Asleep in School

by Irene Hwang, age 12

“My pages of homework just keep piling and piling, they utterly flooded my room!”

“Why did you fall asleep in class?” the teacher asked.

“I’m so very tired, you see,” he replied.

“My pages of homework just keep piling and piling, they utterly flooded my room!”

“Why were you dozing off in class?”

“I’m so very tired, you see.”

“You must be punished for this behavioral act.

Why were you dozing in class?” the teacher exclaimed.

“I’m really, exceptionally quite sorry, sir!”

“You! You must be punished for this behavioral act!

Why were you distracting my class?”

“I’m really, genuinely quite sorry, sir!

I just thought you would appreciate the kind gesture!”

“Why were you distracting my class?”

“My pages of homework just keep piling and piling, they utterly flooded the classroom!

I merely thought you wouldn’t disparage the gesture!”

“Why did you fall asleep in class?” the teacher asked.