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something the puppy left on the floor?”

I didn’t even want to try and answer that

question, so I just told some more stories about

honesty, with similar results from the children.

Finally, as we were getting toward the end of

the hour, their answers were getting closer to

being on target.

“...So, when Allison broke the lamp, what

should she have done?”

“Told her mother the truth,” they all

answered spontaneously with great triumph and

exuberance.

I was feeling good about the lesson we had

just finished, feeling I had really taught them a

lot. “So,” I said in conclusion, “will you always

try to tell the truth?”

They all agreed they would.

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