Mom asked me: "Why is the floor in my room all wet?"
"I don’t know." I said.
Mom then saw the bucket I had hidden in the bathtub. "What’s this bucket doing here?" she asked.
"I don’t know." I said.
Mom then picked up the turtle that I had hidden in the bathtub. "And what’s this turtle doing here?" she asked.
"I don’t know." I said.
"Buckets and turtles don’t just get in my bathtub on their own." said Mom.
The truth was that I had found the turtle in the garden and was getting some water for him. Then, I spilled the water all over the floor.
I don’t want any more time-outs. I don’t want Mom to be upset.
So, I told Mom that I wasn’t going to put turtles in her bathtub anymore.
She wasn’t upset about the turtle; but, she was unhappy because I didn’t tell her the truth.
"I would have helped to take care of the turtle." said Mom.
Think! Think! Think!
Oh, I get it!
Telling the truth works much better than lying! I’ll try that the next time.
