usual, except with Larry thinking he'd look so
having helped his big sister.
At school, Mary handed in her report to Mrs Stevens. "Very good. Did you write it yourself?" Mary lied, saying "Yes, Mrs Stevens." Larry's eyes widened and his face had an
look, a look of pure anger. Mary smirked at him as the teacher
her to sit back down.
At home, Larry thought of revenge. What could he do avenge himself? After pondering, he remembered that Mary had a beloved collection of glass animals she had since childhood, and decided to
a couple. Smash! Smash! Three of them shattered on the floor!
"Wait till she comes in!" snickered Larry. He heard footsteps and hid behind the dresser. It turns out it wasn't Mary, but their mother. "Larry! Come to dinner!" Then she looked at the floor and in surprise,
"Larry! Mary! Why is there broken glass in your bedroom?" With a guilty look, Larry stepped out from behind the dresser and admitted he did it, although he insisted it was an
, not done on purpose. Just then, Mary walked in and nearly had a fit when she saw the glass pieces. Their mother believed Larry and merely said to clean it up, before she left the room. Mary said between clenched teeth, "I'm sure you did that on purpose!"
"Why shouldn't I have done it? You didn't give me credit for
you of the burden of your essay."
"I can pay you for it right here. I acknowledge you helped, but I just didn't want to look silly in front of my friends. Would some of my famous
food cake make you feel better?"
"No. I'm very
for breaking your glass animals and don't deserve cake," said Larry.
Mary and Larry looked at each other and
said at the same time "Let's make up!"
The story ends with cake, fun, and peace.
